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General Software Discussion / Re: Which MP3 tagger do you use?

« on: November 05, 2007, 07:48 AM »

I use AudioShell for audio tagging and integrates into Windows Explorer. You can edit tags from the Properties dialog, under the Tag Editor Tab. Great for quick editing.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: SSC will come up minimized even if I ask NOT to do that

« on: October 23, 2007, 04:07 PM »

On Vista, I've noticed the same type of problem, as stated above, with ZoneAlarm when the computer loads. Sometimes I see only half to just the title-bar of the application.

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Help Authoring Gem

« on: September 10, 2007, 03:04 PM »

New Version is Available
See the Forum Post for more information

What's New

B - Default Header Color Option Not Saved (Ref: Modao, JFST)
B - Low Contrast Themes Hard to Read (Ref: AnthonyV)
B - Body Text Formatting is wrong (Ref: Modao)
B - HTM Decimal Parsing Fixed (Ref: SeUser)
B - Cannot Re-Import HTML Files (Ref: BigDon)
B - Paragraph Border Error (Ref: EParmer)
B - Body Text Color Wrong (Ref: JFST)
B - Bad HTML Code (Ref: ThomasArns)
B - Missing </A> Code (Ref: ThomasArns)
B - Hotspots in Images Access Violation (Ref: PowerPwr)
B - Popup issues (Ref: CaveTroll)
B - Manual Designer Access Violation on Main Project (Ref: Sloany)
B - Partial Fix for A-Links Bug (Ref: ithomas).
B - Import HTML access violation issue (Ref: Many)
B - HPJ Compiler Error on Bookmarks (Ref: Varta)
B - CHM Compile Error on invalid bookmark (Ref: Sunil).

Russian/Hebrew/Japanese issues:
Please contact us for custom build for DBCS / CHM Search solution.

Please download from:
http://www.vizacc.co...oads/vahelp73035.exe

Thank you.
-HelpMaker Forum

I use it and find it to be very decent for a program that is free. It also includes:

*ButtonMaker- Create Buttons
*IconMaker- Create Icons
*ImageMaker- Take Screenshots and Edit them
Batch Converter- Convert images to different formats
PDF Tools- Create PDFs from your Help files

*Uses new Office 2007 Ribbon style

For these programs, see the HelpAppsx Menu or your program installation directory (C:\Program Files/vahelp/)

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Top 3 programs you use

« on: August 09, 2007, 09:35 AM »

Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition (Free) - http://msdn.microsof.../vstudio/express/vb/
LaunchBarCommander (Free) - https://www.donation...Commander/index.html
Firefox (Free) - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Encrypt single file?

« on: July 26, 2007, 10:27 AM »

I know that ZipGenius has an option to encrypt a zip file and also create an application:

Also See Help Topic:
http://help.zipgeniu..._un_archivio_Zip.htm

Can you zip the file and encrypt it?
dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Need a contact form

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:54 AM »

You might be interested in FormAssembly. It provides ready-made templates and you can create one from scratch. Many options...

(*) ... and also, * get email notifications, * RSS feed, * charts and statistics, export to * Excel or third-party services like * Salesforce, integrate with * PayPal to collect payments, enhance your web forms with input validation, conditional questions and more.
No programming required, no database to setup.
-FormAssembly

http://www.formassembly.com/

They have a free plan available: http://www.formassembly.com/plans.php

dhuser

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Screenshot Captor / Re: [Bug] v. 2.32.02 - Button Off-screen on License Key Confirmation Dialog

« on: July 10, 2007, 10:55 AM »

tinjaw,
I am seeing the same thing on all of the programs (LaunchBar Commander, Screenshot Captor, and FARR). My font size is normal.

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Free Photoscape: 5 stars from Snapfiles

« on: June 29, 2007, 02:36 PM »

Nice Find. This is exactly what I was looking for, in terms of a good program to make collages and prints with multiple photos.

dhuser

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Evrsoft First Page 2006 Reviewed

« on: June 27, 2007, 12:18 PM »

The nag screen is there because it was available for purchase. Now as it has been abandoned, there is no way to purchase the program, and there are no limitations in this version.
If you can stand some of the bugs (I have, after dealing with worse), it's not a bad program.

I already use and like KompoZer for visually editing sites with CSS. Possible New Mini-Review coming for KompoZer.

dhuser

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Evrsoft First Page 2006 Reviewed

« on: June 26, 2007, 04:17 PM »

Basic Info

App Name	Evrsoft First Page 2006
App URL	http://www.evrsoft.com
App Version Reviewed	3.0 Final
Test System Specs	Windows XP SP2
Supported OSes	Windows
Support Methods	Support Forum: http://developers.evrsoft.com/forum/
Pricing Scheme	Freeware (see below)
Reviewer Donation Link	Donate to dhuser, the Review Author
Relationship btwn. Reviewer and Product	None

The developer's have stopped developing this program. It is freeware, with the nag-screen. There is no way to purchase the software.

Intro:
Evrsoft First Page 2006 is a free HTML editing program. It makes the common tasks easy and also features:

Image Map Maker
Toolbars with different codes
Hundreds of Predefined Javascripts
Visual Designer on Internet Explorer Engine
Spell Checker

More features are shown at: http://www.evrsoft.c...page3-features.shtml

Screenshot

Who is this app designed for:

Web Developers
HTML Beginners

The Good

Easy Interface (toolbars &menus)
Predefined Javascripts
Code Generators
Panels (Explorer, Code Inspectors, Projects, etc...
Split Preview

The needs improvement section

No longer under development
Splash Screen Bug on Some Computers
Annoying Nag Screen
Design View is Based Upon Internet Explorer Engine
Design View Outputs Some Non-Standard Code

Why I think you should use this product
This product is easy to use and works for basic and advanced users.

How does it compare to similar apps
It has enough features, and compared to other applications, it does quite well.

Conclusions
Evrsoft First Page 2006 is an excellent editor with many advanced features. A word about the nag screen: deal with it.

Links to other reviews of this application
- Associated Content Site Review: http://www.associate...ree_html_editor.html
- Quick Online Tips Review: http://www.quickonli...al-html-editor-free/

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: More about e-mail web based and other

« on: June 16, 2007, 04:01 PM »

I use MyWay. It is operated by the company that owns Ask.com. It's not bad, although lacks some features. I would recommend it to a person who just wants a simple e-mail account.

dhuser

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Living Room / Re: Russian ATM Found running Unactivated version of windows

« on: June 11, 2007, 05:01 PM »

That must give the customer a great sense of security and trust...

dhuser

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Living Room / Webfind: The Daily Lit

« on: June 09, 2007, 10:38 AM »

Found at the CNET's Queue:

Too busy for books? Read them by email (or RSS).

from CNET's Queue

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review: Wubi - Painless, partion-free WindowsXP/Ubuntu dual booting

« on: May 28, 2007, 09:36 AM »

Wubi has appeared on the DailyDownload Blog at Download.com:
http://www.download....017-12.html?tag=head

Computer giant Dell made big news yesterday when it began shipping desktops and laptops pre-installed with Ubuntu, a popular Linux distribution. I'm not sure who the heck is going to buy a Linux Dell, but it certainly marks a sea change in retail computing.

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Living Room / Re: Why don't you pay for software?

« on: May 23, 2007, 07:27 AM »

I don't usually pay for software because there are too many frere/open-source programs that do exactly (and sometimes more) then the commercial alternatives. This comes to mind, mostly with graphic programs and VB.NET components for GUIs (I develop free software).

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox

« on: May 16, 2007, 08:49 AM »

I like and use Firefox because of the add-ons, open-source, and not being made by a giant software maker. IE7 has some improvements over IE6, but still I will use Firefox.

And the Update process is easier. No IE6 > IE7 upgrade fiasco...
http://www.ie-vista....om/known_issues.html
The installer removed existing files, the installer failed, then did not put back the files it removed. I lost every IE component. System Restore then did not run, as it runs on IE. I ended up just re-installing Windows XP. The reason why this happened is that ZoneAlarm was installed... IE7 eventually installed with the new re-installed system. I was smart to install it before ZoneAlarm.

Go Firefox!

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good Screen Recorder Video Editing Software?

« on: May 15, 2007, 03:55 PM »

The following are free scren capture programs:
Three Programs I use
* DebugMode Wink at http://www.debugmode.com/wink/- Flash output, the best for free. Only one listed in this post, that provides nice editing features
* AviScreen Classic at http://www.bobyte.co.../AviScreen/index.asp- Creates AVI screen captures
* CamStudio at http://camstudio.org/- produces flash output

Also DonationCoder does have a review about these tools at https://www.donation...enCasting/index.html
Note that Wink 1.0, not the current version, is reviewed

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Faststone Image Capture now Shareware

« on: May 15, 2007, 08:33 AM »

I just found out yesterday. I re-downloaded the freeware version at Download.com. I do not see many enchancements (for me, at least) over the previous version.

If you are still looking for the freeware version, search CNET's Download.com for FastStone Capture, and see where it shows license: it should say Free. Edit- link: http://www.download....361.html?tag=lst-0-1

Of course, I will usually use Screenshot Captor

dhuser

(Edit made- Latest freeware version link: http://www.download....361.html?tag=lst-0-1)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Alternatives for creating Powerpoint animations?

« on: May 14, 2007, 02:34 PM »

Some Ideas:
* OpenOffice.org Impress is an excellent presentation-maker. It can save and open PowerPoint presentations, and has many PowerPoint-like features. A Screenshot is shown below:

... Animated Demo: http://www.openoffic...t/flash/Impress.html
... Get it at http://download.open...org/2.2.0/index.html
* Create a flash animation using a free program: Liveswif 2.2 at http://liveswifers.org/. The tutorials will help you with creating an animation.

* Create a show using PowerPoint, and capture it using DebugMode Wink (free video-screen-capture program) at http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Some ideas...
dhuser

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Living Room / Re: Microsoft takes on the free world

« on: May 14, 2007, 09:02 AM »

Watch some users decide to use Windows, instead of Linux (I use a Live CD & like it), due to the claims. It takes one company to ruin/destroy it for everybody. Personally, I do not like Microsoft, but I have no choice.

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: More offensive — Resource bloat or Feature bloat?

« on: May 09, 2007, 04:56 PM »

Resource bloat is the wrost, your computer slows down, and then the Low Virtual Memory message appears. The programs I think of, with this is: some Roxio programs, and old versions of Norton Antivirus.

I usually don't care about the numerous features... All I want is that those features just have some purpose.

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Things I can do in Linux that I can't do on Windows

« on: May 08, 2007, 07:10 AM »

Nice find urlwolf. Many of the points mentioned were backed up with information. Makes me want to switch, at times (from Windows).

dhuser

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Living Room / Re: Today I was searching for interesting software...

« on: May 05, 2007, 01:09 PM »

Here is the Macafee SiteAdvisor's report:
http://www.siteadvis...ef=safe&aff_id=0

In our tests, we found a small fraction of downloads on this site that some people consider adware or other unwanted programs.
-SiteAdvisor

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Living Room / Re: unhealthy amounts of image generators

« on: May 05, 2007, 01:05 PM »

The site that runs this site is Custom Sign Generator:
http://customsigngenerator.com/

Basically the same, with previews of samples, on mouse over.

dhuser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cheeky

« on: April 25, 2007, 02:54 PM »

Technical Info for DVD-Video

PAL

Video:
Up to 9.8 Mbps* (9800 kbps*) MPEG2 video
Up to 1.856 Mbps (1856 kbps) MPEG1 video
720 x 576 pixels MPEG2 (Called Full-D1)
704 x 576 pixels MPEG2
352 x 576 pixels MPEG2 (Called Half-D1, same as the CVD Standard)
352 x 288 pixels MPEG2
352 x 288 pixels MPEG1 (Same as the VCD Standard)
25 fps*
16:9 Anamorphic (only supported by 720x576)

Audio:
48000 Hz
32 - 1536 kbps
Up to 8 audio tracks containing Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM(uncompressed audio), MPEG-1 Layer2. One audio track must have MPEG-1, DD or PCM Audio.

Extras:
Motion menus, still pictures, up to 32 selectable subtitles, seamless branching for multiple storylines, 9 camera angles. And also additional DVD-ROM / data files that only can be read by computer DVD drives.

Total:
Total bitrate including video, audio and subs can be max 10.08 Mbps (10080 kbps)

* Mbps = million bits per second
* kbps = thousand bits per second
* fps = frames per second

For more technical DVD-Video details read the DVDDemystified DVD FAQ section 3.4

NTSC (NTSC Film)

Video:
Up to 9.8 Mbps* (9800 kbps*) MPEG2 video
Up to 1.856 Mbps (1856 kbps) MPEG1 video
720 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Full-D1)
704 x 480 pixels MPEG2
352 x 480 pixels MPEG2 (Called Half-D1, same as the CVD Standard)
352 x 240 pixels MPEG2
352 x 240 pixels MPEG1 (Same as the VCD Standard)
29,97 fps*
23,976 fps with 3:2 pulldown = 29,97 playback fps (NTSC Film, this is only supported by MPEG2 video)
16:9 Anamorphic (only supported by 720x480)

Audio:
48000 Hz
32 - 1536 kbps
Up to 8 audio tracks containing DD (Dolby Digital/AC3), DTS, PCM(uncompressed audio), MPEG-1 Layer2. One audio track must have DD or PCM Audio.

Extras:
Motion menus, still pictures, up to 32 selectable subtitles, seamless branching for multiple storylines, 9 camera angles. And also additional DVD-ROM / data files that only can be read by computer DVD drives.

Total:
Total bitrate including video, audio and subs can be max 10.08 Mbps (10080 kbps)

* Mbps = million bits per second
* kbps = thousand bits per second
* fps = frames per second
-http://www.videohelp.com/dvd

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd#tech

It goes on with a chart and other information
dhuser

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