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Remove Filter  | I don't often rave about software (ok, other than my own), but I have to give two big thumbs up to the latest release by [Topaz Photo AI](https://www.topazlabs.com/?attribution=true). I have a very large collection of family photos reaching back to the turn of the last century. I long ago converted … |
| | I discovered, after upgrading to Python 3.10, that wxPython no longer worked. Fortunately, a kind soul at wxpython.org suggested I try installing a snapshot build of wxpython via the command pip install -U --pre -f https://wxpython.org/Phoenix/snapshot-builds/ wxPython So far my existing wxPython scripts run just fine. If you are wondering … |
| | When asked, "What language should I learn first?", my answer is always "English". If you can't communicate clearly then you can't do your job as a programmer properly. As a programmer your job does not begin and end with code. You must also be able to write documentation clearly. I … |
| | Fot anyone who is a fan of the Active State Komodo IDE it is now available free and can be downloaded [here](https://www.i-programmer.info/news/90-tools/13411-activestate-komodo-ide-now-free.html). According to their blurb... >There will no longer be a fee for Komodo, the multi-language IDE for Python, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Node.js, Golang, Ruby, Perl, and a … |
| | If you like to use Sticky Notes, do yourself a huge favour and stop using the Windows 10 Sticky Notes tool. Instead, go to [Zhorn Software](https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/) and download Stickies by Tom Revell. It works much better, has more features, is very well documented and is very intuitive. You can also … |
| | As I continue my conversion from vbScript to Python I am finding the gotchas. For example... A lot of my utility scripts take a file name or a file pattern as a parameter. My script, bitrate.vbs, for example allows me to invoke it as bitrate file bitrate pattern Technically file … |
| | My wife's laptop is a Dell Latitude E6520. A good enough machine except for one annoying quirk. The wireless card keeps disabling itself. We have it configured so that closing the lid puts it to sleep. When it wakes up, the wireless card is disabled. Before you ask, I already … |
| | I've been using GenuTax since 2013 to file my Canadian tax return. It's provided free and does the job nicely, but it misses one feature. Up north we can do pension splitting. That means I can offload some of my pension income onto my spouse, hopefully putting us in a … |
| | You can win up to [$55,000 to optimize NASA's Fluid Dynamics code](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/05/nasa-wants-you-to-make-its-fortran-code-run-faster/). See the link for details. |
| | For anyone who is having trouble with regular expressions, I suggest you have a look at [this site](https://regexper.com/#%5Cd%7B1%2C3%7D) by Jeff Avallone. It takes a regular expression in the native (cryptic) format and produces a visual display of the same expression. For example, ^[a-z0-9_-]{3,16}$ becomes  and the pattern for … |
| | I thought this was only me, but apparently there are other users who have noticed that somewhere in the last few Microsoft Updates, the option to set a wi-fi connection as metered has been removed. Fortunately, you can still set/unset this option from the command line. For details, and a … |
| | Before I enrolled in Computer Science at the University of Manitoba I spent several months in Engineering in Saskatoon. It was a hellish time (my first extended time away from home) in a strange city with no friends. I did make one good friend named Hugh Baker. He was the … |
| | I have been using [AutoHotKey](https://autohotkey.com/) for quite some time and I have found it to be invaluable for enhancing Windows 7/10 functionality. I thought I'd post a couple of useful scripts here. Windows 10 has a desktop feature that lets you hide/show your desktop icons. I prefer a clutter-free desktop … |
| | Please read through the following suggestions before posting in this forum. Questions in this forum are answered by people who generously volunteer their time. Following these guidelines will increase the chances of getting a quick and accurate answer. 1. Use Search to see if your question has been asked and … |
| | Is there an option so that times in Daniweb are displayed in the default (user selected) time format? For example, times on my system are displayed as 18:56 instead of 6:56pm. |
| | I'm having intermittent problems with scrolling via the wheel on my Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. I have been spending a lot of time editing old DaniWeb posts to correct formatting errors so this is where I tend to see the problem as it requires a lot of scrolling. After a … |
| | If you have any particular topics that you'd like to see a code snippet for then please post your requests here. In order to avoid duplication of effort, if you feel inclined to respond to a request then please post here indicating that you will create the requested code snippet … |
| | With the permission of IBM, the Computer History Museum is pleased to make available the source code to the 1969-1972 “XM6” version of APL for the System/360 for non-commercial use. The source code can be downloaded [here](http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-apl-programming-language-source-code/). The article also documents the history and development of this unique and powerful … |
| | I am configuring two laptops for family members. I have been doing this for so many years (work and home) that perhaps I do it a certain way more out of inertia than any other reason. I'm going to describe my config system and if anyone has any opinions (for … |
| | I have a NumericUpDown control that I want to allow the user to change with the mouse scroll wheel. The problem is that even with the following code [code] Private Sub numSeries_MouseWheel(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles numSeries.MouseWheel If e.Delta > 0 Then numSeries.Value += 1 Else … |
| | I have a textbox control for which I want to fit twelve double spaced lines of text so that the textbox is optimally filled (as little whitespace at the end as possible). So far the best I have come up with is [code] Dim fh As Integer = txtCategories.Height \ … |
| | In the book, wxPython in Action (page 65), the following code shows how to bind an event to a frame (self) and to a button. In the case of the frame event (wx.EVT_CLOSE), no source argument is specified because the event is being bound to the object refenced as "self". … |
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