Lars Fosdal

Unless you are some sort of color blind? I also use color, but where there is a critical significance that requires attention, I usually add an icon or symbol in addition.

That can happen with any service you subscribe to. I'd pick two large ones that have operations internationally. DropBox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Apple iCloud, Amazon, Oracle to mention the obvious ones. Box, IDrive and SugarSync as runners up. Norwegian alternative: https://www.jottacloud.com/en/ - which has some of the best integration solutions that I've seen, and it operates under Norwegian law, which has stringent privacy rules. Don't trust any of these to not look at your data? Encrypt the shit out of it. Just don't place your bet on SD cards that unavoidably will go dead.

Spotted this So even that bank box will be a no go soon. We are inevitably headed for online storage.

OMG! Yes.

It seems it still was a manual process to create manifests for D7: https://readmydamnblog.com/2010/02/12/creating-a-delphi-7-application-that-triggers-uac/ I have no idea if D7 itself had a manifest.

Windows 7 was released in 2009, and Delphi 7 was released in 2007. I guess it was not Windows 7 ready/aware.

Moved the storage media discussion to

Did it also attempt to take some liberties with regards to HKLM?

It's been a long time, but IIRC it was some config files.

SD cards are expected to keep data for about five years before they start deteriorating. They actually lose charge over time. http://www.datarecoveryspecialists.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-life-expectancy-of-an-sd-card Even CDs and DVDs may deteriorate within two to five years unless stored in a dark, dry, cool place. Blu-ray disks are supposed to be more robust. It is not hard to find reliable online storage. The real question is what value you put on your data, and if you are willing to invest that value.

If you have admin rights, you can exclude paths from the RTVP. There also is https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15078/windows-10-make-older-apps-or-programs-compatible

I love this tool! There is not a thing you can't automate with it.

I love SSDs and I have not had one fail yet over the last six years. HDDs, on the other hand, has failed me numerous times. As for backups - Online, multiple services = redundancy.

A man in a hurry is always late.

Ternary is the correct term for computer language operators with three parameters. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_operation

I wrote a small cookbook on getting Ubuntu up and running and setting up Rio and Sydney for compiling Linux applications.

Defintively a valid point. You can install 18.04 in a VB VM as well, and the rest remains the same.

TimeSpan allows you to measure in milliseconds without having to think about the underlying details.

An cleaner alternative to GetTickCount, but perhaps a little more costly is System.TimeSpan and System.Diagnostics.TStopWatch?

You could always leave a comment here instead 🙂

Strange, @Bill Meyer. Appears to work for me.

Why... Who knows why.

Well, the old RichEdit demo was removed. Who knows.

Added a miniscule example using FMX for Linux at the end.

I see that the Rich Edit control has "moved" - not sure if the old wrapper supports 4.1? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/about-rich-edit-controls VERSIONS OF RICH EDIT Rich Edit version DLL Window Class 1.0 Riched32.dll RICHEDIT_CLASS 2.0 Riched20.dll RICHEDIT_CLASS 3.0 Riched20.dll RICHEDIT_CLASS 4.1 Msftedit.dll MSFTEDIT_CLASS