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General Discussion / Microsoft December 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 58 vulnerabilities.
« on: December 08, 2020, 05:45:58 PM »
Microsoft December 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 58 vulnerabilities
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-december-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-58-vulnerabilities/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-december-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-58-vulnerabilities/
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General Discussion / Microsoft November 2020 Patch Tuesday arrives with fix for Windows zero-day.
« on: November 12, 2020, 06:13:00 PM »
Microsoft November 2020 Patch Tuesday arrives with fix for Windows zero-day
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-november-2020-patch-tuesday-arrives-with-fix-for-windows-zero-day/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-november-2020-patch-tuesday-arrives-with-fix-for-windows-zero-day/
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General Discussion / Notions on the Photo Group's second Zoom session on a singular color.
« on: November 06, 2020, 10:12:00 PM »
Notions on the Photo Group's second Zoom session on a singular color.
Most of this topic is for the benefit of artists, especially painters, who can use these terms to define their objectives and creations. But also clothing manufacturers and any organization or institution that seeks specificity in the creation or analysis of colors.
The lightness or darkness of a color is called its value.
Tints are light values that are made by mixing a color or hue with white. For example, pink is a tint of red, and light blue is a tint of blue.
Shades are dark values that are made by mixing a color or hue with black. Maroon is a shade of red, and navy is a shade of blue.
Tones are light values made by mixing shades of grey or mixing both grey and black separately. In Color Theory, a tone is any pure hue with Neutral Gray added. The color remains the same only less vibrant. The Values can range from very light to very dark.
Hue – the name of a color
Value – the degree of lightness or darkness in a color. It’s expressed by tones, tints and shades
Intensity – the degree of purity or strength of a color (hue) or how bright or muted the colors are.
The attached color wheel source website: https://askandyaboutclothes.com/color-coordination-for-men/
This webpage gives a lot of descriptive detail on hues, tints, tones and shades: https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Green has the most shades.
Green, the mixture of blue and yellow, can be seen everywhere and in countless shades. In fact, the human eye sees green better than any color in the spectrum. This, along with many other facts about this earthly color, makes it an essential part of our everyday lives.
Understanding the Color Wheel
• Three Primary Colors: Red, Yellow, Blue.
• Three Secondary Colors: Orange, Green, Violet.
• Six Tertiary Colors: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, which are formed by mixing a primary with a secondary color.
The more one reads about the theories of color in art the more complex it becomes. For example, on defining shadows:
Shadows are Blue. Meaning that blue is the general color for most shadows. Most of us think of shadows as being black, however, the shade black is a neutral color. The hue of shadow is in fact blue. And on it goes.
Most of this topic is for the benefit of artists, especially painters, who can use these terms to define their objectives and creations. But also clothing manufacturers and any organization or institution that seeks specificity in the creation or analysis of colors.
The lightness or darkness of a color is called its value.
Tints are light values that are made by mixing a color or hue with white. For example, pink is a tint of red, and light blue is a tint of blue.
Shades are dark values that are made by mixing a color or hue with black. Maroon is a shade of red, and navy is a shade of blue.
Tones are light values made by mixing shades of grey or mixing both grey and black separately. In Color Theory, a tone is any pure hue with Neutral Gray added. The color remains the same only less vibrant. The Values can range from very light to very dark.
Hue – the name of a color
Value – the degree of lightness or darkness in a color. It’s expressed by tones, tints and shades
Intensity – the degree of purity or strength of a color (hue) or how bright or muted the colors are.
The attached color wheel source website: https://askandyaboutclothes.com/color-coordination-for-men/
This webpage gives a lot of descriptive detail on hues, tints, tones and shades: https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Green has the most shades.
Green, the mixture of blue and yellow, can be seen everywhere and in countless shades. In fact, the human eye sees green better than any color in the spectrum. This, along with many other facts about this earthly color, makes it an essential part of our everyday lives.
Understanding the Color Wheel
• Three Primary Colors: Red, Yellow, Blue.
• Three Secondary Colors: Orange, Green, Violet.
• Six Tertiary Colors: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet, which are formed by mixing a primary with a secondary color.
The more one reads about the theories of color in art the more complex it becomes. For example, on defining shadows:
Shadows are Blue. Meaning that blue is the general color for most shadows. Most of us think of shadows as being black, however, the shade black is a neutral color. The hue of shadow is in fact blue. And on it goes.
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General Discussion / Inside Ed Bott's home office: 'Two of everything'. ZDNet.com
« on: November 06, 2020, 11:46:40 AM »
Inside Ed Bott's home office: 'Two of everything':
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ed-botts-home-office-two-of-everything/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ed-botts-home-office-two-of-everything/
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General Discussion / Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (K72337US).
« on: November 02, 2020, 08:15:04 PM »
Hi Alan,
At our Zoom session meeting on 11/1/2020, Sunday, you asked about how many persons were using a trackball mouse. I didn't comment due to the amount of talking but I thought you might like to know that I use a Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (K72337US) on my HP Omen desktop computer.
I am very much impressed with it. My hand remains stationary and the cursor control, clicks and scrolling are all by fingertip motion. I can use it all day without my hand getting tired.
It goes for around $32.00 on Amazon.com. Who knows how much elsewhere?
At our Zoom session meeting on 11/1/2020, Sunday, you asked about how many persons were using a trackball mouse. I didn't comment due to the amount of talking but I thought you might like to know that I use a Kensington Orbit Trackball Mouse with Scroll Ring (K72337US) on my HP Omen desktop computer.
I am very much impressed with it. My hand remains stationary and the cursor control, clicks and scrolling are all by fingertip motion. I can use it all day without my hand getting tired.
It goes for around $32.00 on Amazon.com. Who knows how much elsewhere?
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General Discussion / Raspberry Pi 400 is out: $70 for a complete PC with a faster Pi 4 in a keyboard.
« on: November 02, 2020, 07:01:25 PM »
Hey Ralph! Get a load of this:
Raspberry Pi 400 is out: $70 for a complete PC with a faster Pi 4 in a keyboard.
The Raspberry Pi 400 comes with 4GB RAM, a faster Raspberry Pi 4 and a built-in heatsink to keep it cool.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/raspberry-pi-400-is-out-70-for-a-complete-pc-with-a-faster-pi-4-in-a-keyboard/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400-unit/
Raspberry Pi 400 is out: $70 for a complete PC with a faster Pi 4 in a keyboard.
The Raspberry Pi 400 comes with 4GB RAM, a faster Raspberry Pi 4 and a built-in heatsink to keep it cool.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/raspberry-pi-400-is-out-70-for-a-complete-pc-with-a-faster-pi-4-in-a-keyboard/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400-unit/
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General Discussion / Re: Long Delayed Notes - Photo Group Meeting of 10/11/2020
« on: October 29, 2020, 08:03:47 PM »
Hi Ralph,
Just thought I would note that a hue (each of the three primary colors), is blended to bring about changes; Tint is a hue with white blended in , Tone (you overlooked this one) is a hue with gray blended in and Shade is a hue with black blended in. After reading the Color Wheel Artist website information, it becomes very clear that color variations are a bit more complex in terminology than most of us have realized.
This webpage covers it well: https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Check out the other pages: https://color-wheel-artist.com/primary-colors/ ,
https://color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel/
Also, my surname is spelled with a small "p", all one word Depue.
I have been thinking that as long as the group is focusing on color (hues) we might delve into colorization of black and white/grey-scale photographs and videos at a future photo group meeting.
Doug
Just thought I would note that a hue (each of the three primary colors), is blended to bring about changes; Tint is a hue with white blended in , Tone (you overlooked this one) is a hue with gray blended in and Shade is a hue with black blended in. After reading the Color Wheel Artist website information, it becomes very clear that color variations are a bit more complex in terminology than most of us have realized.
This webpage covers it well: https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Check out the other pages: https://color-wheel-artist.com/primary-colors/ ,
https://color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel/
Also, my surname is spelled with a small "p", all one word Depue.
I have been thinking that as long as the group is focusing on color (hues) we might delve into colorization of black and white/grey-scale photographs and videos at a future photo group meeting.
Doug
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General Discussion / URL's for the PHOTO Group's meeting on Sunday.
« on: October 10, 2020, 06:53:05 PM »
URL's for the PHOTO Group's meeting on Sunday. 
Color Wheel Artist website (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors): https://color-wheel-artist.com/primary-colors/
Color Wheel Artist website (Hues, Tints, Tones and Shades): https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Color Wheel Artist website (Basic Color Wheel) https://color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel/
Monochromatic colors are all the colors (tones, tints and shades) of a single hue.
A few observations on the color scheme:
Hue is the term for the pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the "color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the hue circle or rainbow. ...
The primary colors consist of three hues (yellow, red and blue) from which we can theoretically mix all other hues.
COLOR is the general term we use to describe every hue, tint, tone or shade we see.
White, Black and Gray are often referred to as a color. A HUE refers to the dominant Color Family of the specific color we're looking at. White, Black and Grey are never referred to as a Hue.
Although mono does mean “one,” this approach to color isn't just using the same single shade in multiple places in your design. Instead, you can create a monochromatic color palette by choosing one base color (traditionally one of the 12 on the color wheel) plus any number of variations of that base.
Monochromatic color schemes are easy to create because they use only one color.
Monochromatic schemes use different tones from the same angle on the color wheel (the same hue).
Black is the absence of light. ... Some consider white to be a color, because white light comprises all hues on the visible light spectrum. And many do consider black to be a color, because you combine other pigments to create it on paper. But in a technical sense, black and white are not colors, they're shades.
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Colorized and sharpened up version of the April 14, 1906, 1906 trolley ride down Market Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_1AdYRGW8
Morley Safer 60 Minutes presentation on the above trolley ride: https://youtu.be/tYHGj19RrF0
Black and White version with dubbed sound effects and improved sharpness: https://youtu.be/8YRbMMqj0qw
Color Wheel Artist website (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors): https://color-wheel-artist.com/primary-colors/
Color Wheel Artist website (Hues, Tints, Tones and Shades): https://color-wheel-artist.com/hue/
Color Wheel Artist website (Basic Color Wheel) https://color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel/
Monochromatic colors are all the colors (tones, tints and shades) of a single hue.
A few observations on the color scheme:
Hue is the term for the pure spectrum colors commonly referred to by the "color names" - red, orange, yellow, blue, green violet - which appear in the hue circle or rainbow. ...
The primary colors consist of three hues (yellow, red and blue) from which we can theoretically mix all other hues.
COLOR is the general term we use to describe every hue, tint, tone or shade we see.
White, Black and Gray are often referred to as a color. A HUE refers to the dominant Color Family of the specific color we're looking at. White, Black and Grey are never referred to as a Hue.
Although mono does mean “one,” this approach to color isn't just using the same single shade in multiple places in your design. Instead, you can create a monochromatic color palette by choosing one base color (traditionally one of the 12 on the color wheel) plus any number of variations of that base.
Monochromatic color schemes are easy to create because they use only one color.
Monochromatic schemes use different tones from the same angle on the color wheel (the same hue).
Black is the absence of light. ... Some consider white to be a color, because white light comprises all hues on the visible light spectrum. And many do consider black to be a color, because you combine other pigments to create it on paper. But in a technical sense, black and white are not colors, they're shades.
[/b]
Colorized and sharpened up version of the April 14, 1906, 1906 trolley ride down Market Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO_1AdYRGW8
Morley Safer 60 Minutes presentation on the above trolley ride: https://youtu.be/tYHGj19RrF0
Black and White version with dubbed sound effects and improved sharpness: https://youtu.be/8YRbMMqj0qw
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General Discussion / Re: Oregon State Fire Map. Updated 9-15-2020.
« on: September 15, 2020, 03:31:41 PM »
A Facebook page for the Holiday Farm fire: https://www.facebook.com/HolidayFarmFire?ndAlert
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General Discussion / Re: Oregon State Fire Map.
« on: September 12, 2020, 08:45:48 PM »
For the most up to date reporting on the Oregon fires and related concerns, the TV station KGW posts it online at kgw.com .
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General Discussion / Re: Oregon State Fire Map.
« on: September 11, 2020, 03:14:23 PM »
Dick,
I am glad the see that you could make good use of the Oregon fire map. The weather conditions in Lane County, where Eugene and Springfield are located, are gradually improving. Onshore winds are slowly reversing the very windy conditions that made so many fires throughout the state rapidly expand to unprecedentedly large dimensions. It is projected that the smoke will be blown away eastward by late Sunday, or soon thereafter, and that the onshore winds could bring some rain on Monday or Tuesday, barring any unforeseen radical changes in the weather.
There is more information about the Holiday Farm fire to be found at the below URL's. Although the attached snip of the Oregon State Fire and Hotspot Dashboard shows the red Stage 3 evacuation zone touching upon the eastern outskirts of Springfield, the fire itself is still some considerable distance away. With improved weather conditions, this edge of the fire could be contained by the end of the weekend.
Lane County weather projections: https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2020/09/10/oregon-wildfires-changing-winds-keep-lane-county-cool-air-hazardous/3456538001/
Latest report on the Holiday Farm fire: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7170/55553
The State of Oregon Fires and Hotspots Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376
I am glad the see that you could make good use of the Oregon fire map. The weather conditions in Lane County, where Eugene and Springfield are located, are gradually improving. Onshore winds are slowly reversing the very windy conditions that made so many fires throughout the state rapidly expand to unprecedentedly large dimensions. It is projected that the smoke will be blown away eastward by late Sunday, or soon thereafter, and that the onshore winds could bring some rain on Monday or Tuesday, barring any unforeseen radical changes in the weather.
There is more information about the Holiday Farm fire to be found at the below URL's. Although the attached snip of the Oregon State Fire and Hotspot Dashboard shows the red Stage 3 evacuation zone touching upon the eastern outskirts of Springfield, the fire itself is still some considerable distance away. With improved weather conditions, this edge of the fire could be contained by the end of the weekend.
Lane County weather projections: https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2020/09/10/oregon-wildfires-changing-winds-keep-lane-county-cool-air-hazardous/3456538001/
Latest report on the Holiday Farm fire: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7170/55553
The State of Oregon Fires and Hotspots Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376
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General Discussion / Oregon State Fire Map. Updated 9-15-2020.
« on: September 10, 2020, 07:14:03 PM »
OREGON STATE FIRE MAP.
For those of you who might be interested in studying the fire situation in Oregon at this time, this frequently updated map shows it well.
Center your screen on a point of interest and mouse-click on the plus sign at the lower right to enlarge that area. It shows the three stages of Fire Alerts and the inner portion of the Red Alert area shows flames graphically to reveal the actual burned areas.
The worst of them is the Beechie Creek Fire coupled with the Riverside Fire, and the Lionshead Fire a bit furthernorth EAST. The three of them comprise a huge combined area east of Salem and south of Portland and environs. Statewide there are 37 active fires at this moment, totaling over 800,000 acres burned.
Initially, the previous weather reports had this area scheduled for 98 degrees on Thursday and 95 degrees today (Friday). By a stroke of extreme good fortune, some very cool air arrived, which made the situation much improved. It was only around 70 degrees today. Hopefully, an onshore wind will move the fire and smoke away from Salem and Portland, but there are still plenty of endangered structures in the eastward territories.
On Thursday, the smoke was so dense that everything turned red. The smoke cloud blotted out the sun, so nighttime came a couple of hours earlier than expected. The devastation along Highway 22 is considerable. The small towns of Detroit, out by Detroit Lake, and Gates have been very badly burned.
The map should help you get a grip on what the situation is. Searching for more information is largely based on Googling by City names or designated fire name.
State of Oregon Fires and Hotspots Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376
For those of you who might be interested in studying the fire situation in Oregon at this time, this frequently updated map shows it well.
Center your screen on a point of interest and mouse-click on the plus sign at the lower right to enlarge that area. It shows the three stages of Fire Alerts and the inner portion of the Red Alert area shows flames graphically to reveal the actual burned areas.
The worst of them is the Beechie Creek Fire coupled with the Riverside Fire, and the Lionshead Fire a bit further
Initially, the previous weather reports had this area scheduled for 98 degrees on Thursday and 95 degrees today (Friday). By a stroke of extreme good fortune, some very cool air arrived, which made the situation much improved. It was only around 70 degrees today. Hopefully, an onshore wind will move the fire and smoke away from Salem and Portland, but there are still plenty of endangered structures in the eastward territories.
On Thursday, the smoke was so dense that everything turned red. The smoke cloud blotted out the sun, so nighttime came a couple of hours earlier than expected. The devastation along Highway 22 is considerable. The small towns of Detroit, out by Detroit Lake, and Gates have been very badly burned.
The map should help you get a grip on what the situation is. Searching for more information is largely based on Googling by City names or designated fire name.
State of Oregon Fires and Hotspots Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6329d5e4e13748b9b9f7f33f06a3c376
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General Discussion / Microsoft September 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 129 vulnerabilities.
« on: September 08, 2020, 04:20:03 PM »
Microsoft September 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 129 vulnerabilities.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-september-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-129-vulnerabilities
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-september-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-129-vulnerabilities
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General Discussion / Re: Printscreen has started producing a double image.
« on: August 23, 2020, 04:44:50 PM »
Somehow, in the course of my attempting to get things going again, I misdirected the saved Screenshots files to a video folder. I must have done that myself. For some reason, this was blocking Screenshots from working, so no files were saved.
Oh well, all's well that ends well..........
Oh well, all's well that ends well..........