Hi, I don't building code on the cloud either but if you have that embed cloud based device its the same there. But I do believe you can still use this device with mplabx 4.1 or what ever Michael Johnston On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 3:53 PM, Bonita Felix wrote: > > One of the purposes of this board is to promote the cloud based > development > environment called MPLAB EXPRESS. > > Personally, I don't care much for cloud based compilers/environments. > I guess for some cases, they do offer an advantage, but I generally > think > they're more of a curse than a blessing. > > 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 > to access it for some reason, again, you have to have internet access. > 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 > internet access. > > However, in my opinion, the negatives far outweigh the positive. But > again, this is my opinion, and I > do not even suggest that I speak for everyone. > > Bottom line is cloud based environment / compiler just isn't for me. > 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." > > > > > > I had received a small dev board from Microchip a couple weeks ago - we= ll > > 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 t= he > > list, but, honestly, I don't really recall. > > > > It's tiny, has a PIC16F18446 one it and what looks to be an on-board > > programmer. > > > > Pictures here: > > > > > > Front > > > > http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag233/D_esterline/ > EBB0D5DB-F080-4560-B4E4-463A23F0458E_zpsooa5qraa.jpg > > > > > > Back > > > > http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag233/D_esterline/ > 67E6CDB5-D8AF-4466-8E98-CEC925C2C08E_zpsyneocd3s.jpg > > > > On Sun, May 27, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Brent Brown wrote: > > > > > No email received here, and no fee dev board ordered, but I did recei= ve > > > something > > > equally enexpected/unsolicited ~ a MicroChip diary, with a glossy car= d > > > saying "May > > > you realize your Designs as Curiosity takes you to Starry heights" - > with > > > compliments from Microchip. It was mailed from Microchip Hong Kong, > some > > > sort of > > > promotion around their Curiosity range it seems. My only recent conta= ct > > > 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 Microchi= p > > > 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 > it > > > > passes gmail's authentication tests for having come from > microchip.com > > > > > > > > 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. > Maybe > > > > 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 > me 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 > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > 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 .