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What is the most reliable and scalable method to integrate Microsoft Dynamics 365 with third-party applications using Power Automate or Azure Logic Apps, especially when dealing with complex business processes, high-volume data exchanges, and the need for secure, fault-tolerant communication between systems? I’m exploring different integration approaches for connecting Dynamics …
Hi Guys, Before selling my laptop, I want to securely wipe all data so it can’t be recovered. Deleting files or formatting the drive isn’t enough for security. I’ve read that SysTools Data Wipe Software can erase data permanently, but I’m open to other recommendations. What’s the best way to …
How do you think the hardware that you use today shapes the kind of person you become in the future? I was never someone glued to my phone until a few years ago. Today I am, for sure. I'm most likely much less present because of it.
I know that Nvidia cards are pushing the envelope these days with AI, but are we hitting diminishing returns with consumer hardware performance? On one hand, I'm not hearing the Intel vs. AMD competition trying to outdo each other in gigahertz that was the big thing in the 90s, but …
What part of home computing has literally received no innovation over the past handful of decades (or backwards innovation!) and still feels like it's still stuck in the 1990s? Inkjet printers? Computer speakers? Keyboards and mice? iPhone text messages on Microsoft Windows? (OK, so iPhones didn't even exist back then, …
What's the most annoying hardware failure you've ever had and what did it teach you? I'll go first. Check your RAM and make backups of backups.
It’s a question we still hear a lot—and honestly, the answer depends on what kind of app you're building. A few years back, native apps definitely had the upper hand when it came to speed and smooth performance. They were built specifically for iOS or Android, so naturally they could …
Here's a question to stump you: What standalone software do you use that you purchased a license to outright? No subscriptions. Nothing in the cloud. No new versions that come out every 12 months and urge you to repurchase.
What do you think is a tech skill that you mastered early in your career that's now considered completely obsolete? I guess for me I used to be really into building computers (e.g. assembling from parts as we all did back in the 1990s, not doing digital circuitry lol), and …
I have Microsoft 365 for macOS. Basically, the office suite that includes Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I use Outlook nonstop as my primary email client, and it works fine. However, every single time that I open Word or Excel, there's a banner across the top that says "View …
What was the first piece of technology that made you think, "The future is here!"? For me, it was when I got dial-up Internet when I was around 13 or 14 years old.
Just thought I'd get yet another discussion started :) I need some time to think of my own answer to this one.
This morning my hp laptop running windows 11 booted up however I had a blank screen. After restarting a few times, the desktop finally was displayed. However web pages open slowly or not at all. The same thing with opening apps on laptop. This laptop was running perfect up until …
Hey everyone, I am having trouble with the performance of a DynamoDB table that stores posts and replies. For posts, the PK is USER#<user-id> and the SK is POST#<post-id>#TIMESTAMP. For replies, the PK is POST#<post-id> and the SK is REPLY#<reply-id>. #TIMESTAMP. When there are thousands of replies to a post, …
Wait, what? Didn't it have one before? No.  This old house was built in the 1920s from what we could tell and back then you didn't need much. It's now a rental and undergoing renovation to bring it up to something passable to today's code. The technical debt is …
I created a bootable USB from windows 7 dvd using software WinToFlash. But now i have lost the dvd :( so i need to make iso from bootable USB to safely store windows setup on hdd. Please suggest any way to do so. Thankx
I was just wondering if anyone else also uses Cloudflare magic monitoring?
Which ports and connectivity options are necessary when looking to buy a laptop?
Just a random thought: I remember growing up and every hardware or software product had a 1-800 number to free customer support. Nowadays, all the tools I use and pay a good chunk of money for (Cloudflare, etc.) offer no support whatsoever. It seems as if most companies feel like …
just upgraded from 10.2.8 to 10.4.2. for some reason when I download drivers it fails to mount a disk image. I have run disk utility for verifying permissions and repair but still can't get them to mount. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
Hey everyone, You just set up a brand new Windows PC or did a clean install… now comes the fun part: installing your go-to apps! 👉 What’s the very first app you install — and why? It could be: Your favorite browser (Chrome, Firefox, Brave?) A trusted antivirus or security …
It seems these days that technology exists to infuriate us rather than serve us. I used to enjoy watching movies and viewing pictures on my Queast 2. The TV app worked well. I could put the screen into panorama mode and expand the screen. I could do prev nd next …
A [professional and modern website]in 2025 focuses on clean UI, fast performance, and mobile-first design. Here are the key elements: -Minimal & clean layout – No clutter. Use plenty of white space. -High-quality visuals – Modern graphics, SVG icons, and bold images. -Fast loading speed – Websites must open in …
I know that Google has a few alternatives such as Bing and DuckDuckGo, among others. However, back when I first got into SEO, there were a dozen search engines: GoTo.com, Yahoo!, Excite, Lycos, etc. They each brought a decent amount of traffic. Why is it that Google has become such …
So many people are into modding their PCs, or at least were back in the day. But have you ever upgraded your laptop beyond adding some ram? Is that even a thing? Why don't PC companies like Alienware that target gamer-types sell laptops specifically designed to be easily upgradable?
According to security experts [URL="http://www.sophos.com"]Sophos[/URL] a man has been arrested after allegedly trying to sell a hard drive which had previously belonged to Formula One racing driver Adrian Sutil and contained personal and financial data. The police in Germany are said to be questioning the man regarding a blackmail attempt …
The Apple iPhone Pocket is over 200 USD and looks like a sock with a cut in it. Change my mind.
Haha!! Windows 9x? Me? 2000? XP? Vista? 10? 11? Linux flavor? macOS?
I remember that the day the first iPhone launched, I waited in line at the Apple Store for hours and hours. The iPhone/Android really were revolutionary when they turned the cellphone PDA / palm pilot into a fully connected computer in your back pocket wherever you go. What do you …
I'll give you the method first, then the full on rant after (feel free to skip the rant). I had to do a rebuild of my wife's ASUS Flipbook today. Because I was unable to do a reset-to-factory I had to use a Microsoft ISO. Short version - during setup …
Hello all!! I was just wondering if anyoe can explain this microsoft cloud that is coming out I have heard alot of people talking about it? what I want to know is what is it? and how is it going to affect networking jobs for example I am MCSA and …
Ignore the topic of this thread. I literally didn't know what to call it. What everyday thing will seem primitive in 20 years? Steering wheels on cars? Or how about pens? P.S. Nevermind. The system yelled at me for having a title too short so I expanded it to basically …
Is there any tech that you use that you hope no one catches you using? Something just *so* obscure, *so* "out there" ...
Hello, I don't really means what cloud computing really means. I have this article: [Cloud Computing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing) "he phrase is often used in reference to network-based services, which appear to be provided by real server hardware, and are in fact served up by virtual hardware, simulated by software running on one …
I'm currently evaluating whether to use a ready-made software solution for my upcoming project or develop everything from scratch. Ready-made software (like clone scripts or pre-built platforms) offers faster deployment and lower initial cost, but custom-built software provides more flexibility and scalability in the long run. For those who’ve faced …
Here's a question on the heels of AI: Is technology outpacing society's ability to adapt to it? I posted another thread a week or so ago where I was talking about [whether we should enact a "tech tax" on companies that automate human jobs](https://www.daniweb.com/community-center/threads/544053/what-about-a-tech-tax#post2304614). In other words, it seems as …
I’m currently working on my final year project in python , developing an Online Health Management System. These days, I’m focusing on documenting the project. Does anyone know of any useful or professional documentation samples available online, or could anyone share some references? It would really help me improve the …
Control strings can be considered as an alternative to asymmetric encryption. **Unlike solutions that use public and private secret keys, here, session cryptographic protocols are exchanged implicitly.** In practice, a control string allows both parties (*sender and recipient*) to independently generate a symmetric set of cryptographic primitives (*encryption algorithm, encryption …
Does anyone else run MarkdownPad locally? I used to use it to edit lengthy posts before submitting but in the last few months whenever I try to run it I get  Yesterday I wiped my C partition and re-installed Windows 11 25H2 from scratch. No luck. I get the …
Over the past few years, I've switched from a super-powerful Dell workstation tower to a Macbook Pro hooked up to my dual 4K displays and mechanical keyboard. I just about never use my laptop undocked. How about you guys? Still use a desktop if you don't plan on leaving your …
There was a topic posted recently (I forgot where) where I had mentioned that literally everything in my house is a smart app, from the oven to my electric wheelchair. I figured I'd keep that conversation going. Do smart appliances actually make life better or just add more points of …
So I've had a media server for a while using Plex as the software with a Terra Master as the hardware. I've become dissatisfied with both for various reasons and I'd like to make my own, but I'm also open to Plex alternatives recommendations. What I want to do is …
As I'm curious to know a instant messaging software for Government collaborations. When I was browsing for a knid of that software I found Troop Messenger though it's not a government app but it's providing messaging services for different platforms like political campaign software, chat api, on-premise and many more. …
Welcome to another edition of Crystal Ball Sunday! This week my predictions center around system builders and integrators and their use of Linux to lower costs, standardize hardware offerings, and provide a new systems to buyers that are ready to go to work. Acer has already discussed Linux being the …
Random hypothetical here, folks: Sure, we have archive.org for websites, but should modern day civilization archive software in the same way that we have books that are hundreds of years old preserved for future generations?
I tagged this topic with app-store but it's really relevant to both desktop and mobile apps. Are there any apps that you'd literally pay *any* price to keep if it disappeared tomorrow?
Let me just say, for countless reasons, Siri is the most infuriating piece of technology to ever exist in the history of smart devices. Let me challenge you: Name something worse. P.S. Sorry for so many h's in the topic title but it complained it needs to be at least …
Would you trade privacy for convenience if it meant living in a fully automated smart home with a self-driving car, etc. etc. etc.? I would trade pretty much *anything* for my privacy. (I guess I don't value my privacy very much, at least at this point in my life.) Heck, …
Linux has come a long way, but it's still primarily a server OS, correct? How many of you linux fanboys and girls use it as your primary operating system for daily tasks? How does it compare to Windows or macOS in terms of productivity and overall user experience?
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