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Xz compression format8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() kvdo - A pair of kernel modules which provide pools of deduplicated and/or compressed block storage.vdo - Userspace tools for managing VDO volumes.There is work being done to mainline (integrate into the Linux kernel project) the open-sourced VDO project, which provides a deduplication and compression device mapper layer in the interest of increasing storage efficiency. On ZFS, compression can be enabled on pools or file systems.Btrfs can be configured to compress individual files, directories, or entire volumes by default.Some file systems support on-the-fly compression of file data: Was mostly popular on the OpenVMS operating system before PKZIP became popular. See also Parchive.Ĭreates self-extracting archives that are valid shell scripts. Parity archiver for increased data integrity. The de facto standard UNIX compression utility to success the Huffman-based pack(1) before gzip become a thing. Superseded by ZIP.Īn archiver used on DOS/Windows in mid-1990s. Was very popular during the early days of the dial-up BBS. Otherwise you can use the file tool, see file(1). If the file is properly named you can deduce its format from the file extension. To extract an archive, its file format needs to be determined. zutils - A drop-in replacement of zcat(1)/ zgrep(1)/ zdiff(1) in C++ to decompress gz/bz2/xz/lzip/zstd file transparently like bsdcat(1) but using user-defined utilities, usually used in combination with parallel variants of common (de)compressor like pixz(1).unpack - Wrapper script for handling multiple archive formats.unp - Command line tool that can unpack archives easily.It can create 7z, BZip2, Zip, GZip, Tar archives. J7Z - GUI for Linux in java which attempts to simplify data compression and backup.dtrx - An intelligent archive extraction tool.atool - Script for managing file archives of various types.Minimal: lha l archive.lzh verbose: lha v archive.lzh Usage comparison Archiving only usage Name gzip's gunzip can only decompress single member ZIP files.Some of the tools above are capable of handling multiple formats, allowing for fewer installed packages. See also #Archiving and compression usage. LZH/LHA archiver, supports the lh7-method.īoth the ACE file format and the archiving tool are proprietary. Tar archiving utility in C++ with member-aligned lzip compressionĬommand-line tool of a Mac application, supports over 40 archive formats.Ī high compression ratio archiver written in C++, uses several algorithms. Tar archiving utility in C with member-aligned zstd-compression The upstream Linux version of a file archiver with a high compression ratio.īoth the format and the rar utility are proprietary. The third-party POSIX port of 7-zip's command-line. Tar extensions refers to compressed archives where tar and the compression tool is used, e.g.tzo is. ![]() Parallel implementations offer improved speeds by using multiple CPU cores.Uses LZMA, default for GNU coreutils and kernel archive files. Written in C, focused on compression and decompression speed.Ĭan be multithreaded, though the lz4 is not. ![]() Improved version of rzip, uses multiple algorithms. Pigz, bgzip(1) (part of htslib AUR), crabz AUR These compression programs implement their own file format. While BSD tar recognizes compression formats based on the format, GNU tar only guesses based on the file extension. ![]() When creating archives both support the -a switch to automatically filter the created archive through the right compression program based on the file extension. Only BSD tar supports lz4 natively (but GNU tar can do an equivalent with -use-compress-program=lz4/ -Ilz4). Tip: Both GNU and BSD tar automatically do decompression delegation for bzip2, compress, gzip, lzip, lzma, lzop, zstd, and xz compressed archives. Today only used for creating static library files.įile archiver via stdin/stdout, supports cpio and tar formats.Īrchiver to backup large live filesystems, takes care of hard links, extended attributes, sparse files and inode types. Implementation of tar and cpio that also offers a library. Of course there are also tools that do both, which tend to additionally offer encryption, error detection and recovery.Ĭore utility for manipulating the ubiquitous tar archives (tarballs), which are used by pacman and the AUR. These tools are often used in sequence by firstly creating an archive file and then compressing it. A compression tool compresses and decompresses data, e.g.A file archiver combines several files into one archive file, e.g.The traditional Unix archiving and compression tools are separated according to the Unix philosophy: ![]() Idimager8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() But I’m doing so with a rather sour taste in my mouth at the moment.Īddendum 18th September 2014: I thought it was worthwhile adding that since writing this post, I switched (a while ago now) across to Photo Supreme, and have not regretted doing so. Since I have never used all of IDimager’s power (similar to most people only ever using a fraction of the capabilities of Microsoft Word), I’m taking a look at Photo Supreme to see it is a possible replacement for my usage patterns. Sadly yesterday’s announcement felt all too familiar and not what I have come to expect. It made IDI stand out in a market dominated by big software giants who bought, crippled then abandoned software. I have always had a lot of respect for Hert and his responsiveness to bugs and feature requests. I can only echo what someone else posted: These people have been thrown into a pit. However, for professional photographers who work with RAW format images, then IDimager will soon not be able to handle images produced by new camera models. I wish you luck with Photo Supreme, but regrettably it’s not a professional standard product IMO.īecause I tend to work mostly with JPG images, I’ll probably be able to carry on using IDimager for some time to come. Well that’s a real shame because you have killed off one of the best DAM systems a working professional could ask for and replaced it with a toy. IDimager is a serious Digital Asset Management (DAM) tool, and Photo Supreme, at first glance, has far less functionality so for many people, Photo Supreme is nowhere near an acceptable replacement. Needless to say, I’m not very happy about this, and neither are a lot of other IDimager customers. Fast forward a couple of months, and now it has killed off IDimager. My immediate reaction was WTF? Whilst I had been aware of the Photo Supreme product, last time I looked, a few months ago, it was for the Mac, and there was no whisper of a Windows version being made available. They don’t offer an identical feature set so I recommend all IDimager V5 users to first try Supreme to see if it fits their need before they decide to make the switch. ![]() Photo Supreme is a different product when compared to IDimager V5. Yesterday I read a message from the developer that said: I occasionally visit the IDimager support forums, just to see if there are any announcements, or tips and tricks being posted. It’s now up to version 5, and I’ve been very happy with it. One of my hobbies is photography, and my main tool for managing my digital photos is IDimager. ![]() Horse outline8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Wild horses have been known since prehistory from central Asia to Europe, with domestic horses and other equids being distributed more widely in the Old World, but no horses or equids of any type were found in the New World when European explorers reached the Americas. Left to right: Mesohippus, Neohipparion, Eohippus, Equus scotti and Hypohippus. History of research Extinct equids restored to scale. ![]() ![]() This ability was attained by lengthening of limbs and the lifting of some toes from the ground in such a way that the weight of the body was gradually placed on one of the longest toes, the third. ![]() At the same time, as the steppes began to appear, selection favored increase in speed to outrun predators. As grass species began to appear and flourish, the equids' diets shifted from foliage to silicate-rich grasses the increased wear on teeth selected for increases in the size and durability of teeth. The early ancestors of the modern horse walked on several spread-out toes, an accommodation to life spent walking on the soft, moist ground of primeval forests. Other species of Equus are adapted to a variety of intermediate conditions. This group of animals appears to have been originally specialized for life in tropical forests, but whereas tapirs and, to some extent, rhinoceroses, retained their jungle specializations, modern horses are adapted to life in the climatic conditions of the steppes, which are drier and much harsher than forests or jungles. The perissodactyls arose in the late Paleocene, less than 10 million years after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. This means that horses share a common ancestry with tapirs and rhinoceroses. The horse belongs to the order Perissodactyla ( odd-toed ungulates), the members of which all share hooved feet and an odd number of toes on each foot, as well as mobile upper lips and a similar tooth structure. Much of this evolution took place in North America, where horses originated but became extinct about 10,000 years ago, before being reintroduced in the 15th century. Paleozoologists have been able to piece together a more complete outline of the evolutionary lineage of the modern horse than of any other animal. The evolution of the horse, a mammal of the family Equidae, occurred over a geologic time scale of 50 million years, transforming the small, dog-sized, forest-dwelling Eohippus into the modern horse. Reconstruction, left forefoot skeleton (third digit emphasized yellow) and longitudinal section of molars of selected prehistoric horses Skeletal evolution Derivation of horses from an ungulate precursor This image shows a representative sequence, but should not be construed to represent a "straight-line" evolution of the horse. The turf has been replaced and plans are being drawn up to "carefully reverse the recent shrinkage and restore its original outline, all under close archaeological supervision", the archaeologist added.įollow BBC South on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. He said while it has been maintained in a similar form for centuries, "we suspected there had been a gradual reduction since the 1980s", adding: "The results of our new research show that this is indeed the case." "Through the efforts of generations of local people, it has been cared for and has survived as an iconic feature of this amazing landscape." Mr Cox said: "The Uffington White Horse is set in a dramatic landscape, shaped by nature and by people through time, and this is a hugely important chalk figure, partly because it is the oldest scientifically-dated example in Britain, dating back to the late Bronze Age. They carried out their investigation by digging a series of small archaeological trenches, removing only the turf, during the National Trust's annual scouring and re-chalking of the horse. ![]() City of norco8/31/2023 ![]() The band traveled downriver, gathering more slaves for the insurrection as they marched. Manuel André, where they had hoped to seize stored arms, but those had been moved. ĭeslondes led followers to the plantation of Col. In 1809–1810, French-speaking refugees from the Revolution immigrated by the thousands to New Orleans and Louisiana: white planters and their slaves, and free people of color, adding to the French Creole, African and free people of color populations. ![]() Deslondes and his followers had been influenced by the ideas of the French and Haitian revolutions. It was the largest slave uprising in US history, though it resulted in few white fatalities. On January 8, 1811, planters were alarmed by the German Coast Uprising led by Charles Deslondes, a free person of color from Haiti (formerly the French colony of Saint-Domingue). As sugar cane cultivation was highly labor-intensive, the slave population greatly outnumbered the ethnic Europeans in the colony, a circumstance that continued after the Louisiana Purchase by the United States in 1803. They imported enslaved Africans as laborers. History īy the late 18th century, French and European colonial settlers had established numerous sugar cane plantations. The community's name was officially changed from Sellers to Norco sometime after 1926. In 1911, the land was purchased by an agent for Shell Oil, and the New Orleans Refining Company (NORCO) was established. The community of Norco was once called "Sellers," after a wealthy family there. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Refining Company. The community is home to a major Shell/ Valero manufacturing complex. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. ![]() Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. ![]() Winzip windows vista8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Support for filenames containing multi-byte character set (MBCS) characters used with Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean has been improved.WinZip can now display Zip file comments of up to 64,000 characters if your system provides the necessary "rich edit" control.Once open, you can use most of the operations available with any Zip file. WinZip can now open "skin" files for Microsoft Media Player 7 (.WMZ), Yahoo! Player (.YFS), and WinAmp (.WSZ).WinZip's Favorite Folders feature now monitors more folders, including Windows XP's "Shared Documents" folder and its subfolders, making it easier to find Zip files created or stored by other users.With Fast User Switching, another user can log on and perform other operations (including using WinZip) while a long WinZip operation is being performed.Self-extractors created by WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition support XP themes when displaying dialogs and messages.This occurs wherever these icons are displayed by Windows Explorer or My Computer, as well as for WinZip's own toolbar icons. ![]() Both the WinZip program itself and self-extracting Zip files created by WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition use "highest quality" XP-style color images and background blending for WinZip-related icons.Resizable dialogs use grippers matching the current theme.Shaded columns and XP-style sort arrows indicate the column by which the file list is sorted and the sort order.Menus, buttons, controls, lists, and checklists conform to the current theme.WinZip includes the following support for Windows XP themes:.There is no need to set compatibility mode. When running under Windows XP, WinZip 8.1 operates as a native Windows XP program.The Wizard can now extract files from split Zip files and multiple disk ("spanned") Zip files.In the panel used to select files to be added to a Zip file, the WinZip Wizard now displays a tooltip showing the complete filename when the mouse is hovered over a truncated filename.If the open Zip file contains a setup or install program, the Wizard now allows you to choose whether to run the installation or to simply extract the files.The Open dialog contains a new Favorites button that gives you quick access to the files in your Favorite Zip Folders.If the open archive is a Zip file, the Properties dialog contains a new Details button that displays extensive technical information about the Zip file and the files it contains.Under Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP many dialogs that were previously fixed size can now be resized.Right clicking on a column header in the main WinZip window now displays a menu that allows you to change the columns that are displayed.The Extract dialog now has an option to open the folder where the files were stored when the extract operation has completed.Just left click the icon to open WinZip, or right click it to instantly reopen recently used Zip files, access your Favorite Zip Folders, open WinZip Help, or start WinZip itself. The new WinZip Quick Pick taskbar tray icon gives you instant access to WinZip and your Zip files.This feature is very useful to overcome limits on the size of e-mail attachments and as an alternative to disk spanning. ![]()
Idrive cost8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Today's BMWs include access to a range of media apps, too. Or you could just use the buttons on the steering wheel. In the car itself, ConnectedDrive includes voice controls and hand gestures for simple tasks like answering calls, playing/pausing music and adjusting the volume. With this enabled, you can ask the assistant to lock or unlock your car, say how much fuel is remaining, and when you should leave for your next trip, based on your calendar schedule. There is also a BMW Connected skill for smart home devices with Amazon Alexa. You can also view the car's recent activity and locations, which could be useful if you have leant it to someone and want to check where they have been.Īn Alexa skill lets you control some vehicle features by speaking to the assistant at home BMW When synced to your calendar, BMW's ConnectedDrive system can send an alert to your smartphone when it is time to leave for your next appointment. The app also lets you lock or unlock the car, sound the horn and flash the headlights (useful if you've lost it in a parking lot). The free BMW Connected smartphone app – available for iPhone and Android – shows key information about your car, such as its remaining fuel or battery charge and range, whether it is locked or not, and diagnostics reports. ![]() BMW describes ConnectedDrive as a bridge that connects your car with your life, which seems appropriate. This includes the car's own internet connection, as well as the phone, watch and speaker applications used to interact with the vehicle remotely. What is BMW ConnectedDrive and what can it do?ĬonnectedDrive is the umbrella term used for all of BMW's connected car services. BMW cars to warn each other of icy roads using machine learning.Car infotainment explained: What is Audi Connect and how does it work?.Other connected car features offered by BMW ConnectedDrive also include wireless charging for your smartphone, Apple CarPlay (with Android Auto coming soon), an in-car WiFi hotspot, and the ability to use your phone as a key. In part two of GearBrain's deep dive into connected car services, we're looking at BMW's Connected Drive and iDrive.Ī multifaceted system, ConnectedDrive's service works across your phone, smartwatch and smart speaker, as well as the car itself, where it is controlled using BMW's iDrive infotainment system. ![]() Rig headset 400 mic not working8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() However, the ANC does an excellent job of isolating you from unwanted disturbances. Their ANC feature doesn't block out as much ambient noise, so they aren't ideal for loud situations like commuting or walking on a busy street. If you want to spend a little less, the Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 3 are a cheaper option that isn't too much of a step down from the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II Truly Wireless in terms of performance. Best Upper Mid-Range Wireless Earbuds For Android.Even though they're bulky in design, they're still comfortable enough for long listening sessions. Luckily, you can fine-tune their sound to suit your tastes using their companion app's EQ and presets. ![]() Subjectively, this extra bass muddies and clutters vocals and instruments. These buds have a more bass-heavy sound profile than we can measure due to the shape of our rig's ear canals. With their ANC on, they last nearly seven hours, and if you need to top up their battery life, their carrying case holds three additional charges. They have a powerful noise cancelling (ANC) system that blocks most ambient noise across the spectrum. These premium buds are the next generation of the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Truly Wireless and have low latency on Android devices, which ensures that your audio and visuals stay in sync while you're streaming video. The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II Truly Wireless are the best earbuds for Android with a wireless design we've tested. ![]() Edwards island oxenfree8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Oxenfree is a single player narrative driven game with equal parts supernatural mystery and coming of age story. Notes: heeeey so i read the letters that were found on the oxenfree ARG (theres a whole google doc of them) which inspired me to think about alex writing the letters to send through. Summary: Jonas feels like he ought to remember the girl on the radio. Story is everything, and Oxenfree delivers if that’s what you’re after. On the mysterious Edwards Island five teens come face to face with supernatural forces beyond their control. good riddance, edwards island gortysproject. It’s a talking and exploring game, but Alex is able to make dialogue choices that impact her relationships with the characters and determine their eventual fate in the mystery of Edwards Island. Oxenfree is an amazing creepy horror game, and tonight, I land on Edwards Island and have the worst beach party ever.Next episode. Synopsis: Alex and her friends Ren and Jonas head out to Edwards Island one. Why it’s one of the best Nintendo Switch games: Do you love stories with bizarre twists and turns? Do you love mysteries, explorations, and laidback gameplay that nonetheless makes you ask and try to answer tough philosophical questions? Oxenfree is the game for you. By tuning her radio, Alex begins to create strange rifts in time and space, scattering her friends across the islands, creating alternate timelines, and delving into a ghostly world where her choices have drastic consequences on the lives of those around her. They know that the island is shrouded in mystery and rumors, but don’t realize they’re about to be caught up in it all until it’s too late. Synopsis: Alex and her friends Ren and Jonas head out to Edwards Island one weekend, and meet up with some other friends when they arrive. There’s a reason hyper-connected devices mysteriously stop working in horroras the characters’ phones stop working on Edwards Islandand Oxenfree smartly taps into that. I’ve got a lot of questions about what awaits in Camena, and even Edwards Island. Credit: Night School Studio Best Nintendo Switch Games #25 – Oxenfree Oxenfree II, in its first 30, didn’t disappoint on that front. ![]() Best hotel in valletta8/31/2023 ![]() ![]() The British millionaire has bought several properties in Valletta over the past decade since he decided to make Malta his home. These include Friends of the Earth, Din l-Art Helwa and other individuals who put up stiff resistance. The Embassy Valletta Hotel, and Excelsior Grand Hotel have a spa and received excellent reviews from travellers in Valletta. Other objectors are asking the PA to take direct action and immediately remove the illegality. Best Valletta Hotels on Tripadvisor: Find 17,442 traveller reviews, 15,678 candid photos, and prices for hotels in Valletta, Malta. Some of the most popular pet-friendly hotels in Valletta are Iniala Harbour House, The Embassy Valletta Hotel, and Rosselli - AX Privilege. It added that it “objects to this enclosure and to its proposed sanctioning in the strongest possible terms and urges the removal of this accretion”. UNESCO-stamped capital Vallettas got to be top of the list. In its comments to the PA, the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage said: “The unauthorised glazed enclosure, now proposed for sanctioning is completely unacceptable and damaging to the cultural heritage values of Valletta.” The best value budget accommodation in Valletta if you are travelling alone - and pretty good even if you are not. Get your choice of 2 to 5-star hotel, return flights, transfers and 22kg bags wrapped up. Malta’s counterpart for the protection of cultural heritage has also harshly criticised the development. Recommending the application’s refusal, UNESCO’s World Heritage Technical Committee declared it opposed the development. The PA documents show that in a meeting of its technical committee that discussed reports from Malta and the latest application to sanction the illegalities, UNESCO objected to the development by underlining its concerns on the impact the structure is leaving on Valletta’s status as a World Heritage Site. ![]() UNESCO, the United Nation’s authority for protecting World Heritage Sites, has come down hard on illegalities at the Iniala Hotel on Valletta’s iconic St Barbara Bastions with imposing views of the Grand Harbour.Īs part of his investment that converted old imposing residences into a five-star hotel, the hotel’s owner, entrepreneur Mark Weingard, seems to have ignored various restrictions tied to his permit and built a closed-in retractable glazed enclosure on the roof terrace to turn it into a ‘Michelin star rooftop restaurant’.īut according to public documents lodged on the Planning Authority’s website, the illegal structure, which can be seen from across the Grand Harbour marring the views of Valletta, is causing alarm among UNESCO and other heritage watchdogs.ĭespite the fact that the unsanctioned structure has been a fully functional restaurant for months, the Planning Authority has still not issued an enforcement order while Weingard, through his architect Paul Camilleri, has applied for it to be sanctioned. Best Luxury Hotels in Valletta Valletta is Malta’s capital, built by the Knights of St John on a peninsula that is only 1km by 600m. ![]() AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |