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    COVID Alert released in Canada

    in Tech News

    Posted

    Summary

    The Canadian corona-virus tracking app was released last Friday with initial support for Ontario. While the app is available nation wide it is only the notification process is only available in Ontario as of writing this post. 

     

    The app uses the Apple-Google model for notification. It works by having your phone send out a random code over Bluetooth which other people with the app who are close by will receive and send theirs codes back to you. So you phone will hold a list of codes you have sent and codes that you have seen. If someone get's diagnosed with COVID they will be given a one time code that allows their app to upload their generated codes to a database. Everyone's apps will pulling the new codes found in the database  and checking to see if it has seen one of the codes before. If a match is found the app will notify with information on what to do next. This is an oversimplification if you would like to learn more I would suggest watching the Computerphile video or to read Apple's white paper on the subject both linked in the sources.

     

    The app maintains a users privacy since the only data that is stored are randomly generated codes which are not traceable to a specific user. It also does not tell you who you where contact with but if you were in contact with someone. If you feel unsure about the security and privacy of the app the code for the app is available on GitHub linked in the sources below. 

     

    My thoughts

    I believe that it is still  useful to download the app even if it is not available yet in you province. Since the app would still be exchanging codes before provincial support. So if you come into contact with someone a few days before your province supports the app you would still get notified if the person get's diagnosed once the province is using the app.

     

    Sources

    Get the app: 

        Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/id1520284227

        Android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gc.hcsc.canada.stopcovid

    CBC article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-pandemic-app-ontario-1.5670239

    Information from the governement: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/covid-alert.html

    Apple-Google model:

        Numberphile video: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/covid-alert.html

        Whitepapers: https://covid19-static.cdn-apple.com/applications/covid19/current/static/contact-tracing/

    GitHub repos:

        App: https://github.com/cds-snc/covid-alert-app

        Server: https://github.com/cds-snc/covid-alert-server

        Portal: https://github.com/cds-snc/covid-alert-portal

        

     

    Missing tastkbar buttons and other problems

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    24 minutes ago, D4RK said:

    the windows create restore points from time to time, when u install some programs. now as for the effect, u normally just to a restore point thats on a date that u knew the pc was working fine on or before. try it, if it doesnt work then u will have to clean install.

    The issues dissapeard even though I got an error message saying that the restore failed.

    Missing tastkbar buttons and other problems

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    Sorry in advance for the length of the post.

     

    List of issues

    • All icons missing from taskbar including the clock and keyboard language switcher
    • Cannot open start menu (have tried windows key and taskbar button)
    • Taskbar is still visible over fullscreen webcontent.
      • Have tested fullscreen videos on youtube vessel facebook, and fullscreen website in chrome.
      • Does not affect games tested assassins creed 4 and just cause 2
    • Alt-Tab is in windows classic theme.
    • Aero peak previews desktop when I hover over it, but does not switch to desktop when I click
    • While trying to solve issues, I clicked on the button to customise the notication area int the taskbar proderties. And got this error message.
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        Spoiler

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    • Audio and video playback periodically stops.
      • Tested on youtube, vessel, facebook and in spotify.
      • When I tried to play the content both youtube and spotify spat out error messages (see image section at end). Vessel and facebook just continue trying to load the videos to no avail.

     

    What I've done

    • Rebooted 
    • Tried restarting windows explorer
    • Ran a virus scan through avast which found nothing. 
    • Ran second scan through malware bytes which found one piece of malware.
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    System info

    • Windows 10 64bit
    • Intel e3 1231 v3
    • Asrock h97 annivesary
    • Zotac gtx 970
    • 16gb of ram
    • 256gb adata ssd
    • 2tb seagete hdd
    • 500w evga psu

     

    The problems started right after I installed a bunch of mods for skyrim. The mods were all from nexus.

     

    Images

    Spoiler

    My taskbar

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    Youtube error message

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    Spotify error message

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    Thanks 

    Turnip Election Campaign

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I was thniking that since the canadian federal elections are coming up that someone should start a mock political campaing for turnip. I'm not really sure what this would entail, but I would love to see this happen.

     

    Also we can see how well its doing in the firepoles.

    Media keys not functioning

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    I having an issue where the media keys are not functionning on my computer.

    The spefic keys that are not working are play/pause stop and the next and previous buttons.

    For some reason they do function in the maya installer and in the ff type-o launcher and game.

    I'm using a cheap dynex keyboard and tested also with a cheap logitech wireless keyboard.

    my sistem specs are in my signature.

     

    Thanks

    ehternet wiring question

    in Networking

    Posted

    I was wondering if would work to buy an premade ethernet cable and cut off on of the ends and replace it with a keystone jack.

     

    I want to do this because I have only one or two spots that I want to plug the cable into the wall, and it would be wastful to buy in bulk for about 30 ft of cable.

    oneplus one in canada

    in Phones and Tablets

    Posted

    You will have to buy it from OnePlus's online store.

    Yes but what carriers support it because looking at what kind of entannas is is the phone on the spec sheet is confusingme.

    It says gsm and cdma which wikipedia says is suppordted by pretty much only rogers and they have trrible resption where I live.

    it also lists a couple of lte bands but i'm a bit cinfused by what that would mean.

    Microsoft ice visual c++ install issue

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    My dad is trying to install Microfoft ice on his computer but every time it says that he requires visual c++. So he installed visual c++ then tries to install ice again and he gets the same error message.

    In the add or remove programme section in control panel is says that visual c++ is installed.

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