How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by Reverend Jim I went to a site that sells wood veneer slat paneling. They make a nice range of products and seem reputable. However, on completing my order I found that my payment options were limited to * shoppay * paypal * gpay I have never seen a legitimate site that would not let me pay by credit card. There was a chat option and when I clicked on … Re: How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by rproffitt Someone wanted me to pay with Venmo which I also have never used. Sorry, but I don't want to add more apps today. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim I called Best Buy Friday morning to ask about the status of my laptop. I was told the average wait time was one minute. Fifteen minutes later I was told there were eight calls ahead of me and would I like to leave my number for a callback. I did so and after two more hours of waiting I called the local Best Buy direct. I was told my laptop would be… Re: Improve HAVING BY performance Programming Databases by Reverend Jim I have to admit that 95% of my work from 1995 to 2008 was back end stuff where I didn't have to worry about stuff like that. Digital plumbing and monitoring. The other 5% was single user apps. Not counting the 20% which was pointless meetings. So if you don't mind explaining, I'm curious as to why 50ms would even be noticible. I'm not asking just … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim >I consider them all bloatware Something I may try on this laptop (old ASUS K53E) once I get my other one back is a fresh install from USB but selecting "World" as my region. I read somewhere a while back that if you select any specific region, bloatware for that region gets installed, but if you pick World then no bloatware. You … Re: Read file properties of video files in C++ Programming Software Development by rproffitt Regarding "doesn't open the file". I've used so many tools over the years to profile and log what apps access that I can write that Windows does open the file for a peek. And then we have the problem that many files don't have duration. https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000105.shtml is for MP3 and it's not in … Re: How we can Choose an Awesome Mobile App Development Company? Programming Mobile Development by Mary_50 Choosing an awesome mobile app development company involves several key considerations. * Look for a company with a diverse portfolio showcasing their expertise. * Ensure they are skilled in relevant programming languages and frameworks. * Opt for a company that maintains transparent communication channels. * Choose a company that … Re: How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by Dani Not that it is an excuse, but I would like to offer up an explanation, if I may. You can [see here](https://www.daniweb.com/programming/web-development/threads/541688/airtm-api-how-to-build-a-form) that only 4 days ago, FarrisFahad had a button to pay by Paypal on his website, and wants to convert it into utilizing a payment API (e.g. something … Re: How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by Reverend Jim I could understand that for a small company but it looks like this place (US based) also has a Canadian presence. And judging by [their range of products](https://www.thewoodveneerhub.ca/) they aren't a small company. In any case, after pricing out what we wanted ($800+) and failing to get an alternate payment option we decided to invest in a … Re: How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by Dani > I could understand that for a small company but it looks like this place (US based) also has a Canadian presence. According to their about us page, it’s a family owned business run by a guy named Lawrence who has been in the industry since the 1970s but just started his own business in the 2000s. Which fits the profile I had laid out. (Eg … Re: How NOT to do business online Digital Media Digital Marketing by Reverend Jim Fair enough. Re: ABC for Github-programs and Python Programming Software Development by Reverend Jim I have an apps folder on D: where I keep all my portable/homegrown software. Let's say I want to create a virtual enviromnent in `D:\apps\MyVirtual`. To do this I open a command shell and do D:\>cd apps D:\apps>python -m venv MyVirtual If I install any packages in this session, they will be installed in the virtual python. … Re: Design vs. Coding Programming Software Development by pritaeas > I think that to be a good coder one must show some talent for design. And to be a good designer one must show some talent at code. I have never experienced this in any of the companies I have worked for. It's a bit different for web apps, since some designers know (the quirks of) HTML/CSS, but to me that is not coding. Re: what's the correct way of learning programming? Programming by Dani Python works as a first language, but I would also recommend Javascript just because it is being used just about everywhere nowadays! However, I guess the bigger question is, as a math major, what’s your objective to learning programming? If you want to make web apps, you might take a very different path than doing some backend calculations for … Re: How do you use LLM AI tools in your daily programming workflow ? Community Center by rproffitt I use ChatGPT for quick and dirty work where I need a function to build some apps. My close friend took ChatGPT back to work in December 2022 and they use it for many things. Examples such a SQL queries and regular expressions. He tells me they saved mid 5 figures USD in the first year over outsourcing. It's time and money. Some get a little… Re: A reliable way of detecting AI content? Hardware and Software Cloud-based Apps by jkon There are some apps that claim to detect AI Generated content and have paid APIs (e.g. GPTZero , Originality) , I haven't use them except of testing , I didn't had any good reason and furthermore the landscape is changing so fast that all the statistical patterns they might detect need better and better adjustment to work decently. We still can… Re: Installing programs from Github Programming Software Development by rproffitt > Python is an interpreted language, which means the source code of a Python program is converted into bytecode that is then executed by the Python virtual machine. As such the .exe would be the Python virtual machine and not your Python apps. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim Got my laptop back from Best Buy this afternoon. I checked the power cord connection at the store and it was fine. I wish I'd checked it further because I started having problems as soon as I got it home and powered up. First of all, they replaced the motherboard so when I got it back it had been wiped and reset. First thing I noticed was that the … Re: A Utility App for my organisation Hardware and Software Cloud-based Apps by Dani Rahul, do you mean a mobile app for iPhone or Android? Wordpress can build some incredibly powerful web apps. Re: Postfix authentication problem Hardware and Software Linux and Unix by chickenbirds > I am trying to set-up Postfix on my Ubuntu local web development machine for send-only e-mails using Gmail so I can test e-mails sent by a web app I am developing. Even though this is an old post I wanted to reply as I found it while trying to setup my own postfix mailrelay on my private cloud server with Debian that hosts our small … Re: And so the cookie crumbles... Community Center Geeks' Lounge by Dani > My decision were based on the "arrogance" of some moderators, it seemed that the entire site moved away from being a community service to a "I am the boss, do as I say" environment. AndreRet, based on your [latest post](https://www.daniweb.com/programming/databases/threads/541622/improve-having-by-performance#post2296496… Re: Nexus One Could Torpedo Google Android Strategy Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by nathanmarks Ron, You could be - and probably are - right. I'm only offering my perspective as someone who has neither an iPhone or Android device and is looking at both of them since my contract on my T-mobile Blackberry is up. Yes, Android is doing pretty well, but from an outsider's perspective, at this moment in time it's all about the Apps. … Nexus One Could Torpedo Google Android Strategy Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by Techwriter10 Persistent rumors have Google scheduling an event for Tuesday to launch its new Nexus One mobile phone. Engadget was even fortunate enough [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/"]to procure one[/URL] ahead of the launch. Whenever Google makes it official, it's clearly an … Re: Nexus One Could Torpedo Google Android Strategy Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by maddoghall It is fairly easy to get an unlocked phone, if you are willing to pay the full price for an unsubsidized unit. I am using an unlocked HTC Hero. The real question will be if the Nexus will allow an unsigned image to be installed and booted, allowing the customer to change the operating system. After all, Android is supposed to be "Open … Nexus VS Transformer Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by eikal I'm going to be purchasing a tablet. I develop in android and I am delving into tablet based apps. The tablet i purchase will be used for debugging/testing heavily. Between the two Nexus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230663 Transformer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230698 Which would you … Re: Nexus VS Transformer Hardware and Software Hardware Mobile and Wearables by <M/> I hear a lot of praise from the Nexus tablet, i don't hear much about the other so you should research the other one. 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