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Living Room / Re: New Gmail vulnerability
« on: March 02, 2006, 08:05 PM »
I can't reproduce it . . . I'm guessing it's either fixed or depends on browser.  He didn't say what he was using . . .

977
Living Room / Re: Chocolate Milk: The New Sports Drink?
« on: March 02, 2006, 06:40 PM »
One thing not being taken into account here, and something any Cross Country runner can tell you -- you don't want dairy on your stomach before, during or immediately after a hard run.  It coagulates in there, makes you feel terrible, and then comes forth violently.

While, scientifically, it might look like a good option . . . it's not a particularly good one for an athlete -- unless they do something silly like curling. :)

My favorite was always cranberry juice to cool off, then earl grey tea.

978
General Software Discussion / Re: Clipboard manager
« on: March 02, 2006, 06:27 AM »
I'll bring myself up to date on the thread.

AceText itself . . . think of it as a simple notepad where multiple items are saved in it, organized in a tree base list -- and it reads directly from the clipboard.

979
Great fun! I love South Park.

980
Developer's Corner / Highlighting Changes in Files
« on: March 01, 2006, 10:10 PM »
It's taken a bit, but I've finally managed to implement a change highlighter in my wiki script.  The final approach is actually quite a bit simpler than my previous attempts and the result is much more accurate.  I'm exceptionally excited about it simply because it was such a nuissance to implement   :-[

The only "problem" I have is when a file contains identical lines -- it doesn't detect adding/removing identical lines.  Addressing this would, i think, be rather difficult and not particularly useful.

For the curious--
function compFiles($file1,$file2) {
  $array1 = file($file1);
  $array2 = file($file2);
  $same = array_intersect($array1,$array2);
  $same2 = array_intersect($array2,$array1);
 
  $removed = $array1;
  foreach($same as $num => $val ) {
    unset($removed[$num]);
  }
  $added = $array2;
  foreach($same2 as $num => $val) {
    unset($added[$num]);
  }
 
  function compCol($value,$action) {
    if ($action == 'add') $color = '#efe';
    elseif ($action == 'rem') $color = '#fee';
    else $color = '#fff';
    $value = '<div style="background:'.$color.';">'.$value.'</div>';
    return $value;
  }
  $same = array_intersect($array2,$same);
  $added = array_intersect($array2,$added);
  $counter = 0;
  foreach ( $same as $num => $val ) {
    array_splice($array2,$num,1,compCol($val,'sam'));
  }
  foreach ( $added as $num => $val ) {
    array_splice($array2,$num,1,compCol($val,'add'));
  }
  foreach ( $removed as $num => $val ) {
    array_splice($array2,$num+$counter,0,compCol($val,'rem'));
    $counter++;
  }
  return(implode('',$array2));
}

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General Software Discussion / Re: Clipboard manager
« on: March 01, 2006, 10:17 AM »
There's also AceText -- which is the one I use the most -- it's a good balance of lightweight & feature rich with an emphasis on managing/editing clips.  I keep CH+S running, too, though--especially for it's quick text cleanup/manipulation popup.

If you love me, you'll use my
Acetext (referrel/affiliate) link
:D
Alternatively, here's a clean link to AceText

982
What's the Best? / Re: supporting mods - all read in please
« on: March 01, 2006, 10:10 AM »
. . . and please provide a request for payment button in case the mod strikes us?   ;D

983
A micro-computer is stored in his cigarette lighter :)

984
This is a brilliant system -- and I'm not just saying that because of my estimated 100% happiness last night.

It sure beats the old yanking paper out of a hat trick.

985
General Software Discussion / Re: Social bookmarking sites
« on: March 01, 2006, 09:59 AM »
Don't support my favorite, though :(

Not a big fan of this:
[blockquote]You also agree to automatically have OnlyWire bookmark this site and our current Sponsor site http://www.centraldesktop.com with the bookmarking services you subscribe to.[/blockquote]

I do like the idea of it, however.  There's a highly configurable firefox extension that does this-- http://www.kenschutte.com/firefoxext/

986
Sure, it's nice to have Cody back . . . but there's just one problem.

987
What's the Best? / Re: Anti-Virus Package
« on: March 01, 2006, 09:39 AM »
I've been using AntiVir for a good few years, since CA switched to a yearly pricing model -- but, and this was over 5 years ago, I really liked CA.

AntiVir seems to work well, I haven't had an infection slip by, anyway.  The nag screen doesn't bug me too much . . . at least I know my definitions are up to date ;)

The updates used to be really problematic -- had a terrible time getting an update downloaded.  However, with the latest version they must have done some serious work on their server.  It, by default, updates daily -- a feat impossible previously, when it would some times take a few days trying to fetch an update.  That was my only real complaint with them, too -- so I've got nothing left to whine about.

988
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: RK Launcher
« on: March 01, 2006, 09:18 AM »
Thanks for this review, a good job.

It seems like the last couple days, everything is about the launchbars--True Launchbar, mouser released an alpha of his and now this . . . it's as if the forces of the Universe have come together to tell me to get a launchbar :)

989
http://static.flickr.com/50/106336795_5f383ccca6_o.png


Nothing fancy, just a simple setup.  I'm also using breeze simplified micro; have my own fairly heavily modified shortcuts -- that "Designer" set looks pretty impressive, though.

990
General Software Discussion / Re: Social bookmarking sites
« on: March 01, 2006, 09:02 AM »
StumbleUpon is different from the online bookmarking nich -- StumbleUpon is essentially a websurfing toolbar used to find new websites based on what you and others "like" you like. Recognize any aliases? ?:)
  • spurl.net is the online manager I've used the most historically.  It has been a bit slow the last while and has a few shortcomings that make using it for large bookmark collections a bit tedius.  The eventually-coming new version is supposed to be pretty awesome, though.
  • linkaGoGo is the service I've been using primarily lately.  While its interface is a bit cluttered and not necessarily pleasant to look at, linkaGoGo is unmatched in terms of features -- and it scales splendidly with larger bookmark collections.  Each bookmark can have an associated image, rss feed and "smart bookmark" -- the latter works like opera/firefox "keyword" searches.  Add linkaGoGo search to your searchbar and you can type in the alias of your bookmark to go to the bookmark or type the alias and some keywords and you can use that bookmark's associated search url -- powerful, handy stuff.
  • del.icio.us is probably the best known online bookmark manager.  It was the first that I know of to effectively use tags and its social aspects work but I haven't used it that much.  Spurl can add links to del.icio.us, so I have a del.icio.us account that is a mirror of my spurl account.
  • ma.gnolia.com is pretty, nice elegant aesthetic but is new and seems rather limited in features.  Its emphasis appears to be on social bookmarks/sharing.
  • shadows is a community driven bookmarking service.
  • wink is another community driven bookmarking service.

Those are the ones, off the top of my head, that I've opened accounts with.  Obviously only have input on a few of them -- generally, I don't see the difference among the social driven ones and don't spend enough time with any of them to detect their subtle differences. 

What I have observed is that there are generally two classes of URL archival sites -- bookmark services and social bookmark services.  The bookmark services tend to have a strong features for personal bookmarking -- including bulk operations, folder-based organization (with tags as a secondary method usually), and link analysis.  These days, they also include a social aspect or some form of link recommendation based on user consensus, but these social aspects are afterthoughts.

The social bookmark services, on the other hand, have only basic bookmark feature sets -- your general url/name/comment information, and tag based organization.  They generally have a much more fleshed out and feature-rich social aspect, though -- since that's the driving force of their service.

As a rule, the personal bookmark services are you building your own search engine/bookmarks -- while the social bookmarking services are about a community building a search engine -- a micro-web of sorts.  One is more equipped to organize you; the other more equipped to help you find new things.

991
LaunchBar Commander / Re: testers post your first impressions here
« on: March 01, 2006, 07:32 AM »
Little quirk, here -- I have a row of icons I keep on the bottom of my desktop -- quick-access stuff.  Every time I close the TLB preferences and it re-draws, it pops the shortcuts off the bottom of the desktop and sticks them on the top of the desktop.  TLB is set to dock auto-hide on the top of the screen.

992
. . . and mouser's launch bar alpha releases the same day.  :)

993
Living Room / Re: Browser Wars Mega Review ...
« on: February 26, 2006, 06:30 AM »
Opera needs to fix the few rendering issues it has with street-web, then somehow initiate a large media blitz. Perhaps millions in advertising is the only way. But then how are they going to make money? Beats me. They have some commercial interests in embedded and PDA environments, so maybe that'll save them.

Fortunately for Opera Software, they do have their fingers in other things -- particularly embedded and mobile systems -- this is what has largely kept them afloat and what has sustained them after pulling the plug on charging for Opera.  This is also why Opera has been able to develop such amazing software without having to "win" the browser war.  While the desktop Opera browser may very well be their public application, a business card of sorts, I don't think for a moment it's their primary source of income.

That said, Nintendo recently announced they were going to be releasing Opera for their DS game system -- and I'd be willing to bet Opera for their upcoming "Revolution" is a thusly-unspoken part of the deal.

Opera's a beautiful application, there's a certain elegance to her you just don't find elsewhere.

994
In the Navy, I toted around a laptop -- but when it came time to get a new system this last year I went desktop.  Expandability is definitely a big draw -- it's a lot easier to replace the mouse and keyboard, too.  Laptops are such a nuisance to disassemble.  These fancy 15 monitor systems are a bit beyond my capacity for expansion, though -- and as far from my sense of pragmatism :)

995
I've been real close to that myself . . . never over a game, and never to the point of speaking German . . . but . . . yeah.

996
slate looks nice, but i still find black on white the easiest to read.

Black on white is okay if you're used to it, but it's hard to go back after reversing the contrast for a while.  After spending some time in my text editor, hitting the black on white of the Internet makes me feel a bit sun-blinded ;)

997
There are a few schemes I switch among, depending on my mood, this is the most common one though--
syn2.png

998
Developer's Corner / Re: 18 Monospace fonts comparison screenshot
« on: February 18, 2006, 10:32 PM »
Dina is great, my only gripe with it is how unelegantly it sizes up -- which makes no difference unless you try to use it as default in your browser and it's in a header.

ProFontWindows and Sheldon don't look half bad, either.

999
That's the way i thought, "if i read all the site every day, why should i have any interest in the newsletter?". Well.. All that changed when i read this one.

My sentiments exactly -- this issue was just chuck-full of great information, suffciently organized and well presented.

And, hey, looky that, I got me a charter thang, too. I must be one of the cool people!

1000
Living Room / Re: Coffee vs. Tea
« on: February 18, 2006, 06:46 AM »
I've never laid claim to have good spelling or even have any idea what I'm talking about :)

And yeah, bouncing off the walls yet strangely relaxed would summarize the evening.  Good thing there wasn't a urinalysis that week :)

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