![]() If you can afford an iPad Pro, surely something as low as $10 won’t be too much. But if you want something more powerful, of course you have to spend some money. If you want it free, there’s Documents by Readdle or PDF Viewer Pro by PSPDFKit. Hmmm.this may be because this article is old, but iPad offers the best pdf experience out there. I am glad to get some feedback on the Kobo. Which is a bit of apples to oranges comparison, I admit. In general, Nook is better than Kindle for PDFs, though The new Kindle 7 does a better job than the old Kindle Fire. ![]() The Kindle 7 also does a better job than the old Kindle Fire on this book, so Amazon has improved its PDF visibility- but the Nook Color is better than the Kindle for this book. I have a scanned PDF book which is much more visible on the Nook Color than on the Kindle Fire. I have noticed that cropping a PDF makes no difference in viewing on a Nook SimpleTouch, but it does on the 7″ screens of the Kindle Fire and the Nook Color. Which you cannot do for my Kindles When you cannot change font size, such as for scanned PDFs, reading the PDF is usually better on a Nook Color or Kindle Fire. The bigger the screen, the better for PDFs.Īs commenter Evelyn Bisset notes, Nook SimpleTouch is overall pretty good for PDFs, as you can change font size for most PDFs. My experience is with Nook SimpleTouch, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, and Kindle 7. I am more concerned with simple text reading, not with looking at pictures or photos on PDFs. Having to use a separate computer for videos is better than dealing with all the half-assed PDF apps on the iPad.įiled Under: Apple iPad Tagged With: apps, PDFĪs I have a lot of PDF docs and books, PDF readability is an issue for me. At least it works without crashing constantly and it offers all the features you need to read and navigate PDFs. Unless you want to shell out a bunch of cash for random PDF apps to see if they might work well or not, the Apple iPad makes for a surprisingly awful PDF reader. It costs $5, which isn’t too bad, but after all the bad luck I’ve had with other iPad PDF apps I’m not going to pay for it without being able to test it first to see if it can handle a 1000 page image-heavy PDF. The iOS PDF app with the best reputation is probably GoodReader, which I forgot about initially because it’s way down the list when you search PDF readers on iTunes. The best one I tried had support for hyperlinks, but after activating the link there’s no back button to take you back to where you were before you have to bookmark the page before leaving in order to get back to it, and unfortunately adding bookmarks causes the app to crash every time.Īt this point I’ve pretty much given up on the iPad being an effective PDF reader. So I tried a few other free PDF apps and that didn’t go so well either. Most are like $10, and I’m not willing to pay anywhere near that much just to read a couple PDFs, especially without getting to test the app first to see if it has what I need. So I went hunting for other iPad PDF apps. The Adobe PDF Reader app used to be somewhat useful before Abode ruined it with updates to make half the features require a paid subscription. At least it doesn’t crash constantly like iBooks does, but unlike Kindle ebook readers, hyperlinks don’t work and there’s no notes or highlights or dictionary. Next I tried the Kindle app since it’s the only other PDF app I had installed. Apple should be ashamed of such a pitiful effort. Half the time I try to use iBooks it just crashes and boots me out of the app. Hyperlinks only work about 10% of the time, and there’s no back button, no highlights, no notes. ![]() Basically all it can do is search and add bookmarks. An E Ink Kindle has more features than iBooks. ![]() It’s mind-blowing just how awful iBooks is for PDFs. I quickly discovered that trying to use the iPad for any kind of hardcore PDF use is a total joke.įirst I tried iBooks since it’s the default PDF app on the iPad. Since I always have E Ink ereaders on-hand, I’ve never really used the iPad for any extensive PDF use, just an occasion reference here and there. I figured the iPad Air would be the perfect solution for this. But lately I’ve been reading a couple 700-1000 page PDF manuals, and I need to be able to quickly reference things online for clarification and watch YouTube tutorials to better understand certain points, so that leaves out E Ink ereaders. ![]()
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![]() It will also deactivate the capability to save a recording of the meeting in the cloud. The update will prevent users from dialing-in by phone, a common technique that nonetheless has been abused by Zoombombers. When Keybase technology is implemented into Zoom’s software, the Zoom user who schedules a meeting will be able to select end-to-end encryption, the company says. In response, Yuan said on April 1 that Zoom would embark on a 90-day “feature freeze,” and tighten its security controls. Security researchers who scrutinized Zoom’s technology also determined that calls were not protected with end-to-end encryption, despite claims to the contrary. The FBI issued a bulletin warning users about the rise of “Zoombombing,” in which outsiders barged into unprotected calls, and the firm was accused of inappropriately sharing data with Facebook. The deal comes after Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan said the company had failed to prioritize data protection during a period when its number of daily users skyrocketed to 200 million, up from roughly 10 million users prior to the coronavirus pandemic. “Keybase’s experienced team will be a key part of this mission.” “Our goal is to provide the most privacy possible for every user case, while also balancing the needs of our users and our commitment to preventing harmful behavior on our platform,” Zoom said in a statement. The plan, Zoom says, is to integrate Keybase’s personnel to build end-to-end encryption throughout the service. The San Jose-based company behind the now-popular videoconferencing software announced Thursday it has acquired Keybase, known for its secure messaging and file-sharing services. systemctl -user start keybase.It looks like Zoom is putting some money behind its plans to quickly upgrade its security measures. If you've SSHed into a server, you can do this so Keybase and KBFS keep working after your session ends. Optionally allow Keybase to keep running even if you're logged out. You can choose a subset of these, but remember that KBFS depends on Keybase (and will start it if it isn't already up). Optionally enable units to autostart on system boot. Environment variables can be overridden by writing to keybase.env in the same directory, or by creating a systemctl drop-in configuration with Environment directives. Specifically, this creates a file at ~/.config/keybase/ (or in your $XDG_CONFIG_HOME). ![]() However, you could choose to have it run on login in a shell profile or rc file. Because systemd units do not automatically forward the user environment, this cannot be run automatically in the ExecStartPre directive. ![]() If they ever change, you'll need to run this command (or run_keybase) again to refresh them. keybase ctl initĪmong other things, this forwards a few environment variables to the systemd units. Accordingly, it runs under the system user manager of a particular user, not the global system manager.įirst, perform some basic environment setup required for the systemd units. Note that keybase cannot be run as root, and must be run as a user. In this case, you can to configure the systemd units directly without using run_keybase. If you're running Keybase on a server, you may want finer-grained control over Keybase than run_keybase provides. Keybase id īut this mode is not supported for all Keybase features (e.g., chat), and will likely be slower. Keybase prove -l # list available proof types ![]() Keybase prove twitter # prove your twitter identity Keybase id # print your username and proofs The following aren't specific to Linux, but demonstrate many of Keybase's features. ![]() Once logged in, you can make proofs, chat with friends, browse your KBFS files all in the GUI. Now that Keybase is running, you'll be able to create an account or log into the GUI. If you installed Keybase via an official package, you should have the script run_keybase available, which starts up Keybase, KBFS, and the GUI. No matter how you install, you should get updates automatically by running your package manager's update command. Note that the packages maintained by us are the quickest to get the latest features and security updates, the community packages may have packaging issues beyond our control, and the instructions below may not work out of the box. Keybase officially supports only Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, and Arch, but there are other packages for other systems as well. If you have any feedback or questions, let us know! Quickstart It covers some topics that are unique to Keybase on Linux. This guide is intended for everyone from Linux beginners to experts to distribution package maintainers. ![]() ![]() ![]() Newspaper is a good choice, however colored inks may be toxic to animals.
![]() ![]() Caching Method 2: ETagĬomparing versions with the modification time generally works, but could lead to problems. Caching saves the day (err… the bandwidth). Sending the short “Not Modified” message is a lot faster than needing to download the file again, especially for giant javascript or image files. Browser: Great! I’ll show the user the cached version.Server: Hey, you’re in luck! It was not modified since that date.Server: (Checking the modification date).Browser: Hey, give me logo.png, but only if it’s been modified since Mar 16, 2007.The next time the browser needs logo.png, it can do a special check with the server: Now the browser knows that the file it got (logo.png) was created on Mar 16 2007. A server can return a Last-modified date along with the file (let’s call it logo.png), like this: Last-modified: Fri, 04:00:25 GMTįile Contents (could be an image, HTML, CSS, Javascript.)` One fix is for the server to tell the browser what version of the file it is sending. So why bother caching if we can’t be sure if the file is good? Luckily, there’s a few ways to fix this problem. After all, the file may have changed on the server and there could be an updated version. So even though the browser has the logo, it doesn’t know whether the image can be used. The shiny new logo needs to go with the shiny new site, caches be damned. What happens when the company logo changes? becomes ? Google becomes Quadrillion? This avoids having to download the image ever again and is perfect, right? The browser saves a copy of a file (like a logo image) and uses this cached (saved) copy on each page that needs the logo. (The actual HTTP protocol may have minor differences.) Caching’s Ugly Secret: It Gets StaleĬaching seems fun and easy. Browser: That’s rad, I’m downloading it now and showing the user.Here’s a quick refresher on how a web browser gets a page from the server: Fewer downloads means a faster, happier site. The next time the user needs that resource (such as a script or logo that appears on every page), the browser doesn’t have to download it again. In the case of websites, the browser can save a copy of images, stylesheets, javascript or the entire page. You can save time by using space to store results. What is Caching?Ĭaching is a great example of the ubiquitous time-space tradeoff in programming. Time invested in site optimization is well worth it, so let’s dive in. ![]() It’s a jarring (aka bad) user experience. Users hate waiting, we get frustrated by buffering videos and pages that pop together as images slowly load. But the reason is simple: site performance is a feature.įor web sites, speed may be feature #1. I’ve been on a web tweaking kick lately: how to speed up your javascript, gzip files with your server, and know how to set up caching. ![]() ![]() The string orchestra supports them extremely well and Ethan Sperry evidences great understanding of the score. The Portland choir does very well also – the four singers who form the crucial semi-chorus deserve special praise. If Hannah Consenz doesn’t quite match the achievement of Miss Sampson, hers is still a very fine performance. She sings very well and with great commitment. I understand that 22-year-old Hannah Consenz was a member of the Portland State Chamber Choir at the time of this recording. Stephen Layton had the luxury of a big-name soloist, Carolyn Sampson, whose performance is very special indeed, revisiting the disc now I’ve come to esteem her performance all the more. (One point that Ethan Sperry doesn’t make in his excellent booklet note but which Gabriel Jackson includes in his notes for the Hyperion disc is that Ešenvalds has a very strong Christian faith: that comes out in this piece.) There’s a demanding role for a solo soprano in Passion and Resurrection. ![]() As I’ve said, Ešenvalds compiled the libretto himself and I think he was just as successful in that task as he was in writing the music: the libretto is a perceptive and profound work of synthesis. The music, which is often powerful yet always accessible, is marvellous and very moving. And, as the title suggests, Ešenvalds doesn’t conclude with the entombment of Christ but carries the story on to take in his Resurrection from the tomb. Cast in four sections, which play without a break, it’s not so much a conventional re-telling of the Passion story but, rather, a piece in which the libretto, knit together from a variety of sources by the composer, includes elements of Gospel narration but also comments and meditates on the Passion story. Passion and Resurrection is scored for soprano solo, a semi-chorus, SATB choir and a small string orchestra. The work impressed me greatly then, as did the performance, so I’m delighted to have the opportunity to hear another version. By chance, the first such disc to come my way was the CD by Stephen Layton and Polyphony that included what was, I think, the first recording of Passion and Resurrection ( review). I’ve reviewed three all-Ešenvalds CDs over the last few years and I’ve come to admire his music very much. I believe that Sperry and the choir have committed some individual works by Ēriks Ešenvalds to disc before but now they have devoted an entire CD to his music and have become, apparently, the first American choir so to do. Their conductor, Ethan Sperry, is the director of choral activities at PSU. Currently 40 singers are listed on their website. From their website I've learned that this is a student choir, founded in 1975, whose members study at Portland State University (PSU). ![]() 2016, St Stephen’s Catholic Church, Portland, OregonĪlthough this isn’t their first recording, I don’t believe I’ve heard the Portland State Chamber Choir before. Portland State Chamber Choir / Ethan Sperry Portland State University String Ensemble Support us financially by purchasing this from ![]() ![]() ![]() This is then hand-buffed and sanded until a glossy finish is achieved. After full application, the solvent chemicals are left to fully dissolve leaving a dry resin-like texture. This process eliminates the need to sand between layers. The solvent used is acetone a highly-flammable substance that ultimately forms the shiny lacquer.Ī nitrocellulose guitar finish is applied multiple times over several days, with each coat essentially melting the previous one. The nitrocellulose element serves as a binding agent, which is then mixed with solvent to enable a conventional spray finish. Regarding its content, nitrocellulose lacquer is mostly solvent-based and comprised of plant-based substances like cotton, mixed nitric and sulfuric acids. Fender also experimented with acrylic during this period, but nitrocellulose was generally favoured for finishing guitars as it could form a nicer gloss. This finish later became a popular choice for Fender and Gibson in the ’50s and ’60s, who used it almost exclusively for their electric guitars. ![]() Nitrocellulose lacquers have been around for almost a century originally used for acoustic instruments, saxophones and even cars. Explaining their advantages and disadvantages, as well as the effect that they have on the sound of a guitar we hope that by the end of this article you’ll have a greater understanding of their differences. In this piece, we’re going to shed some light on these two types of guitar finish. But there are many guitarists that prefer poly finishes, as they are more resistant to wear and have a glossier look. Traditionalists find the former more appealing, as nitrocellulose was used almost exclusively on vintage instruments from the golden era of guitar production. Two main sides split this debate those that favour old-school nitrocellulose lacquers, and those that are content with modern polyester and polyurethane finishes. Although most players aren’t too concerned about the type of finish that’s been applied to their guitar, for some players and luthiers – it’s actually quite contentious. And believe it or not guitar finish types is one of them. There are many subjects that split opinion among guitarists. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like most historical myths, it believes that our ancestors were much, much less intelligent than we.īeing a Respiratory Therapist in my real world job, and a Confederate Doctor at events, I love the bite the bullet myth and usually address it when asked…my take is that pre modern age, teeth were not a thing to be taken lightly and without floride in the toothpastes were pretty soft in comparison to a hard lead bullet. Soldiers certainly did lose limbs, but the circumstances were not as primitive as the movies would lead us to believe.ĪLZ Comments: Another historical myth that frosts my clock. i wonder how few really lost limbs, after reading this. i remember seeing a house in a tour of a civil war battlefield that they indicated was used as a hospital for wounded. also they make you feel that the conditions of surgery was barbaric. yes, the movies have influenced my thinking. So the absence of anesthesia is a myth if it’s said to pertain to the Civil War, but true during the Revolutionary War. A stick would probably have been used to keep someone from biting his tongue off.” And no again, they didn’t give someone a bullet to bite on…when someone cuts into you, you scream, and that bullet goes down the gullet. Besides, being drunk doesn’t dull the pain, it only changes your reaction to it. They would not have wanted their patient to bleed to death. Alcohol dilates the blood vessels and they knew that. And the alcohol thing is Hollywood history. It was actually quite an intricate procedure involving skin and muscle knives, muscle retractors, saws, cauterizing irons, etc. First, despite popular belief, they did not just take a hacksaw to peoples’ limbs. There are actually a couple of misconceptions here. Something “we heard all the time that was patently false was that they would get soldiers rip roaring drunk before amputating an arm or a leg. Ben Swenson, a historian and re-enactor who worked at Yorktown, VA, a Revolutionary War site, says visitors often approached him with incorrect assumptions. ![]() Other medical misconceptions from the pre-anesthesia era abound. See īut neither ether nor chloroform was available before the 1840s, so Revolutionary War-era medical practices did not include the use of anesthetics. It is estimated that greater than 90% of all major surgery was carried out with anesthetics. (Both had been used since the 1840s.) Major surgery was carried out using these anesthetics if they were available. ![]() Gaseous ether and chloroform were both widely available and their therapeutic impact was well known in both Union and Confederate medical services. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, MD, tries to debunk the widespread medical myth that anesthesia did not exist during the Civil War. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a testament to the game’s atmosphere that it stays terrifying despite the frustration. Outlast 2 stays terrifying despite the frustration These are the moments where Outlast 2 hit a great stride, and I got comfortable enough with the game to allow myself to get freaked out. Outlast 2 feels at its best at two extremes: first, when it focuses on chase sequences, where you’re supposed to just run through the environment as fast as you can, sliding under debris and jumping into open windows like an amateur parkour enthusiast and second, when it cuts out enemies entirely and just allows you to explore creepy environments and piece together the plot. The encounter design is inconsistent, even if it isn't uniformly terrible. While these hide-and-seek episodes form the core gameplay loop of Outlast 2 and serve as the source of much of its tension, they also do the game the fewest favors. Most areas in Outlast 2 - whether it’s a series of buildings, a small forest or a rundown chapel - operate as their own little puzzles, where you need to figure out how to get from one end to the other without getting murdered in some, er, particularly gory ways. When you run into an enemy who wants you dead - and, as it turns out, there are a lot of them in this village - your only options are to run, hide or, more often, some combination of the two. Outlast 2, like the first game, is a true survival horror title, in that you have no weapons and no means of fighting back. The locals aren’t going to make it that easy, however. Blake soon discovers that this group is obsessed with sex and pregnancy, and Lynn has become the new focus of that obsession, building a powerful personal motivation for finding her and escaping as quickly as possible. This supposedly empty mountainous region is actually home to a massive Jonestown-esque religious cult. When the helicopter crashes, and Blake and Lynn are separated, he quickly discovers that something very wrong is happening. You take on the role of Blake, a cameraman who has joined his journalist wife Lynn on a helicopter ride into the deserts of Arizona, tracking the story of a mysterious murdered woman. Though apparently set in the same fictional universe as the first game, Outlast 2 has no obvious or direct ties to the original, and no knowledge of what happened last game is required. Call it sadistic, but if Outlast 2’s goal was to make me feel like I was going mad, it accomplished it. And yet, here, at the end of my time with it, I can’t help but feel like it is an extremely successful game precisely because it affected me as powerfully as it did. That rest was shortened by nightmares, naturally.įor some readers, all of this preamble probably sounds bad, and while I was in the midst of playing Outlast 2 I often felt bad about it. Several times, I had to stop playing completely, at one point forcing myself to take a nap in order to calm down. ![]() I found myself screaming at my computer louder than usual, shaking with a mix of fear and anxiety. Outlast 2 pushed much further than most other entries in the genre, though. I devote a lot of my time to scary books, films and games - including the original Outlast, released in 2013, a game that I found sufficiently frightening if not necessarily groundbreaking. In Solo you'll matchmake against opponents of similar rank, while in Duos or Squads your team has a party rank equal to the highest-ranked member of the team, and you'll matchmake against teams of similar party rank.No game has ever fucked me up quite as badly as Outlast 2. ![]() Fortnite Ranked is open to all players, however if you're joining the battle royale with an Epic account that hasn't accessed Fortnite before then a special Outlast 500 opponents quests will appear, which needs to be completed before you can enable ranked matches.Īt the time of writing, Ranked play is available in Battle Royale Solo, Duos, and Squads, as well as Zero Build Duos. To play ranked matches in Fortnite, you need to follow the prompt on the lobby screen that we've highlighted above to turn on the Ranked option. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A context menu will appear to let you pick your preferred files to configure. You can configure your servers with the ‘Config’ command next to the modules. ![]() The ‘Config’ command next to the modules is not the same as the ‘Configuration of Control Panel’ button in the menu bar. Your installed modules will be listed in the center portion of the UI.Įach of the components has ‘Start’, ‘Admin’, ‘Config’, and ‘Logs’ actions. You can click on ‘Quit’ to end the session. Additionally, XAMPP has a large community of users that you can connect with within the online forum. The ‘ Explorer’ button lets you easily open the XAMPP folder on your PC. You can get shell access by tapping the ‘Shell’ icon. The ‘ Netstat’ option shows you all the programs that are running on your operating system. Each server has a separate port and service name. The port and service settings do not need to be changed unless you make your website live on the internet. You can adjust the ‘ Service and Port Settings’ in the window. The ‘Config’ button will let you change your installation settings. A vertical menu bar is available on the right side with buttons. The user interface is designed as a Control Panel. XAMPP installs the MariaDB database, which is also known as MySQL. The Bitnami Module lets you easily install Drupal, Joomla!, Moodle, WordPress, etc. The Bitnami Module is a catalog of open-source software add-ons that are associated with XAMPP. You can manipulate the source code with the terms of the GNU General Public License to improve your user experience. Additional programming languages include phpMyAdmin, Webalizer, and Fake Sendmail. Other servers the app supports are FileZilla FTP Server, Mercury Mail Server, and Tomcat in addition to the Apache and MySQL servers. Additional servers and programming languages can be installed during the installation process. The AMPP portion translates to Apache, MariaDB, Perl, and PHP. ![]() The X in the acronym stands for cross-platform which functions with Mac, Linux, and Microsoft Windows PC operating systems. XAMPP is safe to use, developed by Apache Friends. The package includes each full-fledged element that is needed to develop websites. With this app, you can control the configurations when manually setting up your production environment. However, you can still use XAMPP to practice your skills. Developers that want to establish live websites are encouraged to individually install the components outside of XAMPP. The package is mainly beneficial to new developers since creating a production server is discouraged. Both new and professional web developers can benefit from experimenting with XAMPP. The software stack delivers the necessary tools to deploy a website. XAMPP Download () XAMPP has been assisting users in testing web apps on the local server since its launch in 2002. In addition to the fact that the portable version of XAMPP server building greatly simplifies the work of the system administrator, it is necessary to mention another undoubted advantage - complete free of charge.XAMPP is used for learning web development. It supports all 32-bit Microsoft operating systems starting with Windows 95, as well as Linux, MacOS X and Solaris. This build, of course, will please all users of the HTTP-server Apache, but in turn it will be convenient and all novice users, as the deployment of a full-fledged web-server with XAMPP takes a minimum of time and does not require in-depth knowledge. It is worth noting that XAMPP contains a full-fledged FTP server and the phpMyAdmin utility and a huge number of other useful programs. This version of XAMPP is portable and does not require installation and works from any removable media. On their example we can look at and study the functionality and all the advantages of these programming languages. In the complete set there are the examples written in languages Perl and PHP. Xampp for windows 10.XAMPP Download Download XAMPP for Windows now from Softonic: safe and virus free. The package includes the Apache web server. XAMPP is a very easy to install Apache Distribution for Linux, Solaris, Windows, and Mac OS X. XAMPP is a cross-platform build that contains Apache web server, MySQL, PHP script interpreter, Perl server programming language and a large number of additional libraries and utilities that allow you to quickly run a full-fledged and working web server on a Windows computer. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be. ![]() |