Installing Claude Code on Mac This guide will walk you through installing Claude Code on your Mac. Each step includes detailed instructions for beginners. Overview Download and install Node.js Install Claude Code using npm Configure your API key Ready to use Claude Code! What You'll Need A Mac computer (macOS Read more…
Installing Claude Code on Windows Using WSL This this beginner-friendly guide will walk you through installing Claude Code on Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Although you can install Claude Code directly on Windows, it performs much better under Linux. This is because it relies heavily on Bash commands Read more…
Inspired by shinyheatmap.com, shared by Ming Tang on X, I embarked on a side project, creating DataMap, a lightweight Shiny app designed to generate heatmaps. Based on shinylive and webR, the app runs in the browser in a serverless setup, ensuring security and scalability. Yet, my primary motivation was exploring Read more…
Since xAI now owns X/Twitter, we are starting to see lots of AI features on X. But I argue that these features are not needed, because we already have a lot of magic that makes it fascinating. 1. Feed disappears, like magic You go to X.com and nothing. Absolutely nothing. This Read more…
If you frequently create presentations, AI can significantly simplify your workflow. Beyond helping with research, AI can draft PowerPoint files for you to edit, enhance, and personalize. While there are dedicated AI tools for this, you can achieve excellent results using ChatGPT or Claude. Here, we’ll explore two effective methods Read more…
Meetings are essential for collaboration; documenting discussions helps keep a record and inform others who are absent. However, summarizing meetings and writing minutes can be time-consuming. AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude make it easy. It is free, and in a few minutes, you can obtain meeting minutes, detailed summaries, Read more…
Exploratory data analysis (EDA) is an essential first step in any data science project. Consider it the equivalent of an annual doctor’s check-up but for data science projects. I have long believed that EDA can be automated as the tasks are very general. While there are existing R packages for Read more…
A well-crafted grant proposal does more than just outline a project; it pinpoints its specific objectives with clarity and precision. The “specific aims” section of a grant proposal is pivotal, as it delineates the targets the project seeks to achieve. The Specific Aims section must be coherent and sharply focused. Read more…
[Written by GPT-4.] Shiny is a web application framework for R, and like any other programming tool, it sometimes needs debugging. Here are some general tips and strategies for debugging Shiny apps: 1. Use the `browser()` function: In R, you can call the `browser()` function at any point in Read more…
Using Nicola Rennie‘s ggflowchart package, I created a flowchart like this one. But the colors are assigned randomly. I wanted to specify the colors for the three categories. Here is how I did it with GPT-4. I am too lazy to goofy (google) around these days. My original code: ggflowchart::ggflowchart(graph_data, Read more…