![]() ![]() The name says it all but a soy latte is already vegan and doesn’t need to change. The following syrups are vegan to make it a little different: vanilla, caramel, toffee nut, hazelnut, raspberry, or any of the cinnamon dolce options. There are plenty of options for the vegan iced coffee lover at Starbucks. Just ask for it in the quantity you prefer if it’s an Americano, and you’ll be fine. CoffeeĪll of the regular Starbucks coffee ranges can be made vegan with a milk substitute such as oat milk, coconut milk, or soy. Change the milk for something non-dairy and say no to the whipped cream and you have a vegan version. The Chestnut Praline is a holiday favorite that can be made to order vegan. It is made up of coconut milk, acai, strawberry, and passionfruit so it is good to go. Pink DrinkĪnyone vegan looking to post this popular pink drink across all their socials can do so without any backlash as it is already vegan. However, it is possible to ask for Teavana Chai Tea and use a non-dairy milk substitute. Starbucks Chai is made with a mix that contains honey, so it is not vegan. The on the go ‘creamer’ option is made from almond and oat milk and is also vegan. Order with a non-dairy milk substitute and forgo the whipped cream to have a vegan version. If the barista doesn’t ask, remind them that you do not want whipped cream. Starbucks Matcha can be made vegan with a non-dairy substitute. Again, be sure to ask for no whipped cream. The toffee nut syrup is vegan friendly and one or two pumps will be added. Order with coconut milk to get an authentic taste. The hazelnut syrup is vegan and one or two pumps will be included depending on the size ordered. Just be sure to order with any non-dairy milk that you prefer, and with no whipped cream as this contains dairy. Hot Chocolate HazelnutĪ popular nutty beverage to warm the soul that can be made vegan. We go into more detail on how to order a Starbucks Frappuccino that is truly vegan. There are on-the-go options available now that are suitable for a vegan diet. Frappuccinoīlended coffee and ice over more ice are always tempting, but only if made with a milk substitute. We’re going to see if the following drinks can be made vegan. However, there are ways of changing it up to meet your needs. Not every Starbucks drink can be made vegan.
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![]() It didn’t matter whether there were a lot of NPCs around us or not. What’s really funny is that our framerate was sky rocketing to 60s as soon as we were stopping driving. Every single time we were speeding up, the game’s performance was dropping to mid 40s. However, we also noticed a weird, unexplained, performance hit when we were driving inside the city. There is 15fps performance different between a dual-core and a quad-core, and we are pretty sure that CPUs of new architecture will benefit this game. Sleeping Dogs is definitely optimized for quad-cores, as our Q9650 was stressed like no other game. Truth be told, there were occasions where SLI scaling was dropping to 65%, however none of the other SLI profiles that were suggested (0x084010F5 or 0x080116F5) were working any better. There have been various reports for this, default SLI profile, as people stated that it did not offer an ideal scaling. Nvidia has already included an SLI profile for the game, meaning that you won’t have to mess around with Nvidia’s Inspector Tool. As always, we used an overclocked Q9650 at 4.2Ghz with 4GB RAM, an Nvidia GTX 295 GPU, Windows 7-64Bit and the latest version of GeForce ForceWare drivers. ![]() And as you may have already guessed, United Front Games has delivered. Not only that, but United Front Games has added better textures, DX11 features, as well as native SSAA support (similar to the one of The Witcher 2). The publisher stated that Sleeping Dogs would support multi-GPUs and multi-core CPUs, and unlike other games it would take advantage of the additional cores of quad-cores. A couple of months ago, Square Enix boasted about the PC version and its specific features. Publishers and other developers, start taking notes – this is how you port your games to the PC. Both Rockstar and United Front Games have decided to spend some extra time on the PC versions of their games, and that time did pay off. In fact, Sleeping Dogs PC is – almost – as good as the PC version of Max Payne 3. Several other series, including Deus Ex, Championship Manager, and Just Cause, have also sold several million copies over their lifetimes.Sleeping Dogs is one of the best PC ports we’ve seen in recent years. Several of these franchises have sold millions of copies both before and after its founding: the Tomb Raider franchise has the highest lifetime sales with over 88 million copies since 1996, followed by Hitman with over 15 million copies sold since 2000. The Championship Manager series has seen the greatest number of releases, at nine games on four platforms, followed by the Tomb Raider series at six games across eleven platforms. ![]() Studios under Square Enix Europe have developed titles belonging to franchises previously published by Eidos, such as Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, and Championship Manager. It retained the rights to the Outriders, Life Is Strange and Just Cause franchises, developed in collaboration with third party studios. Development studio IO Interactive was sold in 2017, and in 2022, Square Enix sold Western studios and several IPs of Square Enix Europe, including Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, and Square Enix Montréal, to Embracer Group. In 2014, Square Enix Europe founded indie game publishing division Square Enix Collective, and in 2018 the former Square Enix London Studios division, which handles publishing of games from third-party developers, was renamed Square Enix External Studios. Prior to its purchase, Eidos plc (previously named SCi Entertainment) was the holding company for the Eidos group of companies, including publisher Eidos Interactive and development studios such as Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, and Eidos-Montréal. This list includes retail, downloadable, and mobile games primarily produced by Square Enix Europe's part of the group since its formation in April 2009. Square Enix acquired British publisher Eidos Interactive on 22 April 2009, which was then merged with Square Enix's European publishing wing and Square Enix London Studios and reorganized as Square Enix Europe. Square Enix Europe is a British video game publishing arm of Square Enix, a Japanese video game company. And, because you’re requesting additional credit, hard inquiries are included in your credit score calculations for one year – whether you’re approved or not. You have to give permission to the creditor to do a hard inquiry. These inquiries are also included in your credit report for two years. But they don’t affect your credit score because they don’t involve increasing your credit lines or debt load.Ī “hard” inquiry is done when you ask for new credit or (sometimes) when you request an increase in an existing credit line. Ellman, senior vice president for public policy and legal affairs for the Consumer Data Industry Association, an industry group for credit reporting agencies. Soft inquiries are listed on your credit history for two years, says Eric J. Some potential soft inquiry scenarios could include: an employer vetting you for a job an insurance company using your credit history to set your rates an existing creditor reviewing your account or a new creditor vetting you as a potential customer. They have precise definitions, and they mean different things to your credit.Ī “soft” inquiry is done when you’re not requesting new credit or an increase in your existing credit lines. ![]() You’ve probably heard of “hard” and “soft” inquiries. ‘soft’ inquiriesĪnd that brings us to the credit check. So the card offer and its terms could change dramatically once you complete an application and allow them to view your credit report. In both cases, the terms indicate that issuers have a limited knowledge of your financial situation. The search factor could be consumers who own homes within specific zip codes, or people who are on mailing lists for certain retailers. But that information might not come from a credit bureau. ![]() Often, an unsolicited “prequalification” offer indicates that you meet some type of issuer criteria, too, he says. It could be working from a list of consumers who meet certain credit report criteria – like credit scores above a certain number, or consumers who’ve had no late payments in the past two years. If the issuer approached you out of the blue, “preapproval” could indicate that it has a little more information on your credit, likely from a credit bureau, says McClary. One lender may use them interchangeably, while another may not. The meanings can and do vary widely with the issuer. In mortgage lending, the words “prequalified” and “preapproved” have precise meanings, but in the credit card arena they’re more terms of art than science. ![]() When it comes to differentiating between being “prequalified” and “preapproved” for a credit card, there’s really no a hard-and-fast, industry-wide definition, says Bruce McClary, senior vice president of communications for the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. What’s the difference between preapproval and prequalification? And, as with all things credit, it never hurts to have a good understanding of your credit history and credit score. Whether you received a prequalified or preapproved offer in the mail or you’re going through an issuer’s preapproval page online, it pays to understand the process and be ready to read a little fine print. One of the ironies of credit is that just applying for a credit card can impact your credit score.Īnd if you’re declined or don’t get the terms you need, you have to go through the process all over again – possibly with a lower score.īut if you’ve been prequalified or preapproved for a card, you might think your chances of success are a sure thing. V armor in the comics and that of the film. There is very little similarity between the Mk. Mark V Marvel First Appearance: Iron Man #142 (1981), Iron Man 2 (2010) IV for most of the film until he completed the Mk. This is typically Stark’s backup suit whenever his modern armors fail him. IV is one of the models with the longest lifespan, and was worn by Stark’s friend James Rhodes during his tenure as Iron Man. Mark IV (Iron Man 2) Marvel First Appearance: Iron Man #85 (1976), Iron Man 2 (2010)Ī battle with the supervillain known as the Freak destroyed the Mk. This was the last armor in the comics that Stark wore before he got his first solo book. As we see in the movie, it’s the first complete version of the Iron Man armor, granted the red-and-gold color scheme and used to both defeat the Ten Rings terrorists and Obadiah Stane, aka the Iron Monger. III managed to last 11 years before it had to be replaced. The very first Iron Man armor to contain repulsor rays and a faceplate in the comics, the Mk. ![]() Mark III Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #66 (1965), Iron Man (2008) II models was later melted down to help create the Mk. II was made after fighting Mister Doll, when Tony realized that the original armor was too cumbersome. II was our first sight of the repulsor technology that would be in later iterations, and led to one of the best scenes in the original Iron Man. II came about after Stark had returned to his swanky Malibu home and decided to revamp his original armor into the sleek design we all know, just shiny and chrome. Mark II Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #48 (1963), Iron Man (2008) Stark held onto the armor for a while in the comics, and painted it gold because its initial gray was too scary. (In the movie, Vietnam was updated to Afghanistan.) The suit was designed as a pacemaker to keep shrapnel from reaching Stark’s heart, and as in the movie, was used to escape his captors. I armor was developed by Stark and fellow captive Ho Yinsen after Stark was kidnapped in Vietnam. ![]() ![]() Mark I Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (1963), Iron Man (2008)Īppropriately debuting in the Tales of Suspense issue titled “Iron Man is Born!,” the Mk. No offense to War Machine, Iron Monger, or even Iron Spider, but the original armor wearer is where it’s at. has worn across the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the comics they came from. Here’s a rundown of the suits that Robert Downey Jr. The former war profiteer has come a long way since 2008, and with each movie he’s been in he’s shown off one or twenty new suits of Iron Man armor. Avengers: Endgame is sure to be the swan song of many Avengers, including (probably) everyone’s favorite billionaire, playboy philanthropist, Tony Stark. Show kids how to trace one finger along the row for a number in the first column and trace another finger down the column of any number in the first row to find what those numbers equal when multiplied.Use the grid as an example to show kids how to write a multiplication chart.Give each student a laminated grid to keep at their desk and use for group activities or individual worksheets.This app provides you with a special feature to customize the choice of tables. Have kids color rows or columns in different colors to highlight trends and make it more visually appealing. This app allows you to learn and practice multiplication tables, squares, cubes and fractions from 1 to 50. ![]() Explore patterns like all numbers multiplied by 0 equal 0, numbers multiplied by 1 equal themselves, or numbers multiplied by 5 result in a sum ending in either 5 or 0.Present one row at a time by having kids cover the rest of the page with a piece of construction paper. All table styles are inherited in Bootstrap 4, meaning any nested tables will be styled in the same manner as the parent. ![]() ![]() Explain how it works and incorporate it into fun activities to help kids get comfortable using it. Multiplication charts show multiplication facts in a grid format so kids can. When your kids first look at the multiplication table, the information can seem a bit overwhelming. A basic printable times table chart shows all the multiplication equations. ![]() (Providing a 30-minute naptime is required by NJ State’s law.) With lowered lighting, gentle music, and accompanied by books, children relax quietly. In this very busy world we live in, learning to relax and quiet our bodies is an important skill. Sometimes, we do yoga to help calms our bodies and prepares us for rest. We gather to read, hear or tell a story - with a book or with small puppets. When we are done eating, we put away our food, wash up. We begin the meal with a blessing - acknowledging that we are fortunate to have healthy food to eat. Alternatively, we use our Indoor Playroom where we ride bikes and do exercise.Ĭhildren use the bathroom, wash their hands, and prepare for lunch. Children use the bathroom and get ready for outdoor play. Practicing hygiene routines is important for building life-long good habits. ![]() We work together until everything is put away where it belongs This time allows for children to reflect on what they did during Centers, share it with their friends and take pride in their work. This time is also used for one-on-one or small group time with the teacher.Ĭhildren learn when they play, and by this point, the children have played a bit. Children play in small groups in the center of their choice. The classroom is designed with a variety of learning centers – blocks, puzzles, art, dramatic play, reading, writing, and manipulatives. We select the daily Classroom Jobs, and once we’re done eating, we pack away our foods and wash up. We gather around the table and together with our friends we have a morning snack. We use this time to read books that support the unit we are studying, introduce new information, play a group game, projects and share thoughts. Thank You for this new day.” The children are fresh, open and ready to learn. We gather on the rug and welcome each other, and acknowledge the gift of this new day. We are now ready to begin the day as a group. We first clean up from our activity, and help our friends to do the same. Once all the children are here, we are ready to begin our day as a classroom community. These activities may be tied into the yesterday’s interests, or provocations for today’s lessons.īy beginning the day with an individualized play activity, it allows for the fact that children stagger in within a 15 minute range, and can that each child begins the day at her own pace. ![]() We include both Montessori-style Activity Trays, and more open-ended creative activities. Children are greeted with stimulating activities set on the tables. ![]() Thankfully, Vivint often has deals where you get a certain number of gadgets for free when you sign up for their subscription services, so you probably won’t have to dig into your pockets too much right at the outset.Įven with this discount, though, is Vivint’s smart home offering worth it? Let’s take a look at some review scores for Vivint Smart Home. If you are interested in going full-on automated, you’ll need/want most of the gadgets above, as well as the pricier Smart Home subscription. It can’t be denied – Vivint offers some awesome toys! With the video doorbell, you’ll never need to talk to door-to-door salesmen again (which is, ironically, Vivint’s main sales tactic). ![]() Don’t forget the installation fee, which will likely be around $150.Doorbell with Video (Price Unknown) Allows you to see who’s knocking at your door right from your living room.The thermostat will automatically raise and lower temperatures while you’re away and with the Vivint app, you can control your home’s temperature remotely. Element Smart Thermostat ($150) If you’re looking for home automation, a smart thermostat is a must have.Ping Camera ($200/each) A two-way communicating camera that can send notifications, record day and night, and begin recording when motion is detected.Additional Door/Window Sensors ($40/each).Other functionality is cut back as well – negating many of the automation features you were probably looking for in the first place. Alternatively, you can also buy all the equipment a-la-carte and have them installed without buying a subscription service, but then you can’t access your gadgets remotely.Smart Home ($49.99/month) is more expensive but includes 24/7 monitoring as well as the ability to remotely use all their fun toys like the doorbell cam, remote door locks, and the smart thermostat (that you’ll need to pay extra for).Smart Protect ($39.99/month) is the more basic offering and exclusively focuses on security, providing 24/7 monitoring for break-ins, fire, and carbon monoxide.If you’re looking for home automation, you’ll want the latter option: Then you’ll need to sign up for one of the two Vivint subscription services. This includes a touch-screen control panel (the ‘brains’ of the whole operation), as well as a motion detector and two door sensors. If you want to join up with Vivint for home automation, you’ll need to purchase their most basic $549 system. They’ve even jumped into the solar industry, installing residential systems. Since their start as a home security company, they’ve added energy management (via smart thermostats) and home automation, including video monitoring, remote controlling of doors, and all the security features mentioned above. What is Vivint Smart Home?Īt its most basic, Vivint is a subscription home security service.įor a monthly fee, they monitor your home 24/7 for intrusions, fire, and carbon monoxide. ![]() Review information and pricing are current as of November 2017. Note: If you’d like to read over our reviews of Vivint’s other products, we link to each one at the end of this article. Unfortunately, those same gadgets are mired in poor performance and some truly awful customer service. On paper, Vivint has some awesome gadgets and services to make your life easier and safer. Their Smart Home offering falls into the same pit as everything else. Now that we’ve reviewed their smart home offering – we’ve come to a single conclusion: With their huge growth over the last decade, it is astonishing how bad reviews of Vivint are! ![]() Here at UnderstandSolar, we’ve reviewed just about every piece of the Vivint pie – from solar to home security to their smart thermostat. Vivint is a huge player in not only home security – historically their main focus – but home automation and solar as well. Today, we’re going to delve into Vivint Smart Home reviews from actual customers. Vivint Smart Home Reviews Show Angry Customers Vivint Smart Home reviews reveal poor performance and awful customer service This may involve accepting the terms of the software license agreement, selecting an installation location, and choosing any optional features or settings. Follow the Installation Wizard: The installation wizard will guide you through the installation process. ![]() This will typically open a setup wizard that will guide you through the installation process. Run the Installer: Double-click on the downloaded file to run the installer.This is typically found in the Downloads folder or the location specified during the download process. Locate the Downloaded File: Once the software has been downloaded, locate the downloaded file.This may involve visiting the website of the software developer or downloading the software from a third-party website. Download the Software: First, you need to download the software you want to install.Here is a general guide to installing software on Windows: Installing software on a PC running Windows is a straightforward process that can be completed in just a few steps.How to install Glary Utilities on PC Windows? Its versatile toolset and easy-to-use interface make it an excellent choice for users looking to optimize their Windows system. Overall, Glary Utilities is a powerful and comprehensive system optimization and cleaning software that can help improve system performance and stability, reduce startup times, increase disk space, and enhance privacy protection. In addition to the features mentioned above, Glary Utilities includes a range of other tools, such as a disk analyzer, file splitter and joiner, duplicate file finder, and more, making it a versatile tool for system maintenance and optimization. Glary Utilities offers a one-click maintenance feature that can quickly scan and fix common issues with your system, making it easy for users to keep their system optimized and running smoothly. Glary Utilities includes several privacy protection features, including a file shredder that can securely delete sensitive files and a history eraser that can remove browsing history and other private data. The disk cleaner feature in Glary Utilities can scan and remove unnecessary files and junk data from your system, freeing up valuable disk space and improving system performance. The registry cleaner feature in Glary Utilities can help fix invalid or outdated registry entries that can cause system crashes or other stability issues. The startup manager feature in Glary Utilities allows users to control which programs and processes run at startup, which can help reduce startup times and improve overall system performance. Glary Utilities can help improve system performance by cleaning up unnecessary files and junk data, removing invalid registry entries, and optimizing system settings. Here are some of the key benefits of using Glary Utilities: Improved System Performance Glary Utilities is a comprehensive system optimization and cleaning software that provides users with a range of benefits for improving system performance and stability. ![]() ![]() Its easy-to-use interface, one-click maintenance feature, and range of optimization and cleaning tools make it an excellent choice for users looking to improve system performance and stability. Overall, Glary Utilities is a powerful and versatile system optimization and cleaning software for Windows that offers a range of benefits for users. In addition to these features, Glary Utilities also includes several other tools, including a disk analyzer, file splitter and joiner, duplicate file finder, and more.
![]() Built-in 600W surge protection, 15kV static protection and circuit protection. No software drivers, DIP switch or jumper settings required. Plug and play (hot-pluggable, data format auto-sensing & self-adjusting). 300 to 38.4K Baud operation (auto-sensing & self-adjusting). Industrial grade enclosed in a rugged, rustless ABS housing. Port-powered, no external power or RTS, DTR required. Rugged industrial-grade port-powered 3-wire RS232 opto-isolator. SG12/04213, strictly certified by SGS), and we back our high-quality products with a 5-year replacement warranty and a 30-day risk-free money-back guarantee. Therefore, it requires no external power, manual settings or software drivers, making the unit a highly reliable and truly plug-and-play device.ĬommFront's products quality is ensured by our ISO-9001 quality control system (Cert No. This 3-wire RS232 isolator is efficiently powered from the RS232 data line, and it comes with the auto-sensing and self-adjusting features, which automatically adjust baud rate, parity, stop bit and other COM port parameters to the devices that it is connected to. The unit operates within a temperature range of -40✯ to 185✯ (-40✬ to 85✬), and features 600W surge protection and 15kV ESD static protection. This 3-wire RS232 opto-isolator features 5000V opto-isolation circuitry and optically isolates three (3) RS-232 lines (TX, RX and GND), which effectively protects your RS-232 devices from ground loops, noise problems, transient surges, remote lightning and spikes. ![]() I'm quite novice when it comes to electronics (I'm more of a programmer myself), but very eager to learn.The CVT-232A-3is a compact, rugged, industrial-grade, port-powered, 3-wire RS232 isolator. Is there maybe a completely different method which suits way better? This normally ranges between -9V and 9V right? Can the opto-isolator handle that? Also, do the capacitor and resistor values make sense? Also, if I 'tap' the line, can it be that I draw too much current away from the line, so that Device #2 can't interpreted the signal anymore? The things I'm not sure about though, is if the 6N137 would work properly with the RS232 signal. I then take that signal and put it through a MAX232 (which also needs 5v) to get a proper rs232 signal again: I use a pull-up resistor on the output of the 6N137 so the signal will be 'inverted' (and would actually be TTL Logic). This IC needs 5v Vcc, so I need a L7805 as a voltage regulator to get 5V. I came up with the following The 6N137 opto isolator (high speed) will take the Tx as input signal. I have tried it with a simple diode, but then I get interference on the devices. I would like to capture the Tx signal from device #1 without interfering on their communications:įor safety reasons there needs to be a bit of isolation, so I can't just 'tap' the line and a simple diode would only capture the positive bits of the rs232 signal. The main problem is as follows:ĭevice #1 and #2 talk to each other through a RS232 signal (only Tx and Rx). This isolator needs to be high speed since the RS232 signal can reach up to 115200 baud. I have a problem in which I need to capture (spy on) an RS232 signal through an opto-isolator. Note: If you don’t get the welcome wizard, try to use the edge browser. Follow the instructions in the image below.Ĭhoose your language, your calibre library, then click Next. Type in your own CUSTOM_USER and PASSWORD that you have previously created at STEP 5 then click Sign In. Now open your browser and type in If everything goes right, you will see the Calibre Login page. It will depend on your Internet speed connection. The installation process can take up to a few seconds/minutes. Go back to STEP 1 or you will deal with karma □ ⌛Now just wait because the Calibre image is about 2GB. Follow the instructions in the image below. You will be asked to run Install Calibre – click OK. Follow the instructions in the image below.Īfter you click Submit on STEP 6, select your “Install Calibre” Task then click the “ Run” tab. Click OK.Īfter you click OK, type in your DSM Password then click Submit. mariushosting is an example for a password.Īfter you click OK on STEP 5a new warning pop up window will open. Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for PASSWORD. Note: Before you paste the code above in the Web editor area below, change the value for CUSTOM_USER. Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area, change the value for TZ. ( Select your current Time Zone from this list.) ( Follow my step by step guide on how to do this.) Note: Before you paste the code above in the Run command area, change the value numbers for PUID and PGID with your own values. Task Settings: Check “ Send run details by email“, add your email then copy paste the code below in the Run command area.Schedule: Select Run on the following date then select “ Do not repeat“.General: In the Task field type in “ Install Calibre“.Once you click on User-defined script, a new window will open. ![]() Go to Control Panel / Task Scheduler / Create / Scheduled Task / User-defined script. Note: Be careful to enter only lowercase, not uppercase letters. ![]() Inside the docker folder, create one new folder and name it calibre. Go to File Station and open the docker folder. If you run an older DSM version (under 7.2), search for Docker instead of Container Manager. Install Container Manager via Synology “ Package Center”. Please Support My work by Making a Donation. □ Note: This guide works perfectly with the latest Calibre 6.21 release. ![]() In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Calibre on your Synology NAS using Docker. It’s also completely free and open source, and great for both casual users and computer experts. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. In short, Calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Editing books is supported for EPUB and AZW3 formats. Calibre supports organizing existing e-books into virtual libraries, displaying, editing, creating and converting e-books, as well as syncing e-books with a variety of e-readers. ![]() Calibre is a cross-platform open-source suite of e-book software by Kovid Goyal. |