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11151

What's the Best? / Re: Anti-Virus Package

« on: December 04, 2006, 10:56 AM »

That's what big companies should be doing.. paying consumers to use their stuff. Seems normal since.. well.. we are taking the time to use the application.. and after all, time is money.. and no body like's to waste time.. I know this is a bit extreme, but it makes sense.. 

not being in the States, I unfortunately don't get paid to use [Kapersky's] software 

I have taken the risk, chanced the ol' arm-leg & email/address, & have gone with AOL's "Active Virus Shield"

I gotta say I really like it.
(I just wish I didn't feel so nervous whenever I check my email - but no spam/junk yet & one week down)

Anyways,
it says: "Powered by Kapersky",
it's easy to use, updates every hour - no confirmations required,
& has found a couple of "Trojan" adware thingies - confirmed by Spyware Terminater. So I'm very happy
(soo far ...)

11152

General Software Discussion / Re: Change Of Address "3"

« on: December 04, 2006, 03:39 AM »

HardlinkShellExtension - it has been updated many times since May 1999 (last updated November 26th 2006!! version 2.300) and must surely be bugfree. I think it is too advanced for me, but it surely looks PRO. Download from bottom line of the page.

anyone know which version to use on XP:

Download Link Shell Extension for x86 (600k)

Download Link Shell Extension for x64 (600k)

thanks, tom

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: more fasting: No newly installed apps till 2007; limiting internet intake to 1h/

« on: December 04, 2006, 03:10 AM »

that sounds great app,

I have been writing a bit in connection with the GOE, but it turned out to be about anything and everything - I mean if youre trying to change your work ways it about YOU, ME, I mean, in my case 
But thats been more like once a week (writing).

I read in Mark Forsters old website (but cant find it in new site) about this book called The Artists Way (I think or maybe the writers way, about developing your creativity) & one of the things they suggest is to write three pages every morning without thinking -
three pages non-stop, & if nothings happenning to write: bla bla bla ... or whatever.
He says he still does it every day.

might try that.

P.S. thanks urlwolf for the prompt!

11154

General Software Discussion / Re: Use Gmail to Generate Unlimited E-mail Addresses to identify spam source

« on: December 01, 2006, 03:12 AM »

I was just trying to download the trial version of TexNotesPro & it refused to accept the "+" version of my gmail address -
I wasn't expecting spam from them, but just using it anyway.
[my "normal" address worked]

11155

Living Room / Re: Demise of the trackball? What's the alternative?

« on: November 29, 2006, 02:28 PM »

Dude, I think this one's got you covered. That scroll ring looks nifty: http://www.cardcam.com/html/2200.html

looks like it could be used by a left hander as well, (looks symmertical I mean) but doesnt say.

Any left hander tips ?
anyone tried this: "Vertical Mouse" for left handers
(@ $30 more than the right hand version )

11156

General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 2 - peculiar cookie problem??

« on: November 27, 2006, 03:10 AM »

Anyone any ideas ?

Dunno if this relevant or helpful ... 

I had problems staying logged in since I installed FF2 - to here, for example, & gmail -
 I mean:
I would leave e.g. the gmail open, and when I close program & restart it (using Tabmixplus session saver) would be back to login page.
After getting an update to the Tab mix plus extension this morning which prompted me to use FF's own session saver (which i did), my gmail stays logged in & DC too.

11157

The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: What do you want to do with your life?

« on: November 24, 2006, 10:37 AM »

 
thanks for the smile!

11158

Post New Requests Here / Re: Writing Program

« on: November 23, 2006, 02:49 AM »

An online version can be found at:

do you have to register/log in ? (I couldnt find anywhere to actually write ..)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: AutoClose

« on: November 21, 2006, 07:55 AM »

useful if you have memory problems with too many trs's and you want to run graphics-heavy software or games

-polski8 (November 20, 2006, 04:52 PM)

whats "trs's" ?   

11160

Finished Programs / Re: RobocopyScripter

« on: November 17, 2006, 02:50 AM »

(Lovely panorama too  )

11161

The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: GETTING ORGANIZED EXPERIMENT - WEEK NINE ASSIGNMENT

« on: November 15, 2006, 12:18 PM »

"live, love, learn, leave a legacy."

perfect!

I guess one way to look at these fundamental principles is as beacons for living a balance life.  They should guide your mission statement, inform your goals, and infuse your activities.  Each time we look over our TODO list for the day/week, or review and evaluate the past activities, we should ask ourselves if we have advanced ALL FOUR fundamental areas of our lives -- or are we out of balance by focusing on only one or two, at the expense of the others.

-momonan

thats very helpful,
things are a lot clearer now 

P.S. no apologies accepted - cause none needed! 
Who was it said - the best way to really learn something is to learn it & then to teach it!
Thanks again for your help, I'm finding this one very inspiring.

11162

Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: View full file system at once (all folders)

« on: November 15, 2006, 03:02 AM »

try a different file manager?!

I know Opus has a "flat" view where you can see all subfolders too but dont think thats what you want?

Also you can turn off icons - sure this is an option in some other managers too ???

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: GETTING ORGANIZED EXPERIMENT - WEEK NINE ASSIGNMENT

« on: November 15, 2006, 02:01 AM »

momonan,
think I need a bit of help here!

Step three: Identify four fundamental areas of your life: physical (vibrant health, exercise, good diet), social (development of key relationships), mental (keep current in our field, learning, growing), and spiritual (what’s important and meaningful, helping others, living for something higher than “self”).  Don’t neglect any of the areas.

* are you saying these are the fundamental areas (physical, etc) & we identify the important aspects within these areas, or do we identify our own fundamnetal areas ?   or something else ?!

Step four.  Identify the most important thing to do in each of these areas this week.  As a parent, it might be to spend some one-on-one time with your child.  As a spouse, it might be to go on a date with your husband or wife.  A job-related goal might be coaching a peer, working on something with the boss.  Your own development might be planning a personal retreat or working on a mission statement.

this seems to relate the goals to the roles chosen.
I'm still not sure where/how the "four fundamental areas of your life" come in to play ..

Write down the four fundamental areas of life that are in section 4
Think of one thing you can do (in one of your roles) this week in each of the four areas.

Okay, think i have it now! But question above* still valid

I'm a bit confused about the sequence of things but that's not a big deal.
I've listed my life roles,
I find the mission statement & the primary goals are needing a bit of thought in order to "evolve" (it's just so BIG!) but thats okay, -
& I find its already having a good influence in terms of I'm getting more creative projects back on the burner.

11164

The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: Our Mark Forster Interview/Podcast is online now (Oct. 22, 2006)

« on: November 14, 2006, 11:11 AM »

A bit late   
yeah,
only got to listen to long version end last week,
think I'll have another listen for all that to sink in.

Anyways,
many thanks to urlwolf, there was loads of work there!
& naturally thanks to Mark Forster.

Have to say I agree with Forster about sticking to one time management method instead of trying them all for short periods, which is why I've stayed away from the GOE, although I've started incorporating Forsters ideas into my life.

-TucknDar (November 09, 2006, 03:53 AM)

I find theres a huge amount of overlap between systems, with each having their emphases (had to look up that plural)
Maybe I'm not conducting the experiment properly, but if I think something doesn't suit my work &/or ways, or if it clashes with something thats alreday working for me,
well, I just leave it out!
[Often its more like i just dont get around to it!]

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Mobysaurus / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - Mobysaurus Thesaurus - 1.0.39 Alpha - Nov 10, 2006

« on: November 14, 2006, 05:35 AM »

as an aside - hopefully not too off topic 

6. How Does a Word Become a Curse Word?

Our parents are totally going to ground us for talking about this, but if you must know, a "curse" was originally just a bad type of prayer. Thus, the first curse word was likely "damn," as in asking God to damn someone to Hell, which was considered taboo because of the religious power it wielded.

Condemning people to an eternity of suffering isn’t something to let everyone just go around doing on a daily basis, so the government stepped in, leading to the first censorship laws. Among the first victims was William Shakespeare, whose works were considered quite racy for their time, and not just because he sent his fair share of characters to Hades. The Bard’s plays were littered with sexual innuendo, and eventually, these types of references became swear words as well.

Depending on what the sexual mores of the current generation were, formerly innocuous words could suddenly become unfit for polite company. The Victorians, for instance, instituted the practice of referring to the thigh meat on a chicken as "dark meat" because saying the word "leg" or "thigh" at dinner could be enough to give your hostess a case of the vapors.

And in the 17th century, the "c-word" that formerly referred to a certain barnyard fowl took on another, er, more inappropriate meaning, leading to the invention of words like "rooster" and "weathervane" to keep the newly dirty word from crossing genteel lips.

Sometimes these avoidance tactics went a little too far, though. Case in point: the 1952-53 season of "I Love Lucy," during which, despite the star’s stomach being about the size of the Superdome, censors prevented the show’s writers from even once mentioning the word "pregnant."

See also: Maledicta Journal, a scholarly journal dedicated to bad, bad words, published by Reinhold Aman [wiki] (a colorful character himself!).

via:
https://www.donation...pic=6160.0;topicseen

11166

Living Room / Re: AVG no longer free 2007

« on: November 14, 2006, 04:45 AM »

ahhh
I got a popup window on rebooting with link above -
that lead me to believe the only option was to buy.
Was wondering why no-one else had posted about it.

Got to get better at reading the small print!

11167

Living Room / AVG [STILL] free 2007

« on: November 14, 2006, 02:00 AM »

AVG anti-virus are bringing out a new version (7.5, cost $29.95)
&,
as of 15th January 2007 are discontinuing the current free version. [edit: see post]

http://www.grisoft.c...g-75-free-free75cnv/

[didn't know should this go in software or living room  ]

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Mobysaurus / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - Mobysaurus Thesaurus - 1.0.39 Alpha - Nov 10, 2006

« on: November 13, 2006, 12:16 PM »

Tomos: Good point! I'll try to just retain words that are "unquestionably profane" to serve as the default list.

-Mobysaurus

thanks for not taking offence Mobysaurus,
I was thinking after i posted I was maybe being a bit too smart for me own good 

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Mobysaurus / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - Mobysaurus Thesaurus - 1.0.39 Alpha - Nov 10, 2006

« on: November 13, 2006, 07:26 AM »

http://www.wordzilla.../Profanity_word_list

some strange inclusions there !

lesbian..
penis..
prostitute..

are these "profane" words?

shouldn't heterosexual be included if lesbian is??
Although "gay" isnt, just "gaysex" ...

its an odd world we live in 

11170

General Software Discussion / Re: IE7 Rant

« on: November 10, 2006, 03:07 AM »

Offtopic comments/corrections   

Quote from: tomos on 06-11-2006, 18:45:12
I have my own dislikes/annoyances with Opera - cant create profiles, cant save single window sessions

for profiles: http://operawiki.info/operaprofiles

-nontroppo

[Unless theres been new developments since September-] after spending a lot of time trying to implement this & (other solutions) a couple of months ago, I was told at the opera forums that at the moment (Opera 9) the only solution is to install a second copy of opera (ie seperate installs required for each profile)

Only bothered me that theres loads of directions out there that arent valid anymore & a body can waste alot of time & get very stressed out ... a lesson in patience the whole experience was 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vasilios Freeware - really nice page of utilities, donations appreciated

« on: November 09, 2006, 02:33 AM »

cant seem to get through to that link -

I mean the Vasilios one !

this works though
http://www.vasileios...esoft/_app_index.htm

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: GETTING ORGANIZED EXPERIMENT - WEEK NINE ASSIGNMENT

« on: November 08, 2006, 02:05 PM »

Thanks momonan
got to go *study* that 

think we might need more than a week though for:
"a mission statement for you life"

it is what I've been wanting to look at though,
so it's great to get the assignment

11173

Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Quick Thumbnail (an online approach)

« on: November 06, 2006, 12:00 PM »

What is the default file size produced from your digital camera?

do you mean pixels? - I see the limit for QuickThumbnail is 1MB

Olympus c5060: 2592 x 1944 pixels
That makes a file up to 3MB & it's only a 5 megapixel camera, (at highest quality setting though)

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General Software Discussion / Re: IE7 Rant

« on: November 06, 2006, 11:45 AM »

Could never understand why people wouldn't use Opera instead of IE
(reading the first half of this page I kept thinking "WHY NOT OPERA???")

but
now i understand
shame really, cause Opera is such nice software to use 

Off topic=Other Opera Annoyances

I have my own dislikes/annoyances with Opera - cant create profiles, cant save single window sessions (I mean if you've 2 windows open, you cant save ONE window as a single session) - again Opera forums clogged with people looking for both, but nothing doing this version. (In fact i think things got worse if i recall correctly). Now I have Surfulater - no plugin for it ... I keep on using it (Opera) though

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: pavlina's forums launched, the one on productivity looks good

« on: November 06, 2006, 06:15 AM »

don't wish to hijack this thread but this might be of interest:

http://isstevedelusional.blogspot.com/

-nudone (November 05, 2006, 08:48 AM)

hmm

I find Pavlinas stuff (what I've read) sometimes helpful, sometimes agravating -
I think (scratch that - I know) he's a very different person to me and his advice just doesn't work sometimes, or I don't (want to) subscribe to it.

But, on the other hand, this guy (link above - "Daldianius") seems to have a large chip on his shoulder.
He's one of these people who believes: if it can't be proven, it's not true.
Claims that Pavlina would belong to those that believe:

I say:The Law of Attraction/Nessy/the aliens/the angels don't exist as long as their existences have not been proven.
They would say: They exist as long as their inexistence have not been proven.

I dunno,
I haven't read enough Pavlina to say,
but neither view seems attractive to me ..

must go checkout the forum now