In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...

An implementation of a symbolic toolbox using SymPy. The dependencies are Octave, Python, and SymPy. Consult the SymPy website for details on how to install SymPy. Start Octave. At Octave prompt type ...

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...

The FIND function allows you to find a text string within another. It returns the position at which a character or string begins within another text string. The output of the above function will be 5, ...

You can retrieve deleted texts under Recently Deleted in Messages. Texts that have been deleted will only stay in the Recently Deleted folder for 30 days. You can also recover recently deleted ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Follow these steps to find the length of a String in Java: Declare a variable of type String ...

The first SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992. Part of an early Vodafone test, the message was sent from a computer to a GSM handset on the carrier’s network. That first text read: “Merry ...

In iOS 18, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app, one being the ability to add neat text effects to your messages to make them more expressive. The new animated text effects can be ...

Apple has introduced new text formatting options in the Messages app with iOS 18, giving you more ways to express yourself in conversations. The latest update allows you to add emphasis to your text ...

Occasionally, an odd text string bug emerges in iOS that can crash your iPhone with just a few characters. This week, a security researcher on Mastodon found that typing these characters into ...

Samsung Android apps show early signs of preparing for satellite communications. Not all Samsung apps will support satellites, and you may be pointed to alternatives. Evidence suggests communications ...