![]() His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called "the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web" and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. ![]() Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. This information appears on the left side of your taskbar if you're using the standard center-aligned taskbar icons.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Now, if you have the Widgets button enabled, it shows the current weather-along with an icon, the temperature, and a description of the weather like "Partly Sunny"-on your taskbar. If you did, you're in for a surprise: Microsoft totally changed how this button works in an update after Windows 11 was released. There's a good chance you might have disabled the Widgets button, as many of us did here at How-To Geek when we upgraded at Windows 11's release. It opened a widgets panel that showed weather as well as other information like sports scores and recommended online articles. When it was initially released, the "Widgets" button on the Windows 11 taskbar was a normal button to the right of the Start button. Did you know Windows 11 has a Windows 10-style weather widget for its taskbar? If you've been using Windows 11 since its release, you might be surprised about that! Here's how to see the weather on your taskbar.
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![]() I can't remember what exactly but my gut says 12. If you decide you can't beat him you can opt to run away and get a dragon named Ena instead. If you win the fight with the Black Knight, you get a lvl 18 Dragon added to your party. ![]() Of the research I've done "Bonus Experience" gets brought up a lot. I haven't played PoR in YEARS so I basically remember nothing about it. I will get PoR eventually, but I don't have a Wii anymore so Radiant Dawn is out of the question. I only play it for the creature campaign now. I liked it more as a kid because I didn't have as high of standards, but really. why did they give him a horse?) and I can't take the villains seriously at all. I don't like the characters in the game, the protagonists look stupid (except I like ephraims first sprite. I like Sacred Stones for one reason, the creature campaign. Luckily, I for some reason find that hilarious. I'm easily amused.Had I thought of that, I wouldn't have put the hawk part in my post Maybe I should've related to it or something since I have a twin sister myself but it just never felt right to me.ĮDIT: haha. Their only defining characteristic being that they're related. PoR and RD are still pretty cliche but I feel like they tell the story better you know? Sacred Stones was actually my least favorite as both the main characters felt like they were nothing but a list of numbers. The one Illven is playing and sacred stones, I always felt that their stories felt really really, well, standard fantasy. Path of radiance and Radiant Dawn together are my favorite fire emblem games on the US. I think I would enjoy it a lot more now though since I no longer suck.Path of radiance and Radiant Dawn together are my favorite fire emblem games on the US. I didn't like the game as much as sacred stones as a kid (I had the mindset of "This game has no tower of valni? This game is too hard!) but that's only because I was really bad at it. I've been hunting down Path of Radiance like a hawk recently, but so many people seem to enjoy selling it for outrageous prices. Okay take out the Troubadour and scour the area for the thief. I'll show your boss the true power of Dark magic.īottom group get to the Thief! Top group protect yourselves. ![]() The other factor to consider here, is the impact that each blocker has made on the team. That way they could save money for this offseason, and move money down the line to 2022 if necessary as well. Say they get rid of Schwartz and actually keep Fisher, the Chiefs could reduce his base salary significantly and offer him to play on a higher signing bonus number in 2021. And that is if he is still on the team, obviously. If he were to miss say half of the season, Kansas City cannot let that current number stay in place. Throw his Achilles injury into the picture as well. Nonetheless, for a team strapped for cash, Fisher appears to be the more doable contract to get out of. Kansas City would still be stuck with taking on $3 million in dead cap without Fisher on the team, if that were the case. What if the Chiefs were to release the left tackle? They would actually save a large chunk of change at $12 million. Spotrac lists his cap number at an even heftier $15,181,6. He holds a base salary of $11.25 million. But you can check this for the original link: įor Fisher, he is entering the final year of his current contract. Your browser does not support the audio element. That would be roughly half of what he is currently slated for in 2021. If that were the case, there is a possibility where Kansas City could realistically minimize his cap number to around $5 million or $6 million. If he is able to come back after a minor surgery as we mentioned earlier, for example, the Chiefs may feel that they can persuade him to take a reduced deal, with an ample amount of incentives. Add in the $3.75 million signing bonus prorated amount, and Kansas City is down to minimal options. Where does this get complicated for the Chiefs? The smaller salary creates an issue of lowering the cap figure. This includes a salary of $4.905 million and a dead cap number of $3.75 million. Per Spotrac, Schwartz holds a cap number of $10.005 million in 2021. As questionable as the future is for Schwartz, Fisher’s could be more cloudy. Fisher was described to have suffered a pretty bad Achilles injury by Andy Reid. However, there is no guarantee that will for sure happen again. He has usually bounced back with strong play when he returned to the lineup. Overall, Fisher has dealt with substantial injuries over the last couple of years. If Fisher were healthy, being able to restructure his contract could be a lot more plausible. This is what makes the situation so difficult for both the player and team in this scenario. Suffering a torn Achilles in the AFC Championship Game, one would imagine he will miss a good handful of games in 2021. On the other hand, Fisher has a much more questionable timetable upon playing again. Possibly, a minor surgery could help get him back to his old self. Maybe with the amount of time Schwartz has had since he last played, he could return more easily in 2021. And the severity has been even worse in recent history when offensive linemen have back injuries. On average, blockers have missed about double the time with this injury than players playing other positions. Especially, when it is an offensive lineman. Certainly, this is the type of ailment that you just always wish to avoid with football players. A nagging back injury would end up keeping him out of the lineup for the rest of the season. His last appearance in 2020 came in Week Six at the Buffalo Bills. Amid Hot Defensive Start, Chiefs To Get Charles Omenihu Back.Chiefs Trade Deadline: Will KC Make Wide Receiver Move?.Down To The Wire: Mahomes Vs Herbert Has Been Tight.Mecole Hardman Returns To Chiefs Via Trade With Jets.Chiefs Vs Chargers: Key Personnel Matchups. ![]() Would you rather only bring back Fisher? Or, would you rather only bring back Schwartz? In what is a difficult hypothetical to decipher on, let’s look into their contracts, injuries from last year and additional factors. But in this scenario, we will say that one of the two will be brought back by the team. As we will mention later, each of their cap hits are fairly steep. Quite honestly, both could very well be gone from Kansas City in 2021. This could very well include the offensive tackles, in Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. As a result, long tenured veterans could be potential cap casualties and cut candidates. And the Kansas City Chiefs are just one of the teams in the league that are currently over the cap. The entire NFL will have to be even more mindful of their spending this offseason, due to the pandemic. ![]() The primary advantage is that while the texture offers a good firing grip, the handle isn’t likely to snag on clothing. This isn’t as sharp a texture as found on some pistols. The Masada Slim comes with well-designed combat sights, robust extractor and ejector, a generous trigger guard accommodating large hand sizes with gloves, a nicely pebbled grip frame, and undercut trigger guard.Ī word on the handle treatment: abrasion is adequate and adhesion more than acceptable. The pistol’s most noticeable features include both forward and rear cocking serrations. The Masada Slim seems well made of good material. The owner’s manual is accessed by scanning and downloading via an enclosed card. The pistol is delivered in a lockable case with a gun lock, magazine loader, and two thirteen-round magazines. This is a serialized chassis, polymer frame, striker-fired, locked breech, and optics-ready handgun. The primary difference is in the takedown. Maintaining the original handgun’s trigger action and features with very few changes to the design, the Masada Slim should prove to be a popular handgun. This is a well-designed pistol with good features. Recently, IWI introduced the sub-compact Masada Slim. Neither are threaded barrels or aftermarket trigger units available. While similar to the SIG P320, the modular construction offers little advantage as there are no optional frame or slide assemblies offered by IWI. The pistol features an easily removed internal fire control group. I tested an example after they were introduced in 2017 and found a service grade handgun with good features.Ĭonstruction of the Masada is interesting. The Masada is used by some agencies in India and the Philippines, perhaps more. The Masada is a service-size pistol with a polymer frame and striker-fired action boasting a generous magazine capacity. IWI introduced the Masada 9mm pistol a few years ago. The excellent Baby Eagle CZ type handguns, as an example, have earned a reputation at least comparable to the original CZ 75. While some makers have cheapened the original firearm to sell at an attractive price point, IWI focuses on improving the firearm. Naturally, they could not ignore the lucrative polymer frame striker-fired market. IWI also exports a huge number of firearms worldwide. In addition, Israel Military Industries and Israel Weapon Industries, IMI and IWI, have worked closely with military units in their development of defensive weapons. Israel has used the GLOCK pistol heavily for these same reasons. These firearms are high on big R (reliability) and little M (maintenance). The AK-platform bred the Galil and the CZ 75 the Jericho. Often, the firearms are brilliant innovations based on existing operating principles. IWI’s Masada Slim 9mm.Īgainst that backdrop, Israel has developed rugged and effective military aircraft, fighting vehicles, small arms, and some of the world’s best security measures. Casualties may be considerably less than their adversaries, but their own losses proportionate to the size of the country are heartbreaking. While the prowess of the Israeli Army against overwhelming odds is legendary, quite a few of the wars fought were a much closer contest than many realize. Their nation- practically the only free country in the region - has survived against overwhelming odds. Israel began building their military with donated captured German gear, some Allied gear, and almost nothing new. Such danger doesn’t suffer fools or poor equipment. Israel has been on full military alert for many years. ![]() He managed to emerge in one piece just as fighter aircraft with the Star of David on the wings flew over his head toward the missile launchers. The building he was in was struck by a missile in Israel. My son was serving in a role that included an experience I don’t wish to have. When it comes to “been there done that” in my lifetime, military experience isn’t part of that competency. Israeli Weapons Industries’ trimmed-down 9mm delivers top-shelf performance in an EDC package Fortnite’s previous live-by-default setting for in-game audio and text chatting is said to have also adversely affected teens and children, who could be subject to harassment, bullying, or predatory behavior.Įpic Games will pay a $275 million penalty over accusations of violating COPPA stipulations, the largest ever fine for an FTC rule violation, alongside $245 million in customer refunds over accusations of its dark pattern strategies-itself the largest refund in a gaming case. ![]() According to the esports betting platform, Thunderpick, over a quarter of the game’s players are estimated to reside in the US. The FTC alleges that Epic Games relied on a marketing strategy known as “dark patterns,” which The Wall Street Journal described on Monday as “tactics that trap customers into paying for goods and services and create obstacles to canceling.”Īdditionally, the FTC argued that Epic Games routinely collected the personal data of children under 13-years-old without their parents’ consent or knowledge through Fortnite, which counts as many as 400 million users globally. The new Epic Games’ settlement comes without an admission or denial of the FTC’s allegations.Īlthough technically free to play, much of Fortnite’s profits stem from in-game purchases for digital perks like character dance moves, virtual concerts, and costumes. Per the FTC, the makers behind the massively popular video game, Fortnite, were originally accused of not only tricking players into making unintentional in-game payments, but also violating children’s privacy as defined within the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Learn more ›Įpic Games has agreed to pay over $520 million as part of a multi-record-breaking settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. While some European countries have banned loot boxes as a form of illegal gambling, legislative efforts to regulate the practice in some US states (and the US Senate) have by and large stalled after gaining some momentum in 20.We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. "This is why today we only offer X-Ray Llamas that show you the contents before you purchase them in 'Save the World'" (and similarly transparent blueprints in Rocket League). "We believe players should know upfront what they are paying for when they make in-game purchases," Epic wrote in a tweet announcing the move today. Minors in California who purchased a loot box "with own money and without parental permission" will also be eligible for a cash refund of up to $50 if they submit a claim. Those cash payments (of up to $50 per claimant) will only be available to players who submit an active claim form establishing that they think their purchase constituted "consumer fraud" or breach of contract. Advertisementįurther Reading Meet the legislator trying to do something about video game loot boxesIn addition to the virtual currency, Epic will also be providing "up to $26.5 million in cash and other benefits to U.S.-based Fortnite and Rocket League players" to settle the claims. That suggests a rough valuation of over $78.3 million in digital reward payouts as part of the settlement. A marketing bargain?Įpic estimates roughly 6.5 million Fortnite players and 2.9 million Rocket League players will receive the automatic virtual currency payments, according to The Verge. ![]() Players of both games won't have to do anything to claim the benefit, which will appear in their accounts in the coming days. Rocket League players will similarly receive 1,000 credits (worth roughly $9.10) if they bought a randomized Event Crate or key in that game before Epic stopped offering them in October 2019 (just months after it purchased Rocket League developer Psyonix). ![]() Even though it's settling a US lawsuit, Epic says this same deal will apply to all Fortnite players globally. Under a proposed settlement for that suit, which Epic says has achieved preliminary approval, all players who purchased a loot llama at any time will be rewarded with 1,000 V-Bucks (worth roughly $8). Shortly after ending the practice, Epic was faced with a class-action lawsuit alleging, among other things, that it had "psychologically manipulate its young players into thinking they will 'get lucky.'" Further Reading Fortnite puts an end to random loot box purchasesWhile Epic never offered loot boxes in Fortnite's mega-popular battle royale mode, it let "Save the World" players purchase "loot llamas" full of random items until early 2019 (amid international outcry about the randomized loot-box business and its similarity to gambling). ![]() Where items should be delivered or service performed.What item or service is being purchased, including a description.The seller can issue the buyer a receipt once payment has been received and/or processed.Ī properly sent invoice will address the following basic questions: No proof of who provided goods or services.Time spent reminding customer to pay instead of working. ![]() The seller can send one to the buyer once a transaction is completed or within 14 days of the transaction.Īn invoice can be sent to the buyer immediately or within 14 days of the business transaction. Invoices are used to track inventory, accounts receivables, and expenses. Purchase Order Number: a unique identifier used to keep track of ordersĪs a commercial document, an invoice is needed whenever a business transaction involves paying for goods or services.Payment: whether the buyer should pay by check, money order, or other means.Due Date: when payment is expected, either in 30 days or by a specific date.Description: detail of each item sold or service provided.Buyer: person or company purchasing the goods or services.Seller: person or company offering goods or services.Invoices are used by a person or company (offering goods or services) to tell a buyer that payment is now due.Ī basic invoice should include the following details: Download Above Template (Excel & Word) Otherīelow you can find more invoice templates and help with how to write one:Īn invoice is a request for payment for itemized goods and services sent from a seller to a buyer. You only need to put in the 2-Digit country code. Click Generate new certificate… to generate a self-signed certificate. It should be enabled by default.Ī valid certificate is required for all incoming connections. ![]() Also make sure Allow explicit FTP over TLS (default: yes) is checked as well. Now all incoming connections will be forced to use TLS for encryption via the default port 21. You will also need to check to enable Disallow plain unencrypted FTP to ensure plain text connections aren’t allowed. This will enable FTPS (File Transfer Protocol Secure) which will allow users to connect via encrypted connection. Here we are going to check the checkbox labeled Enable FTP over TLS support (FTPS). Next, we are going to look for the option FTP over TLS settings. Once you have already installed or at the admin window of the FileZilla server manager, click on the menu option Edit->Settings. We will be going over how to force TLS with FileZilla server which can be downloaded here. FileZilla still receives updates on a regular basis to tackle security issues and performance enhancements. You can easily configure and host your own FTP server on a Windows machine. FileZilla ServerįileZilla is a free Windows FTP client/server software package. Here’s how you can get their connections encrypted by forcing FTP over TLS in FileZilla Server. You don’t want them accessing the server without encryption. One of them being forcing TLS encryption, especially if your users will be connecting to FTP port 21. ![]() ![]() If you are planning on hosting a FTP server like FileZilla over the internet, then you may want to fine tune some security settings. Increasing automobile use in the area gave rise to new roads being built. Later, the resort grew to include an airstrip, lodge, rental cabins, a nine-hole golf course and a bowling alley. Lake Wilderness, once the site of a county lumber mill, quickly became a resort lake with the opening of Gaffney's Grove, which opened with a ballroom, restaurant and roller rink. Maple Valley also saw resorts beginning in the 1920s. Fishing out of the Cedar River also became popular. More residents meant farming and fishing became staples in the area, with milk, poultry and berry farming becoming the main grown food staples in the area. ![]() Much of this early development actually did not take place in the modern-day city, but rather in Hobart, northeast of incorporated Maple Valley. ![]() The school, after extensive renovations, still stands today as an elementary school. A two-room school went up in 1910, and a larger high school was built in 1929 as the first school in the Tahoma School District. Blacksmith shops, hotels, saloons and stores took up the town in the 1910s and 1920s. Suquamish tribe chairperson Martha George was born near Maple Valley in Sheridan in 1892, at a logging camp where her mother and grandmother worked as cooks. More residents meant more lumber milling. Rail workers for lines like the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Cedar River Watershed, closed off by the City of Seattle, meant more workers for those things. Coal was brought in from Black Diamond to the south, but the town itself also mined coal from Cedar Mountain. The town's early history mainly had to do with coal, lumber milling to build homes, and a railroad that ran through town. Vine Maple Valley won by 2/3, but the word "Vine" was later cut by the post office because it made the name too long. A vote was taken by writing the names on slips of paper and placing them in a hat. When a name for a future community was proposed, the names Vine Maple Valley and Maple Ridge were suggested. ![]() The area was settled in 1879 by three men who were improving a trail and brought their families in. The city functions as a commuter town for residents, though there is an increasing amount of commercial activity in the area. The population was 28,013 at the 2020 census. Maple Valley is a city in King County, Washington, United States. ![]() Search from 6077 Used Chevrolet Trax cars for sale, including a 2016 Chevrolet Trax LS, a 2016 Chevrolet Trax LT, and a 2018 Chevrolet Trax LT ranging in price from 5,250 to 112,995. Sure, if you live in Alaska or high mountains where you drive in snow for 5 or 6 months of the year, you may need AWD, but for most of the rest of us, the AWD just uses more gas and is an excuse for car companies to raise the price. Test drive Used Chevrolet Trax at home from the top dealers in your area. Most people who think they need AWD do not. 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