I like using Notepad2-mod (see useful software, notepad2-mod webpage) to edit OOMMF mif files, but I do generally find it a lot easier to edit if the syntax is highlighted. Since mif files are esse...

Just a list of software I find useful. Text notepad2-mod: Replaces notepad in windows. Comes with syntax highlighting options for many popular languages. Edit the config file to have CTRL-F5 insert...

sshuttle Ubuntu Installation You’re on your way back home. You arrive at the airport and realise you need to check your emails. Helpfully this airport provides free wi-fi, but you’ve heard that usi...

There are all ready quite a few good OOMMF resources on the internet. I’ve linked to some of them here. Be sure to check out my OOMMF Tutorial. Official OOMMF Resources https://www.ctcms.nist.gov/~...

See my updated OOMMF examples in my OOMMF Tutorial. Some OOMMF Examples to get you going OOMMF comes with many useful examples which are generally well covered in the detailed manual. Sometimes, ho...

rysnc - for keeping remote folders synchronised rsync is really good for keeping folders synchronised across two computers. With one command new or changed files can be sent over a network. It is e...

How to set up a Windows ssh Server With Cygwin Connecting to your Windows computer is useful for transferring data over a network. I don’t have to always remember to keep a usb stick handy. Bitvise...

As computational projects grow the folder structure of scripts, configuration files and outputs can often become bloated and confused. You can help prevent this by spending some time early on to ge...

Installing OOMMF in linux without root access can be difficult. The basic install procedure for OOMMF is quite straight forward: check you have tcl/tk, download the oommf source then run oommf.tcl ...

My windows installation of OOMMF 1.2a5 was giving an error* about my platform not being ‘cygtel’, and then failing to run. To get around this error and allow OOMMF to actually run I just changed th...