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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 21, 2008, 09:10 PM »

Also, I just added a much-requested feature from some friends at school: the ability to clean up SmartBrowse internet traces. It REQUIRES IE7 to be installed, but it works like a charm. One click and all traces are deleted.

Here is an image of the added button, I unfortunately had to shorten the URL bar but I don't think it will bug anyone too bad...
Image: http://img141.images...221200880231pbb8.png

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 21, 2008, 08:35 PM »

OK, little update. I have not worked much on SnapSuite due to large amounts of other boring things to do that must, unfortunately, take priority.

I have made a small logo in my media technology class that I think is quite nice, and I might put it on the website if I can't make something better in a short amount of time. It is just my initials (BS) in an ice-type of display. You can view it here... http://mazecraze.dcisv.com/Logo.png

Other than that, I have made this tiny AHK program "EasyFix" that simply runs Disk Cleanup, Checkdisk and JkDefrag, and gives the user a list of things they can do to clean up their PC. It is meant to be run pre-setup to SnapSuite. You can download it from the updated website... http://incredisims.com/default.aspx

-Brandon

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Living Room / Re: What annoys you to no end?

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 20, 2008, 08:53 PM »

Cabling. Power cords, eithernet cords, monitor cords, TV cables, phone lines, USB cords...anything cord-based that can be tripped over, made into a knot, cut (or otherwise destroyed), or just get in the way. That "world without wires" has yet to come.

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 11:40 PM »

(Mouser posted somewhat generically, but below is my personal situation)

That is what I am to make my primary audience, basic PC users. Turn it on and it works.

Personally, I haven't had any issues yet (and I have very few tech-savvy people I ask to test, apart from people here at DC) with computer programs/hardware malfunctioning, but yes that is a concern. But it is impossible to make sure that every combination of programs and hardware will work with what I run every time no matter what.

IMO, the simpler it is to the user, the less harm they themselves can do, so the chance of damage declines. No options to worry about, no 100 checkboxes to look over, just run it and it works. That is the idea.


As per DelEmpty, I will distribute the above version, however it will be in the Advanced section so that most users won't worry about it (or ever see it).

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 07:37 PM »

If you want I could send you the AHK file any maybe your could make sure this is included/add something that does this?

Skrommel uses a lot of code that I am just starting to understand, so I am not fully ... confident in myself to say that it is totally, 100% safe.

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 01:50 PM »

Actually, Skrommel did that - if it tries to delete a folder that Windows needs, it will throw an error letting the user know that it is needed and will not be deleted. I don't know if the error appears in my edited version (it shouldn't) but it will not delete the folder.

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 12:14 PM »

To my extreme surprise, I received 2 new emails regarding the licenses this morning. One from the CCleaner staff and one from the IObit staff.

CCleaner:

Unfortunately the licence specifies that you are not allowed to
repackage CCleaner, or alter the installer.

That was kind of a shock, but then I opened the IObit email with less enthusiasm.

IObit:

Thank you for taking the time in providing us with the information and we are very pleased to hear about your plan.
We allow and encourage all web sites, magazines, CD-ROM vendors and end-users to freely distribute our freeware and trial software. You already have our authorization for distributing our freeware and trial software.

We appreciate your support and attention of IObit, and we will keep up improving the product.

I about fell over. I was totally sure that they would say no.

So CCleaner will still need to be tediously installed, but WindowsCare will be ready-to-go on the next update. Now I just need a response from Steven Gould for CleanUp!

-Brandon


OH, before I forget, here is the updated SnapSuite DelEmpty

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Developer's Corner / Re: Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 11:49 AM »

Ah, OK. I think I understand now. I was messing up the parameters and then messed up the code.

EDIT: I am still lost, it keeps launching all the options at once. I am going to keep messing with the code to see what I am doing wrong.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 03:03 AM »

Apparently, I didn't quite get it working- it only runs the top item in the list. Can someone take a look at this and explain to me how to get command2 and 3 to show their message boxes? I could only get command to work, but then it would run command2 also. And now nothing works- I am totally lost.

Help, anyone?

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Developer's Corner / Re: Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 02:32 AM »

Ah, I figured it out. Thanks a lot for that- it was driving me mad!

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Developer's Corner / Re: Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 01:54 AM »

So like

[Select]

NumberofArguments = MyArgumentAmount

MyAction1 = /action1
MyAction2 = /action2

correct?

EDIT: Or do I switch those across the equal sign?

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 01:30 AM »

Ah, I have finally gotten a totally automated version of Skrommel's awesome DelEmpty - I will add it into SystemCare. It is now 100% automatic, and will scan your entire C:\ drive for empty folders and delete them without interaction. Just watch the counter go by.

(I was going to post a screenshot, but GridMove snapped the darn GUI into a huge window, so now it looks horrible...)

All there is in the GUI is "Counting - <Amount of files in current directory>" followed by "Deleting - <Number of folders>". Nothing more.


You can download my hacked version below as an individual download if you want, or you can wait for the next update.

-Brandon

EDIT: I will upload an improved version in the morning. For now the below will work just fine (there is just a GUI update).

EDIT 2: Get updated DelEmpty below

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Developer's Corner / Help with autohotkey: Command line switches

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 18, 2008, 01:06 AM »

I am having trouble figuring out how to add support for command line switches for AHK programs (completed EXEs). I have googled over and over again, searched the AHK forum and documentation, and I can't find anything on it anywhere. I know it can be done due to Skrommel's BatteryRun.

Can anyone help me?

-Brandon

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Post your FARR v2 Plugin Idea Requests Here - Plugin Writers Read In

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 10:29 PM »

I apologize if this has been requested and or done already, but I just had a very simple plugin idea.

Why not a shutdown plugin? Like if I type "shutdown" as-is into FARR, I get no results, but I want to be able to open FARR and type sleep/shutdown/restart (etc) and have it come up with various options. Would this be possible?

-Brandon

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JGPaiva's GridMove and Ahk Tools / Re: Gridmove refuses to work with Songbird

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 09:53 PM »

Yes, it does work- unfortunately Songbird is too stubborn to go small enough to fit into the gridspace, but I don't really care- I can still see my songs and the controls.

Thanks!

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 08:25 PM »

Update:

I have a fully working (NTREGOPT INTEGRATION UNTESTED) prototype utilizing all the programs, however I had to obtain an older, however smaller and single-exe (portable) version of Advanced WindowsCare.

As much as I want to distribute this, I am going to wait for email replies. The program is ready to go, with credit due and a disclaimer to any damage done by using any programs I do not make.


So far, it is looking good!

-Brandon

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 06:07 PM »

I run dedicated stress test programs now and again, but I feel it pushes the whole system harder the way I usually do it. It pushes the CPU, GPU, hard drive, RAM and PSU all hard, as well as Windows itself having to manage everything going on. I don't do it to measure a specific item, but moreover the system as a whole.

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 04:55 PM »

Well I am not getting any email back, possibly because of the weekend/holiday, so I am going to go ahead and back up my current files and go to work assuming all systems are go.

Will update to let everyone know how it's going.

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Living Room / Re: Ralf Maximus - MIA?

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 04:43 PM »

I saw a recent post from him somewhere on the forum a couple days ago, just don't remember where...

EDIT:

Last Active:     February 13, 2008, 09:35:13 PM

So he was online 4 days ago

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 04:25 PM »

A strange, very hard way to stress test your PC:

I have been doing this for a couple years now, works great, as long as the system doesn't lock up because of lag (it isn't uncommon)...

When I need to see what my PC can do, I run the most hardware intensive games I have. And lots of them. And I play them all via Alt-Tab (or, for Vista, an added stress is the Flip 3D, where you have the game actively playing as it scrolls through).

Right now I am running:

Firefox
Pidgin
Windows Live Messenger
Songbird
Halo
Halo 2
Test Drive Unlimited

All 3 games are on their highest settings (except resolution, I do this windowed) and I am getting about 2-3 FPS in Test Drive Unlimited (8-10 in Halo 2, and about 30 in Halo 1).

I am running all this, and if I don't see a performance drop, I will continue opening games.

Now, off to check my email in Windows Live Mail...

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 03:28 PM »

My case's front intake fan utilizes 3 of my 9 available drive bays , but man can it suck air!

You probably need to get a new case to do that however, as mine was fitted for my case. Check and see if it is available for your specific model.

EDIT: In case your interested, I am using an Antec Ninehundred Gamer Case

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 12:34 PM »

Pentium D, but same difference. And 30C?? Wow.

-wreckedcarzz (February 17, 2008, 12:01 PM)

PentiumD == Pentium4, just a different name. Probably because 64-bit support and dualcore were added. But it's the same architecture as P4, which means relatively low performance, compared to the power it drains and the heat it generates.

Well, between 30-40C idle. I should install an app that names the sensors, I don't know which figure is my motherboard/chipset and which is the CPU :p. Under full load, I push the system above 50C, but I don't think I've reached 60C yet. I do undervolt the CPU by the way, to make it drain less power and thus generate less heat - no stability issues so far.

As for your setup, you really need a bigger table, to provide arm rest. Otherwise you're ruining your body... takes a while before you notice it, but when you do, you'll regret it.

And you really should resize those pictures, pretty insane resolution to use on forums . 800x600 or 1024x768 would be a lot better...

-f0dder (February 17, 2008, 12:30 PM)

Ah, didn't know that. Darn Intel...

I would overclock, but my motherboard has the values locked (I was planning on posting here at DC to see if I could get some help on that sometime soon) so I can't.

Yes, I complain all the time that I want a new desk, but it has been 2 months and I still have no desk. Maybe when I can't move my arm anymore we will go and buy one.

And I would resize, but MSPAINT leaves little room for help in that category, and I don't have CS3 on my system atm.

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 12:18 PM »

OK, here are my oh-so-amazing (not ) images.

First one is my normal setup- yes, I do use a desk pull out drawer thingy for keyboard, mouse, speaker, monitor and USB reciever placement. And yes, it does almost fall on a regular basis. Gets your attention real quick when a monitor is falling on you, though. (Notice the keyboard is glowing)

Second is PC insides w/ camera flash to show components. The wires look like a mess but the case is roomy and they are all bundled up.

Third is my usual nighttime LED look, where the whole thing glows. Looks great when your owning some people in Halo.

-Brandon

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Living Room / Re: Cooking my PC: what NOT to do

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 12:01 PM »

Christ, you're damn lucky you didn't fry your computer, especially since it's a Pentium4 you have - those things get darn hot. For comparison, my Core2Quad Q6600 idles at thirty-something centigrade.

And do stress-test the machine, if you're very unlucky there's a risk you have partially damaged the CPU, like blown part of the cache. If you get any MACHINE CHECK BSODs, time to cry.

Btw, a decent computer case with good airflow means a lot, too, and a couple of 120mm casefans (those are pretty silent) are really great as well, especially having an intake fan cooling your harddrives is a good idea. If you have a sucky cramped case, installing a good CPU cooler is pretty much a waste.

Oh, and your computer isn't running any faster because of the new cooler, that's just placebo. It should be running cooler, though

-f0dder (February 17, 2008, 06:48 AM)

Pentium D, but same difference. And 30C?? Wow.

Yes, I am still testing it- however it seems to be running alright so far, no system problems.

As far as a case goes, I have enough airflow to get a windtunnel going. I have a 150mm front intake fan at the bottom (cold air sinks), my insulated hard drive on top of that with a 120mm fan blowing on that, a 120mm fan cooling my TV tuner card (fan sits on top of PSU), a 150mm exhaust fan, and a 200mm top exhaust fan. All but the front and 2 120mms are set to Low.

What are you using a fan for ... if someone else is paying (thank your dad profusely) why didn't you got for water cooling - now that is cool and quiet! I hope your new case has all the flashing lights and looks super cool - how about a photo?

-Carol Haynes (February 17, 2008, 07:09 AM)

I did, I begged for water cooling. Never got it. I wanted, specifically, the CoolIT Eliminator CPU cooler (http://www.coolitsys...;id=13&Itemid=28) and it is staying on my to-get list until I do get it.

As for lights, yea I do have quite a bit of LEDs...will post a photo in about 10 minutes just for the heck of it

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

« Last post by wreckedcarzz on February 17, 2008, 11:53 AM »

OK, email sent to CCleaner staff. Eagerly awaiting reply...

CleanUp! has a green light, via FAQ. See here: http://www.stevengou...id=62&Itemid=233

JkDefrag is fine, via the GNU license. I may still send him an email telling him about it though.

WindowsCare support email sent, hoping that they will let me do this...

Just send off an email for NTREGOPT, lets hope that all goes well there as well.


 

-Brandon