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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: DM2 - Your Windows Mate

« on: November 07, 2006, 06:38 PM »

great, nice to know that like you!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: DM2 - Your Windows Mate

« on: October 25, 2006, 09:38 AM »

great, thanks..

now I think it's ok..
Is fullsize image ok or too big?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: DM2 - Your Windows Mate

« on: October 25, 2006, 08:58 AM »

mmm.. I'm a moron..

Can't display the attached images.. :S

When I click on the Inline display attachment, it shows me a [ attach=# ] and what I need to put in the # ?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: DM2 - Your Windows Mate

« on: October 25, 2006, 08:24 AM »

ok, re-linking images to my review in my site.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / DM2 - Your Windows Mate

« on: October 24, 2006, 11:18 PM »

App Name	DM2
App URL	http://dm2.sourceforge.net
App Version Reviewed	1.22
Supported OSes	Windows 2K/XP
Support Methods	SourceForge forums
Price	Open Source

Before read this review, please take in mind that English isn't my native language (if someone wants to fix it is welcome) and I'm not so good on writing software reviews (it's my first one).

This software is my right hand in my work day. I'm web programmer, then I have lots of stuff to use, almost at the same time.
DM2 is a lightweight soft that resides in the tray, it add stuff that Microsoft guys forget in the design and usability design.

It's what you look in your tray bar:

(Left icon is the DM2 icon and right is the Virtual Desktops one)

Add functionality to windows like RollUp/RollDown (OS/X thing), always on top, opacity, process priority, and floating icons in the right click menu on task bar:

Also you can add custom combinations of clicks and keystrokes for all the functions including align, minimize to tray, arrange, etc:

And you can create global keyboard shortcuts to any function you can realize with DM2, totally configurable.
In example, I have configured Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Z to change to my other virtual desktop (yes, the one with pr0n and that.. jk

)
And when I shoot Ctrl + Shift + Z it shows me the favorites menu:

In this menu I can access to directories that I define or programs directly from anywhere. This is the most important feature for me, because I dont need to go to any part of the screen to select what I want to do. Just shoot that combination and it opens anywhere in the screen.

Another great thing is the File Dialog extender, DM2 displays a button near the New Folder button that shows you the favorites menu with the addon of recent visited locations:

I've mentioned the Virtual Desktops feature, it's a plugin provided by the same guys. It's like virtual desktops in Linux, you can have many desktops as you want. Really useful to have a life a little sorted.

And finally I can talk about Floating Icons and Minimize to Tray functions.
Floating icons make any application in an icon floating in the screen, always on top. And for Minimize to tray, as it reads, it send any app to the tray.

Configuration window.

I hope this helps someone.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 19, 2006, 03:13 PM »

right... well.. going to see MP3 Collector again, this time in deep..

If I could like it, I'll start to catalog every cd/dvd again... uff..

thanks

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 19, 2006, 02:28 PM »

Thanks superboyac, I'll give MP3 Collectorz another try giving it more time between searches (jk)..

Have you seen MPEG Audio Collection (link above) ? It's the one I'm using at the moment.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 18, 2006, 07:00 PM »

Exact, I don't like Collectorz bc it's so slow.. I have around 200 cds with mp3s and it's almost impossible to browse with collectorz, and search.. uff.. takes centuries.

And about MP3Rat seems to be no so much user-friendly to manage CDs and DVDs, because it doesn't sort by volumes but categories and tags.

I'm currently using MPEG Audio Collection, it's nice, fast and ok, but I'm looking for an alternative and that developers continues upgrading/supporting.
Just looking for alternatives..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 18, 2006, 05:27 PM »

oh, yes..

forget to say "another software"

bc I don't like collectorz..

And the other software here discussed is just for on-HD and I need to catalog thousands of cd/dvd with mp3s

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 18, 2006, 05:05 PM »

Well, if you mean keeping track of all sorts of files in general, I don't think anything beats Whereisit.
http://www.whereisit-soft.com/

It's a great program, one of the first programs I ever bought. Free upgrades for life.
-superboyac (October 17, 2006, 11:51 AM)

Thanks.. I'll check it..

And also.. for catalog CDs and DVDs with MP3s ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mp3 catalog/database programs

« on: October 17, 2006, 11:15 AM »

Nice, and anyone knows a good catalog software to save Data CD/DVD information like backups and that?

Thanks

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General Software Discussion / Re: foobar...honestly...WTF?! WTF?!

« on: October 17, 2006, 08:02 AM »

have you tried Songbird?
It's like iTunes but better support for online music, like blogs and tho..

I don't like iTunes then it doesn't fill my requirements.. So.. go foobar go!

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General Software Discussion / Re: My favorite software! What's yours?

« on: October 11, 2006, 07:56 AM »

That's what the blue banner in my signature is about. Click that and you will see how we are doing on the DC Whatpulse team....how many keys we have typed, how many mouse clicks, and each user's individual page will also show how many miles they have moved their mouse.
-app103 (October 11, 2006, 05:35 AM)

Really nice, dude. Let me join.

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General Software Discussion / Re: My favorite software! What's yours?

« on: October 10, 2006, 11:09 PM »

My favorite software:

- DM2 (http://dm2.sourceforge.net/) - Launcher, windows enhancer, virtual desktops, hotkeys, etc.
- Screen Calipers 1.0 (http://www.iconico.com/caliper/) - Tool to get size of stuff in screen. Version 1.0 is free and better IMO.
- CPick (http://home.hccnet.n...oftware/software.htm) - Color Picker.
- Media Player Classic (http://gabest.org/) - Name says all.
- SuperMouse (http://www.skrol29.com/supermouse.php) - Mouse macro programmer.
- Foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/) - As my first player.
- SysTrayPlay (http://systrayplay.tripod.com/) - As the small and hidden player.
- Evil Player (http://www.hakeem.gigahost.dk/) - As the fast, small, quick, great music player.
- Uninstall Tool (http://www.crystalid..._page&name=utool) - Smallest and portable uninstall tool.
- Xplorer² (http://www.zabkat.com/) - Everyone knows this guy.
- SuperCopier2 (http://supercopier.s...php?sel_lang=english) - Awesome tool to copy files, it replaces the windows one. Fast and reliable. Special for LAN copies (your downloads?).

- ACiDView (http://sourceforge.n...cts/acidview6-win32/) - For the nfo's.
- Console (http://sourceforge.net/projects/console) - Cmd replacement for win.
- CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php) - For hardware info.
- Crystal Player (http://www.crystalplayer.com/) - Enjoying movies.
- HydraIRC (http://www.hydrairc.com/) - Great IRC Client.
- MediaTagger (http://www.mediatagger.zde.cz/) - Custom MP3 Tagging.
- MusicBrainz Picard (http://www.musicbrainz.com/) - Greeeat automated MP3 tagger.
- Notepad2 (http://www.flos-free...are.ch/notepad2.html) - My windows notepad replacement, with code syntax highlight and mo'.
- nPOP (http://www.nakka.com/) - Extreme smallest mail client, for other custom emails but gmail.
- OdoPlus (http://www.fridgesoft.de/) - Know where do you click most in your everyday and how much kilometers you move the mouse. Just for fun.
- PabloDraw (http://pablo.etoxn.ca/) - Awesome multiplayer ANSI editor, for fun with friends.
- PowerISO (http://www.poweriso.com/) - To play with ISO images

.
- ProcX (http://www.ghostsecurity.com/procx/) - Full control of your box processes.
- PuTTY (http://www.chiark.gr....uk/~sgtatham/putty/) - Access to my servers through SSH.
- Screamer Radio (http://www.screamer-radio.com/) - Excellent. All online radios in a small program (less than 1mb, believe).
- StartupList (http://www.merijn.org/index.php) - Full control of your startup programs.
- TightVNC (http://www.tightvnc.org) - VNC Client/Server.
- uTorrent (http://www.utorrent.com/) - Because every machine needs to be friend of Bit Torrent protocol.
- WinDjView (http://windjview.sourceforge.net/) - To read books.
- XMPlay (http://www.un4seen.com/) - Old School media formats player (MOD, XM, etc).
- XnView (http://www.xnview.com/) - Best image viewer for windows.
- WIN2VNC (http://sourceforge.net/projects/win2vnc/) - To use mi side computer as an extension of my mouse/keyboard.

And others that I use for work and/or fun:
- EditPlus (http://www.editplus.com/) - My day to day text editor.
- Macromedia/Adobe Flash/Dreamweaver
- TuneUp Utilities
- Alcohol 120%
- and other... but no mo time..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: October 09, 2006, 08:25 PM »

My actual extensions:

-SessionSaver .2
-Resize Search Box
-del.icio.us
-FireBug
-keyconfig
-EditCSS
-UrlParams
-Greasemonkey
-gTransalate
-IETab
-ImageZoom
-Google Notebook
-X-Ray
-Uppity
-LoremIpsum Content Generator
-PDFDownload
-Layout Grid
-Next Please!
-Firefox Extension Backup Extension (FEBE)
-BugMeNot
-Update Notifier
-AdBlock Plus
-Deepest Sender
-ErrorZilla

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any way to "tag" files in Windows ?

« on: October 09, 2006, 08:04 PM »

But... Vista isn't enabled with these features? Star rating and tagging ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: foobar...honestly...WTF?! WTF?!

« on: October 09, 2006, 07:57 PM »

here it's http://www.megaupload.com/?d=N93QDVDQ

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General Software Discussion / Re: foobar...honestly...WTF?! WTF?!

« on: October 09, 2006, 07:09 PM »

well, It requires some hard coding configuration.. letme copy the entire foobar folder and then you investigate yourself, do you want it ?

Bc i've some plugins with their strings for colors and that..

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