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Hi Dave, I just use a Logitech M310 wireless mouse. Long battery life. USB nano-receiver (can be stored inside battery compartment) that I can move between computers (Chromebook, 2010 Macbook Pro, Lenovo IdeaPad) without configuring bluetooth. I have a few of these mice in different colors and they don't interfere with each other when used close together. It has a scroll wheel in the middle that works on Mac and Windows/Parallels/PTE 8. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-mouse-m310 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=logitech+m310 Tom

PTE 9 *might* be be available soon for both Windows and Macs (slideshow viewer and editor). Hosted hypervisors like VMware Fusion and Parallels that require a copy of Windows usually have a slight performance penalty (about 5%) over native code. Igor has been quiet about new features in PTE 9 compared to previous versions. Usually a major version was released about every year. I think it's been about 2 years now since PTE 8 was released. PTE 9 code might be a complete rewrite of code using a different programming language so it is easier to compile cross platform. Tom

If you like time-lapse you might be interested in this device. http://www.timelapseworkshops.com/#!timelapse-view-intervalometer/cxif https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elijahparker/view-intervalometer-auto-ramping-and-wifi-camera-r?token=d3528aa1 Tom

I have not had a problem with Windows fonts since maybe version 7 of PTE. They seem to play fine on my Mac and I know the fonts are not installed on my Mac. It's probably been a year or longer since I have tested but it was working for me. I remember that Adobe Flash and I think Acrobat could embed fonts. Fonts do not seem to be an issue for me. Tom

If it happens again you might try this Windows 10 registry change. Tom

I thought it was "A watched kettle never boils"? I'm glad that Igor posted an update. Tom

I would suggest you look for a newer 2016 model laptop with a Thunderbolt 3 port. Then in the future you could use an external graphics card with multiple monitors. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/five-years-later-thunderbolt-is-finally-gaining-some-traction-in-pcs/ Devices http://www.wegotserved.com/2016/01/11/10-great-thunderbolt-3-products-2016/ Windows 10 Laptop http://www.winbeta.org/news/ces-2016-acer-travelmate-p648-aims-please-professional-road-warrior Tom

I have upgraded all my Windows 7/8 PCs because I was tired of getting daily alerts about the free upgrade and I didn't feel like blocking the alerts. No problems with PTE 8. My primary operating system is now Linux (Fedora 23 xfce). I remote desktop into a Windows box if I need to run a Windows program (not PTE). Maybe when PTE 9 is released I will start using Windows again. I also have a couple of Kangaroo portable PCs running 24/7 that have Windows 10 home pre-installed on them that I use for web browsing and monitoring security cameras. Tom

You want to see the focus of the button/text like you can in a DVD menu with a remote? Not quite the same as mouse over. I'm not near a Windows PC with PTE installed but if you read the docs maybe it will help figure out how to set focus. http://docs.picturestoexe.com/en/techniques/button#properties_of_the_button_text Tom

Parallels is a great hosted hypervisor. There is the added expense of Parallels and the Windows operating system. A native Mac PTE editor would be ideal. Tom

It's a broken link from Northern California. Tom

I'm sure his tutorials are very good. http://www.beckhamdigital.com.au/store/pc/CC-Tutorials-c118.htm Tom

Eric, You are correct in that Adobe Flash seems to continue to have a very large number of security problems. Part of the problem is that Flash is usually "opt out" so it's enabled by default. I have Flash disabled by default in Chrome so that I have to right click then enable I want to view an embedded video. Since CC probably uses a fixed URL and does not use a browser (as far as I know) it should be safe. https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB15-348 Tom

Great art piece. The smart watch is the latest piece of technology. Next year you should add VR goggles. i try to use computers for 5 years before recycling. Around 3 years they start to slow down but if I replace the hd with a ssd and new graphics card they usually last 2 more years. Also linux is more memory efficient than windows. LCD with led backlight monitors last longer than the old crt monitors. Tom

Darn it Lin, Your videos always get my heart racing. If you keep making these types of slideshows I will need a pacemaker. Too many beautiful women (if that is possible). Thanks, Tom

Dave, Take a break from the forum. I know I did cut way back on postings. When PTE 9 is in beta or when it's released then I hope you return. Happy Holidays, Tom

I was in my early 20s during the start of the personal computer revolution and enjoyed assembling computers. The internet has changed everything. All my computer hardware purchases are now from Costco or Amazon. I have noticed that cpu performance in general has improved so much that upgrading every 3 years is no longer necessary unless you play the latest games. I have no favorite operating system. Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Linux all work great. Many of my computers run 24/7 doing video encoding, security cameras, etc. They have all been very reliable. Replacing HDs with SSDs have extended the life of my oldest computers. Boot up time has decreased to almost nothing. Dell, HP, and Lenovo seem to be the largest manufacturer of Windows personal computers. They are probably assembled in the same factory in China. Not much difference in quality. I do have a preference for Hitachi hard drives for data storage compared to Seagate and WD (any color). I don't have a favorite graphics card vendor. Either Nvidia or ATI/AMD seem to work fine. Tom

Since the forum seems to be slowing down (temporary situation I hope) I thought I might start a new topic. I am planning on buying a desktop PC (my first 8 bit 4 Mhz Z80 16K ram computer was purchased in 1980). I already have a few older Dells that I have upgraded with cheap 256 GB SSDs and run Fedora Linux. Linux is great for web/email and less chance of malware. I don't buy or build a custom built PC, just off the shelf Dells because they are less expensive and reliable (for me at least). Dell xps8900 Intel skylake i7 cpu 3.4 Ghz 14 nm Windows 10 64 bit 16 GB DDR4 ram 512 GB SSD program (extra) 4 TB Hitachi HD data (extra) ATI or Nvidia 4 GB graphics (although I think the newer integrated gpu works fine for PTE) 27" ips monitor (extra) The price for PC plus extra storage and monitor would be about $/€1,400. Anyone else buying a new PC? Tom

I don't know if I would consider app passwords a workaround. Google has a recommended method for applications and devices to login. I doubt if it will change in the future. It's nice that google has put security before convenience. Usually it's the opposite and then people complain when their accounts are compromised. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en Tom

Hi DG, Last active yesterday so that's good news. Thanks, Tom

Not seeing any posts by Igor has me a little worried. My hope is his team is busy programming version 9 or maybe taking a break from the forum. I'm just hoping someone has been in contact with him to make sure he is ok. Tom

Hi, The short answer is yes, you will need a copy of Windows to use the PTE editor and create slideshows. You can create Mac slideshows on PTE. The current 8.0n version of PTE can run Windows on a newer model Macs using a Windows partition and Bootcamp software from Apple. If you want to run OS X and Windows at the same time then you will need a hosted hypervisor that creates a virtual PC for Windows on top of OS X. The two most popular are VMWare Fusion and Parallels. There is also VirtualBox 5 (free) that requires a copy of Windows and Wine (free) a Windows API emulator that does not require a copy of Windows. I have not tried the free software. I doubt the performance is comparable to Fusion or Parallels. PTE 9 editor that *may* be available for beta testing in late 2015 *may* run natively on either Windows or Macs. Tom update Nov. 10, 2015. There is also Codeweavers which is apparently an API emulator. They are working on Direct X 11, so it should work with Direct X 9 applications like PicturesToExe. https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/search?name=picturestoexe

There might be an easier way to embed videos in on your web pages. YouTube hosted, Vimeo, ... http://www.tommendenhall.com/test/ Your problem might be varnish web cache related. Apparently fixed in a newer version of varnish. https://www.varnish-cache.org/trac/ticket/1506 Tom Output from your web server. HTTP/1.1 416 Requested Range Not SatisfiableServer: nginxDate: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:27:53 GMTContent-Type: video/mp4Transfer-Encoding: chunkedConnection: keep-aliveLast-Modified: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:39:25 GMTEtag: 981f37cab04d5534994aab3a3836fc31X-Timestamp: 1424468364.36438X-Trans-Id: txc2594ae49c324f64b6856-00562ba379X-Fat-ttl: 86400.000X-Varnish: 477598845Via: 1.1 varnish-plus-v4X-Fat-Backend: swiftX-Fat-grace: noneX-Fat-Cache: MISSX-Thin-ttl: 86400.000X-Thin-Source: thin_dal1X-Varnish: 270398274Age: 0Via: 1.1 varnish-plus-v4X-Thin-Backend: fat_cacheX-Thin-Hints: last backend was fat_cacheX-Thin-Grace: noneX-Thin-Cache: MISSAccept-Ranges: bytesContent-Range: bytes */0Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *Access-Control-Max-Age: 604800

I can sometimes play the first video on the page. When I view source I can play the mp4 videos just fine. It looks like some kind of weird caching problem to me. When I hit F12 in Chrome to debug the page it (sometimes) has a http status code 416 error on a video which has to do with byte range serving (loading part of the video before playing). The page has some errors that you might want to fix. There are online html tidy sites that will clean up the code. https://validator.w3.org/ Good luck! Tom

A better solution than JPG. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Portable_Graphics Zoom in to see reduced artifacts at smaller file size http://xooyoozoo.github.io/yolo-octo-bugfixes/ Better animation than GIF http://bellard.org/bpg/animation.html Thanks, Tom