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General Software Discussion / Re: Any XP users switching to Windows 7 yet?

« on: November 06, 2009, 03:33 PM »

Not me! Tried it for about two hours, the audio API was the dealbreaker for me...
I'll give it another shot when I can get a proper soundcard, but for the time being I'll stick with my copy of XP.

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General Software Discussion / Re: If shareware prices double in 2010, can you still afford to upgrade?

« on: November 06, 2009, 01:22 AM »

Option #1: FLOSS
Option #2: Piracy
Option #3: The Fine Devs realize that we're not buying anymore and drop the prices.

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Living Room / Re: Whats on your desktop?

« on: November 03, 2009, 10:37 AM »

Fences + Breakaway Live + Transother + NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access)

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Release: The Sims Generic Resolution Patch

« on: November 02, 2009, 07:25 AM »

Well... This is a small tool that lets you pick your own screen resolutions for The Sims.
It's is a generic patch, meaning it should work for all versions of the game.

This patch requires a working NO-CD crack.

There's a good guide at the Widescreen Gaming Forum, on which this tool is loosely based. That guide also explains the annoyances you get when you mess with the game's resolution.

Download the tool here.

Enjoy.

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Living Room / Re: Leather messenger bag recommendations?

« on: October 27, 2009, 05:51 PM »

It might not be leather, but you might like this

And it can be yours for a mere $99.99+S&H

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 26, 2009, 10:53 PM »

This version is very nice!
Thanks.

How are you saving the choice of where the window goes?
Registry?

-dbarton (October 26, 2009, 10:48 PM)

Yup. HKCU\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\BatteryStatus\Config

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 26, 2009, 10:03 PM »

the program appears behind the taskbar, can it be made to appear above the taskbar? my desktop has an LBC dock on top and the taskbar at the bottom.
 (see attachment in previous post)

-lanux128 (October 26, 2009, 09:48 PM)

Uploaded fixed version. Thanks for the report.

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 26, 2009, 02:28 PM »

V 1.1 is out. Added some customization options.
Also moved from the WTFPL to a more 'family friendly' license.

This program is catware/donationware.  If you find it useful in any way, pay for this program by spending one hour petting one or several cats. A donation to the author would be nice, but is not required.

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 26, 2009, 11:30 AM »

This is very handy, any chance of a censored version of the About text? I'm sure someone would take offence! Cheers

-mrmandala (October 26, 2009, 06:37 AM)

Can’t you change the wording? It’s inappropriate / childish / not corporate-compliant.

What the fuck is not clear in “DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO”? If you do not like the license terms, just relicense the work under another license.

-the WTFPL license FAQ

Back to seriousness, do you know any other license that allows as much freedom as the WTFPL without forcing me to release sourcecode?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Tic Tac Foe - It`s like Tic Tac Toe ;D

« on: October 24, 2009, 08:35 PM »

Congrats on your first app man!
Gotta try it soon.

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Living Room / Re: INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY - OCT 22 & JUNE 28

« on: October 24, 2009, 02:48 PM »

1234567!

-cranioscopical (October 22, 2009, 04:09 PM)

SORRY, CRANIOSCOPICAL - INTERNATIONAL NUMLOCK DAY WAS LAST MONTH.

OR MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE:

sORRY, cRANIOSCOPICAL - iNTERNATIONAL nUMlOCK dAY WAS LAST MONTH.

-mwb1100 (October 23, 2009, 01:47 AM)

Only Losers Capitalize Every Word!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Putting All My (Legally Obtained) Music Online

« on: October 24, 2009, 10:27 AM »

@LaLa: As usual, United States only

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 20, 2009, 01:22 AM »

Excellent.

-dbarton (October 19, 2009, 03:00 PM)

Thanks.

Ideally I'd like to be able to resize the screen size just a bit.
Sometime just one line high is enough to just see the status.
Maybe right click for a selection of sizes? (command line parameter would be ok)
Can it (maybe by command line switch switch) default to top right?
Can we change poll rate?

-dbarton (October 19, 2009, 03:00 PM)

Will do

Do you offer ahk source?

-dbarton (October 19, 2009, 03:00 PM)

Nope, mainly because this is written in VB not AHK 

Let me see what I can come up with...

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General Software Discussion / Re: 10 things to do after installing Linux

« on: October 19, 2009, 12:30 PM »

11. sudo rm -rf /* and then install Windows again.

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Finished Programs / Re: Warning that I'm on Battery power

« on: October 19, 2009, 12:12 PM »

I was doing a presentation on Sat, and I guess my power cord wasn't plugged in all the way, so I was on battery power. Died halfway thru the presentation in front of 1000 people, and went in hiberation. Bad!!

I use the laptop for audio so they don't see the screen.

I want a small flashing box on my screen every time I'm on battery power so this never happens again.
Anyone seen such a tiny program?

-dbarton (October 19, 2009, 01:57 AM)

BatteryStatus.exe (101.5 KB - downloaded 70 times.)
BatteryStatus 1.1.exe (144.5 KB - downloaded 34 times.)

Nag me if you'd like any changes.

V1.1 - Added a small mode, and settings dialog. You can now choose display position and size.
Changed to a more restrictive license as per mrmandala's request.
V1.1.1 - Fixed a bug with docked toolbars. Thx lanux128 for the report.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: World of Goo: Name Your Price!

« on: October 14, 2009, 07:37 PM »

bought it for 0.80 cents , yeah i know but it's all the money i had left on my paypal account. Anyway the game seems okay but i got stuck in the stage with the saw.

-gexecuter (October 14, 2009, 05:55 PM)

Same, $1
I'll deff buy retail once I get my paycheck tho =)

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Living Room / Re: How much Soda/Energy-Drinks you drink / week?

« on: October 09, 2009, 01:25 PM »

(Yes, I enjoy the taste of almost every energy drink minus red bull).

-Josh (September 30, 2009, 06:02 PM)

Try that one. YUK!
^{EDIT: hugepic was huge}

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google steals the Web

« on: October 08, 2009, 12:30 AM »

http://code.google.c...efeat/downloads/list

Sidewiki blocker, GPLv3'd

(http://talkbiz.com/blog/what-to-do-about-sidewiki/ seems to be reccomending a pay-to-download script)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use any Desktop Theme Software on Windows?

« on: October 07, 2009, 10:24 AM »

i'm curious about Allure, if the patching is done in memory. what will happen when the user reboots with a non-standard theme/style? i couldn't find any info on this at their site.

-lanux128 (October 07, 2009, 10:18 AM)

You get the standard windows theme for a second, and then allure kicks in and you get your custom theme.

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Living Room / Re: How do I rotate a movie 90 degrees?

« on: October 07, 2009, 09:44 AM »

I swear for AviSynth scripts.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use any Desktop Theme Software on Windows?

« on: October 06, 2009, 11:13 AM »

I swear for Allure (to patch uxtheme in-memory) and the Foton Compact visual style when I'm ok, and the XXL High contrast colourscheme when I can't see.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: idea connect to a ftp server

« on: October 05, 2009, 06:57 PM »

Another way to create a batch right off the command prompt is to use copy con filename command.  Then just type in the lines you want "filename" file to contain.  When done, press ^z and you will get the command prompt back. Just avoids all that file append business.  The copy command will do it for you.

-MilesAhead (October 05, 2009, 03:39 PM)

The file appending thing is because I like to keep my scripts in a single file
You can also make them in notepad and call ftp.exe -s:script.txt

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Living Room / Re: How much Soda/Energy-Drinks you drink / week?

« on: October 05, 2009, 09:53 AM »

Just for fun.
I would say that... I drink abooout... 10 Bottles of energy-drinks and about... 5 litres of soda / week.

-jonzku777 (September 30, 2009, 05:14 PM)

Energy drinks: about the same amount as you do (Red Bull FTMW)
Soda: 20l of Coke (Pepsi sucks)

Yeah, I gotta cut down on that.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: idea connect to a ftp server

« on: October 05, 2009, 09:01 AM »

I think you nailed it, J.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: idea connect to a ftp server

« on: October 05, 2009, 04:14 AM »

ftp.sizzlermgt.com

-sizzle (October 04, 2009, 09:37 PM)

I doubt that's the problem.
Can you paste the entire script blanking out the login info?