- Becky! Internet Mail (love its simplicity)-AdIyhc (September 20, 2006, 11:14 PM)
Paintshop Pro 7 (I don't like the newer versions and will only use that one)Any reason you don't like 8? Haven't tried 9, but after corel bought PSP it *did* turn darn awful.-app103 (September 21, 2006, 06:15 AM)
Paintshop Pro 7 (I don't like the newer versions and will only use that one)Any reason you don't like 8? Haven't tried 9, but after corel bought PSP it *did* turn darn awful.-app103 (September 21, 2006, 06:15 AM)-f0dder (September 21, 2006, 06:19 AM)
ACA capture PRO - powerful screen capture software.
www.acasystems.com (http://www.acasystems.com)-titan216 (September 23, 2006, 12:15 AM)
Well, I tried ACA capture PRO just now, it seems the thing is powered by dirty publicity (false claims, paid reviews and deceitful download buttons) rather than real functionality. :)-Mobysaurus (September 23, 2006, 07:23 AM)
I can only recommend/praise linux software, I am not sure how others would benefit from that...-housetier (September 24, 2006, 12:09 PM)
| Purpose | Name | URL | Windows Version? |
| File Manager | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]ROX-Filer | http://rox.sf.net/ | :down: |
| IRC | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]XChat | http://xchat.org/ | :up: |
| IM | Bitlbee | http://bitlbee.org/ | :up: |
| Sylpheed-Claws | http://claws.sylpheed.org/ | via cygwin | |
| Web Browser | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]Swiftfox | http://getswiftfox.com/ | :down: |
| Remote Deskop | FreeNX | http://freenx.berlios.de/ | don't know |
| P2P | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]Azureus | http://azureus.sf.net/ | :up: |
| Movies | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]MPlayer | http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ | :up: |
| Audio | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]Quod Libet | http://www.sacredchao.net/quodlibet/ | :down: |
| Audio | MP3Blaster | http://mp3blaster.sf.net/ | :down: |
| Window Manager | [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]OroboROX | http://rox.sourceforge.net/desktop/OroboROX | :down: |
ACA capture PRO - powerful screen capture software.
www.acasystems.com (http://www.acasystems.com)-titan216 (September 23, 2006, 12:15 AM)
Well, I tried ACA capture PRO just now, it seems the thing is powered by dirty publicity (false claims, paid reviews and deceitful download buttons) rather than real functionality. :)
And most amusing of all, the website claims that the program "gets" a CNET Editor's rating of 5/5, while in fact there's no CNET review at all, only a user rating of 2/5 which says the thing is crap.
http://www.download.com/ACA-Capture-Pro/3000-2192_4-10565132.html (http://www.download.com/ACA-Capture-Pro/3000-2192_4-10565132.html)
- Anderson-Mobysaurus (September 23, 2006, 07:23 AM)
Well, I tried ACA capture PRO just now, it seems the thing is powered by dirty publicity (false claims, paid reviews and deceitful download buttons) rather than real functionality. :)-Mobysaurus (September 23, 2006, 07:23 AM)
Interesting that titan216 only has two posts here, both of them about ACA... :-\-f0dder (September 23, 2006, 08:39 AM)
look, titan216 has his follow up post...more than two...
first, i saw the discussion about what is your favorite software, so i replay...
however, i think i can introduce the aca to everyone, so i post a new topic.-titan216 (September 27, 2006, 02:38 AM)
BUT we take VERY seriously the obligation of disclosure - you absolutely must disclose when you have a relationship with a company or product when you post about it.
People on forums get really used to being "spammed" by advertisers, and they learn to recognize patterns.
Some posts have the "flavor" of one of these spam advertisements:
1) users very first posts are about the product and in different sections, repeating themself.
2) posts look like a copy and paste of program description from the website.
In general, people on almost all forums will expect a new person to post a few posts that don't have to do with a commercial program when they first arrive on a site, just so people can get to know them and trust them a little. and then when you do post about a commercial program you might want to make very clear you aren't associated with the company and post your own thoughts rather than pasting from the product page.
The first app I install on a PC on witch I have to work is Total Commander (http://www.ghisler.com/).Heretic! xPlorer^2 (http://www.zabkat.com) :P-Mark0 (September 26, 2006, 07:20 PM)
Mobysaurus, i am a common user of ACA product....i do not have any further relationship with
ACA company..
titan-titan216 (September 27, 2006, 03:29 AM)
- OdoPlus (http://www.fridgesoft.de/) - Know where do you click most in your everyday and how much kilometers you move the mouse. Just for fun.-Dr-Leech (October 10, 2006, 11:09 PM)
That's what the blue banner in my signature is about. Click that and you will see how we are doing on the DC Whatpulse team....how many keys we have typed, how many mouse clicks, and each user's individual page will also show how many miles they have moved their mouse.-app103 (October 11, 2006, 05:35 AM)
edit by jgpaiva: fixing urls which were inside ""
Courier (email)I'm glad to see someone mentioned the Courier 3.5 e-mail client. What makes Courier really good is not the client itself (although it's very good), but that it integrates with the Time & Chaos 6.0 PIM. T&C is an excellent PIM. There are many user definable fields, it syncs to your PDA (either Palm or Pocket PC), and it even exports its database in XML format.-mrainey (September 27, 2006, 08:54 AM)
- Sygate Personal Firewall-MerleOne (November 09, 2006, 03:49 AM)
Ad Muncher Usage Statistics for v4.7 Build 27105/1416
Adverts removed by Ad Muncher: 46,690
Approximate bandwidth saved: 364 MB
Counter started: oktober 28, 2006
Gyula's Navigator (http://www.wanari.com/products/gynav/) : I use this file manager at work and I have never found one that has a great combination of features that I need: It is freeware, is completely portable-Tekzel (November 11, 2006, 10:46 AM)
Lastly Notepad. Note this "normal" Notepad and not Notepad2. I like it so much because its tremendously fast and contains no unnecessary bells and whistles.:o-txx28 (January 14, 2007, 09:27 PM)
Then it's time for you to discover win32pad!-brotherS (January 15, 2007, 04:59 AM)
David Rayner (zzapper) 15 Years of Vi + 5 years of Vim and still learning
That will do for now - it's suppertime in Denmark :-*Haha, ja - we've just gotten the first hint of frost in Århus, though - so we might end seeing something resembling winter after all :mad:-Curt
TrueLaunchBar (http://truelaunchbar.com $$ - This just makes my computing life easier. I actually run with my taskbar at the bottom (with a truelaunchbar enhanced quick launch) and a toolbar across the top of the screen with some truelaunch plugins and my clipmate toolbar. I loose a tiny bit of screen real estate, but I work faster.it'd be nice to see a screenshot if you could?-cthorpe
it'd be nice to see a screenshot if you could?-tomos (January 26, 2007, 05:29 AM)
it'd be nice to see a screenshot if you could?
Of course.
Here is what my screen looks like:-cthorpe
Flashnote by Softvoile Company (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/)-Curt (January 16, 2007, 11:17 AM)
Okay Curt, FlashNote (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/screenshots.php) is a great idea, and I like it better than sticky apps by far. It sells itself as rough copy, but it's rather 'exact' copy, retaining the formatting of a php file I dumped inside it. Thanks for sharing!-zridling (February 07, 2007, 03:53 PM)
Customize Folder is an operating system shell extension that adds an additional page to the properties of a folder or drive. This additional page provides some additional customizations above those provided by Microsoft.-CloneSoft
Curt: Customize Folder Shell Extension 1.3.14
:Thmbsup:Curt: Customize Folder Shell Extension 1.3.14 (http://www.clonesoft.com/shellicons/index.htm)
I agree with you about its appeal. Been using it for years. I rely on different folder backgrounds to tell me if I've mistakenly opened the wrong folder :-[-cranioscopical (February 07, 2007, 07:58 PM)
Curt: I have hardlinked five folders from Pictures > Icons, into System32, so the hole icon replacing process is really fast now.That's a good idea, hard links are handy. I do it differently: long ago I set up a folder of the icons that I use, so it's always just one source for me...on a hot key.
: long ago I set up a folder of the icons that I use, so it's always just one source for me...on a hot key.-cranioscopical (February 08, 2007, 12:02 PM)
Flashnote by Softvoile Company (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/)-Curt (January 16, 2007, 11:17 AM)
Forgive me, brothers, for repeating it again, but I've really grown very attached to the free Flashnote (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/), and think y'all should check it out.-Curt (February 07, 2007, 08:47 AM)
Curt: You can't use a hotkey inside the search-box 'Select Icon File', can you??Yes, I can use a hot key there, thanks to my favourite macro software. A hot key enters the location of the folder that holds my icon files, and the 'browse button' does the rest of what I need by matching whatever text I begin to enter. Or, I can jump directly to the folder and then select by eye.
Yes, I can use a hot key there, thanks to my favourite macro software.-cranioscopical (February 08, 2007, 11:00 PM)
Great thread. Here are my fav's:
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Opera (so fast and powerful, I love it)
...-Nomadin (February 09, 2007, 06:26 AM)
Ohh, there is always something to learn, isn't there; now I have to learn macros!Yes, always something :)
- a problem being that I can only remember a very few hotkeys.. :-[-Curt (February 09, 2007, 01:08 AM)
... tell how to make the UI toolbar smaller?
I do like my toolbars to be as small as possible, but I've not been able to understand how this can be done in Opera. But maybe this question should be asked somewhere else.-Curt
Am I correct in thinking you're showing the tab bar in Opera but not in the others ?? :tellme:No no, I wouldn't be that unfair. Forgive me for not making it clear the first time - and for hijacking this thread :-[-tomos (February 09, 2007, 09:05 AM)
But you must be the right guy to tell how to make the UI toolbar smaller? :tellme:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ][ You are not allowed to view attachments ][ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
I do like my toolbars to be as small as possible, but I've not been able to understand how this can be done in Opera. But maybe this question should be asked somewhere else.
Silly me. You wrote "TAB - bar", but I didn't think of it. Yes, of course, the Opera tab-bar is displayed, but there is no tab-bar in IE6 and the one in Firefox is a hole lot smaller than Opera's.Am I correct in thinking you're showing the tab bar in Opera but not in the others ?? :tellme:No no, I wouldn't be that unfair.-tomos (February 09, 2007, 09:05 AM)-Curt (February 09, 2007, 09:24 AM)
Only now I can see the problem: I forgot to write that I want the various Opera toolbars to merge into one single bar, as I have it in IE and FF - and I can find no way to do that in Opera.-Curt (February 09, 2007, 09:48 AM)
Wow, I like your setup cthorpe, I could implement an idea or two from that. (I too am a True Launch Bar supporter and had no idea about the window plug-in) thanks for taking the time to post your set-up. On a similar note, if you had a wider screen like say 24'' 1980x1200 would you run everything on the bottom of the screen because it might fit better, or do you prefer having it at the top regardless. Cheers, vegas-vegas (February 07, 2007, 02:18 AM)
Okay Curt, FlashNote (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/screenshots.php) is a great idea, and I like it better than sticky apps by far.-zridling (February 07, 2007, 03:53 PM)
The main aim of YBN is to give you one place where you can keep all the "stuff" of your life. A place that you can carry with you to use on any PC, and soon PPC and PALM. If you practice GTD and Todoque then this application is ideal for "collection", list management and archiving. If you don't, it's just a great, simple, note pad.
* Free, Portable and unlike anything before it.
* Perpetual Open Notes File - Your notes will be kept in a single file (html) that you can keep using and carry for ever. This file can be opened in any web browser, text editor or word processor.
* Every note records its history, so you need never loose information, even if your clear the note.
* Notes can be a single phone number jotted down in a hurry, a chapter of your next book or anything in between.
* Natural Navigation - Say goodbye to indexes and lists, YBN uses an innovative text based navigation system. You want John's phone number, type "john". You want the email draught for the Seattle trip, type "Seattle". You might have a million notes, Natural Navigation will allow you to find them in the fastest, most intuitive way.
* Spell Checker - Check out the new spell checker feature. Now you don't need to open MSWord every time you need to check your spelling.
-Code::Blocks/Dev-C++ -OllyDbg -ProcDump -RadASM -Avast! -Notepad++ -LeapFTP-jah (March 22, 2007, 05:26 AM)
I just about crapped my pants when I installed this just now. This program is awesome! :up: :up:
- TaskSwitchXP (http://www.ntwind.com/software/taskswitchxp.html?): Don't know how I lived without it!
-Perry Mowbray (September 21, 2006, 09:23 AM)
I just about crapped my pants when I installed this just now.
I just about crapped my pants when I installed this just now.
Messy...-Darwin (March 22, 2007, 10:34 PM)
How did it mess up XP?-cthorpe (March 23, 2007, 09:36 AM)
Open Target Shell extension - http://arniworld.de/downloads.htm
Daemon tools Right Click shell ext - Same link as above-Earthcoder (March 24, 2007, 11:34 AM)
Floppy, do you happen to own an HD Drive for use with AnyDVD HD? I am trying to find out how AnyDVD HD is performing for you. ...-Josh (March 24, 2007, 03:35 PM)
I think this thread would be more interesting if everybody took some time to quickly describe the software and maybe post a link to the programs' homepages.-ak_ (June 28, 2007, 05:56 AM)
Volumouse (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html) - Let you change Windows' volume by dragging the wheel and holding Ctrl or Alt, or placing the cursor over the taskbar. I find myself trying to use it on every computer now, as if it was an ordinary feature :)-ak_ (June 28, 2007, 05:56 AM)
DaddyClick (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=8608.msg65717#msg65717) - Hmmm okay, it's quite a joke cause DaddyClick is a AHK script i've done, but actually i really enjoy using it :-[ It lets you go to parent folder by double-clicking on whitesapce in open/save dialogs and explorer windows, then it highlights the folder you come from. Maybe still a little buggy...-ak_ (June 28, 2007, 05:56 AM)
Looking forward to hear more (when less buggy)! :up:Actually, i updated and tested it a lot of times and now i think it works pretty fine. It's my first script so it could certainly be better but at least there won't be any bad surprise. Any feedback is welcome :)-Curt (June 28, 2007, 09:21 AM)
I never could get startup delayer to work properly, programs that should start minimized didnt, splash screens that id got rid of returned, i got rid of it in a hurry, now using the chameleon startup manager and it works really well, for me, in this case, you gets whats you pays for...-Grorgy (June 28, 2007, 04:29 PM)
-Grorgy (June 30, 2007, 05:14 AM)
(and one that actually supports the media buttons on my keyboard)Are you sure you haven't got the "global hotkeys" disabled? I think those are disabled by default (go figure!).-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 12:00 AM)
Integrates nicely with FARR - just add your RoboForm directory to FARR and you can launch automatic logins directly - a massive timesaver at work where there are passwords for almost every system.
(and one that actually supports the media buttons on my keyboard)Are you sure you haven't got the "global hotkeys" disabled? I think those are disabled by default (go figure!).-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 12:00 AM)
Just go to options -> preferences -> global hotkeys and check "enabled" ;)-jgpaiva (July 02, 2007, 12:16 AM)
Integrates nicely with FARR - just add your RoboForm directory to FARR and you can launch automatic logins directly - a massive timesaver at work where there are passwords for almost every system.
ooh, cool tip!-mouser (July 02, 2007, 12:37 AM)
I've been enjoying GIMP lately, to my surprise. I've rejected it a dozen times in the past, but now I can finally get past the fact that it has no background workspace. That crap always drove me crazy, but suddenly it doesn't. Go figure.-zridling (June 25, 2007, 07:09 AM)
I used to use dbPowerAmp all the time too, but i've been disapointed with the latest version so i looked for an alternative and found Switch (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html). Convert anything to anything very simply, i like it and it's free. The "plus" version offers a command-line ability that should very interesting with Drag n Drop Robot.Hmmm, I haven't had any problems with dbPowerAmp myself. Does Switch have 'right click -> convert' integration into explorer?-ak_ (July 02, 2007, 05:17 AM)
Also, i was looking for a nice alternative to Winamp and discovered XMPlay (http://www.xmplay.com/) (thanks to *i don't remember who* on this forum) and i love it. You should try it.Winamp may have had a stay of execution courtesy of jgpaiva's tip on how to get the global hotkeys working. That said, I might just give XMPlay a try and see what I'm missing. Thanks for the recommendations.-ak_ (July 02, 2007, 05:17 AM)
But AutoHotkey is "on the cusp"?! ;-)Heh, what can I say? :) I've only been using it for a couple of months and haven't yet developed a dependency on it. Still, I can see how it might be able to solve one of my more annoying work related problems (just have to find the time to do it) and if that's successful it'll most likely cross the "love and couldn't do without" threshold!-zridling (July 02, 2007, 05:33 AM)
Hmmm, I haven't had any problems with dbPowerAmp myself. Does Switch have 'right click -> convert' integration into explorer?Yes it does.-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 06:23 PM)
1. Sandboxie - I haven't even seen a false positive, much less any real malware since I started doing all my surfing in a sandbox.Have you experienced any major slowdowns when browsing within Sandboxie? I found that whenever I had more than, say, two or three tabs open in Firefox I would be browsing fine and then suddenly, BAM, everything starts timing out and the only solution is to kill the current sandbox and restart it.-howiem (July 02, 2007, 08:54 AM)
Version 1.50:
Volumouse now works under Windows Vista (both 32-bit and x64 versions)
Under Vista, there is no default mixer device anymore, but you can select the default playback and recording device in the component combo-box.
Under Vista, You can select more 6 channels, in addition to the 2 standard left and right channels.
Under Vista, changing the master volume doesn't affect the default left/right balance, as in the previous version of Windows.
All default settings are now saved into .cfg file instead of the Registry.
Added new options to "Use the wheel when" combo-box: Windows Media Center is focused, iTunes is focused, Mouse cursor is over the Vista Gadgets, GOM Player is focused, Alt+Shift are down, Alt+Ctrl are down, Ctrl+Shift are down, The cursor is on screen corners.
New option: Use hot-keys instead of the mouse wheel.
Added additional rule line (6 instead of 5 in previous versions...)-Versions History
After further investigation I've discovered that Ad Muncher was causing the problem. I had tried disabling it in the past without effect - it seems you need to shut it down entirely!1. Sandboxie - I haven't even seen a false positive, much less any real malware since I started doing all my surfing in a sandbox.Have you experienced any major slowdowns when browsing within Sandboxie? I found that whenever I had more than, say, two or three tabs open in Firefox I would be browsing fine and then suddenly, BAM, everything starts timing out and the only solution is to kill the current sandbox and restart it.-howiem (July 02, 2007, 08:54 AM)-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 06:31 PM)
Registrar Registry Manager offers a very complete and safe solution to administrators and power users for maintaining the registry on both their desktops and remote computers on their network.
Apart from common features, like those offered by the native Windows registry editors (regedit.exe and regedt32.exe) this program offers a solution for backing up and restoring registries, fast background search and replace, a bookmark editor with categories which supports key coloring and adding descriptions to registry keys and values, detailed property pages, tools for easy navigation. The program offers multi-level undo so all registry changes can be individually undone.
The software offers a registry defragmenter, a registry monitor which logs l changes made to the registry by external programs as well as security editors which allow you to set access restrictions on your registry keys.
Version 5.50 adds support for Windows Vista, includng the x64 editions.
http://www.resplendence.com/registrar
Release notes for Startup Delayer v2.3 build 125http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&dl=startdelay
Item Description
- 1 Fix items getting removed when upgrading from old version with 0 delay
- 2 Added complete support for loading languages
- 3 Add Option to allow showing of Application Location Icons instead of Application Icons
- 4 Fix Uninstall Issue where the Uninstall never completes
- 5 Fix Bug where Add was editing due to modified Language files
- 6 Add ability to change the colours on the Time Chart
- 7 Fix Some commandline options not being recognised. All should now be recognised.
- 8 Fix for second run time error 52
Nice update ;)-Nxqd3051990 (July 13, 2007, 11:16 AM)
One favorite that I tried but couldn't afford to buy was Registrar from the same company, Resplendence because is was €45. But during this July there is a 30% rebate. You really should think about it; I was sad I didn't have the money back then, but now it just may be affordable:I almost overlooked this post. Thanks Curt. I have been hesitant to purchase this because of the price. This discount was enough to get me to buy it.-Curt (July 05, 2007, 10:41 AM)
You're of course welcome, tinjaw.I'm not sure how much I will use of it between now and then, but feel free to send me a PM toward the end of he month to remind me to post.
Would you mind telling about the use of Registrar - before the end of July, please?-Curt (July 14, 2007, 01:21 PM)
Xion Audio Player version 1.0 build 94 has been released!
With 150+ fixes, changes and optimizations including lower CPU and Memory usage, don't hesitate to download now! There are plenty of new features for skinners with more changes to come!
You can download this release from the product page: http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=xion
or from the Official Xion Audio Player website: http://xion.r2.com.au/index.php?page=download
Release Notes for this build can be found here: http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=xion&vrn=xion_v1.0b94 here-r2
Integrates nicely with FARR - just add your RoboForm directory to FARR and you can launch automatic logins directly - a massive timesaver at work where there are passwords for almost every system. :Thmbsup:-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 12:00 AM)
Lately, I've really enjoyed editing movies with TMPGEnc 4 XPress (http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/index.html).-zridling (February 24, 2008, 10:42 AM)
> ShortCut (http://www.typer.de, I think the homepage is only in German but the program is also in English)-ad-min (September 10, 2007, 01:15 AM)
a text completer or abbreviation expander?-rjbull (February 24, 2008, 02:22 PM)
Is it payware or freeware?-rjbull (February 24, 2008, 02:22 PM)
which versions of Windows does it run on?-rjbull (February 24, 2008, 02:22 PM)
Oh, and the program is 100% in German. No English...-Curt (February 24, 2008, 06:03 PM)
Oh, and the program is 100% in German. No English...-Curt (February 24, 2008, 06:03 PM)
Just go to Allgemein > Lokalisierung (General > Localization) and switch from Deutsch to English. But - as far as I know - the help file is only in German.
I tried a LOT of applications of this kind, but Shortcut is - in my opinion - by far the best one.-ad-min (February 25, 2008, 02:20 AM)
Flashnote 3.0 beta (http://softvoile.com/flashnote/download.php?s=news3.0fn) appeared. Program is rewritten from scratch. So, in spite of it is thoroughly tested, it has -beta prefix.
I need to tell that program has features available only in 2.x branch now. I have not added anything important. Among new functions I can mention that now you can move Notes up/down on the tree. This branch will be further developed. There will be new versions, but I do not promise to make them soon.
Some features that will appear in future versions: support of portable mode, search through the whole database, automatic backup, Drag&Drop of Notes on the tree.
At the same time Flashnote is not going to turn into PIM.
Note for the users of current version:
Flashnote 3.x converts your database into the new format automatically. Backup of current database will be created before that. But all Settings you should make again.
Thus you can return to using Flashnote 2.3 and the old database. In this case infomation saved in version 3.0 will be lost.
In spite of the above I advice you make backup of the "C:\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Application Data\flashnote\" folder (or where you store your database).
Hope you like new version. All your comments are greatly appritiated (http://softvoile.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1352).
One of my absolute favourites was just updated, rewritten from scratch:Some features that will appear in future versions: support of portable mode, search through the whole database, automatic backup, Drag&Drop of Notes on the tree.
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And, may I add, it still pops up like a flash... :up:
http://softvoile.com/flashnote/download.php?s=news3.0fn-Curt (April 09, 2008, 05:20 PM)
Integrates nicely with FARR - just add your RoboForm directory to FARR and you can launch automatic logins directly - a massive timesaver at work where there are passwords for almost every system. :Thmbsup:-BrokenNails (July 02, 2007, 12:00 AM)
I added the place my passcards are stored, and when I type donationcoder in and click the rpn file it launches RF as if i wanted to EDIT the passcard. Is that they way you meant, or is it possible to have FARR launch the site and RF login with the passcard?-PaladinMJ (February 16, 2008, 05:12 AM)
Mempad's lack of unicode is a deal breaker for me though. And the author said it was an incredibly hard thing to implement it in mempad and couldn't promise it in future release.-najja (April 10, 2008, 04:39 AM)
Unicode doesn't bother me, but if you use other than European languages, I suppose you have little choice ... Did you look at the minipad2 ... I don't know if it has Unicode, but it's made in China, so presume Unicode is necessary.-rjbull (April 11, 2008, 04:52 AM)
Mempad's lack of unicode is a deal breaker for me though.-najja (April 10, 2008, 04:39 AM)
MemPad has all those features (as far as I understand them) except drag & drop.-rjbull (April 10, 2008, 03:38 AM)
... Actually, all my Windows programs support all characters that can be found in Charmap.exe (the programmer does not have to take care about this). And MemPad, for example will change "æøå" to uppercase without problems.
Windows also supports character sets like Greek or Russian in single byte, non-UNICODE mode (many MemPad users), but UNICODE, of course is absolutely necessary, if you want to mix different character sets. My windows programs even work under a chinese emulation (though there are some problems with search functions..)
My old DOS programs, however, are limited to the DOS character set, and uppercase functions are somewhat limited.-email from Horst Schaefer
Other than that I think MemPad is the strangest program I can think of. You have to forget everything you ever thought you knew about how to create a note, in order to use this weird program! Or were all of my problems with MemPad maybe because of unavailable hotkeys, or my unstable PC? Hmm...-Curt (April 14, 2008, 08:41 AM)
We now know that MemPad both supports Unicode, and has Drag&Drop-Curt (April 14, 2008, 08:41 AM)
:p
Too bad the entire world wasn't colonized by England, and all previous history/culture/LANGUAGE burnt :p-f0dder (April 14, 2008, 12:22 PM)
The whole world would be eating boiled food-iphigenie
exhume always comes to mind - a verb for "dig up dead people", how crazy is that-f0dder
...
Input director http://www.inputdirector.com/
...-kartal (April 15, 2008, 09:17 PM)
Roboform - Since I got Roboform, I have actually followed the advice I always gave others and assigned unique passwords to various web services. My Roboform password is pretty much a string of random characters that correspond somewhat to a sentence that was written on something on my desk when I first set it up, so I feel secure that it won't be easy to break.-cthorpe (July 16, 2008, 04:31 AM)
Yes, that's the usual way to use Roboform, but before I started using it, I just had a few passwords that I used for everything.-cthorpe (July 17, 2008, 03:44 AM)
Zenware for full screen distraction free creative writing. No whistles and bells, just empty screen, you and your words. WriteMonkey is light, fast, and perfectly handy for those who enjoy the simplicity of a typewriter but live in modern times.
[offtopic] I am pretty sure there's a topic here on DC with a few text editors similar to the one 40hz just posted, I just can't find the topic :( [/offtopic]-jgpaiva (July 18, 2008, 03:43 AM)
[offtopic] I am pretty sure there's a topic here on DC with a few text editors similar to the one 40hz just posted, I just can't find the topic :( [/offtopic]-jgpaiva (July 18, 2008, 03:43 AM)
That's correct (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=11917.0) jgpaiva. See this link:[offtopic] Oh, and writemonkey was there too! Thanks for finding the link, phil! [/offtopic]
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=11917.0-PhilB66 (July 18, 2008, 03:46 AM)
My current hands-down favorite is the oddly named Write Monkey.-40hz (July 17, 2008, 09:31 PM)
Mapping F12 to shutdown? Eek. On keyboards with a dedicated shutdown button, I always end up tearing said button off, after much cursing and swearing.much anguish could have been avoided by going to the control panel. ;)-f0dder (July 18, 2008, 08:04 AM)
And for university times: because of some admin's idea to take off privileges from ANYONE (even IT students), it was impossible to do what you advice.[offtopic :)](emphasis mine)-fenixproductions (July 18, 2008, 11:26 AM)
Theoritically it might work. In practise: in many cases computers switch off ATX power handling if you choose such options. I've tried this option but each time it works for keys but gives "Now it is safe to switch off computer" message for standard shutdown. The only way to have both functionalities (no msgs, no keys) is to rip off the last ones.-fenixproductions (July 18, 2008, 11:26 AM)
My current hands-down favorite is the oddly named Write Monkey.-40hz (July 17, 2008, 09:31 PM)
I tried WriteMonkey ("WM") a year or so ago, but found it to be too 'odd'. Your praise made me give it another try, but once again it failed to please me. I made myslef acquainted with the strange GUI, and I accepted the various features, I guess you must call them. ...
I did find find some features about WriteMonkey that I like. Nevertheless it will now leave my PC.-Curt (July 18, 2008, 07:55 AM)
My current hands-down favorite is the oddly named Write Monkey.-40hz (July 17, 2008, 09:31 PM)
WriteMonkey is quirky and cool. I just spent 10min typing absolute gibberish just to hear the typewriter sounds! Its software with 'personality', I can easily imagine it being on the Mac.
I'm not a writer, but I can't imagine being more productive in it for writing a book than any modern word processor.-MrCrispy (July 22, 2008, 07:51 PM)
Its software with 'personality', I can easily imagine it being on the Mac.-MrCrispy (July 22, 2008, 07:51 PM)
Its software with 'personality', I can easily imagine it being on the Mac.-MrCrispy (July 22, 2008, 07:51 PM)
I haven't tried it, not having a mac, but I believe Writeroom (http://hogbaysoftware.com/products/writeroom) is the same idea.-allen (July 23, 2008, 07:56 PM)
Hello all.
I'm the author of Writemonkey. ...-iztoks (July 24, 2008, 04:15 AM)
Xion Player from the same company was updated today, and a great audio player it is becomming.-Curt (February 16, 2008, 03:54 AM)
Proxomitron download + ...-Szero (November 04, 2010, 03:19 PM)
220 popups ?! You mean that test page on the Proxomitron page ?Proxomitron download + ...-Szero (November 04, 2010, 03:19 PM)
ATTENTION! When Proxomitron is warning: "Demo showing a couple of events that may trigger popups and other things. Not for use without Proxomitron" - they mean it!! 220 windows will pop up, if you click 'allow', without Proxomitron installed !!!
It was almost funny...
Almost.-Curt (November 04, 2010, 09:25 PM)
Yes, Proxomitron has stayed on my system as well, though that also means I can't find a replacement after all these years.Some tools will just never see their equal. 8)-mwang (November 05, 2010, 09:19 AM)