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N.A.N.Y. 2025 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2025: Silencer

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 21, 2024, 12:52 AM »

This is actually quite handy. Thank you.
-Tuxman (December 20, 2024, 06:52 PM)

I'm glad you found it useful.

N.A.N.Y. 2025 / N.A.N.Y 2025: Silencer

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 17, 2024, 02:45 AM »

NANY 2025 Entry Information

Application Name	Silencer
Version	1.1.0.2
Short Description	Mute/unmute any active application, and more!
Supported OSes	Windows 10/11
Download Link	https://download.ru/files/OpATQB8r
System Requirements	.NET Framework 4.8.1
Author	Grumpy Coder

Features

Press CTRL+SHIFT+M to mute/unmute any active application (ex: game).
Press CTRL+SHIFT+N to set active application volume to 20%, press again to restore previous volume.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+P to play/pause any playing media on your PC (ex: YouTube), no need to be focused.

Planned Features

Nothing as of yet, but I'm open to suggestions.

Usage
Installation

Download, unzip, and run.

Using the Application

There is no UI, it lives in the system tray.
You'll find an icon for the application in the system tray, which is used to close it as well as add/remove it to startup.

Living Room / Re: AI Coding Assistants (Who uses them and which)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 06, 2024, 12:04 AM »

The reason we limit to 200 per month is because:

A: We are the lowest price for unlimited
B: We allow use of Claude 3.5 Latest (the best model on the market) and GPT4o
-KynloStephen66515 (December 05, 2024, 02:40 PM)

A. Perhaps, but as a free user, it doesn't affect me.
B. And so does Codeium. As I said, you can use GPT-4o/Claude 3.5 Sonnet, you're limited to 20 chats per day for free.

If you're a paid user or part of a large team, Cody AI might make sense (considering it's cheaper), but as a free user, I haven't found anything better than Codeium.

Living Room / Re: AI Coding Assistants (Who uses them and which)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 05, 2024, 12:06 PM »

I've been trying out Windsurf recently and it has huge potential to be a great product, but it's not quite there yet. Between the constant issues with Codium hitting their usage caps with Anthropic, and tool_use errors, it still has some way to go. That being said though, I have enjoyed it so far (even if the "oopsie" errors are half way through it editing a file it refuses to elaborate on so you don't know what it broke).

I do mainly use Cody AI (by Sourcegraph), which is the one I work for, mainly, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy seeing what other tools are doing
-KynloStephen66515 (December 04, 2024, 07:04 AM)

I haven't had the chance to test Windsurf yet. Normally, I use Codeium through the web browser, or in VSCode. I mostly use it for small tasks (regex, snippets, SQL optimizations..etc).
I never tried Cody AI, but considering that the free tier only offers 200 chats per month, it feels limited compared Codeium.
Codeium free tier offers unlimited chats if you use their Base model (Llama 3.1 70B), and if you switch to GPT-4o/Claude 3.5 Sonnet, you're limited to 20 chats per day.
For my use case, I rarely use anything other than the Base model, though.

Coding Snacks / Re: Prevent Absolute White (and other very pale colors) from displaying onscreen

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 03, 2024, 12:03 AM »

Slightly off-topic, but have you tried Blue Light filters by any chance?
Windows include this feature (Night Light), and it can help reduce the strain significantly. Especially since you can adjust the strength of the effect.

Living Room / Re: AI Coding Assistants (Who uses them and which)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 02, 2024, 11:53 PM »

I've been using Codeium for quite some time now.
It can be used in the browser directly, as an extension for VSCode/VStudio, or through their own editor Windsurf.
Best of all, it's completely free. They do have paid subscriptions with more features, but I never felt that I needed to upgrade.

PS: I'm not affiliated to Codeium in any way.

N.A.N.Y. 2025 / Re: NANY 2025

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on November 13, 2024, 11:52 PM »

Moved my submission to the dedicated board here.

N.A.N.Y. 2024 / N.A.N.Y 2024: ChunkPatcher (Steam "What's New" Remover)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 17, 2023, 12:50 AM »

NANY 2024 Entry Information

Application Name	ChunkPatcher
Version	1.0.0.6
Short Description	Removes the obnoxious Steam "What's New" section.
Supported OSes	Windows 10/11
Download Link	https://download.ru/files/CIMHD8n7
System Requirements	.NET Framework 4.8.0
Version History	1.0.0.0 - Initial release. 1.0.0.1 - The application no longer requires administrative permission to work properly. 1.0.0.2 - Added an option in the INI file to adjust the check interval (seconds). 1.0.0.3 - Fixed minor bug, removed application window from alt-tab. 1.0.0.4 - Modified code to work with Steam's May 2024 patch. 1.0.0.5 - Added menus to add/remove application from startup. 1.0.0.6 - Fixed a bug that affected the patching success.
Author	Grumpy Coder

Description
This is based on Kopert solution to removing the obnoxious Steam What's New section, because Valve couldn't be bothered to make it optional for some stupid reason.

Features
The application runs in the background to monitor the chunk css file, and when it detects it has been ~~poisoned~~ modified by Steam, it will automatically patch it for you.
It will first close Steam, patch the file, and re-launch Steam when it's done. The whole process should take a few seconds.

Planned Features
You tell me.

Screenshots

Usage
Installation
The application is portable, just extract it somewhere safe, and run the exe file.

Using the Application
The application is completely automated, and there's no real UI. It relies on an INI file for settings.
I don't suggest you mess around with it (INI) unless you know what you're doing, though.

Uninstallation
Delete it.

Tips
If you don't like seeing the popup window every time, just change the QuickPatch to 1, in the INI file, and restart the application.
You can adjust the checking interval, by changing the "CheckInterval" in the INI file (number of seconds).

Known Issues
None that I know of.

N.A.N.Y. 2024 / N.A.N.Y 2024: Colorful (Sticky) Notes

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on October 04, 2023, 10:21 AM »

NANY 2024 Entry Information

Application Name	Colorful Notes
Version	1.0.0.0
Short Description	A simple Sticky Notes application.
Supported OSes	Windows 10/11
Download Link	https://download.ru/files/ci3HYSNt
System Requirements	.NET Framework 4.7.2
Author	Grumpy Coder

Description

It's a simple "Sticky Notes" application. It was inspired by my very own Painted Glass.

Features

You can add up to 20 notes, and each note can store up to 280 characters.
Everything is saved in a portable database file (*.ldb), so you can back it up easily.
You can change the notes colors using the context menu.
All notes can be moved using the icon.

Planned Features

Nothing as of yet, but I'm open to suggestions.

Usage
Installation

Download, unzip, and install.

Using the Application

Create a note, give it a title, and enter whatever you want in its body. Everything is saved automatically.
You'll find an icon () for the application in the system tray, which is used to close it as well as delete ALL notes if needed.

Screenshots (Click image to play GIF)

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2023: PingPong (ping latency alarm)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 17, 2023, 09:48 PM »

Is it possible to have a color changeable tray icon?
-ShiMing (December 30, 2022, 12:18 AM)

Sorry, I didn't notice your message until now. It's done, check the updated version.

Perfect NANY app. Thanks for joining in the fun.
-skwire (January 01, 2023, 04:41 PM)

Glad to be here.

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / Re: NANY 2023 Release: IPMI Tool GUI

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 17, 2023, 09:43 PM »

While this tool is definitely not for me since I don't have access to anything using BMC. I must say, as a developer, I do admire the clean UI.
It feels like a rarity these days, with many developers using over-the-top and busy designs.

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2023: Gradynt (gradient wallpaper generator)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 31, 2022, 10:28 AM »

Microsoft Defender is giving a false positive for viruses.
-kunkel321 (December 31, 2022, 10:19 AM)

Perhaps it doesn't like it's an embedded executable, I'm not sure.
I have BitDefender Internet Security, and it scans clean. Also, here's VirusTotal result.

Post New Requests Here / Re: Ping with latency alarm?

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 28, 2022, 01:45 PM »

I am pretty sure this could be classified as a NANY App this year I believe for you.
-hamradio (December 28, 2022, 12:56 PM)

I created a NANY entry for it, thanks for the suggestion.

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / N.A.N.Y 2023: PingPong (ping latency alarm)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 28, 2022, 01:40 PM »

Application Name	PingPong
Version	1.0.0.1
Short Description	Ping latency alarm
Supported OSes	Windows 10/11
Download Link	Here
System Requirements	.NET Framework 4.7.2
Author	GrumpyCoder

Description
A small application that can ping a web address (URL) at a specified interval, and gives an alarm sound when the latency is higher than a specif value.
Now, the "Beep" sound is optional. Also, I added a color-changing (green/red) system tray icon based on ShiMing suggestions.

Notes
I stumbled upon this coding snack idea by timmy2, and decided to do it for fun. But I didn't realize that the thread was over a year old.
I posted it here as per hamradio's suggestion, I hope someone might find it useful.

Screenshots

Post New Requests Here / Re: Ping with latency alarm?

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 15, 2022, 11:28 AM »

I didn't realize how old this thread is before I started working on a solution. In any case, it's already done, so here it is anyway.
I believe this should do what you wanted, but do note that I whipped it up in a couple of hours, so it's definitely not perfect.
PS: The "csv" file is saved right next to the executable.

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2023: Gradynt

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on November 25, 2022, 12:04 AM »

:up:good job!
-ShiMing (November 24, 2022, 11:58 PM)

Thanks.

N.A.N.Y. 2023 / N.A.N.Y 2023: Gradynt (gradient wallpaper generator)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on November 06, 2022, 02:38 AM »

Application Name	Gradynt
Version	1.0.0.0
Short Description	A gradient image/wallpaper generator
Supported OSes	Windows 10+
Download	Download Link
Author	GrumpyCoder

Description
A simple gradient image generator. Images can be saved or set directly as wallpaper.
You can choose your initial colors, gradient direction, as well as random shades (of your initial colors).

PS: The executable is large because it's portable (includes required .NET 6).

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 14, 2022, 08:08 AM »

Awesome program! Thanks very much.
-xesenif (January 14, 2022, 08:06 AM)

I'm glad you found it useful.
You're most welcome.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 06, 2022, 08:24 AM »

thanks -- I used that version of NET on a second machine and it works fine

I guess I'll have to uninstall the NET on the first machine before installing that version. Will let you know how it goes when I get around to it.

Thanks for the programme -- for the last few years I've been keeping a clean desktop, and this makes it really easy
-tomos (January 06, 2022, 07:47 AM)

I'm glad it worked out and that you found it useful.
I'm open for suggestions if you have any ideas/enhancements.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 06, 2022, 01:07 AM »

It's not recognising the .NET install
-tomos (January 05, 2022, 07:22 AM)

It's possible that you need to install the Desktop Runtime specific version of .NET 5.
I updated the original post to clarify this.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on January 03, 2022, 10:48 PM »

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-Contro (January 03, 2022, 03:46 PM)

If you say so. I never "tasted" an application before.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 31, 2021, 10:13 PM »

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-relipse (December 31, 2021, 07:47 PM)

You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / Re: N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 06, 2021, 05:30 AM »

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-Ath (December 06, 2021, 05:28 AM)

Fixed, thanks.

N.A.N.Y. 2022 / N.A.N.Y 2022: Desktop Maid

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 06, 2021, 04:12 AM »

Application Name	Desktop Maid
Version	1.0.0.6
Short Description	Keep your desktop clean of unwanted shortcuts!
Supported OSes	Windows 10
Prerequisites	.NET 5.0 (Desktop Runtime)
Download	Download Link
Author	GrumpyCoder

Description
Don't you hate it when newly installed/updated applications ruin your pristine desktop with their filthy shortcuts without your permission?

Are you tired of manually deleting said shortcuts off your desktop over and over again? :'(
Introducing "Desktop Maid", the clever little application that will keep your desktop clean once and for all!

It will automatically monitor your desktop and move any newly detected shortcuts into its "JunkBin" folder where they will remain out of sight until you choose otherwise.
Did I mention that "Desktop Maid" is clever? That's right, it will only get rid of shortcut files and will not touch anything else.
You can always restore and exclude any shortcuts that it "deleted" so you can keep your desktop exactly the way you like it!
What are you waiting for? Download now!!

History
1.0.0.0
- Initial release

1.0.0.1
- Exclusions are now stored in an XML file (DesktopMaid.xml) for portability.

1.0.0.2
- The application is now a single instance only (as it should be).
- Added support to monitor both the user's desktop and the public (all users) desktop.

1.0.0.3
- New (more fitting) icon.
- Added (Exit) context menu to the tray icon.

1.0.0.4
- Added new settings tab.
- Added customizable option to monitor most common shortcuts (lnk, url, and appref-ms).
- Minimize to tray and minimize to tray on startup are no separated.
- Monitoring the all users (public) desktop is now optional (enabled by default).
- You can now show a small counter to represent the number of shortcuts in the junk list on the tray icon.
- Added exception logging.

1.0.0.5
- Added option to add the application to Windows startup (for lazy folks).

1.0.0.6
- Minor improvements

N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: PaintedGlass (decorate your desktop)

« Last post by GrumpyCoder on December 01, 2020, 11:07 AM »

Very cool tool!
just to improve it;
When I click Ctrl+Tab I see the images in the Forms list.

-AbuAlBaraa (November 30, 2020, 11:04 PM)

This issue has already been fixed in version 1.1.0.2.

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