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    @NJ That's good. Now scrap that idea and follow those that did this before. Red Shift has code and docs that tell how. In one line: These dimming apps adjust …
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    It would be very hard to not beat your model if it's this one: https://www.cnet.com/products/toshiba-satellite-c655/review/ If you are totally lost, let's start with the best sellers on Amazon. This is …
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    Hello everybody! Right now I own a Satellite C655 and I am planning to upgrade to a new laptop. I am looking for something faster & around 400$. I work …
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    @NJ Your approach is flawed so rather than dive into why it's a dead end, why not look at Red Shift, f.lux and how it works? If we were sitting …
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    The probability theory is closely related to games, for example, the probability of falling loot from dead enemies depending on the player's input data.
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    It's a fine topic. For example the math behind the now ancient Moon Lander involved a lot of math. Need to read source code? I have you covered at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/moonlander/
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    I am doing a project for my math class in which I have to choose a topic and connect math concepts to it, and I chose video games. Possible concepts: …
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    I find folk only learn about backups (one backup copy is not good enough today) when they lose it all or pay for recovery. I've had some luck with Recuva …
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    So you've lost access to your data through hardware failure or accidental erasure. What do you do? Like most cyber-warriors you naturally turn to the Internet, be that via a …
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    There are so many full image backup apps that without a name or better yet a link to the site/app/etc it's just guessing. Why not clone from old to new. …
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    I have changed from a previous 1TB disk from Toshiba to a 500 MB SSD from SAMSUNG. I have generated a full image backup, and after with a bootable pen …
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    Good luck with the rebuild. My thoughts is you should NEVER power on this one until you open it up to find the rattle and then try again. A rattle …
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    Good morning all. Call me Imp. I have built a computer from scratch - no problems. A friend shipped his to himself when moving via USPS and when it arrived …
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    No code or app on a page to see what's going on but my scanner apps just have the keyboard wedge style scanner input to a text back and I …
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    Hey guys, I am having trouble with keypress event for a button that I have. This button is programmed to do logoff operation. Now what i want is the solution …
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    You left out details that might help. Always supply full model numbers, age and prior service. For example if it's years old I always try a new CMOS battery (cheapest …
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    When I plug in AC to my old Toshiba laptop red and white LED comes on. If I press the power button to turn the PC on there will be …
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    Gave Reputation to Reverend Jim in Click Through Opaque Form

    Why bother. Just install [f.lux](http://justgetflux.com/faq.html). It's free and easy to use. I know the latest Windows 10 update has their own version but, based on my experience with Microsoft making …
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    I think if I were to do this I'd check out Red Shift since it has Windows Source Code and then see if any others at http://alternativeto.net/software/f-lux/ have source.
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    So, the title may seem confusing so hopefully I am able to explain myself better via the thread body. I am developing an application for a friend that wants to …
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    Replied To a Post in Assembly, Easy68K - have a program I am trying to solve.

    @rubberman. Similar stories here. K$R (intentional) was preferred later on. AD2500 was as you can imagine cheaper back then. The pinacle of my 68K work was both hardware (single board …
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    Replied To a Post in Having trouble with Wifi on Fedora 26

    That's one deep rabbit hole. Read and think over the discussion at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409631 Notice this? > Some HP notebooks using this rtl8188ee hardware module can't get AP scan results with …
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    So this is a new installation of Fedora. I'd not used Fedora in many months prior to this point. I had Fedora 25. However the Wifi on this machine is …
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    Replied To a Post in How to put two .csv file in an excel file in two tabs in shell scripting

    So CSV with more than one tab? No. (plenty on the web like https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9131744/is-it-possible-to-create-csv-file-with-multiple-tabs-in-command-prompt ) Most likely need to write some code using https://sourceforge.net/projects/xlslib/?source=directory
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    Replied To a Post in How to determine if a specific device is connected to the local network?

    That query changes with router models. I can't be specific. Maybe just hard assign and ping when you feel the need. PS. Added with edit. Part of what you asked …
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    Gave Reputation to ddanbe in Learn C

    @rproffitt: Just so happens I used Borland Turbo C++ on a Macintosh for a while in the previous century. Nice thing to work with I can tell you.
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    Hell, where is that solved button gone to?
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    Just a thought. Did you try the right arrow key? Also try tab, control+right arrow.
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    In a XAML file you can add a control like a Button and start to edit its attributes like `<Button Width="200" ..`. When you type in Width you get something …
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    First I understand what you asked. Next if you hard assign the phone IP address you break what could be a way out. That is, your app on the widget …
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    I have a microcontroller-based widget connected to my home network that monitors some sensors and controls the garage door. I'd like for it to work one way if I'm home …
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    Okay, I got it to work, the JS function will export the canvas contents to PNG: snapshot.toDataURL('image/png') so, what you get in`$_POST['image']` is a base64 encoded blob. All you need …
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    Let me reveal a few things. I've been sold (doesn't mean I buy them all) ideas on development for decades so I've seen many attempts at improving quality in many …
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    @ddanbe. Thanks for that. It may also explain why our office is getting projects that have been outsourced to China, India and now coming back home. If these countries teach …
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    Replied To a Post in Assembly, Easy68K - have a program I am trying to solve.

    @rubberman. Long ago, we used the 2500AD C compilers. Even then the assembler was free but I knew better than to let the staff slug it out on assembler. What …
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    Write an assembly program that reads two integers from the user, X and Y, then stores the largest input into a variable called L. The program should show prompts to …
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    Are you willing to risk a dollar? Try a new CMOS battery. And tell more about make, model and age.
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    So I have had this old windows vista desktop computer for a while and just recently when I turned it off the next morning it wouldnt turn back on until …
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    Replied To a Post in Continuous Integration: getting started (PHP, Composer, Sass, Webpack)?

    While I like ideas like CI, one of the issues I take with any of the systems is the idea it should catch all errors. That would be nice but …
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    This may explain why folk have to unlearn what they learned in Turbo C. -> Isn't it time for you to move up to say GCC or the now free …
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    Hi all i have listed few C tutorial resources for beginners to learn c programming online [C Tutorial](http://cprogrammingexpert.com/C-Tutorial/) [C - Resources](http://fresh2refresh.com/c-programming)
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    I happen to have a W10 machine clean I can see if I can replicate this. But to do so you'll have to share the exact URL you used. I'll …
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    I haven't found much information on this on the web, and I have been searching extensively. Literally every time I try to download the Eclipse IDE via the installer software, …
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    After outlook rebooting my password has failed. What have happened and what should i do ih this case...Any advice please!
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    On my 8 core CentOS server, it takes over an hour to compile a complete kernel - that just uses one core. If I add the "-j number-of-jobs" option to …
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    I worry that such a code passage could drive the user mad. Line 9 looks to have the user click OK for each row in the grid. Line 10 looks …

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