OSnews has an interesting view on code quality: the number of WTFs/minute.
I know it is from 2008, but it is so true, so I’m glad I re-found it.
–jeroen
via: wtfm.jpg (500×471).
Archive for July, 2011
Code Quality: the rate of WTFs
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/07/06
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winapi – Best way to do non-flickering, segmented graphics updates in Delphi? – Stack Overflow
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/07/05
Recently, Jon Lennart Aasenden (of Surface Library fame) asked a nice winapi – Best way to do non-flickering, segmented graphics updates in Delphi question on StackOverflow.
Though the question is marked Delphi, the boundaries and solution very generic, and apply to any graphics library or GUI you develop: Windows, Mac, iOS, et cetera:
- Avoid double buffering when using GUI connections
- Draw only what you need
- Avoid redrawing whenever possible (for instance by letting the OS perform scrolling for you)
–jeroen
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SEC_LinkShare SSID is from your Samsung TV: SWL (Samsung Wireless Link)
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/07/04
While playing around to improve the WiFi network reception of my Samsung LED TV, I enabled SWL.
It didn’t do much on the WiFi reception, but I found out that after enabling SWL, other devices could hardly find my regular access point any more.
Somehow, a very strong access point appeared pushing away all access points. The new access point had an SSID like SEC_LinkShare_######.
Though this wasn’t mentioned in the PDF manual of my TV, PDF manual of my TV (a [Archive.is] UE40C6800 LED-TV 40″ with [WayBack] Firmware T-VALDEUC-3018.1.exe ), a quick search on SEC_LinkShare+SSID indicated in the direction of Samsung devices.
So, when you enable SWL on your TV:
- your TV will become a local secured access point
- the SWL access point will be called SEC_LinkShare_###### (with 6 digits at the end)
- you cannot influence the WiFi channel used by the SWL access point
- there is no information on the password to connect to the SWL access point
- the SWL access point will potentially have a higher signal than access points further away (effectively blocking them)
Conclusion: Unless you have other Samsung devices that need the SWL, don’t activate it on your TV.
–jeroen
PS: Some links from Axel’s comment:
- [WayBack] Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically | Electronic Frontier Foundation
- [WayBack] Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically
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Microsoft Security Advisory: Microsoft Office File Validation for Office 2003, 2007 Office, and Office 2010: April 12, 2011
Posted by jpluimers on 2011/07/01
Unlike most updates marked as “Important Update”, this one requires a manual license agreement confirmation:
Microsoft Office File Validation Add-in
PLEASE NOTE: Microsoft Corporation (or based on where you live, one of its affiliates) licenses this supplement to you. You may use a copy of this supplement with each validly licensed copy of Microsoft 2003 & 2007 Office System Desktop Application software (the “software”). You may not use the supplement if you do not have a license for the software. The license terms for the software apply to your use of this supplement. To read the license terms, go to the “Help” menu in the software. Microsoft provides support services for the supplement as described at www.support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx.
Though the security advisory was more than 2 months ago, it only got pushed to Microsoft update this week.
Good thing though that finally Microsoft is able to check the integrity of their document formats in Office 2007 and 2003: Microsoft Security Advisory: Microsoft Office File Validation for Office 2003, 2007 Office, and Office 2010: April 12, 2011.
–jeroen
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