MechEGeek

I want to be able to draw a random shape (e.g. in paint) and embbed a video within that area. I don't care if it crops out some of the video, I need at least part of the video to be inside the draw area. THANKS!

I'm writing a really long program (a few pages long) on MATLAB. What's the best way to professionally arrange/divide the code so that my supervisor doesn't get angry at me again?

Thanks!

Hi, I'm a guy (just using friend's account), I've been dating my gf for more than a year and its a serious relationship. However, I've been getting very distressed recently. I don't understand but she's been telling me every detail about how guys hit hard on her (as in "You still with that guy?" and putting arms around her,etc.). I've never been a jealous man before, but I fear I'm on the verge of becoming one. I asked her politely and simply not to tell me those things... I understand girls get hit on a lot. She argues though that she wants to be "honest with me" and that she thinks I should know. However, seeing as I am not interested in learning about all the details, I ask her to just not tell me out of pure respect for my preference. Yet she keeps ignoring these petitions of mine and keeps telling me things that are outright tormenting. I try to ignore what she says and let it slide, yet its becoming increasingly hard for me to bear.

Questions:

1) Is it ok for her to do that ?

2) What should I say or do in order to solve/improve the situation ? If you think its find for her to do that, how should I act? and what can I tell myself to help me calm down?

Please give me polite, honest answers.

Thanks!

I need help finding the deflection equation for the problem posted in the link below. I note this is a BEAM and the boundary conditions are: at x=0, deflection=0, and at x=0, (deflection) ' = 0. Can you solve this problem?

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/804/estes.png...

HI I need to solve for the general and particular solution of the following differential equation:

y(x) '' + F y(x) = F*x , where F is a constant. y is a function of x

Thanks!

HI I need to solve for the general and particular solution of the following differential equation:

y '' + F y = F*c , where both F and c are constants. y is a function of x

Thanks!

Hi, I've been trying to find the deflection formula for a beam that has a force acting along its axis, and in addition has other bending forces on the side. I already found the tabulated formulas for finding the deflection due to the bending forces, but I can't seem to get right the deflection due to that axial load. Any help is much appreciated :)

Hi, I've been looking all over the place for a tabulated equation where there is a single moment 2/3 beam length away from a fully constrained end. I know there's a tabulated equation for a moment at the free END of the beam, however, I need it 1/3 of the beam length away from the free end.

I tried deriving the equation several times but I can't seem to get it right.

Thanks for your help!

I am trying to fully remove ubuntu from my mac.

I went on disk utility and removed whatever said ubuntu on the left side of the window. Yet when I reboot the system, I keep on getting the option to open ubuntu and it still works. I need a step by step process to remove ubuntu and repartition the hd ( even though when I look at "partition" tab under the Hitachi HDD thing, I have partitions: "Bootcamp", DS01, Machintosh HD, DS04"... what does that mean? is it still there?

HELPP!! Please do not send me links... unless they are very very easy to use. obviously... as you might know by now, I know veeery little about linux and os.

Thanks! :)

Help ! I try partial fractions but that is not working. Thanks

I have a MacBook Pro OSX Snow Leopard. I want to triple boot this thing: partition part of the hard drive also onto Ubuntu and Windows 7.

In what order should I do these? I actually already downloaded ubuntu last week and it worked fine... but now I am trying to triple boot the Windows 7, I go on BootCamp, and the following error appears

"The Backup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to a single partition"

"Back up the disk and use Disk Utility to format it as a single Mac OS Extended (Journaled) volume. Restore your information to the disk and try using Boot Camp Assistant again."

Then to solve this problem I look at multiple forums and it says I have to do all this crap, I need an external HDD large enough, etc, etc.

What if I just erase the Ubuntu, then install the Windows 7 first, and then play it around trying to install the Ubuntu last?

Please answer as soon as you can! Thanks for help.

On the terminal I try to find the file $HOME/OpenFOAM, but it says the directory cannot be found. I try reinstalling the OpenFOAM software and the terminal says that it is already installed? How can I find the OpenFOAM file? Help Please!!

I plan on starting grad school in the fall of 2011. Considering the fact that I have a heavy load of work until December (I graduate then), when do you think I should do the following:

1) Take the GRE

2) Look for grad school programs ( I mean down to the core research of what programs I like)

3) Start my application process

4) Ask professors for recommendations?

5) Any other advice you might have?

Thanks! :)

I'm new to this. My command line after writting lspci says that my network device is:

03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Device 4331 (rev 02)

but it does not state the PCI-ID or even say anything about "wireless LAN". Does this mean anything?

I went on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/...

but there is no mention of a driver for BCM4331. What should I do?

Thanks in advance.

I am new to linux. I have a mac and am currently trying to configure a bunch of devices on it (e.g. the touchpad, wireless, etc.). I have my hard drive partitioned with the Mac OS X snow leopard. Will changing any of the id settings for linux affect os x operations and recognition of the devices that will be shared by both operating systems?

I'm almost done with mechanical engineering undergrad and would like to pursue the field of fluid dynamics. I want to be great at this and be able to work for the big guys as an expert in CFD and FEM.What do you think I should do in terms of the following:

1) Best Grad school

2) Best CFD software to get training on (e.g. Fluent? Abaqus? Pro-E Mecanica?)

3) Best CAD software for that purpose

4) Best Companies to work for

5) Most important classes to take in masters?

6) Any other advice you might have?

7) Please state your background.

Thanks

My friend is a green card holder and he married his highschool sweet heart who is not a green card holder and is from abroad. In order for her to live here legally, she has to wait 5 years until she can get her green card. Are there any visas available for people in this situation so that she may live here in the States legally and be able to work while waiting for her green card? Can anything else be done? Otherwise they won't be able to see each other for 5 years. He wants to build a family here with her, but she they have to wait 5 years!! Thank you.

HELP! I just got a guinea pig (only one), and I put it in the cage this morning for the first time, but it won't eat, it won't drink water, and it won't have it's vitamin C. What should I do? I don't think it is adapting well to the new environment. I'm afraid to wait and "give it more time"... what if it becomes too sad and simply starves itself to bed??!! :(

I've tried feeding it by hand, giving it water by hand, taking it out and playing with it for a while, leaving it in the cage so that it does something! (nothing, it just stands on the corner and doesn't it or drink :( ). I DON'T WANT IT TO STARVE ITSELF TO DEATH!!! :(

My computer only has a "C:" drive but on instruction guide, to run a program on Visual C++ compiler I need to save directory on "H:" drive. Is there a difference between the two? If not, then is it fine if I just place my directory in the "C:" drive. What's the difference between the two anyways?

Thanks in advance