![]() "I joined with a long-term view to growing the business," he said. However, the time came when “I wanted to do something on a bigger scale and that would run for at least 10 years for me.” ![]() “I’ve had a phenomenal experience at Proofpoint and worked with some really amazing people,” he said. Steele says he made the change from his home of two decades to Splunk because he wanted another chapter in his career. Steele has taken the baton from Doug Merritt - figuratively but almost literately with the two being long-term running partners. Proofpoint founder and CEO of 20 years Gary Steele is now in the top job as CEO and, by his own hand, chief customer advocate too, while on the local front, former EMC and NetSuite executive Mark Troselj is running the ANZ region. And the event shows the business has transitioned to new leadership and has a strong future. conf 2022, the company's annual conference, is back as a face-to-face (and virtual) event, running this week in Las Vegas. Yet, in the last year, Splunk has seen the departure of Group VP ANZ Simon Eid, chief technology advocate and digital storyteller Andi Mann, president of worldwide field operations Susan St Ledger and most recently, and perhaps most surprisingly, the sudden departure of long-term president and CEO Doug Merritt. Looking back, Splunk still remains faithful to its roots - a super-fast data aggregator and search product - but it has evolved and matured to provide strong, compelling support for specific use cases customers were pointing it at. Today Splunk announced you don't even need to ingest data with its new federated search. Then Splunk expanded to allow actions while the stream was being ingested. Splunk continued to grow, and acquire, bringing with it an entire realm of observability, DevOps, and war-room-like incident response functionality. Specialist workloads for IT operations and security came out. Business users saw the tremendous dashboards their IT counterparts were creating and wanted in on that too. Much like the game Minecraft inspired a whole generation of Lego-like builders to explore and experiment and take the game in ways its creator never foresaw, so too Splunk users realised they could ingest and search on anything and everything. ITWire has been following Splunk for a long time the business began life as a rapid log file ingestion and search engine, allowing IT teams to rapidly pinpoint problems and potential problems.
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![]() The gameplay elements here are so well-realized and compelling that we didn’t mind the moments when we just weren’t very good at it. In a way, that might be the sentence that sums up Stickman Hook. Pulling off a level smoothly is all well and good, and there’s definitely joy to be had in doing so, but we loved the moments of uncertainty and potential failure just as much as we loved success. There’s something wonderful about being stuck swinging on a pendulum and not having any idea how to get to the next one, or about flinging wildly and giddily through the air and searching desperately for a hook to cling to. ![]() That “seat of the pants” quality is part of what makes Stickman Hook so special, though. Some of the challenges in the later game feel a little bit “really?”, in that we’re not sure how we managed to muddle past them, but we know that with a little more time and a few more repetitions we’d have managed to find a satisfactory solution. The difficulty here feels fair and balanced at all times, which is often more than we expect from projects like this. Luckily, we have no such qualms about Stickman Hook. ![]() We’ve already mentioned the gorgeous new animations, but we can’t help ourselves – the visuals here are slick, with each frame looking and feeling fantastic.ĭifficulty is often a problem in games like this, and some of the titles we mentioned earlier have serious problems when it comes to constructing a reasonable gradient of difficulty (lookin’ at you, Bionic Commando). Swinging has a pleasingly “loose” feel to it, with each successive leap feeling natural and smooth. Anyone who’s played the 2D iterations of Bionic Commando will be familiar with the territory here, although the gameplay of Stickman Hook is far more fluid and seamless than its progenitor. Yes, this isn’t just your standard swinging platformer, although there are certainly elements of that. Over the course of well over 100 levels (we’re nearer 150), you’ll swing, leap and pray your way to victory, all the while marvelling at just how much Madbox has managed to wring out of the game’s core concept. ![]() Sometimes, it’s a breath of fresh air simply to play a game that is as unpretentious and sure of itself as Stickman Hook. It’s impossible to overstate how refreshing that is, especially in a market that’s arguably oversaturated with “big” games. Stickman Hook is a proper old-school game of the sort you might have played back in the NES days. There is no other mechanic besides this grappling hook there’s no weaponry, no RPG elements (although there is an XP bar which increases as you play) and no open-world aspect. You are a stick figure, and you must use your trusty grappling hook to fling yourself with abandon across gaps, over walls and past platforms. We were impressed right out of the gate with the changes the web build brings to the table although we’re huge fans of the mobile version, and despite everything we said above about presentation, we’re still suckers for a good old-fashioned visual revamp, so we appreciate the overhauled animations and tuned-up gameplay that this new build features.Īt its core, Stickman Hook is unchanged from its mobile version, at least when it comes to gameplay. The version we played is a new, exclusive web build which you can play on sites like. Clearly, a legion of fans agree: Stickman Hook has amassed over 20 million downloads between Apple and Android devices, and it’s consistently to be found in the top 3 apps across all categories, not just gaming. Brought to us by French studio Madbox (who you might recognize from games like Dash Valley and Monster Copter, especially if you’re a mobile aficionado), Stickman Hook is a fresh, compelling physics platformer that strikes the perfect balance between gameplay and presentation. It’s into this latter category that Stickman Hook falls. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s played these games who wouldn’t recommend them, so clearly they’re doing something right. Some of the best indie games around such as Undertale, VVVVVV and Shovel Knight don’t feature cutting-edge 3D graphics rather, they’re built entirely around their gameplay and challenge factors. The entire mainstream triple-A video game industry is arguably predicated on the idea that visuals are everything – that spectacle and increasingly pretty graphics are the most important thing about gaming, and that each successive console generation should improve this aspect and pay a little less attention to gameplay complexity.Ĭonversely, the independent gaming industry is largely focused on improving gameplay and constructing experiences around solid core concepts, with visuals often an afterthought (or an artistic choice). How important are visuals in a video game? When you’re playing a game you love, do you pay special attention to the graphics and how they’re constructed, or do you simply lose yourself in the game? This isn’t an easy question to answer. ![]() If you 1/2 this recipe it serves 6-8 easily (if serving with other appetizers) and can be made on a large dinner plate or platter that is about 14 inches in diameter.It is sold in grocery stores and at Costco. ![]() The only brand I have found that is purely avocado that tastes good without a lot of additives is Wholly Guacamole. I highly recommend using fresh avocado, but have also used pre mashed avocado as well in a pinch.The lemon juice will keep it bright for a few hours. I don’t crack open a can of refried beans and plop them, cold, right onto the platter. Top with the black olives and pico de gallo. Make sure to spread each layer out so it completely covers the previous layer. Add the refried beans as the next layer, followed by layers of the sour cream, the guacamole, the salsa, and the cheese in that order. Don't make this sooner than about 4-6 hours before serving or the avocado layer will begin to turn brown. For the first layer, add the cooked chorizo on the bottom of your baking dish.Or if you are serving immediately after assembling, it is fine to use juicier tomatoes. Stir the meat to break it up and to evenly distribute the taco seasoning. (Save the rest of the taco seasoning, you will need it). Once hot, add the onion saute for 2 minutes, then add the ground beef and half of the taco seasoning. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. It is possible to use another type of tomato for this recipe, just remove the juicy seeds before using. First, you want to cook the onion and the beef. Roma tomatoes are best for this dip, because they are less juicy than other types of tomatoes.dish top with beef mixture, tomatoes, green pepper and. Reduce heat simmer, uncovered, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, sugar, chili powder, salt and pepper. You may substitute 1 teaspoon of garlic salt for the salt and garlic in the avocado layer. In a large skillet, cook beef and half of the onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink drain.You may split this onto two smaller platters or plates as well. This is a classic Mexican inspired 7 layer dip that is seasoned to perfection With this updated and flavorful seven layer dip, your friends and family will be clamoring for more. Add seasoned yogurt on top and gently spread to create the second layer. 10 minutes Jump to Recipe Pin By: Julie Blanner 2 Comments Posted: 3/15/23 This post may contain affiliate links. Spread refried beans evenly into the bottle of a square (8 x 8) dish to create the first layer. I use a large 16-18 inch platter for a whole recipe. Mix yogurt with 2 teaspoons of taco seasoning in a small bowl. In version 2.0.5, we can do the upgrade within the app now, to unlock more powerful functions, such as getting higher output quality, converting local audio files to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/OGG/AIFF format, burning Spotify songs to CD, uploading Spotify music to Cloud, editting ID3 tags and etc. Some users are confused about how to upgrade from the Free version to the Professional one. Connected to the Professional Version More Closely Sidify Music Converter Free used to be an independent program, differentiating from the Pro version. Enable a Smoother Conversion The developers adopted a more advanced technology to keep the program run in a more stable status to have smoother conversion process.ģ. In version 2.0.5, the program changed to a white and light-orange interface with frequently used "Converted" button (where you can be directed to the output path) and "Help" center listed on the left side of the interface and the other functional buttons remained in the upper right corner.Ģ. Brand-new Interface Sidify Music Converter Free used to have a white and light-green interface with functional buttons listed in the upper right corner. Besides, to provide users with incomparably stable, fast and high quality audio conversion experience, we will always endeavor to keep the program updated to support the latest version of Windows OS and iTunes.1. Lifetime Free Update Highly Compatibleįor customers who have purchased license of Sidify Apple Music Converter are free to get every regular upgrades and technical support for whole life. With its intuitive interface, you can easily get a 4-minutes song from iTunes converted to MP3, M4A, FLAC or WAV format audio in less than 50 seconds. Sidify Apple Music Converter for Windows is an easy-to-use yet powerful Audio converter for converting iTunes music at ultra-fast conversion speed. Excellent Output Audio at 10X Faster Conversion Speed ![]() All ID3 Tags will be smoothly preserved in output MP3, M4A or WAV files after conversion. Intelligently Recognize and Keep ID3 Tagsīy adopting the advanced ID tag identification technology, Sidify Apple Music Converter helps you auto-get music information, including Artwork and Metadata (title, artist, album, year, track number and genre). ![]() It can be used as an all-in-one iTunes audio, Apple Music and audiobook converter. Convert Apple Music & iTunes M4P Music & Audible AudiobooksĪpart from recording Apple Music as common MP3, Sidify Apple Music Converter also supports converting all your music which is playable in iTunes, such as converting iTunes M4P Music to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV, or converting iTunes M4A, M4B & Audible AA, AAX audiobooks to M4B. That is, you can enjoy Apple Music no matter where you are and from any device losslessly. Sidify Apple Music Converter is specially designed for 100% losslessly record Apple Music and then convert those downloaded M4P songs to MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV for offline playback on any MP3 player. Record High Fidelity Apple Music Songs as Plain Audio Formats ![]() Support the Windows 10 Store version of iTunes.Perfectly compatible with Windows 10 & iTunes 12.9.Keep ID3 tags for better organize your music library.Losslessly record the Apple Music songs at 10X faster speed.For Apple Music users, you're able to convert Apple Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF or ALAC with Sidify Apple Music Converter. Convert Apple Music songs to common MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV. Sidify Music Converter helps you convert the songs, playlists, and podcasts from Spotify to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF or ALAC format, as well as burn Spotify music to CDs or upload Spotify songs to Cloud.Work for Apple Music, iTunes M4P Music and Audiobooks.Powerful Apple Music and iTunes M4P Converter “We are very excited that this collaborative effort resulted in finding such an energetic, passionate, and innovative leader,” said Regent Jason R. “She captivated students, faculty, and staff across campus during her visit with her energy, preparedness, and emphasis on what makes Stout uniquely strong. “I’m so excited Katherine has decided to join us on campus as our next Chancellor,” said Associate Professor Julie Bates-Maves of the College of Education, Hospitality, and Health and Human Sciences, vice chair of the Search and Screen Committee. in English from the University of Washington and a B.A. “Throughout the search process, I became increasingly impressed by the high-quality work and creative thinking exhibited by faculty, staff, and students at UW-Stout, as well as the strong, reciprocal relationships among the university, community, and regional partners. Everyone demonstrated dedication to the university and exhibited true focus on ensuring student success. As beautifully stated by one alumna, ‘Stout is where you need to be.’ I could not agree more and am honored to join this exceptional community of educators, learners, partners, and friends.”įrank holds a Ph.D. “I am delighted to join the University of Wisconsin–Stout,” Frank said. Her visionary perspective on the future of UW-Stout will serve the institution and the state of Wisconsin very well.” Frank has demonstrated throughout her academic career that she is a strategic, dynamic leader,” said UW System President Ray Cross. Frank served as Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indiana University East, Chair of English and Foreign Languages at Colorado State University-Pueblo, and a faculty member and administrator of programs involving student writing, faculty professional development, and student success. As provost, she also led student affairs, the libraries, graduate studies and research, honors programming, and international studies and programs.įrom summer 2014 until spring 2016, she was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentucky University. Frank oversaw four colleges with more than 300 majors, minors, and specializations as well as master’s degrees and graduate certificates in more than 35 areas. For three years prior to taking that position, she was Provost and Vice President of Academic and Student Life. In that role, she has led planning to help the university prepare for the future and remain competitive in the marketplace. ![]() ![]() ![]() Frank will assume the leadership post on March 1, 2020.įrank has served as Vice President of Academic Innovation at Central Washington since summer 2019. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today unanimously approved Frank’s appointment, following a recommendation made by a selection committee. Frank, Vice President of Academic Innovation and Professor of English at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., has been named the eighth Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stout. ![]() Note: The tray menu's "Script Paused" option doesn't seem to work. The program can be set to start automatically with Windows. To revert to your normal desktop background, click the reset button in AutoWall's interface. MPV will continue running in the background to display the animated background, regardless of whether AutoWall is running or not. So, you may run the program, change the wallpaper, and exit it. To close AutoWall, right click on its tray icon, and select Exit. But the good news is you don't need to keep it running in the background. The AutoWall.exe used about 10MB in the background. ![]() It is advisable to use images and videos which are smaller in size, so it doesn't impact your system or uses up your laptop's battery. a 2MB GIF used about 70MB, while a 170MB video used around 100MB of RAM. IF your wallpaper is larger, the resource usage will naturally be higher, e.g. MPV's performance was at 3-5% CPU, the memory usage was at around 50. What is the performance impact of AutoWall? Most of the GIFs I recorded were pretty huge in size, so here's a short sample of the Mario wallpaper. The application also comes with the Weebp open-source wallpaper engine, which AutoWall uses along with the MPV video player in the background to display animated wallpapers. There is a reason why it is so big, the program ships with the MPV executable which is around 60MB and has a couple of DLLs required for the player. When extracted, the folder measures about 64MB in size. That is a good thing, otherwise it would get pretty distracting.ĪutoWall is a portable software and comes in a 23.5MB archive. The program does not support audio, so even if your videos have some sound, it will not be played. So you can have your favorite scene from a movie, sports, or even a game's video as your desktop background. In addition to Animated GIFs, AutoWall also supports the following video formats: AVI, MP4 and MOV. AutoWall has a sample Full HD GIF in its "VideosHere" folder. If you have a Full HD display, look up "1920 x 1080 GIFs" or "free stock videos" and you'll find plenty to choose from. Most GIFs are not full screen, so unless you have one that matches your desktop's resolution, it will look a bit odd. AutoWall does not scale the wallpaper to fit your screen size. Your desktop should now have the animated wallpaper as the background. Hit the apply button and watch the magic. The text field in Autowall should display the path of the selected file. Select an animated GIF from your computer. Click on the browse button to select the file that you want to use as your wallpaper. From the menu options, choose “set as wallpaper.” Now decide whether you want to to use your new wallpaper as your home screen background, lock screen or both, and choose the appropriate option.AutoWall is a simple program that allows you to use animated GIFs and videos as your wallpaper.Įxtract the archive, run the Autowall executable and you'll see a compact GUI appear. Click on the image, then look to the upper right corner and click on the menu button (three vertical dots). Then open your gallery/photos app and from there open the “download” folder, where you will see the image you just downloaded. Now you will able to crop or arrange the image to your liking when it looks perfect, tap “set.” The only thing left to do is select whether you want the image to be your lock screen, home screen or both.and enjoy! Android: Choose one of our many exquisite wallpapers and download it by clicking on the yellow “download” button just below the image. Use the “share” button (looks like an arrow curving out of a box) and then select the “use as a wallpaper” button. Next choose “save image” from the options below, go to your Photos and find the image you just downloaded. Then tap on the image and hold for a few seconds. Now go back to your desktop and admire your new wallpaper! iPhone/iPad: Select a beautiful wallpaper and click the yellow download button below the image. On your computer, find the downloaded image and click on the photo. Then click Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop. ![]() Find the image on your computer, right-click it and then click “set as desktop background.” Now the only thing left to do is enjoy your new wallpaper! Mac: Find a wallpaper you love and click the blue “download” button just below. When you click the “download” button, the wallpaper image will be saved, most likely in your “downloads” folder. Just below the image you’ll see a button that says “Download.” You will also see your screen’s resolution, which we have figured out for you. ![]() Choosing the virtual “Gotham City” server even allowed us to access the US Netflix library – although we weren’t able to get into Disney+ at all with the VPN enabled.įor added security, the auto-connect function is fully enabled, too, as is a kill-switch to automatically suspend all internet activity if the VPN goes down, ensuring nothing sensitive is exposed to your ISP. All traffic limits are lifted, and you can take your pick of servers in 37 countries worldwide. Premium users get a much more versatile service. You don’t get to choose a server location – the software automatically selects the fastest available one for you – and there’s no auto-connect option, although the package will optionally warn you when you connect to an unsecured Wi-Fi network. There’s not much flexibility to the free VPN, though. Avast even allows you to use it for peer-to-peer file-sharing if you wish. That’s a pretty liberal allowance, and should be plenty for a spot of secure browsing or messaging. The free Avast One Essential package lets you use the integrated VPN to protect up to 5GB per week of traffic. READ NEXT: Check out some of our favourite password managers Avast One review: What’s the VPN like? We’d have no hesitation in trusting Avast to keep us safe from malware. While there are no guarantees in the security software game, you can’t really ask for much more reassurance than this. Avast also bested Microsoft in the latest tests from, with a 99.9% protection score versus Microsoft’s 99.7% – and it achieved perfect scores in AV-Test’s macOS and Android tests, too. That puts Avast on par with the best paid-for security suites, and slightly ahead of Windows’ built-in virus protection, which dipped down to a 99.9% rating in one of the tests. In the most recent report published by independent security lab, Avast One Essential for Windows delivered perfect 100% protection against both widespread and unknown “zero-day” malware attacks. Historically, Avast’s antivirus engine has done an excellent job of blocking malware – and that hasn’t changed in this new release. Avast One review: Will it keep me safe from viruses? We were particularly pleased that it didn’t bug us with unprompted adverts its security pop-ups do include an “Upgrade your protection” button, but that’s not too offensive. During the few days we spent testing Avast One, it stayed entirely out of the way, hiding in the System Tray and only throwing up alerts when a threat was found. Still, you won’t be interacting with the front-end on a day-to-day basis. The Explore tab meanwhile feels simply overloaded, with its nested list of 19 different tools and modules. The interface uses lots of white space and big buttons within a fixed-size window, so on some pages – notably the Home and VPN tabs – you have to tiresomely scroll up and down to access all the options. It’s divided into a few clearly defined tabs, and the free edition doesn’t indulge too much in annoying bait-and-switch tricks: while premium features are shown in the Essential interface, they’re clearly indicated with a gold surround, so there’s no confusion over what’s included and what isn’t.īest antivirus 2023: Protect your PC from malware, ransomware and other online threats ![]() We tested the Windows edition of Avast One and found its interface quite attractive and accessible. There’s also a family subscription option, which has the same features but covers six user accounts across up to 30 devices for $69 per year, or around £52. An individual subscription costs $50 per year (equivalent to around £38) and covers up to five devices, with unlimited VPN usage, plus various optional security components. Features vary across the different editions, but all platforms get the core protections, plus access to a VPN service with a data limit of 5GB per week.įor the full Avast experience you’ll need to buy a premium licence. The Avast One Essential package is completely free, and is available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. Is it good enough to warrant switching from the free Windows Defender? Avast One review: Price and platform support The core security functions are still here, but the software sports a new interface and numerous upgraded features, including an enhanced and fully integrated VPN. ![]() Avast Free Antivirus, for a long time one of our favourite antivirus tools, has been replaced by a new edition called Avast One. ![]() Interior slip and zip pockets, a top zip closure, and a back zip pocket are helpful organizational features. Betty Boop herself is showcased on the front of the bag blowing her signature kiss, and it has rhinestone accents for added shine. It features a black, slightly duffle-type shape with an adorable zebra print accent and handles. The Betty Boop Signature Bag (about $50.00) is another option. Gold-tone hardware adds a special touch, and the back of the bag offers a unique look with its full Betty Boop patrol car image. It also incorporates a cute Betty Boop Patrol badge on the front and a Suzie's Diner hangtag. The Betty Boop Diner Suzie Satchel (With Betty Boop Patrol logo) is done in a fun style that includes a black top flap, star-themed black fabric on the bottom portion, and red accents in the front of the bag.They offer both black and red-themed bags for a more traditional bag style along with more colorful versions (and a few luggage pieces as well). The main and front compartments both close with zippers, and the bag costs just under 15.00. Overstock has a small selection of Betty Boop purses, however, these are often limited in stock. The White Betty Boop Rhinestones Crossbody Bag is your match. Use the two handles or choose to use the detachable shoulder strap to carry this bag. Inside, you'll find more zippered and slip pockets. ![]() Betty Boop Large Purse Satchel Fashion Bag Black Rhinestone Studs Spikes. Outside, there are two open pockets, a silver charm, and top zip. Get the best deals on Betty Boop Black Bags & Handbags for Women when you shop.
![]() We have made a number of improvements to army visualization in 1.2 and added breakdowns for factors such as battle sizes, but we have more work to do when it comes to giving players a good overview of wars and making multi-front wars easier to manage.Improving the ability of players to get an overview of their military situation and exposing more data, like the underlying numbers behind battle sizes.While there are still rough edges in the military system and we undoubtedly will continue to tweak the precise balancing here, we consider the specific issues with front progression and unit selection for battles largely resolved in update 1.2.Addressing some of the rough edges in how generals function at the moment, such as improving unit selection for battles and balancing the overall progression along fronts.The ability to designate Strategic Objectives were added to the game in update 1.2. ![]()
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