Cursive Writing

There are many fonts for cursive writing. I am interested in colonial cursive fonts used between 1752 and 1790.

Cursive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive

Here are some links to cursive fonts:

Bickham Script:
https://blog.typekit.com/alternate/creating-bickham-script/
https://fontzone.net/search?q=Bickham

Download Bickham script:
https://fontzone.net/download/bickham-script-three
https://fontzone.net/download/bickham-script-two
https://fontzone.net/font-download/bickham-script-one
https://fontzone.net/download/bickhamscriptpro-regular

Products using Bickham script and design sets:
http://www.panteek.com/BickhamPenman/
http://www.panteek.com/BickhamPenman/pages/bck69-143.htm


Other fonts and designs

George Shelley:
http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-33098.html

Palace script:
http://m.font.downloadatoz.com/pl/font,87528,palace-script-semi-bold/downloading.html

Penman index:
http://luc.devroye.org/penman-index.html

Pinterest: Colonial penmanship:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/232990980702813674/

Universal Penman:
https://blog.typekit.com/alternate/a-history-english-round-hand-and-the-universal-penman/

Mon Amour Script 2009:
http://www.myfonts.com/search/%20Maximiliano%20Sproviero%20%20Mon%20Amour%20Script2009/fonts
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/argentina-lian-types/mon-amour-script/


34 free wedding fonts:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/151503974945482194/

Swashes & swirls:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182606959867662099/

Swashes & swirls from Vector Graphic Blog:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/426223552210658078/

Flourishes, single swirls and design sets from Sublime.com:
http://hair-sublime.com/2013/07/02/this-will-come-in-handy-someday-credits-to-mocca-design/


German fonts

Grundschrift
https://fontlibrary.org/en/font/grundschrift


Illuminated calligraphy:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/401524123004787184/

Lovely web page made with calligraphic fonts and design sets:
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/americanaornaments.php

Letterhead fonts:
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/viewallfonts/


Glyphs:
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/lettering-delights/db-fleuries/fleuries/glyphs.html

SHGetKnownFolderPath

After Dropbox ended for Windows XP, I get this message repeatedly, which is annoying:

Error message: SHGetKnownFolderPath

Here, it says what to do:

https://github.com/ContinuumIO/menuinst/issues/38


Here is the solution:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?828957-VB6-Windows-10-Known-Folders-SHGetKnownFolderPath

How to increase laptop speed

13 April 2017

I am running Windows 10, 64-bit on my laptop (Aspire E 14).

My laptop is running slow today, to almost not running at all and hangs indefinitely. Too much memory is being used.

I tried removing all unwanted and unused applications from Drive C > Program > Program and Features.

Can also open the Task Manager and scroll to check what app is using up so much memory (RAM). Then click and select End Task for that app to be removed. Click again on Go To Folder and locate the app, and then Delete it. Then delete the entire folder. Then return to Task Manager and check for more apps to be removed.

I cannot remove AVG. It is such a big program (8GB) and occupies my entire C partition. I will need to remove it since it is expired and the Free version (portion) seems useless for now (needs constant manual update).

Then my laptop ran faster. Makes me happy that my laptop can even run faster.

Then I found this link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4002019/windows-10-improve-pc-performance

1. Windows update

In the update window it says:
Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3176936).

Download takes a long time; takes forever at 8%.

Couldn't update status

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So far I had two. I didn't save my posts. But got back my Facebook later in the day.

Dropbox Workaround for Windows XP

I liked Dropbox for the ease to work with it at home and in the office.

Our university supplied only Windows XP to lecturers. So we only have XPs to work on.

When Dropbox terminated use of Dropbox (app), I already transferred my files out of Dropbox into my external disk.

However, I still have a Dropbox folder in D partition of my XP at work. I need to transfer the contents to my external HD at home. How can I do it?

I can bring an external HD and transfer the files out.

I can email the contents bit by bit via Gmail.

I can upload to OneDrive and Google Drive in my office and download at home.

But there is a workaround for Dropbox on XP.

People have tried it, but I have not as I didn't have time to search for a fix or workaround and try it.

I will try it next week when I go to my office.

I already deleted Dropbox on my laptop at home since I couldn't use Dropbox on XP in my office.

I will need to reinstall and download files off Dropbox and then delete Dropbox from my laptop and XP.

I am sad that Dropbox has abandoned XP, just like Microsoft abandoned XP.

It is a lot of $$$ to have to upgrade to a new Windows system, just to run Dropbox.

I think manufacturers must try to think GREEN and save the planet. I see no point have to switch computers so often and creating so much computer trash worldwide.

I feel sorry for the future and kids who will occupy a non-GREEN planet of useless computers after I leave.


External link:
http://windowsreport.com/dropbox-xp-workaround/

Date & Time Stamp for Android Photos

The Android phone does not have an automatic application to add date and time to photos, before/during/after capture.

These app(s) will need to be downloaded in order to add date, time, GPS coordinates, etc to photos.

However, these apps require access to the entire phone.

This means that these apps can know our exact GPS coordinates and be able to locate us, steal our PIN for our bankcards, and download our photos from our phone, without users being aware.

Thus, I think it is best to try these apps one by one, and then quickly remove them.

Here are the apps that I have tried and then removed them from my phone, after my security app said they were harmful.

Vignette
Time Stamp
Auto Stamper for Camera
Photo Stamp

I think it is safer without any automatic date & time stamp apps in smartphones.

I think a safer means to annotate photos with information such as date, time, GPS coordinates, location, your name, your company info, etc is by doing it manually, using any photo editing software. Download the photos to the laptop and annotate them somehow - either do it for individual photos, a series of photos, a batch of photos, or the entire folder of photos. It is better to be safe than sorry.