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General Software Discussion / Re: Mssprxy.dll error message

« Last post by robinsiebler on May 29, 2013, 05:00 PM »

I bought OneNote standalone on NewEgg

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Living Room / Re: Show us a picture of your.. CAR!!!

« Last post by robinsiebler on March 27, 2013, 05:43 PM »

  Nice ride.  What's with the roll cage, do some drag racing do you?   

-Tinman57 (March 26, 2013, 08:30 PM)

It had a racing engine in it when I 1st bought it. But I swapped that out so I could drive it daily instead of once or twice a month. Now, the roll bar and racing harness are just 'safety features'.

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Living Room / Re: Show us a picture of your.. CAR!!!

« Last post by robinsiebler on March 26, 2013, 04:05 PM »

My 1968 Pontiac Firebird

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General Software Discussion / Re: cloud clipboard €20

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 16, 2013, 05:20 PM »

Yeah, good idea. Though I will have to remember not to copy porntube addresses to clipboard once I install it on my computer, and on mom's 

-eleman (January 15, 2013, 10:54 AM)

How do you get a tube of porn? Does it come in different sizes?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 11, 2013, 06:10 PM »

-no, that's not how this thread works: You have to buy a license, and then come back and tell, the product is no good!
 

-Curt (January 11, 2013, 04:56 PM)

The app is only $2, so I could do that just to spite you! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Small free form db/notes software

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 11, 2013, 02:26 PM »

I stumbled across this - DataTap (Genius was actually useful for once). It looks promising. I will report back it if is any good.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 11, 2013, 02:24 PM »

HanDBase. I don't recommend it.

-robinsiebler (January 10, 2013, 02:13 PM)

Worrying, because I'd begun to ponder it again.  I still use a Palm, and HanDBase is one of the few apps that have Windows, Palm, Android and other mobile platforms.  It also begs the question: what actually is a good, usable, affordable database app for Windows, if you don't have/don't want to use Microsoft Access?

-rjbull (January 10, 2013, 03:21 PM)

I stumbled across this - DataTap (Genius was actually useful for once). It looks promising. I will report back it if is any good.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 10, 2013, 03:43 PM »

• The manual for HanDBase is probably good, if you know all about databases. If you don't or you are extremely rusty, the manual is basically useless.
• The tech support person (and I think there is only one), only seems capable of giving expert level instruction, despite my asking for novice level.
• The UI is complex and combined with the above two, I could not figure out how to perform a task I was able to accomplish in 5 minutes in Tap Forms.
• The program is full of bugs. For example, despite the fact that I am using the iPad add-on, iPad is not an option for form resolution/screen size.

I filed about 10 bugs with the company before I decided to move on.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software that sounded useful, so you bought it, but then...

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 10, 2013, 02:13 PM »

HanDBase. I don't recommend it. I thought it could do what I want it to do, and it probably can, but the UI is confusing, the tech support talks to me like I know what I am doing (and I don't in this case) and the program is chock full of bugs. I ended up switching to an iPad only solution that actually works.

Also, I have purchased countless iPad apps (since there is no demo option for most of them) that I later decided sucked or didn't suit my needs.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 10:31 PM »

I have it.  I have an iPad 3.  I had it when I had an iPad 1.  There's apparently *something* that's different from device to device, because on neither of my iPads is it sluggish.  Don't know what I can give you beyond personal experience.

-wraith808 (January 09, 2013, 07:48 PM)

$30? :p

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General Software Discussion / Re: Some hotkeys don't obey like win+m

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 07:18 PM »

Win+M is supposed to minimize windows. You won't be able to remap it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Some hotkeys don't obey like win+m

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 06:24 PM »

Some keys (and I don't recall the exact key now) can't be re-assigned as they are hardcoded and Windows won't let you. I have a program that allows the Windows keys to be re-mapped and it failed for 1 particular key. When I contacted the developer, he did some research and then removed the key from the list of re-mappable keys.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Some hotkeys don't obey like win+m

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 05:43 PM »

I have found others that cannot be re-mapped. I was never able to find a workaround, despite posting in various places and scouring the net.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 04:26 PM »

Uhm....take a look around you...Do you really think God is an engineer? If he is, he definitely was working without a spec.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 03:45 PM »

I AM a GOD!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 03:24 PM »

I saw two different reviews that said it performed like a dog on an iPad 3. One recommended it but only as a means to have your documents with you. It specifically stated you should do most of the heavy lifting on a Mac and I don't have a Mac so...

Also, it gets dinged for being sluggish in several reviews on the store page.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 03:15 PM »

I looked at several of the ones you listed and for now I have settled on Notebooks. Circus Whatever, despite the revolting name, seemed to have a lot of very nice features, but it got panned as being practically unusable due to sluggishness.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Regular Expressions (help)

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 09, 2013, 03:14 PM »

You, silly! I was quite specific. Why won't that program, or any of the others like it, work for you?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 08, 2013, 03:25 PM »

I already have a keyboard. The Zagg/Logitech one.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Regular Expressions (help)

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 08, 2013, 01:55 PM »

There are a slew of RE tester/tutor programs on the 'net. I use Expresso

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General Software Discussion / Good writing program for the iPad?

« Last post by robinsiebler on January 08, 2013, 01:52 PM »

I looked at Textilus, Write 2 and several others. There doesn't seem to be a killer app in this category for the iPad. Does anyone have anything they *really* love? And don't say Pages. :p

I currently use Awesome Notes to write my stories, songs and poems, but it has a very limited feature set for actual heavy writing.

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Living Room / Re: Be Careful What You Download - Or Go To Jail...

« Last post by robinsiebler on December 27, 2012, 01:37 PM »

lol...also check the population of those states. 'nuff said.

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Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by robinsiebler on December 20, 2012, 01:15 PM »

I'm not big on Woody Allen, period. :p

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Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by robinsiebler on December 19, 2012, 07:35 PM »

This is no laughing matter! I challenge you to a duel! Hand grenades at 10 paces!

-robinsiebler (December 14, 2012, 03:07 PM)

You probably want to know the universe when you can't even find your way around Chinatown.

-MilesAhead (December 14, 2012, 03:33 PM)

Only Chinese people can find their way around Chinatown! Everything is in Chinese!

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Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by robinsiebler on December 14, 2012, 03:07 PM »

This is no laughing matter! I challenge you to a duel! Hand grenades at 10 paces!