![]() ![]() ![]() Drawing surfaces can be manipulated to provide instant feedback on design decisions. Lines can be drawn and connected within the program, which can be converted into 3D surfaces, allowing users to visualize drawings in a realistic way. The SketchUp output complements hand drawing or computer enhancement equally well. This allows users to explore and visualize the 3D version of their design quickly and effortlessly. It acts as a digital extension of the user’s pencil.ĭrawings can be uploaded to the program, where users can create full 3D designs that mimic the pencil drawing. The Extention Warehouse feature is an optimization tool that allows users to access a library of custom third-party extensions that offers over 600 extensions to streamline workflow. There are three different packages in the program, including SketchUp, SketchUp Pro, and SketchUp for Schools. It’s a great tool for creativity, and it’s free.SketchUp is a 3D design program that allows its users to design, create and visualize concepts from small, detailed projects to much larger projects. It’s very responsive and the only glitches we experienced were due to our own inexperience with the software. Final verdictį you’re in the market for a 3D design tool that offers you total freedom and flexibility to design exactly what you want, without any safety net (i.e., no templates or ready made objects to fall back on), then SketchUp is a great web-based app to work in. The developers are currently working on an iPad app (opens in new tab), and if this is of interest to you, you can join the Beta here (opens in new tab). Pro (opens in new tab) ($299 (£235) per year) moves the experience to a desktop application, and gives you access to plugins to extend the app’s functionality. Shop (opens in new tab) for instance ($119 (£95) per year) grants you access to pre-built 3D models to speed up your own work. If you like this way of working, you have the option of moving to a subscription-based service, and the more you pay, the more features you’ll get. Sketchup is available in three paid plans for those that want access to more features (Image credit: Trimble) More features - at a priceĪre mentioned above, this web-based tool is free for you to use. You’ll find that learning those shortcuts becomes crucial to be proficient in Skechup, as it speeds up your design process considerably - many of the tools you’ll use are nestled inside a single button, so to select one you often have to click twice to activate it, whereas you could do the same with a single press of the key. ![]() Select a tool and it will tell you what you can do with it, and which keyboard shortcuts work with it. The Inspector for instance is particularly useful if you’re starting out. The options on the right have multiple purposes. The arrow keys are also useful to lock yourself in a particular plane as you’re drawing. But SketchUp has a few handy tricks to help you out, such as the line or area you’re creating taking on the colour of the plane it’s being drawn in (red, blue or green). Working in 3D can be tricky though as it’s all too easy to think you’re working in one plane while you’re actually building in another. That tool is incredibly versatile and is the go-to option for cutting out doors and windows, or even shave off circular edges off a rectangular block, for instance.Īs you get into this app you’ll find yourself appreciating the versatility mixed with complexity that offers limitless potential. Click on that offset you just created, move the cursor up, and all of a sudden you’ve erected walls around your home. The Push/Pull tool has many uses - in this case, you can erect walls in seconds (Image credit: Trimble)įollowing on from that is the Push/Pull tool. ![]()
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![]() If I used the Mini-Note permanently, I might do something I usually don’t do with notebooks: invest in an undersized mouse. The touchpad is really small, but the main issue I’m having with it is that the mouse buttons flank it rather than sitting below it. I feel like I’m angling my hands in a bit when I type, but I’ll bet I’m just learning to adapt to it, since I was happy for years with small keyboards in the past. Input: Like I said, the Mini-Note’s keyboard isn’t too small–it’s only about half an inch narrower than that of the much wider MacBook Pro. But I’m not positive about that and want to spend more time with it before coming to any conclusions. I’ve been opening up scads of windows at once–WordPress, Meebo, Polldaddy, Twitter, Picnik, two instances of Gmail and more–and it does seem like it may get a little sluggish at times. I’m not sure if I’d want to throw Photoshop at it. Performance: The Mini-Note is, by design, a basic computer, with a basic Via CPU. So how has life been with the Mini-Note? A few notes: Here’s a T-Grid comparing it to the MacBook Pro configuration I own, which weighs twice as much and costs close to three times the Mini-Note’s price–probably the only time you’ll ever see these radically different computers head to head: As netbooks go, it’s not cheap (you can buy a basic Linux-based Asus eee PC for less than half its $829 price) but it’s well-equipped, with stuff like a decently -sized hard drive, 2GB of RAM, Bluetooth, a long-life battery, Gigabit Ethernet, and a large-for-a-netbook keyboard that resists spills (HP aims the Mini-Note at students). So for me, the Mini-Note doesn’t feel exotic so much as a return trip to the kind of notebook I used to tote. And when I started Technologizer, I decided I wanted more screen space and resolution, and bought the MacBook Pro. Then I replaced that with the even larger, heavier 13-inch MacBook. I used to be addicted to subnotebooks like the Fujitsu Lifebook B112 and Fujitsu P-1000, but in 2004 I had an epiphany and bought my first Mac in years–the 12-inch PowerBook, which was a bit larger and heavier. And it’s the largest, heaviest machine I’ve carried in years. The MacBook Pro I use most of the time is relatively thin and light given how powerful it is, but it’s no subnotebook. And the hardware side of things is turning out to have as big an impact on the experience as the software aspect. Operation Foxbook–my experiment of dumping my MacBook Pro and desktop apps for an HP Mini-Note netbook and Web-based apps within Firefox–continues apace. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, resentment swelled in her throat. Just you and me was exactly what she wanted. The place is incredible.”Īnnabeth should’ve felt thrilled. Percy joined them with his two new friends, Frank and Hazel.Īs a tornado of food platters settled onto the table, Percy leaned over and whispered, “I want to show you around New Rome. Reyna and a few of her officers (including the blond kid Octavian, freshly back from burning a teddy bear for the gods) sat with Annabeth and her crew. If their quest was going to succeed, they needed these Romans, which meant getting to know them and building some goodwill. The whole scene was so familiar yet so completely alien that it gave Annabeth vertigo.Īll she wanted to do was be with Percy-preferably alone. O’Leary, and children played tag around the statues of Terminus that lined the city limits. In the nearby fields, the war elephant frolicked with Mrs. Around the edges of the feast, satyrs (no, fauns, Annabeth thought) trotted from table to table, panhandling for food and spare change. Drifting through the crowd were purple ghosts-Lares-in togas and legionnaire armor. Romans lounged in groups of ten or twenty, talking and laughing while wind spirits-aurae-swirled overhead, bringing an endless assortment of pizzas, sandwiches, chips, cold drinks, and fresh-baked cookies. Sets of couches and low tables were carted into the forum until it resembled a furniture showroom. ![]() “Let’s talk, and we can have a proper reunion.”Īnnabeth wished she had an appetite, because the Romans knew how to eat. She turned to Jason, and Annabeth thought there was a hungry sort of gleam in her eyes. “We’ll be fine,” she repeated, trying to believe it. And there was no way she would ever risk losing Percy again. She couldn’t shake the feeling that something was about to go terribly wrong. ![]() ![]() The Afterparty features an all-star comedic ensemble and a genre-bending approach to its murder mystery, making it one of the most unique TV shows I’ve seen in a while. Miller and his writing team use the high school reunion setting as a way to explore how people either cling to or want to escape who they were this leads to some genuinely heartfelt moments, including conversations between unexpected characters. Both Aniq and Yasper are looking for a second shot to achieve their dreams. Brett slowly realizes that his controlling nature drove a rift between him and Zoe. Chelsea wants revenge for how she was treated in high school. The biggest draw of The Afterparty, however, is how each story reveals a little bit about each character and the regrets or dreams they’ve carried with them. This results in some clunky dialogue (she literally says everyone is the star of their own movie, a rather hamfisted way to set up the premise) but also some genuinely well-placed pop culture references (she mentions having a crush on Steve Urkel). As Danner, Haddish has to somewhat dial down her usual energy to play the straight man to the rest of the ensemble. The most consistent characters in the show are Danner and Xavier, with the latter appearing mostly in flashbacks and providing some of the series’ best laughs, including an in-universe biopic about Hall and Oates co-starring Channing Tatum. Zoe is presented in various forms throughout the series, including the “dream girl” in Aniq’s story and the “one who got away” in Brett’s when it comes to her sequence, which is fully animated, the audience will finally see her as a human being with flaws and all. Chao, however, leans into the shifting element of the story the most. Schwartz brings the same jittery yet charming energy that made him a great fit for Sonic the Hedgehog and turns out to be a phenomenal singer. ![]() Richardson, Schwartz, and Chao are the standouts Richardson’s been great in films including Werewolves Within and The Tomorrow War, but now he gets to take center stage as Aniq works to clear his name-and figure out who drew on his face with magic marker-I couldn’t help but crack up every time the camera was close upon him. The series is also a great opportunity for the ensemble to stretch their acting chops, as everyone comes off differently in the various recollections. Miller directed the entirety of The Afterparty, and with each episode, he shifts gears and techniques Chelsea’s episode feels claustrophobic with shadows creeping in on her, and Brett’s episode features a dark blue filter with enough lens flares to make J.J. And in perhaps the most chilling episode, Chelsea’s testimony takes the form of a horror film. Brett’s testimony is a send-up of action movies. Yasper, who is an aspiring musician, tells his story like a musical complete with a Hamilton-inspired rap number about second chances. The Afterparty takes it to a new extreme, as each episode is told from a different character’s point of view and serves as a mini-movie of its own.Īniq, whose statement serves as the premiere episode, frames his recollection of the night as a romantic comedy featuring multiple attempts to win Zoe’s heart. And The Mitchells VS The Machines featured a father and daughter reconnecting during a machine uprising. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse doubled as an origin story for Miles Morales, and a journey to discover who he was as an individual. The Lego Movie was a hero’s journey that deconstructed the very idea of the “chosen one”. Miller and his longtime creative partner Phil Lord (who also executive produces and even scripts an episode of The Afterparty) have shown they have a firm grasp on various genres, and how to tap into the deeper meaning behind each genre, with their various projects. As Danner conducts her investigation, Aniq works to solve the mystery and clear his own name when suspicion falls on him. The suspects include lovelorn Aniq ( Sam Richardson) his best friend Yasper ( Ben Schwartz) Aniq’s high school crush Zoe ( Zoe Chao) her ex-husband Brett ( Ike Barinholtz) the mysterious Indigo ( Genevive Angelson) loner Chelsea ( Ilana Glazer) and wallflower Walt ( Jamie Demetriou). Detective Danner ( Tiffany Haddish), who winds up in charge of the investigation, starts to interrogate everyone who was at the party. ![]() At an afterparty for his high school reunion, pop star Xavier ( Dave Franco) falls to his death on the cliffs below. The Afterparty is an Apple TV+ Original Series created by Christopher Miller and produced by Sony Television Studios & TriStar Television. ![]() ![]() The upshot is that users who rely on VBA may well wind up skipping Mac Office 2008 entirely, instead relying on VBA support that was present in Office 2004 until a new version of Mac Office is available. The automation and customization feature was removed from Office 2008 due to significant development hurdles and a desire to focus on Mac-specific automation technologies like Automator and AppleScript however, outcry from a significant number of Mac Office users who need to create and run cross-platform macros has convinced the Mac BU to bring the feature back in future versions. ![]() In another significant announcement, Microsoft has also publicly committed to bringing back Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in future versions of Mac Office. As we set our course for future versions, we are working closely with customers and will also expand our staff to ensure that Office for Mac remains the most powerful and compatible productivity suite for Mac customers." "The response has been amazing - since we launched in January, the velocity of sales for Office 2008 is nearly three times what we saw after the launch of Office 2004. But Microsoft must be happy that its software has done so well against Apple’s iWork suite.Ĭraig Eisler, general manager of the Mac BU at Microsoft, told MacNewsWorld: However, since the last version of the software was released in 2004, it’s perhaps not too surprising, although it does indicate the increased popularity of the Mac. Entourage users will want to note that the update changes the Entourage database, so users will not be able to revert to previous versions of the databases after the update.īut the big news, at least as far as Redmond is concerned, is the numbers of Office 2008 for Mac that it’s shifted. The update is available via Office’s integrated update feature, and as a standalone download from Microsoft’s Mactopia site (180 MB). Although it contais no new features, the update will give increased stability and security, in addition to offering updates to specific applications. It came out in January, but Microsoft is already releasing the first service pack (SP1) for its Office 2008 for Mac. Versions will be available in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish. Office 2008 for Mac will support the Open XML file format, and the package will be a Universal Binary that runs on both Power PC and Intel-based Mac computers. The launch of the Mac version will come a year after the latest version of Office was offered for the Windows operating system. ![]() Pricing is in line with the current prices for Office 2004.įrom Tuesday, Microsoft is also offering customers in some countries who buy Office 2004 an upgrade to Office 2008 for only the price of shipping, handling, and taxes. Upgrade details to the Home and Student Edition were not disclosed, and an upgrade may not be available. Upgrade packages from Office 2004 to the basic edition will cost $240 and to the special media edition will cost $300. The basic edition will cost $400, the Home and Student Edition will cost $150, and the Special Media Edition will cost $500. The Special Media Edition comes with all Office software and the Expression Media for Mac image management application. this complete guide offers readers thorough yet clear instruction on using the Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage Apple has. ![]() The Home and Student Edition is targeted at consumers and includes a three-user license. This update fixes a calendar issue in versions of Microsoft Entourage that were updated with the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update. Simplify your work and visualize your success. ![]() The power of the Office 2008 applications plus Expression Media, the powerful asset management tool to visually catalog, organize and present all of your digital assets. CloseDirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer. Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition. Three versions of the suite will be available the basic package includes all the Office applications. Select Language: Download DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer. 15 in the United States - that's the first day of the Macworld Expo event planned for San Francisco - and it will be launched in other major markets during the first quarter, the company said. Office 2008 for Mac will be launched on Jan. Microsoft has named the date on which Mac OS X users can get their hands on the latest version of its Office suite. ![]() ![]() ![]() Once you've joined the Meet simply press the space bar to toggle on push to talk. google-meet-push-to-talk Simple extension that allows you to mute and unmute yourself with a key press instead of fumbling around trying to click the icon. The first step, after you've installed Meet Enhancement Suite from the Chrome Web Store, is to toggle on the push-to-talk feature from the extension itself: Once you have the feature turned on you can start a Google Meet or join one that already exists to test out the feature. This entry was posted in Programming, Rants and tagged google, greasemonkey, javascript, meet, push-to-talk by mrtrick. In Meet Enhancement Suite the push-to-talk feature is one of the most popular features we ever built. ![]()
![]() ![]() Because the database system has just been installed, there is no database root (or administrator) user password. $ sudo mysql_secure_installationĪfter running the script, it will take you through a series of questions where you can answer yes(y) or no(n) to enable some security options. On production servers, you need to enable some basic security measures for the MariaDB database installation, by running the mysql_secure_installation script which ships with the MariaDB package. Next, confirm that the MariaDB database service is running and is enabled to automatically start when your system is restarted. There are so many configuration files in there, you can read the MariaDB documentation for more information.Ħ. The MariaDB configuration files are stored under the /etc/mysql/ directory. $ sudo apt install mariadb-server mariadb-client To install the MariaDB database server and client, run the following command. It is now popular too and is the default in most Linux distributions including Ubuntu and is also part of most cloud offerings. MariaDB is a fork of the popular MySQL database. Check Apache Default Page Step 2: Installing MariaDB Database on Ubuntu 20.04ĥ. You should see the Apache Ubuntu default page shown in the screenshot. Open a web browser and use the following address to navigate. Next, you need to test the correct operation of the Apache2 server installation. You can confirm that the Apache2 service is up and enabled on boot using the following systemctl commands. And the default document root for storing your web files is /var/On Ubuntu unlike on other major Linux distributions, systemd services are automatically started and enabled to start at system boot, when a package (intended to run as a service) installation is complete. ![]() The configuration files for Apache2 are located in /etc/apache2 directory and the main configuration file is /etc//etc/apache2/nf. To install the Apache2 package, use the default package manager as follows: $ sudo apt install apache2 Apache2 is an open-source popular, powerful, reliable, and high extensible web/HTTP server software used by numerous websites on the internet. Step 1: Installing Apache on Ubuntu 20.04ġ. The guide assumes that you have already installed Ubuntu 20.04. If you have not installed already, you can refer to our guides here: Prerequisites: In this article, you will learn how to install and configure LAMP with PhpMyAdmin in Ubuntu 20.04 server. If you looking for a LAMP setup for your Ubuntu 20.04, then you should read our LEMP setup guide on Ubuntu 20.04. ![]() If you prefer to manage your databases and perform other useful database server operations from a graphical interface, you need to install PhpMyAdmin, a popular PHP-based web application. You can use LAMP to build awesome websites with platforms such as WordPress or Joomla for example.Īdditionally, by default, MySQL/MariaDB databases are managed from the command-line interface, via the MySQL shell. LAMP is an abbreviation that uses the first letter of each of the packages included in it: Linux, Apache, MariaDB, and PHP. LAMP stack is the combination of the most frequently used software packages to build dynamic websites. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the fashion show and the project send a strong message: This brand cares about much more than airplanes. These uniforms will be rolled out at the end of 2017, and only then will every passenger see them. The name of the collection is Kū Mākou, which means “Together We Stand.” As the show opened, employees sang a traditional chant that inspired the name. All of the items had various shades of purple and blue, meant to represent the stunning Pacific Ocean and the clear sky. Lehua blossoms and bamboo stamps, native plants used in hula ceremonies, were printed on shirts, ties, and linings. Every item of clothing contained great symbolism. The idea is that as soon as passengers interact with one of these employees, they will be able to get a feel for what the company is all about from the clothing.ĭuring the afternoon show, airline employees - not professional models - paraded the new collection down the runway. The company decided it was ready for a re-branding, so it commissioned a local Hawaiian designer, Sig Zane, to create new uniforms for its 5,000 front-facing staff members. ![]() Rather, it was from a giant corporation in the hospitality industry: Hawaiian Airlines. It wasn’t even from a local up-and-comer trying to make it to the big leagues. One of the biggest shows at Honolulu Fashion Week didn’t come from a prestigious designer or a celebrity launching their own line. ![]() You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Another officer witnessed the assaults and failed to intervene,” the complaint reads. “In October 2020, an officer used a baton to strike three compliant prisoners in the Draper intake area. Violence at the hands of correctional officers also continues, despite warnings by the DOJ in 2019, according to the complaint. “These numbers do not capture the full extent of the pattern of sexual abuse at Alabama’s Prisons for Men because many prisoners do not report sexual abuse when it occurs, if at all,” the complaint continues. The number of reported sexual assaults in Alabama’s prisons has skyrocketed between 20, increasing from approximately 140 to nearly 420 during that time, the complaint states. “Although ADOC has not allowed visitors into Alabama’s Prisons for Men since March 2020 pursuant to COVID-19 restrictions, prisoners continue to have easy access to drugs and other illegal contraband,” the complaint reads. The drugs continue to enter prisons despite no visits amid COVID-19 precautions. ADOC also fails to accurately report overdose deaths as such, sometimes referring to them as “natural causes” in reports. ADOC officials confirmed both deaths resulted from prisoner assaults in public news reporting, but they are not reflected in ADOC’s monthly statistical reports,” the complaint states.ĪDOC also hasn’t been able to control contraband, which is resulting in mounting overdose deaths, according to the complaint. Clair was stabbed to death in an open dormitory. Additionally, in February 2021, a 38-year-old prisoner at St. For example, in November 2020, a 48-year-old prisoner at Bullock was beaten and stabbed to death. “ADOC’s statistical reports do not reflect all deaths from prisoner-on-prisoner homicides. The victim was due to be released the next day,” the DOJ wrote in the complaint, referring to the stabbing death of Ian Rettig, first reported by APR.įrom 2015 to 2020, the number of prisoner-on-prisoner homicides increased by more than 200 percent, from 5 to 16 homicides, although ADOC is also underreporting instances of homicides inside state prisons, misclassifying some and simply not reporting others at all, the DOJ notes: “In May 2021, a 23-year-old prisoner was stabbed to death by another prisoner at Fountain. Attorney General Merrick Garland - describes the pattern of violence in Alabama’s prisons for men as “pervasive and systemic” and explains the state has failed to address the deep-seated problems since being notified in 2019. The DOJ in the amended complaint - signed by U.S. “In the two years following the United States’ original notification to the State of unconstitutional conditions of confinement, prisoners at Alabama’s Prisons for Men have continued daily to endure a substantial risk of serious harm, including death, physical violence, and sexual abuse at the hands of other prisoners,” the amended complaint reads. The original complaint followed DOJ reports released in April and July of 2019 that detailed systemic use of excessive force within Alabama’s prisons, and that Alabama’s prisons for men were likely violating inmates’ rights to protection from sexual abuse and physical harm.īy clicking subscribe, you agree to our privacy policy. The amended complaint includes updated deaths and instances of violence and removes one Alabama prison listed in the original complaint - Hamilton Aged and Infirmed Correctional Facility. The DOJ on Wednesday filed an amended complaint, first reported by AL.com, in a December 2020 lawsuit against the state of Alabama and ADOC, which alleged violations of inmates’ constitutional rights to protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence, sexual abuse and excessive force by prison guards. Department of Justice in an amended complaint says the Alabama Department of Corrections and its leadership continue to fail to protect incarcerated men from physical and sexual violence and death, despite years of warnings from the federal government. ![]() ![]() Macklowe Properties, the other developer, declined to comment. (Developers typically control condo boards in the first few years of operation.) “Like all new construction, there were maintenance and close-out items during that period,” they said. Engineers privy to some of the disputes say many of the same issues are occurring quietly in other new towers.ĬIM Group, one of the developers, said in a statement that the building “is a successfully designed, constructed and virtually sold-out project,” and that they are “working collaboratively” with the condo board, which was run by the developers until January when residents were elected and took control. Less than a decade after a spate of record-breaking condo towers reached new heights in New York, the first reports of defects and complaints are beginning to emerge, raising concerns that some of the construction methods and materials used have not lived up to the engineering breakthroughs that only recently enabled 1,000-foot-high trophy apartments. The claims include millions of dollars of water damage from plumbing and mechanical issues frequent elevator malfunctions and walls that creak like the galley of a ship - all of which may be connected to the building’s main selling point: its immense height, according to homeowners, engineers and documents obtained by The New York Times. ![]() ![]() ![]() Six years later, residents of the exclusive tower are now at odds with the developers, and each other, making clear that even multimillion-dollar price tags do not guarantee problem-free living. The nearly 1,400-foot tower at 432 Park Avenue, briefly the tallest residential building in the world, was the pinnacle of New York’s luxury condo boom half a decade ago, fueled largely by foreign buyers seeking discretion and big returns. ![]() |
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