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www.mcmaster.com and search for tamper-resistant-torx-bits
they will set you free!
--Bob
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Thanx Bob,
There is no issue with tamper resistant torx bits, they are readily available here, and I have a suitable set. it is a three winged Philips bit, of 3 inch length. McMaster-Carr does not seem to stock that one either.
Thanks for your reply,
Bram van Kampen
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Ifixit has the bit you need. I have one in a driver case I bought from them. They have some nice tools. Support them if you can, they provide a lot of instruction for DIY repairs.
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I am discovering that I like HTML and CSS better than WPF. It's such an architectural mess, worse, IMHO, than HTML and CSS.
Marc
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When HTML and CSS are better than something, you know that something is all kinds of f***** up.
And I fully agree.
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Kind of a false equivalency. HTML+CSS is more akin to just XAML. The full comparison to WPF is only achieved with the addition of JS and I'll take C# over JS any day.
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Jon McKee wrote: The full comparison to WPF is only achieved with the addition of JS and I'll take C# over JS any day.
Agreed! However...the bizarre nature of command routing, the constant casting (at least on the app I'm working on) and other strange things I don't quite remember right now make even the C# part of it an unpleasant experience.
Marc
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Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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I think problem with WPF is, you need commit a lot of things into memory, things arent intuitive. If they are, you wouldnt be memorizing them
dev
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It's like anything else. When you work with it all the time, it becomes straightforward.
This space for rent
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If you are referring to the ICommand silliness, I can agree and that's way I stay away from it. I build my own WPF apps from the UI to the code behind to the database that it pulls from. I like WPF as it is a lot easier to build with and understand than MFC ever was to me (I know C and C++ but I am still not confident enough with memory management to write business apps with them). The thing that I don't really care for with WPF is that somebody at MS decided to put everything including the kitchen sink into it. There is so much going on under the hood that you have to be a master at Googling because it is impossible to remember how to use it all.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Foothill wrote: There is so much going on under the hood that you have to be a master at Googling because it is impossible to remember how to use it all.
Exactly!
Marc
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I felt the same way when I started out with WPF, but now that I have a good understanding of how to exploit it, I love it! Be patient - I predict it will grow on you eventually! For one thing: It is fantastic for creating loosely coupled code. 
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I just signed up for the Windows Insider Program so I can get a pre-release version of the forthcoming 2017 Fall Creator's Update for Windows 10 (Despite the fact that MS warns that the pre-release version may be buggy.)
Ah well, I can always re-image my C: drive if it turns out to be a mistake.
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"Despite the fact that MS warns that the pre-release version may be buggy."
So, the suits say: Ship It!!
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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Quote: So, the suits say
Darned right! The suits know what they are doing, and lowly software guys don't. That's why the suits make the big bucks! 
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You lost me partner  (I did say I am stoopid, you know) 
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modified 2-Jun-17 17:10pm.
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I googled it and saw what you meant! Thanks.
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Microsoft is warning you it may be buggy? And you are still thinking of installing it? All Microsoft products seem to be pretty much unusable until at least SP1! 
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Aww Come on: Admit it: Secretly you love Microsoft! 
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I love some of their products: Excel is a wonderful spreadsheet, VS is the best IDE going.
But ... I just wish they would do three things: Fix bugs instead of adding "features" nobody wants; Test the damn stuff properly before release rather than after; and listen to users when they say things MS doesn't want to hear, perhaps even admitting, "OK, that was a mistake, we'll scrap it and improve what did work" 
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Is there anything in particular you're curious about regarding the Fall update?
Regardless--that's what VMs are for. I've had one running for years now, off of an early Insiders version that must've gone through 20 different in-place upgrades by now. As they come close to release, new builds come out rather rapidly. Right now however, it's been a few weeks there's been anything new.
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Quote: Is there anything in particular you're curious about regarding the Fall update?
Not really. Maybe I'm just an early adopter.
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You're braver than I am if you're willing to use this on an everyday machine. If it's a junker you don't mind rebuilding...then go right ahead...
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