The UI synchronization for Replicator 3 works. The command line module collects a list of directories to be replicated using the Win32 API, but seems like something from the std:: library would be better, so I looked into that and Visual Studio 2022 is having an issue about the version of the C++ language? What […]
Contents of <format> are only available with C++20 or later? | Stand Up Apr 10 Read More »
I recorded the material for this video yesterday. As I was getting ready to put my voice over it, I noticed that not all of the information returning from the processes is displayed in the user interface as the results come in. Some seem to happen in secret. Some processes seem to just report “Done
Need to Fix Sync Between Process Events and User Interface | Morning Stand Up Apr 7 Read More »
I investigated .NET MAUI long enough yesterday to verify that it’s too much hassle at this time. The project framework — keeping all the code in one base in one IDE on Windows — is handy, but a lot more hassle up front which would slow down an actual release of a Windows Desktop version
.NET Multi-platform Investigation Ends Without Prejudice | Morning Stand Up Apr 5 Read More »
Since I’m charging up my MacBook anyway this morning, why not take what I’ve learned through c++ and c# and check out Microsoft’s .NET MAUI again to see how it looks? Breaking Replicator into several modules will make multi-platform easier. I like accessing the Windows API via c++. I like programming for Windows Desktop using
C++ C# leads to renewed .NET Multi-platform investigation | Morning Stand Up Apr 4 Read More »
Reverted back to Replicator 3++ of this past Saturday because it was working, just needed to set this one option, NavigationCacheMode=”Enabled” in the XAML file. Links:
NavigationCacheMode=”Enabled” | Morning Stand Up Mar 25 Read More »
Using a View Model didn’t fix the multi-threaded UI problem I’m having, of course, so another try. Links:
HString from Another Thread, c++/Winrt Concurrency | Morning Stand Up Mar 24 Read More »
Should use data to represent the state of the system, then let the view part of the program display that data. Joe’s March 21 stand up regarding Karen’s Replicator 3++ To be done:
Avoid updating WinUI3 elements directly from worker thread. Read More »
Microsoft came out with WinUI 3 since I started working on a new Replicator, so of course I decided to use it. Since I made that decision, I upgraded the version number to 3 instead of 2. I decided to use C++ instead of C# for my own pleasure. It’s more of hassle, it’s less
Some Links visited today while working on Karen’s Replicator 3 in C++ Read More »
Just a personal choice. I don’t need my operating system tied into the mother ship.
No, I won’t log into Windows. Read More »
This post does not directly relate to Karen’s software, but I wanted to publicly post that I love ISPConfig. I’ve been economizing our server setup by downsizing to a limited memory plan at Linode.com. One of the big consumers of memory on the server was Spam checking. Frankly, it was too sensitive anyway, plus it
I accidentally made an update about Replicator 2 because I wanted to take a picture of Jade, programmer support dog.
Replicator 2 accidental update Read More »
Yet another video. Important tip: Can’t depend on DispatcherTimer to happen on time.
DispatcherTimer isn’t Timely: Karen’s Network Tray Episode 2 Read More »
I’ve been working on a system tray app that will display a live indication of bandwidth being used. Like a little running, bar chart.
Calculating Bits per Second for Karen’s Network Tray (Episode 1) Read More »
QR Code Talker will be available for download soon.
Karen’s QR Code Talker Progress: Added Generation Options to UI Read More »
I added a timer! Karen’s QR Code Talker isn’t available for download, yet.
C# Programming Livestream re: Karen’s QR Code Talker Update Timer Read More »
Today has been pretty exciting. I asked too much of a 2 GB instance during this transition as emails need to be imported and spam checked. The magic of a cloud instance is I can bump it up to 4 GB for a little while. Performance is nice now. I’m not liking it so much
Site moved to Debian 12 Bookworm and Upgraded Read More »
I used to send the newsletter through Simple Email Service (SES) on Amazon’s cloud thing, AWS. I found SES when I looked for alternatives to services like Constant Contact and MailChimp. We have thousands of subscribers, so whether a service charges by subscriber or per message, I found the costs like 10x more than we
Bounce! Return-Path! Complaints! Read More »
A removal of some stuff this morning prompted me to reset all the WordPress crazy going on. The forums have been removed for the time being.
Rejecting WordPress (again) Read More »
This is a post on my own blog about how I added a full-screen video background for ABigHairy.com where the media storage API for the new KarenWARE.com site will operate.
How to Create a Video Background With CSS Read More »
I’m impressed by my own work. Right up until it doesn’t work. Wait, Karen’s Replicator had a help file location on the website I forgot about? I’m gonna fix that. https://www.karenware.com/help/replicator/system-tray
Warning: Karen’s Replicator Minimizing to System Tray! Read More »
Choose a presentation display mode. https://www.karenware.com/donate
Windows logo key + P to Project! Read More »
This is the beginning of the command line interface for Karen’s Replicator 2. I hard coded it to copy the contents of one directory to another, including sub directories. Here’s the Code
Karen’s Replicator 2 Command Line Interface Read More »
Somebody asked on YouTube if Replicator was going to be rewritten. I have said yes since 2017. I’ve started dozens of times, including again today. Spoiler: 45 minutes of very little getting done. There’s some bad music. And I prove to myself I shouldn’t do these online. 🙂
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The MVVM pattern helps cleanly separate an application’s business and presentation logic from its user interface (UI). Maintaining a clean separation between application logic and the UI helps address numerous development issues and makes an application easier to test, maintain, and evolve. It can also significantly improve code re-use opportunities and allows developers and UI
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