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Living Room / Re: clever google: httpS <--ok ad blockers, you have your hands full now

« on: December 02, 2012, 08:49 PM »

My guess as to why Ad muncher hasn't done it yet is possibly because ad muncher tries to remove (intercepts) any ad code before an application or browser can render the page, where as majority of the other ad blockers/removers allow the browser to download it the complete page then remove any ads.

My assumption is that once the page has been downloaded (http, https) then it is easy to remove any ads. Ad muncher (vaguely recall) works before the page is downloaded.

Still hoping that one day Ad muncher will some how figure out how to filter https or as a stop gap measure, fix it like the current batch of no ads apps/scripts etc.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Pirate Software Dilemma

« on: December 02, 2012, 09:59 AM »

@Renegade

I will attempt another strategy with Foxit, dowgrade rights. Hopefully they will allow me downgrade rights and provide me with their last version of PDF editor. The price better be cheaper since it is "obsolete" and non-supported software.

@eleman

Yes, I am leaning towards obtaining the software from alternate means if Foxit is unable to provide a working solution.

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General Software Discussion / *Resolved* - Pirate Software Dilemma

« on: December 01, 2012, 10:03 PM »

*Update*

Long story short, Foxit email support wasn't very helpful so I decided to call their tech support and explained my situation. Even though the software was obsolete, they were kind enough to provide another key for the obsolete software since I owned the software and the update was a minor revision (my assumption).

Kudos to Foxit! Wonder if it because 'tis the season to share and be nice (Santa is watching) or was Foxit actually caring for their customers? Whatever the reason, I am glad things worked out and I didn't have to obtain it from other means.
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First off, I do own a license for an older version of the software and have the means to purchase an "upgrade". I wish I could stay with the version I have but it doesn't supports newer pdfs made by various free pdf printers.

The problem is that the company no longer offers the version I want. They want you to purchase the "latest" version which isn't to my liking (bloated and no longer portable). They "upgraded" the version to an "Advanced" edition and no longer offer the basic.

Only pirate sites offer the older version (but newer than the one I own) of the software that I need.

The software in question is Foxit PDF Editor. It's a nice simple portable editor that allows me to do basic functions edit/deleting/modifying pdf pages.

What to do?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Keyboard shortcut of the day

« on: November 30, 2012, 08:30 PM »

Remap Ctrl+Y key to act like Ctrl+Z?

ReMap keys W7

Haven't tested it but it looks promising.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Keyboard shortcut of the day

« on: November 30, 2012, 06:45 PM »

My favorite one is ctrl+z. Basically it's a an undo for last text block/word/selection.  

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Living Room / DOE wants 5X battery power boost in 5 years

« on: November 30, 2012, 06:41 PM »

Interesting.. DOE wants 5x battery boost..

Even more interesting... wiki -Patent encumbrance of large automotive NiMH batteries

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General Software Discussion / Re: Q: Nexus 7 and Ad Blocking

« on: November 21, 2012, 07:07 AM »

@Deozaan

Thanks for the link. I will give it a try once I get my Nexus 7.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Q: Nexus 7 and Ad Blocking

« on: November 20, 2012, 11:29 AM »

Easy Jail break/root Nexus 7 and other android based devices:

WugFresh

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General Software Discussion / Q: Nexus 7 and Ad Blocking

« on: November 20, 2012, 09:56 AM »

*UPDATE*

Ok, I have had my Nexus 7 for a couple days. It is currently rooted and installed Adaway (free and opensource).

Rooting it with WugFresh was relatively easy but time consuming since I was learning what it was doing and how.

Once rooted, I download Adaway from Google's store. Figuring it out was really easy. It auto downloads a couple lists from well known hosts file sites. What I found impressive was that I was able to use my custom list (uploaded it to the download folder via usb from my computer). A reboot later and ad sites were blocked, faster browsing and snappier web pages.

Using Straight Talk with it, seems to be working well. Still playing with it, one thing I noticed about the screen, it gets oily pretty quickly compared to an iPad.

Now I am off to find and play with widgets!

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Having "borrowed" a Nexus 7 recently, I am considering purchasing one.

I am also considering jail breaking it so that I can upload/use a hosts file for global ad blocking and general browser "speed up" (not having to wait/download ads especially flash based).

If my thinking is correct, app that tries to call any of the listed ad sites, wouldn't just show blank space something similar. Basically save a little bandwidth and possibly faster page render.

Is it possible to update the hosts file without jail breaking?

I know a hosts file isn't an ideal method, but is there another option?

Thoughts and ideas would be appreciated.

thanks!

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Living Room / Re: Windows 8 Pro will now include option to downgrade to Windows 7

« on: September 16, 2012, 04:18 PM »

@40hz

The reason I said blah blah was because there are quite a few tech magazines that talk about downgrading but never quite give any detailed info in how to do it. They seem to gloss over the subject. You would think some of those mags would explain it in layman terms.

To be honest, I am still confused how I would explain to someone the downgrade procedure and how to obtain win7 without some sort of payment.

Regardless, you did answer some my questions. thanks. 

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Living Room / Re: Windows 8 Pro will now include option to downgrade to Windows 7

« on: September 16, 2012, 01:10 PM »

So I guess my question is how does one get a copy of Windows 7 and serial if you have downgrade rights from Win 8 Pro, without paying for cd and piece of paper (serial#)?

I hear all this talk about downgrade blah blah.. but nothing about how to obtain downgrade disc and serial. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: School Regrets Swapping Laptops For iPads

« on: September 11, 2012, 05:13 PM »

True, but I am more inclined to believe that a laptop/notebook is probably more economical and versatile than an ipad or like tablet could every be.

A tablet/ipad has it's place for doing light tasks and consuming media, but to think that it will replace a laptop in an education environment.. seems somewhat foolish.

@Josh: Though I think you hit the nail on the head with "trendy".

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General Software Discussion / School Regrets Swapping Laptops For iPads

« on: September 11, 2012, 04:48 PM »

*Linky*

Seriously.. ipad.. laptop.. I think one is better for consuming and the other is bit better at being productive and all purpose.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Will Microsoft purchase Activision/Blizzard?

« on: August 23, 2012, 07:25 PM »

Well if Office 365 is any indication.. MS will probably start doing the monthly rent a game thing.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Worlds of Ultima 1 & 2 - Free [Gog.com]

« on: August 23, 2012, 07:19 PM »

Hrm.. dang those are huge.. uhm pixels!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ritlabs "support" gem

« on: August 22, 2012, 04:32 PM »

When one of the major new features in a new version of The Bat! was skinning and movable toolbars, I moved to Thunderbird... and haven't looked back since.

-f0dder (August 22, 2012, 04:26 AM)

Just as long as they stay away from the ribbon interface...

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General Software Discussion / Re: VLC - Is it worth it still?

« on: August 21, 2012, 09:14 PM »

@MilesAhead

What version of VLC are you using? I can't remember what version I had awhile back vlc use to freeze and lock up. I updated my video and audio drivers and vlc has worked fine since.

You may want to uncheck use GPU accelerated decoding especially if you have an AMD/ATI video card.

From VLC FAQ:

VLC crashes.

Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences or with a -vv command line option) and look at the debug messages (in the terminal or in the Messages window).

If you are convinced that it is a bug in VLC, have a look at the bug reporting page.

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General Software Discussion / Ritlabs "support" gem

« on: August 21, 2012, 08:56 PM »

Ok.. found this gem on Ritlabs page:
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... issues related to them are no longer examined by our technical support service.
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I about spewed my drink all over my desk. 

Granted that that text was in their archive page, but in reality, I am not sure if they ever "examined" support issues. I have been following the company's support jerk circle escapades (in a variety of formats) for years. I wonder if there is a language barrier or something similar?

Would it kill them to be polite and courteous or is it a cultural thing?

Disclaimer: Personally I have not had any *major* issues with the program and I have been using it since v2 (currently on v5.1). The couple times I have had to use their support for a few minor issues, was rather frustrating. No response was the norm and vaguely recall a rude one liner. Usually a major version fixes most of the issues.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Diablo 3 announced!

« on: August 21, 2012, 08:07 PM »

2 stars on Amazon from 2777 reviews.. yet 3500+ likes. Just how does that work!?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Storybundle

« on: August 21, 2012, 09:29 AM »

Thought I would give everyone a heads up. 

From site StoryBundle:

Welcome to StoryBundle! We're featuring our first bundle, the Big Bang Bundle, where you can get seven fantastic ebooks at one low pay-what-you-want price. Our books have no DRM. None. That means you can read them on just about all the devices you own, no matter who makes it. You can check out each book by clicking the cover to read a preview and selected reviews.

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Living Room / Re: New version of Chrome can WATCH and LISTEN

« on: August 08, 2012, 07:08 PM »

Imagine if they start to send you ads based on your pron preference.

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Wanna see me on cam? [ Insert Hot girl Image here ]
Press anywhere on the image ad
www. xyzabcefg.com
===========Ads by Google===

 

-mahesh2k (August 01, 2012, 04:16 PM)

Guess it would give all the chrome fanatics time to spit shine their new Chrome.. browsers that is.

One a serious note, I am not sure if schools would want to use Chrome since it pretty much can change the way it functions with every beta.. uh new release. Fricking nightmare if last month the version worked fine for some online test and next month (new release of chrome) the same online test site is now deemed incompatible/insecure/inwhatnot for Chrome but works fine on IE 7/8/9 and Firefox ESR.

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Living Room / Re: Windows 7 boot time woes ... anyone any ideas?

« on: July 30, 2012, 08:45 AM »

Honestly, I did away with the hibernate file. I hardly noticed a (boot up) speed difference. SSD is that fast.

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Doing this fixed a number of strange issues for my laptop SSD drive (shouldn't matter what brand):

Make sure to download intel latest rst ahci drivers: Intel rst AHCI

For AMD AHCI , you may need to visit the vendors website.

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Common to both AHCI platforms:

Power Management Issue LPM fix

AHCI Info SSD and AHCI

Note: If your BIOS isn't set for AHCI and you already have windows 7 installed, IDE to AHCI

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General Software Discussion / Re: Microsoft: Sorry about "0xB16B00B5"

« on: July 21, 2012, 08:16 PM »

Sooo.. (reading the last sentence..) if MS coder's had put big wang in magic hex constants then girls would be welcomed in the boys club??

Damned if you do, damned if you don't..  

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Living Room / Re: Strange Windows Explorer problem - anyone know how to fix this?

« on: July 21, 2012, 12:26 AM »

Unfortunately the problem was that as soon as you clicked the file the spinning ball appeared and didn't stop - you had to kill explorer to get control back.

-Carol Haynes (July 20, 2012, 06:25 PM)

Hm.. drop to command line and try deleting files/folders? Hold Shift and right-click and choose "Open command window here". Make sure to do this on an empty area in the folder and not on the offending file or folder.

If you haven't tried, boot to safe mode and see if you can delete the folders.

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Living Room / Re: New iPad owner. Please suggest Apps.

« on: July 15, 2012, 04:01 PM »

Can you install Windows 8 on an iPad?

-Carol Haynes (June 18, 2012, 03:46 PM)

Probably...

Win95 runs.. sort of. Win95 on iPhone