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Living Room / Re: Is anyone else's cat afraid of circles on the television?
« Last post by 4wd on August 14, 2021, 06:42 PM »
The Mysterons
-4wd (August 14, 2021, 04:10 AM)

What did you think of the reworked Captain Scarlet episodes?  I preferred it when it was obvious they were puppets.  I don't really get the point of the video "upgrades."
-MilesAhead (August 14, 2021, 09:10 AM)

I've never seen the remade version, haven't seen the original since about the time it came out, (along with Joe 90 and the other Century 21 marionette series).
Still manage to catch one of the original Thunderbird episodes once every few years though, they seem to get repeated quite often.
127
Living Room / Re: Is anyone else's cat afraid of circles on the television?
« Last post by 4wd on August 14, 2021, 04:10 AM »
the ring?
-Target (August 11, 2021, 07:49 PM)

The Mysterons
1500x500.jpg
128
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on August 12, 2021, 08:13 PM »
For transferring files to/from my phone, I just use the Android version of Total Commander. With that I can connect through WiFi with my cabled computer. You can get extra modules for this version of Total Commander to use the LAN directly. Or FTP/SFTP or even directly using just WiFi between 2 devices. All for free.
-Shades (August 11, 2021, 03:29 PM)

Started using KDE Connect since they've recently released a Windows client, (Windows 10 only):

Features listed as working in this beta build include:

    Shared clipboard to/from Windows and Android
    See phone battery and signal strength on desktop
    Remote Input (i.e. use your phone as a mouse on Windows)
    Notifications sync
    File transfer
    Pause Music
    Multimedia remote control
    Presentation Remote
    End-to-end TLS encryption
    WiFi connection
    Run custom commands on the desktop remotely
    Locate your phone

To date it has been the easiest method by far for devices on the same WiFi network that I've ever used.

Right-click a file->Send to->Send to remote device via KDE Connect for the computer, select a file and Share via KDE Connect on Android - then select the device you want to send it to.

All versions available from here.
129
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on August 12, 2021, 07:49 PM »
EDIT: v5.6 has disappeared from F-Droid, (looks like they only keep the current and previous two versions).

Old versions here: https://k-9-mail.en....com/android/versions
-4wd (August 03, 2021, 06:21 PM)

Should I uninstall the newest version before installing v5.6? Thanks
-erikts (August 11, 2021, 11:20 PM)

Yes, export K-9's settings first, uninstall it, sideload 5.6, and import the settings - you will need to enter any passwords for accounts, they don't get exported.

Also, I'm not sure but the earlier versions from UpToDown might auto-update since they're just the APK pulled from the Play store whereas F-Droid versions are built by F-Droid from the repo without the Play store link so can't auto-update.

I've attached F-Droid's 5.6 version.

Downgrade instructions at K-9 Mail's forum.
130
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on August 08, 2021, 09:16 PM »
Does that go for Bluemail, that you mentioned before?
-rjbull (July 29, 2021, 04:27 PM)

Try FairEmail, you can get it from the Play store or F-Droid, (the F-Droid version can't use OAuth due to Google policy - F-Droid builds are unsigned), it has a Unified account view but you can also set it to open to a list of your accounts.
It also has a lot of options to set it up how you want, can't seem to find one to move the menu button to the bottom though.

Play
F-Droid
131
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on August 03, 2021, 06:21 PM »
Well, it looks like side loading from the F-Droid compiled version has broken whatever Play store link there was, it hasn't tried to update to the latest version.

So I'm stuck with v5.6

EDIT: v5.6 has disappeared from F-Droid, (looks like they only keep the current and previous two versions).

Old versions here: https://k-9-mail.en....com/android/versions
132
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on July 30, 2021, 03:07 AM »
Does that go for Bluemail, that you mentioned before?  I tried it - not the new version - on one account only, so didn't see multi-account behaviour.  It's pretty, but I came across a comment that it saves your mail in its cloud, which I would much prefer to avoid.
-rjbull (July 29, 2021, 04:27 PM)

Yes, defaults to last email account used but it's a unified one by default, to choose another account you have to go through a menu, (which is at the top left of the display, naturally 🙄).

According to their privacy policy, they don't save emails on their servers.
If you activate the Instant Push facility, emails will transit their servers long enough to grab header info, (1-2 seconds for the Push notification), then they're deleted.
For some of the other optional facilities they'll store enough info to enable them to work but none of them include storing your emails.

Fwiw, I only use BlueMail on my tablet for three 'junk' Gmail accounts, (ones I'd rather not clutter K-9 Mail with).

You can get previous versions, (don't know how many), on F-Droid.
133
Developer's Corner / Re: Constructing a minimal Sudoku puzzle
« Last post by 4wd on July 29, 2021, 07:32 AM »
Javascript version that runs in your browser: jsSudoku

It's generating puzzles almost immediately on my computer at any of the 5 difficulty levels.
134
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on July 29, 2021, 07:05 AM »
Is this the 'interface' where backing out of one account to review the others exits the program completely?
-rjbull (July 28, 2021, 03:30 PM)

Yeah, there's no longer an account list like in the old interface, if you hit back you exit.  To get to other accounts you have to go through the menu.

People on Play aren't really happy with the new version.

I grabbed 5.6 and reloaded it ... EDIT: Sideloaded apps aren't linked to the Play store so they'll never update, is this correct?

Had a look awhile ago for another email app but all the ones I could find went for the hiding multiple accounts under a menu and trying to get you to use a Unified inbox.
135
General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?
« Last post by 4wd on July 28, 2021, 01:53 AM »
That'll teach me to update apps at 00:20, didn't notice that K-9 Mail was in the list and now I've got it's new crappy interface.
:-\
136
Living Room / Re: About backhaul, overlapping channels, and a lot of other things I didn't know...
« Last post by 4wd on July 26, 2021, 09:21 AM »
And as WiFi equipment is only allowed on 11 channels (except for Japan, they have 13 WiFi channels)...
-Shades (July 25, 2021, 11:19 PM)

Pretty much everywhere except NA is allowed 13 channels, (Japan can use 14 with caveats).
137
General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced
« Last post by 4wd on July 13, 2021, 01:40 AM »
For those that only keep track of Windows 11 through here:
There appears to be a 10 day grace period after you update your Windows 10 computer to Windows 11. That is the full period for trying it out and rolling back to Windows 10 if Windows 11 is not to your liking. Don't expect a roll back to be a smooth experience, make sure you have all your Windows 10 drivers and such backed up safely on a portable device or cloud drive. Portable device is better if you only have only 1 computer available during that period. Internet may or may not work after the roll-back, and in that case, you'll be much happier when you can install your drivers from that portable device instead of being cut-off from your cloud drive.
-Shades (July 12, 2021, 10:35 PM)

Even easier to rollback by just restoring the system image you created before you upgraded to Windows 11 ... you did create one, didn't you?

 :P
138
General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced
« Last post by 4wd on June 30, 2021, 01:09 AM »
The Raspberry Pi 4 can run Windows 11:


-Deozaan (June 29, 2021, 08:25 PM)

Kind of makes a mockery of MS' minimum hardware specs, especially w.r.t. the CPU.
139
General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced
« Last post by 4wd on June 29, 2021, 05:51 PM »
These Walmart laptops only have 2 cores.
-Shades (June 29, 2021, 12:23 PM)

The only Ryzen 5 laptops in that price range on their website seem to be Ryzen 5 3450u CPUs which are 4 core, 8 thread with Vega 8 gfx based on 12nm technology.

Ryzen 5 5500u based laptops are just starting to become available, (6 core, 12 thread, Vega 7 based on 7nm technology which should reduce battery drain), which are current generation and have a performance equivalent to the previous generation 4500u/4600u.
140
General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced
« Last post by 4wd on June 27, 2021, 11:14 AM »
Well, this is an absolute deal breaker for me.

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https://www.microsof...ws-11-specifications
-app103 (June 26, 2021, 06:36 PM)

They introduced vertical tabs into Edge because wide screen monitors are so commonplace that it's now worthwhile to do it and save a little of the vertical real estate for content ... then they go do the opposite in the OS.

MS are retarded.
141
General Software Discussion / Re: Multi-VPN Conections and rules
« Last post by 4wd on June 17, 2021, 12:04 AM »
I think you want Split Tunnelling, but I'm not sure OpenVPN can do it at the application level, only network routes.

Some VPN providers do application level split tunnelling, (eg. WindScribe), where you can either specify apps that will, (Inclusive mode), or won't, (Exclusive mode), use the VPN connection.  But that only applies to a single VPN connection.

Seeing as you seem to want multiple VPN connections and be able to direct certain programs toward a specific VPN connection I think you'll have to resort to proxies or stay with VMs.
-4wd (June 16, 2021, 09:17 AM)
Yeah, I want do this, if I am not mistaken windscribe uses openvpn (tap driver)
-c-sanchez (June 16, 2021, 09:16 PM)

Depends on the protocol you set it to use, OpenVPN, IKEV2, WireGuard, etc - I use WireGuard, connections are normally faster due to less overhead.
142
General Software Discussion / Re: Multi-VPN Conections and rules
« Last post by 4wd on June 16, 2021, 09:17 AM »
I think you want Split Tunnelling, but I'm not sure OpenVPN can do it at the application level, only network routes.

Some VPN providers do application level split tunnelling, (eg. WindScribe), where you can either specify apps that will, (Inclusive mode), or won't, (Exclusive mode), use the VPN connection.  But that only applies to a single VPN connection.

Seeing as you seem to want multiple VPN connections and be able to direct certain programs toward a specific VPN connection I think you'll have to resort to proxies or stay with VMs.
143
Living Room / Re: swf to gif (or other usable format)
« Last post by 4wd on June 04, 2021, 09:47 PM »
For anyone else wanting to play an old SWF for capture, you can use Adobe's Flash Player Content Debugger and then use any screen/window capture program.
144
Living Room / Re: swf to gif (or other usable format)
« Last post by 4wd on June 02, 2021, 06:01 PM »
Same thing with ffmpeg, simple commands don't work, the same 0 seconds output as the video convertors above.
-rgdot (June 02, 2021, 03:17 PM)

In that case try converting the SWF to images first:

Code: Text [Select]
  1. ffmpeg -i input.swf output-%05d.png

That should output every frame as a consecutively numbered PNG, (if there's more than 100,000 frames you'll need to increase the 5 in output-%05d.png).

Then it should be a simple matter of using ffmpeg or any other video program to convert the images to video.

You're not able to PM me the original file, (or upload to gofile.io or somewhere and send a link)?
I use ffmpeg and/or other video programs almost every other day but I don't have any SWF files to try, (can't remember the last time I saw one).
145
Living Room / Re: swf to gif (or other usable format)
« Last post by 4wd on June 02, 2021, 04:05 AM »
Have you tried ffmpeg?

Code: Text [Select]
  1. ffmpeg -i input.swf output.gif

Will probably result in a file larger than the original, you could also try conversion to WEBM.

Code: Text [Select]
  1. ffmpeg -i input.swf -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 30 -b:v 0 -an output.webm

Might need to play around with the CRF value to adjust your output quality. See here.
146
General Software Discussion / Re: Need a recursive utility
« Last post by 4wd on May 27, 2021, 06:48 PM »
Simple PowerShell script to create zero byte file in all sub-directories:

Code: PowerShell [Select]
  1. <#
  2. p0b.ps1
  3.  
  4. In a Powershell console:
  5.  
  6. path/to/p0b.ps1 -dir <dir> -file <file>
  7.  
  8. Example:
  9.  
  10. ./p0b.ps1 -dir r:/abc -file hello.txt
  11.  
  12. #>
  13.  
  14. param (
  15.   [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$dir,
  16.   [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$file
  17. )
  18.  
  19. # Get a list of all sub-dirs
  20. Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Recurse -Directory | `
  21. # For each one create a file
  22.   ForEach-Object { New-Item "$($_)/$($file)" -ItemType File -Force}

NOTE: The -Force parameter will cause existing files to be overwritten, remove it if necessary.

PS. PowerShell doesn't care what you use for a path separator, / or \
147
General Software Discussion / Re: Restore an Acronis Image in other pc
« Last post by 4wd on May 21, 2021, 10:30 PM »
I would perform an In-place Upgrade considering you've just completely changed hardware.
148
Living Room / Re: Hardware: HDD & Case Queries
« Last post by 4wd on May 19, 2021, 06:41 PM »
The top drive is 5400rpm, what's the bottom drive?

If the bottom is 7200 or 10k rpm then move it to the top and think about putting a case fan mounted on the case to the right, (so it blows air between them). A slow rpm 12cm fan will be all that's needed.

If they're both 5400rpm then I personally wouldn't worry about it unless they're consistently running at higher than about 35°.

BTW, the top drive doesn't appear to have mounting screws on the side we can see?

Any chance of a photo from the left angled towards the front, (to give a better idea of the mounting points)?

Also BTW, if you want a Simple No Holes Required Mounting Solution:

drives.jpg

As long as the computer isn't moved around often, (eg. dragging it along to LAN night), this'll be fine.

For a case, if you're only looking to have 2x2.5" + 2x3.5" (no 5.25") then the Thermaltake Versa H17 or H18 isn't too bad, (I have the H18). Cheap and one of the smaller mATX cases, (honestly, most mATX cases these days are bigger than my old ATX mid-tower).
Also done a couple of builds in the Silverstone Temjin 08 case, they can take more drives and are slightly smaller.

:P
moar_drives.jpg

149
Post New Requests Here / Re: Ping with latency alarm?
« Last post by 4wd on May 17, 2021, 07:31 AM »
Someone will come up with something fancier but it gave me something to do  :)

It's only requirement is PowerShell 7 or higher, (I no longer use earlier versions).

Doesn't write to console, just directly to the output file.

Code: PowerShell [Select]
  1. <#
  2.   pinger.ps1
  3.  
  4.   Run: pwsh -F path\to\pinger.ps1
  5. #>
  6.  
  7. $ip = "8.8.8.8"       # IP/site to ping
  8. $file = "R:\ping.csv" # Output file, (will be output as CSV)
  9. $maxlag = 40          # Latency above which to go beep
  10.  
  11. # If it ain't PowerShell 7+ we don't want to know about it.
  12. if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7) {
  13.   "Requires PowerShell 7" | Out-Host
  14.   Start-Sleep 10
  15. } else {
  16.   While ($true) {  # Loop-de-loop
  17.     # Ping a site once and select latency
  18.     $lag = (Test-Connection -ComputerName $ip -Count 1 -Ping -IPv4 -DontFragment | Select-Object Latency)
  19.     # Format file output and append latest to file (date time,ip,latency,exceeds max)
  20.     "$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss'),$($ip),$($lag.Latency),$($lag.Latency -gt $maxlag)" | Out-File $file -Append
  21.     # If latency is above maximum allowed value ...
  22.     if ($lag.Latency -gt $maxlag) {
  23.       # Go beep
  24.       [console]::beep(1000,500)
  25.     }
  26.     # Sleep, restful sleep ... for all of 2 seconds >:|
  27.     Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
  28.   }
  29. }


File output is in CSV format:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. 2021/05/17 22:22:35,8.8.8.8,6,False
  2. 2021/05/17 22:22:37,8.8.8.8,17,False
  3. 2021/05/17 22:22:39,8.8.8.8,41,True
  4. 2021/05/17 22:22:42,8.8.8.8,32,False
  5. 2021/05/17 22:22:44,8.8.8.8,32,False
  6. 2021/05/17 22:22:46,8.8.8.8,41,True
  7. 2021/05/17 22:22:48,8.8.8.8,33,False
  8. 2021/05/17 22:22:51,8.8.8.8,44,True
  9. 2021/05/17 22:22:53,8.8.8.8,43,True
150
Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by 4wd on April 25, 2021, 02:21 AM »
[ Invalid Attachment ]Tiny helicopter on mars
-Arizona Hot (April 24, 2021, 09:24 AM)

They screwed up, the rotors should be contra-rotating.
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