![]() ![]() And I have definitely appreciated the feedback and help! Very odd overall, maybe I just need to give everything a nice reboot. I know part of it might be Alexa predicting the intention based on previous usage or something.Īnyway, not expecting you to solve my mystery, but figured I would share in case you are curious. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 177,120 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.8/5. Analyze sites like ranked by keyword and audience similarity for free with one click. There's a skill called Radio Browser, would you like to try it?" I say "Yes" and it responds "Great, here's Radio Browser. myTuner Radio - Live Stations is very safe to use. ![]() Then I created a new speaker group called "Splash Zone" (to make it unique), and typed "Play Radio Browser in Splash Zone", and then it responds "Sorry I couldn't understand, but I may have a few recommendations. "Upstairs" is a group, and "Everywhere" is a speaker group. Idiomas Deutsche Dansk English Español Français Italiano Melayu Nederlands Norsk Orang Indonesia Polskie Português P. myTuner Radio gives you the best experience in listening to worldwide radio stations. If I do "Alexa, play Radio Browser on the Everywhere group", it responds "Here's a station for you based on Browser, on Amazon Music" and starts playing. With myTuner Radio you can: - Listen to the best radio stations - Radios from more than 120 countries - Listen to over 30,000 radio stations - More than 1 million Podcasts with rankings per country - Top 100 songs being played on radios. myTuner Radio is a free service available on a variety of platforms that offers users the ability to stream and listen to live radio stations from across the globe. It does the same when speaking to a device, and also when typing it out in the Alexa App. Free Proprietary Internet Radio Service Mac Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire Listen to more than 50000 radio stations from all over the world. Queremos hacer la vida más fácil a nuestros oyentes. Creado en 2011, tiene más de 50 millones de descargas. Ok, to be more specific, I use the "Alexa, play Radio Browser Upstairs", and Alexa responds "Here's a station for you based on Browser, on Amazon Music", and starts playing Amazon Music. Sobre nosotros: myTuner es un directorio con más de 50000 emisoras de radio y 1 millón de podcasts de todo el mundo. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() For example, open File Explorer, right-click the drive that is large than 32GB, and choose the Format option. Windows utilities like Disk Management, Diskpart, and the Format feature in File Explorer only allow users to format a drive that is smaller than 32GB to the FAT32 file system. Note: People can also customize the allocation unit size and format option ( quick format or full format) when using the FAT32 Format tool.Īpart from the convenience the FAT32 Format tool brings, there is another reason for people to choose it. The tool will start formatting the drive, and several seconds later, people will get a formatted FAT32 drive. Then to format a drive to the FAT32 file system, people just need to select the drive letter of the drive, then click the Start button, and click the OK button to start formatting. Once downloading it, people will get a compressed package and unzip it to get the guiformat.exe file.ĭouble-clicking the guiformat.exe file directly calls out the FAT32 Format tool. The guiformat tool (also known as FAT32 Format) is a small FAT32 formal tool with a graphic interface. Well, what does the issue mean? And how to fix the issue? Let’s explore it. Īpart from the netizen, many people have been stuck in the issue “guiformat failed to open device GetLastEror()=32”. Hello, Whenever I attempt to format the SD card with guiformat, I get the error below: Error: Failed to open device GetLastError()=32 The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. Final Thoughts on Failed to Open Device GetLastError()=32.Bonus: How to Recover a Formatted FAT32 Drive?. ![]() FAT32 Format Still Not Working, Try Its Alternative.Guiformat Failed to Open Device: Why & How to Fix?.What to do when receiving the error message? Follow the tutorial from MiniTool to learn more about the issue. It is helpful, but sometimes it prompts the error message saying failed to open device GetLastError()=32 the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. Then simply type fat32format g: (replace g: with the drive letter your SD Card was assigned) and type yes to confirm the format:ħ.Lots of people choose to format their SD cards using guiformat.exe. Look in My Computer and make a note of the drive letter that has been assigned to your SD Card, for me this was G:Ħ. You need to be working in the FAT32 Formatter directory, so type cd C:\fat32format (presuming you unzipped FAT32 formatter to the same place as i did)ĥ. ![]() Open a Command Prompt window with Administrator rights, this can be done by right clicking on Command Prompt in the start menu or start screen and selecting "Run as Administrator"Ĥ. Unzip FAT32 Formatter somewhere, in this example i unzipped FAT32 formatter to C:\fat32formatģ. This command line application does as the title says, allows you to format drives to FAT32 using Windows.Ģ. The easiest way I have found to format an SD card to FAT32 on modern versions of Windows is to use a command line application called FAT32 Formatter. The simple answer is you probably have a device that can not read exFAT, such as the Nintendo 3DS. So why would you want to format a large SD card to FAT32? This is actually a good thing in general as it means you are not stuck with the 4gb file size limit of FAT32, also Windows, OSX and Linux can all read and write to exFAT. Most Micro SD Cards and standard SD Cards 32gb or larger (SD, SDHC, SDXC) can only be formatted as exFAT or NTFS on Windows. ![]() ![]() Do you need that many? Again for the price difference probably not a deal breaker. With the Astro 200SL there are also two light settings but the Scangrip equivalent Multimatch 2 has about 5 brightness settings. With the Astro 50SL,this has two intensity settings just like the Scangrip Sunmatch which aids in doing light colored cars such as white since a super intense light can overwhelm or flood the area you are working on. But again the cost is 4 times the price of the Astro equivalent. Unfortunately I have not had the opportunity to use a Scangrip product but from what I have read online, Scangrip makes some excellent products. The Astro Pneumatic 200SL and 50SL lights are in my estimation cheaper copies of the Scangrip Multimatch2 and Scangrip Sunmatch. Do you have any thoughts on the Astro Pneumatic 200SL compared to the 50SL? Thanks for the review as I've had my eye on it for sometime now but haven't pulled the trigger due to how it would do on various colors. I learned to detail in the 80's back when all we had were rotary polishers that seemed to weigh 20 pounds, micro fiber cloth was in its infancy, and it was called cutting and buffing not paint correction That being said, do you need a hand held swirl finder light as a weekend warrior? Probably not, as a good $25 halogen work light will get the job done but if you pull out the orbital more than once a year it is useful. Pulling a car out into the sun every 15 minutes to check your progress when correcting paint is not only impractical but would possibly allow contaminants to settle onto the paint that could be introduced into the polishing pad so not super clean.Īlso sorry to disagree, but using proper lighting that highlights imperfections to a greater degree than the sun alone, is what ensures the best finish to show when out in the sun. I have used the Brickman and the Flex light and this product is better for the price in my opinion given the features.Īs far as pulling the car into the sun, as most professional detailers and experienced hobbyist know, using proper prep, technique, products, and working super clean is the way to a near perfect show quality finish. Much like the more expensive products that are dual marketed for both correction and color matching such as the 3M Sungun, Brickman swirlfinder, and Scangrip Sunmatch (which this product copies) this can be used for paint correction. I noted previously this is marketed as a sun reproduction light for use in body shops for color matching but it excels for my intended use of spotting paint imperfections when doing detailing/paint correction indoors. Thanks for your reply but you may have missed a few points. This specific light is a good product, but nothing beats pulling your car out into the sun to check for swirls. That's not really a swirl finder light, its a light to replicate sun light to check color in paint, we use them in our body shop all the time. ![]() Great review! thank you! i'll be grabbing one for myself! If anyone has an questions please feel free to post up. If I had a complaint it would be that the base has little weight so you have to hold the base with one hand while pulling the light out with the other. It also has a nice weight to it and feels good in the hand. ![]() If your in the market for a good swirl finder light or even a shop light with the magnetic base and small retractable hanger hook for less than $70 it is hard to beat. Once fully charged I have been able use this off and on for a good 4 hours without running out of charge. This last feature is very handy as you can place the light on panels with an adjustable head so that you can focus the light to the area you are working on or under the hood of a car when doing engine work. Rechargeable with a base station much like a cordless phone. For the price point it works amazingly well especially considering that similar lights cost close to twice as much. I can however attest that it does a great job for spotting paint imperfections most notably swirls, acid rain spots, ect. This light is actually marketed more for bodyshops to replicate natural sun light and aid in paint matching. As of today there are 36 reviews that are mostly glowing. When I purchased it there were only about 5 reviews on Amazon which were good but limited. So I have used this Astro Branded color match light for about 4 months and on 2 full paint corrections and another spot correction on a friends car. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The meme token is up around 58% compared to the top cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). As Pepe reached a new all-time high today of $0.000002322 while Wojak hit $0.001084, as per CoinMarketCap.Īt the time of writing, the Pepe token traded at $0.000002103 with a 24-hour trading volume of $800 million, which climbed about 221%. Also, the 24-hour trading volume for this memecoin surged more than 216% over the night to reach $784 million.Īdditionally, every day, PEPE and WOJAK are setting new records. Today, the Pepe token market cap reached over $859 million before dropping once more to under $400 million. Also, both crypto tokens attracted investors with massive returns and an unprecedented price rally. On May 2, the median average transaction fee on the Ethereum network soared to around 87 gwei, according to Dune Analytics. Rising Transaction Fees: A Cause For Concern. Ethereum is the Memecoins Playground?Ī new Ethereum-based frog-themed token, PEPE, has seen a rapid rise in market capitalization, with WOJAK following in its footsteps. The network has been experiencing a surge in activity due to the increasing popularity of memecoins such as PEPE, which has caused fees to spike. For comparison, the rate so far this year has fluctuated between roughly 82% year to date. According to data by Bitinfocharts, it cost an average of 5. The most significant increase occurred in the last week, as the price of bitcoin soared on growing institutional interest. dollars has increased, the cost to move ether and the myriad of ERC20 tokens has also risen. Fees shot up more than 350 during the last thirty days to Oct. A spike in transactions on the Ethereum blockchain also involving meme-based tokens such as Pepe (PEPE) and Wojak (WOJAK) has driven up traffic on the network, pushing the average fee rate to the highest in nearly one year while showering “Stakers” of the cryptocurrency with extra revenue.Īccording to Dune Analytics, the Ethereum network’s daily median average transaction fee spiked to about 87 gwei on Tuesday, the highest since May 2022. Bitcoin transaction fees are on the rise again. Today, PEPE and WOJAK are setting new all-time high records.Įthereum (ETH) transaction fees have again hit highs since May 2022. ET), the average and median transaction fee on Ethereum reached as high as 23.43 and 11.The Ethereum network’s daily transaction fee spiked to about 87 gwei, the highest since May 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Using certain combinations of settings PhotoSweeper will keep the larger one. For example, I will tend to keep a slightly smaller image if it is less compressed. The app will sometimes disagree with me on which photo to keep, but I can understand it. Obviously, backup is the word of the day. I have a 50,000 pix library in Aperture and am always careful and nervous when I do something to it on a large scale. Databases in the applications are updated reliably as far as I can tell. Once you mark the photos you want to move or remove, just hit the button and the work is done. And the app can select projects or folders in your iPhoto or Aperture libraries (Lightroom too, but I don't use it) as well. You can use a slider to make the comparisons more or less picky. The app will find cropped versions, color manipulated versions etc. Just drop a folder into the app's work space, hit compare and evaluate the results. ![]() Frankly, I thought it would require a shocking amount of processing power and did not imagine a desktop app could pull this off. It really seemed magical to me when I discovered it and I wished I could submit the many photos I collect and take to scan for duplicates based on image content. ![]() for pictures on the Internet since Image Search was announced. I had been using Google's Image Search to find better versions of photos and to discover names of the photographers etc. (I apologize for my English -one is not my native language). I called the most effective (in my opinion) the number of searchers photo duplicate applications. Let the developers will review the work of these applications me. I want to draw the attention of developers to refine the search algorithm to PhotoSweeer X duplicates found explicit photos. I do not want to say that PhotoSweeer X - is not a quality search. At the same time applications such as: Snapselect (poor functional), Similar Imige Detector (many unnecessary comparisons photo and not too convenient control), DupHunter (this app has a very slow engine and a lot of incorrect comparison of pairs and series) - are a bunch of missed PhotoSweeer X duplicate photo! This occurs when all options Search options relevance. But, it is not strange, this app is not clear (another definition) photos. The general impression from PhotoSweeer X - very comfortable (probably the best among all similar), fast and intuitive application, with sufficiently high-quality search engine duplicate photo and comparing the series. Previously say that I have tried about 10 similar programs searchers photo duplicates (it is pictured). I want to share impressions from using PhotoSweeer X. Great photo browsing - PhotoSweeper also serves as an up-to-date photo browser with a built-in search of photos by metadata, Quick Look preview, the "Info" panel with a detailed photo description, including histogram and image metadata (EXIF, IPTC etc.).Comfortable viewing results - PhotoSweeper provides 3 modes for reviewing results: "One by One", "Face-to-Face" - one or two large photos with an opportunity to mark a photo with just a click, "All in One" - all groups of duplicates in one list.Marking duplicates automatically - Mark photos you want to get rid of manually, or use the "Auto Mark" feature to mark duplicates automatically based on the list of rules you can adjust to your needs in the Preferences.Using caches makes the next comparison much faster. Efficiency - You can regroup the results without re-comparing photos by changing matching level with a slider.Cutting-edge technologies and unique algorithms make searching duplicates incredibly fast and gives excellent comparison results. High speed and quality - PhotoSweeper was developed as a tool for extremely fast comparison of a huge number of photos.The app finds duplicate photos, even those edited in external programs such Photoshop, regardless of image size or format. Flexible comparison settings - Powerful multi-settings to easily find duplicates, similar photos, series of shots.Add more photos from your iPhoto, Aperture or Lightroom library via the Media Browser window. Easy search of photos - Just drag and drop folders from your Mac to allow PhotoSweeper to find all photos inside.It works with photos from iPhoto, Aperture and Adobe Lightroom libraries as well as photos from your hard drives and external storages. PhotoSweeper is a fast, precise, super-efficient tool to eliminate similar or duplicate photos even in huge photo collections. ![]() ![]() ![]() A modern take on the Metal Slug franchise that sees it move away from the only genre it has known since the 90’s with the exception of some mobile spin offs. Paper Trail (PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch) – August TBCīy entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. 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FWIW I played through MS1, X, and 3 with a friend using the Steam DotEmu ports even though they dont have the best reputation and I didnt have any issues but obviously thats anecdotal. Metal Slug Tactics Takes The Series In Turn-Based Direction. Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun (PC) – 2nd August I believe Switch/PS4 have the Arcade Archives ports of the Metal Slugs which is probably the best ports youre going to get on a console. ![]() ![]() P7zip is a port of 7za.exe for POSIX systems like Unix (Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Cygwin, AIX. P7ZIP: Open-source file compression for macOS, Unix, and *nix systems (Free app) With DECK, you can install and try out more than 40+ open source stacks, making it easy to spin up almost any development environment effortlessly. 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![]() ![]() In this example, the internal drive is 250GB and just over 20GB are being used. You should see a window like the one below. ![]() To find out how large your internal drive is and how much space is being used and how much is available, click on the internal drive icon on the desktop (often it's named "Macintosh HD") and then click the Command and "I" button at the same time to "Get Info". With a 1TB drive (1000GB), there would always be plenty of room for backups. 'USB 3.1 Bus') and Thunderbolt to see the maximum possible speed (e.g. Now navigate to 'USB' to see a version (e.g. So a 500GB drive could backup to another 500GB drive, but as the amount of data on the drive increased, there would be less room for backups on the external drive. To do this, click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen, then hold the Option key on your keyboard and click System Information. The software is designed to work with both local storage. However, keep in mind the amount of data on the drive can easily increase so I just go by a rule of thumb and get a backup drive that is at least twice as large as the drive capacity of the drive you are backing up. Time Machine is the backup mechanism of macOS, the desktop operating system developed by Apple. At this point the Backup Disk is selected and the next Time Machine Backup will start in 120 Seconds (2 Minutes). For instance, if your internal hard drive is 500GB and you are using 250GB of on the drive, the minimum size drive you'd want to backup to is a 500GB drive. Select a drive and click on the Use Disk button. Generally you want a drive that is at least twice as large as the amount of data you are backing up. In some situations you may find that Time Machine simply offers to use an NTFS volume. Time Machine works great with external USB or Firewire hard drives. If you wish to use Time Machine in Lion or greater with an NTFS volume and if you have a write-enabled driver for NTFS: with tmutil you can configure Time Machine to back up to a sparse bundle disk image, the. It does not store any personal data.The first thing you'll need to use Time Machine to backup your Mac is a second hard drive. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The first backup of TM is a full backup of the system. Initializing the drive will take some of those GBs, and most likely leave you with a capacity of less than 120GB. Windows updates to improve security and PC performance periodically, so we recommend you recreate the recovery drive annually. That way, if your PC ever experiences a major issue such as hardware failure, youll be able to use the recovery drive to reinstall Windows 11. The issue I see is using a 128GB drive for TM when the system drive is 120GB. Its a good idea to create a recovery drive. Learn how to save your files to a USB stick from your Windows 10 PC to back them up: 1) Plug a USB drive, 2) Copy files and move them to the drive. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". AFAIK, the main requirement for native support of a drive for TM is that it is formatted HFS+. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. If you were to copy multiple files that link to the same data to an exFAT drive, it would be duplicated for each hard link, potentially making the resulting copy much larger than the original. Hard links are one of many features that exFAT does not support. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Time Machine uses hard links to link to multiple copies of the exact same data. In the case of encrypted local backup, choose a target drive for backup from the dropdown list. Cloud backup is direct and does not create a local backup copy. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Based on the desired target location, select the Cloud Backup or Encrypted Local Backup radio button. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. SAMSUNG SSD T7 Portable External Solid State Drive 1TB, Up to 1050MB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, Reliable Storage for Gaming, Students, Professionals, MU-PC1T0T/AM, Gray. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Theres a detailed Apple Community discussion about this that backs up (sorry, I couldnt resist) exactly what Weaselboy is saying. How do I backup computer to USB flash drive What is the best flash drive for backing up computer Thanks. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rent, utilities, office supplies, equipment, office maintenance and improvements, etc.Professional services to support their practice, such as billing support or accountants.Staff they hire and the corresponding employee benefits.Physicians pay for these business costs out of the fees they charge the health care system for the services they provide to patients (i.e., the dollar amounts you would see on a gross payment Sunshine List). ![]() Our offices are a major part of the infrastructure of the health care system.Īs with any business, there are costs associated with running a medical practice. Most Alberta physicians are small business owners. For a more complete picture, please see additional context and examples. 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