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Amending the Git commit message of a previous commit (that isn't the most recent) in GitHub Desktop without performing an interactive rebase

How to amend previous Git commit messages, that aren’t for the most recent commit, in GitHub Desktop without performing an interactive rebase.

Checking your R packages and practicals on a schedule using GitHub Actions

How to setup automated checks on a repository containing an R package or R practical using GitHub Actions.

Creating a Finder Smart Folder of your RStudio Project files to enable super fast project launching

Create a Finder Smart Folder showing all your RStudio (and/or your VSCode/Positron) project files so you can switch between your projects fast and conveniently.

Creating R, Python, Stata, and Julia tutorial worksheets (with and without solutions) using Quarto

How to programmatically include conditional content for several Quarto engines (knitr, jupyter: python3, jupyter: nbstata, and engine: julia) using parameters or environment variables to toggle inline code to write Markdown in the Quarto documents. I use this to write exercise/tutorial documents in which a single Quarto document is used to output both the questions and solutions documents.

Creating effectively multi-engine Quarto documents using Quarto's embed shortcode

Have you ever wanted to include different language engines within the same Quarto document such that the code chunks are executed when the document is rendered? I describe how to achieve this using Quarto’s embed shortcode.

Seven tips for creating Quarto revealjs presentations

Seven tips for making Quarto revealjs presentations including; testing at a different screen resolution, wider code styling, taller input and output code chunks, embedding Mentimeter presentations, disabling HTML table processing, and programmatic rendering and exporting pdfs for printing.

My #GitHubUnwrapped 2024!

My #GitHubUnwrapped 2024!

Launch RStudio, Positron, and other Data Science apps from your Finder Toolbar

Create Automator Apps to launch Data Science apps open in the current Finder window on macOS.

Supercharge your #rstats web searching in Google Chrome with Site Search Shortcuts

Google Chrome site search shortcuts for R and statistics to enable convenient #rstats web searching.

Running MLwiN using mlnscript via the R2MLwiN R package on Apple Silicon Macs

How to run MLwiN natively on Apple Silicon Macs via R and the R2MLwiN package.