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General Software Discussion / Re: Top 3 programs you use

« on: December 22, 2019, 08:19 PM »

Wow, I didn't mean to hijack this "Top 3 programs" thread.  I seem to always do that...
I've never heard of TreeProjects or Jot+ Notes - I checked them out, but they aren't as versatile as TreeDBNotes.  Thanks for the links for those, though!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Top 3 programs you use

« on: December 22, 2019, 11:23 AM »

Yeah, for TreeDBNotes, I started using it years ago when KeyNote stopped being developed (someone else picked it up, but the updates are few and small).  I have so much data in those TreeDBNote books that I can't change anymore!  haha  I have the Pro version, but it's not very useful for anything beyond the notes pages anyway, and I agree, the free version does everything.   I've written dozens of times to the authour, but he hasn't answered me except maybe once or twice in all the years.

4. PowerPro
5. QuiteRSS
6. Waterfox  (I run two instances as well as Vivaldi at all times [multi-taksking])
7. PhonerLite  (turns my computer into a phone for use with our Asterisk PBX)
8. Teamviewer   (I am tech support)
9. Notepad3  opens instantly when I press win+1.  For more advanced things I use Notepad++
10. ConEmu
11. DisplayFusion
12. SystemExplorer  (another oldie)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Top 3 programs you use

« on: December 21, 2019, 07:51 PM »

1. FreeCommander
2. TreeDBNotes
3. XnViewMP

With "top" meaning favourite most used.  It's hard for me to say just 3 when I have at least the same 15 to 20 running all day, every day.

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Android Apps / Re: WhenLast (Android app) - v2.20 Beta - Aug 20, 2018

« on: December 14, 2019, 06:51 PM »

Mouser, I love your little android apps - they are so simple and to the point.

For your When Last app, I entered a new item and wanted it to check it every two weeks.  This was on Saturday.  So it automatically said that the alert was 6 days old!  That means that the items don't start counting the date from when you create them - they start counting from the Sunday of the same week, regardless.

I think items should start from the time you create them, and maybe there could be an option to modify the start date in case you enter items that you've kept track of in your paper notebook and just want to move the data.

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek

« on: December 01, 2019, 09:14 AM »

What about for Waterfox?

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Living Room / Re: Buying a 2TB SSD to replace my 2TB HDD

« on: November 29, 2019, 02:57 PM »

When I say SSD, I mean Solid State Disk; When I say HDD, I mean Hard Disk Drive - a spinning one.  I plan to back up the SSD I get to an HDD.  I would never choose an SSD as a backup disk.

Anyway, the real point of my thread is to figure out what SSD to get for the best money. 

I can get a WD Blue 1TB nvme for $100.

Whereas the Samsung EVO is $150.

Is there much difference in the two?

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Living Room / Re: Buying a 2TB SSD to replace my 2TB HDD

« on: November 28, 2019, 12:59 PM »

Thanks, Ath - yeah, but that 2TB nvme chip is $400.  It's $100 cheaper to get two 1TB chips. 
I have two nvme slots on my board.

I did find this 2TB SSD disk for $179 at Best Buy.

I want to replace my C drive with the OS and all the programs.  Right now that drive is an HDD, and I run backups every evening on the important parts.  I guess I could run a Macrium Reflect clone to an external HDD every couple days, though; think that would wear down my SSD too much?

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Living Room / Re: Buying a 2TB SSD to replace my 2TB HDD

« on: November 27, 2019, 02:39 PM »

Now I'm thinking about getting two 1TB Samsung NVME drives - I can get them for about $150 each.  I would get a 2tb one, but the price goes up a LOT.

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2020: How can I be of service to you?

« on: November 09, 2019, 08:11 PM »

lainB, yes, I am sure I have the latest version.  I got it from zehara.org when the site was up and kept checking back there over time to see if he had updated it or answered any of my comments (he never did, in fact).  If you begin to use, just watch out for when you create a new folder at the end of the tree and then try and move it, it will cause a memory allocation error and the app will crash and you'll lose anything not saved.

But I think I am unwittingly hijacking the thread here...  (this isn't my thread, you know)

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2020: How can I be of service to you?

« on: November 08, 2019, 08:51 AM »

Well, glad to be of service.  Although you didn't really have many ideas to choose from...

There are two other ideas that I have, however.
One is a game - I have a DC thread about it here.
The other is a program for managing production of a magazine.

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2020: How can I be of service to you?

« on: November 07, 2019, 07:50 PM »

Yeah, I know there are others out there, and I've tried over two dozen of them and haven't found anything quite like CodeBank.  If I could get the source code, I'd try to work on it myself, even if it is in Paschal (I'm pretty sure of it).

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2020: How can I be of service to you?

« on: November 07, 2019, 10:26 AM »

Weeell, I have been long searching for a really nice code-snippet keeper.  Right now I'm using an ancient one called CodeBank because I can't find anything quite like it that is newer.  I don't want any online connections - just local storage.  If you are interested, do download CodeBank and try it out a bit first.  The website doesn't work anymore, so here's a link to the installer which I've uploaded to my server.

I've tried CherryTree as a snippet keeper, and it seems suitable, but is quite clunky and unusual in it's handling.
Code Vault was another alternative I've tried and sort of liked, but it lacks features.

Here's what I like about CodeBank:

• completely customizable tree
• separate comments panel with auto-hyperlink detection - great for notes and links
• autohotkey syntax  (it *doesn't have this; I suck it up and use the syntax colouring for javascript)
• you can have multiple "codebanks" each dedicated to a particular topic and open them all simultaneously if you like.
• choose different syntaxes for folders which are inherited by new pages, or choose specific syntax for a page

But CodeBank has a few issues and hasn't been developed for over 10 years.
Here is a screenshot

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Living Room / Re: Buying a 2TB SSD to replace my 2TB HDD

« on: September 17, 2019, 01:51 PM »

Hmmm..  Okay, now I'm actually considering upgrading to Win10.  I am also considering putting an M.2 NVME chip for the main disk.  I would put at least a 500GB chip because I like to install a lot of different software and hate trying to fanaggle programs into a partition other than C drive.

I've looked at that buying guide, but am totally bewildered.
What would y'all recommend for a 500GB or 1Tb M.2 NVME drive?

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Developer's Corner / Re: Bored Developer's Dilemma: What to code and what to code it in?

« on: September 11, 2019, 06:50 PM »

if you like treedbnotes, you should look at rightnote.  rightnote is the best currently for the old school way of doing things.

-superboyac (September 11, 2019, 05:46 PM)

I've tried Rightnote, and all kinds of other ones, too.  In fact, I try every one I can find.  I don't use KeyNote anymore.  But I can't find anything I like better than TreeDBNotes.  I wish I could get the code for it myself - then I would make my own fixes to it.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Bored Developer's Dilemma: What to code and what to code it in?

« on: September 11, 2019, 03:12 PM »

Ah - OneNote - I tried that and hated it.  I began using KeyNote and loved it, but developement wasn't enough to make it entirely stable.  I ended up with TreeDBNotes which is totally wonderful, but it needs some fixes and the developer must have died or moved to Mars.  I'm still using that, but wish there was something like it.  If you are really bored, that could solve your OneNote problem!

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Is there any plan to update to ScreenShot Captor ?

« on: September 10, 2019, 12:13 PM »

Mouser,  I loooove the "ragged edges" effect, and wish there was a button for that - or a standalone application (commandline?) to apply it.
It would be nice to have a button just for that effect.
Or maybe a "repeat last effect" menu item?

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Re: Systemus

« on: September 09, 2019, 11:21 PM »

Mouser - haha - users can change ALL the menus however they want.  It will come prebuilt with defaults, but you can change *everything* and even add your own entire menus and as many custom items as you like.  The idea is that the program can become what YOU want it to be.  Systemus is supposed to be a central command center.

But it will provide easy ways to launch the system things.  Custom things are all up to the user, of course, but there's no limit to that.

There's all kinds of system launchers out there - I wanted to try my hand at one in my own style, and I think I've created something unique and quite adaptable.

Shades mentioned a hope for simplicity - well, you can't get much simpler than good 'ole Windows menus, I think.

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N.A.N.Y. 2020 / Systemus

« on: September 08, 2019, 04:35 PM »

NANY 2020 Entry Information

Application Name	Systemus
Version	1.5.1
Short Description	A Handy Dandy System Tool
Supported OSes	Windows 7, Windows 10 to some degree
Web Page	http://www.dcmembers...r/download/systemus/
Download Link	http://www.dcmembers.../download/systemus/#
System Requirements	Windows 7 Windows 10?
Version History	January 1, 2020: Initial Release. See my DC site for change history.
Author	bgmCoder

Description
A Handy Dandy System Admin Tool
To do all those things you *want* to do when managing a new system.

Notice!
This program will trigger most antivirus apps; make sure you add System's folder to your antivirus exclusion list.  Also, if you use this on your flashdrive, beware of the computer's antivirus or it will steal the exe from you.  I've never been able to figure out exactly what is making this app appear dangerous, so I can't fix that.  I also don't ask for any money or anything in return, so if you don't use it because you are afraid, then I'm not going to lose any sleep over that.  haha!  I use this program myself and designed it to suit my own purposes.  Hopefully, you will also find it useful.

Features

• Portable
• Tiny interface
• Completely customizable menus, commands and main interface
• Advanced RUN box with memory - this needs some work, however; just warning you.
• Instant Computer Info in main panel - click the values to copy to the clipboard.
• Access the default Windows system menus, control panels and commands
• Add your own commands
• Have multiple menu and info configurations and switch betwen them.
• All of the program menus also appear as a menu for the system tray icon

Planned Features
I wrote this program because I often have to set up computers for other people, or I have to do maintenance or fixes.  It seems I always end up using a whole bunch of programs to do things - a folder full of tools, and I can't remember or find the ones I want, sometimes.  With Systemus, I have a single program that I can use as a launcher.  It also tells me the most basic system information that I want, such as ipaddress and mac address, Windows version and what model of computer I'm working on.

There are still a bunch of bugs to fix and some features to tweak.

Usage
Installation
Simply extract the contents to whereever you like.

Using the Application
Using this program, you get a one-stop program that can give you quick links to all the Windows control panels, built-in applications, and system menus.  You can customize the menus to contain just the ones you like, and you can add links to your own programs, portable or non-portable.  You can run scripts, batch files - anything you want.  You can even add your own menus and submenus.

Uninstallation
Delete the folder containing the application and its settings.

Known Issues
Well, I am writing it to work for Windows 7.  Most of the commands should work for Windows 10, too, but I don't have any way to test this.  When I finally migrate my computer to Windows 10, then I'll update the program with Windows 10 features, but I don't know when this will happen, and it will probably be awhile.  In the meantime, I am willing to accept suggestions.

Systemus will probably trigger your antivirus.  I haven't figured out why, just yet.

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to run userscripts on chrome-extension pages?

« on: September 06, 2019, 10:59 PM »

No, the problem is that the userscripts, doesn't matter what "monkey" you use, don't support affecting extensions - they say it's a security risk.

So I'm looking for another way short of modifying the extension itself.

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General Software Discussion / How to run userscripts on chrome-extension pages?

« on: September 06, 2019, 10:29 AM »

Is there any way to run a userscript on a chrome-extension:// url?

I want to make some tweaks to the Feedbro extension, but Tampermonkey won't run on chrome extension pages.

Is there a way to do it?  I don't have to use Tampermonkey.

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: New anti-spam process being put into place

« on: August 25, 2019, 11:11 AM »

Yah, I got it too in the rss feed.  Same guy sending all of them.

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What's the Best? / Re: Newsreader programs

« on: August 22, 2019, 09:19 AM »

free/open source XanaNews is more than enough for me.

-Tuxman (August 22, 2019, 04:04 AM)

Here is the installer download for this:
https://github.com/graemeg/xananews

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What's the Best? / Re: Newsreader programs

« on: August 22, 2019, 09:14 AM »

What is a newsgroup?  I see that option in Thunderbird's create accounts window.  It's not the same as rss news?

If we are talking about feedreaders, I rather like QuiteRSS, although it has issues if you try to load webpages.  But loading feeds works perfectly.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Gmail to SMS

« on: August 22, 2019, 09:05 AM »

We already have Google Voice which you get for free with your google account.  You can adjust the settings so that SMS messages arrive in your email, and you can even use email to reply to them.  I do this all the time.

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Living Room / Re: Windows 7 always slow after idle

« on: August 21, 2019, 01:44 PM »

Has anyone tried the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility?
https://downloadcent...g-Utility-Intel-XTU-