![]() #Disclaimer if you are a UGX mod user, you will have to replace the d3d9. that's the guaranteed method, there are easier methods that aren't guarenteed however. Or whatever the preset name is if you decided to change it. Cod WAW moscow fronts V3 call of duty world at war moscow front (Belarus liberation). Just exit and savet that and you should be good : D /rebates/
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Because of the similarity in the way that GPS and TAI handle UTC leap seconds, the calendrical representation of GPS is always behind that of TAI by 19 seconds.įile_clock is the clock used by the filesystem library, and is what produces the chrono::time_point aliased by std::filesystem::file_time_type. Like TAI, every time a leap second is inserted into UTC, the calendrical representation of GPS and UTC diverge by another second. It measures seconds since the first Sunday of January, 1980 00:00:00 UTC. ![]() It doesn't have leap seconds, but every time a leap second is inserted into UTC, the calendrical representation of TAI and UTC diverge by another second. Tai_clock measures seconds since 00:00:00 and is offset 10s ahead of UTC at this date. This is mainly useful when you need to subtract two time_points across a leap second insertion point, and you absolutely need to count that inserted leap second (or a fraction thereof). Utc_clock is just like system_clock, except that it counts leap seconds. ![]() And new for C++20Ĭ++20 adds four more clocks to the library: And it can be very surprising if you use it without realizing that processor time is what you're measuring. This can be really useful if that is what you need to measure. That is, when your thread is not busy doing something, and the OS has parked it, measurements of std::clock will not reflect time increasing during that down time. Std::clock tracks processor time, as opposed to physical time. Otherwise std::time tracks UTC (excluding leap seconds), just like system_clock. So it is completely unusable for situations that require subsecond precision. Though not specified, std::time is typically restricted to a resolution of a second. So imho, it is best to just directly choose steady_clock or system_clock so that you know what you're getting. But some platforms alias to steady_clock and some to system_clock. High_resolution_clock is allowed to be a type alias for either steady_clock or system_clock, and in practice always is. And if you need to relate a timestamp to a human readable time such as a date/time on the civil calendar, system_clock is the only choice. But certainly hours or days qualifies as "long", and durations under a second don't. And system_clock is best for timing "long" times where "long" is very fuzzy. It also typically has nanosecond resolution, though that is not required. This boils down to the fact that steady_clock is best for timing short durations. But since it never gets adjusted, it may drift over time with respect to system_clock which is adjusted to keep in sync with UTC. It is great for timing short bits of code. But it will never be adjusted, especially not backwards. It may not keep perfect time (no clock does really). It has no relationship to any time standard. Unless abused by an administrator, system_clock does not jump by gross amounts, say due to daylight saving, or changing the computer's local time zone, since it always tracks UTC. It is actually possible (though not likely nor common) for timestamps from this clock to go backwards by tiny amounts. These adjustments are typically on the order of microseconds, but can be either forward or backwards in time. This is often done with a network service such as NTP. Every once in a while (maybe several times a day), it gets adjusted by small amounts, to keep it aligned with the correct time. ![]() System_clock is a clock that keeps time with UTC (excluding leap seconds). ![]() They have a free platform and a paid platform. UPDATE: Since I originally posted this, GOG.COM is now selling a version of SimCity 2000 that will work with Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8. It is a great way to play those old gems. I have a small collection of older games that I want to try now.Īnd for those of you who do not use Windows, DOSBOX is available for Linux and Mac OS X. Most old DOS games have various problems and DOSBOX seems to do the trick. While Vista’s compatibility with older software is excellent, there are apps that it just will not handle. Remember to change ‘sc2000’ to the directory where you installed the game. The config file can be found in the C:Program Files (x86)DOSBox-0.72 if you are running 64 bit Windows, or in C:Program FilesDOSBox-0.72 if you are running 32 bit Windows. # Lines in this section will be run at startup. Here’s the section I put in his config file for DOSBOX: He can remember ALT-TAB, he has used it on other things. After setting that up, I put an icon on his desktop and explained how to switch to full screen once the game starts. It goes in the config file under the Autoexec section. Anyway, you can create an ‘autoexec.bat’ type of script for DOSBOX. He is, after all, only eleven years old-and, yes, it is a fancy laptop for him, but it will have to last several years so we went a bit overboard. However, starting DOSBOX, mapping a drive and the starting the game was more than I wanted him to have to remember. So, I copied the SC2000 directory from my computer to his computer and then gave it a try. Bringing up the key mapper fixed that problem, but it was a goofy issue nonetheless. Well, for reasons I don’t understand, his keyboard maps differently under DOSBOX. ![]() I expected everything to run as it did on my machine-also an HP. It has Vista Home Premium 64 bit, 4gb ram, pretty decent ATI graphics, etc. Now, his laptop is an HP 17 inch entertainment laptop. You have to start it windowed, then, once the game is running-that is, once you seen the terrain-you can ALT-TAB to go full screen. ![]() For instance, you cannot start the game in full screen. There are, however, a few things that worked a little goofy. I got the game installed and was able to play. Not only did that work, it worked very, very well. ![]() So, I just copied the whole disk to my hard drive and mounted that directory under DOSBOX. Unfortunately, I had problems reading the cd. It runs just fine under Vista 64, so I got really encouraged that this might work. I downloaded the most recent version of DOSBOX and installed it. I knew it existed and had even used it, but it had not occurred to me to try it for this particular game. I rediscovered a nifty little emulator called DOSBOX. Well, the edition I have happens to have a DOS version, a Windows 3.1 version and the Windows 95 version. I even tried to install it in my Windows 95 virtual machine, but, as often happened back then, the installation died a very dishonorable death. I tried all of the tricks I knew to get it to run, but it just refused. I finally found and proceeded to install…er, attempt to install the game on my Vista 64 bit machine. Well, I remembered that I had an old copy of it, from like 1996 or so. But, the one version he had not played happens to be my favorite: Sim City 2000. He even has the abomination called Sim City Snap City and the older Sim Town. He is on a roll having played the original (courtesy the web and the Nintendo Virtual Console) and the more recent entries including Sim City 3000, Sim City 4 and Societies. So now he is on a quest to play all Sim City games. Over the years, he has gone through various phases…rollercoaster games, RPG’s of the Nintendo flavor, sports games, back to rollercoaster sims and, lately, city building. There really isn’t any one type of game that he prefers over another, but he does seem to lean toward the simulation genre more than any other type. He has since he was able to understand what a game is…needless to say, that covers pretty much his whole life. NOTE: see end of post for an alternative method. ![]() The agreement states that participating countries may cooperate with each other if the online activity of some users is required. Most of the VPN apps are made for Android devices, but with a few tricks, you can use them on computer.AirVPN is based in Italy, which is considered a red flag since Italy is a member of the Fourteen Eyes Alliance, an international intelligence-sharing agreement. In this post, we will share those methods with you. You can use AIR VPN on PC operating in Windows or Mac by using an Android emulator – BlueStacks or MEmu Play. Like the Android app, the AIR VPN for Windows and Mac version works similarly with the user-friendly interface and conveys the same speed. The AIR VPN PC version will offer military-grade encryption that will keep your traffic data safe and hide your IP as well as the physical address from the hackers and snoopers. With one tap, AIR VPN for Windows 10 will provide access to all your favourite online content free by creating a private network and keep you anonymous. #SHARE AIRVPN HOTSPORT WINDOWS 10 FOR WINDOWS 10# Here, we will discuss how to free download AIR VPN for PC -Windows 7/8/10 and Mac systematically. AIR VPN has the only app for smartphones. In the following sections, we are going to describe the two popular methods to download and install AIR VPN on desktop and laptop.ĭownload AIR VPN for Windows using MEmu Play With an Android emulator such as BlueStacks, MEmu Play, or NoxPlayer, you can use this app on your PC too. MEmu Play is one of the top Android emulators to simulate Android applications to run on Windows or Mac computers. #SHARE AIRVPN HOTSPORT WINDOWS 10 FULL#Ĭommonly known as to play Android games on PC with full screen, MEmu Emulator can run any app on PC frame by frame with high resolution. Now you can easily use AIR VPN for Windows with MEmu Play. Here we are going to share how to download and install AIR VPN on Windows PC with MEmu Emulator. To download MEmu, follow the below instructions. ![]() (If you have already installed MEmu Play on your PC, then skip this step and proceed to the following section.)Ĭlick on the below link to download the MEmu Play PC version. Now go to your PC’s “ Download” folder and find the MEmu Play Exe file. Double click on the setup file and follow the installation process. The file size is large, so the installation will take a while to complete. Wait a few minutes while MEmu Play is installing on your Windows computer and do not close the running program.Īfter the installation is completed, click to open MEmu Play and wait few minutes. Like installation, it takes a few minutes to open the software, depending on your computer configuration. When the dashboard comes, navigate to the home page, and you will see the Google Play Store icon. Play Store comes pre-installed on the MEmu Play dashboard. Now click on the Play Store icon and log in using your Google ID or any Play Store account. Now type “ AIR VPN” in the Play Store search bar, and you must see “ AIR VPN” at the beginning.Ĭlick on the “ Install” button, and AIR VPN will be installed on the MEmu Emulator. Besides, you will see the shortcut icon on the BlueStacks home page and another similar one on your desktop as well.ĭownload AIR VPN for Mac using BlueStacks The BlueStacks App Player is the perfect Android emulator to run smartphone apps on computer. BlueStacks Emulator is secure and free to use. It compliances with the GDPR and protects your personal information private. ![]() Without getting slow, BlueStacks provides seamless Android experiences on Mac.īlueStacks emulator lets you download AIR VPN for Mac. Not only this app but also you can use any Android app with BlueStacks. Now we are going to publish how to download AIR VPN for Mac using BlueStacks App Player.īefore downloading AIR VPN, first, you need to download and install the BlueStacks emulator if you have not installed it on your PC. #SHARE AIRVPN HOTSPORT WINDOWS 10 HOW TO# Then download the AIR VPN app on the emulator and click to install it.Now log in using your Play Store or Google account ID and password.Click on the “ AIR VPN” app and hit the install button.In the search bar, type “ AIR VPN” and hit the enter button.Navigate to the home page and click on the Google Play Store app.Install and launch BlueStacks emulator on your Mac PC.Download the BlueStacks App Player from this page. #SHARE AIRVPN HOTSPORT WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
![]() Noun: meaningless talk or activity, often designed to draw attention away from and disguise what is actually happening. Vonnegut has taken the war and made it his, so that every single plot or narrative arc (because indeed, even with the masterful scatter plot-logic of this novel, there is much calculated thought mingled in with a raw emotion) returns always to Vietnam. He's a master at making the protagonist both blatant observer & Man of Action. He writes about politics, & sex, & human ties. He has a beating heart, and it beats louder and faster, with a warlike violence and even more often with a human tenderness, as Vonnegut attempts to externalize all of his thoughts on this most miserable stage in American history. None of that with Vonnegut, who writes about the Vietnam War like no one else: with the courage to mix in futuristic and antiquarian events, all fictional but lifelike, as well as merging composite psyches with individual personal histories. There are a couple of authors who aimlessly write, sometimes attaching all this "drivel" to one profound, emblematic theme. The novelist is known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973) Debs) and a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Vonnegut was a self-proclaimed humanist and socialist (influenced by the style of Indiana's own Eugene V. This acerbic 200-page book is what most people mean when they describe a work as "Vonnegutian" in scope. This event would also form the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, the book which would make him a millionaire. ![]() His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. ![]() ![]() Army and serving in World War II.Īfter the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He was recognized as New York State Author for 2001-2003. Some fans prefer to buy replicas of the costumes, while others try to recreate their own either way, knowing more about just what brought the Sanderson sisters' dresses to the screen is a must.Kurt Vonnegut, Junior was an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. For those original fans who want to know more about the production, or new fans who consider the 1993 movie "vintage" now, the costumes are a point of fascination. Updated on October 2nd, 2021 by Amanda Bruce: Hocus Pocus has remained a beloved Halloween movie for decades, and now, those who grew up watching it can easily introduce it to their own kids thanks to streaming platforms like Disney Plus. Whether fans watch the film for the uproarious comedy of the witches, the nostalgic '90s references, or just because it's the perfect combination of humor and horror, one element will always arrest their attention the fabulous costumes! The Sanderson Sisters steal the show in their iconic and colorful outfits, which have become go-to Halloween costumes ever since. RELATED: Recasting Hocus Pocus If It Were Made Today Of course, if fans don't own a copy, it airs repeatedly on television during the month of October. As soon as the air feels a little crisper, the nights grow a little longer, and the moon grows a little fuller, it's time to break out Hocus Pocus, the Halloween Disney classic film that's been delighting generations since it debuted in 1993. ![]() Hundreds of companies and ministers for all countries.Coloured portraits for every country leader and military leader.Over 100 focus trees including dynamic trees that change during the game.Hundreds of decisions both generic and nation specific.Tens of thousands of new events that offer a wide range of different possibilities.A reworked map with new states and provinces.A completely new political system including party popularity and ministers.An immersive alternative history scenario.The Kaiserreich 4 Team are proud to present the most popular alternate history mod for Hearts of Iron II, Darkest Hour, and Hearts of Iron IV! Originally conceived by Sarmatia in 2005, Kaiserreich has since developed into one of the most in-depth alternate history mods, with thousands of unique events, graphics, countries and even mechanics! Rewrite history (again), but this time in Hearts of Iron IV! Seventeen years have passed since the end of the war, and few expect the new year to bring a turning point, but soon a single spark may be all it takes to light the powder keg anew. All the while Germany's vast reach has left it dangerously overstretched, its allies in Constantinople and Vienna have grown estranged, and across the Atlantic the American colossus falters. Germany stands astride the centre of the world, a power without peer, but about its feet lie enemies both old and new from France's rising syndicalist Internationale, to the old Entente, to an unbroken Russia and an unrepentant rising sun. As 1936 dawns, the Weltkrieg's legacy lies heavy upon the shoulders of a new generation. ![]() If you are on Android 5.0 or above, MOGA's Pivot app apparently was never updated to support those OS versions and thus won't work. If you have a MOGA controller and an older Android version (4.x) then you need the MOGA Pivot app for the controller to work in The Bard's Tale Third-party programs such as Joy2Key can be useful if you have problems with the built-in controller support. Anything with similar button layouts to an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 2/3/4 controller should have enough buttons.įor PCs, the game should work with most USB controllers that support XInput or DirectInput, but you might need to map the controls manually in the options menu to get something that works well for you. and those are needed to properly play in controller mode. The Bard's Tale should work with most compatible HID controllers on newer Android OS versions and devices, however, older ones may not work.Īdditionally, make sure you have enough buttons to play the game on your controller - not all controllers have dual analog sticks, shoulder triggers, etc. On Android, there was no standardized controller support for a long time. If you frequently get corrupt save files, or just as a precaution, we recommend disabling Autosave and cloud sync services, and to save in multiple slots so that you can roll back to an earlier save if necessary. Disabling Autosave in the game's options can stop this from occurring if this is a problem for you. Some users report that repeatedly saving over the same Autosave slot can cause corrupt saves.If you are using Google Play Games sign-in and cloud sync with Google Drive, or iCloud Drive backup, you can disable these features for the game and see if that stops save corruption. Sometimes save files can be corrupted due to sync errors (often as a result of an unstable Wi-Fi or data connection).If you repeatedly experience corrupt save files, try saving to another device or location. A dying SD card or corrupt internal storage on your device can lead to data loss (both for The Bard's Tale saves, and your other files). There are a few possible causes and work-arounds. Save corruption is rare, but some users occasionally have problems with corrupt saves occurring often. Persistent/repeated SD card problems usually indicate a bug on your particular device and can usually be worked around by installing to internal storage memory instead of the SD card. If rebooting or re-mounting the SD card doesn't help, the device doesn't solve the problem, you may need to try reinstalling the game (and sometimes rebooting after this also helps). ![]() This can re-initialize the SD card and sometimes clear up issues when the game tries to access the SD card Re-mount the SD card by taking it out and putting it back into your device.Often this gets save/load working again without further issue. Try rebooting your device by pressing the "Power Off" button that appears on screen, then hold the power button down again to start your device.There are a couple of things you can do about this: This can in turn lead to install and saving issues on certain devices (most commonly Samsung and Sony). Android's SD card support has had dozens of different implementations over its history, and support for SD can vary a lot from device to device and OS version to OS version. This is especially common on Android devices when users save to the SD card. ![]() This thread discusses some common issues and solutions - if you are having trouble, this might get you playing again. However, we still have a lot of people playing the game thanks to its re-releases on PC as well as on mobile devices. We don't get a ton of inquiries on our forums about the 2004 Bard's Tale, considering its release on consoles over a decade ago. However, Cover Up works by downloading separate images and editing the library on your current phone - it doesn’t 'repair' your music files. There may be some of you out there that have bought Cover Up to solve this problem too. Using Cover Up as an alternative solution However, selecting everything is the most reliable cure-all - it might cause lengthy uploads with online backup services though.Ĭopy your music back to your memory card. Note that a more advanced way of doing this would be to ensure that the tag version column is showing, sort the list by that column, then only convert the version 2.4 files. Then press Ctrl-S to rewrite all of your tags. Click in the file list area, then press Ctrl-A to select all your files. In the Write section, set the radio button to “ID3v2.3 UTF–16”.Ĭonvert your files. From the dialog that is shown, select the Mpeg page under the Tags section. This is done by going to the Tools menu and selecting Options. It’s a Windows application, but runs perfectly under WINE in Linux, and there is also help available for OSX users. While there are plenty of alternatives, I have found this to be the most versatile MP3 tag editor available. This step is important because we need to be sure that Music has wiped its current metadata records. In Symbian Belle you’ll find this option in the “Library” sub-menu. Go back into Music player and open the menu and select the “Refresh library” option. This can either be done via File manager or by connecting to your computer in mass storage mode and deleting from the desktop. How to fix your MP3 music collectionĮnsuring you have a copy on your PC, delete all the music from your device. Note that my music collection has album art images embedded in every file, rather than having a single “Folder.jpg” file. After correcting this, both albums displayed properly. Therefore, I concluded that for album art to display properly, every file in a given album must have exactly the same image embedded in its ID3 tag. Upon closer examination I found that some MP3s within both of those albums had different, or missing, album art to the majority of the files. Going back to the N8, I took a closer look and found that only two out of two hundred albums were not displaying album art - despite having the images embedded in their files. Upon refreshing the music library on the 700 again, album art was displayed on every album.Īlbum art before and after on the Nokia 700. On my laptop, I converted all of those albums back to ID3 2.3, and copied back to the memory card. Again, I wiped the card and refreshed the music library. After refreshing its music library, no album art was shown at all. Making sure that all files were set to ID3 version 2.4, I installed the memory card into the 700. I copied a set of albums to a memory card, ensuring to get a mixture of album art behaviour. To double check my findings with Symbian Belle, I performed a similar process with our Nokia 700. To my amazement, almost all of my album art was displayed. Once the lengthy transfer was done, I put the card back into the N8 and refreshed the Music library again. I then copied my MP3 collection, with newly updated version 2.3 tags, back onto the microSDHC card. I then forced Music player to refresh its library - this made sure that Music player knew there was no music on the device. Therefore I took my N8 and wiped the microSDHC card which hosts a copy of my entire music collection. Having successfully addressed the problem in Windows, I wondered if the same issue might apply to the Symbian Music player application.Īs anyone who has wrestled with the Symbian music library will know, you have to be very careful that Music doesn’t read from old metadata on newly updated files. Details on how to do the conversion are given later in this article. Sure enough - after converting all my tags to version 2.3, Windows detected all my music correctly. ![]() Upon investigating, I found a reference that reported on Windows Media Player’s inability to read version 2.4 ID3 tags. To my surprise, I found that Windows Media Player and Zune desktop were failing to detect a significant portion of my music collection. The album art discovery was a byproduct of this research. Since we’re also now writing for All About Windows Phone, I’ve been spending more time in Windows 7 and familiarising myself with its quirks. ![]() ![]() As regular readers may know, I’m a Linux user. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other element. Malleable means capable of being hammered into thin sheets. Ductile means capable of being drawn into thin wires. It is the most ductile and most malleable metal. Silver is a soft, white metal with a shiny surface. The name may have originated from the Greek word argos, meaning "shiny" or "white." Physical properties The symbol for silver (Ag), however, comes from its Latin name, argentum. It seems to have come from an old English word used to describe the metal, seolfor. The word silver goes back to at least the 12th century, a.d. The Bible also contains sections that describe the manufacture of silver. It also decorated temples, palaces, and other important buildings. The metal was used as a way of paying for objects. The Bible contains many references to silver. Silver was in common use in the Americas when Europeans first arrived. Written records from India describe the metal as far back as about 900 b.c. Drawings on some of the oldest pyramids show men working with metal, probably extracting silver from its ores. Archaeologists (scientists who study ancient civilizations) have found silver objects dating to about 3400 b.c. But that discovery must have occurred very early on in human history. At some point, humans learned to extract silver from its ores. Silver also occurs as a free metal, but much less often than gold or copper. ![]() They have very distinctive colors, which made it easy for early humans to find these metals. Gold and copper often occur as free elements in nature. Silver was probably first discovered after gold and copper. The mixture has properties different from those of the individual metals. An alloy is made by melting and mixing two or more metals. It is often used to make alloys with gold for some of these applications. Silver is also used to make electrical equipment, mirrors, medical andĭental equipment, and jewelry. Three silver compounds used in photography are silver chloride (AgCl), silver bromide (AgBr), and silver iodide (AgI). Today, the most important use of silver is in photography. These properties made it easy for early humans to learn about silver. It can also be extracted from its ores fairly easy. It often occurs as a free element in nature. Silver has been used by humans for thousands of years. These include gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, and indium. About a half dozen metals near silver in the periodic table are also precious metals. These properties make the metal desirable in jewelry, coins, and art. They are attractive and not very chemically active. Precious metals are not very abundant in the Earth's crust. Silver is also classified as a precious metal. More than 40 elements, all metals, fall within the transition metal range. The periodic table is a chart that shows how chemical elements are related to one another. ![]() The transition metals are elements between Groups 2 and 13 in the periodic table. OverviewĬhemists classify silver as a transition metal. ![]() Note: This article, originally published in 1998, was updated in 2006 for the eBook edition. |