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General Software Discussion / Re: Freeware Image Organizer (Especially Tags/Keywords)?

« on: March 29, 2009, 08:37 AM »

I've used iTag and found it a bit slow. Also it expires every now and then and you must go and download the latest version.    I'm looking for an alternative.

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Living Room / Re: Another Silly Meme: Put your music player on shuffle!

« on: March 01, 2009, 06:06 AM »

I always hesitate to reveal my music taste, but this was too funny to pass.
 

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Don't cry for me Argentina
(That's about right!)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
San Francisco - Be sure to wear flowers in you hair (Scott McKenzie)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Get dancin' (Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes)
(I'm not really a dancer  )

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Johnny and Mary (Robert Palmer)
(Well I'm one for an ordinary life)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
She means nothing to me (Cliff Richard & Phil Everly)
 

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Griechischer Wein (Udo Jurgens)
(Not true!!  )

WHAT IS 2+2?
The Stripper
(No comment)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
I can't get no satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
(Do I have problems with my friends or what?!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Jukebox Jive (Rubettes)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Honey honey (Feist)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Ding-a-dong (Teach-in)
(In an asylum no doubt)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Master Blaster (Stevie Wonder)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Reach out I'll be there (Four Tops)
(Well that's nice  )

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I'm every woman (Chaka Khan)
(I'm every woman you've been with before me and I'm going back to mother!)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Private beach party (Gregory Isaacs)
(They'll dump my corpse into the sea!!!)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Ring my bell (Anita Ward)
(Is this what makes you go blind?)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
I really got the feeling (Dolly Parton)
(I'll skip the obvious joke)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Jealousy (Amii Steward)
(...)

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
This is it (Grandadbob)
(HAH!  )

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Parlez-vous francais? (Baccara)
(Speaking French can kill you?)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Cancer (Joe Jackson)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Turn! Turn! Turn! (The Byrds)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
The sound of the rain (Secret Service)
(Why not?)

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Let us dance just a little bit more (Secret Service)
(I'm trying to stall?  )

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Blue Monday (New Order)
(Tomorrow is Monday...  )

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Mmmnn (Grandadbob)
(Seemingly not...)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Cream (Prince)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Don't break my heart again (Whitesnake)
(Sad)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
I'm so I'm so I'm so (I'm so in love with you) (OMD)
(!)

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General Software Discussion / Re: SearchMyFiles - Nir Sofer releases file finder

« on: February 26, 2009, 07:26 AM »

Nir Sofer is probably God. Certainly one programmer I'd love to donate money to, but he doesn't seem to request any.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Nice Twitter app for Vista, looks like AIM

« on: February 13, 2009, 04:45 AM »

Nice! Seems the world is not short of Twitter clients. And there's even a widget for Opera browser.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Nice Twitter app for Vista, looks like AIM

« on: February 11, 2009, 08:27 AM »

I found Spaz here:
http://www.labnol.or...ftware-windows/2135/

Three very similar looking Twitter clients. I chose the one that looked coolest.  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Nice Twitter app for Vista, looks like AIM

« on: February 10, 2009, 07:07 AM »

Looks very nice, thanks for sharing. I'm currently using Spaz (Spaz loves me ), but ready try out others as well. 

While trying to download blu the home page says: "There is a problem. It appears you do not have the correct software to run this download." The correct software being .NET Framework 3.5 which I do have. 

BTW, where did this Adobe Air come from all of a sudden? A month ago I hadn't even heard about it, now it looks like every other program I'm downloading requires it. It's becoming just as annoying as .NET Framework.

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General Software Discussion / Re: List of newbie questions regarding software

« on: September 13, 2008, 06:35 AM »

Windows Vista: Why do people prefer it over a dual boot Xp and Linux?
I know the common reasons, I just want to make sure I'm not missing something crucial because it seems it should be a disaster but I read people using it.

-Paul Keith (September 03, 2008, 01:26 AM)

Well, I haven't used either XP or Linux, so I can't say if Vista is better or inferior to those. All I can say, is that I've had Vista now for 1,5 years it has not crashed once.

I repeat that: Windows Vista has NOT crashed once in 1,5 years.

I have had no problems installing my old, favourite software (I still use Word 97  ). No problems with drivers or peripherals.

Of course Vista needs lots of RAM and such. You can't install it on any old computer. That's what I've heard people complain about.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is your ISP throttling you? If so, check for it!

« on: August 17, 2008, 05:47 AM »

Are you trying to connect through a VPN or anything?

-J-Mac (August 16, 2008, 12:22 PM)

No. Tried all browsers, too. I feel so throttled.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is your ISP throttling you? If so, check for it!

« on: August 16, 2008, 05:53 AM »

Switzerland Homepage

-Josh (August 04, 2008, 01:30 PM)

I've tried to get to that address for two weeks now - without luck. http://www.eff.org won't open either. Any thoughts?

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General Software Discussion / Re: you tube downloader for a non techie

« on: August 15, 2008, 09:20 AM »

and... someone else's <A HREF="http://tetora.orz.ne...gasdown/download.cgi">GetASFStream</A>

-anne_r (August 15, 2008, 06:49 AM)

Do you read Japanese, anne_r? GetASFStream is not at all easy to understand how to use.
[hint]Directions wanted![/hint]

-Curt (August 15, 2008, 07:53 AM)

No, I don't read Japanese and there is no English help. The basic usage is not difficult:
http://forums.afterd...read_view.cfm/161631
 
Paste the URL of the audio / video file in File - URL Paste - Add and click the red dot. The download starts.

One only learns to use this program by going through the menu and trying everything. Googling might help, too. Or Bablefish translation of the GetASF homepage.

The program itself is in English. In case someone wonders.

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General Software Discussion / Re: you tube downloader for a non techie

« on: August 15, 2008, 06:49 AM »

IS there anything that will download ComedyCentral video's? 

-jojo99 (August 15, 2008, 05:01 AM)

I don't know about Comedy Central, but Mouser's <A HREF="https://www.donation...rlsnooper/index.html">URLSnooper</A> and... someone else's <A HREF="http://tetora.orz.ne...gasdown/download.cgi">GetASFStream</A> make a great team in locating and downloading "difficult" video or audio files.

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General Software Discussion / Re: freedownloadaday strikes again

« on: July 31, 2008, 05:47 AM »

You might want to check out ProcessTamer. Written by none other than DC's own Mouser.
https://www.donation...proctamer/index.html

-40hz (July 30, 2008, 08:46 AM)

Thank you! I will certainly check it out.
I have just bought AnVir Task Manager Pro, which is a great tool for tracking processes, services, start-up programs etc. One of its features is to limit CPU usage of background processes when it exceeds certain level.

http://www.anvir.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: freedownloadaday strikes again

« on: July 30, 2008, 05:26 AM »

FYI: Just opened two folders, one with 50.1 GB and 49,905 files. The other with 17.4 GB in 4063 files. No hang ups or freezes no matter what hoops I put it through. How much RAM do you have in your system?

-40hz (July 29, 2008, 04:45 PM)

Thanks for testing!
I have 2 GB of RAM and I run Windows Vista HP. I tested a little bit of this and that, too, and found out that the program which uses all my CPU when ACB loads is in fact Norman Virus Control (well it came with the computer!). If I turn off the real-time scanning in Norman, ACB has no problem opening my download folder.

Other file managers (like PowerDesk or XYplorer) load fast whether Norman is on or off. So Norman and ACB don't like each other?

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Living Room / Re: Can you live with *just* opera?

« on: July 29, 2008, 07:58 AM »

With all due respect for Opera fans, the new FF3 ahsomethingamigger brings bookmarking to a whole new age.
I have around 1,000 bookmarks and i find this new url box enhancement along with Foxmarks backup service to be an excellent solution to an essential part of surfing.

-dantheman (July 29, 2008, 07:00 AM)

Opera 9.5x has all that! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: freedownloadaday strikes again

« on: July 29, 2008, 06:50 AM »

I hope you can get whatever it is causing the freezing solved.

-cmpm (July 28, 2008, 04:52 PM)

The freezing started all of a sudden. That's why I thought my ever growing download folder was the cause. Hmm...

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Living Room / Re: Can you live with *just* opera?

« on: July 29, 2008, 06:44 AM »

For example Gmail works with Opera if I mask it as Firefox, which is silly.

-anne_r (July 27, 2008, 05:28 AM)

Weird, GMail 2 works just fine here without any masking (maybe Opera is doing some black magic behind the scenes?)

-Lashiec (July 28, 2008, 06:37 PM)

I really had to look into this, and found out that my cookie settings were too tight. Now I allow all cookies, and Gmail loads perfectly in Opera! Great!     Question: why did Gmail load OK, when I masked Opera as Firefox with the old & tight cookie settings? Answer: I don't know.

And ditto to all you wrote about Opera, Firefox and IE, Lashiec.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR Release v2.107.04 beta - Sep 23, 2012

« on: July 28, 2008, 08:38 AM »

I have 2.27.01.  And my harddrive is full of FARR plugins.

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General Software Discussion / Re: freedownloadaday strikes again

« on: July 28, 2008, 08:17 AM »

My only problem is that ACB tends to freeze while loading my Downloads folder. Then again, the folder is > 2 GB in size...

-anne_r (July 25, 2008, 07:56 AM)

My main D/L folder is over 20 GB, and I access it a lot. I don't think I'll try ACB.

-Dormouse (July 25, 2008, 08:48 AM)

I access my download folder a lot, too, so freezing is a problem. Any other file managers I have don't suffer from that.
I really should write to K. Papala about it. He's very responsive. Too bad he had to close down the original forum because of spam 

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Living Room / Re: Can you live with *just* opera?

« on: July 27, 2008, 05:28 AM »

Can you live with *just* opera?

-urlwolf (July 26, 2008, 11:22 AM)

I can't either. Opera is my default browser, but at times I have to use Firefox. For example Gmail works with Opera if I mask it as Firefox, which is silly.
Firefox 3 is OK, but is loads very slowly. I have some extensions installed, but hardly ever use them . Opera has all I need, and I've so grown into it I couldn't live without.

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General Software Discussion / Re: freedownloadaday strikes again

« on: July 25, 2008, 07:56 AM »

Digging a few clicks deeper hits this-

http://www.konradp.com/products/

-cmpm (July 24, 2008, 05:17 PM)

Konrad Papala's AC Browser Plus is my favourite file manager. It has more features than I have yet learnt to use .

My only problem is that ACB tends to freeze while loading my Downloads folder. Then again, the folder is > 2 GB in size...

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General Software Discussion / Re: you tube downloader for a non techie

« on: July 24, 2008, 08:11 AM »

My favourite YouTube downloader is Ashampoo ClipFinder. You can search many video portals (YouTube, Google, Veoh, DailyMotion etc) at a time or just one, if you prefer. You are presented with video thumbnails, and if you want to download something just right click it and select Download (really!). Also you can create new categories for your videos.

ClipFinder is  free, but you have to register. Attention! Someone somewhere complained that he's been "spammed to death" after registering ClipFinder, but I have only received 2 mails / month max. and only because I wanted to get them. Anyway, you might want to use a throwaway address to get the registration key. Just in case.

Usually I find registering very tiresome and suspicious, but in this case I'm glad I did it. 

ClipFinder is for Windows 2000, XP and Vista 32.

http://www2.ashampoo...product_2_0055__.htm

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Living Room / Re: How Interesting is Your IP Address?

« on: July 13, 2008, 04:19 AM »

PS: You killed the poor dinossaurs?!?!

-jgpaiva (July 12, 2008, 09:15 AM)

Yes, I confess. But it was an accident!

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Living Room / Re: How Interesting is Your IP Address?

« on: July 12, 2008, 07:39 AM »

Welcome Anne! Pull up a chair, make yourself at home!

-jgpaiva (July 12, 2008, 06:09 AM)

Thanks! I feel like home already!
It's been a busy afternoon: made myself a font and such.
https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=14019

And... I use Opera, too. 

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Living Room / Re: How Interesting is Your IP Address?

« on: July 12, 2008, 06:06 AM »

Hi.

My first post here.

Score: 15
Your IP is 89.166.33.179
89 is prime +5
179 is prime +10
(+15)

Your IP address as a poker hand:
Seven of ♣ Clubs
Jack of ♣ Clubs
Nine of ♣ Clubs
Two of ♦ Diamonds
King of ♦ Diamonds

You have nothing (0)
IP address as a colour (0)
The IP translates to Wednesday 30th August 2017 as a UNIX date (0)
This IP address as a phrase: land no mean cover (0)

My point on the map was near Antarctic. Arctic would have been closer.

I especially like that sentence: You have nothing (0). How do they know?