One of the purposes of this board is to promote the cloud based development=20 environment called MPLAB EXPRESS. =20 Personally, I don't care much for cloud based compilers/environments. =20 I guess for some cases, they do offer an advantage, but I generally think=20 they're more of a curse than a blessing.=20 My reasons are in a cloud based situation, you have to have access to the internet in some fashion. If I work locally on a computer, I can be completely independent of the internet from a compiler / programming point of view. Another reason is related, and that would be if you store your source code in the cloud, and you want=20 to access it for some reason, again, you have to have internet access.=20 If it's on a local computer drive, I don't need internet access. A third, maybe unlikely but still possible reason is having the source in the cloud makes it easier for someone not authorized to see the code to gain access without your knowledge. One positive I do like is that one could access their code virtually anywhere you have a computer with=20 internet access. However, in my opinion, the negatives far outweigh the positive. But again, this is my opinion, and I=20 do not even suggest that I speak for everyone. Bottom line is cloud based environment / compiler just isn't for me.=20 YMMV. Regards, Jim > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [OT]: Strange Microchip Email > From: Denny Esterline > Date: Tue, May 29, 2018 3:13 pm > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >=20 >=20 > I had received a small dev board from Microchip a couple weeks ago - well > before the subject email. Now that I'm back in the office today, I can > share it's details - I suspect it's something that was linked here on the > list, but, honestly, I don't really recall. >=20 > It's tiny, has a PIC16F18446 one it and what looks to be an on-board > programmer. >=20 > Pictures here: >=20 >=20 > Front >=20 > http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag233/D_esterline/EBB0D5DB-F080-4560-= B4E4-463A23F0458E_zpsooa5qraa.jpg >=20 >=20 > Back >=20 > http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag233/D_esterline/67E6CDB5-D8AF-4466-= 8E98-CEC925C2C08E_zpsyneocd3s.jpg >=20 > On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Brent Brown wrote: >=20 > > No email received here, and no fee dev board ordered, but I did receive > > something > > equally enexpected/unsolicited ~ a MicroChip diary, with a glossy card > > saying "May > > you realize your Designs as Curiosity takes you to Starry heights" - wi= th > > compliments from Microchip. It was mailed from Microchip Hong Kong, som= e > > sort of > > promotion around their Curiosity range it seems. My only recent contact > > with MC > > was buying an ICD4 back in March. > > > > On 5/25/2018 8:30 PM, Sean Breheny wrote: > > > Has anyone else recently received an email claiming that a Microchip > > sample > > > request was made "on your behalf"? > > > > > > My first reaction was to think that it must be a phishing attempt but= it > > > doesn't request that I follow any links or open any documents. Also i= t > > > passes gmail's authentication tests for having come from microchip.co= m > > > > > > I don't recall placing any sample orders with them in years and I can= 't > > > think who would have done it for me. > > > > > > One more strange thing is that it says that the email is a summary of= my > > > order but there is no list of parts or any delivery address for me. M= aybe > > > it was a phishing attempt and there was an attachment originally? But= it > > > would be strange for gmail to strip out the attachment and not give m= e a > > > security warning about the message. > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .