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There are many tips for usiong Windows online. I am jogging down the few that I have found useful from my own perspective: Wish List: "Start" button for the desktop UI 

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If you just want to use FmpegInteropX to stream an RTSP URL, it is straightforward: //example of RTSP URL: rtsp://192.168.1.123/onvif-media/media.amp string sStreamURL = StreamingUri.ToString().ToLower().Replace("http:", "rtsp:"); if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sUserName)) { //do nothing } else { sStreamURL = sStreamURL.Replace("rtsp://", "rtsp://" + sUserName + ":" + sPassword + "@");…

7 best energy efficient best windows from Power Home Remodeling with transferrable life-time warranty. Energy efficient heat pump and modified thermostat result in low utility bill - 10,000 KWH/year (830 KWH/month, $150/month) Water heater still under warranty. All new WaterSense ​toilets. New disposal Free home security…

Its Performance Internet service offers 20Mbps download speed and 4Mbps upload speed. I lost my internet connection soon after Nor’Easter Blizzard Nemo, and it lasted for almost 2 days. I talked to the technical support of Comcast for over an hour, she transferred me to a…

Comcast want their users use their safe DNS: 75.75.75.75 75.75.76.76 DynDns wants their clients to use theirs: 216.146.35.35 DynDns’s client application automatically changes to the DNS to their address, and Comcast’s Constant Guard wants to change it back. It seems that DynDns always wins, but…

When I registered a Sohu microblog account, 70+ accounts were added to my following list. In other words, I was forced to follow 70+ people. There is no doubt that Sohu, like other Chinese social media, censor and monitor user accounts. Sohu is quite popular…

For a given project: Pella Lifestyle 72-in x 80-in Tempered Clear Glass White Wood Left-Hand Sliding Double Door Sliding Patio Door is recommended by Pros. The low ratings are about older versions without EnduraGuard®. The rotting issue has been resolved. Odyssey door series are considered…

2022-08-19: walked in and found an appointment is needed at the USPS 2022-08-20: interview and mailing at a USPS office 2022-08-22: package delivered to the state department. 2022-08-25: "The U.S. Department of State has received your application for your passport book on 08/25/2022" 2022-09-30: Passport sent out from Arkansas…

Review of Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds by Ping Fu First, let me admit that this type of book (inspirational memoir) is beyond my interest normally. I read it primarily out of curiosity after noticing, to put it mildly, the controversy. I…

Comcast suddenly blocks port 25 without any notification. This may cause even compuer savvy people to waste a lot of time figuring out this after watching sending out email suddenly stopping to work, let alone laypersons. If email client application such a Outlook, Thunderbird are…

2022-02-28 20:05 Boston - Munich, Germany 2022-03-01 9:25 Munich 2022-03-01 10:55 Munich - Cluj, Romania 2022-03-01 13:35 Cluj. One can take a bus to the railway station but Uber is likely the best choice. The distance is 9km. 2022-03-03 3:35 Cluj - Vale Visuelui (No.

Initial configuration: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 RAM: G.Skill F4-3200C16-16GVK x 2 Initial: Memory Frequency 1053.8 MHz (3:32) Uncore Frequency 1051.1 MHz The motherboard can support AMD CPU up to Ryzen 9 5950X (16-core) or Ryzen 9 5900X (12-core) Benchmark (ASUS RealBench, Thu Sep 14…

Avoid Paddle.com by any means. It is a fraudulent company. Lemon Squeezy, 2checkout, and Stripe look great. Stripe has little interest in accounts that do not generate big revenue for them and seem to have a heavy overhead. It does not seem to be a…

House Buyers of America​ offers no more than 75% of the a home's market value. Opendoor iBuyers provides better offers but they require home owners to be responsible for all the requested repairs.

Consumer Reports has an excellent article on Active Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS). Mercedes-Benz has the best capabilities and performance (score: 10) but supports the genocidal PRC regime. Others scoring 9 in capabilities and performance: Chevrolet/GMC/Cadillac'a Super Cruise is ranked #2 overall. Chevy Bolt EUV Premier…

The only task at the registrar of the domain is to change the names servers to: NAMESERVER 1: ns1.a2hosting.com NAMESERVER 2: ns2.a2hosting.com NAMESERVER 3: ns3.a2hosting.com If multiple websites are hosted, the file directory will look like the following: Home directory ... domain1 domain2 domain3 ...

WebRTC was initially developed by Google to allow browsers to have peer to peer communication. It is an international standard now. WebRTC can be used to get and display video or photos from a device's cameras. It requires servers to have peer-to-peer communication to exchange video.

Websites running on IIS involve multiple identities, and this can be confusing. Explaining the details of the configuration requires a book, or at least a long article. Here are a few main points. The main concept can is that each website uses an app pool.

The most important page of a website is the homepage. 21 of the Best Website Homepage Design Examples is a great article on this. From the article: The following should be a must: The design clearly answers "Who I am," "What I do," and/or "What can…