Posts by rproffitt

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I can't see how that differs. If replication is really working and you have your procedures for all the functions you must do, how would it differ?

My comment is the question itself needs work. I've never calculated what the regular expression would be. Maybe English isn't the first language here so try this instead. Don't omit question details. If you are presented the question, don't rewrite it. I see you revealed the real question later.

@JC. The only reason I no longer do that is those recovery systems fail far too often. I'm going with 50% of the time with pre-W10 systems. The methods other than this avoid having to dig up recovery media. Then again if it is just to be sent to another user, could load Linux and let the new owner deal with Windows.

Here's a similar method I used since I didn't want to bother with getting restore media.

Step 1: Uninstall my apps.
Step 2: Create TWO new Admin capable accounts. One of them is for use, the other is our backup admin account. Use the Rule Of Two for this with a single user.
Step 3. Login to the new user account and then in accounts remove your old account and have it delete that old user's files.
(almost done.)
Step 4. Go get CCLEANER and have it wipe unused disk space.

Look around for anything on the other drive letters and ship it.

Please read https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2015/10/alwayson-ag-databases-need-bigger-log-files/ first.

In the discussion they note some tool to offload the logs. If you just backup, that's not going to affect the log size, will it?

I want to share a small resource that I used years ago and due to your question I went and checked out again. It now includes some writing about Python! For your library. I consider this a must have.

Go get it at http://greenteapress.com/semaphores/LittleBookOfSemaphores.pdf

The HOSTS file is your poor man's DNS. If you had deployed a DNS in your network, then you could have used that. I'm no genius but I have my moments.

As to GPU card brand, Tomshardware has compared makes and the usual result is sub percent differences.

I caught a sale on the EVGA 1050 Ti but haven't got around to installing it. Maybe soon.

My second method. Not as scalable is to pass a boatload of information via a file. I've used the IP methods and files for years for communications among threads or apps. The problem with IPC is as you noted but for me I needed my systems to be agnostic about the OS. So once the IP or file method is known the apps can be on almost any OS or spread across a collection of computers without being locked to any specific OS.

Be aware I am sharing here and not engaging or attempting to tackle your IPC woes.

PS. Added with edit. For me I've never found IP communication to be slow. Since it can be local, it happens without any traversal to the external network.

I'm going to write "This is why I stopped using pipes and started using sockets." Also, with sockets I can scale across computers in the network.

About line 28 and a few lines after, try a var_dump to see what's in those variabled.
Need to learn more about PHP debugging? Try: https://www.google.com/search?q=var_dump+in+php+for+debugging

C# with SQL server for the back end.

Around here, that was the bomb for data collection, reports and more.

1. The clock rate is not the data rate for RAM today. In short the Frequency of 798 MHz is fine for DDR (double data rate) since it uses both clock edges so "Speed" is twice that. Speed is not Frequency when working the numbers of DDR. Let's take this as NBD (no big deal) since it's an area that you only get into when deep diving into PC design.

2. As to the GPU, your choices. I can't make these for you but can share we don't bother with the Quadro since we don't do life support CAD. You can google for comparisons between the K600 and say the 1050 Ti (I wouldn't bother with the lesser 1050 today.
   Example: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K600-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti-Mobile/m8080vsm223242

And that's cheating since we are comparing the mobile 1050 Ti and it wipes out the K600. The K600 is just that dated. Nice card but very dated. As to CAD use be sure to google if you need to do something to get the most out of it with your CAD software.

As to keeping the K600, it's so much slower that after you fit both you'll wonder why you did that.

As to your questions.

1. I would.
2. NO!
   The current HDD is failing and leaving it attached will cause all sorts of issues. Delays, hangs, BSODS and "WTH is wrong with my PC."
   No one I know will keep such a drive. Well, maybe to use as some USB HDD to copy stuff on as (unreliable) backup. I'm going to BOLD this item since it's an area that caused so much grief.
3. Yes. I can't guess why the Quadro but it's the "OFFICIAL" line of cards for CAD work. That said at the office we just use the 1050 to 1080 GPUs and pay less since we don't want to pay that much.
4. The current 450W PSU is a nice enough SINGLE RAIL MODEL so I don't see why to change that yet.
5. The SPECCY noted CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 and the Amazon is CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 so that's the matching stick.

The use of the HOSTS file is when you don't have a DNS under your control. If the other computers need access, you edit their HOSTS file as well. This is a workaround to where folk host their own interweb but don't have a DNS. Works well enough but a new networker will complain about having to edit all those HOSTS files. That's why you deploy a DNS for your network.

I'm going to give you what I use outside of Visual Studio. It's call WinMerge.

What is WinMerge?
WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

So you have your sets of files and this would be how I compare since comparing in VS's world doesn't seem obvious.

Since I can't see what you did with the hosts file, I have to leave you here.

"127.0.0.1 www.mycrm.com/login.asp" is not a valid entry.

I'd go with

"127.0.0.1 www.mycrm.com"

Then the URL would be http://www.mycrm.com/login.asp

There was backlash against URL tampering and the change was rolled back for now. You can imagine the support issues when folk report issues and they supply you with the tampered URL.

To me it's subtle and didn't notice it till you called it out.

The only news to me was about Chrome hiding the real URL. That is, changing your URL to omit the www. and .m.
https://lauren.vortex.com/2018/09/07/heres-how-to-disable-google-chromes-confusing-new-url-hiding-scheme

That is an area I'm going to write "does not need fixing." The moment you tinker with the URL like that, is when I worry that I'm at the site I wanted to be at.

-> I think the reason I don't notice such things is I bounce from machine to machine to mobile to another machine during the week and the exact rendering changes along the way. Thanks for pointing it out.

Just looked and I have Version 69.0.3497.92 (Official Build) (64-bit).

What version did you have and what is the version now?

That is, I haven't seen any big change.

In answer to your workstation question. Given your use of uTorrent I can't guess why that is required. What you have is nice enough once you dump torrenting and clean up your PC with a fresh HDD or better yet a new SSD. That alone will be a big upgrade for cheap. You have some untapped CPU performance by installing a single stick of RAM. Install the second stick to get dual channel working. Get the same make and model of that RAM. These small changes and maybe a full wipe of the OS and reinstall since we can't be sure what malware and trojans are installed should result in a very current workstation.

Here's my reading of that report.

1. The GPU is very warm at 85C. That's quite warm for what is going on. 85C is very high and leaving it at such a high temperature results in aging and other issues. Try the usual canned air cleaning, make sure the fans work like new on the GPU. Be sure the airways around the GPU are not blocked.

2. The HDD ST2000DM001 is showing issues in values 01 and 07. Also BB, BC,C5 and C6. This drive should retired to some other duty. It's not failed but would cause a number of problems in a Windows PC.

3. uTorrent. Just a tip. Don't reveal you use such except when talking about PC issues. I can't guess what you are torrenting but it is the fast path to the latest malware. As such I stopped reading your Speccy when I hit this. All software and the OS is considered suspect so no use reading those sections.

@JC. I put this code into a C++ compiler and it couldn't budge past that line until I removed it. Might be the old machine I was on but I thought we'd start with the first line.

Let's start with line 1. Why did you put the keyword Public there?

Here in the US we have quite a few sub 1K gaming laptops. But for 2 years that means you know to pull back on settings to keep playing.

Let's shop the slightly better models with the Nvidia 1060 GPU.

20 models alone at https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?N=100167732%20601205664%204021%204022&IsNodeId=1&Submit=ENE

That info doesn't seem to give us a cause. Try adding more detail.

1. Make, model of the PSU.
2. Age of the components.
3. If you keep up the maintenance. Canned air, replace failed fans, etc.
4. A Web Speccy report. Read how at https://www.piriform.com/docs/speccy/using-speccy/publishing-a-speccy-profile-to-the-web

127.0.0.1 www.mycrm.com/login.asp

That's not how I use HOSTS files. I would have not added the /login.asp.
Did you check for tutorials on how to use the hosts file?

Since you appear to be fibbing about the IP address I take it that you put the real IP in the HOSTS?

Can you narrow the question?

https://www.google.com/search?q=What+is+RankBrain+in+SEO%3F%3F finds a lot so it's not as if this is unknown territory. I suggest you narrow the question.

It's not entirely needed. It's nice to have so vision limited users can get a quick read of what the image is.
Also, long explanations are at https://www.google.com/search?q=why+do+you+need+alt+text+on+your+images%3F

I think the articles at https://www.google.com/search?q=CTR answer the first part of the question.

You claim to be in some Dubai company but I tracked you back to https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-FuGenX-Technologies-EI_IE649534.11,30.htm

Please do the first research so folk don't downvote you or throw shade at your company.

That's a rough start of a new post. Didn't find a question and no code as well as where you are stuck. Read the next link so you can improve your post. Read https://www.daniweb.com/programming/threads/435023/read-this-before-posting-a-question

I googled what a 4U case looks like and first hit was https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Rackmount-Computer-Pre-Installed-RSV-R4000/dp/B0055EV30W

This does not look very small. I'd start with the stock Intel HSF and see how it fares.

@j, I take what folk write as the truth. So if I'm getting something untrue, well, you know, GIGO. However the HOSTS entry works fine here but on some Windows you have to reboot.

The problem with IP addresses that end in zero (0) is well discussed. It's a shame you used that one as it clouds the discussion. Google about it and retest with your non-zero address. Be sure to reboot after the HOSTS change to be sure that it's in effect.

I'm OK. I can write to DVD-R's in latest W10. Using CDBURNERXP from ninite.com. What app are you using?

Let's try easy.

Add your IP to your HOSTS file. That way it will show on screen as some name but resolve to the IP. If folk show screen shots or look over your shoulder then the IP doesn't show.

I don't follow marketing tweets. So that's a dead end for you to gain anyone I know.

Thanks for that. I've been talking with a few folk about geo-location and with the rise in VPN use we really have to be able to set our location manually. Out of ten discussions about 8 didn't get it so my thought is they are just new and later it will dawn on them what is going wrong and why we'll have to let the user set the location.

I pulled up Opera and it had its VPN enabled. On the sites I clicked on Daniweb but was logged out so no biggy, log in. Then I went to Dazah.com and the matches felt off. Someone was zero miles away so I googled that company and it wasn't in the state. Hmm, more poking around and Dazah had me somewhere in Germany. Nope that's not right. Aha, I had the VPN enabled. No biggy, just turn that off and close the browser, open it back up and check Dazah again. Still in Germany.

Fix: Logout and log back in and now Dazah knows where I am for real.

-> Shouldn't we be able to specify where we are?

Welcome ami_2.

I think you need to put out a RFQ or some other form of "For Hire" and describe in detail the work you need done along with how much the pay is. There are now many freelance hiring sites for programming work.

I'll share I had this error pop up and for me it was some out of date component. But that doesn't mean it's your issue.

How did I work this issue? I used google to research and read what others were doing. Eventually I worked out I needed to keep AS up to date.

If they are using a VPN you usually get the TZ of where they appear according to the VPN. There's nothing wrong about that which is why my view is to let them set the TZ in their profile.

But if you insist, then use this call: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone

Think about how users get to the Internet today. You can't count on their location being accurate since they could be using a VPN, Tor or another system. Fix? Just add their timezone to their user profile.

You may have to use https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/

Let's ask a basic question. Did you association the .RM files with the RM Player app of your choice?

@T. This is why, and mind you this is how I'd code it, flip the design to where the outer loop is what percentage of the line to draw with calls inside the loop for the actual draw. This is a classic design I used way back when on other than web pages. It's old, so old.

Your code as it stands does its work on one border at a time. So you have to upend the whole design and think about the animation loop to be not one border at a time but work on all borders inside a single loop.

So how to do that? I'm thinking that the loop would be from say 0 (zero) to 100% and inside that loop would be your draw commands.

In Psuedo code.

for i = 0 to 100 percent
draw top border (just the percent of the border math goes here)
draw bottom border (just the percent of the border math goes here)
draw left border (just the percent of the border math goes here)
draw right border (just the percent of the border math goes here)
next i

If it seems sluggish you can add a step to the for loop to move in 2 percent steps rather than one.

I read your deleted post and you may want to clarify if this is a PHP script or an iOS/Android app. You stated it ran on iOS/Android but I haven't deplored PHP wholely on mobile. It's usually some server instance and then a front end on the client. The way you wrote your deleted post could lead folk to take you at your word it run solely on the mobile device.

That aside, why not the usual web site of your own?

I'm going with no since PHP is usually not on the client side so the upload happens then you on the server side run your PHP script to do the testing before you use it or apply it to some database.

http://php.net/manual/en/function.str-getcsv.php seems a good start.