Media objects
class MediaObject (**kwargs)
My Dell XPS M1210 is still alive and it is will 8 years old soon. It is on its 3rd battery. Swapped in an SSD.
Brief Specs:
It started off with Windows XP, then Vista, 7 and finally 10. Dell officially supports Windows XP and Vista, but not 7 and above.
Almost everything is detected on Windows 10 except:
Alps
Cypress
Synaptics
Dad’s Past PCs – Retired
1992? – AMD 386 (Acer Power 386SX?)
1997? – Intel Pentium MMX 233Mhz (Packard Bell)
1999? – First DIY PC – Retired
CPU: Intel Celeron 433Mhz (Socket 370 + Adapter)
RAM: 128MB? RAM
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-6VXE+ (VIA Apollo Pro, Slot 1)
GPU: Nvidia RIVA TNT2 AGP 4x
2002? – Upgraded First DIY PC – Retired
CPU: Pentium 3 500Mhz
RAM: 256MB? SDRAM
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-6VXE+ (VIA Apollo Pro, Slot 1)
GPU: Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440
2004 – College PC (DIY) – At parent’s home, different motherboard & dead.
Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.6C (Northwood)
RAM: 512MB DDR SDRAM
Motherboard: Abit AI7 (something else now, but dead.)
GPU: Asus Radeon 9600XT VIVO 128MB
2007 – First Laptop (Dell) – This pc is still running after 3rd battery change.
CPU: Core2 Duo T7200
RAM: 4GB RAM
GPU: GeForce Go 7300
160GB 5400rpm -> 320GB WD Black -> 128GB SSD
2008 – Salvaged PC1 (DIY) – Parts sold off
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz
Motherboard: Asus P4P800
GPU: Nvidia NV6600
Case: CM Stacker 832
2009 – Salvaged PC2 (DIY) – Parts sold off
CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.2 ghz
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLI
RAM: 4GB OCZ NVIDIA SLI_Ready DDR2 800 (2009)
GPU: PNY XLR8 GeForce 9800 GT EE 512MB (2009) / Quadro FX570 (2010)
PSU: OCZ 600MXSP (2009)
Case: CM Stacker 832 (2008)
Current PC (2012+)
Intel i5-3570K Quad Core (2012)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M
RAM: 32gb Corsair Vengence DDR3 1600 (2012/2013)
GPU: Sapphite Radeon 7850 2GB (2012)
Case: CM Stacker 832 (2008)
PSU: OCZ 600MXSP (2009)
Multiple SSDs+HDDs
Plex is one of my favorite Media Server & Client software. I have been actively using it and I highly recommend it for organizing your media files.
Plex Media Server is running 24/7 on my desktop computer, and contents are streamed to my TV via Roku, to my Android phone and iPad locally or remotely. Besides that, I can access my contents online via Plex.tv web interface.
Server: Plex Media Server runs on:
Client: Plex Home Theater (formerly Plex Media Center) runs on:
Client: TV and streaming devices
Client: Mobile Apps
Got more information at: https://plex.tv/
To host a Virtual Router / Access Point with your PC, you need a compatible Wireless Adapter that supports Hosted Network.
Requirement:
Check for hosted network support by running this in Command Prompt:
netsh wlan show drivers
If it says No, your network card does not support Hosted Network, or you need to update your drivers.
Configure the wireless Hosted Network settings:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork ssid=MySSID key=MyWiFiKey
You will only need to do this once. It will retain this settings even if you reboot your PC.
Start the wireless Hosted Network (Run as Administrator):
netsh wlan start hostednetwork
Stop the wireless Hosted Network:
netsh wlan stop hostednetwork
Set up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Next, bring up the properties window of the Network Adapter that has Internet Connection.
Check “Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection”. Now select the Network Adapter to share to (in my case, HostedNetwork).
Once properly configured, your Hosted Network Status should show Internet connectivity.
Supported Devices
| Supported Network Adapters |
|---|
| Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 |
| Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6150 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 |
| Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200 |
| Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300 |
| Intel® WiFi Link 5100 |
Not Supported Devices
| Unsupported Network Adapters |
|---|
| Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection |
| Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN |
| Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100 |
| Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130 |
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'Initialize DDE channelNumber = Application.DDEInitiate("RSLinx", "SomeTopicName") 'Read from PLC5 readValue = DDERequest(channelNumber, "N20:1") 'Read from ControlLogix readValue = DDERequest(channelNumber, "ControlLogixTag[1]") 'Write to PLC Set rangeToPoke = Worksheet("Sheet1").Range("A1") 'Write to PLC5 Application.DDEPoke channelNumber, "N20:2", rangeToPoke 'Write to ControlLogix Application.DDEPoke channelNumber, "ControlLogixTag[1]", rangeToPoke 'End DDE Application.DDETerminate channelNumber
Use Application.Version property to find out the version of Microsoft Excel. Useful to check for Microsoft Excel version to test the number of rows.
Example Syntax:
MsgBox (Application.Version)
Version Number:
Known Names & Versions
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