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Re: The end of Windows 10

Steve Crane — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:31:38 -0000

So when will they be sending me a new computer that they will actually allow me to install Windows 11 on?

Re: Code Optimization using Span : An Introduction

Steve Crane — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 02:51:28 -0000

Nice and simple. I've put off getting my head around Span<t> because all the examples seemed on a bigger scale, making it look complicated. Your example of using it to pull apart a date string makes me see that it isn't only of use for bigger tasks, so I will definitely start using it now.

Re: Securing a JavaScript REST API with JSON Web Tokens

Steve Crane — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:49:07 -0000

The same is true for the other module branches. There doesn't appear to be any branch with the starting state code that you can work through should you choose.

Re: Chocolatey Gallery | Eddie - OpenVPN GUI 2.16.3

Steve Crane — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 00:54:56 -0000

I issued choco upgrade all on my Windows 10 (2004 build 19041.804) machine two days ago and one that was upgraded was eddie, from 2.18.9 to 2.19.7.

I don't recall if eddie-ui restarted after the upgrade or not (I guess not) but the VPN has been working fine until this morning after the first reboot since then after which I got Unable to obtain elevated privileges (required): Elevated executable invalid on startup. Looked at the choco log and all seemed fine.

Downloaded the installer from airvpn.org and ran it. It went through the install successfully and has fixed the problem so eddie-ui now starts again. The C:\Program Files\AirVPN folder looks quite different now. Sadly I didn't take a before snapshot of it but I do recall there was an Eddie-UI-Elevated.exe in it before and there isn't now. There also seem to be rather more files in there now than I recall before I ran the install that fixed it.

Re: How to Change Directories in Command Prompt on Windows 10

Steve Crane — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 10:14:39 -0000

It's crazy that something as basic as this needs to be written about, but I suppose for those young enough to have used only the Windows UI, command line knowledge might be absent.

But this article misses mentioning the single thing about changing directory that will confuse command line newbies. The command line, going way back to MS-DOS, has two separate but slightly related concepts; active drive and current directory. Each drive has its own current directory and if you look at the following example, you will notice that the cd command doesn't seem to work; you are still in the C:\ (root of drive C) directory after issuing it. It is only after switching active drive to D that you find yourself in the desired directory.

C:\>cd D:\Junk

still in C:\, so switch active drive to D.

C:\>d:

and now you are where you wanted to be

D:\Junk>

The solution to this is the /d switch of the cd command that instructs to change both current directory and active drive.

So running this from C:\

C:\>cd /d D:\Junk

actually takes you to

D:\Junk>

Re: When (and Why) to Stop Reading a Book

Steve Crane — Tue, 26 May 2020 10:33:24 -0000

I too love Neal Stephenson but it took me three years to get through The Baroque Cycle.

It took multiple attempts, including twice in audiobook form, for me to finally complete Catch-22. Popular opinion suggested it's fantastic but somehow it just didn't grab me.

Re: Insulted by salt

Steve Crane — Sat, 16 May 2020 01:01:56 -0000

Google "salt bird tail" for possible reasoning behind the logo.

Re: RUMOR: Fujifilm X-E line Canceled, Game Over for Fujifilm X-E4

Steve Crane — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 07:41:28 -0000

I'm still happily using an X-E1 but given the fact that I have a grip on it to ease holding it always seemed likely that when I eventually get a new body it would be from the X-T?? or X-T? range.

Re: Tesla to unveil electric bakkie this month

Steve Crane — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:08:11 -0000

Then there's Truckla. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Re: Install Docker in Linux Mint 19.1

Steve Crane — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 03:53:37 -0000

Could it be that you updated from an earlier version of Mint and there is something present in your system that is missing from fresh installs?

Re: Install Docker in Linux Mint 19.1

Steve Crane — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:41:09 -0000

You were right, the add-apt-repository command was failing as shown below; must have missed that before.

steve@steve-VGN-NW23GE-B:~$ sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic stable" Malformed input, repository not added.

Some searching found several reports of this problem adding different repositories to Mint 19.1. A suggestion was to manually add the entry to the /etc/apt/sources.list file; I did that and apt-get update got

Get:2 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic InRelease [64.4 kB]

and the apt-get install worked.

Thanks for the hint that helped me find the answer.

Re: Install Docker in Linux Mint 19.1

Steve Crane — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:30:59 -0000

All went well until sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io to which I got
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package docker-ce is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'docker-ce' has no installation candidate E: Unable to locate package docker-ce-cli E: Unable to locate package containerd.io E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'containerd.io' E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'containerd.io'

This is on 19.2 Tina rather than 19.1 Tessa but I assumed that wouldn't matter. I haven't used Linux seriously in many years (since downloading and building source was a thing) and am starting to get back into it. All the different package managers and repos are still a bit of a mystery to me. I will see what I can figure out but perhaps you can give some advice.

Re: Wally Gives Back The Baby - Dilbert Comic Strip on 2019-08-07 | Dilbert by Scott Adams

Steve Crane — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:24:55 -0000

I think it's a typo; should probably be "off".

Re: Expect a fond farewell from iTunes at WWDC

Steve Crane — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 04:12:47 -0000

I use a 6th gen iPod daily as my audiobook listening device. iTunes (on Windows in my case) is the only way to sync content to it. Sure there must be many still using older iPods so wonder how Apple will address that.

Re: A massive growth in electric cars will not impact South Africa – Eskom

Steve Crane — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:55:30 -0000

ESKOM will ensure that by implementing road shedding.

Re: What Ever Happened to the Dedicated Macro Mode on Fujifilm Cameras?

Steve Crane — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 17:10:07 -0000

I’m not sure this makes sense; my X-E1 has a macro button yet has no optical viewfinder. I’ve never found it to offer much improvement in close focusing distance, but do get annoyed when I accidentally activate it and it takes a moment to realise why focus won’t lock on more distant points.

Re: Which programming language you should learn

Steve Crane — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:37:37 -0000

"C++ was the first true object-oriented programming (OOP) language"

Really? Not Simula? Not Smalltalk? Both pre-date C++.

Re: Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

Steve Crane — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 06:02:39 -0000

The picture used on this post is disrespectful. National flags are not flown full mast in the wake of tragedy; I think you should have found an appropriate image of the flag flying at half mast.

Re: Freddie Mercury

Steve Crane — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:56:13 -0000

That looks like John Deacon standing on the left.

Re: Do you prefer audiobooks?

Steve Crane — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:03:37 -0000

I do most of my reading via audiobooks. I find it difficult to make time to sit and read but spend 40 minutes to an hour commuting each day so make use of that time to listen to audiobooks, as well as time spent doing cooking and cleaning at home. I have my iPod set to 2× normal speed and get through around 50 books per year, only a handful of which are read in paper or ebook form.

Re: Keep Those Boolean Conditionals Simple

Steve Crane — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:16:59 -0000

Lately I've been using the expression syntax wherever possible.

public bool CheckABoolean(int a) => a > 42;

But I'm in two minds as to whether this is more readable or not. I suppose it will come down to personal preference.

Re: Evernote v8.6 adds much-requested dark theme — your turn, Google Keep

Steve Crane — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:18:33 -0000

I have 8.6 but don't have the dark theme toggle.

Re: Takealot preparing for massive traffic to keep site up on Black Friday 2018

Steve Crane — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 02:38:06 -0000

Everyone seems to be forgetting that there is more involved than Takealot's own systems. Even if they work flawlessly and handle any load, past Black Fridays have seen the banking system buckling under the load and causing a backlog in the credit card payment phase of purchasing. The banking system will be under load from not only online credit card payments but from in store debit and credit card payments that also spike on Black Friday. Have the banks said anything about their ability to cope?

Re: Questions About IRAs, AARP, Cancelled Debt, Streaming Video, and More!

Steve Crane — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 17:12:42 -0000

Q8: Back in the last century I used Quicken for a few years, then Microsoft Money for a few years. Then in 1997 I couldn't afford a new computer, mine was super-slow running Windows so I switched to Linux. One of the things I had to find was an alternative for managing my finances. I came across a Java-based application called Moneydance, started using it and still use it today, despite having moved from Linux back to Windows sometime in between.Because it is written in Java it's cross-platform and runs on Windows, Mac or Linux platforms. While newer versions have added all sorts of fancy features to sync with banks, they are mostly for the US and as I live in South Africa have no use for them; even so I can still use Moneydance as a manual-entry double-entry account system, much like I did with Quicken all those years ago. It ticks all of the four requirements the questioner has. No subscription; currently costs $49.99 and you typically get quite a few years of updates without having to pay an update cost. I think I may have only had to pay for an update four or five times in the twenty or so years I've been using it. Check it out at http://moneydance.com/

Re: Fujifilm Launches Rent-to-Own Program

Steve Crane — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 08:31:22 -0000

Agree about the HTTPS and have left a comment on their Youtube page saying they need to address this before people will feel comfortable using the site.

Not asking your country makes sense as it is a Fujifilm South Africa initiative and thus probably not available outside South Africa. The form asks you to choose from local retailers.