Use of emotions

Hi,
In my (irc) software I want to add EMOTIONS those in MSN messenger.
Im using the JTextPane for writing and displaying the messages. As the JTextPane supports the pictures and components.
Now the problem im facing is.
On hitting the enter key the pane containing the text and emotion icons should be copied to the above pane. For this ive not found any method doing this thing.
The user types some text containing some text and Pictures. Now I want to search the pictures in the whole text and put the special characters in place of them as (:) for smiling face) so that I could send this thing to the server as a string.
On return from the server I do the same.Remember every thing is passing as a string between server and client.
Any help will be highly appreciated
Java adducted

If you can guarantee that the Icon for the smiley face will be unique within the program, you can build a Map between the icon for an emote and the text that represents it.

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I'm working on a multi-agent simulator in which agents learn an environment while moving through it. Being somewhat new to Java, I'm looking for suggestions on what data structure to use for storing an agents associative memory. To give you an idea, I'm currently using an array for the agent's exploratory memory (a buffer), then when the agent finds food the path used to find food is then copied to the agent's associative memory and the exploratory memory is whiped clean. The problem I'm encountering is I don't want just a bunch of paths to be stored in the agent's associative memory - exsecially paths that have exact subpaths. For example, if an agent moves North, North, East, then South, and finds food, that path will be stored in associative memory - in case the agent finds itself on that same path it can use it's associative memory to find food. The problem is what if the agent does find itself on that same path, but moved South then West prior to finding the above path. My current logic updates associative memory with the full path taken to reach food. Therefore I would have two paths in my associative memory but one path would be a subpath of another. I guess I'm looking for a data structure that can store full paths as well as parts of paths that connect to full paths. Also, the agents don't know where the food is, they only know paths to food. I can't make a matrix for the agent mapping the environment. I was considering storing full paths and using an emotional context, but wouldn't that be inefficient to store all full paths when some paths are subpaths of other paths?
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Is there an app that will enable me to use emoji or emotions while using a bluetooth keyboard?

I have a Logitech keyboard and while I love this keyboard/cover - I just realized - I can't find a way to access the installed Emoji app I have like when I use the on-screen keyboard. When I'm using my bluetooth keyboard does this mean I have to give up Emoji?
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Carol

Hi CarolV.,
Are you using a separate App, or the Emoji keyboard built into iOS6?
Although I don't have a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard, I tested with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, iOS6, built in Emoji.
I was able to bring up the onscreen keyboard with the Eject button (upper right above the delete key) and using the onscreen keyboard I was able to press the World key to switch to the Emoji onscreen keyboard. As the Emoji "keyboard" is so graphic (switching images and selecting them) I had to use the onscreen option to select the desired Emoji.
Once the onscreen keyboard was visible, I could also change between keyboards with "Command - Space" on the Bluetooth keyboard.
So the questions become, does the Logitech keyboard have a media eject key? and does it bring up the onscreen keyboard? If not, does any other function key bring it up?
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ivan

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Today I upgraded to CS6, both Design/Web Premium and Audition.
After really being attracted, and thinking a lot about it, I didn't do so via Creative Cloud. I think you might like to consider why, and things that can be good to do about it.
I'm a long-time customer and adept with the tools, but it's important to know that what I do with them is to the side rather than in the center of my endeavors. In that, I suspect I'm like very many of your customers besides those directly in design shops.
Probably many of us have also been the every-other-release updaters, which rather than 'avoiding paying up' put our income stream for you in a balance with value received. I might add that I've been an consultant executive starting new media business within a big name, and fully understand the draw that subscription business models can have, if you can subtly choose and thus successfully manage them.
Here are the deepest problems Creative Cloud showed to me at present:
Apart from the first year offer, Creative Cloud would be more expensive to me. Yes, you added the extra apps, but not in proportion to their use value for me. Maybe the 'new apps' really will help me keep up with things like eBook and Html5 developments successfully, but that's an open question, isn't it, given history?
Once on this gravy train of subscription to you, I would be committed_forever_ to keep paying, if you look at your offer practically, and with the idea of needing to use the tools. That is not something my gut would let me do. Paths can change, and particularly will on the mature side of the ledger and with the kinds of creative things those of our weight can very usefully offer, which often need to be done on a stringent budget until they can flower.
Tools. The very point in having tools is that they are there when you need them to be, both in moments where learning takes place, and in intervals of creating deliverables. That's an emotional matter, surely, and you should know strongly at the heart of any purchase of the kinds of things you make, especially by individuals or individual decision-makers, who in principle I am going to presume are in fact a significant proportion of your buyers.
What can you do about this? And maximize your profits?
Primarily, I think you should modify the Creative Cloud exit terms. Instead of reverting to whatever products we had going in, which would then be obsolete, we should revert to the recent version of those products. Thus if I had come in at CS5.5 Design Premium, I might exit when CS8 was current, and in my CC use: that CS8, now stand-alone, is what I should go forward licensed to use. Now my investment is covered, and you get all the subscription business you can receive from me, while keeping the incentives to keep me going forward, whether CC or standard licensed. I now would be free to be in or out as suited my own situation -- an immense and proper comfort.
I also feel it would do very much for Adobe customers in daily use and in their perceptions that you use the relaxation a more committed revenue stream gives you to fully share any application fixes and upgrades as soon as they are ready. It should be a privilege of all who support you, not just those who can reasonably choose to do it in the subscription way. What's begun in a much better sharing by certain courageous managers on the forums would blossom, with the turnaround on fixes and improvements available most fairly.
Can you improve the way the rates work? An elephant in the room is surely that you can always raise the rate charged. But also, there can be times surely for many where the rates just go over what the current use of the subscription will bear. I would think there's a place for the 29.95 rate to be always available, below a certain time-percentage use level per month of the tools. Now you have something a customer can stick with -- through life changes, illness, investment in new venue, and so forth. You also have an entry available for all those who need to learn them, your future customers, and I don't have to mention what alternative method enough of them use when you don't have this. So, a flat rate, for maintenance and for the new?
Let me return to the thought of tools. A person's paintbrushes ought to be always there; we don't rent them, even if in some production of art we may pay for materials including brushes at a stream. Inspiration asks that those brushes be there every time needed, to express what may become value (which will be shared with you), even or especially when we are not in such a stream. Especially in a picture like this, a satisfied and secure customer is a much better customer, don't you think?
The short of it is, subscriptions give Adobe a kind of security. Any but the most corporate of your customers need their own security in return. By improving the terms of the Creative Cloud, you will improve our ability to support you in it. Removing the threat of what happens when circumstances indicate we leave,and during periods it doesn't make individual sense to participate, would create the real virtuous circle here.
Thanks for considering this, as well as you've considered some other things and made appropriate changes, which we notice in recent times. Appreciated.

Better exit strategy? Agreed. I get the impression that Adobe's still mulling that one over and we may see more mutually beneficial terms emerge in future.
Don't know that anyone other than Adobe is happy with the current all-or-nothing terms.
Mid-cycle feature updates for perpetual customers? Won't happen other than the 0.5 releases (wonder how much longer they'll be around?). That's one of the UPSes (Unique Selling Propositions) of the Cloud.
Clearly, Adobe eventually wants to deliver all its software via subscription. They are going in the same direction as mobile (cell) phone carriers and utilities (gas/water/electricity) providers.
2010/2011's subscription model offered little value to most and got a muted response. The 2012/2013 Cloud model is much closer to the mark and the adoption rate is much higher but still being tweaked (e.g. Lightroom just arrived).
The Cloud's value obviously tempts you (so you're obviously on the fringe of the target market)- but not quite enough yet to sign up. I'm sure the balance will tip soon and tempt you again.
I'm sure the Cloud offerings will improve over time.

Looking to purchase a MacBook Pro - I could use some advice.

Hello everyone,
First, a little background on my current situation. I recently started a new job working at a high school as a techie. This school has just over a 2:1 ratio of Mac:PC. The college I attend, however, is a 90/10 PC-oriented organization, as well as my education was, so I have had little exposure to the Macintosh or its evolution over the years. However, due to the disappointment of Windows Vista, and my growing appreciation for the Mac OS, I am becoming attached to Apple products. Seeing as I work in a mostly Mac environment, and how much trouble me and my colleague had imaging a computer lab this week, I figure a MacBook would be a perfect asset to myself and my job. As a result, I am currently researching the possibility of purchasing a refurbished MacBook Pro.
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I WANT to buy a Mac. I used to think of them as comical and childish (see: rainbow of iMacs), but I now realize they are a fantastic tool. Sure, they're still a corporation like Microsoft, but Apple at least tries to give its customers some freedom and security (this point can be debated, but that is not a discussion for here). And also sure, getting the Mac OS to work on a "PC" is daunting at the least. But the Mac is more than just software. It's the SuperDrives, the thin profiles, the included FireWire 400 and/or 800, and more.
The first and last laptop I bought was an Alienware (yes, I bought into their propaganda...), and it was a disappointment from day one. The battery lasted about an hour while watching a movie. The fans ALWAYS ran, loudly I might add, which got worse as it aged (the BIOS had no fan control settings...). The trackpad was garbage. The computer got extremely hot. Recently, at around Thanksgiving, I believe the power supply failed - this laptop is worth nothing but a paper weight now, since I refuse to pay to have it repaired (it's out of warranty). Basically, I have vowed to never buy from that company again. The most likely company I would buy another laptop from would be Dell, because I have purchased two desktops from them with no serious (better yet, any) issues at all. Yet, with the failings of my Alienware, I am hesitant to purchase another PC laptop. With a PC tower, if you don't like how a part performs, you can replace it reasonably cheap. Not with a laptop, and certainly not with an Apple product. In most cases, especially if you squirm at the thought of voiding your warranty, like me, third-party product replacement is not an option. That's why I want to be reasonably sure an Apple product will remain in acceptable (or at least in a reasonably-costing repairable) condition for many years.
I know you fellow forum readers are not salesmen - you're better. You're actual users of these computers with real life experiences to share. So, please. Take a moment of your time and share your experiences with me. Bust the myths. Disprove the faults. Debunk the words of liars and people-who-may-never-be-satisfied. Deflate the over-emphasis on hardware issues. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
PS: I do have some specific questions, though.
1. How would you rate the capabilities of the onboard video of the MacBooks in relation to playing today's games? Not super high-end 3D graphical games like Half-Life 2, Doom 3, or Bioshock. I'm talking games like Dawn of War, Homeworld 2, etc. I read on Intel's website the graphics chipset has a stock 64 MB capacity, always taken up by Mac OS (80 MB, according to Apple). However, it can share memory with system RAM up to a total theoretical limit of 256 MB video-devoted memory. How does this compare to, say, the MacBook Pro's dedicated 128 MB Nividia card? Intel claims their chipset works well with 3D applications, but I'm not so sure...
2. Is a glossy finish on the display really worth the glare, or does the matte finish blur the picture too much? I've briefly used a new MacBook with a glossy finish. In my school's overhead florescent lights, the glare is almost unbearable.
If I think of something else, I will post it.
Message was edited by: M. Miller

M. Miller wrote:
Unfortunately, my research has casted some doubts as to the recent validity of Apple's products. I have read various complaints about the MacBook and MacBook Pros. These complaints include such topics as overheating, sharp edges on the trackpads, Magsafe power adapters failing and/or MELTING, faulty display screens, insanely loud fans, rude "Mac Geniuses," and other issues.
I've never encountered any of that in the several Mac machines I've worked with/owned. Most of my friends have MacBooks and MacBook Pros, and none of them have even had to call tech support, let alone have major software issues.
A couple of things you should really remember.
1. These boards make the products look disproportionately faulty. Most of the users on this board are users because something broke or crashed, they went to the Apple tech support page and clicked on the link to the forum. Accordingly, you'll see lots of "OMG APPLE *****!!11//"posts from people who are emotionally torn up about their poor crashed hard disk (and I certainly sympathize). If you surveyed Apple users on the whole, and the University of Michigan did, you'd find they're extremely satisfied. UM's customer satisfaction survey has put Apple as the highest customer satisfaction computer company for something like five straight years.
2. Problems and glitches do exist, but they're the least here. Yes, some people do get faulty power cords. But not as many as get them with HP, Dell, etc. I've always had at least a few glitchy things with my PCs (I've had several Dells and an Acer), but never with a Mac. My current MBP has shown no faults whatsoever.
M. Miller wrote:1. How would you rate the capabilities of the onboard video of the MacBooks in relation to playing today's games? Not super high-end 3D graphical games like Half-Life 2, Doom 3, or Bioshock. I'm talking games like Dawn of War, Homeworld 2, etc. I read on Intel's website the graphics chipset has a stock 64 MB capacity, always taken up by Mac OS (80 MB, according to Apple). However, it can share memory with system RAM up to a total theoretical limit of 256 MB video-devoted memory. How does this compare to, say, the MacBook Pro's dedicated 128 MB Nividia card? Intel claims their chipset works well with 3D applications, but I'm not so sure...
I've been impressed with the GeForce graphics chip. 256 MB of VRAM is fine for me, I don't know about heavy duty 3D work, but for basic gaming (AOE, COD 2, Halo , HP) it works fine for me. As a matter of fact, it was either PC World or PC Magazine that marked the MBP the fastest gaming laptop a few months ago. At 144 frames per second, it was their top performer. Apple's spin here.
M. Miller wrote:2. Is a glossy finish on the display really worth the glare, or does the matte finish blur the picture too much? I've briefly used a new MacBook with a glossy finish. In my school's overhead florescent lights, the glare is almost unbearable.
That's completely a question of personal preference. If I was in an office with can lights all day, I might go for the glossy finish. Since I use my computer in the car quite a lot, though, I went with the matte and I like it. Quite rich and sharp. Especially if you get the high-res option (which I didn't), it's fine.

How to create a class using java script..

Hi all,
Iam new to java script and I tried out the following program but its not working..I basically created a class just like a java prog' but Iam not getting any output or error.Iam attaching the code below.
If I created one function inside the script and create one object its working fine but what should I do when I have a lot of function??so I created a class and put all the function and created an object but its not working..
Do let me know what changes should I do..Iam attaching the code which I had written. or give me an example of how to create a class with couple of functions using JAVASCRIPT
Thanks
Avis_su
<html>
<head><title>JSP Page</title></head>
<body>
<SCRIPT language = "JavaScript">

</script>
</body>
</html>

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Want to use Flash on company site - need numbers!

Hi guys,
I work as a graphic designer for a pretty major e-commerce
site. We're working on a redesign of our homepage. Myself, I want
to incorporate flash. Nothing major but possibly using it in a
ticker across the top of the page and maybe one day doing flash
based splash pages to other areas of the site.
I like flash and have used it on other sites before. However,
I'm running into a roadblock. My superiors are very hesitant to
(finally) take the leap into flash design, as they believe not
enough internet shoppers have flash installed on their machines.
I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on adobe.com
that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet enabled
computers. They don't believe it. In fact, one of my superiors
believes that number to be only 9%. I've tried to do some of my own
research but I'm having a hard time building a case. I desperately
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overwhelming majority of internet enabled computers, but that users
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post54,
> I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on
adobe.com
> that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet
enabled
> computers. They don't believe it.
The numbers on Adobe's stats page don't always refer to the
*latest*
version of Flash Player -- that's an important note -- but
certainly, the
numbers are good:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html
Here's the methodology used to derive those numbers:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/methodology/
Are the naysayers on your end willing to cite a reference or
two? ;)
> In fact, one of my superiors believes that number to be
only 9%.
Ummm. Where is that number coming from? Has this person not
visited
Amazon.com? They use Flash content. That's a pretty major
e-commerice
site. His this person not heard of MySpace (et. al.), YouTube
(et. al.),
and the like, all of which support (and sport) Flash content?
How about
cnn.com? Check out any of the major TV outlets, abc.com,
fox.com, cbs.com,
etc. I'm preaching to the choir, though ... I realize that.
> I've tried to do some of my own research but I'm having
a hard
> time building a case. I desperately need independent
research that
> illustrates what I'm sure we all know already:
This might prove difficult, because it sounds (to me) like
you're up
against an emotional reaction more than anything else. If no
one jumps in
with the article(s) you're looking for, how about turning the
argument on
its ear? You mentioned that the Flash content you're after is
"nothing
major" -- more eye candy than anything else -- and if that's
so, why not use
something like Geoff Stearns' SWFObject to detect Flash
Player and serve up
an alternative if necessary?
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Why does apple mail keep running on my system, i never use it

My macbook pro runs Lion, the latest version.
For some reason, apple mail program starts up, and it is a program I have never used, nor do I plan to.
I made a trip into the store and they did a quit, but of course, that doesn't solve the problem.   No real
answer for why its starting, who/what starts it, and how to prevent it.
Each time its running I have to click 2-3 dialogue boxes before it will let me quit, and it prevents the machine
from going to sleep if its running and I'm not aware of it.
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trips to the apple store, without real explanations or solutions.   What has happened to the great produce we
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I have logged 71 hours of tech support time on the iphone, so I no longer work on trying to solve that problem.
I actually work for a living and have no time for this.   The sad thing is I am in a position to recommend products
for my employer and some major new budgets in the health sector. I loved my mac for years and years.. always
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etresoft, I think you are being unnecessarily harsh to gloriastitz. She is frustrated and doesn't understand computers at the level you do. What she is experiencing is frustrating, so she is frustrated. I have been a help-desk professional for over 15 years now, and emotions are part of the business.
I know it has been over 6 months since gloriastitz posted her reply. I hope she got a useful answer, but I fear we have satisfactorily scared her away from seeking help.
So, the first best response to tell someone is that the problem they are experience is almost certainly fixable, but may require more information to solve. You tell them you understand their frustration (even if you personally don't experience frustration or don't understand why people my express frustration publicly about a problem that frustrates them). It's just good protocol.
Then you work with the person to break down the problem into steps. If you don't have a ready answer and don't think you might even know the answer with sufficient data, then back out and leave it to others to tackle.
I've been having a similar problem with my Mail program. The cause is still unclear to me after vieweing the logs and changing settings where I know them to be. There appears to be a setting that is not clearly placed in any of the typical UI locations for initiating the desired action for either a feed: or mailto: call.
etresoft wrote:
gloriastitz wrote:
I'm sure I'm not the only one having these frustrations.
I think you are. This is not a place to rant and complain. It will just encourage people to give you unhelpful responses. If you want to complain, go elsewhere. If you want help, ask for it.
For example, can you explain what those dialog boxes actually say? Regardless of who is starting Mail, it will not prevent your machine from sleeping.

I opened iPhoto today and found I had NO PHOTOS in the library. After a day of reading, I seem to have found them. However, panic does not begin to describe my emotions. They continued to come up on the screen saver, so I knew they were in the computer

I opened iPhoto today and found I had NO PHOTOS in the library. After a day of reading, I seem to have found them. However, panic does not begin to describe my emotions. They continued to come up on the screen saver, so I knew they were in the computer somewhere. What I don't understand is what happened?? I am now busy backing them up into my external hard drive, again, but just now including the ones from about August 2011 to now. I don't back up often enough, but thank gosh I haven't lost them all. My question is this: What is the best way to get them back into iPhoto? I have an old version of iPhoto and I was prompted to update to '08, which I thought I had and BOOM - all the photos were gone when I said "no". I have lost all my albums and wonder what it will look like if I put them back in? They were found in the iPhoto Data folder. I looked it up in iPhoto Help.

They were found in the iPhoto Data folder.
These are not your Photos. They are just the thumbnails that show in the iPhoto Window. They are tiny and not useful for anything. Look for your photos in the Originals Folder.
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'. Are any Libraries listed?

Solution for intermittent use of a single Adobe product?

I may be a unique case, because I do not want or really need all of the products that Adobe provides my for $30/month. Here is my dilemma:
I use Adobe illustrator infrequently, sometimes intensively for a month or so, but then I will not use it for the better part of a year. This is how I use the application.
So, I'm feel that being financially penalized for continuing to use Illustrator, since I pay for it every single month of my life, but use it infrequently. For example, if I use the program 20 times in 10 years (which is about how I do use it), then I am paying (according to the current student deal which I am sure will change in the coming 10 years time), $3600.00 over the course of 10 years to use the program 20 times. That works out to $180.00 per use.
Obviously I am not in good conscience able to renew my subscription with Adobe, and would have ended it earlier were it not for the severe financial penalty Adobe imposes on users for breaking a subscription contract before its official expiration.
Before I go, I just wonder if Adobe has any care for users such as myself. I know one unsatisfactory response already: I can by the full version, not get incremental updates, and will need to pay full price for each major upgrade. That's a bad deal too. How can a infrequent user of a single Adobe product (Illustrator) use the application for a reasonable amount of money? I don't need every Adobe product under the sun nor do I like the fact that somewhere in Adobe's hierarchy they think that is some kind of advantage to users. To me, that is product bloat, bordering on spam marketing.If I want a sip of water, I have to drink from the fire hydrant. This is so bone-headed.
I suppose, overall, I will advise my students to use what software the company they work for uses. But as far as a personal graphics package for independent work, I cannot recommend Adobe products anymore because of this pricing scheme, which really does penalize people who only use a product one in a while. But before I go, am I missing something? Is my assessment of this dilemma on target? I know I can no longer afford Adobe products, but I also want to advise my students in a way that is fair to them. Currently I am working on a module that shows all of the vector mapping graphics programs and breaks them down according to their feature set and cost for the user.
I've been using Adobe Illustrator for over two decades, and I will be sad to not have it available to me in the future, but this new business model and pricing structure no longer makes sense for me. Yes, considering the time and energy I've put into the program this is an emotional decision, but ending my relationship with Adobe is the healthy choice. It's like walking away from an abusive relationship of the passive-agressive variety. Adobe, what a drag!

On the face of it, the $30 for every monthly use seems like it might be a good solution for intermittent users. But, as a designers, I think many of us might like to take a brief look at an idea (sometimes just for the fun of it.) And so, if during one month I want to take a peek at some of my work with no real intention of doing any work, I would need to pay $30 to look at my own work. This kind of situation creates a kind of "double bind" for me. It's an uneasy feeling, having a kind of oppressive effect on the creative flow of ideas. Consider this case scenario: "I think I can improve that logo I did last summer. I wonder what this change would look like?" Well, to find out that will be $30.00. For me, that's an uncomfortable position. Again, thanks for the thoughtful reply.

How can I install Adobe flash player on my Mac using Safari OR Chrome? I have gone through every step on all of the help pages. The installation process always stops with the black box that briefly says, "Retrieving Install . . . ", then nothing.

I have followed every step in the various help pages I was directed to when troubleshooting the inability to install Adobe Flash Player on my Mac using either Safari or Chrome. Everything has failed. I always get the black box that says briefly, "Retrieving instal. . . " and then goes blank. When I close that window, I get the message, "Adobe Flash Player could not be installed." Then it gives some links to follow for troubleshooting. I have followed ALL of the links there and on other help pages, to no avail. I've run into problems installing Adobe before, but it's never been this bad. Would someone please develop another format besides Adobe? Trying to get help from Adobe feels a little like trying to find a building in New York City with no map or GPS. The time required is voluminous, the emotional energy a/k/a frustration is overwhelming, and long before I get anything resolved, I wish the earth would open up and swallow all things Adobe@. Absence that miraculous intervention, I have to figure out what to do next. Does anyone know? Anyone?

Same question, same answer: use the offline installer http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_osx.dmg

How do I get the microphone back to use for messages and emails?

I downloaded ver 8 and I have lost the microphone that I had with V 7. The microphone on the messages doesn't work and I don't see any microphone for use with emails. I have emotes which I don't use!

Try going to settings and make sure the internal mic is on. Anyway, the emojis are a built in as a part of iOS 8. To turn them off go to:
Settings - General - Keyboards - Keyboards (2) and swipe left on emoji to delete the keyboard.
Hope this helped!

Apple TV - really not useful for streaming

I bought an Apple TV last week - I have 400GB of Apple Lossless audio files stored on my PC, and a number of TV shows in MPEG2 format, extracted from my Humax digital recorder.
The size of my media library means that syncing to the Apple TV's paltry 40GB HDD isn't an option, so I'm forced to use the ATV by streaming from iTunes.
First problem - whenever I shut down iTunes and turn off my PC (at night, for example) and restart it, ATV completely fails to be able to reconnect to the same library. Every time, I have to remove Apple TV from iTunes, go into the Sources menu on ATV, connect to iTunes, go back to my PC, enter the new passcode, and then streaming comes back up. This is, frankly, ludicrous. My Roku SoundBridge manages to remember a connection when the server PC shuts down - why can't ATV?
As I already have a SoundBridge, one of the main reasons for wanting an ATV was to get album art. But if you are streaming, ATV only seems to display album art that is embedded in each individual file - it can't make use of the iTunes album art feature, where artwork is stored separately to avoid bloat on the audio files.
Finally, the restricted choice of video codecs is ludicrous. I have video stored as DVD-standard MPEG2 program streams, but iTunes won't accept that, and QuickTime won't even convert it.
I wondered why, when I bought the ATV from the Apple Store in Bluewater, that the sales assistant told me, without my asking, that I had 14 days to bring it back in if I wasn't happy. I've never been told that in that past when buying anything - it does suggest a lack of confidence in the product. That said, I shall be taking advantage of it - the ATV is going back. I may buy another one in a few years when Apple have actually finished it...

• MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264) is in no way an inferior
quality format. It is in fact far superior to MPEG-2,
offering either smaller file size (better
compression) for the same quality or greater quality
for the same file size. It is the standard for HD-DVD
& BluRay, for most HD satellite services, & for most
terrestrial broadcasting (except in the US, where it
is being considered as an upgrade to MPEG-2 for
ATSC).
If you are truly concerned about file size or
quality, this is the format you should be using, not
MPEG-2.
A fair point - however, I do not believe that it is possible to convert MPEG-2 to MPEG-4/H.264 with no loss of quality. While MPEG-4 may well be a more efficient codec, not supporting native MPEG-2 results in lower quality DVD-sourced material, and I would contend that DVD is currently by far the largest source for content that people might want to display on their AppleTV.
• Apple TV is not sold as a media server but as
iTunes for your TV. You seem annoyed that the product
isn't something it doesn't claim to be. This makes as
much sense as complaining that a car you bought can't
fly.
Errr - no. I don't expect it to be a media server; I expect it to be a media client, which is what it is sold as. The fact that it ships with a limited size hard drive and then fails to offer full functionality as a client in a streaming system is my major complaint. It does indeed claim to be "iTunes for your TV", but what it actually is is "iTunes for your TV, as long as your combined audio and video library is no bigger than 30GB". (And yes, I do mean 30GB - it would appear that 10GB of the drive isn't actually usable for media files.)
• Providing MPEG-2 support is a necessity for any
standard DVD player, & for that reason the cost of
its license is built into every player on the planet,
including those in computers. However, that license
only grants one right: to decode DVD content coming
from the player. To do anything else, you need a
license with more rights. If you don't like this
licensing arrangement, complain to the licensing
authority (& good luck with that), not to Apple. The
latter makes as much sense as complaining to Apple
about Windows licensing arrangements.
Other vendors of competing products have included MPEG-2 codecs and (presumably) the appropriate license. It is technically possible to run the MPEG-2 codec on AppleTV, as hackers have already managed to do so. To avoid including this capability because Apple weren't willing to negotiate a license is ludicrous. The MPEG-2 codec is available from Apple as a QT plugin for $20 - an MPEG-2 license would not have added significantly to the cost of an Apple TV.
• If you feel the Pinnacle ShowCenter 200 better
suits your needs, why not just buy it instead & skip
the rant? This is a support forum intended for help
with & discussion of the features of Apple TV. It is
a good resource if you are interested in pre-purchase
information or resolving post-purchase issues. It is
not a support forum for emotional release issues
(venting). There is nothing wrong with that -- in its
proper place, it's probably healthy -- but this just
isn't that kind of place.
Fair point, but in that case, would someone like to correct either of my assumptions (if they are indeed incorrect):
1. A streaming connection to AppleTV is broken to the point that it must be deleted and reinstated from scratch if the server PC is shut down and restarted.
2. A streaming connection to AppleTV cannot display album art from the iTunes database unless that art is also embedded in every audio file streamed.
Nowhere in any of the publicity for AppleTV does it suggest that you get reduced functionality when streaming compared to when syncing, and yet on these two points, it is (as far as I can tell) deficient. If all I wanted was a 30GB media library connected to my TV, I'd have plugged in my iPod - if AppleTV does not offer full functionality in a streaming environment, I can't see what it's for, which is why I'm a little peeved.

How to read an APO table from excel in place using Visual Basic ?

We have enhanced some APO reports using layouts that use excel in place with custom visual basic (VB) code. For example, the VB code can append the data with additional columns that perform specific calculations and then proceed to create pivot table reports in excel..That is working fine.
The challenge is to see if that VB code could read specific APO tables (e.g. product master tables) to bring additional elements into excel and thus expand the report content. We know that additional fields can be added to the reports, but having the flexibility to read tables from VB could be more flexible.
Can that be done?. If so, would it be possible using exclusively the VB code attached to the layout, i.e. no ABAP?

Hello Anselmo,
I am assuming you are doing this either using BeX analyzer or by reading the planning book using the RFC ActiveX component and a BAPI.
I think it's possible to retrieve the data from the product master table. Here are my thoughts on how can this be done:
1) You can create a generic datasource (transaction RSO2) for the product master table, connect that to a BW remotecube and use a BeX query to retrieve that values. You can then join the queries using VBA. Alternatively, you can build a muti-provider that connects your current InfoCube to the new RemoteCube and build a query from there. The multi-provider, in this case, joins the data (no more VBA).
2) If you have already loaded your product master data into master data carrying InfoObjects then you can try the same technique as #1 but this time there is no need to create the generic datasource. You can use the InfoObjects for your master data as the InfoProviders for your query.
3) You can try the ActiveX component from SAP which can connect to any emote enabled function in SAP system. SAP already provided some BAPIs (check transaction BAPI for a list) which might be able to provide the data. You can also create your own function modules (be sure to make it remote enabled) using ABAP. (transaction SE37).
Hope this helps

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