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Don Lancaster's GuruGrams are a continuation of his earlier Tech
Musings print and ezine series. These are generally single topic
tech ap notes made web friendly through non-print layouts and tight
resource linking. Topics are often more technical and more advanced
than those that appear in the Blatant Opportunist series.

Note: Starting with #22, Blatant Opportunist columns are now being
done in the GuruGram format.

Many of our earlier apnotes and related resources should eventually
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Prehistoric Hanging Canals HANGCAN1.PDF   #108      A survey of an astonishing collection of prehistoric hanging      canals found in the Safford Basin of the Upper Gila Valley.      Some are 90 meters above the valley terain!                              06/10

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Magic Sinewave Developments RECENTMS.PDF   #107      An update and review of the five magic sinewave types that include      Best Efficiency, Bridged Best Efficiency, Regular, Bridged Nonzero      and Delta Friendly. Plus calculator enhancements.                           05/10

Click here for the Magic Sinewave Calculator.
Click here for the GuruGram 107 source code.
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Enhancing your eBay Skills ENHEBAY8.PDF #106      Continuing the series with Alternatives, Freight solutions, image      theft, PostScript tricks, really dumb newbie blunders, circular      bitmap lettering, bulk auction bids, penny auction scams,...         04/10

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Some Link Checking Utilities LINKCHECK.PDF   #105      A summary of tools and utilities useful for website link checking.      Includes new Firefox plugins, and my own PostScript routines      for error seaching, 404 finding, 500 finding, and more                  03/10

Click here to reach the PostScript library..
Click for the PS  ERRSRCHA.PSL.utility.
Click for the PS  ERR404A.PSL.utility.
Click for the PS  ERR500A.PSL.utility.

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uv Lamp Debugging Secrets UVDEBUG1.PDF   #104      Some major hassles were encountered in converting a pile of      distress uv lamps into marketable eBay products. Here is a      rundowm of the tools and techniques eventually involved.           2/09

Click here for the uv Lamp Schematic..
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Book Scanning "Gutter Math" GUTTER01.PDF   #103        An analysis of the typical shape of an open book as may be       encountered during scanning. Along with correction flattening       procs. Often a sparce Taylor Series will suffice.                            12/09

Click here to reach the PostScript library..
Click here for the PS Gonao Utilities. .

Click here for the GuruGram 103 source code.
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PS Web Validation Utilities PSXHTML1.PDF #102      Getting older websites HTML4 or XHTML compatible can be a      very painful process. These utilities greatly ease ampersand      conversion, JavaScript repair, and page updates.              11/09

Click here to reach the PostScript library..
Click here for the PS Gonao Utilities..

Click here for the GuruGram 102 source code.
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PV PANEL INTRO SUMMARY  PVLECT2.PDF #101        Not one net watthour of pv energy has ever been generated! Here are      the facts on why pv solar electricity today is neither renewable nor      sustainable, Emphasis is on fundamental physics and CIGS.       11/08

Click here for an Energy Fundamentals I tutorial..
Click here for an Energy Fundamentals II tutorial..

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Energy Intro & Summary NRGLECT2.PDF #100       Nearly everything you" know" about energy and alternate energy is      "not even wrong". Slide show type tutorial gets the facts straight for      you.. Focuses on the importance of exergy and net energy.          11/08

Click here for an Energy Fundamentals I tutorial..
Click here for an Energy Fundamentals II tutorial..

Click here for the GuruGram 100 source code.
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Filterless Magic Sinewaves? MSNOFILT.PDF #99       Continuing unproven speculation on methods to dramatically       reduce magic sinewave uncontrolled harmonics. Much more work      remains to be done on these cancellation possibilities.                   07/08

Click for a Magic Sinewave tutorial.
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Mt. Graham Aerial Tramway TRAMSHOW.PDF" #98      A combination of artwork and resources used for a lecture on the     Mount Graham Aerial Tramway. Combines new artwork with my    own paper and historical documents.                                                 08/08

Click for our Gila Valley Dayhikes library.  
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GGMS "Split" Magsic Sinesves GGMS.PDF #97      Continuing unproven speculation on methods to dramatically      reduce magic sinewave uncontrolled harmonics. Much more work      remains to be done on this exciting possibility.                              06/08

Click for a Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click here for the GuruGram 97 source code.
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Enhancing eBay Skills VII ENHEBAY7.PDF #96      Regional data mining. Digging deeper. Seeking obscurity. Rounding      bitmap corners. Auction strategy. Resetting to zero. Refund policies.      Two auctions at once. IP violations. Staying lean and mean.         09/08

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Spread Spectrum Magsines MSSSCS.PDF #95      Some not yet proven or fully developed approaches to reducing      additional magic sinewave harmonics through cancellation schemes.      Much more work remains to be done on this exciting possibility..   07/08

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New Magic Sinewave Calculator NUCALC23.PDF" #94      An expanded and improved Magic Sinewave calculator is now much      faster and uses better algorithms. Currently usable for n=23 or      fewer pulses per quadrant of mainstream MS types.                       06/08

Click for the actual Magic Sinewave calculator.
Click here to reach the Magic Sinewave library.

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Trashing Auto Electrolysizers TRASHELC.PDF #93      Reviews the fundamental technical reasons why onboard      alternator driven vehicle hydrogen injection electrolysizers can      not possibly work and flat out ain't gonna happen.                        06/08

Click for a Bashing Pseudoscience tutorial.
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Bitmap Circular Lettering BMCIRLET.PDF" #92      Reviews earlier ultra high legibility, low resolution.BMP bitmap      typrogray tools. Adds cylindrical,  perspective, and circular      lettering.  Shows how to deal with logos.                                    05/08

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Bitmap Perspective Lettering BMPERLET.PDF" #91      A tutorial on a utility that allows you to take a "flat" mixed text and      graphics bitmap, distort it for left or right architect's perspective,      and paste it into a final bitmap for "infinite depth of field".           02/08

Click for the BMPERLET1.PSL utility.
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Architect's Perspective Utilities ARCHPERS.PDF #90      A tutorial on an updated and improved "tilt corrector" used to      provide perfectly vertical alignment on a product or building      image. Includes math derivation and improved data input               05/08

Click for the ARCHPER1.PS utility.
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Mt. Graham Lumber Tram History TRAMHIST.PDF #89      A machine readable and online reprint of a hard to find key      historical document for the Mt. Graham Tramway. L.O. Martini's     Partial History of the Gila Lumber and Milling Company.              05/08

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Image Post Processing Tools POSTPROC.PDF #88      A tutorial review of all of our post processing and bitmap      manipulation current tools. Includes details of key variables     and proc use details.                                                                            03/08

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A Digital Airbrushing Algorithm AIRBRUSH.PDF #87      A tutorial on our new classic but surptisingly sophisticated bitmap      airbrushing tool. Takes four points of a selected quadralateral and     provides a smooth two dimensional gradient between them.        03/08

Click for the AIRBRUT1.PSL actual utility .
Click here for the GuruGram 87 source code.
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More Energy Fundamentals MORENRGF.PDF #86      An update and expansion of our classic Energy Fundamentals tutorial.      Dimes versus kilowatt hours. Exergy. Net Energy. Amortization. pv      CIGS and new developments. Economy of scale. Grid storage.     02/08

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Inverse Graphics Transforms INVEGRAF.PDF #85         When modifying graphics images, an inverse or "comes from"      transform may be needed instead of the usual "goes to" Tutorial and      examples show some of the math techniques involved.                 12/07

Click here for a Nonlinear Graphics tutorial.
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Click here for the GuruGram 85 source code.
Click here for the PostScript library.

Bitmap to PS Array Conversions BMP2PSA.PDF #84      Bitmap images can be extensively modified in subtle ways by first      converting them to a PostScript array of strings. Turotial and core      utility routines for an upcoming series of image tools.                 12/07

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Pixel Interpolation Algorithms PIXINTPL.PDF #83        A review of popular pixel interpolation schemes including Bilinear,      Nearest Neighbor, Bilinear with lookup, Modified 3x3, and Bicubic.      Includes detailed bicubic math derivation. .                                    11/07

Click here for the Pixel Interpolation utility.
Click here for the Pixel Interpolation demo..

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False Color & Rainbow Mods FALSECLR.PDF #82        Tutorial and sourcecode shows how to improvea false color and      rainbow effects by equalizing saturation and modifying hues.      Includes table lookups exportable to most any language.          11/07

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2-Way linking of HTML & PDF TWOWAYLK.PDF #81        Update of older tutorial reviews how to do two way linking of      HTML files and Acrobat PDF files. Based on using HTML anchors      and Acrobat named destinations.                                                        10/07

Run the older Two way linking demo.
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Cubic Spline min point distance CMINDIST.PDF #80        A tutorial and math derivation of finding the mininum distance      between a point and a cubic spline. Successive approximation      is required for an exact solution.                                                        08/07

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Gonzo PostScript Utilities Guide GONZOTUT.PDF #79        The long overdue tutorial and directory to my Gonzo utilities. These      are a combined PS pagemaking and illustration package that features      super quality text justification, electronic schematics, more.         08/07

Click here for the Gonzo PostScript utilities.
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Click here for the GuruGram 79 source code.
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Enhancing Your eBay Skills VI ENHEBAY6.PDF #78        The Latest in a continuing series of eBay insider techniques.      Rights of abandonment. Barbie Dolls. Your own custom listings.      Inventory controls. On staying tightly focused. Image inserts    .  08/07

Click here for our "eBay Auction offerings.
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Gauss Jordan Equation Solver GAUSSJOR.PDF #77        A tutorial and amazingly compact JavaScript routine to use Gauss      Jordan techniques to solve nxn linear equations. Excerpted from      GuruGram #73.                                                                                       07/07

Click here for the Demo Software.
Click here for the Math Stuff library.
Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.

Click here for a Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave slide show.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave proposal.

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PostScript Numeric Reporter PS8DPRP1.PDF #76        PostScript normally only reports numerics to six decimal points.      Utility and tutorial extends this to nearly eight decimal points over      a fairly wide numeric range.                                                                07/07

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Acrobat PDF Post Doc Editing PDFEDIT1.PDF #75        A tutorial on PostScript based utilities and tools that let you edit      existing Acrobat .pdf" files. Edited files can often be ridiculously      shorter and faster running and offer other capabilities.                   07/07

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What is the best eBay price? EBAYSTAT.PDF #74        Some eBay analysis tools that let you evaluate optimal eBay      pricing. Many rude surprises of eBay interest and response     are revealed here.                                                                                 06/07

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Ultra Fast MagSine Calculator FASTMSSOL.PDF #73        The very first in a new series of ultra fast and nearly deterministic      Magic sinewave calculators. These are hundreds to thousands of      times faster and more convenient than before. Tutorial review     . 05/07

Click here for the Ultra Fast MS Calculator.
Click here for the Angle Position Plots.

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave slide show.
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Deterministic Magsine Solutions DETMSSOL.PDF #72        A preliminary background approach to much faster and potentially      deterministic magic sinewave solutions. See more recent GuruGrams      for further significant improvements.                                                  12/06

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Enhancing your eBay Skills vol.V ENHEBAY5.PDF #71         Storage guidelines. The Government Liquidation saga. Multi-day      auctions. More imaging tips. Secrets of winning websites. Why      eBay is not Walmart. Controlling closure. More...                          12/06

Click here for the Auction Help library.
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Enhancing your eBay Skills vol.IV ENHEBAY4.PDF #70       Common eBay buyer and seller mistakes. Walmart auctions. Fixing      image "whiteburn". Dealing with order mixups. Craig's lists. What to      wear at a live auction. Resources. Cut and paste secrets. etc...    11/06

Click here for the Auction Help library.
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Cubic Spline Catenary Approx. BEZCAT.PDF #69         A catenary is the shape a chain will assume hanging on its own       weight. Tutorial explores cubic Bezier spline approximations to       catenary curves.. Includes examples .                                               11/06

Click here for the Cubic Spline library.
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Tech Innovation Secrets TECHINOV.PDF #68      A major tutorial on the Fundamental Factors driving recent technical      innovation. Decoupling. Accurate replication. Elimination of the      gatekeepers. Computing power beyond awesome. More...             08/08

Click here for the Three Updates

Click here for the Blatant Opportunist library.
Click here for the Tech Musings library.

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Solving Puzzles with PostScript PUZZLE1.PDF #67        Uses several alphametic puzzles to demonstrate some PostScript      Programming techniques. The brute force and modified brute      force methods can give fractional second solutions.                   06/06

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the Math Stuff library.

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A Newbie's Intro to the Web NEWBIE.PDF #66        A Beginner's intro tutorial to the world wide web. Features & services      Understanding URL's. Finding an ISP. Hardware & Software comm.      Useful sites. Some cautions. Becoming an Alpha Geek..            06/06

Click here for the Webmastering library.
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Magic Sinewave Summary MSINEXEC.PDF #65        An "executive summary" on magic sinewaves that gathers together      the key features and development history from several earlierfiles      Magic sinewaves offer efficiency and quality advantages.          06/08

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sineave intro tutorial.

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Gonzo Utility Log Log Plots LOGLOG.PDF #64     Ultra fancy engineering graphs and plots are quite easy using     my PostScript Gonzo Utilities. Tutorial details new utility     useful for creating log-log or semilog engineering plots..      05/06

Click here for the actual Log Log Utility.
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Two Phase Magic Sinewaves MAGS2PH1.PDF #63        A brief note that explores two phase magic sinewaves as might be      useful for motor controls and I-Q modulation schemes. Two chip      solutions appear cleaner and simpler than single chip ones.        03/06

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sineave intro tutorial.

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Enhancing your eBay Skills III ENHEBAY3.PDF #62      Continuing our series of eBay insider secrets. Image expansion and      cross linking. More on HTML. Shilling again. Bailout guidelines.      Exploring log files. No unhappy customers. Sellthru rates.        .  03/06

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Click here for our eBay Store.
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Book Cover Layout Utility BOOKCVR1.PDF #61       A tutorial and companion utility that lets you do custom book     cover layouts for self-publishing. Includes barcode and ISDN     access info, Distiller rotation lockout, images, borders, more....    03/06

Click for the Book Cover Layout utility.
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Click here for the Book-on-Demand library.

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Cubic Spline Length & Subdivision NUBZLEN1.PDF #60      A tutorial and companion utility that lets you find the length of a      Bezier Cubic Spline, as well as moving to any point on that curve,      and subdividing into linear segments.                                               02/06

Click for the Spline Length & Subdivide utility.
Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the Cubic Spline library

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Cubic Spline through four points NUBZ4PTS1.PDF #59      A tutorial and companion utility that lets you draw a Bezier Cubic      spline through four data points, all of which are on the curve.      Both "good" and iterative "shortest" solutions are shown.       05/06.

Click for the PostScript 4 point utility.
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The math behind Cubic Splines CUBEMATH.PDF #58        A tutorial on exactly where the underlying math behind Bezier      cubic splines comes from. Includes plots of Basis Functions and      the "snake in the box" visualization.                                                   01/06

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Circle Cubic Spline Approximation ELLIPSE4.PDF #57      Circles and ellipses can be accurately approximated by four properly     chosen cubic splines. Tutorial derives the approximation math for     various spline fits from two through eight.                                       12/05

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Universal .BMP  Manipulator UNIBMPM.PDF #56      A PostScript framework that allows virtually any manipulation of the      .BMP image format. Done by writing the entire bitmap into memory       at once as an array of PostScript strings. Easily extensible.          08/05

Click here for the Bitmap Manipulator utility.
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Image Keystone Correction Ap KEYCOR01.PDF #55       An update and revision on our older swings and tilts utility that offers     easier data entry, less trial and error, internal punchthru elimination     and other advanced features.                                                                07/05

Click here for the Keystone Corrector utility.
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Bitmap Perspective Lettering Ap PERSPEC1.PDF #54        A brief note showing how to improve perspective lettering on a      bitmap image by rotating the image, unkeystoning it, using our      bitmap typewriter and rotating back. Very impressive results.      07/05

Click here for the Keystone Corrector utility.
Click here for the Bitmap Typewriter utility.

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A Revised Bitmap Typewriter BMFAUTO1.PDF #53      A major overhaul of our previous utilities that generate ultra legible      small forts for bitmap image retouch and other superlegibility apps.      Fonts are now internally autogenerated on the fly.              rev 05/08

Click here for the Bitmap Typewriter utility.
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Full Raw PostScript Transparency PSTRANS2.PDF #52      Additions to Acrobat have finally made providing full transparency      from PostScript easy and simple. A brief demo discusses the new      SetTransparency PDFMark operator and how to use it.             05/05

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An Ongoing Refurb Log REFURBLG.PDF #51      A continuing weblog that reviews insider refurb secrets when and      as they come up and are discovered. Some are electronic test gear      specific, while other tips apply to nearly any refurb task.            05/05

Click here for the Thoughts on Refurb tutorial.
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Extreme Display Legibility Secrets LEGIBLE1.PDF #50         A tutorial that shows you how to gain screen legibility that is better      than the printed page! Subpixel direct digital display addressing, true      post anti-aliasing, authoring schemes for improved legibility...      05/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click hereto reach the Acrobat library.

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Enhancing your eBay Skills II ENHEBAY2.PDF #49        Tutorial on advanced eBay topics that include eBay phishing and      fraud, the 1-2-4-8 ploy, "perfect" auctions, "perfect" products, Bruno,      secrets of triage, the Alvin piles, thoughts on refurb, more...       05/05

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Adding Flashing Text to Acrobat PDFFLASH.PDF #48      A tutorial and set of utilities that let you add flashing text to Adobe      Acrobat. Process is fast and simple when using JavaScript over      Acrobat. Included example flashes the tutorial title.                      03/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
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Real Time Acrobat Animation PDFANIM.PDF #47        A tutorial and set of utilities that let you do real time Adobe Acrobat      animation using surprisingly compact files and easy commands. The      specific example is of a Three Phase Power Simulation.              03/05

Click for the Three Phase Power animation example.
Click for the Rebounding EM theory tutorial.
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Acrobat .pdf" Content Extractor EXTRACT1.PDF #46        A tutorial and set of utilities that let you extract text, url's, and other      content from an Acrobat .pdf" file. Also includes very useful word      frequency analysis utilities. Requires uncompressed .pdf" files.   03/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click hereto reach the Acrobat library.
Click for the VIEWPDF1.psl" utility.
Click for Win UncompressPDF.API plugin.

Click for the EXTRACT1.PSL source code.
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Word Frequency Analysis WORDFRQ.PDF #45      A tutorial and set of utilities for word frequency analysis. Used      to improve author writing quality, to extract keywords from web      pages, to generate indexes, or evaluate reading grade levels.    02/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the WORDFRQ1.PSL utility
.
Click here for the WORDFREQ.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Arizona Auction Resources Tour AZAUCT01.PDF #44      A tutorial guided tour of some Arizona Auction Resources. Classified      ads. Auctioneer associations. The biggies. Government Liquidation.      Good old boys and gals. Schools. Heavy equipment. more...    03/05

Click here for the Auction Help library.
Click for a Custom Auction Finder resource

Click here for the REBOUND1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Simple new EM field solutions REBOUND1.PDF #43        Total Heresy new "Rebounding" method of solving electromagnetic      fields that requires NO fancy math! Zero Laplacian solution tutorial      includes printed circuit, busbar, and 3-phase conduit examples.  05/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the PS Rebounding utility.

Click here for the REBOUND1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PS Array to Image Conversion PSAR2IMG.PDF #42      Extensive graphics calculations involving arrays in the PostScript      language can be converted to compact and fast executing standard      images by using these obscure and little known techniques.   11/05

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click here for the Original Slower demo.
Click for the PS Array to Image utility.

Click here for the PSAR2IMG.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Enhancing your eBay Skills I ENHEBAY1.PDF #41        Tutorial on advanced eBay topics that include Vickrey auction      theory, the Uniform Commercial Code, currency thresholds,      theft prevention, live auction guidelines, plus much more...        12/04

Click here for the Auction Help library.
Click to reach our eBay Store.

Click here for the Enhance VII reprint.
Click here for the Enhance VI reprint.
Click here for the Enhance V reprint.
Click here for the Enhance IV reprint.
Click here for the Enhance III reprint.
Click here for the Enhance II reprint.
Click here for the Enhance I reprint.

Click here for the ENHEBAY1.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

MagSine PIC Programming Guide MSPICPRO.PDF #40       Tutorial guidelines for writing PIC based sourcecode for Magic     Sinewaves. Why PIC? Getting started. Tools. First Principles. A     precision time delay. Delay expansion. Updating. Sync, more..   .  08/04

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave intro.
Click for a 3-phase Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here to Order MSD28-05X chips & source code.
Click here for the MSPICPRO.PSL source code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Fun With Fields FUNFIELD.PDF #39       Using PostScript to quickly solve advanced field problems with some     astonishingly simple math. Gradients, Equipotentials, Laplacians.  12/04

Click here for the FIELDS01.PDF field generator.
Click here for the FIELDS01.PDF field from.

Click here to reach the Math Stuff library.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here for additional Consulting services

Click here for the FUNFIELD.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Improved Magic Sinewave Chip NUMSCHIP.PDF #38       Combined data sheet and application note for a second and improved     Magic Sinewave demo/evaluation chip. This MSD28D-05X combines     3-phase zeroing of harmonics 2-22 with improved inputs.            05/04

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave intro.
Click for a 3-phase Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here to Order MSD28-05X chips & source code.
Click here for the NUMSCHIP.PSL source code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

High Legibility Fonts Tutorial BMFONTS.PDF #37          Shows how to use the ultra legible precision bitmapped fonts       along with their file formats and generation and placement utilities.       Quitey useful for improving lettering on eBay photo images.     05/04

Click to reach the Bitmap Fonts repository.
Click here for the Bitmap Typewriter utility.
Click to reach the Fonts & Images library.

Click here for the BMFONTS.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Monthly Logfile Stats Addition HISTOLOG.PDF #36       Some expansions and add-ons to our custom Log File Reader       that gives you trailing monthly stats, among with most popular       long term files, errors, and referrals.                                             05/04

Click for the original Log File Reader tutorial.
Click here for the Auction Help library.

Click here for the HISTOLOG.PSL source code.
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The Saga of the Dripping Stalactites STALAC.PDF #35       Celebrating the beauty of applied mathematics, first through a catalog       of our more obscure "fun with long strings of numbers" topics and       then by way of the Magic Sinewave timeline history.                   03/04

Click here to reach the Math Stuff library.
Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave intro.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here to Order MSD-28X chips & source code.
Click here for the SIGVIEW.PSLs source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Magic Sinewave Spectrum Analysis SIGVIEW.PDF #34        The SigView shareware looks like it should be exceptionally useful      for analyzing both virtual and real world Magic Sinewaves. Brief      note shows some key sampling & access workarounds.            07/04

Click to reach the SigView website
Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave intro.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here to Order MSD-28X chips & source code.
Click here for the SIGVIEW.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Magic Sinewave Demo Hardware! MSCHIPS.PDF #33      Combined data sheet and application note for the very first available      Magic Sinewave demo/evaluation chips. This MSD28D-04X offers full      3-phase compatibility + best zeroing of harmonics 2-22.             04/04

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinewave intro.
Click for a 3-phase Magic Sinewave tutorial.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here to Order MSD-28X chips & source code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here for the MSCHIPS.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

A PostScript Heap Sort HEAPSORT.PDF #32         Tutorial and analysis of the heap sort, an exotic search algorithm       that both offers exceptional speed for large n combined with       acceptable performance for everyday use.                                     04/04

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the HEAPPS01.PSL test & demo code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.

Click here for the HEAPSORT.PSL source code.
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Some Simple PostScript Sorts PRESORT.PDF #31        Tutorial and utilities shows a group of bubble sorts and 12x faster       presorted bubble sorts that are easy to use for smaller n. Optionally       sorts on popularity instead of alphabetically.                                   12/03

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the PRESORT1.PSL  test & demo code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.

Click here for the PRESORT.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PostScript String Conversions STRCONV.PDF #30      Tutorial shows a collection of crucial and little known PostScript      programming secrets involving conversion between strings, integers,      arrays, and dictionaries; sorting and dereferencing routines.       2/04

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the older STRCONV.HTML tutorial.
Click here for additional Consulting services.

Click here for the STRCONV.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Using Distiller to run PostScript! DISTLANG.PDF #29        Acrobat Distiller makes a superb host based PostScript computer!        Greatly expanded tutorial and update of DISTLANG.HTML reveals        the key concepts and insider tricks involved.                             12/07

Click here for the PostScript library.
Click for the older DISTLANG.HTML tutorial.

Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here for the DISTLANG.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Logfile Reader & eBay Analyzer ANALOGEB.PDF" #28        Tutorial shows how to use new web logfile analysis utilities that      include automatic eBay hit reports, eBay image theft detection, plus      detailed individual visitor logs. Totally customizable.                  01/04

Click for the Web Logfile Analyzer utility.
Click for a Web Logfile Analyzer output demo.
Click for a Web Logfile Analyzer input workfile.

Click here for additional eBay help.
Click here for the ANALOGEB.PSL source code.
Click here for additional Consulting services.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Magic Sinewave Quantization MSQUANT.PDF" #27        Do accurate predictions of the exact changes in Magic Sinewave      distortion and jitter caused by 8-bit quantization for a selected      clock frequency. Includes tutorial and links to useful utilities.      11/03

Click for the Magic Sinewave Quantization utility.
Click for the Quantization utility output log data.
Click for the Quantization utility PDF plots.

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinweave intro.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here for the MSQUANT.PSL source code
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Successful eBay Buyer Strategies EBAYBUY.PDF #26       A summary of essential rules for eBay buyer success. Understand     proxy bidding. Proxy bid your max. Bid based on total costs. Ask     before you bid. Bid odd amounts above resistance thresholds  .   10/03

Click here for the Auction Help library.
Click here for the EBAYBUY.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Successful eBay Seller Strategies EBAYSELL.PDF #25      A summary of essential rules for eBay seller success. Offer unique     products not available elsewhere. Be a manic and evangelical expert      in those products. Maximize personal value added. more..            10/03.

Click here for the Auction Help library.
Click here for the EBAYSELL.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Magic Sinewave Visualizations VISMAGSN.PDF #24      Delay and width versus amplitude plots of the two most useful      magic sinewaves reveal that 8-bit data storage can be adequate when      used with care. Only five bytes need stored per amplitude.          7/03

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinweave intro.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here for the VISMAGSN.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Fancy .JPG to .pdf" Conversions JPG2PDF.PDF #23      A tutorial and code analysis of converting .JPG images into      PostScript or Acrobat PDF pages. Includes automatic position      tracking, simple post editing, and auto-URL expansion linking      7/03

Click here for the EBAYFOTO.PDF demo.
Click here for the Son of eBay Secrets tutorial.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.

Click here for JPG2PDFPSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

My eBay Photo Secrets EBAYFOTO.PDF #22      Highly detailed tutorial on creating successful eBay product      photos. Fundamentals. The "hex" method. The "square" method.      Dealing with image theft. Links to postproc utilities, more..        7/03.

Click here for the My eBay Secrets tutorial.
Click here for the Son of eBay Secrets tutorial.

Click here for EBAYFOTO.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Website Video Wipes & Fades FADEWIPE.PDF #21      Brief tutorial reviews the Windows RevealTrans operator and     shows how to access a library of 24 wipe, fade, and dissolve screen     effects. Accessible from newer browsers and other programs.        6/03

Click here to reach the Captain Video library.
Click here to reach the Webmastering library.

Click here for FADEWIPE.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Gonzo PS Powerpoint Emulator GONZOPOW.PDF #20      Converting PowerPoint slides for .pdf" web presentation presents all      sorts of problems that are completely eliminated by using this direct      raw PostScript slide show emulator. Uses Gonzo utilities.                9/05

Click here to for the MSINTRO1.PDF demo.
Click here to for the DELTAMS1.PDF demo.
Click here for the MSINTRO1.PSL sourcecode.

Click here for GONZOPOW.psl" source code.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Magic Sinewave Distortion Note MINDIST1.PDF #19        Eight simple workarounds show how to allow 8-bit magic sinewave      table lookup data while still preserving very low distortion. The      techniques include linear deviation, summing , and scaling.      7/03

Click here for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for a Magic Sinweave intro.
Click for a Magic Sinewave development proposal.

Click here for the MINDIST1.PSL source code
Click here to Contact the Author directly .

Fitting Power Curve Data Points POWERFIT.PDF #18        Tutorial and guide to CURVEFT3.psl" utility shows how to exactly fit      data points to a power series curve. Ten or more points are easily      and exactly fitted using a Gauss-Jordan elimination technique.      5/03

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Math Stuff library.
Click here for the CURVEFT3.PSL utility.

Click here for POWERFIT.PSL source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Dodge & Burn Tutorial & Utility DODGEBUR.PDF #17        A tutorial on our DODBUR01.psl" utility that gives all sorts of      image improvement corrections to .BMP images. includes dodges,      burns, hue & saturation, vignettes, chroma, masking, more...         5/03

Click here for the DODBUR01.PSL utility.
Click here for the DODGEBUR.PSL sourcecode.

Click here for the Gonzo utilities.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

PS Runtime Speedup Techniques SPEEDUP2.PDF #16      Tutorial and guidelines shows you how to speedup the      runtime of your PostScript-as-Language routines. Includes      stopwatch measurement tools, table lookups, more.                       3/03

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click here for the SPEEDUP2.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Digital Camera Swings & Tilts SWINGTLT.PDF #15      A tutorial on our SWINGT01.psl" utility that provides image      rectification and distortion correction for 24-bit uncompressed     .BMP image files. Makes your vertical edges truly vertical.             3/03

Click here for the SWINGT01.PSL sourcecode.
Click here for the SWINGTLT.PSL sourcecode.
Click here for the Gonzo utilities.

Click here for the Before .BMP test file.
Click here for the Before .JPG example.
Click here for the After .JPG example.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

Exploring the .BMP data format EXPBMP.PDF #14      The .BMP data format is essential any time you are post-processing      any image. Here is a tutorial review and a bunch of utilities that let      you dramatically improve your images.                                             5/03

Click here for the Gonzo utilities.
Click here for a Sample Demo.
Click here for more BMP Manipulation help.

Click here for the EXPBMP.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

PostScript Disk Access Notes PSDISK03.PDF #13        Reviews PostScript Level II and Level III disk access, both for the      AFS PS peripheral drives and the Acrobat (%os%) host access.      Includes resources, links, utilities, examples, and apps.                  2/03

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click here for the PSDISK03.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly

PS Search-and-Replace Utility PSSEARCH.PDF #12      Does a true 8-bit search and replace of any disk file, including PDF      files without the reserved character and line ending problems of     word processors. Has PDF examples and reviews PS disk basics. 12/02

Click here for the actual SEAREPL.psl" utility.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click here for the PSSEARCH.PSL sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Exploring the Acrobat 5 SDK STARTSDK.PDF #11      Here's a summary of the rude surprises I found when I started to      use the new Acrobat 5 SDK. Along with precompiled links for url      checks, transparency mods, image insertion, and watermarks.  11/02

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.

Click here for the STARTSDK.psl" sourcecode.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PS internaldict & pdfmark cmdset INTERDIC.PDF #10      Brief tutorial reviews PostScript's Internaldict features and superexec     operators. Used to find Distiller's 46 pdfmark commands, most of     which appear to be fully documented.                                                9/02

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.
Click here for the INTERDIC.PSL sourcecode.

Click for an UNCOMPRESS.API Acrobat plugin
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

PostScript Acrobat Transparency (!) PSTRANS.PDF #09      Preliminary tutorial and utility shows how to use PostScript and      Acrobat Distiller to create full transparency in PDF files. The      technique combines raw PostScript with simple post-patching.    12/02

Important Note: This special file is ONLY to be viewed by Acrobat 5
or genuine Adobe PDF 1.4 or higher.

Click for the G9DEMOX.psl" demo sourcecode.
Click for the G9DEMOX.PDF intermediate result.
Click for the G9DEMO.pdf" patched final result.

Click for the G9DEMOY.psl" improved demo sourcecode.
Click for the G9DEMOYX.PDF improved intermediate result.
Click for the G9DEMOY.PDF improved patched final result.

Click for GuruGram #12 "PDF safe" search & replace routines.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.
Click here for the PSTRANS.PSL sourcecode.

PS Flate Compression Viewer FLATEVUE.PDF #08      Tutorial reviews use of a new PostScript/Acrobat utility that lets      you convert Flate compressed objects into plaintext. Flate is a      LZW variant used in PDF files that is faster and royalty free.  9/02

Click here for the FLATVUE1.psl" utility.
Click here to reach the PostScript library.
Click here to reach the Acrobat library.
Click here for the FLATVUE.PSL sourcecode.

Click for an UNCOMPRESS.API Acrobat plugin
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"Overunity" battery analysis OVERBATT.PDF #07      Brief note iinvestigates recent web "perpetual motion"claims. A      pair of credible explanations includes pulse recharging of lead      acid batteries plus "not even wrong" rms measurements.      9/02

Click here for an Energy Fundamentals tutorial.
Click here to reach the Pseudoscience library.
Click herefor the OVERBATT.PSL sourcecode
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Acrobat "Galley Slave" GALLERY.PDF #06       Sourcecode and insider secrets for PDF thumbnail gallery      generation. The many advantages over HTML include data base      sourcing, single file delivery and fast images.            7/02

Click here for additional PostScript help.
Click here for more Acrobat PDF assistance.
Click here to view our eBay live auctions.

Click herefor the GALLERY.PSL sourcecode.
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Auto-Tracking PDF web links AUTOURL.PDF #05       Sourcecode and insider secrets for automatically repositioning      Acrobat url links. These can be data base entered and are totally      source document controlled. They move correctly upon editing. 07/02

Click for the Acrobat library.
Click here for the GuruGram05 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Cubic Splines for Image Interpolation BASIS.PDF #04       Cubic spline Basis Functions are a powerful but little understood       method of curve control. Tutorial includes fundamentals along with       application of hires cubic splines to image interpolation.            08/02

Click for the Cubic Spline library.
Click here for the GuruGram04 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Magic Sinewave Fourier Checkplot PLOTD28.PDF #03       Sourcecode and insider secrets for automatically repositioning      Acrobat url links. These can be data base entered and are totally      source document controlled. They move correctly upon editing.  02/02

Click for the Magic Sinewave library.
Click here for the GuruGram03 source code.
Click here to Contact the Author directly.

Magic Sinewave Harmonic Spectra SPECD28.PDF #02       Example of the unfiltered spectra of a typical magic sinewave.      Shows how all low harmonics are zero and how remaining energy is      forced high in frequency. For a MS28NDX Magic Sinewave.    01/02

Click here for additional Cubic Spline help.
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Intro Steplock Apnote  IDES01.PDF #01         Brief trade journal submission summarizes steplock magic         sinewaves and shows waveforms for a best efficiency steplock-28        and a delta friendly steplock-28 of amplitude 0.53. With links.  11/01

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