Years ago I was interested in it because it more or less "Mozilla for Music" in that it was free, open-source, and...

Years ago I was interested in it because it more or less "Mozilla for Music" in that it was free, open-source, and based on an addin system so that you could choose and pick what functionality you wanted without having to add all the extras. But back then it wasn't a mature bit of software. Seems to me that maybe it is now.

So, MusicBee seems the most likely candidate for my music player on my Win10 PCs. Perhaps a big factor in my trying it was that it was available on the Microsoft Store. Installed seamlessly and so far has run well. But also, I can also install it on what might now be "The Linux PC" in the Studio (the old Studio PC).

#Windows10# #Linux #MacOS
https://getmusicbee.com/

So I decided to look around for music players now I have the sound working on the RecRoom PC.

So I decided to look around for music players now I have the sound working on the RecRoom PC.

In the past I've used a variety of players including WinAmp, Foobar, Clementine, and most recently aTunes. The common denominator was the ability to have an icon/controls in the task bar (or work properly with the media keys on the keyboard), the ability to sort music files as I like, and customisation with notifications. Fairly straightforward. Listening to net radio was optional because I have a licensed copy of RadioSure (see http://www.radiosure.com/) for that.

First up I tried Groove Music. OK but nothing special. Then I tried Clementine. That was my preferred music player under Win7 but I started using aTunes instead because Clementine was having issues on my old Win7 PCs. I used Foobar 2000 for almost 8 years but it's for folk who like to mess around with code first and hack stuff to death. Anyway, Clementine worked, but kept throwing "Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in" error messages at me. That'd be distracting, and a quick search showed that there was no proper solution! Then I tried the first one on this list - Dopamine. It looked like it could be incredibly good, but after installing it it would crash instead of running, giving no explanation! So, I decided to try MusicBee.

The last time I looked at this is was some version before 1/0, and it was very buggy and S-L-O-W. This time around it runs smoothly. Of course my PCs now have 4x the ram they used to have, so that might have something to do with things, but I'm impressed with it this time around.
https://beebom.com/best-music-players-windows/

Spot on!

Spot on!

Originally shared by Tampa Powers

Well, moving the 4k monitor to the RecRoom PC was a bust.

Well, moving the 4k monitor to the RecRoom PC was a bust. It seems that while I can get 1920 x 1080, it just blanks out for higher resolutions. Odd. And now Win10 seems to think that my sound is working, via the LG Monitor! I should actually check if it has speakers or not. There's two grills underneath, but I thought those were for cooling. No sound coming out.

However, I'm no worse off than I was yesterday. It's just a matter of research I suspect.

Update:
We have sound!

After I downloaded the PDF manual for the L24UD58-B, I realised that it had an audio jack in the back of the monitor. I plugged that in, no change. But then when I used to built in menu of the monitor I found that the default setting was low volume and muted. Sound works now, hurray!

Still haven't figured out the higher resolution yet, but that can wait. This monitor is still larger and has a crisper image than the previous one ever had!

After discovering a 2m HDMI to HDMI cable I'd forgotten I had, I discovered that I could plug my Media PC directly...

After discovering a 2m HDMI to HDMI cable I'd forgotten I had, I discovered that I could plug my Media PC directly into the lounge room TV and have an extra desktop display! Ooh, might make watching some videos a lot easier, and running some programs (like the Second Life viewer) far easier to use (because of their tiny menu text size).

I wasn't able to do this easily under Win7, but with Win10 it's automatic!
#Windows10

After his Google Maps led him down a boulder-filled road to avoid highway traffic, Ohman’s car broke down around 3 p.

After his Google Maps led him down a boulder-filled road to avoid highway traffic, Ohman’s car broke down around 3 p.m. on July 27. His car was leaking fluid from a shredded transmission and wouldn’t budge.

Seriously, why was he avoiding the highway?
http://allthatsinteresting.com/mick-ohman-stranded-arizona-drinks-urine

Bay Area engineer Walter Huang, who died in the Tesla crash, had complained about the vehicle's Autopilot function...

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/03/29/tesla-autopilot-huang-family.html?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5abf31f404d3013a67bb6925&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

6 Great Websites to Access Digital Texbooks | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

6 Great Websites to Access Digital Texbooks | Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

'...This is a list featuring some popular platforms that provide open digital textbooks. Textbooks are arranged into different categories and content areas. Some of the textbooks are available for free download in various formats others can only be read online....'

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/03/6-great-websites-to-access-digital.html

Might be using this to do a bulk install, though I might check out some of the apps that came with Win10 first.

Might be using this to do a bulk install, though I might check out some of the apps that came with Win10 first.
https://ninite.com/

he NUC has now displaced the Studio PC on the main computer desk in the studio.

he NUC has now displaced the Studio PC on the main computer desk in the studio. Everything works and it's connected to my Homegroup. The old PC is now sitting on the smaller computer desk going to be salvaged for the drives, memory stick, and other hardware. I can't help but think of giant container ships being broken up by hand in Bangladesh.

Thought I'd try something new and ask about my speaker issue - Win10 thinks my speaker jack is a microphone jack -...

Thought I'd try something new and ask about my speaker issue - Win10 thinks my speaker jack is a microphone jack - at the Microsoft community. Hopefully I'll get some results but I predict that the very first answer I get will advice to go through the troubleshooters, which I've done numerous times.
#Windows10
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/win-10-thinks-that-my-speaker-jack-is-a-microphone/11bc9be9-63e4-4f29-965d-80afa9d9b850?tm=1522369484934

* High Definition output at 720p via HDMI

* High Definition output at 720p via HDMI
* Pixel Perfect graphics at 4:3 ratio, with full width, CRT filter and US/Europe display mode options
* Save game function
* 2 USB ports: plug in a USB keyboard and use as a fully functional home computer with C64 BASIC, or add a second joystick for 2-player games
* Supports software updates via USB flash drive

The C64 Mini! Doesn't look much bigger than a USB hub! Details at https://thec64.com/

Looks like an interesting site.

Looks like an interesting site.
http://www.starringthecomputer.com/

Earlier today I sorted out the NEW Homegroup for the Win10 PCs.

Earlier today I sorted out the NEW Homegroup for the Win10 PCs. Until now I haven't had one, and that made working on Seconds (which is on the NUC) and other things difficult. Now that the Studio PC is effectively defunct, I'm move that off the best computer table I have there (given to me by the kind folk next door ages ago) and move the NUC to it.
#Windows10

I couldn't get back to sleep, so I had another look at salvaging the Studio PC stuff.

I couldn't get back to sleep, so I had another look at salvaging the Studio PC stuff. Seems that the drive with the dodgy connection is only accessible with a cold boot.

I hadn't used the PC very much, so in this case that's been a good thing, because there's been less to recover. Was able to copy anything vaguely important.

The killer PC in the Studio strikes again!

The killer PC in the Studio strikes again!

I might not s\install Win 10 on my Studio PC. I booted it up, and once again there was an issue reading one of the drives. KDEPartition Manager under Mint wouldn't even read it. After about 10 minutes in Win 7 it suddenly appeared. Or rather one of the partitions did. I shall have to consult my (paper) notes about what was on that one. The thing is - this is the PC that through away the files for my graphic novel. It has a history of going nuts with at least one drive.

So maybe I'd be better recovering what I can and throwing the PC (minus drives) away.

No point in installing Windows 10 on it in that case. Most likely the problem's with something on the motherboard, because I've had the power supply replaced on that PC. Maybe I should just through the motherboard out and replace that? That will take research to see if it's worth it. Maybe the memory, case and power supply are all that's worth salvaging from it.

But I just can't rely on that PC for now. So I'll recover the files I can, put them on the RecRoom PC, and work from that.
#Win10Install #StudioPC

Also, this seems heaps better than bloody libraries, which were awkward to alter or update on the fly.

Also, this seems heaps better than bloody libraries, which were awkward to alter or update on the fly. I found this page and the one at https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/quick-access-windows-10/ helpful in understanding this.
#Windows10
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-use-windows-10s-quick-access/

No doubt this is all old news to a bazillion users of Win 10, but combined with setting up default saving locations...

No doubt this is all old news to a bazillion users of Win 10, but combined with setting up default saving locations to different partitions (see http://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-default-save-location-windows-10) this is pretty cool. Only I find that I need to set up those default save locations first, because for example, if I set Save new Music to my M: drive, it actually creates M:\laura as the default.
#Windows10
http://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-10/how-to-change-the-location-of-user-folders-in-windows-10/

The data slurp included Facebook app users' interactions with others who are not on Facebook – meaning people who...

The data slurp included Facebook app users' interactions with others who are not on Facebook – meaning people who never gave the Social Network™ permission for anything are probably profiled in its data troves anyway.

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Fleeing Facebook app users realise what they agreed to in apps years ago - total slurpage • The Register

'...What McKay and others realised to their horror was that Facebook Messenger on Android uploaded far more than expected. Specifically: metadata for phone calls and text messages, even though they were sent with Android's default phone and SMS apps, not Facebook's Messenger apps....'

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/25/facebook_app_privacy/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/25/facebook_app_privacy/

cool simulation

cool simulation

Originally shared by Norbert Landsteiner

ViperCard – HyperCard in the Browser
A reimplementation of HyperCard, the "cassette recorder for data" for the classic Macintosh, to be run in any browser (that is, ironically, not in Apple Safari):

"ViperCard is an open source re-creation and re-imagination of 1987's HyperCard. You can use it to make animations, games, and interactive art!"

(Notably, most of the early hypertext prices were awarded to HyperCard projects, before there was HTML and the WWW. So reconciling both may be a logical step.)

https://www.vipercard.net/

Found via HN, discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16675180
https://www.vipercard.net/

What happens to your emails, music and social media accounts when you die?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-27/nsw-to-review-digital-asset-laws-for-after-death/9589390

So far the only issue the RecRoom PC has is no sound.

So far the only issue the RecRoom PC has is no sound. But that's happened every time I've installed any version of Windows on it (XP and Win7). This time around it can't detect the speakers which are plugged in which is a new one for me. I suspect that its mistaken the speaker for a microphone, which is listed but not plugged in.

Meh, no rush. I might start backing up the Studio PC next.
#Win10Install #RecRoomPC

One user, Dylan McKay, reported that for the period October 2016 to July 2017 his logs contained “the metadata of...

One user, Dylan McKay, reported that for the period October 2016 to July 2017 his logs contained “the metadata of every cellular call I’ve ever made, including time and duration” and “metadata about every text message I’ve ever received or sent”.

Originally shared by P Grimm
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/25/facebook-logs-texts-and-calls-users-find-as-they-delete-accounts-cambridge-analytica

Well, Windows 10 is now installed on the RecRoom PC.

Well, Windows 10 is now installed on the RecRoom PC. Seemed to take a much less time than the Media PC. Am now restoring data and essential software (like Free Commander). Woohoo!
#Win10Install #RecRoomPC

Ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha. I couldn't install Win10 initially on the Media PC because it had an MBR style of partition! I recreated the partition table for that as GPT one! Shall have to research this!
#Win10Install #RecRoomPC

This Photographer Deleted His Social Media with 1.5 Million Followers

https://petapixel.com/2018/03/21/this-photographer-deleted-his-social-media-with-1-5-million-followers/

oStorybook helps you to keep the overview, especially helpful for complex stories with two or more plot-lines...

oStorybook helps you to keep the overview, especially helpful for complex stories with two or more plot-lines (strands). Imagine it as a kind of a interactive, dynamic mind map.

Looks complicated to me! Full details at http://ostorybook.tuxfamily.org/index.php?lng=en&tconfig=0

Artha is a handy thesaurus based on WordNet with distinct features like global hotkey look-up, passive desktop...

Artha is a handy thesaurus based on WordNet with distinct features like global hotkey look-up, passive desktop notifications, regular expression based search, etc.. Artha may be used as a free open-source replacement to the proprietary WordWeb Pro.

Might check this out.
#BSD #Linux #Windows
https://sourceforge.net/projects/artha/

And talking about free alternatives to Scrivener - Check this out.

And talking about free alternatives to Scrivener - Check this out.
https://crawfordwriting.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/free-scrivener-alternatives/

Manuscript looks like an open-source version of Scrivener - it even has an index card / corkboard screen!

Manuscript looks like an open-source version of Scrivener - it even has an index card / corkboard screen! There's a viewpoint timeline thing as well, so there must be character functions I guess. Only up to version 0.6.0, so early days yet.
#Windows #Linux #MacOS
http://www.theologeek.ch/manuskript/

With Glom you can design database systems - the database and the user interface.

With Glom you can design database systems - the database and the user interface. Glom has high-level features such as relationships, lookups, related fields, related records, calculated fields, drop-down choices, searching, reports, users and groups. Glom keeps things simple. It has Numeric, Text, Date, Time, Boolean, and Image field types. Glom systems require almost no programming, but you may use Python for calculated fields or buttons. Each Glom system can be translated for multiple languages and countries.

Gosh!
#Linux #Windows
https://www.glom.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

A search engine "like Google" that doesn't collect your data.

A search engine "like Google" that doesn't collect your data.
https://www.startpage.com/

So, I'm continuing to backup the RecRoom PC today.

So, I'm continuing to backup the RecRoom PC today. I could have had it backing up overnight, but in my experience that's when something goes wrong.

Going to wipe both disk 0 and 2, which are both MBR. As it transpired, I had at least 800GB spare space on disk1, so that'll be the drive the Mint Distro goes on. I've been using the RecRoom PC as my main PC since I finished the masters. It didn't help having one of the Studio PC's drives dying, but I never really got back into the habit of using it again. But then I have a strategy of redundancy witn my PCs, which is why I'm only installing Win10 on one PC at a time. If any one goes down, I have others to use!

Also I discovered that program that no longer works on the Media PC, also no longer works on the RecRoom PC either. It was old kit and no longer being developed so its time has come. There may be others that don't as well, but hopefully my Adobe CS6 pack will.
#Win10Install #RecRoomPC

As seen on AUSTRALIAN STORY.

As seen on AUSTRALIAN STORY.
https://misterwootube.com/

That tip was a link from this page, about improving the UI for folk with bad eyesight.

That tip was a link from this page, about improving the UI for folk with bad eyesight.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bad_Eyesight_-_Thunderbird#Thunderbird_5.0_and_later

Tells you how to make the menu and pane text size different for mozilla apps. I've needed this!!!

Tells you how to make the menu and pane text size different for mozilla apps. I've needed this!!!
#mozilla #thunderbird #firefox
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Pane_and_menu_fonts

Slowly restoring things on the Media PC.

Slowly restoring things on the Media PC. Win 10 is still only partially mapped out for me so it's a learning curve. I almost panicked earlier when I looked in that partition and found nothing in it! Well of course not, because I HADN"T RESTORED ANYTHING YET! Doh!
#Win10Install #MediaPC

Some of the new features lend this graphics editor (like creating normals) to use for 3D textures.

Some of the new features lend this graphics editor (like creating normals) to use for 3D textures. An interesting alternative to GIMP and Photoshop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CY4hmkg_I&feature=share

Not a Beta!

Not a Beta! Looks like it has all sorts of goodies like SVG support, a new text tool and Python scripting (and something called "masked brushes").
#opensource #graphics #windows #linux #MaxOSX
https://krita.org/en/item/krita-4-0-0-released/

Street light?

Street light??? This looks like a strip or spotlight to me, illuminating a very narrow strip on a street, rather than a wider area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN4J4_nyIpI&feature=share

So, finally!

So, finally!

Didn't go out for a dogwalk until mid morning. Instead, I just sat on the lounge-room couch and tried another install. And it seems to have worked!

Not sure what happened before but I suspect the install crashed before it completed, which would explain why it couldn't boot. This time I deleted the partitions the aborted install created and THIS TIME IT WORKED. Of course the bloody thing's taking forever to download and install updates, but I sort of expect that. Which is all a relief.

And why did I want to update in the first place? Well I knew that sooner or later the WIN7 installs I had to no longer be supported; and after playing on the NUC that arrived last year, I could see that as I was committed to certain Windows apps it made sense to update and make sure my Windows was legal.

Even so, I have two more PCs to update, but I'll wait until I finish re-installing stuff (like Thunderbird) to get the Media PC back up to spec. That might take a while, because I'll want to see if there are apps on the Win10 install that might work just as well.
#Win10Install #MediaPC

The Win10 install saga continues.

The Win10 install saga continues.

I found this solution at the Microsoft community site. It suggested the issue here is that Win10 needed unallocated space on the drive, in order to do it's own thing in installing. Huh? And yet when I DELETED partition 1 and selected NEXT, it started a proper install!!!

It hasn't finished that install, yet. Will post an update when it does (or doesn't).
#Win10Install #MediaPC
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install-insiderplat_pc/windows-10-clean-install-cant-find-a-valid/b1269c6d-89a9-4f8f-9d50-f738fc0a3a65

Got back home, started the Win10 install (AGAIN).

Got back home, started the Win10 install (AGAIN). Got as far as this screen, and even formatted Drive 0 partition 1 using the install program, and got this?! This is beyond a fucking joke. Maybe there's a helpline I can call?
#Win10Install #MediaPC

So the utility didn't work.

So the utility didn't work. I went to Gparted and wiped and reconstructed the drive as GPT, then created all the partitions in the right places and formats. Then I fiddled around with a second drive making space for an alt boot Linux install (further down the track). I have to go out for a bit and will do a fresh install of Win10 when I get home.

The ongoing saga, but this will save me time when I upgrade to Win10 on the other two PCs at home. It's all a learning curve. Even so, it was emotionally hard for me to wipe out the C: partition. But I have faith, and backups.
#Win10Install #MediaPC

So, I have an appointment today at noon.

So, I have an appointment today at noon. But I've also backed up anything useful from the drive with Win7 on it. I'll try using gptgen-1.1 to convert the drive to GPT, and if that fails I'll just wipe the partition table and make the new one GPT using Gparted, and then install Win10.

That feels a bit like "brute force" to me, and I could just do that first, but using gptgen-1.1 is an effort to save time. Upgrading to Win 10 seems to take lots of that.
#Win10Install #MediaPC

I need some feedback/advice

I need some feedback/advice

The install failed AGAIN, even after I turned off Anti-virus software. I booted to the USB disk and got to the which partition to install to and got THIS message. AHA! So, it looks like I will have to re-format that partition to GPT. However, I thought that GPT was the whole disk partition table format, not just for an individual partition. I could be wrong though. More research needed.

However, even if I DO need to redo the whole drive, I've already backed up the data partitions from the original drive, though I'd also need to backup two new partitions I created (one for general incoming files, the other for incoming software) because I'd already copied stuff over to them. So maybe I should just backup all the storage partitions again (groan), wipe the drive and start again! I might also save everything in C:/USER/.

*Feedback please!!!!
#Win10Install #MediaPC

BUGGER! So much or "take 2". Informative, isn't it?

BUGGER! So much or "take 2". Informative, isn't it?
#Win10Install #MediaPC

The Windows10 install on the Media PC is finally happening. At 9% and continuing!

The Windows10 install on the Media PC is finally happening. At 9% and continuing!
#Win10Install #MediaPC

Etherpad sounds more like a bit of hardware, as in "damn, I stepped on the etherpad!" The big deal is that you can...

Etherpad sounds more like a bit of hardware, as in "damn, I stepped on the etherpad!" The big deal is that you can edit collaboratively online. I've never done that my self, but I think even with good software you'd need to the rest of the team reasonably well or there'd be a big falling out.
http://etherpad.org/#about

Facebook said it’s taken steps to “limit developer access to detailed friend data”, but Facebook’s current default...

Facebook said it’s taken steps to “limit developer access to detailed friend data”, but Facebook’s current default settings leave a lot of questions and a lot of data flying around. One thing is clear though: Facebook needs to step up and respect its users.

An ePetition organised by Mozilla!
https://foundation.mozilla.org/campaigns/facebook/?utm_source=newsletter-mofo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=facebook&utm_term=4619095

he he

he he
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvWEIxdTB6Y&feature=share

10 Things Back to the Future 2 Got Right - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV_Z3Zx0xIs&feature=share

And so it begins.

And so it begins.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/uber-self-driving-car-kills-woman-arizona-tempe

I'm tempted to migrate the passwords on my browsers to this, before the upgrade, especially after reading the...

I'm tempted to migrate the passwords on my browsers to this, before the upgrade, especially after reading the article at https://www.networkworld.com/article/3183675/security/stop-using-password-manager-browser-extensions.html !!!
https://www.howtogeek.com/70801/how-to-import-your-saved-browser-passwords-into-keepass/

So, this morning, I should probably go through my apps on the Media PC and backup settings, where the app allows me...

So, this morning, I should probably go through my apps on the Media PC and backup settings, where the app allows me to backup and restore them. Apps like Firefox (which I use much less now, but still good for watching catchup TV) and Thunderbird already have their default profiles moved to a separate partition. Apps like Firestorm and Scrivener, not so much. And I have a heap of games software on the G: drive, not on the Windows System drive at all. That could be interesting!

Either way, I ought to look at this as an opportunity to have a clean install and to reduce the "clutter" of apps I installed and probably used once and never again. Maybe. Continuity depends on the ability to retain passwords, links, short cuts and files where I need to, and I can do that by copying where necessary. But it's a job that needs a methodical approach, something that I used to be good at when I used to be employed.

The Media PC says it has updates for me, but I might just wait until 10's on it!

And after all that I've discovered that I can't save my Apps after all, because they were created on 7.

And after all that I've discovered that I can't save my Apps after all, because they were created on 7. However, I did find an easy way to list them.

Nothing happening until tomorrow.
#Win10Install #MediaPC
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/111076-using-wmic-to-retrieve-a-list-of-all-installed-programs

After most of the day working on this, I haven't been able to install Win10 and in the process of trying to fix...

After most of the day working on this, I haven't been able to install Win10 and in the process of trying to fix that did something horrible to the MBR. And despite being able to boot to Win7 via using the Supergrub 2 and using EasyBCD to fix the MBR, a boot still gives a volume contains no Operating System message instead of booting properly. When I go through all the motions of using a Windows Repair disk to use BootRec /FixMbr and then a BootRec /FixBoot, I continue to get a Volume does not contain a recognisable file system error!

So, it's been a frustrating time of things. I dont think I'll do anything more today. It's too hot and I'm more likely to make mistakes and screw up more. And I'm wondering if maybe the best thing to do would be to FORMAT the C: drive and do a "clean install". I mean everything I have installed can be reinstalled if I need it as I have my rego codes and details. It's a lot of work. I'll have to think about that, and I guess also see if I can actually boot from the USB drive WIN10 comes on.
#Win10Install #MediaPC

So, after researching the error on the Win install it seems the most common cause of that error is having set-up a...

So, after researching the error on the Win install it seems the most common cause of that error is having set-up a dual Linux boot! Perhaps because when Win10 attempts to read the MBR, it can't read the format, hence the error message. So, I shall download, burn and try this. I seem to recall using it a few years back and it worked perfectly.

The usual routine is a) Install Windows first, then b) install Linux and a boot menu. This time around I might just do something different.
#Win10Install #MediaPC
http://linuxbsdos.com/2012/03/10/restore-the-windows-bootloader-to-mbr-after-dual-booting-with-linux/

So, I finished the cloning, re-arranged the partitions and copied files over to their new homes.

So, I finished the cloning, re-arranged the partitions and copied files over to their new homes. Then, I attempted to install Win10. So far I've got to this point TWICE. So why isn't there a I understand, try to install anyway option????
#Win10Install #MediaPC

So, disk cloning complete, and tomorrow I shall attempt to install Win10 on the Media PC.

So, disk cloning complete, and tomorrow I shall attempt to install Win10 on the Media PC. Actually it was complete hours ago, but it seemed too late in the day to do anything that could get out of control if I wasn't careful.
#Win10Install #MediaPC

Redo Backup and Recovery is a GPLv3 Perl script built with a GTK2+ interface designed in Glade.

Redo Backup and Recovery is a GPLv3 Perl script built with a GTK2+ interface designed in Glade. It is simply a front end to partclone, which performs the actual backup and restore. The live CD is built on Ubuntu to provide a graphical user interface and unmodified binaries of each program, but the script will run on any Linux platform that has the required programs installed.

I'm finally getting around to updating from Win7 to Win10. Before I do that on the Media PC I'm replacing my 1TB drive (with the Windows system in a partition on that) with a 2TB drive, and clone the existing disk image over to that. In the past I've used CLONEZILLA (see http://clonezilla.org/) but this time around it kept bombing out with bad sectors in the system partition. So I thought I'd try REDO this time around. So far so good.

I do like the fact that the the REDO live disk has a copy of GPARTED on it, which I can run after the clone's done, and add extra partitions and change the size of the existing ones (in particular, the Win sys partition). .


http://redobackup.org/

And they thought they had problems in Queensland!

And they thought they had problems in Queensland!
http://allthatsinteresting.com/jupiter-juno-photos

Bwa ha ha ha

Bwa ha ha ha
https://www.avclub.com/amazon-confirms-that-some-alexa-units-have-begun-creepi-1823593392

The big thing about this new release is that it adds decent OS only support.

The big thing about this new release is that it adds decent OS only support.
#windows #opensimulator

Originally shared by Lelani Carver

This will be useful to a lot of people in SL and OS! Fred Beckhusen will know who.
http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2018/03/new-lsl-editor-released/

And also...

And also...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSY4BxD1jh8&feature=share

A fair question.

A fair question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2irD_HtUkls&feature=share

How big is a billion? - Numberphile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-52AI_ojyQ&feature=share

I wonder if this is inspired by the film MOON?

I wonder if this is inspired by the film MOON?
https://www.livescience.com/61909-cimon-floating-brain-iss.html

Older Arctic Sea Ice Disappearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj1G9gqhkYA&feature=share

I'm not sure who'd use this online service, because of you have "unflattened" artwork, you probably have a graphics...

I'm not sure who'd use this online service, because of you have "unflattened" artwork, you probably have a graphics editor that can also flatten it for you.
https://www.ayalpinkus.nl/Flatton.html

Not so sure about this. I suspect it's like trying to ween folk off smoking by giving them gum.

Not so sure about this. I suspect it's like trying to ween folk off smoking by giving them gum.
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/light-phone-2-cure-for-app-addiction-2018-2?r=US&IR=T

This was application recently updated.

This was application recently updated. It runs slowly on most of my PCs, and it it automatically installs to a C:\user\NAME\reallylongpath which you can't change.
#Windows
https://www.designconnected.com/connecter