We're very excited to announce that DisplayFusion 9.2 Beta 1 is available for download! This release fixes a bunch of issues from 9.1, and also adds the ability to specify a delay for checking Trigger Match Conditions (great for creating rules for specific websites!).

Note: The first time you click the Screen Saver tab in the Settings window, it will be slow to load due to Windows Defender scanning the updated screen saver files.

DisplayFusion 9.2 Beta 1 Highlights

• Change: Added a "Delay Match" for trigger rules, to allow processes to start up, open windows, set window titles... etc before trying to match
• Change: Added a 'Delete Cache' button for online wallpaper providers
• Change: Reduced the number of times DisplayFusion needs to garbage collect
• Fix: Selecting a random wallpaper from a source no longer sometimes gives an error
• Fix: Wallpaper autofix no longer runs when the wallpaper feature is disabled
• Fix: Removed more reserved hotkey combinations from Windows 10
• Fix: Cloned monitor profiles are now detected properly as 'current'
• Fix: Start menu no longer shrinks each time it's opened in Windows 10 on multi-DPI machines
• Fix: 'Process Created' trigger event matching now works correctly
• Fix: Firefox 57+ now maximizes to split monitors correctly
• Fix: Wallpaper generation now supports splits correctly that have a gap on the left-side
• Fix: Selecting more than 1 font style now works correctly with wallpaper info tags
• Fix: Pixabay wallpaper provider links now work again
• Fix: Restoring windows that have been maximized to a split improvements
• Fix: Tray icon context menu fixes
• A few other minor fixes and changes.

Updating DisplayFusion

We encourage anyone who likes to test the bleeding edge to update to this new version today to take advantage of these improvements. If you've already purchased DisplayFusion, it's a lifetime license, so you can upgrade to this version at no cost! If you would like to see a complete list of all the changes, please visit the DisplayFusion Beta Change Log.

We're excited to announce that CheckCentral now has a read-only API available, so that you can pull Check and Issue details into your own custom applications!

To get started, select the API option from the Organization menu when you're on your CheckCentral page. On this page, you can add API tokens that are used when accessing the API from your scripts. Treat the tokens as you would your password!

After adding a token, you can click the Documentation link to view the available API endpoints, and if you click one of the endpoints, you can test it out right in your browser. The API calls return JSON data that you can use in your programming/scripting language of choice.

Here's a sample PowerShell script that gets the details for the Checks in a specific Check Group, and dumps them to a formatted HTML file: CC-API-GetCheckDetailsForSpecificGroup.ps1

If you need any help with the new API or have any questions, please contact us and we'll help you get up and running.

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We're very excited to announce some changes to our CheckCentral subscription plans that are rolling out today. We're doing away with the old tiered plans, and moving to a system where you only pay for the checks you need, as you need them. Getting started with CheckCentral has never been easier or more affordable!

Starting today, you'll be able to add or remove checks in groups of 10, with each group costing $5. In addition, all paying customers get access to all of our Enterprise features, including unlimited users, API access, and custom dashboards! We’re also removing the limit on the number of groups that can be configured. Our discounts for pre-paying quarterly or yearly are still available as well.

For our existing customers, you will be grandfathered in at your current subscription rate, and you can easily change the amount of checks on your account via the Subscription page.

If you have any questions or comments about these changes, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

I'm an existing customer. How do I make changes to my check allotment?

After logging in to your CheckCentral organization, click the Subscription link in the top menu. At the top of the Enterprise plan column, there's a slider you can drag left or right to decrease or increase the number of checks you're paying for. The updated monthly subscription cost will be displayed immediately.

I'm a new customer. How many checks do I get during the 60-day free trial?

As many as you like! On the Subscription page, you can adjust the slider to increase or decrease the number of checks at any time during your trial.

What do I do if I'm not sure about these new plans?

Contact us with any questions that you have and we'll be glad to help out!

Save the attached file (checkReplication.ps1) to a directory on the Active Directory server you'd like to monitor. You'll need to schedule it using Task Scheduler. If you haven't changed the execution policy on that server yet, you can do so by opening PowerShell and entering the following:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

In Task Scheduler, create a new basic task.

• Name can be 'Check Replication' or something similar
• Trigger can be daily (you can tweak that later if you'd like to check more frequently)
• Action is going to be 'Start a program'
• Program is powershell.exe
• Argument is -File "C:\scripts\checkReplication.ps1" (update with the actual location you saved the PowerShell script).

Ok! Next step is creating the check in CheckCentral. Add a new check and use the following settings:

• Frequency: scheduled
• Schedule Type: regular interval
• Emails are expected: every 24 hours
• Set as failed when an email is late: after 90 minutes

Copy the email address that is displayed here and update the checkReplication.ps1 script with it (it's the $msgAddress variable)

• Default Status: Failure
• Success Rule: check the Condense Whitespace box, and Body Text - Complex Match - "0 / 5"{4}

Complex matches are pretty powerful, and in this instance we're telling CheckCentral to look at the output of the command and to count how many times "0 / 5" shows up, and to only mark the check as successful if that string appears exactly 4 times. Now, this is just for two Active Directory servers. If you have more in your environment, just open up a command prompt on an Active Directory server and run repadmin.exe /replsummary and have a look at the output. When I run this, I want to make sure there are 0 / 5 errors for each of the entries listed. In this particular environment, that's 4 times, and that's where the {4} comes from above. If you have more servers, that number is going to be higher, so just enter that in instead.

Save your check, and try running your scheduled task. If all is well, an email should show up under Recent Activity, and hopefully the dot is green!

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