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I don't run Windows 10 but came across this today: http://www.addictive...ows-update-kb3201845-skwire (December 12, 2016, 03:26 PM)
Assuming you have the update installed, and you are getting high or 100% disk usage it is likely the update is responsible for it. To fix the problem open Command Prompt with administrative rights. Run the following command to fix the problem.Code: Text [Select]
What Does This Command Do?
WPR refers to Windows Performance Recorder. It’s a Windows tool that records how well your system is performing. It does so by recording system events. The increased usage is due to this tool working. The command will stop the tool’s current recording session. No data from it will be saved. Normally, it is saved to your disk so you can look at it later and check out what’s wrong with your system.
Each time you boot your system, this tool runs in the background which is why you will need to run the command again each time you boot your system. After applying the fix, my own disk usage went from 92% to 10%.
It’s possible that the disk usage is genuine or that it is being caused by something else. If after running this command, you get the message ‘There are no trace profiles running’, it simply means the Windows Performance Recorder tool isn’t running and it isn’t the cause of the problem.
It’s not clear why this tool is causing problems after the update but that is just what Windows 10 and its updates do now. This solution comes from Reddit user YukiNagatoKyo.
I found it similar to Ex Machina ... I'm sure there'll be at least another 4 or 5 movies on the same premise in the pipeline since they'll all want to jump on the bandwagon.-4wd (December 12, 2016, 06:43 PM)
@Deozaan ^^: Hey, don't knock it. Some comments would seem to demonstrate that other forum members occasionally see amongst @panzer's excessively loquacious posts references to films that are quite interesting or that they had not known of before and liked them, or something.
Similarly, though I haven't checked, I seem to recall that it might have been he that also authored some comments with references to great vids, on the short vids thread. Anyway, whoever it was, I blame them because it caused me to waste a great deal of time looking at videos when I could have probably been doing something more useful.-IainB (November 23, 2016, 03:51 AM)
yay!Indiegogo campaign owners be warned: The crowdfunding platform can send a collection agency after you.
As of Wednesday, a new addition to the site's terms of use lets Indiegogo take more serious measures to return pledged funds to backers after a campaign has breached its terms of service, or hasn't fulfilled its promise to those backers after the a campaign has ended.
"Indiegogo periodically makes changes meant to improve the experience for both backers and campaign owners on the platform," the company said in the statement.
Otherwise, Indiegogo's refund policy, which allows the platform to withhold money until the campaign ends, remains the same.
There's an inherent optimism in having a small mob of people give a little bit of money in order to bring a product to market, and thereby subvert the traditional way product development and manufacturing works. But there have been plenty of cases where campaigns buckled after becoming overwhelmed by demand, ran into unexpected issues or were outright fraudulent in the first place.
A December 2015 study from the University of Pennsylvania, which crowdfunding site Kickstarter now has housed on its site, found that 9 percent of Kickstarter campaigns did not deliver rewards promised to backers.
Sometimes campaigns are flagged and suspended on time, sometimes they're not. For instance, in January 2015, a project called Zano launched on Kickstarter for a small drone that could take video and pictures. It raised more than $3 million, but production and delivery issues meant that most backers never got their drone.
To this point, backers have mostly taken the hit as platforms don't always guarantee projects. In May, PayPal ended protection it offered customers investing in crowdfunding campaigns, meaning no more refunds when the campaign goes awry.
Indiegogo also published a blog post on trust and safety saying, "We will do everything in our power to recover funds for our backers, including contacting third-party collections agencies." Though, the post also said in certain cases, the platform will reach out to the campaign owner first.
At some point, if I use drag and drop components, the ordering and such gets really messed up- which is the reason I stopped using it other than as a reference to how the form looks. And when you're dealing with it from a programmatic standpoint, figuring out focus and such becomes a nightmare!I have a recent Pro edition of Visual Studio but I cannot feature xaml.-MilesAhead (November 30, 2016, 06:17 PM)
I'm not a fan of XAML either. But you can do a forms based project in VS that will give you the drag and drop components option. The last few project I've done were all in C# using a forms project (using the free VS Community Edition), and it's surprisingly easy to work with.-Stoic Joker (December 01, 2016, 09:35 AM)
Years ago I saw an infographic somewhere that indicated there aren't more than 5 certificate providers globally. All the companies that offer certificates are either subsidiaries or reselling. Which was a bit unsettling then. I don't think this situation has improved much in this current day and age, though I probably should delve into this again someday.-Shades (December 01, 2016, 07:48 AM)
Thank you, mouser, for having created DonationCoder and for helping to shape it into the wonderful community it has become over the years.-Deozaan (November 29, 2016, 01:55 PM)
thanks but I dont want to have to touch the phone on the surface, is there a touchless way?-kalos (November 26, 2016, 08:14 AM)
These tags don’t have batteries in them, but they do have a bit of memory. When you place your phone’s NFC reader near them, the NFC reader provides power to the tag, and can read the data from the tag. The tags are programmable, so you can write whatever data you want into the tag from your phone.
NFC is a lot like RFID, only it's a more up-close-and-personal type of wireless. Whereas RFID can be used from a distance, NFC readers work at a maximum range of about 4 inches (10 centimeters). NFC readers aren't suitable for RFID-style inventory tracking; their range is too short. So NFC tags will appear in a flood of products and promotional items where bits of digitized information might come in handy.
was confused by the sequence here --tomos (November 23, 2016, 02:53 PM)