![]() Don't Neglect the Ball-Jointsīall joints always cause problems. To minimise this possibility, fit bolts with locking nuts to the Nitro Engine mount and remember to check them for security after every two or three runs. Heavy impacts can also loosen the nuts or self tapping screws that hold the Nitro Engine in Position, allowing the pinion gear to pull out of mesh slightly and rip the tops off the teeth on your spur gear. Head on collisions can easily damage the gear teeth on nylon and plastic spur gears. Gears are a weakness on all Touring Car RC models. Of course, this should be reapplied after each race meeting. A thin coat of grease is often used on internal gears and although this is fine for basic running around on the road, if you intend to race your Touring Car at a higher level, this should be removed and replaced with racing oil (ZX1 or Teflon Oil). The gearbox of your used Touring Car should be opened up to check for gear wear and lubrication. If you intend to race your DM-1 Touring Car model at a competitive level, I would also recommend you obtain and fit titanium pivot shafts, turnbuckles, tie rods and steering rods. The steel shafts wear and bend too easily. Drive Shafts and TurnbucklesĮxamine the drive shafts for wear and replace as required. Also, for added protection and if available for your DM-1 model, fit an under guard to stop dirt and gravel entering the chassis. If the body shell of your Ofna DM-1 is broken, ripped or damaged in any way, this can be easily repaired with rubber solution glue. If they are scratched, change them as soon as possible. At the same time, change the O-Ring seals to prevent more leakage. If you feel a jolt as you change direction, this means the oil has leaked out and must be topped up. The damper shafts should push in and pull out with a smooth action. Next, for those Ofna models with oil filled shock absorbers, remove them from the chassis and dismantle the coil springs. Then, take a screwdriver and box spanner and check each self tapping screw and nut for security, taking care not to over tighten. When you receive your used Ofna Touring Car, make a general visual inspection of the chassis, front and rear wishbones, suspension shock towers etc, for any broken parts that may need to be replaced. With an instruction manual, any problems with your model Touring Car you may discover, can easily be fixed. If not supplied with your purchase, they can often be downloaded from the Ofna website, or purchased separately on eBay. Personally, I used to get a buzz out of restoring an old clapped-out model, installing modern day electrics and maybe a few hop-ups, then showing the gang at our local club, just how competitive those old models could still be.Ĭheap, pre-loved bargain models, parts and spares are always coming up for sale, but once you have made your purchase, the one thing you will always need, is an instruction manual. There are essentially three reasons you might want to buy a used Ofna DM-1 Nitro Touring Car you may be a collector, looking to restore and display it restore and sell for a profit or simply restore and race an iconic vintage model. Tires: Treaded rubber, width 1.65" (42mm), outer diameter 3.Buying a Used Ofna DM-1 Touring Car (and What to look for).Body: Clear 1/8 scale DP8 GT touring car with rear diffuser for more downforce.Suspension: Pivot ball, front and rear with adjustable sway bars and adjustable up and down stops.Differentials: Sealed, front and rear planetary gear type.Shocks: Oil filled 13mm hard anodized, front cantilever shocks.Drive: Four wheel shaft drive with front universals.Chassis: Natural finish CNC aluminum 0.14" (3.5mm) thick, molded battery tray and ESC plate.Adjustable roll centers on front and rear suspension.Adjustable up and down stops on suspension arms.Front and rear oil filled differentials.Pivot ball front and rear suspension, and Protoform DP8 body that makes great high speed passes with excellent handling. Top features of the car are front cantilever shocks that are hard coasted with tuned racing springs. Performance is what the DM-1e is all about.
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The movie has changed how I view opportunities for success because people like Johnson have opened doors for people like me. I don’t want to give away too much because I recommend everyone watch it at least once. ![]() Katherine Johnson, NASA employee, mathematician and physicist, in 1966. At the age of 98, she is finally getting the recognition deserved for her work and for being an intelligent, strong-willed and beautiful black woman. Through these trials and tests of patience, she was one of the most valuable members of NASA. The overwhelming belief of separating races was not. In fact, when it was time for Glenn’s mission, he specifically asked for Johnson to calculate the latitude and longitude of where he would land, successfully blowing away every other engineer and mathematician in the room.ĭuring the mid-50’s, when segregation was no longer legal, Johnson, while at work, could not use the restrooms or coffee pot in the building because they were still considered “Whites Only.” She could not attend important briefing meetings because she was not a white male and often faced discrimination and sexism. Henson) and Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) in a scene from the movie “Hidden Figures” directed by Theodore Melfi. Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae, left), Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. “Hidden Figures” is a movie about the life and work of Johnson, who played a crucial role in getting astronaut John Glenn into space and around the world safely. Katherine Johnson, who was recently recognized for her vast contributions to NASA, has been added to my list of heroes. Each time I learn of a female pioneer or powerhouse, I’m reminded that I can be just like them any of us can, honestly. ![]() Many women have broken barriers all over the world. ![]() ![]() Once situated on your desk, use this StudioDock to pair a wireless (Bluetooth) or wired keyboard and mouse to your tablet, and then adjust the tilt of the screen (+/- 120-degrees) to establish the perfect viewing angle. An optional and attachable Apple Watch charger is sold separately. There is also a USB-C port for charging your iPad and any peripherals, three USB 3.0 ports, an SD card reader, 3.5mm combination audio jack, a gigabit ethernet jack, and a built-in Qi wireless charging pad for charging an iPhone and/or AirPods. This docking station is chock full of ports, including an HDMI 2.0 port for connecting the tablet to a 4K monitor. Both sit on a desktop and use magnets to connect the tablet with the stand and allow you to position the iPad in either portrait or landscape mode. There are two versions available-one for the 11-inch iPad Pro and iPad Air, and the other for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The Kensington StudioDock is much more than a sturdy iPad holder or stand. It’s available for the iPad Pro and iPad Air models.įor iPad and iPad Mini models that don’t have a compatible Magic Keyboard available, Apple offers a less expensive Smart Keyboard ($159), which also serves as a protective casing (when closed) and non-adjustable stand (when open).īest iPad Stand for Working In Bed Comfortably Balance A Tablet On Your Lap With The PillowPad Priced between $299 and $349 when not on sale (depending on the model), the Magic Keyboard is not cheap, but it offers exceptional craftsmanship and the convenience of offering a keyboard, stand and cover-all built into one slim package. Thanks to the Magic Keyboard’s floating cantilever design and magnetic attachment, you can easily adjust the viewing angle of the display while typing or just viewing the screen. When not in use, the Magic Keyboard folds over the compatible iPad to protect both the front (screen) and back of the tablet during transport. The keyboard also offers directional arrow keys not found on the tablet’s virtual (onscreen) keyboard layout. Available from Apple, the Magic Keyboard offers an amazingly comfortable typing experience, a built-in trackpad, and a USB-C port for passthrough charging. Sliders offer the most protection so you can go wheeling without worrying as much about body damage. Rock Sliders: If you are someone who does a lot of Off-Roading, Trekking around or exploring backcountry roads, rock sliders are for you.Let’s look at the main points below to determine what each application is best for. So when it comes to choosing which type of Bar, Step, Board or Slider your 4Runner needs it all depends on what you do. When you close your door, they suck back into place. Its simple: When you open your door, they pop out and down. The automatic running boards come in a few different options but most of them operate the exact same and have a similar look and feel. This is a great option that like the look of no stock running boards, but are present when you open the doors. Running a set of these auto running boards would really work for so many owners if you like the look. Your 4Runner has plenty of clearance on its own. Let’s keep in mind here that you can d0 any dirt road and most “off-road” trails with these auto running boards and be just fine. Also, automatic running boards are a solid choice for 4Runner owners that do not plan on hitting “rugged terrain”. Automatic AMP Running Boards – Check PriceĪutomatic running boards are the go-to aftermarket solution for many soccer mom 4Runners.Overall, running boards should only be used on your 4Runner if it is a daily driver and you do not need protection.īest Options for Aftermarket Running Boards The advantage to retracting running boards is better aerodynamics vs having them stick out, they also look so much better. These running boards are sturdy and meant to be used as a step when entering or exiting. There are companies that make running boards that retract. The reasoning for that is like we said, they are more of a decorative accessory. They do function as a step but typically are not as sturdy as any aftermarket options. Other than this minor protection, running boards are more or less for decoration. These little obstacles could potentially hit your rocker panels. They do however still provide minor protection from small objects including rocks, humps, and stumps. Running boards serve no protection from anything major. While running boards are an option on most 4Runners, yours may not have come with them so we will include this section. Can lower MPG due to aerodynamics (Some say, kind of a stretch).Nfab Nerf Bars, Easy Install – Check Price.So nerf bars are what you should purchase if your 4Runner is your daily driver or you do light-weight trekking around dirt roads and fire-roads. Modern nerf bars while providing the protection they do, are designed to be used as steps. ![]() Nerf bars all come with some sort of spot to be used as a step. On trails, they add protection from small things but most rocks will destroy them. They are great at protecting your 4Runner from getting dinged up from other peoples car doors. So, Nerf bars are best if you are doing light trail’s or if you 4runner is just a daily driver. While nerf bars do offer protection they typically are not made from a thick metal. In the 60/70s nerf bars were becoming popular for trucks and SUVs to add protection. The Nerf bar was originally created to keep race car tires from getting caught between tires in other cars. The Nerf bar is the most common upgrade out of all of these. ![]()
![]() You get a 3D-simulated fly-over, zoom, and pan of one of the games when you launch the app. Main menu Home Games Action Adventure Arcade Board. Swipe to collect paths of 3 or more items. This version of Pinball, developed by David Plummer at Microsoft, was a port of the game using the original art and sound, developed in C for cross-platform support. Download the latest version of the top software, games, programs and apps in 2023. Free The BEST match-3 game on the marketplace Pirates Path leads you through a story with over 50 unique levels as you search for an ancient pirate treasure. It was originally packaged with Microsoft Plus! 95 and later included in Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP. The most famous table is of course Space Cadet, because Microsoft bundled 3D Pinball for Windows (a version of the Space Cadet table) with Microsoft Windows. License: Free Author: Maxis OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8. Different sounds and music are incorporated for the individual tables. On each table, there are displays on the side that show the players' score, ball number, player number, a display for various information and a table-specific image. When you play this game, it looks so real, you feel like youre actually there. as well as a big payoff for the successful completion of each table, such as slaying a dragon in Dragon's Keep, or creating a black hole in Space Cadet. Full Tilt! Pinball includes three boards: Dragon’s Keep - Medieval Fantasy theme Skulduggery - Pirate theme Space Cadet - Space ship commander theme. Each board features the usual amount of bumpers, targets, ramps, etc. Download RIP Version 60 MB Download ISO Version 484 MB Manual 10 MB Game Extras Various files to help you run Balls of Steel, apply patches, fixes, maps or miscellaneous utilities. ![]() So now, to be able to add a cue at the beginning of a song the choir is singing, I simply have to add two cues to the first slide to turn on the choir microphones: A4 is the mute group for the speaking mics on the chancel. In this case, G#4 is the mute group for our choir. Push the button you’re interested in, and lo, MIDI Monitor helpfully shows you what note you’re interested in: Download it and run it, and it shows everything coming across the MIDI interface. So how do we know what notes emulate button presses? The documentation provides this handy method: See where this is going? Unfortunately, ProPresenter doesn’t have the ability to do anything other than MIDI notes in a slide at the moment, so we can’t get really crazy with starting recordings or anything else requiring non-note MIDI messages. Meanwhile, over in ProPresenter, since Version 6, we have the ability to add MIDI Note On/Off cues to a slide. Velocity values below 64 turn the mute off, and above turn it on. The specific note determines the channel or mute group being controlled, and a the velocity value determines if it’s being turned on (Muted) or off (Unmuted). ![]() In the Qu Series, mutes and mute groups are controlled by a sequence of a Note On/Off message. The MIDI Module for ProPresenter ($99 but can be used in watermarked demo mode at no cost).Allen & Heath’s Qu Mixer MIDI Protocol Reference.If you’re using MIDI over IP with a Mac, you’ll need a special driver for the Mac. The Qu series boards can also do MIDI over IP (in fact, the Qu-Pad remote control app for iPad uses MIDI over IP to work its magic). But because it’s also a MIDI device, this gives us some options with ProPresenter’s $99 MIDI module add-on. This is primarily to be able to use the console as a multitrack and DAW interface, but it also lets us play back audio from ProPresenter media cues without ever leaving the digital domain, and saving us a couple of inputs on the board (although there’s no shortage of those). The Qu-24 is connected to the Mac that runs ProPresenter via a USB cable, which shows up in the Mac as a 32 in/32 out audio device, as well as a MIDI device. We use ProPresenter for our graphics presentation, and an Allen & Heath QU-24 console for our audio. So its not always especially easy to fully staff our tech booth, and sometimes, one must fly solo, which adds to the workload, and sometimes stuff gets forgotten, like unmuting microphones for the choir or the person reading the scripture.įortunately, there is some tech than can help us in this regard. In 1999, GoNet would be acquired by Adobe and eventually give way to a little piece of software called Dreamweaver. GoNet was demoing its new product GoLive. It was just about the only tool on the market that gave you complete visual freedom.įloating around the expo were also a couple of newcomers. Page Mill 2.0 would mess with your code, but semantics be damned. Forget a text editor, PageMill 2.0 let you move elements around, drop background images in, change colors with a color picker, and probably most importantly, add a table or frame-based grid. Page Mill 2.0 stepped things up from the previous version, and now everything was visual. They were releasing PageMill version 2 as a public beta, and they brought their A game. Not much news from the team, but 3.0 was due sometime very, very soon.Īdobe, on the other hand, had some very big news buzzing around the expo. But it made editing standards-compliant websites a lot simpler. This was before CSS, so those styles weren’t actually transferable. Its hot feature was a “Tags-On” view which took a structured document and made it way easier to read. HoTMeTaL was a WYSIWYG editor (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get), and kept things pretty visual. ![]() Peel yourself away from the BBEdit demo, and HoTMeTaL was waiting for you next. If you stopped by their booth, you could check out BBEdit 4.0.1, which let you save files directly to your web server. In 1994, the editor released HTMLExtensions that included syntax highlighting, quick browser previews and built-in templates, soon introducing those as core features. BBEdit was a text editor, plain and simple. Bare Bones had been putting out BBEdit since 1992. If you were looking for the largest booth of the bunch, that probably belonged to Bare Bones Software. Taking a walk through Macworld Expo that day was a crash course in the latest editor features and the great debate between text and WYSIWYG. Consequently, Boston’s World Trade Center was packed wall to wall with the latest and greatest HTML editors. In June of 1996, that number jumped to almost 260,000 (for those following along, that’s a 1000% increase). In June of 1995 there were around 23,000 websites. It wouldn’t be until a year later that Steve Jobs would make his return, and sales were at an all time low.īut it was an excellent time for the web. When your FrontPage® web is completed, you can use FrontPage® Explorer to publish it on your computer or the World Wide Web.Let’s go back to 1996, in Boston, at the annual Macworld Expo. You use the Microsoft® FrontPage® Explorer to create the structure or layout of your web site, apply graphical themes to its pages, organize its files and folders, import and export files, test and repair hyperlinks, administer access privileges, track tasks, and launch the FrontPage® Editor to design and edit the contents of your Web pages. You do not need to learn Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to use the FrontPage® Editor because it creates all the HTML code for you. Although it is a powerful tool, the FrontPage® Editor is easy to use because of its familiar, word processor interface. As you add text, images, tables, form fields, and other elements to your page, the FrontPage® Editor displays them as they would appear in a Web browser. You use the Microsoft® FrontPage® Editor to create, design, and edit World Wide Web pages. NOTE : Certain features, such as counters, form processors, etc., require that Microsoft® FrontPage® Server Extensions are installed on your server. FrontPage® is available individually, or as part of some versions of the Microsoft® Office® suite. Before you can take advantage of FrontPage®, you must have the client installed locally on your computer. provides FrontPage® extensions free to all customers as part of our web hosting offering. ![]() ![]() FrontPage® makes complex things like tables and frames as easy to use as a word processor. Microsoft® FrontPage® is a client-based web editor that makes website design easy by insulating the user from any html code. Please Note: FrontPage and FrontPage Server Extensions are not supported on Windows 2008 hosting plans activated on Februor later. These FrontPage Server Extensions are backward-compatible with all earlier versions of FrontPage®. We support Microsoft® FrontPage® 2002 Server Extensions on our Windows 2003 hosting plans that were activated before February 28, 2008. is a Registered Web Presence Provider for Microsoft® FrontPage® 2003 with database support. Support for Microsoft® FrontPage® 97, 98, 2000, 20 Maintenance also includes access to a live chat system, a dedicated phone queue, and 15+ hours of Camtasia online training along with a certificate. Government and Non-Profit: $223.97 with volume discount pricingĬamtasia also has a maintenance cost of $49.75/ year on individual plans and includes upgrades of the latest version of the screen recording software and allows priority support.Education: $169 with volume discount pricing.Business: $249 with volume discount pricing.There are three pricing tiers, and all of them are relatively expensive for someone who just wants screen recording software. ![]() How Much Is Camtasia (Trial And License Details Included…) Before diving into the powerful editing features, let’s discuss the pricing plans of Camtasia. You can also add soundtracks from the free library, delete, crop, copy, paste and zoom using the icons in the timeline bar.įurther, Camtasia allows you to add an exported frame adding the saved image of the current video frame to your bin and timeline. It’s possible to add annotations, transitions, animations, behaviors, attributions, cursor effects, and more from the left side panel. The recording will directly go to Camtasia’s editor that is loaded with features. You can begin a new project right off the bat, choose a template, start a new recording, or open an existing file to edit. Soon After you’ve installed the software, Camtasia prompts you to log in to begin the onboarding process that consists of emails from Techsmith familiarizing you with the software. Camtasia offers a free trial for 30 days to allow you to test all its features. What’s new in Camtasia 2021?įrom beat boards to new transitions and exporting options, there are several new features in Camtasia 2021. Is Camtasia good?Ĭamtasia provides additional video editing features, and if your work involves screen recording, then it’s worth the investment. ![]() What is Camtasia software used for?Ĭamtasia is used for screen recording and intermediate-level video editing. Let’s begin by addressing basic doubts around Camtasia.
![]() ![]() The magnitude of egg swapping that occurs in their model is astonishing: if r < 0.5 (as in their Fig 1) then the dominant mode of reproduction is that a mother lays her own eggs into other nests and, in return, raises the eggs of other mothers. Eusociality arises via an extraordinary mutation that reduces the second "leaving" action while having no effect on the initial "migration" action.įor interpreting the model in terms of mothers laying eggs into other nests, LRQ assume that as soon as a mother lays an egg into another nest, she receives an egg into her own nest. In LRQ’s model, none of the migrant workers ever have a chance to take over the nest.įor the origin of eusociality, LRQ’s model assumes a presocial species in which a fraction of offspring migrate to new nests, but subsequently all offspring leave to start nests of their own, rendering the initial migration useless. In contrast, if an individual dies or leaves a colony to form its own nest, then the size of the colony decreases. Moreover, the migrant pool has the following strange property: as soon as a colony enters an individual into the migrant pool, that colony gets an individual back from the migrant pool. The model does not seem to describe a plausible biological scenario. In the second interpretation, if a solitary mother reproduces, then the following sequence of steps is executed: (i) with probability r (which is interpreted as "relatedness"), the new individual does not become a migrant but leaves and starts its own colony (ii) with probability 1 − r, the new individual becomes a migrant now one of two things can happen: (iii) with probability f s the individual is replaced by a solitary one that starts its own colony or (iv) with probability f e the individual is replaced by a eusocial one that goes back to the colony from which the migrant emerged there the individual can either (v) stay with probability q and thus increase the size of the colony headed by the solitary mother or (vi) with probability 1 − q, the now eusocial individual leaves and starts its own eusocial colony. ![]() LRQ’s first interpretation is incompatible with their own mathematical model, which does not contain any terms for queens taking over nests. Three interpretations of this mixing are offered: (i) queens take over other colonies (nest usurpation), (ii) workers migrate between colonies, or (iii) queens lay eggs into other nests. In their Model 1, LRQ introduce mixing of workers between nests. ![]() In attempting to uphold a discussion of inclusive fitness, LRQ perform three extensions of the eusociality model of NTW. Another recent finding is that inclusive fitness calculations, even when they are possible, can give the wrong result as to the direction of natural selection. The interpretation of regression coefficients as “benefit” and “cost” in this method is unjustified, and departs from the legitimate uses of regression in quantitative genetics. have demonstrated that this method (i) cannot make predictions and (ii) mistakes correlation for causation. What was the main discussion since NTW? Some theorists have argued that inclusive fitness can always be calculated using a method based on linear regression, but Allen et al. The success of eusociality depends on demographic and ecological parameters, while relatedness is the same for all species under primary consideration. (iii) Eusociality can arise by a simple mutation that causes some offspring to stay at their mother’s nest. (ii) There is a powerful mathematical theory of evolution, which can explain social behavior without using inclusive fitness. Consequently, whenever biologists use the term “inclusive fitness” to refer to an actual population, they are almost certainly in a situation in which that quantity does not exist. What are the main points of NTW? (i) Inclusive fitness, as defined by Hamilton and as used in all meaningful papers on the subject ever since, is a limited concept, which does not exist for the majority of evolutionary processes. Similarly, Liao, Rong, and Queller (LRQ) present a distorted view of NTW, introduce models for hypothetical phenomena that have no relevance for evolution of eusociality, and fail to analyze their own models with inclusive fitness theory. Attempts to rebut these findings have relied on dubious mathematics and verbal misrepresentations of the key results. Inclusive fitness, long regarded as an important concept in sociobiology, was shown by Nowak, Tarnita, and Wilson (NTW) to be of limited value for understanding the evolution of social behavior. ![]() While the program doesn’t come with comprehensive formatting features, they’re enough to allow you to edit text conveniently. If you’ve never written or edited a document in gedit, you’d be surprised with the ease-of-use. Depending on the usage and needs, you can activate a wide range of plug-ins. ![]() If you’re using gedit for the first time after installation, you’ll notice that only a few plug-ins will be activated. You can check out the ‘Preferences’ window to find a long list of available plug-ins. Most importantly, the latest version of the software supports a wide range of languages, including Python, C, C++, Perl, XML, HTML, and Java.Ĭompared to jEdit and other similar programs, gedit supports a wide range of plug-ins to add more functionalities to the application. Fortunately, programmers and developers around the world have realized gedit’s amazing range of features and functionalities. The simple interface focuses on the contents and doesn’t highlight the editor too much. With this tool, you can open all kinds of ASCII files within a couple of clicks. Gedit is the default or official text editor for the GNOME desktop environment. With this GNOME text editor, you get spell-checking, text search and replace, support for a wide range of files, printing, and other features. gedit has brought this amazing desktop environment to Windows PCs. If you’re a Linux fan, you’d already be familiar with the expansive world of GNOME. It’s compatible with a wide range of programming languages. With a simple and clean interface, this text editor provides you with access to several programming functions. However, you can easily install it on your Windows PC within a few seconds. Gedit is the default text editor for the GNOME desktop environment on Linux. Kristina Schulz Updated 3 months ago The default GNOME client for Windows |
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