http://johnvu.net/blog/ This is an archive of my weblog that used to be entitled "The Struggling Grad Student." I decided to keep this blog online since many people are still sending me emails about the tech info and grad school related entries that I wrote. Click on the "Full Archive List" link below for the whole shebang. en-us johnvu@yahoo.com Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:03:07 -0500 http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000296.php HubLog: NotePress I wish NotePress was available to me when I first started in grad school. It would have helped... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000294.php The Scientist :: The Power of the Blog, Aug. 1, 2005 Even more exciting is this: How about a blog... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000293.php Wired 13.08: The Birth of Google. This is a brief article describing the beginnings of the best (at least most... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000292.php WD2002: Comparing and Merging Microsoft Word Documents. If you are planning to send out your dissertation (or manuscript) to family,... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000291.php The project relies on search tools that use Blast (which stands for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool), a standard mathematical... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000290.php Pentax Imaging. If I'm smart with my time at school, I could spend some quality with the fam at Six... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000289.php LaTeX2rtf Home. One of the slowest processes when collaborating on a manuscript is the tedious task of converting into different... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000288.php PubMed Central hits UK - Information World Review. Good news. Six biomedical research funding bodies and charities, headed by the... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000287.php Linux In Government > U.S. Health Department Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell > June 1, 2005" href="http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163702338">InformationWeek >... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000286.php The Scientist :: What's Next for Bioinformatics? , May 23, 2005 Most biological pathways never make it into electronic databases,... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000285.php What's new in E-Utilities web service Changes in version 1.3 * SOAP interface supports new ESpell utility. * SOAP version... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000284.php Peter Selinger: potrace. This is the best way I've found so far to convert bitmapped images to vector format. I... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000283.php Background Image/Text. If you're looking to add a watermark image to pages in your dissertation using LaTeX, have a look... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000282.php Gates doubles funding for health initiative | CNET News.com. I'm sure some of you have already thought about applying for... http://johnvu.net/blog/archives/000281.php USATODAY.com - Scientists debate wait on the next Einstein. Live life, learn philosophy, play and create music. Then do science....