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Xbox 360 Kinect & Windows 10/11 (slightly different)…Works April 2024

Xbox 360 Kinect & Windows 10/11 (slightly different)…Works April 2024

Xbox 360 Kinect & Windows 10 Buying a second-hand Kinect is a cheap option to get a 3D scanning capable device. Though it is not designed specifically for that purpose it can, using the right application, create a 3D model of an object, a room or a person. I’ve tried several times to install the XBOX 360 Kinect to my Windows PC with no success, but finally, I’ve made it work. Xbox 360 Kinect There is a Windows version of Kinect. It…

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Installing OpenVPN on Amazon FireStick

Installing OpenVPN on Amazon FireStick

PART 1 How to access developer options on Amazon Fire TV? Similar to how you access developer settings on Android Accessing the hidden developer options on Amazon Fire TV, as we mentioned previously, is fairly simple. Here’s how to do it in a few simple steps. Select the gear icon on your Fire TV’s home screen to open Settings. Go to My Fire TV, and select About. Highlight the first option on the list, which is usually your device’s name, and press the…

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Basic Python Libraries for Ricky

Basic Python Libraries for Ricky

Anaconda – Has many essential libraries (numpy, pillow, matplotlib, csv – CSV File Reading and Writing turtle — Turtle graphics openpyxl – read/write Excel 2010 xlsx/xlsm files XlsxWriter – writing files in the Excel 2007+ XLSX file format pymysql – access/manipulate MySQL Database pyodbc and pymssql – access/manipulate an ODBC SQL database requests – read web pages beautifulsoup – read HTML pages/tags pypdf – manipulate PDF files pdfminer-six – read contents of PDFs Tkinter – Graphic User Interface library PySimpleGUI…

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Extra Python Libraries to Install

Extra Python Libraries to Install

Want To Level Up Your Python? Use These Python Libraries! In this article, I’ll cover the 24 best Python libraries in 2023.Whether you’re using Python for data science, web development, or game prototyping, one thing’s for sure: Python libraries can make a huge difference in speeding up development.But what are Python libraries anyway? In a hurry, here’s the TL-DR: Python libraries are a collection of pre-written functions, classes, or modules that you can integrate into your own Python projects without…

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Windows 10 | WiFi connected but No Internet Access | DNS server isn’t responding

Windows 10 | WiFi connected but No Internet Access | DNS server isn’t responding

Windows 10 | WiFi connected but No Internet Access | DNS server isn’t responding If your Windows 10 is losing WiFi signal strength and says “No Internet Connection” while other devices are connected just fine, chances are, DHCP Server didn’t hand your Windows Device a valid IP address. The solution resides in the following steps:   Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi Click on your network’s SSID (the name of your Wi-Fi network e.g. Home Wifi) Set the Network Profile to Private Scroll…

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HP Printer Firmware Requires Only HP Cartridges (Fix)

HP Printer Firmware Requires Only HP Cartridges (Fix)

HP thinks they own my printer.  The update in 2022 blocked non-HP ink cartridges from being used.  Even though my printer has been using them off and on for over 4 years.  I searched and found this fix for my HP 7740.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqlmyZ-DQsg&t=90s and the firmware site as of this publishing is Mega Storage Link   Do this at your own risk since you own your printer not me or HP.  I will never buy another HP printer ever!!!

Create a bootable virtual disk image (VMDK) for installing macOS (Monterey, Ventura) on VMware workstation

Create a bootable virtual disk image (VMDK) for installing macOS (Monterey, Ventura) on VMware workstation

Create a bootable virtual disk image (VMDK) for installing macOS (Monterey, Ventura) on VMware workstation How to create a bootable virtual disk image (VMDK) for installing macOS (12 Monterey, 13 Ventura) on VMware workstation. Including Google drive links to download the VMware VMDK virtual disk images. This guide is for creating a bootable virtual disk installer for macOS Monterey that can be used to install macOS on VMware workstation. The same steps should also work for macOS Ventura. The installer…

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OpenAI GPT-3: Everything You Need to Know by Kindra Cooper

OpenAI GPT-3: Everything You Need to Know by Kindra Cooper

OpenAI GPT-3: Everything You Need to Know In this article OpenAI GPT-3: What is GPT-3? What are Language Models (LMs)? What Makes OpenAI GPT-3 Different? OpenAI GPT-3 Architecture OpenAI’s latest model has gone viral again. Much like its predecessor, there is no stopping to the buzz that OpenAI’s latest model GPT-3 is creating around the internet. As experts praise the model for its intuitive capabilities which range from writing articles to generating code, many experts including the founder of OpenAI…

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GPT-3 by Full Stack Python

GPT-3 by Full Stack Python

GPT-3 GPT-3 is a neural network trained by the OpenAI organization with significantly more parameters than previous generation models. There are several variations of GPT-3, which range from 125 to 175 billion parameters. The different variations allow the model to better respond to different types of input, such as a question & answer format, long-form writing, human language translations (e.g. English to French). The large numbers of parameters make GPT-3 significantly better at natural language processing and text generation than the prior model, GPT-2,…

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Best 14 ways to fix audio services not responding Windows 10 and Windows 11

Best 14 ways to fix audio services not responding Windows 10 and Windows 11

Best 14 ways to fix audio services not responding windows 10 We all know that Microsoft Windows is most popular computer OS in the world. After the release of Windows 10, there are tons of new features added to it in comparison to previous versions of Windows. Nevertheless, from time to time many users experience bugs and errors like Audio services not responding. This error message is generated by Windows sound troubleshooter. It means there is a problem with your…

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Create your own video streaming server with Linux

Create your own video streaming server with Linux

Create your own video streaming server with Linux Set up a basic live streaming server on a Linux or BSD operating system. 08 Jan 2019 Aaron J. Prisk Feed  240 up 17 comments Image by : Opensource.com Live video streaming is incredibly popular—and it’s still growing. Platforms like Amazon’s Twitch and Google’s YouTube boast millions of users that stream and consume countless hours of live and recorded media. These services are often free to use but require you to have an account…

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How to Remotely Open a GUI Application With PuTTY

How to Remotely Open a GUI Application With PuTTY

Eny Setiyowati/Shutterstock.com Want to remotely access a Linux machine and launch a graphical application? PuTTY to the rescue, thanks to the “enable X11 forwarding” option. You can even do this from Windows—all you need to do is quickly install an X server. The PuTTY program was initially written for Windows, 20 years ago. It has been ported to many other platforms since. It is a graphical application that provides a terminal window and remote connection to other computers. Typically, the connection…

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How to reuse a Microsoft Project schedule

How to reuse a Microsoft Project schedule

How to reuse a Microsoft Project schedule by Andrew Makar in IT Consultant , in Project Management on March 20, 2012, 1:56 AM PST By reusing schedules for similar projects, you have a better chance of avoiding some of the missteps from the previous project. Your successful SAP implementation, PeopleSoft ERP project, or custom web development project from a few years ago has branded you as a project management Zen master, and you have been awarded another “opportunity” to manage…

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Generate a CSR from Windows Server using the certificate MMC

Generate a CSR from Windows Server using the certificate MMC

Generate a CSR from Windows Server using the certificate MMC Certificate MMC access Run the MMC either from the start menu or via the run tool accessible fom the WIN+R shortcut. Click on File – Add/Remove Snap-in. Select Certificats in the left panel and click on Add. In the new window, click on Computer Account. Select Local Computer then click on Finish. Complete the adding dialog by clicking OK. Request generation In the certificate management console, select in the folder…

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CRON Jobs, Notation and Examples

CRON Jobs, Notation and Examples

Linux Crontab: 15 Awesome Cron Job Examples by SathiyaMoorthy on June 11, 2009 An experienced Linux sysadmin knows the importance of running the routine maintenance jobs in the background automatically. Linux Cron utility is an effective way to schedule a routine background job at a specific time and/or day on an on-going basis. This article is part of the on-going Productivity Tips For Geeks series. In this article, let us review 15 awesome examples of crontab job scheduling. Linux Crontab…

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Checking Oracle Table Stats

Checking Oracle Table Stats

If you do not run stats on Oracle database the performance degrades over time.  The statements below will show the last stats update date/time.  You must change the OWNER to match your schema of course. select min(STATS_UPDATE_TIME) from ALL_TAB_STATS_HISTORY where OWNER = ‘ADMUSER’ select * from ALL_TAB_STATS_HISTORY where OWNER = ‘ADMUSER’ order by STATS_UPDATE_TIME ASC

Building a Simple Chatbot from Scratch in Python (using NLTK)

Building a Simple Chatbot from Scratch in Python (using NLTK)

Building a Simple Chatbot from Scratch in Python (using NLTK) SOURCE: https://medium.com/analytics-vidhya/building-a-simple-chatbot-in-python-using-nltk-7c8c8215ac6e Source: eWeek Gartner estimates that by 2020, chatbots will be handling 85 percent of customer-service interactions; they are already handling about 30 percent of transactions now. I am sure you’ve heard about Duolingo: a popular language-learning app, which gamifies practicing a new language. It is quite popular due to its innovative styles of teaching a foreign language.The concept is simple: five to ten minutes of interactive training a day…

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