![]() ![]() In the days before large downloads, Apple included these developer tools on the Mac OS X install discs or as a part of a separate set of discs labeled “Developer Tools.” When you bought a new Mac in this era, you would also receive these tools, which were useful if you were a developer or an aspiring developer. Project Builder as it appeared in a Mac OS X Cheetah beta release. It had many of the same features you find in Xcode, including the file formats (though it has changed slightly over the years) and Interface Builder (though a standalone app at the time) to create XIB files to house user interfaces. Project Builder (commonly known as PBX for the Mac OS X release) lived a fairly short life until it was tweaked and rebranded as Xcode beginning in 2003 with Mac OS X Jaguar (10.3). Interface Builder as it appeared in Project Builder on NeXTSTEP in the early to mid ’90s. It would take a few years, but Project Builder (and its successor, Xcode) would become the dominant IDE for developers building apps on the Mac - especially as Apple began developing new platforms like the iPhone and essentially locked developers into using Xcode for building apps for those platforms. This was a revolutionary idea, and Apple put itself in direct competition with the commercially available IDEs like CodeWarrior that developers were using at the time to build apps for the Mac. The biggest thing? Apple gave the IDE away for free. Mac OS X Tiger install DVD with Xcode 2 included.Īs a part of Mac OS X, Project Builder was rebuilt from scratch to build Mac apps and first included with Mac OS X Cheetah (10.0) Developer Preview 4. The purchase also positioned the company for the return of Steve Jobs as the CEO and its growth into the goliath it is today. After a lengthy search, it purchased NeXT and NeXTSTEP to be the basis of what would eventually be called Mac OS X. ![]() This is when Apple started searching for a modern operating system replacement for Mac OS. Mac OS was a mess, developers and users were leaving the platform in droves, and only the faithful stuck by the products. ![]() Project Builder was revolutionary because it used a new programming language called Objective-C (based on Smalltalk) and a UI development paradigm using a WYSIWYG style UI editor called Interface Builder that improved the speed at which applications could be built for NeXT, making IT and universities drool over the possibilities.īy the mid ’90s, Apple was in dire straits financially. This is when NeXT released Project Builder, a first-of-its-kind IDE that was shipped alongside NeXTSTEP OS 3.0. To appreciate the lineage of Xcode, hop into your time machine, set your modem to dial up to AOL, and get yourself some hair spray, because we’re headed back to the year 1992. Let the nostalgia rain over you as we take a look back and reminisce about the history of Xcode from its lowly beginnings… Every hero has an origin story This is where we begin with today’s story of Xcode: with a look back on the history and milestone features of this IDE and its decades-long journey of being used to craft some of the most utilized software on the planet. Onlookers and even users of Xcode often take for granted where the software came from, how it began, and how it has been iterated on throughout its lifetime. In fact, the first IDE, Maestro I, was developed in the 1970s to allow better integration between the software components used to prepare punch cards. IDEs were not new when Apple came along and revolutionized the software on the Mac. IDEs’ merging of text editor, debugger, and packaging systems is what makes them so useful, and they have lowered the barrier of entry for software creators. Xcode is both loved and loathed in developer circles, but - love it or hate it - it is used by hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide every day to build software for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This revolutionary integrated development environment, or IDE, has morphed into the entry point for building every type of app for all five current Apple platforms. As we begin 2022, it has been almost 20 years since Apple released Xcode to developers as the predominant way to create Mac apps. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “A strong indication that this email was a phishing scam was that the address from which it was sent was the email address of an individual who had no connection to Google Docs.” Vigilance continues to be keyīarely a day goes by that ConsumerAffairs doesn’t see a scam rolling across our desks. “It is important to remember that it is very simple for a scammer to include the Google logo and a logo for Norton Security (an Authorized Partner), so you can’t trust an email merely because it carries such logos,” warned Scamicide’s Steven Wiseman, Esq. It also contains this message: “this message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.” The default verbiage in the phishing email typically says something like, “Alan sent you a Document via Google Docs Apps,” followed by a box containing the Google and Norton Security (an Authorized Partner) logos. When they do, keystroke-logging malware is installed which, in turn, can lead to identity theft or ransomware. But even worse, your contact list is also compromised, which gives the hacker a whole new pond to phish in by sending out emails that look like they’re from you Ģ) When the folks on your contact list get that email, they see a link that “you” say they should click on. If you do, you then give a hacker complete access to all your emails. ![]() It works like this:ġ) You, trusting soul that you are, get an email that asks you to click on a link to open up a Google Docs file. "Coventry University, apparently the institution Pupov attended, told Motherboard in an email that there is no current or former student at the university by the name Eugene Pupov," Cox wrote.Photo (c) Artur - Getty ImagesA new phishing scam riding on the back of Google Docs attachments has put the world on alert.Īs reported by Scamicide, the ruse is a simple two-pronged approach, but it’s deadly. But reporter Joseph Cox is skeptical of the claim. Motherboard reported that some journalists and researchers found an email address with the name Eugene Pupov linked to the phishing scheme, and that a Twitter account by the same name is claiming the scheme was an act of academic research gone wrong. In a statement, Google said that while contact information was accessed and used, "our investigations show that no other data was exposed."įewer than 0.1 per cent of users were affected, according to the company - and although that might seem small, it could mean that as many as one million users received the message, considering Gmail has one billion monthly active users. It's still not clear who is behind the attack, or what their fake app hoped to achieve. It's where you can revoke the malicious "Google Docs" app's access to your account. ![]() This is what Google's settings page for connected apps and sites looks like. It might also be a good time to see what other apps you've granted access over the years, and revoke any that you don't recognize. You can do this by looking at the list of Connected Apps & Sites under your Google account's security settings. You'll have to revoke the fake app's access to your account, too. If you granted the fake Google Docs app access to your Gmail account, changing your password is a good first step - but not the only one. If alarm bells went off when you saw that "Google Docs" wanted access to your account and closed the page without giving it access, your account is probably fine. Once the fake "Google Docs" app had access to an account, it appears to have sent new phishing messages to all the contacts in the victim's address book, which is how the fake emails managed to spread so far so fast. Instead, someone created a malicious app with the name "Google Docs" to try and fool people into giving it access to their account - specifically, their contact lists and emails. ![]() However, some users quickly realized that even though the login page was real, the "Google Docs" app that was prompting users was not. In other words, the URL in your browser wouldn't suggest anything out of the ordinary. Unlike other phishing attempts, which try to fool users by directing them to a fake Google login page, this attack directed users to a real Google account page. l6c1ljSFIX- Don't just change your password ![]() ![]() Looking at the vast amount of zombie action figures I have, they just don’t compare. These figures retail for around $20 each, so I was expecting something spectacular, especially with them being zombie. A mass market toy directed at kids does not get judged the same as a specialty market collectible. I do not judge all figures equally I look at who made the toy, how much it cost, and who it claims to be targeted towards. When it comes to the sculpt of these two figures, they are both pretty solid, but fail to be spectacular. Sculpt: Colonel America **, Spider-Man ** ½ It certainly keeps the figure safe, and seems to be relatively sturdy for the mint on card collector, but they are pretty large, so they’ll take up some storage space. When it comes to appearance, the packaging isn’t bad, but it doesn’t really do much for me. These figures weren’t cheap (the average price on these figures is about $20), and so I get the feeling I’m paying extra for wasted packaging space. I assume the Hulk is going to be a bit bigger than these two figures, but still, this blister package wastes a ton of space. ![]() I’m familiar with Marvel Select toys, and know that they generally come with lots of cool accessories that make up a nice diorama squeezed, but these packages only contain one 6-7 inch figure and a piece of a base. The first thing you’ll notice is that the packages for these figures are huge! I have both a Greek and a Hebrew lexicon here on my desk, and these packages are larger than either of those enormous books. What do I think about them? Conflicted might be a good term to use, as these figures are to me, quite a mixed bag. Well, my local comic shop had a sale on toys a couple of weeks ago, and I picked these guys up. I really don’t collect many super hero toys, but c’mon, this is Cap and Spidey as zombies! I can’t pass that up! (Do yourself a favor and pick up The Walking Dead and Invincible.) Anyways, the concept of mixing popular Marvel Super Heroes with zombies really appealed to me, and I was looking forward to these action figures. I really need to read the main book soon, however, because I’m a huge fan of Robert Kirkman’s writing. Army of Darkness over the summer, but at some point I dropped off the title due to moving to a new state and having to search out a new local comic shop. I still haven’t gotten around to picking up and reading Marvel Zombies yet, although I did read a couple issues of Marvel Zombies vs. The two figures are Zombie Spider-Man and Zombie Colonel America, and it appears that a Zombie Hulk is on the way. ![]() Hey all! Jerry Reed (aka Barbecue17) here again with another review! This time, I’m reviewing the first two figures from the Marvel Select Marvel Zombies series distributed by Diamond Select toys. Happen to be well known superheroes! Tell us all about them, Jerry. Jerry Reed is back with a review of a couple oozing zombies.who just ![]() ![]() ![]() As seen in Figure 7.2, Activity A must be finished to start Project B. This is the most common relationship between activities. ![]() In this relationship, a predecessor activity should be finished in order to start the successor activity. Besides these relationships, we will also discuss lags and leads. Figure 7.1: Activity Networks (either on Arc or Node) 7.4.1 Logical Relationships / DependenciesĪs explained above, four logical relationships can be used in the precedence diagraming method while creating activity network diagrams. Microsoft Project uses rectangles as well. Although we used circles in Figure 7.1 for AON, the most common implementation is to use rectangles. In this textbook, as is also used by PMBOK Guide Sixth Edition, we are using AON diagrams for creating activity network diagrams. AON is more commonly used and is supported by all project management programs. AOA diagram is traditionally drawn using circles as the nodes, representing the beginning and ending points, and the arrows representing activities. Another way to show how tasks relate is with the activity-on-arrow (AOA) diagram (Figure 7.1). This kind of diagram is also called an activity-on-node (AON) diagram (Figure 7.1). Showing the activities in rectangles or circles, and their relationships (dependencies) as arrows is called a precedence diagramming method (PDM). A start-to-Finish relationship is very rarely used. In the MS Project tutorial below, this topic has been also discussed. Microsoft Project also uses FS as the default relationship. The most common relationship is Finish-to-Start at which we start a successor activity once we finish the predecessor activity. There are four relationships between activities, which can be indicated as “Finish-to-Start” (FS), “Finish-to-Finish” (FF), “Start-to-Start” (SS), and “Start-to-Finish” (SF). They have logical relationships or dependencies which show the sequence in which the activities are to be performed. Therefore, they have predecessors and successors. The process can be iterative, and the project team can move back and forth to refine the activities, durations, and their relationships with other activities.Īctivities are carried out in order. Duration estimation can also accompany the creation of an activity network. Agile (Adaptive) Project Managementġ2.2 Adopting and Creating an Agile Environmentġ2.4 Recent Trends in Agile Project Managementġ3.3 Post Implementation Reviews and Archiving Documentsġ3.4 Validating the Realization of Business BenefitsĪfter we define the activities and estimate their duration, we are ready to create an activity network diagram which is a graphical representation of the logical relationship (i.e., dependencies) among the project activities. ![]() Communication Management, Leadership, and Project Team ManagementĦ.5 Leadership Styles and Servant LeadershipĦ.7 Developing and Managing a Project TeamĨ.5 Solving Resource Overallocation: Resource Levelingĩ.3 Estimating Costs and Determining Budgetġ0.5 Developing and Implementing Risk Responsesġ1.1 Monitoring and Controlling Project WorkĬhapter 12. Project Planning and the Project Scopeĥ.1 Identifying Stakeholders and Managing Their Expectationsĥ.3 Managing and Monitoring Stakeholder EngagementĬhapter 6. Strategy, Objectives, and Project Selectionģ.3 Organizational Dimensions and the StructureĬhapter 4. Introduction to Project Managementġ.1 Definition and Key Concepts of Project Managementġ.5 Project Management Life Cycle and Process GroupsĬhapter 2. Interest/Adoption Form and Feedback/Report FormĬhapter 1. ![]() ![]() Price: $995/single-user permanent license*įrom Robert McNeel and Associates, Rhino 3D is a fan-favorite rendering software in industrial design communities because of its ability to model, edit, and render curves, polygon meshes and surfaces, subdivision geometry, and even point clouds. If you are on a Mac, Fusion 360 can help bring your ideas to life. Create and edit drawings using a versatile set of sketch tools and repair geometry using parametric modeling. Because of its flexibility, the possibilities for creation in Fusion 360 are limitless. With slightly more of a focus on engineering and manufacturing than creative design, Fusion 360 can still do everything you need it to for every vocation. It also comes with a much more reasonable price tag than Maya. It has one of the largest lists of toolsets integrating workflows like that of CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB, making it an incredibly versatile 3D rendering software available for both Windows and Mac users. Fusion 360Īnother Autodesk product, Fusion 360 is one of the great engineering 3D programs used today. If you are in need of renderings involving fluid animation or giving your models realistic hair and particle simulations, Maya is certainly what you will want. Maya can perform every 3D rendering task, from basic 3D modeling to complex 3D animations. ![]() Not to mention the steep learning curve that comes with it. Though the quality you can get from your renders in Maya is proof positive of its worth, its price is not exactly an incentive for new users, whether Windows or Mac. Maya’s popularity is due to the consistently exceptional service Autodesk provides to the 3D industry. Most modern design and animation pipelines rely on it, and many career-oriented designers are required to master it. If you have studied 3D design in any capacity, this is the software your professor most likely expected you to use. Still referred to by many as the definitive industry standard, Autodesk Maya is the ultimate 3D software. Though Maxon and many other companies are more focused on developing their Windows-based software due to client pipelines relying more on hardware running on Windows systems, Cinema 4D is still a reliable program if you are a Mac user. Despite having such a large list of tools, the development team have maintained an intuitive and easy-to-use interface making it easier for new users to feel comfortable as well as a “help” option to assist your understanding of the software’s basics.Ĭinema 4D is considered a great intro to 3D modeling workflows and accessible for beginners and professionals alike, despite many artists finding Cinema 4D to lack in certain aspects necessary for it to be considered for professional use. It has quite an impressive range of tools and features. Maxon’s Cinema 4D is making itself known and standing up with the likes of leading programs like Maya. With an incredible vocal community and its fast track to becoming an industry darling in its own right, Blender is one of the most exciting and impressive design tools on the market today (and at no cost to you). Everything can be done in this one program, from modeling to rigging, 3D and 2D animation, motion tracking to rendering, and video editing. ![]() Blenderįirst up, of course, is the open-source 3D creative software Blender. To save you the hassle of having to find them on your own, we have compiled a short list of the five best 3D rendering software that Mac users will love. While options have been limited in the past, there is fortunately a growing number of rendering solutions that are becoming available for those who do not want to part with their MacBook. For 3D modeling and animation, this can become a critical issue when it comes time to choose rendering software that is Mac compatible. Mac users often have a tough time when it comes to software accessibility, since many software companies limit availability of their products to Windows or Linux operating systems. ![]() ![]() ![]() Remote Printing - Print documents and images stored in distant computers from wherever you are.Record Sessions - Record the remote sessions and save the file on your local computer for future reference.Online Messaging - Chat with your associates at the remote end during a live session.Sticky Note - Take notes during a remote session and save them in offline mode for later use.Whiteboard - Collaborate effectively with your team by drawing on the remote screen during an online session.Use the 'Drag and Drop' feature to transfer files from a remote machine to your local computer during a live session. File Transfer - Transfer files/ folders between your computers, even without a remote connection.Meet various business regulatory standards like HIPAA, GDPR, PCI, SOC1 Type1 / SSAE-16, and FIPS for smooth functioning.It is supported by Windows, macOS X, Linux, Android, iOS, and. Connect to and access distant computers via your web browser from any location by using RemotePC ™ Viewer Lite. Splashtop is a popular remote desktop tool with free and paid remote desktop solutions.Access a computer remotely from any PC, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iOS, or Android device, even web browsers as RemotePC ™ is platform-independent.Some of the features offered by RemotePC ™ include: All you have to do is to choose the 'Lock now' or 'Lock on session end' option from the menu bar to lock the PC instantly or after the session ends. You can lock your remote desktop through a few simple steps. This option helps prevent any unauthorized access to your remote desktop, ensuring its privacy. Keeping up to provide secure access, the 'Lock' feature of RemotePC ™ lets you lock your remote computer during an ongoing session or immediately after the session ends. It means that you can work on a remote computer, as if you were sitting in front of it. The program allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control the other PC remotely. TeamViewer I guess you already expected this popular remote access software to find a spot in this roundup, didn’t you When it comes to providing fast and secure remote access, there are very few solutions (including LogMeIn) in the market that can beat this tool. Key, a unique password set for each computer, acts as an extra layer of protection. UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use and free - remote pc access softwares - that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen. RemotePC ™ uses TLS v 1.2/AES-256 encryption for transferring the data between distant and local computers. TeamViewer Alternatives While there are many remote support software packages available today, it’s difficult to know which one is right for you. RemotePC ™ offers secure remote access with a host of features designed for a seamless experience. One of the best alternatives to TeamViewer is TSplus Remote Support, because it is up to 91 more affordable to do the same thing. Best Virtualization Software Best Antivirus Software Best VPNs OVERVIEW TeamViewer Best for Personal Use Jump To Details Visit Site at TeamViewer See It RemotePC Best for Small Businesses Jump. RemotePC ™ ensures secure access to remote computers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For the "womb tattoo" trope, see inmon 淫紋, "lewd crest.".By the way, "hymen" comes from the Greek humēn, which means "membrane," and has nothing to do with virgins.Even so, shojomaku is still the formal term for "hymen" in Japanese.Of course 21st century Japanese doctors know this.Despite popular belief held in dozens of countries worldwide and through history, a virgin doesn't necessarily have an intact hymen: it can tear and rip apart for countless reasons.The word shojo 処女 means a female " virgin," and maku 膜 means a "membrane." So this term means literally "virgin membrane.".In English, a lot of people use the term "vagina" to refer to the vulva, which is technically not the same thing as the vagina.The "vagina" is an internal tube connecting the uterus to the outside of the body.baruba バルバ varuva ヴァルヴァ "Vulva." (generally not used.).gaiinbu 外陰部 gaiin 外陰 "External genital area." Vulva.chuujinkan 中腎管 whorufukan ウォルフ管 Mesonephric duct.seisou yushutsukan 精巣輸出管 Efferent ducts.So, for example, toward animals whose testicles don't resemble balls, kougan wouldn't be used. Note that maru 丸 means "round," while su 巣 means "nest," so you could say one comes from its form and the other from its function.Pee isn't stored in the testicles either.Contrary to popular belief, semen isn't stored in the testicles.seikan boudaibu 精管膨大部 Ampulla of ductus deferens."Cowper's gland." "Urine path ball gland." nyoudou kyuusen 尿道球腺 kaupaasen カウパー腺 Bulbourethral gland.( :Etymology of Abdominal Visceral Terms) "Prostate" comes from "pro histanai" in Latin, which means "to stand," tatsu 立つ, "before," mae 前.inkei wana jintai 陰茎ワナ靭帯 Fundiform ligament of the penis.Since ashi 脚 means "legs," this is literally the "penis' legs.".kari-kubi カリ首 kari カリ inkei kitoukan 陰茎亀頭冠 inkei kitoukou 陰茎亀頭溝 Penis crown.Also referred to by the katakanization:.in 陰 means "unseen" and bu 部 means "part." So the term is literally "private parts.".This is mostly the NSFW continuation of the full article about Body Parts. Let's start with the technical terms for sex-related anatomy. So, for reference, a list of sex-related Japanese vocabulary. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects AdministrationĮvah evenin bout a hour by de sun dey would feed us an by sundown we bettuh be in baid.A lot of manga and anime feature sex-related jokes, or dirty jokes, "low jokes," shimoneta 下ネタ, besides those that are simply sexual in nature, like of the ecchi and hentai genres. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Work Projects AdministrationĪftuh dey fed us we would go tuh baid an tuh sleep. Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008įust thing ah kin member is a bad storm an mah ma put us undah de baid. One day I become shedding, bad-tempered butterfly. Hai, Awl, Ai cumz wif sum strorbriez ai jus baid. salleh says:īad Kittehs, Bad Kittehs, Whatchgonna do - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008 ![]() ![]() I baid a buk at Gudwil last weak, but I finisheded it. When fleas go unchecked - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008 ai baid da catnip mousiez nd dey wur evissurate nekz dai so aks at teh wooly shop nd dey gibz me hole bag ub skrapz. I fink she eted sum ub dem b4 but naow iz saim wun ona flor fur kwite a wile. I has a cozy - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008 pot mathcz most ub set nawt finiched She baid wite fur me wen Ai wuz ownlee Yes, wuz offur teh tee cozy, nawt teh pot. Obama camp out with new gas tax ad, Clinton camp fires back 2008 Instead of the baid-aid, we need the surgeon: Obama. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822īarnie was nicknamed Baid Billy, which has left me totally baffled since I can't even establish what (or where?) a " baid" is. The Hindoo practitioners are called ' baid' (Sanskrit 'vaidya', followers of the Veda, that is to say, the Ayur Veda). ![]() ![]() ![]() This system was less involved and rewarding than the first two Paper Mario games, so many fans of the series are yearning for a return to form. Sticker Star and Color Splash had a similar battle system, with players using collected stickers (or cards in Color Splash's case) around the world to be used in battle. After Super Paper Mario took a turn into being more a platformer, gameplay in the series was never the same again. The first two Paper Mario games featured a more formulaic turn-based battle system that rewarded good timing. Once the enemies are lined up or time runs out, players must choose an attack and perform it on the enemies that are lined up. There's a time limit to this set-up, but coins can be spent to add more time. It remixes how battles worked in the first two games of the series with how those in Sticker Star and Color Splash function, all with a unique ring based system.Īs the overview video below shows, this battle system will have Mario try to line up enemies located on several rings in the most effective way possible. The Paper Mario games have messed around with various different playstyles over the years, and Paper Mario: The Origami King is once again trying something different. Does Paper Mario: The Origami King play like Sticker Star and Color Splash? While you shouldn't expect this plot to get too complex or serious, Paper Mario titles typically have charming writing and characters so this should be an enjoyable romp. He’s even transformed Bowser’s minions into Folded Soldiers and enlisted them in his treacherous cause."īasically, Mario and various companions will be traveling throughout the Mushroom Kingdom while trying to take it back from the invading origami forces. "Just when matters couldn’t get worse, he’s bound Princess Peach’s Castle in giant, colored streamers and transported it to a distant mountain. ![]() "Mario faces one of his most thrilling challenges yet in Paper Mario: The Origami King when the dangerous King Olly unleashes his plan to fold the entire world," the press release revealing the game explains. While the last two Paper Mario games have had more traditional "defeat Bowser" plot, Paper Mario: The Origami King is going for some more original like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door or Super Paper Mario. What is the story of Paper Mario: The Origami King? No matter what platform you're on, you'll have a cool new game to play on July 17. Xbox One is even getting in on the fun with a console exclusive base-building indie game called Drake Hollow also releasing on that day. While Nintendo Switch players will be having fun with Paper Mario: The Origami King on July 17, PS4 players will be getting Sucker Punch's highly anticipated Ghost of Tsushima. This date comes about two months after its initial announcement. ![]() Nintendo plans to release Paper Mario: The Origami King on July 17, 2020. When is the Paper Mario: The Origami King release date? If you need some clarification on Paper Mario: The Origami King's release date, platforms, and gameplay mechanics then look no further. It brings the Paper Mario series, which has gone through a number of ups and downs in the five games it's had since the N64, in a new direction: onto the Nintendo Switch for the first time.Īs we approach the game's launch, some finer details are the game have become clearer. Paper Mario: The Origami King is Nintendo's surprising summer 2020 release that was revealed just two months before launch. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the domains, Hotspot Shield also creates a hash based on your device attributes and uses that to measure bandwidth use, provide support, analytics, and so on. “We do not know which user accessed which domain…We do this to monitor, support and optimize our VPN services,” according to the Pango VPN privacy policy. AnchorFree says these domain visits are never connected to your account and cannot be tied to you. Not the specific URLs, mind you, just the domains. Pango does not collect device information (though it does this for other products), but it still collects the domains you visit. The privacy policy has improved, but it’s still not as good as other services. There are no options for cryptocurrencies or cash. Payments are also standard, as before, requiring a credit or debit card, or PayPal. That’s not terrible and fairly standard for VPNs. Hotspot Shield still requires an email address and password to sign up. The CEO is Sujay Jaswa and the COO is Tony Huie. Regardless, Hotspot Shield is still fast enough to remain our pick for fastest VPN speed, with other well-known VPN services such as ExpressVPN and Mullvad coming in way behind.Īs usual, remember that speed tests can vary quite a lot, and your mileage may vary depending on your ISP’s speeds, router, PC, and other equipment.Īs with former Hotspot Shield owner AnchorFree, Pango’s headquarters are in Redwood City, California. That’s much faster than the 64 percent we saw last time, but there was one day with an unusually high result that may have skewed the results. In our tests, the VPN retained more than 72 percent of the base download speed, averaged over three days of testing. Just like last time around, Hotspot Shield is fast. Hotspot Shield allows up to five simultaneous connections per account. There’s also a two-year plan at $167.76 and a month-to-month plant at $13. Last time we looked it was $72 per year, which was already high, but now it’s pushing close to $100 per year, at $95.88. Hotspot Shield is a lot more expensive than it was. Finally, there’s a new peak-speed tile showing exactly that. The data tile shows how much data is going up and down, and now displays that on a graph. The server information tile, for example, shows your IP address, the load of the server (as a percentage), and the current latency. ![]() The app displays small informational tiles that show your VPN location, the VPN IP address you’re using, and the amount of bandwidth you’ve used going up and down, plus the name of the local network you’re currently on. ![]() Once you’ve got the VPN up and running the display is very similar to what we saw before, just in a more compressed format. That’s great news for travelers or people who often watch Netflix on public Wi-Fi hotspots. As with last time, I could get Hotspot Shield to work with Netflix (allowing me to view overseas Netflix catalogs), and Hotspot Shield says support for U.S. There’s also a “web domain bypass,” which lets you visit some websites outside of the VPN connection. This feature stops all web traffic if the VPN connection crashes until you reconnect to the VPN. There’s now an internet kill switch, which we didn’t see last time around. ![]() ![]() ![]() South Pacific & Tahitian Retail Vanilla.Make delicious cakes, cookies, flans, milkshakes, ice cream, yogurts, drinks, and many other delicious delicacies with Molina Vanilla, Real Vanilla Extract from Mexico, and Mayan Mexican Vanilla, all available to you at the click of a button. MexGrocer brings you the best brands of Vanilla extracts so you can give your food the mystique of Mexican Vanilla as well as enhance the flavor of favorite desserts. Vanilla flavor can be found in many confectionary and chocolate delicacies. Vanilla is used to make creme sauces, puddings, custards and souffles. Vanilla is mainly used in ice cream, being vanilla a very popular flavor and considered by many default or plain. ![]() Natural vanilla will give your food a brown to yellow color, depending on the concentration and how much you use. To get the flavor of vanilla, all you have to do is add vanilla extract to your food. Due to the lengthy labor need to grow, harvest and cure the vanilla beans, the reason why vanilla is considered the second most expensive spice after Saffron. The most genuine and rich vanilla can be found in Veracruz, Mexico, near the Gulf of Mexico. The Melipona Bee only exists in Mexico this being the main reason why Mexican Vanilla is considered the King of Vanillas. It was later discovered that the tlilxochitl the vine that produced the vanilla orchid, had a symbiotic relationship with a little creature the Melipona bee which provided the orchid blooms with the pollination needed for vanilla to grow. The climbing Orchid produced beautiful flowers and foliage but never Vanilla pods. ![]() ![]() An attempt was made during the next 300 years, to transplant Mexican Vanilla throughout various tropical parts of the world without success. It is said that he took a supply of Vanilla beans upon his return to Spain, with the purpose of adding aroma and flavor to please the King.ĭuring that time, Vanilla became a select beverage to all Royalty and Aristocrats in Europe due to its rarity and high shipping cost. Cortez is credited with introducing both chocolate and vanilla to Europe after he was blown away with this fabulous drink. Impressed with this new flavor, Cortez questioned about this drink aroma and delicious flavor, the Aztecs in return told him it was Vanilla (Little Sheath). In a religious ceremony, when Cortez first met Emperor Moctezuma, he was presented with what they considered a Roya Drink a very special, exotic, drink made with honey, chocolate and vanilla with the name of Xocohotl. Aztecs added to the magic of vanilla by mixing it with chocolate. The Aztecs conquered the Totonacs and developed a taste for vanilla, which they named Tlilxochitl or black flower. According to Totonac legend, the orchid was born when a Totonac princess by the name of Xanat, was beheaded along with her mortal lover whom she was forbidden to marry, when they decided to run away together into the forest and both their blood touched the ground, and then the vine of the tropical orchid grew. Considered a sacred herb, the Totonacs used the Vanilla for medicine, in ritual offerings and as a perfume but barely as a flavoring in their dishes. The first cultivators of vanilla are the Totonacs of Veracruz, Mexico. Mexican Vanilla is a darker and thicker bean it has a strong, smooth, rich aroma, and flavor with a hint of spice. Native to Mexico, Vanilla is a flavoring that comes from the seed of the climbing tropical orchid, the bean being the only edible fruit of the plant. The name Vanilla comes from the Spanish word Vainilla, which means Little Vaina (Pod) or Sheath. Vanilla is a key ingredient in most desserts like ice cream, chocolates, cookies and cakes. ![]() |
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