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I'm pretty happy with XP, and not in any big hurry to change.

me neither, unless there's some new embedded technologies that requires Vista to work. something like the USB drive/digital camera plug-and-play that came built-in with XP and made life difficult for Win9x users...

There is an option that lets you control what MS will alert you about:
Control Panel -> Security Center -> Resources (left side) -> Change the way Security Center Alerts me

previously, i didn't know how to turn it off. now it works, tks Veign...

hi there mouser, still keeping faith in you.. ;-)

btw, found some tools by Serenity that extends the Explorer's context-menu...
http://serenity.pixelarmy...s/shellmenu/shellmenu.htm

sorry to revive an old thread...

Update: Create .bak by Serenity does the trick... and has no side-effects on WinXP

"Create .bak" makes a copy of the selected file and gives it an additional .bak extension like:
file.exe --> file.exe.bak

If a folder was selected, this makes a copy of the folder including all of its contents:
/folder/file.txt --> /folder.bak/file.txt

Create .bak will automatically overwrite files of the same name unless /safe is specified in the command line,
eg: "C:\Program Files\Create .bak\createbak.exe" "/safe" "%1"

regards,
lanux

I thought my pc was a bit sluggish today, so i decided to clear out some of the apps running in the background & start a topic on this... What are the indispensible tools you have running in the system-tray all the time?

let's see, I have (from left to right):
Gmail notifier, FreeDownload Manager, USB Drive thingy, AVG, AllChars, F&RR, WinWarden, AHK, CLCL (clipboard manager), Windows Security Alert (i'd like to get rid of this, but can't...), KatMouse, RtvReco, HP Printer Software and finally Tclock2.

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ok, that's all. I hope to find some other useful systray tools from fellow donationcoders... ;-)

It's everywhere, it's a new feature in the forum. Check the following thread: http://www.donationcoder....orum/index.php?topic=2784

aah, now i see... tks jgpaiva... 

here's another: RtvReco

RtvReco is designed to automate many aspects of Windows, by pressing buttons in annoying dialog boxes, choosing menu items, maximising, and minimising windows for you.

Do you really want to put all your eggs in the Google basket?

well, to set the record straight... i use GMail in conjunction with Thunderbird but as m_s said if i'm using my browser, it's more likely that i'll use GMail rather than launching Thunderbird... ;-)

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P.S. my 1ooth post, yeah me! i can't remember another forum where i've gone past 50...

emm, not to forget EFB -> http://www.essential-freebies.de/

hey, how'd you do that spoiler thingy...? btw, here's another site with software in "Best-ever" categories...

I hand another 5 points to Google Mail!

yes, i agree... Since Gmail came on the scene, I find myself using email clients even less... ;-)

Josh:
btw, you can also try this: ToddlerTrap by Skrommel.

sorry to revive an old thread...

just to add my own favourite text-editors combo: Metapad & Notetab. I use metapad as a replacement for notepad but when i need heavy-duty editing tools, I bring out notetab. In fact, metapad has an in-built launcher to view the current document in another editor/browser/word-processor, etc... There is also a version of metapad that can view (not edit) a RTF file, very handy for a quick peek.

As for Notetab, basically it has tabbed interface, adequate text manipulation tools, it's own text macros and many others as explained on the web-site. I first downloaded it back in 1997 and have been stuck with it ever since... ;-)

here the links...
http://liquidninja.com/metapad/
http://www.notetab.com/

regards,
lanux

Josh:
instead of finding a way to make desktop icons unmoveable, why don't you just hide them temporarily? then, your kid can use the start menu or quick-launch or an app-launcher like LaunchBar Commander... ;-)

another useful pdf tool, it's doesn't print though... ;-)

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a command-line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

    * Merge PDF Documents
    * Split PDF Pages into a New Document
    * Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
    * Encrypt Output as Desired
    * Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
    * Apply a Background Watermark
    * Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
    * Update PDF Metadata
    * Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
    * Unpack PDF Attachments
    * Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
    * Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
    * Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)

Pdftk allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Pdftk is free software (GPL).

Source: www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/

http://www.neowin.net/for...ndex.php?showtopic=320017 has the full list, really helpful, especially for non-geeks!

a good list! here's my point of reference for freeware alternatives: Pricelessware 2006

aye mouser, i knew about that but when i find the images, i just right-click to upload via imageshack's quickload. btw, this is no free plug for the image-hosting web-sites, it has become a habit of mine... ;-)

in addition to that, i would like to request that the default action could be "Copy target path to clipboard" instead of opening the folders... this would come in handy when i'm fumbling with the open/save dialogs then i could call up f+r then get the exact path i need...

best regards,
lanux

basically i can't understand the infatuation people have with *FREE* screensavers.
here's some of the "hell" i have to go thru' when i have to disinfect some of our centre's networked PCs...

try to spot which one of these is the "crap-ware"... ;-)


this is one of the milder case...



btw, Top 10 tricks causing spyware epidemic...

best regards,
lanux

mouser:
this bug is still persistent in the latest beta - v1.09.04.  just letting u know...

best regards,
lanux

jgpaiva: yes, now i know... ;-) tks anyway...

when you have some alpha version of your programs (FARR or other) do you write a message on the corresponding forum or is there an "alpha" forum where you announce such news?

yes, i agree with amadawn, sometimes i anxious to know whether i'm using the latest alpha/beta version so that i don't post a bug report from using a previous version. what about a notification system in regards to software announcements?

Free children's audio stories (read by the site owner?)

http://storynory.com/

This one's a keeper... Tks, mouser ;-)

Lanun128, Thanks for pointing me to COA2, for me to try it out I have to subscribe to a one-off fee of $5. I am not willing to do this, as I would prefer to try out an evaluation copy to ensure it is what I want.

maybe dc can do a write-up/review on this since most of us attached to our PCs... what about it, mouser? i'm sure that if dc approaches the authors for a review copy, they'll be happy to oblige...

brotherS,

i changed the timer to 0 and here is the result... ;-)



best regards,
lanux

i've added ctrl+space as a way to bring it up now, as people suggested, let's see if that solves it - at least we would know if its's something specific to alt, which i suspect (it may be that alt+space while in another application can trigger the current application window menu).

actually, alt+space is a windows hot-key to bring up the system-menu... i was having the same problems until i unchecked "Alt+Space to launch". you can refer to more windows keyboard shortcuts here.

regards,
lanux