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Best Text Editor / Re: How could y'all not mention Notepad Minus?

« Last post by tomos on December 21, 2007, 03:03 AM »

this is must have been meant to be a joke played on software sites that accepts submission for just about anything.. check out the author's note here.

• http://www.runme.org...d/+notepadminus/+83/

-lanux128 (December 21, 2007, 12:56 AM)

oh noo, it's ART

Edit: even stranger, "found art" - they dont seem to know whodunit

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google now includes StarOffice as a free download!

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 04:34 PM »

or maybe not -
it shows software as installed but still doesnt find any updates, maybe the update isnt available to google...

it picked up on my acrobat reader install & cant find an (available) update for that either, but that could be because it's a stipped down version that's already installed... so no solutions here at any rate

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google now includes StarOffice as a free download!

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 04:29 PM »

forgot to say if I go to "Installed Software" tab & select "Recent Activity" -
it shows Star Office 8 and install date but it still doesnt show it on the "Installed Software" tab

okay, just sorted it
see
http://www.google.co...&hl=en&gl=us

1. Open the Google Updater, and select the "Preferences" tab. 2. Click "Advanced Options" if this section is hidden. 3. Check "Update all software available in the Google Pack" to keep all Google Pack software up-to-date, or un-check it to keep only Google software updated. Please note that by un-checking this box, you also turn off notifications for new third-party software. 4. Click the "Save Preferences" button.

-
I checked "Update all software available in the Google Pack"

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google now includes StarOffice as a free download!

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 04:01 PM »

Here's a link,so you don't have to fiddle with Google's Pack

http://gpdl.google.c...8.0.9189.0/setup.exe
It weighs about 143.40 MB.

-tinyvillager (August 14, 2007, 04:56 AM)

I installed Star Office but dont believe I used the link in quote cause I also seem to have googleupdater installed
I know there's an update (well the programme says there is) but cant dl it directly and google updater doesnt recognise/cant find the Star Office install and I cant add it manually to google updater

not loosing any sleep but wondering how others who used/using google updater getting on?

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Living Room / Re: Crazy man takes picture every day for 8 years

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 02:50 PM »

Crazy man

-Josh (December 19, 2007, 11:50 AM)

turns out he did line up the eyes in each photo and resized them. dedication.
he has a FAQ here I read a bit of, some interesting

PS nice to see homer growing up Lashiec (totally off topic: is Lashiec a spanish name or a forum name? - hah just googled it:
"On the castle we are aquainted with the psycopath known as Lashiec..."  hmnmm)

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Best Text Editor / Re: How could y'all not mention Notepad Minus?

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 04:04 AM »

There's always something.   

http://www.movsd.com/thegun.htm

-mrainey (December 19, 2007, 09:29 PM)

the gun!

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Best Text Editor / Re: How could y'all not mention Notepad Minus?

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 03:58 AM »

Notepad Minus description Notepad Minus - the only text editor that has less functions than the original NOTEPAD.EXE that comes with Windows Notepad Minus is a program designed to be the only text editor that has less functions than the original NOTEPAD.EXE that comes with Windows. It can't even save the text you wrote. But it is small and does not require any installation

http://www.softpedia.../Notepad-Minus.shtml

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Free computer help online/CompuTech (my) programs

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 03:33 AM »

can I ask before I install Brandon,
does it automatically download all the other progs or would I have a choice there too?
I'm not such a big fan of Windows Defender for example and have something equivalent already installed
(mind you I havent used it in a year or more so it may have improved..)

I notice the big "DO NOT.." on your screenshot:
would it be possible (for the benefit of people who push buttons first and read later - not me- I swear ) to set it up so selecting one of the choices deselects the others ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: GemX - missing in action

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 03:23 AM »

closing down sale maybe ?

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Living Room / Re: TOP 10 DonationCoder Threads in the year 2017

« Last post by tomos on December 20, 2007, 03:22 AM »

#10 is priceless

-vegas (December 20, 2007, 01:48 AM)

+1 lol

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General Software Discussion / Re: GemX - missing in action

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 05:50 PM »

I got a "Christmas" mail from them
(must have downloaded some trial at some stage but dont have any of their stuff)

In the spirit of Christmas and New Year celebrations, we have just started a limited time BIG special offer - 50% discount on all GemX applications. Please visit http://www.gemx.com for further details.

...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo until Christmas

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 05:38 PM »

When purchasing at Ashampoo's site   europeens must remember first to change currency from euro to US-dollar   in order to save the difference  because the price is both $60 and €60   but €60 is almost $80.

-Curt (December 19, 2007, 04:54 PM)

damn I hate that - it's even a german company - usually it's the american ones that do that
ah well still got a bargain...

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General Software Discussion / Re: NovaPDF Pro Question - Can It Do Form Filling?

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 05:11 PM »

I got an email the other day (as a Backup4all owner) "HappyHolidays" newsletter also with 30% off Nova PDF (just BTW)

I actually installed the Nova trial a while back - didnt use it much but I believe it's "simply" a pdf creator (probably a fancy one, but not for form filling)

Have you tried PDF-XChange Viewer? - the free version allows form filling but I'm not sure how versatile it is (if you move on from one field to the next, the previous one is no longer editable, still not bad for free!)

I know it was discussed on some thread here too if you search

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Living Room / Re: Crazy man takes picture every day for 8 years

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 04:53 PM »

that's amazing

it looks real, if it wasnt it would nearly be even more work anyways!

but his head keeps (impressively) the same size and position within the image - maybe he had a tripod and a whatchamacallit* to hold his head in same position/place and didnt move either for eight years

* maybe we need to make up a word for that..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Need help with a name for my new NANY program

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 04:40 PM »

Sounds like "Payday Power" to me.
More points, more power, more presents.

-Cuffy (December 19, 2007, 10:30 AM)

I like Payday Power
or how about Pointy Power

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo until Christmas

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 04:35 PM »

Agggghhhh Curt you're saving me money... just when I should be spending it on christmas presents for in-laws

no, seriously, thanks for that tip Curt - I got the "Office" upgrade for €16 *

your email quote above gives the impression it only works on the 24th, but works now for any one interested

* even at €60 I reckon that office suite (from Softmaker) is a bargain

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General Software Discussion / Re: Need help with a name for my new NANY program

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 08:30 AM »

I kind of like the name you have for it already...except I would tweak it just a tiny bit and call it
Points to Presents.

-app103 (December 19, 2007, 07:29 AM)

how bout one less Points-to-Present or Point-to-Present

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Free computer help online/CompuTech (my) programs

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 05:08 AM »

Thanks Brandon for that -
will install when I get chance and have a look
actually maybe I'll install it on the older computer first which *really**needs* a cleanup

If I understand correctly you are saying that I should add some information on the maintenance/cleaning part?

-wreckedcarzz (December 18, 2007, 06:47 PM)

I think so - it's a big part of it still, even if you want to concentrate on the other aspects.

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General Software Discussion / Re: My Stupid Windows Question for the Day!

« Last post by tomos on December 19, 2007, 03:14 AM »

even though I have all dialogs set to show in Detailed mode, many still open in the List mode, and some in Thumbnails mode. Also, About every other time I open a dialog it shows the files in reverse alpha order. Arrgggh! Is that likely to be Enhanced Dialog? Or does WinXP do that? Like, all are in alpha-ascending order when downloading something. Then the next time I download they are listed in alpha-descending!

-J-Mac (December 19, 2007, 12:09 AM)

I havent had that problem (xp home, filebox extender)
You could always try disable Enhanced Dialog see how you get on?
then maybe try filebox extender or whats that one ChalkTrauma made (found it: CFDButton) and see how you get on with them -
might help pinpoint the problem...

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Free computer help online/CompuTech (my) programs

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 06:16 PM »

Brandon
it's looking good
Dont want to give you a hard time but..
I wanted to find out some more details but find very little on homepage
if someone who doesnt know at all what the programme does reads that site they will get some details
but not hardly anthing about the cleanup aspect - or maybe I've lost track of the aim/direction of the programme?

Personally I'm wondering if I install/use the "cleansing" aspects, do I have control over which ones are used or does it do a clean sweep through everything (I want to avoid regristry cleaning for example)
thanks, Tom

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General Software Discussion / Re: SQLNotes...what is it exactly?

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 10:06 AM »

or keeping with the trends:

uPlan

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General Software Discussion / Re: SQLNotes...what is it exactly?

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 10:04 AM »

UrPlanner
(YourPlanner* & in german Ur = ancestral indigenous primal primary primordial prototype adj.)

UPlan

De/Da/Ze-Plan had me laughing but are they a bit too light? (or that maybe good too?)

maybe Planner make it sound too much like *just* a planner..

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General Software Discussion / Re: SQLNotes...what is it exactly?

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 08:33 AM »

adatabas

-tinjaw (December 18, 2007, 07:30 AM)

followed that link, while I was looking down through the list 3 of them changed from "Available" to "Make Offer"
maybe someone else had the same idea

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Living Room / Re: Firewire/iLink speeds set to increase to 3.2Gb/s

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 06:42 AM »

... ultimately resulting in "Delay Write Failures" and data corruption. Google for "firewire filter driver".

-f0dder (December 18, 2007, 06:36 AM)

it *was* in connection with external drives that I read it and the words "data corruption" were used so maybe same problem -
it was enough to put me off at the time (never did get an external HDD enclosure anyways so...)

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General Software Discussion / Re: WinTasks Pro ... Windows Explorer is a trojan - yeah right!

« Last post by tomos on December 18, 2007, 04:39 AM »

  they could be right you know