Keeping your charts up to date

I have a bookmark to http://culverson.com/keeping-your-charts-up-to-date/ this article explaines how to put a time stamp on the X axis of charts.
My company has installed a Barracuda web filter system and Barracuda blocks access to Culverson.com saying it has somthing to do with proxies. I am not sure what that means, but I do know I will get in big trouble trying to access this now since it is on the Barracuda black list.
Does anyone have a link to a simmilar explanation of how to put a timestamp on the X axis of a chart?

Relying on charts to plot a timestamp is inherently flawed. In my opinion, charts altogether are inherently flawed, except for "quick and dirty" troubleshooting, or where the time component of the measured signal is irrelevant (uncommon). With Charts, each subsequent point is assumed equally spaced, which may be a decent assumption for short periods of time with a deterministic data acquisition.
Instead, use XY Graphs, which allow for arbitrary point spacing in both X and Y directions. This means that over time, error in time measurement does not stack up, but instead always properly represents the absolute time and relative spacing between points.
To show the X axis as a timestamp, right click the XY graph to access the properties of that graph. Go to a tab that says something like "Scales" (I don't have LabVIEW in front of me) and then choose the X-axis scale from the Listbox. Here, you can set the Display Format of the numeric to be shown as an Absolute Time, and you can customize how this time is displayed.
I'm a bit surprised anyone would condone using a Timestamp on a Graph, and I would not recommend this practice when timing is relevant.
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In Reporting Service, if we want to always keep the pie chart size, we can set Docks into Default in Legend Properties, and let the legend not to show outside of chart. This will keep the position and size of the chart, but the legend will stay above the
chart which is not good for view. So we try to use expression to set font size in Legend Properties. However, we don’t have any function which can make the label wrapped. So we can only set font size based on the length of the label (For example: =IIF(Len(Field!Name.Value)>10,”5pt”,”8pt”)).
If this workaround still can’t be effective, we suggest you delete the legend, and create a tablix next to the chart, put the data into it.
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best Regards,
Simon Hou

I have multiple devices backed up to the same computer each with different data. how do i keep them from syncing all data when i back up or transfer stuff from the computer to a device?

i have multiple devices backed up to the same computer each with different data. how do i keep them from syncing all data when i back up or transfer stuff from the computer to a device? one is an iphone 6 and the others are ipad mini first gens, each ipad has 64gb and the iphone has 128, need to keep the data seperate as they are not all mine

Itunes content and pics are NOT part of the backup that itunes performs.
Backing up, updating, and restoring iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone software
You should transfer any purchases from iphone regularly: File>Transfer Purchases , if they fail to be transferred when you sync.
You buy one and only one download. It is your responsibility to move/copy/backup your purchases.
You can try contacting itunes support and asking for an exception, but they are under no obligation to allow.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes

How can I keep my old plan (unlimited Data)

I am eligible for an upgrade, but it looks to me that doing that means losing my old data plan which is unlimited, with 1400 shared minutes to the new share everything plan and tiered data plans. I am trying to find a way to keep my current plan, but without resorting to purchasing the smartphone outright. Would adding a new line be an option?
Thanks in advance

Adding a new line (if you have a line available) would be an option - you could then place a"dumb" phone on that line for the 24 months of contract and pay the extra $10 + taxes per month - ~$250.00 over the 2 year contract. The new phone would then be activated on your line, maintaining unlimited data (for now). That too, could change at any time, since the data is an added "feature" and not part of the contract.
Other options:
Purchase the phone through a private party (used, perhaps) and activate on your line - you may find a sweet deal - just be sure the phone is "clean" and Verizon branded. Ebay, Swappa, friends....
Using the upgrade from another line on the plan that may or may not currently have a data plan - not everyone needs or uses unlimited, and a 2 GB limit may work for another line, allowing you to keep the unlimited on your line.
I was hesitant to let go of my unlimited plan when moving away from my BlackBerry, but it's been fine. I find with wifi available nearly everywhere, I'm using less than 1 GB of my allowance each month, and I don't feel "limited". Two daughters on the plan with me have iPhones, and occasionally they will flirt with the limit, but have not gone over.
Good luck.

How can you keep your iPhone 4 (using it as my car's iPod) staying on the Audible app? When I leave the car and return to continue hearing a book, it has switched to iTunes.

How can you keep your iPhone 4 (using it as my car's iPod) staying on the Audible app? When I leave the car and return to continue hearing a book, it has switched to iTunes.

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The former does as provided - it transfers the backup for the other iPhone or iOS device to the iPhone replacing all data on the iPhone that is included with the backup being transferred. The latter does nothing allowing you to make your various selections for the iPhone sync preferences with iTunes.
This is designed to be done right away with a new iPhone.
If you don't have a backup for the iPhone with iTunes on your computer and don't have an iCloud backup that hasn't been updated since choosing to transfer the backup for your iPod Touch to the iPhone, the data that was on the iPhone is gone.

Keep your Firefox in Sync

The page on this:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync?esab=a&s=Keep+your+Firefox+in+Sync&r=7&as=s
is lame.
It does not state, let alone clarify, whether the sync is one way or two way.
In other words. Does this sync my primary firefox use, on my primary computer, with other devices, so that they see what I have done on my primary computer (what I want)
OR
Does it sync what I do on either device with the other?
OR
Can you choose which of these happens?
NOTHING of this is mentioned on the page.
AND there is no link to further information or settings.
I guess I will stick with XMarks (in which all this is clearly stated)
(To add to my disapointment here, there is no option to select to ensure being notified of responses!?)

Sorry, the Firefox Sync service isn't available for new signups for the Sync service on versions of Firefox prior to Firefox 29, the latest release. Sync is available to current users of Sync, who have older versions of Firefox for a few more months - but my guess is that by the time Firefox 33 is out and the new ESR version is completely released, that compatibility period will end. Also, all device have be using the "old" or new version of Sync; once a Firefox Account is updated to the new Sync version it won;t connect to devices still using the old Sync version.
As far as what Sync actually "synchronizes", the various types of data are user selectable per device - but overall the goal is to have all Firefox installations be a mirror of the other installations. Certain types of data sync ''(like tab and browsing history)'' is truncated on mobile devices, though.

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