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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Softmaker Office: **90%+** Discount!!!! Offer Expires Feb5 6pm(?) EST

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2015, 10:12 AM »

I'll wait for SoftMaker's 2015 version. 

-Tuxman (February 05, 2015, 05:32 AM)

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On every workday during the last three weeks, we have reported on our Facebook page about innovations and improvements in the upcoming SoftMaker Office 2016 for Windows. If you are a user of SoftMaker Office, you should read this important information to find out how we improved your office suite. And it´s not only that. We also hold a sweepstakes in which you can win one of three valuable Android devices.

http://www.facebook.com/softmaker

For those of you who don´t use Facebook, we mirror the information from our Facebook page on our web site - updated every workday:
http://www.softmaker...glish/ofw2016_en.htm

-SoftMaker newsletter for: Curt

"2016"

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General Software Discussion / So, what pdf reader app is your fav?

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2015, 03:56 AM »

Wanted: a lightweight pdf file viewer with a few editing features.

So, what pdf reader app is your fav?

-New topic

The said question would usually make me answer Tracker's Pdf-XChange Viewer Pro. The free version was a file viewer. The PRO version had a few editing features, but was basically the same file as the free version, and as such very, very fast.

I know that Sumatra is even faster - but my prime reason for sticking with Tracker is the PRO version's few, but useful, editing features.

However, ...




 ...as hinted by the year-number to be seen in the photo, I have not updated my version for quite some time: 3 years!    "But, Curt", you may ask, "we know that you have spend an absolute fortune on software programs that you would only use a few times in your life, how come you suddenly seem to be trying to save money on a type of program that you are using many times a day?"


Well, Tracker grew this idea that the PRO version of their free PDF viewer was not as successful as could be, given how many people were using the free version, (I am guessing, of course they never said that out loud!), so they turned the PRO version of their pdf viewer into a full pdf editor. And a full editor is of course both slower and a lot more expensive, so I didn't upgrade,...





 ... but began looking for a replacement. I still haven't found what I am  looking for. It seems to me that my 2012 PRO version of Tracker's viewer (including these few editor features) still is the best of the kind? Of course the 2014 version would be even better ~ because it's the same program, just updated for two more years ~ but it took the company so many years to introduce the new editor, that my license ran out long before, and their new prices are too high for what I am looking for. The price may of course be right for a full editor, but be it Lite or Heavy, I already have an even better editor, Nitro Pro. Unfortunately Nitro is very slow to launch,

so, a (cheap) ultra fast combo-app   like an updated Pdf-XChange Viewer Pro   is what I need. Do you know any?

And while you are here, please tell us what you are using yourself  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Text-To-Speech Freeware?

« Last post by Curt on April 08, 2015, 10:06 PM »

^ Text Speaker has not been updated for 2½ years, and is certainly not free
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Adventures in cleaning (my cranky) computer

« Last post by Curt on April 08, 2015, 02:28 AM »

One of the hours I spent today was stuff that was not even registering in the add-remove list, which I'm pretty fuzzy on how that happens.

-TaoPhoenix (April 08, 2015, 01:57 AM)

-are you sure they were installed and not just unpacked? I know that I soon will have forgotten if I installed or merely unpacked a program. One way to have a clue is, if a proper folder has been created (by the program in question) in Start > All programs, or if you merely have a shortcut somewhere.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Lists of "Rogue Security Software"?

« Last post by Curt on April 06, 2015, 08:08 AM »

Just click "edit" and do it ;-)

Example: I've just removed Avast!^w from the list.

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Living Room / Re: Why are car stereos so flimsy?

« Last post by Curt on April 05, 2015, 04:42 PM »

I was offering you a vintage New In Box car stereo (radio/cassette) that you can use one with. 

-app103 (April 05, 2015, 03:55 AM)

^ your generous offer just made me wish for a car, April 

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General Software Discussion / Re: 'create Restore Point' question

« Last post by Curt on April 05, 2015, 02:38 AM »

important information was missing on those linked, otherwise really useful, pages:

bit; your Windows is deleting restore points exactly as you were fearing. The good news is that time is not the determining factor, but space is. So it's not per week or so; if your drive has the space, you can easily make Windows keep more restore points. Remember that you can use an external drive for restore points (as well as for backups), so you don't have to get a new machine just yet.

Start > right-click "Computer" > Properties > System Protection > Configure... > Disk Space Usage

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best Windows 7 desktop background changer?

« Last post by Curt on April 04, 2015, 04:48 PM »

because of this very thread  I have my wallpaper changing every 10 30 seconds, whether I can see the desktop/wall or not.
But of course, the only icon is that of the Recycle Bin.

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Living Room / Re: 10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread

« Last post by Curt on April 03, 2015, 04:23 AM »

Hi Cavalcader.. Another avatar that brings back memories.

-mouser (March 06, 2015, 10:17 PM)

hehe; yeah! At first I didn't remember the username Cavalcader, but I remembered at once when I saw the avatar~signature -thing:




By the way, the included link is still working: http://www.blogthing...glishdoyouspeakquiz/

You Speak General American English!

-whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz

-probably because I have never been to an English speaking country ;-)

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Well, I really just posted to say how good a feeling it is, to meet all these aliases again  
and to give my congratulations and best wishes, and a thank you!, to mouser  

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Curt on April 02, 2015, 09:56 AM »

Large Hadron Collider Reveals The Force Is With Us After All

-Arizona Hot (April 01, 2015, 05:24 PM)

"The Force is what gives a particle physicist his powers," said CERN theorist Ben Kenobi of the University of Mos Eisley

-posted on the 1'st of April

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General Software Discussion / Re: Pale Moon: How to navigate w Home/End?

« Last post by Curt on April 01, 2015, 09:30 AM »

In Danish the missing Mozilla line goes: "Brug altid markør og tastatur til at navigere på sider", so my private translation goes "for navigating pages, always use the marker and the keyboard". In English it is called Caret Browsing, and now I know that it is activated / deactivated by pressing [F7].

I wonder why Caret Browsing was default, and why the quoted line (from Firefox) not is in Pale Moon as well?
Well, problem solved, case closed.

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General Software Discussion / Solved: Pale Moon: How to navigate w Home/End? The answer: [F7]

« Last post by Curt on April 01, 2015, 02:58 AM »

For 8 months I was forced to use Internet Explorer and Firefox 23, and thus forgot how to navigate the Internet pages, when using Pale Moon!  


In "a" Internet browser you can navigate the Internet pages by using your keyboard's Home, End. But not in Pale Moon! In my Pale Moon 25.3.1 (x86) these buttons will merely navigate the lines / objects, not the page: The cursor will move exactly as if you were typing a text in a message box; "Home" goes to the beginning of the same line, instead of to the top of the page!

Pale Moon doesn't have a (sorry, I don't remember the exact phrase right now) "Always navigate something ..keyboard.. something" -option.

I am on a laptop, so navigation is already difficult, and I need it to be as easy as possibly.

So, dear Pale Moon user, how did you overcome this problem?  

Or is it just me?  

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Living Room / Re: Why are car stereos so flimsy?

« Last post by Curt on March 31, 2015, 04:44 PM »

query: retro car stereo -speaker

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by Curt on March 31, 2015, 03:58 PM »

5500 MerleOne: MerleFiftyfivehundreds  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Why won't my laptop run Firefox?

« Last post by Curt on March 30, 2015, 06:03 PM »

Last August I lost my PC and was forced to take this old laptop into use. To my surprise it won't run Firefox, but only Internet Explorer! (...)

-Curt (February 25, 2015, 06:00 PM)

Today I am running all browser marques!
Q:
So, what was wrong?
A:
My NET Framework was broken!

Ehm... Internet browsers don't ask for NET Framework, in order to work? No, not as far as I know, they don't. Nevertheless, this is all I did to cure my laptop: I was looking in Revo Uninstaller Pro, and somehow managed to be aware that NET Framework was not listed. I knew that it was installed, so why wasn't it listed? I downloaded the newest version (4.5.2) and the installer asked if I wanted to remove or repair my Framework? - so obviously it was installed, as I thought it was - and therefore I clicked Repair: and Voilà! All sorts of Internet browsers are now running on my laptop!

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on March 30, 2015, 05:17 PM »

I don't care about cookies
Get rid of annoying cookie warnings from tens of thousands of 'infected' websites!

Explanation for outside_of_EU -users:
The EU regulations require that any website using cookies must get user's permission before installing them. This can be extremely annoying.

http://www.kiboke-st...-care-about-cookies/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Chrome Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on March 30, 2015, 05:16 PM »

I don't care about cookies
Get rid of annoying cookie warnings from tens of thousands of 'infected' websites!
https://chrome.googl...dojfnbdddfaoknhalnja

Explanation for outside_of_EU -users:
The EU regulations require that any website using cookies must get user's permission before installing them. This can be extremely annoying.

https://chrome.googl...dojfnbdddfaoknhalnja
http://www.kiboke-st...-care-about-cookies/
https://addons.mozil...-care-about-cookies/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Opera now supports DuckDuckGo

« Last post by Curt on March 30, 2015, 04:49 PM »

Q: must I accept C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe --scheduledautoupdate ?
 

A: No, that is not necessary. I've deleted the autoupdater, and Opera works quite well all the same.

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Opera also supports I don't care about cookies. (The EU regulations require that every website must get the user's permission before installing cookies.) https://addons.opera...-care-about-cookies/

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Found Deals and Discounts / WinX video pack 63% discount

« Last post by Curt on March 29, 2015, 04:41 PM »

for Windows

Fair quality, nice price, lifetime key, whatareyouwaitingfor: http://sharewareonsa.../winx-gift-pack-sale

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum + DVD Copy Pro + HD Video Converter Deluxe with free lifetime upgrades (63% discount) - SharewareOnSale $111.85 $40.95 (+VAT) for one computer, or for 5 PCs: 45.95 USD (+VAT)
yes, a key for 5 computers is only five dollar more!    

WinX 2015 Video Pack is a software bundle of three WinX products: WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, and WinX DVD Copy Pro.

Developed by Digiarty Software
Download size is 36.1 MB DVD Ripper Platinum, 37.6 MB HD Video Converter Deluxe, and 15 MB DVD Copy Pro
Supports Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Read more at http://sharewareonsa.../winx-gift-pack-sale

-sharewareonsale

"Sale ends in 13 days 8½ hrs or until sold out"

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Abbyy screenshot reader

« Last post by Curt on March 24, 2015, 10:37 AM »

ABBYY Screenshot Reader on Bits du Jour "tomorrow", at the usual $10 instead of $30

Tech specs: http://www.abbyy.com...t_reader/tech_specs/
Wednesday: http://www.bitsdujou...yy-screenshot-reader

However, if you go to the normal homepage, their asking price which I was given right now is €10, not "$30":



I don't bother to check what the asking price would be another day; I already have quite a few keys for this fine program - and I always paid $10.

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General Software Discussion / Re: WinPatrol going subscription

« Last post by Curt on March 23, 2015, 06:23 PM »

I rather see something start as (a wow that's expensive) shareware from the start   than free then not free  after X years

-rgdot (March 23, 2015, 10:33 AM)

I agree. It is in general a lot more disappointing when freeware becomes shareware, than the other way around... Hehe. Well, to be fair, I must say, it can be 'suspicious' when a good shareware program becomes free of charge.

Regarding WinPatrol: I bought a couple of the very cheap license keys because I fully expected their prices to go up, or the company to die (by 'now'!).

I won't comment anymore,

-rgdot (March 23, 2015, 11:42 AM)

^ please, do comment!

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Found Deals and Discounts / $468 giveaway: online video conferencing for 30 participants

« Last post by Curt on March 23, 2015, 03:49 AM »

EZTalks Premium 30   $468.00   100% discount   Free!

EZTalks is the leading online video conferencing provider that enables you to host unlimited video conferences with anyone, anytime. With HD audio and video, screen / file / program sharing, remote access / control, whiteboard / annotation / drawing tools, and public or private chat features, you will never want to use any other video conferencing service ever again. Get it now.


Terms and Conditions
    This is a 30-participant 1-year license, for home or business use; 30-participant means up to thirty people can join one call at the same time
    You get free upgrades for one year
    You get free tech support for one year
    You get register your account and activate your license before this offer has ended
    Supports Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
    




Be sure to check our Active Sales list for more free and discounted software!
Sale ends in "2 days 22 hrs" or until sold out

Read more at http://sharewareonsa...giveaway-coupon-sale

-sharewareonsale

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General Software Discussion / Re: SoftMaker (makers of SoftOffice) moving away from eM Client to Thunderbird

« Last post by Curt on March 22, 2015, 03:57 PM »

An "enhanced" Thunderbird?

Over time, some design decisions have been made about Thunderbird's user interface that we don't agree with.

SoftMaker has developed several extensions for Thunderbird that integrate it better with SoftMaker Office and revert some controversial design decisions made by Mozilla. With the SoftMaker extensions, Thunderbird sees the return of a regular menu bar and a proper title bar for the application window. The extensions also offer new functions for efficient filing and navigation in folders with large volumes of e-mail.

Additionally, SoftMaker has developed an import filter for eM Client databases. The filter enables fully automated migration of e-mails, address books, calendars, and tasks from eM Client to Thunderbird.

We will ship these extensions together with the upcoming SoftMaker Office 2016 and Thunderbird

http://www.softmaker...english/ofwtb_en.htm

-SoftMaker Office 2016

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free WinUtilities 6.2!

« Last post by Curt on March 20, 2015, 10:46 AM »

What do we think: Is one or the other a renamed copy, or are they genuine competitors?

Free Glary Utilities Pro (100% discount) $39.95 Free!



20+ Premium Tools
Includes over 20+ system utilities to improve your computer performance.

*Sale ends in 1 day 15 hrs or until sold out*
Read more at http://sharewareonsa...y-utilities-pro-sale

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Backup4all discount on Upgrades [until 2015-03-01]

« Last post by Curt on March 19, 2015, 11:41 AM »

I too paid $21 *TODAY*, but from 4_Pro to 5_Pro.