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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: application sensitive pop-up notes
« on: October 22, 2006, 03:06 AM »
there are certain jobs/tasks i need to do with certain programs. i might not get around to doing these tasks straight away - or, they might just be little things that could be done when i actually run a program with the intention of working on something else.
so, i'd like to make a few notes about the tasks i will need/want to do with specific apps. the idea of the coding snack program would be to monitor which software application i've loaded in and then a note would pop up relating to the reminders i've set that can be done with that program.
i really like that idea.
seems truly promising.

to further illustrate the example (for whomever takes this task & make sure I get you!)

monday night, i am using PSPpad (text editor), i set a note, "reminder:change X to Y"
tuesday after work, turn PC on. launch PSPpad, and the note, along with the app, comes up, "reminder:change X to Y."

neat idea.

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Living Room / Re: Prison Break Flash game
« on: October 18, 2006, 03:34 PM »
is hard.
i cant get past the guard in your screenshot.

i THINK we need to run past him, but as soon as i get up there, i get busted.
LOL

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jammo: I thought the .msc files were on home too, but I dunno. Anyway, all the .msc files do is set some registry entries etc., so you can set up stuff on a Pro machine, regmon, find the necessary entries, and export those to a .reg file - then it's as simple as double-clicking that file on the target machines :)

?hhmm?
wow. didnt know that.

researching methods now on my home machine which is XP Pro.
thanks for the tip. :)

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I believe if you find the reg identifier for the user you can use the power management keys in the Desktop folder. Something like
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Control Panel\Desktop and there you will find the power time-out settings, etc. Where "S-1-5-18" is the registry identifier for the user you're configuring. Give it a shot...

- Oshyan
although i love tinkering with the registry, they (management) wants/needs something easy to set up, and easy to revert to default when a display model is sold.

I think what you want to look at is the windows policy group stuff... try start->run gpedit.msc and look around, you might just get lucky :)
thank you.
amazingly powerful, but only available on XP Pro, i think?

some units are running XP Home.

I could make a script that would run 24/7 and launch the screensaver after some inactive time from the user. In your current config, would it be possible for the user to terminate it's process?
you mean, if a customer/shopper walks by, machine is running screen saver, customer moves mouse / presses keys ...

we need the screen saver to stop, allowing access to the computer.

the activation time should be configurable, ie:1 minute idle, 2 minutes, etc.
just like any other screen saver, it should turn off when activity occurs.

i TOTALLY FORGOT TO MENTION: they (management) has their own screen saver that they like to use.

would this be possible?
sounds more now to me like a windows setting, instead of an application issue.
but i've not been able to find much on getting past the Power Options Properties issue on all machines.

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Hello all.

I work for a wholesale giant here in TX.
I've recently moved to another department, Major Sales (TVs, computers, electronics, etc).
Not really a promotion, just something more along my likes and interests vs. cashiering :)

So, on my first day, my Supervisor asks me to config all the windows machines to run a screen saver 24/7, activation should be after 1 minute of idle time. Using the admin account, I can set the Power Options Properties to NEVER turn off the monitor, but we can't leave the machines ON administrator, so we set up a guest account.
Problem is, guests cant make changes to NEVER turn off the monitor. Default = 20 minutes.
Some of them are XP Pro, some Home, on both desktops and notebooks.


So I hope I am posting this in the right forum.
We don't need a Windows hack.
I'd like to use a small application that would allow the screen savor to run 24/7 regardless of administrative or guest account access.

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Living Room / Re: What are Trackback/Pings?
« on: October 08, 2006, 11:51 PM »
As the newb on these forums, I'd like to contribute to a further elaboration of usage?!

Let's pretend that John writes an article about CarWax on his blog. He explains the pluses and minues, etc. the brands, makes, techniques, etc.

Mike, who also has a blog, reads the article on Johns blog. So Mike writes about his new car, and how he loves to pamper and baby it with CarWax. Mike writes his own blog article 'inspired' by the one originally written by John. Mike is kind enough to use the trackback URL provided by Johns blog.

On Johns blog, he receives the PING from Mikes blog associated with his CarWax entry.
He is delighted (quite ecstatic) that someone sent a trackback ping. He is glad someone found his article useful. Now, whenever a visitor to Johns blog reads the CarWax entry, they come across the comments section, and read that Mike uses a similar but different style and method to waxing his 2005 Hyundai Accent.
Now, thanks to pings and trackbacks, Mike has a new visitor that he would have never had.


... fast forward X amount of months later ...


Mary, Josh, EvilRedEye, WikiWilly, and RobitussinRobbie all have written a blog entry of their own discussing the DOs and DONTs of carwaxing, washing, detailing, etc.

Thanks to their blogs, trackbacks, and pings, John & Mike are in the higher echelons of the 'food chain of the animal kingdom' cause they get all the traffic based on ONE blog entry.
;)

<< i hope i was able to explain in a real-world type scenario how this works. >>

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: (10+2)*5 Timer
« on: September 13, 2006, 12:15 PM »
I hope I am commenting in the right place.

I downloaded the app and am currently using it.
I just have one comment/request, and depending how many other members like the idea, perhaps it can be integrated into the next version? :)

When TAKE A BREAK pops up, I think it would be benificial if a small text box (optional) that allows you to enter a brief paragraph stating the progress that was accomplished during the past 'X' minutes of work.


Best if I show you.

Instead of this (the default image):
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/9971/instantboss01ac9.png


Maybe something like this would popup:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7814/instantboss02kl5.png


And when the button is clicked:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/133/instantboss03ny4.png



(i love Fireworks, lol)

So, as in the last image sample, a SAVE button should be there to save the entered text to a .txt file? or something that would be read by the app, along with time/date stamps?

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General Software Discussion / Re: ChameleonNavigator
« on: June 15, 2006, 10:52 AM »
The other day, I completely rewrote a few pages of my site, which uses ExpressionEngine.

I did all my testing in FireFox 1.5.0.4.
I totally failed to make sure my pages rendered fine in MSIE.
So this utility will allow me to make sure there are no further mishaps. :)

Thank You!  :Thmbsup:

*EDIT*
Installed. Ran. Very useful!
Why not have latest engine for FireFox?
This way, testing doesn't have to be switched between two apps? :)

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