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General Software Discussion / Re: Suggestions for switching from Vista (64-bit) to XP (32-bit)?
« on: October 25, 2008, 12:50 AM »
For the true tweak-animals amongst us, find a freeware version from the tool: xq-setup
-Shades (October 25, 2008, 12:17 AM)

Last freeware version: X-Setup  ;)

However, I think the imaging software alternative (making an image of the drive with the fresh, updated and tuned Windows XP) is a better solution

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General Software Discussion / Re: Writing to two folders simultaneously. Possible? Tired of running synch progs
« on: October 24, 2008, 11:56 PM »
Any ideas?
-urlwolf (October 23, 2008, 12:45 PM)

This may be a different approach, but it'd achieve the same thing: use Microsoft Office Live Groove or one of its free clones (I'd recommend Collaber)

Actually, if all you want is synchronizing your 2 PCs you may even be able to use Office Live Groove for free. I'm not sure if this would be acceptable under Microsoft's License, though, so you'd have to check it out. Otherwise, it's $ 79 for the first year. As I said, Collaber is free.

To get all your docs synchronized you'll have to leave both PCs on (and online, of course). Synchronization would be automatic and instantaneous. Besides, each PC would serve as a backup of the other. Also, notice that all the information would remain in your PCs, NOT in Microsoft's servers, so you'd be able to work on your docs even when you're offline (they'd just not get synchronized with the other PC until you get back online).

I think it may suit you.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Image Slideshow Viewer with PAN capability
« on: October 24, 2008, 11:38 PM »
a simple tool (for Windows) which shows a slideshow of all images in a specified folder.
Also, it should have the ability to pan the images, smoothly ..i.e. the Ken Burns Effects
-anjan_oleti (October 24, 2008, 01:04 AM)

My screensaver does precisely that: MotionPicture screen saver

It's no longer developed and of course it's a screensaver, but you can run it on demand. It's completely customizable and very small too (436 kb).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Suggestions for switching from Vista (64-bit) to XP (32-bit)?
« on: October 24, 2008, 11:03 PM »
You may find a number of useful tips in this article by Ed Bott

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General Software Discussion / Re: Spam filtering
« on: October 24, 2008, 10:41 PM »
So, er, what do you do? Set up all your pop mail accounts to be filtered through GMail and then set your GMail account as the only incoming e-mail account through Outlook? Then use rules to sort from there?
-Darwin (October 24, 2008, 09:22 AM)

That's exactly what I'd do in your place.
But let me mention a potential downside to that approach: you'll have to check GMail via web once in a while to check GMail's Spam folder and make sure there are no false positives there. Admittedly, it's very unusual, but it's happened to me a couple of times.

Two other spam-fighting techniques that I've found effective:
  • Using my hosting provider's bayesian antispam service (I'm not sure which engine they use, but I think it's SpamAssassin) to flag messages suspected to be spam and then mix that "flag" with my e-mail program's own bayesian filters. It sounds more complicated than it actually is, and it's been very effective for me. Of course, this only applies if you have a hosting provider and manage your own domains and e-mail addresses. BTW, my e-mail program is Barca
  • Never EVER fill an online form with a real/permanent e-mail address. I use SpamGourmet to automatically create temporary addresses that forward a certain number of messages to one of my real e-mail accounts before they "self-destruct"  :)

By using all of the above (incluiding Google's filtering on my GMail account) I'm currently achieving around 99% efficiency at spam filtering, and less that 15% of the messages I receive are actually spam.

Just my 2 cents ...

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