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Living Room / Anyone know german?

« on: March 26, 2017, 06:01 PM »

hello!

anyone know german?
can you tell me please what this menu says?

thanks!

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Living Room / Disaster plan

« on: March 15, 2017, 05:04 PM »

Hello!

Which would be the best software/service in case something really bad happens, such as the hard disk crashes or my laptop is stolen?

I want to have my important (or all if possible) files in a secure cloud.

1) I also need the backup to occur automatically whenever there is a change in my files
2) I want to specify which folders/files to backup
3) I want to keep versions of the files

Any suggestion? Which would be the most reliable?

thanks! 

128

Living Room / Prevent screen lock

« on: February 11, 2017, 06:27 AM »

Hello!

I am using a remote computer with very limited abilities due to strict administration and I want to prevent it from locking its screen.

Is there a way to do that?

I was thinking to open Internet Explorer and visit a website that will somehow do something periodically to prevent standby?

Or is there any other solution?

Thanks

129

General Software Discussion / Record sound with a portable application

« on: January 23, 2017, 02:29 PM »

Hello!

I need a portable application (since my laptop admin has disabled installing of software) that will record webex sessions.

Is there a portable app that will help me record sound from webex directly and not from my mic?

thanks!

130

Living Room / how to learn finance

« on: January 07, 2017, 05:23 PM »

Hello!

Can you tell me please an introductory book that will cover things like:

debt and equity markets
fixed income
securities
derivatives
etc?

I have no idea what these terms mean and I don't want to just google them, because I want to have a complete introduction, instead of sporadic dictionary searches

thanks!

131

Site/Forum Features / Link to my threads/messages

« on: December 23, 2016, 01:55 PM »

Hello!

Can you include a direct link to my threads/messages in the webpage https://www.donation....com/forum/index.php ?

I have to navigate a lot to find that link!

thanks! 

132

Living Room / grab urls

« on: November 29, 2016, 05:33 PM »

Hello!

I have a list of URLs that I want to download from a website that has a form login.

How can I do that automatically in batch?

Is there a downloader and can the downloader use the cookie from my Firefox to authenticate?

thanks!

133

Living Room / How to know which vehicle I am driving?

« on: November 19, 2016, 11:06 AM »

Hello!

I manage a fleet and drivers have pda's to communicate with me. The problem is that they often get to different vehicles than they should to and they never notify me, so that I cannot track them with my tracking software.

Is there a way to get notified when a driver with a pda that has logged in with specific account to automatically notify me what vehicle they are into?

Is there an app that  I can use?

I was thinking to somehow pair the pda with the car, how can that be done?

thanks!

134

Living Room / Is there a reliable printer?

« on: October 09, 2016, 07:13 PM »

hello!

All the printers I have owned, around 10, all failed at some point prematurely. I don't do harsh treatment, but they all had problems, either with the printing quality or the paper handling, or the communication, etc etc.

Is there a reliable printer that will be robust? I need it to be wireless and duplex and color ofcourse.

Most importantly, it must not break! even if it is not used regularly, or for whatever reason.

thanks! 

135

Living Room / Looking for smartphone

« on: September 22, 2016, 03:33 PM »

Hello!

I need a new smartphone with:
1) 3GB at least RAM as my 2GB Note2 struggles
2) good screen view under sunlight
3) good removable battery life

Can you suggest me any?
Is any of these any good? http://www.ebay.co.u...p;rt=nc&LH_BIN=1
Are Lenovo good? Any specific?

Btw, they must be good quality, not falling apart, bad voice quality, etc.

thanks!

136

Living Room / Email whitelist

« on: September 19, 2016, 03:51 PM »

hello!
I am member in a committee and we want to send mass emails to our members for an event. Me as an IT officer of the committee, I don't want them to end in spam folders. Is there a way to whitelist the IP I am sending them from or do something so that they won't be flagged as spam?
thanks!

137

Living Room / How to stop friends getting notified of my posts in groups?

« on: September 16, 2016, 07:23 PM »

hello!
facebook is horrible
How to stop friends getting notified of my posts in groups?
or likes or tags, generally EVERYTHING!
I don't want my friends to get notified of my posts and activity!
thanks!

138

DC Website Help and Extras / show my subscriptions

« on: July 16, 2016, 01:14 PM »

hello!

I cannot see a direct link to show my subscriptions and highlight if there are new posts

it is very annoying having to navigate to my profile and then show my posts

any solution?

thanks!

139

Living Room / problem with pdf

« on: July 14, 2016, 04:36 PM »

hello!

I want to upload some pdf files in a website and while they are true pdf files, with pdf extension, the website rejects them as non-pdf

what can I do?

how can I 'fix' them? or is there any other solution?

thanks!

140

Living Room / how can I save this video?

« on: June 14, 2016, 04:50 PM »

hello!

can anyone help me save this video in full?

http://sixpackshortc...m/desktop/absafter40

thanks!

PS: no affiliation

141

General Software Discussion / Fake equivalent for Windows

« on: June 12, 2016, 06:22 PM »

Hello!

I am amazed by the simplicity of Fake

I am eagerly looking for an equivalent for Windows, that will help you build an automation script using blocks (or some other easy interface).

Is there any?

Thanks!

142

Living Room / robust microusb cable

« on: June 11, 2016, 09:24 AM »

hello!

is there any microUSB cable that the plug will not bend? I bought numerous cables and they all bent at the point of the plug with the lightest of force! (normally if the phone falls and it is plugged).

it would be highly appreciated

thanks!

143

Living Room / problem with skype

« on: June 10, 2016, 01:56 PM »

hello!

I have a problem with skype. A particular person I talk with suddenly hears me very low. I checked their speakers and they work brilliantly! He can hear any youtube video without any problem. Yet when we connect via skype, he can barely hear me, even if he has his speakers at maximum.

Any idea?

thanks!

PS: Microsoft destroys anything they touch, and skype was a marvelous app, until MS got their hands on them.

144

General Software Discussion / Text to folders improvement

« on: June 06, 2016, 08:32 AM »

hello!

I find very useful the Skwire's Text to Folders program

but is it possible to be expanded?

I would like to create any type of file (doc, xls, xlsx, htm, txt, etc)

thanks!

145

Living Room / Re: Autobackup with OneDrive

« on: June 03, 2016, 06:40 PM »

hello!

I have problem making OneDrive work as auto-backup, can you tell me please how to do it?

I want to right click on files and folders and make them to be backedup regularly in the cloud

how can I do that?

will it save older versions automatically?
will it detect when the files/folders are changed and back them up?

thanks!

PS: I tried GoogleDrive and it failed to sync some files so I dumped it

146

Living Room / reliable online backup

« on: May 09, 2016, 09:20 PM »

hello!

I installed Google Drive as I want to backup online some of my folders in case my laptop gets stolen/lost

Can you tell me please how to do that?

I right click on the folder I want to back up and all the submenus are grayed out!

maybe there is a better solution? more than 15GB would also be nice

thanks!

147

Living Room / snipping tool with image editor

« on: May 06, 2016, 01:51 PM »

hello!

is there a simple light snipping tool for Win8.1 with image editor similar to Paint or better embedded?

I know Mouse's snaption tool, but I find it too complicated for simple uses

thanks!

148

Living Room / remember last pdf session

« on: April 13, 2016, 10:58 AM »

hello!

is there a pdf reader (preferably editor also) that will remember the files opened and when I restart it (or laptop crashes) it will reopen the files opened?

my text editor does that, my browser does that, but I need a pdf reader/editor!

thanks!

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Living Room / I am fed up with skype but is there an alternative?

« on: April 08, 2016, 11:50 AM »

hello!

I am really fed up with skype

the call quality is very low with frequent noise, interruptions and hangs

I don't know what the problem can be, but I have otherwise okay internet connection!

is there an alternative?

thanks!

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Living Room / research on the go

« on: March 27, 2016, 05:12 AM »

hello!

I will give you a description of what I want and can you please tell me please what hardware/software I could use to achieve that?

I want to work in cafés, so a sunlight resistive screen is a must, plus a good battery life

I want to read pdf and doc files and highlight terms and search for them quickly in specialized dictionaries, like legal dictionary, ideally without leaving the pdf document

I also want to browse the web with full functionality.

Can you tell me please what to buy to be able to do that kind of research?

thanks!