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General Software Discussion / Re: "File Size" Not Increasing As It Should Be

« on: December 02, 2018, 11:21 PM »

There are a few out there that do this.  A lot depends on the methodology even with these, as I've noticed that even doing it programmatically using the Windows API, it stops working after a while.  I've narrowed down this particular issue in several cases to be that the file isn't flushed, but kept locked, so that the operation isn't evident on the drive.  Is it possible that the data hasn't been flushed to the file?

-wraith808 (December 02, 2018, 11:14 PM)

yep, more than a few tools around to do stuff like this. 

Lots of gaps in the OP so the nirsoft stuff is probably a good starting point

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General Software Discussion / Re: "File Size" Not Increasing As It Should Be

« on: December 02, 2018, 09:46 PM »

maybe this - https://www.nirsoft....er_changes_view.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: "File Size" Not Increasing As It Should Be

« on: December 02, 2018, 08:23 PM »

so are you refreshing that explorer window while your watching it?  Those windows are static and won't show any changes until refreshed (F5)

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Living Room / Re: Game Design Kit

« on: November 27, 2018, 04:11 PM »

this book came up on Cool Tools this morning - The Art of Game Design

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General Software Discussion / Trout

« on: November 26, 2018, 04:19 PM »

Nice to see Trout get a mention on Libellules today. 

Nice piece of software from Skwire, and some worthy recognition

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Living Room / Re: My first excel macro

« on: October 09, 2018, 05:45 PM »

for changing cell use 'ActiveCell'

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Developer's Corner / disenchantment...

« on: September 23, 2018, 06:41 PM »

worth a read, something thats been bugging me (pun intended) for years!

https://hackaday.com...e-world-of-software/

http://tonsky.me/blog/disenchantment/

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: September 05, 2018, 11:02 PM »

I don't think this needs any explanation (Finally! a solution!)

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I find approximate matches of numbers?

« on: July 15, 2018, 02:43 AM »

what happens if there are multiple matches, ie where there are multiple records that fit within that tolerance?

and just how large are these 'numbers', <10 or <100 or >1,000,000 

and how are you 'viewing' these lists? 

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: June 19, 2018, 10:01 PM »

I was torn between putting this here or in the dev's forum, but here goes...

http://classicprogrammerpaintings.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: desktop sharing tool

« on: May 14, 2018, 05:21 PM »

thanks guys! I shall have to look into anydesk

FWIW when I googled TeamViewer there seemed to be a few question marks around it, hence my query

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General Software Discussion / Re: desktop sharing tool

« on: May 14, 2018, 12:18 AM »

If both ends have Microsoft accounts there's Quick Assist (Windows 10) or Remote Assistance (pre-10 which didn't require a Microsoft account IIRC).

https://www.howtogee...eshoot-a-friends-pc/

Haven't tried Quick Assist but have previously used Remote Assistance and it worked fine for what I was doing.

-4wd (May 13, 2018, 11:17 PM)

hadn't heard of that one before, but that sounds just the ticket 

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General Software Discussion / Re: desktop sharing tool

« on: May 13, 2018, 11:01 PM »

I've just been using Skype as of late.  It works well enough for my purposes.

-wraith808 (May 13, 2018, 09:35 PM)

yeah, but that opens up other possibilities that I don't want to have to manage (and once the cats out of the bag there's no getting it back in)

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General Software Discussion / desktop sharing tool

« on: May 13, 2018, 08:35 PM »

anyone got any current recommendations for a desktop sharing tool? 

looking for something simple - pretty limited use, ie desktop support for my inlaws (so potentially lots of calls, but only 1 or 2 users)

A search on DC throws a number of suggestions but most posts are quite old or have since disappeared

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« on: May 03, 2018, 05:41 PM »

just finished 'Sea of Rust' by C. Robert Cargill.



It's a somewhat different take on a post apocalyptic world where our robot overlords have risen up

a very enjoyable read...

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Living Room / Re: Data connection through audio jack

« on: May 02, 2018, 12:00 AM »

its certainly possible - I had (have) an old iriver DAC that used the audio jack for charging, data transfer, and playback

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« on: March 07, 2018, 10:26 PM »

Could anyone here really believe that Trump could win the Nobel Peace Prize?

then again, did anyone really believe he'd win the presidency  

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Living Room / Re: Why doesn't DC make its own browser?

« on: February 20, 2018, 02:13 AM »

I am of the feeling that there is some "harm" done every time we make a new section, in terms of fractionating the community.   So my preference is always to avoid creating new forum sections.

-mouser (February 20, 2018, 12:31 AM)

perfectly understandable.

Is there a compromise whereby all that info could be stored in a central place rather than scattered across multiple random threads?

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Living Room / Re: Why doesn't DC make its own browser?

« on: February 19, 2018, 07:38 PM »

been following this thread and it sort of dovetails into something I've been thinking about for some time

Given the rather appalling offerings in the browser market I'm wondering if there is some value in creating a new(?) board, similar to the mini-review board but specifically for browsers (Browser Wars)?

I envisage that it would borrow a lot from the mini-review board in that posters would need to provide detailed info/feedback (ie no 'chrome is great' posts).

The idea is to provide a centralised area where users can find info on various browsers, their hereditary, feature sets, strengths, weaknesses, use cases etc.   

And most of the info should stay relevant (unlike the mini-reviews which can date quickly)

is this worth pursuing or investigating?

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Living Room / Re: How to check xlsx files for malicious macros or virus

« on: February 18, 2018, 01:02 AM »

as long as it is actually an xlsx you wont have a problem - XLSX files can't hold macro's (they need to be in XLSM format)

as to how you confirm that I couldn't say, though excel is pretty good about highlighting files it thinks aren't in the expected format

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Living Room / Re: Laptop monitor screen to box pc via cables?

« on: January 11, 2018, 04:48 PM »

actually its not that hard as driver boards are readily available for most displays

You'll need to crack the screen open (ie remove the shell around the display) so you can identify the display type/model, eg I have a display from an old Acer travelmate 3100 - the display is an LG.Phillips LP154W01.  A quick google turns up the relevant hardware (about $40 aust for the driver board, plus an appropriate power supply)

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Living Room / Re: Happy New Year 2018 - Share new years resolutions or best practices?

« on: January 04, 2018, 11:25 PM »

you misspelt banned....

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Living Room / Re: Happy New Year 2018 - Share new years resolutions or best practices?

« on: January 04, 2018, 09:53 PM »

You're going to tell us what the tenon saw?

-cranioscopical (January 04, 2018, 09:21 PM)

well, seeing as you axed so nicely.

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Living Room / Re: Happy New Year 2018 - Share new years resolutions or best practices?

« on: January 03, 2018, 11:29 PM »

just what is it you're implying?

-Target (January 03, 2018, 04:13 PM)

That your actions not always appear above board?

-Shades (January 03, 2018, 08:17 PM)

Ah the old distraction technique… ever seen him pull a rabbet out of a hat?

-cranioscopical (January 03, 2018, 09:27 PM)

check that, I've mortise ay!

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Living Room / Re: Happy New Year 2018 - Share new years resolutions or best practices?

« on: January 03, 2018, 04:13 PM »

I didn't peg him for being a hack, but you had to chisell away that layer of veneer...

-Shades (January 03, 2018, 11:26 AM)

just what is it you're implying?