Error: Windows is unable to complete disk drive format

While attempting to format a micro sd card, the error 'Windows is unable to complete disk drive format' occurred.
Solution: Use SD Memory Card Formatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/index.html)

Copying and pasting data from Excel to Mathematica

Type into Mathematica ImportString["", "TSV"]

Paste the excel data between the empty double brackets.

Source: http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/8997/cut-and-paste-data-from-a-spreadsheet

Potential solution to keyboard not working during booting

Solution: USB Optimization was enabled. Enter the BIOS by holding onto the power button until you hear three beeps.

Source: http://superuser.com/questions/313024/how-to-get-into-bios-when-usb-keyboard-is-not-powered-and-have-no-ps-2-ports

Getting Stroustrup's FLTK code to work in Code::Blocks for Windows

The following versions were used: fltk v1.3.3, Code::Blocks 16.01, and Windows 7

To get FLTK working with Code::Blocks in Windows, follow instructions found here: http://watashigaseigida.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/using-fltk-with-codeblocks-for-windows.html

Below is the solution to getting the code from '12.3 A first example' to work found in Bjarne's Stroustrup's book: Programming: Principles and Practices using C++, second edition. The solution below is a step by step breakdown of the errors I encountered and how to fix them.

Create a new FLTK project. The following files should be in the project as shown below. All the files can be found here (http://stroustrup.com/Programming/PPP2code/) with the exception of main.cpp, which you create yourself.

Compile and check for errors. Compile after correcting for each error encountered.

Error 1: 'vector' does not name a type

Solution: uncomment line 10 in Graph.h.

Error 2: no matching function for call to 'Graph_lib::Point::Point(int, int)'

Solution: uncomment constructors in line 11 and 12 in Point.h

Error 3: cannot convert std::ifstream to 'bool' in return

Solution: Change line 313 in Graph.cpp to return (bool) ff;

Explanation of error: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31924162/stroustrups-header-error-working-with-fltk

Error 4: redefinition of 'Graph_lib::Menu::Menu(Graph_lib::Point, int, int, Graph_lib::Menu::Kind, const string&)'

Solution: in GUI.h, comment out line 96 and 97 and add a semicolon to the  end of line 95

Error 5: reference to 'Window' is ambiguous

Solution: add Graph_lib:: before Window in line 9 of Simple_window.h

Error 6: reference to Polygon is ambiguous

Solution: add Graph_lib:: before Polygon in line 12 of main.cpp

Error 7: undefined reference to 'Fl_JPEG_Image::Fl_JPEG_Image(char const*)'

Solution: Go to Settings → Compiler → Linker settings → Other linker options.

Add the following lines to Other linker options

-lfltk_images

-lfltk_jpeg

Alternatively, instead of applying the -lfltk_images and -lfltk_jpeg to the global compiler, one can add them to individual projects. Right click the project name →  Properties →  Project settings tab →  Project's build options →  Linker settings →  Other linker options.

Sources:
1. Almost all the solutions to the compilation errors can be found here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ppp-public/BtlzdWGuQpQ

2. https://bewuethr.github.io/installing-fltk-133-under-visual-studio/ This link suggests not to include simple_window.cpp in your project, which gets rid of a lot of errors. 

3. http://epweb2.ph.bham.ac.uk/user/hillier/course3cpp/fltkegs/images/fltkimages.html
Basic example of adding images using FLTK, with the suggestion that you should add -lfltk_images and -lfltk_jpeg to your linker options

Microsoft OneNote screen clipping settings

To change where screen clippings settings, go to
File→Options→Send to OneNote→Other Content.

Choose "To Clipboard only" if I don't want it to send to OneNote.

Using FLTK with Code::Blocks for Windows

The following versions were used: fltk v1.3.3, Code::Blocks 16.01, and Windows 7

1. Download fltk-1.3.3-source.tar.gz from http://www.fltk.org/software.php and extract it to C:\

2. Download the installer mingw-get-setup.exe from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/. In the MinGW Installation Manager, make sure to install mingw-developer-toolkit, mingw32-base, mingw32-gcc-g++ and msys-base

3. Start msys by launching msys.bat found in C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\

4. Type the following in msys:
cd /c/ (This changes the directory to the C drive)
cd fltk-1.3.3 (This changes the directory to C:\fltk-1.3.3. To check your current working directory, you can type pwd)
./configure
make
make install

5. To successfully create a FLTK project in Code::Blocks, use Solution #1 in http://www.complete-concrete-concise.com/programming/fltk/using-fltk-with-codeblocks

Sources:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ppp-public/CuTWEfUcPiw
https://sites.google.com/site/bauyt008/code--blocks-tips--tricks-and-tutorials/c-fltk
http://www.complete-concrete-concise.com/programming/fltk/using-fltk-with-codeblocks
https://users.cs.jmu.edu/bernstdh/Web/common/labs/skills_windows-command-shell/msys/index.php

Getting Code::Blocks to work with regex in Windows

The current stable release of Code::Blocks 13.12 comes with GCC v4.7.1, which does not implement regex. Regex was implemented and released in GCC 4.9.0

1. Download tdm-gcc from http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/
2. After installing, open Code::Blocks. Go to Settings -> Compiler -> Toolchain executables
3. Change the Compiler's installation directory to where tdm-gcc was installed. (Default is C:\TDM-GCC-64)
4. Direct the C compiler to gcc.exe, C++ compiler to g++.exe, and linker for dynamic libs to g++.exe. These are all found in the 'bin' folder, i.e. C:\TDM-GCC-64\bin
5. Make sure in the compiler settings, 'Have g++ follow the C++11 ISO C++ language standard' is checked

Sources:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8060025/is-this-c11-regex-error-me-or-the-compiler
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12808650/how-can-i-change-the-compiler-in-codeblocks

Getting Code::Blocks to work with std_lib_facilities.h

In Stroustrup's book, 'Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++', one must include the header file. This won't work in Code::Blocks without some modification.

First, go to settings→compiler→ and make sure 'Have g++ follow the C++11 ISO C++ language standard' is checked.

Then comment out or delete the following  in the std_lib_facilities.h as shown below:

#ifdef _MSC_VER
 // microsoft doesn't yet support C++11 inheriting constructors
 Vector() { }
 explicit Vector(size_type n) :std::vector<T>(n) {}
 Vector(size_type n, const T& v) :std::vector<T>(n,v) {}
 template <class I>
 Vector(I first, I last) : std::vector<T>(first, last) {}
 Vector(initializer_list<T> list) : std::vector<T>(list) {}
#else
 using std::vector<T>::vector; // inheriting constructor
#endif 

Source: http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/general/136389/

Stop Excel from changing cell contents

Highlight the column. Right-click → format cells → custom → then choose a single 0.

Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2420931/stop-excel-from-changing-cell-contents-ever

Multiple instances of TeXstudio

To have multiple instances of TeXstudio in Windows, right click TeXstudio->Properties. Go to Target, and add --start-always. Make sure there is a space between the filepath and the --start-always

Source: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/123660/start-texstudio-portable-in-multiple-instances

Modifying Google Chrome

- To mute audio in tabs, type into the address bar: chrome://flags/#enable-tab-audio-muting. Enable it and restart chrome. Next time you want to disable audio from a tab, click the speaker icon on the tab.
- To remove name badge from the top right corner, type into the address bar: chrome://flags. Go to 'Enable new avatar menu', disable it, and restart chrome
- To remove name badge from the top right corner, follow the instructions as provided here: http://techdows.com/2015/06/chrome-44-disable-user-menu.html

Source:
http://betanews.com/2014/09/30/you-can-now-mute-audio-in-chrome-with-a-single-click/
http://www.addictivetips.com/web/remove-your-name-badge-from-the-top-right-corner-of-chrome/

Changing colour of visited hyperlink in Microsoft Word 2010

Issue: You want the colour of a hyperlink to stay the default blue colour, but after clicking a link in Word, the colour changes to a purple-like colour.

Solution: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-word/hyperlinks-purple-and-microsoft-word-2010/93cb5832-dafc-4634-89a3-82358acf9b6a

Go to Page Layout, Colors, Create New Theme Colors. Change the colour of 'Followed Hyperlink' to the same colour as 'Hyperlink'.

Bolded text in pdf

Problem: After compiling latex, pdf containing images have text bolded. Problem only occurs within Adobe Reader

Solution: http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/141/why-are-some-pages-in-my-pdf-coming-out-bold

To remove transparency in photoshop, Layer-> Flatten Image. Save the image, and recompile latex file. pdf should now look normal in Adobe Reader.