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Developer's Corner / Resurrecting Ubiquity for Chrome
« on: February 13, 2010, 03:24 PM »
I've been interested in the Ubiquity add-on for Firefox since I first heard about it, and wished that it had fared better.  It seems mostly dead now, but I think we can fix this.  

Here's a quote from the developers of Ubiquity:
Being relatively new to the Mozilla world, we found it difficult and time-consuming to write extensions to Firefox. There is something largely last-decade about requiring restarts to add a new feature to your browsing experience. It’s ironic that the entire Web is on a push model, yet the browser—the most fundamental tool of interacting with the Web—is on a pull model.

Well, in the case of Google Chrome, that problem has been solved.  Extensions do not require restarts, they are auto-updated by push, and they are written using standard web languages - XML and JavaScript.  This video shows a basic overview of creating Chrome extensions.



The core idea of Ubiquity is, in my opinion, a lofty but worthy goal:  Allow users to not just find, but DO things with the web, in the way that is most natural to them - telling it what to do.  That's my interpretation, anyway.

Goal.jpg

FARR and other launchers were built to do things with your computer, using objects that are (compared to the web) static and rigid.  Tools like Ubiquity are different because they should be designed to do things with the Internet, in all its 404 error glory.



I know it would be a tough project to tackle, but that's just the sort of thing that I know the valiant coders here at DC can handle.  As for myself, I just learned JavaScript from the excellent tutorial in the Programming School section, and I know basic HTML.  

Ubiquity is open source, so at least there'd be a starting point.
I've come across some other things that I think are relevant:
  • Siri - A personal assistant that performs tasks on iPhone based on voice queries.
  • WordNet - A categorized database of the English language.
  • FreeBase - A huge database of all sorts of interconnected topics.

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Living Room / Re: Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon
« on: February 09, 2010, 11:20 PM »
For us lucky users of Chrome, there's now an extension that can duplicate the iPad experience on your computer, for free!

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ilejdkfldemlafkeebadjppfhdiimbfd

CubeMe by The Blue Cube
Experience the web the way Steve intended.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Final Release: SubDiv
« on: January 26, 2010, 09:49 PM »
SubDiv V1.2 has been unleashed!

New features include a true date format that will sort itself.  Sorry for not realizing that at first.  Also, the recursing idea has been implemented, as well as an unplanned feature: Cleanup.  When SubDiv detects an empty folder, it gets deleted.

Again, a lot of this is untested, so let me know as soon as any issues pop up.  I'm trying to find a good place to manage all of the feedback.  RedMine's nice, but I'd prefer if users didn't have to register.  Any suggestions?

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Final Release: SubDiv
« on: January 12, 2010, 08:08 PM »
Thanks for letting me know, Perry!  It's good to see NANY getting some publicity.

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Google Boomerang / Re: Post Results Here
« on: January 08, 2010, 11:37 AM »
I got a good one today:

I hope you have a good time on your vacation.  We took one to Oregon last year, but we had to cut it short because of the weather.
================================================
We hope this book. For a few years, storm Washington.

One loop, all languages except Finnish, German, Bulgarian and Spanish.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Final Release: SubDiv
« on: January 04, 2010, 09:31 PM »
Wow, these are some great suggestions and examples!  If they all come to pass, SubDiv will be more complex and useful than I originally had in mind ... I can't wait!

My Christmas Break is over, so development is going to have to slow down, but I don't intend to stop with version 1.0!  Just wondering, what are some opinions of the icon?  It was somewhat thrown together, so it's not the best I can do.

(The .ahk code is now hosted on a RedMine project, if anyone wants to take a look at it.)

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Sort files into folders based on type
« on: January 04, 2010, 08:37 PM »
Huh.  I'm working on a similar app called SubDiv.  I started before I knew about this app, and I wanted to do a folder sorting app my way.   :-[

I hope nobody minds if I incorporate some of these ideas.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Final Release: SubDiv
« on: January 01, 2010, 12:34 AM »
Phew!  I cut it a bit too close, but SubDiv has been released!  The current version is limited, but more development will follow!

All suggestions are welcome, but I probably won't be able to address most of them.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / pyrohacker
« on: December 13, 2009, 08:39 PM »
NANY 2010 Entry Information

Application Name SubDiv
Version 1.2
Short Description Organize your changing folders
Supported OSes MS Windows (All)
Web Pages - You're looking at one.
- GitHub Repo
Download Link See GitHub.
System Requirements
  • Windows
  • A folder
Version History
  • 1.2 - Updated format + 2 new features
  • 1.0 - First working version
Author pyrohacker


Description

SubDiv was built to organize folders that are constantly being filled with new content, such as a 'Downloads' folder. When you are continually throwing files from the Internet into a folder on your computer, that folder becomes very disorganized (at least for me). SubDiv will take those files and put them into folders based on the day they were created.

Features
Portable - Program is drive-independent and saves settings using .ini files, so it can be placed on any computer.
Currently sorts based on the day that a file was created.

Planned Features by Priority
  • Multiple date formats - Semi-done! (currently supports two separators.)
  • Multiple sorting methods - File extension, Alphabetical, & possible others
  • Multiple work modes - Update or Constant Monitor
  • Optional recursive sorting of subfolders - Done! (Thanks, doctorfrog!)
  • Optional sorting of subfolders themselves
  • Independent website
  • Help file (only if it becomes complex enough)

Possible Features (not set in stone)
  • Undo feature - Probable, but not a priority.
  • Custom user sort fields - Not for a long time, but keep your hopes up!

Screenshots
SubDiv Screenshot 2.jpg NewScreenshot.png

Usage

Installation
Place the .exe file into the folder you wish to have sorted.

Using the Application
Run the program! Current settings are:
  • Recurse - take files from sub-folders and sort them as well.
  • Cleanup - delete empty folders every time a files are sorted.

Uninstallation
Delete the .exe file and the .ini file. Please note, however, that there is no way to undo sorting at this time.

Known Issues
No issues that I'm aware of, other than incompleteness!

It's difficult to test a program that is based on taking a long time. Let me know if you run across any bugs.



Since I don't know how to manage files and folders in C++, this project has been made in AHK.
Any suggestions would be warmly welcomed!

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Pledge to Participate Here
« on: December 09, 2009, 12:11 PM »
I plan to release a folder organization tool for NANY.  I've been working on it for about three months, and this is as good a time as any to finish it.

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Living Room / Re: Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!
« on: April 10, 2009, 09:22 AM »
I cannot believe this!  Why on earth would our government allow such a dangerous chemical anywhere near its citizens?  Someone should force them to stop letting dihydrogen monoxide get into people's lives like this.  It's a miracle our society isn't doomed already!

Where did you get this information, and why hasn't it come out sooner?

 ;D ;D ;D

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Keepass Password Safe mini-review
« on: March 25, 2009, 10:34 AM »
Thanks!  ;D  I didn't know that, Phil.  I wonder why PortableApps.com made their own version -- If it's already portable, the only thing they added would be their splash screen.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Keepass Password Safe mini-review
« on: March 25, 2009, 12:55 AM »
Just thought I'd mention this to anyone who finds it useful:

PortableApps.com has a portable version of KeePass that I think would be much more useful than the standard version.   Take all your passwords anywhere securely and conveniently -- that seems like a good idea to me.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: AltSwitch: Make Task Switching Cool
« on: March 25, 2009, 12:43 AM »
I haven't tried either of those, but I don't intend to.  I use WinFlip for task switching--Basically, Vista's Flip-3D software for XP.  It's a sweet little piece of eye candy, and I love it!

The default hotkey is Win+Tab (this can be changed), or you can use a mouse gesture to trigger it. There is an exclusion list, and it's portable.  I was hooked the first time I tried it.  Oh yeah, it's free.

WFlip[1].jpg

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General Review Discussion / Re: Free PDF tools review?
« on: March 23, 2009, 09:24 AM »
I don't know much about PDF's or the software that accompanies them because I don't use PDF's very often.  But my main computer is disconnected from the internet, so I had to go hunting for a PDF reader that wouldn't massacre my RAM (only 1 GB) like Adobe Reader.  Strictly speaking of free PDF readers:

I had tried FoxIt reader before, and I didn't like how many nags and ads it pushed in my face for getting the pay version.  The editing tools I did see were weak and didn't always work as I imagined.  I uninstalled it after about a day, using Revo Uninstaller's Advanced Mode to punt that thing off my computer for good.

OpenOffice claims it can read PDF's, and I know it can save them.  But every time I try to open a PDF in Writer, it comes out looking like Pork-and-Beans that went through a weed-whacker.  Never worked once.  I still use it all the time for everything else, though.  It's compatible and portable - two wins over MS Office.

Eventually, I came to settle with Sumatra PDF.  The thing is miniscule.  It took about a second to download, three times that to install.  It's quick, but the main problem is that it can't open links.  Or use internal bookmarks.  Pretty big limitation, but I find that it works well, anyway.

Especially if you're on a computer that can't follow any web links.   :(

If all you need is a light Reader replacement, I'd go with Sumatra.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Dynamic shortcuts
« on: December 15, 2008, 05:07 PM »
Hey, I'm working on something like that for this year's NANY, dubbing it AdaptiveDrive.  I think I'll get the teaser on shortly, but it should create batch files that work as dynamic shortcuts.  I was thinking it would have 2 types - static shortcuts and portable shortcuts.  The static shortcut idea is what I think you're after.

Clarify : You want one shortcut to point to (e.g.) FireFox Portable, no matter what drive you put in?

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Intro
« on: December 05, 2008, 05:44 PM »
Jello!  I'm pretty new here, mostly just got involved in the forums (if you call 2 posts active.) and I decided that this NANY dealio was pretty cool.  I'm in for sure, but I'd like to clarify a couple points:

1) I'm more command-line-ish right now, so would a batch file turned EXE qualify? (a la Bat2Exe)

2) I understand that plugins are acceptable, would that include a FireFox extension?

Thanks in advance!

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General Software Discussion / Re: SideSlide...does anyone use this?
« on: December 02, 2008, 08:41 PM »
I did try SideSlide myself for a while, and I found it to be full of potential.  Great features, intuitive interface, and a nice idea to power it all.  Still, compared to RocketDock, it's a memory hog, and besides, not as good looking.  If you wanted to take the time to customize it, it would be a great addition to any desktop.  But I still use RocketDock + FARR because of their ease and functionality.

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