Michael Aivaliotis

I don't think of it as a race. Maybe others do. It's basically one small reward for writing something interesting or helpful (for those that like that sort of thing, some are just happy with a thank you). I agree it would be great to have some way of finding the top voted posts but this is not in place right now. There may be a plugin or a feature in the wings for this but I haven't looked. I wouldn't be surprised if there was.

God almighty! The top reputation table is missing because when I upgraded the forums last time, it broke the plugin that showed the table. I didn't have time to go check to see if the plugin author had made an update to fix it. I didn't think it was worth my time to do this right away since lo and behold there is a new bugfix version of the forums out (which I haven't installed yet). So after I install the new forum version I will re-add the plugin that shows the top reputation members (if it works). I think people that refuse to give reputation points on the basis that someone hasn't posted a 10 page thesis are pretty lame. If the post is interesting and helpful, then give a reputation point. "Holding back" or "saving" reputation points, for what, I don't know gets under my skin. By the way, What does a + symbol on a button right next to a numeric mean? Hmm, I don't know. What happens if I click on it? Oh my God, my computer will blow up! How about if I hover over it instead? Hey, look, a floating tag that says: "Vote this post up"

This is not really a bug, but a usability issue. Patches traditionally fix critical bugs. I'm happy that they're addressing the issue. Just be patient. Give me a break. Your company uses LabVIEW and has VI in their name. If it doesn't stand for Virtual Instrumentation then anything else is just something you tell people who don't know what LabVIEW is.

The patch can be downloaded here.

The Full details here. LabVIEW 2009 f2 Patch Details

Please vote for my Idea: Add an "Explain Error" pop-up menu on the conditional error probe

I just want to jump on here again to bitch about this new "improved" Probe Watch window. I've just been through an intense LabVIEW debug session and have to beg NI, Please for all that you hold dear, add the ability to not dock the probes automatically! Just so I don't have to wait until next August, put this in a 2009.1 release. Please, Please Please!

Ya, I appreciate all that. The whole point of this exercise for me is, I just like tinkering and building of this stuff. I can always upgrade components as I see fit. Also I can add various tuner cards later and replace my cable box. So it's the process, the learning and playing around...

Stumbled across this which seems interesting.

This is the case I'm using. In Silver, to match my other components. I like that old school look. It's also the slimmest case on the market. Shallow too. But surprisingly fits 3 hard drives and a micro ATX board with a full PSU.

So I decided to ignore all your suggestions and went with this keyboard and this mouse. I really need a real mouse because I will probably end up playing a few games on there. This mouse was chosen because I have a glass coffee table. The keyboard is minimalistic and small, and has a cool glowing backlight. I already have a remote which came with the pc enclosure which has the directional keypad and the media center button. All the pieces are coming in tomorrow. I'll post pics up at some point with a video of course.

I have an update. I reported this to IPS and it seems to be a known issue that they are working on. See here.

So is it confirmed that the issue is only related to topics that you've replied to or does this problem apply even to topics that you have not replied to?

Ya, the Dinovo Mini looks really nice and compact. If only it had xbox360 support it would be perfect but not a big deal. I think that's the way to go. Cnet video review here: http://reviews.cnet.com/keyboards/logitech-dinovo-mini-keyboard/4505-3134_7-32784878.html

All the pieces of my HTPC are coming together this week and I'm excited to start setting it all up. One thing I'm not sure about is the what wireless keyboard and mouse to get. Since this is going to be in the living room I want it to look good. I also was hoping to get a keyboard with a trackpad on it so I don't need the mouse. Any suggestions?

Ya, I don't like that. Even if you duct tape, you should still test.

have you tried Jumbo frames?

I just updated the LAVA site to the latest bugfix release. You'll also see a new Subscriptions tab at the top of the page. Those that don't already have Premium Membership and wish to get one can do so now through the LAVA site. If you already have a Premium Membership then you don't have to do anything until it expires.

Whatever you don't waste your time with unknown Ethernet adapters. Use Intel all the way.

As far as learning on the job. I disagree with learning on your own time. Your employer should pay for your training time. Even if that means letting you go off for a week to experiment with LVOOP on your own or by chatting on LAVA. Some employers don't allow that, this is why we see many people trying out new techniques on new projects. I've been in that situation. I had an employer you drained the life out of me to the point where my only reward for hard work was the knowledge I gained by experimenting with new LabVIEW features (used on projects of course). Yes, it was risky being on the bleeding edge sometimes, but I took calculated risks and I was the one who had to fix things when it went bad. And I always did. Side-step rant: As an old timer, I can tell you that back when I was programming in LabVIEW 3.11, we still got systems out the door and there were many alliance member companies that were building systems exclusively using LabVIEW and making successful businesses out of it. We didn't have event structures, we didn't have DAQmx, we didn't have LVOOP, heck we didn't even have multithreading. We just kept building systems with LabVIEW because no one told us we couldn't. I chuckle to myself when I read posts on the forum about how now LabVIEW is a real language people can finally use because it has by-ref objects or some other feature A or B. Some of the techniques you learn when you have little to work with, you take with you throughout your career.

Huh? No need to wait. 2009 is a great product from the start. Install it now.

This looks like an awesome feature. Can't wait to see the results.

Actually wee haven't tested that, have we?

When I double-click a VI's icon in the top right corner and I have the front panel open, LabVIEW opens the icon editor without complaints. But when I do the same from the diagram LabVIEW opens the icon editor and it also complains by beeping. Why? Is it ticklish?