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Living Room / Re: A list of things to know when time-traveling to the past
« Last post by Target on January 06, 2010, 12:20 AM »
That, or plum loco.
-cranioscopical (January 05, 2010, 05:29 PM)
I think I'm goin' bananas.

i suppose that could have a certain appeal (perhaps if we all went in a bunch?)
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Living Room / Re: How can we *share* Donationcoder.com better in 2010?
« Last post by Target on January 05, 2010, 05:47 PM »
seems like we already have the attention of a lot of people/places (witness the NANY press, and the speed with which some of the submissions have appeared on mainstream (?) sites)

perhaps more events like NANY would be a good way of showing how different we are from most places, and some of the value inherent in the community

having said that I realise how difficult these things can be to organise and administer (BIG thumbs up to Perry Mowbray and Mouser and others for NANY), and that there is a limited resource pool.

it may also be hard for contributors to keep coming up with new stuff (apart from skwire  ;D)
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Living Room / Re: A list of things to know when time-traveling to the past
« Last post by Target on January 05, 2010, 05:36 PM »
You guys are the pits!!

and here I thought we were being pithy, but citrus-self
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Living Room / Re: A list of things to know when time-traveling to the past
« Last post by Target on January 05, 2010, 04:48 PM »
a blot
Aha! The old hibiscus-surrounded-by-persimmons blot, eh?
-cranioscopical (January 05, 2010, 09:42 AM)

Does that mean everyone in the Simmons family only gets to eat one?



Unless you can make alternate orangements.
-cranioscopical (January 05, 2010, 02:18 PM)

I suspect that would prove fruitless
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Living Room / Re: A list of things to know when time-traveling to the past
« Last post by Target on January 04, 2010, 08:38 PM »
Either that or I need another injection or Rorschach test.

quick, feel this....  .:: ;' ~.: ::, :-)
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General Software Discussion / Re: File Renaming question
« Last post by Target on January 04, 2010, 07:36 PM »
this will do what you want (in AHK)

fileselectfolder, mypath, ::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}

Loop, %mypath%\*.jpg
{
    stringtrimright, FName, a_loopfilename, 4
    fname:= floor(Fname - 1)
    Mylist.= a_loopfilefullpath . "~" . a_loopfiledir . "\" . fname . "`." . a_LoopFileExt . "`n"
}

sort, mylist, U

loop, parse, mylist, `n
{
    stringsplit, F2, a_loopfield, ~
    filemove, %F21%, %F22%, 1
}
exitapp

code loops through the nominated directory and creates a list of files.  it then sorts the list in ascending order (to avoid overwriting another file incorrectly), then moves the files to the new name

note that this very basic - it assumes all filenames are numeric (so alpha filenames may skew the results), and it won't start/stop at a given point (it will just plow through the whole directory)

anyways, it should give you an idea....
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General Software Discussion / Re: File Renaming question
« Last post by Target on January 04, 2010, 04:43 PM »
what's the file naming convention here - do we assume the files are all named 7XXX.XTN, or is there some other convention involved?

Are they all in a single folder?

in subfolders?
1283
Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: "Compress each folder to separate archive"
« Last post by Target on January 03, 2010, 05:23 PM »
I don't have it installed here but I'm pretty sure WinRAR already does this (though not from the context menu)

it's a while since i've done this but there's an option (checkbox) on one of the tabs when creating an archive

downside is that you can't pick a single folder and apply it to all the subfolders (you have to select the folders first)

it could also be worth looking at the command line options (these could be scripted)
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Living Room / Re: possible alternative to AutoPatcher
« Last post by Target on January 01, 2010, 11:06 PM »
I stopped years ago, because I was too lazy (I know I should, but I don't, and then I need it, and I haven't done it...)

likewise, I've never gotten around to playing with ntlite (though it too is on my todo list...)

target
New Year's resolutions coming up?
-cranioscopical (December 31, 2009, 10:29 PM)

funnily enough I've just done a rebuild... and no, I haven't done any of the things I should have...
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Living Room / Re: Simple problem, is there a simple answer?
« Last post by Target on December 23, 2009, 06:06 PM »
apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs here, but if you have web access (DOH! you CLEARLY do) then online scans can do the AV bit (otherwise there are standalones - Dr Web Cureit, CLAM AV, etc - that can be run from a USB drive

if you can rule out an infection of some sort it's a start

probably also be worth checking your autoruns for any 'strays'...
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General Software Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Daemon Tools?
« Last post by Target on December 21, 2009, 10:50 PM »
and another one - never used it so can't vouch for it, but it may be worth a look

http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/
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Living Room / Re: The Great Aussie Firewall to Go Ahead
« Last post by Target on December 21, 2009, 04:27 PM »
you didn't have anything to do with did you Ehtyar?

http://yro.slashdot....?sid=09/12/20/227224
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Piggy Banks
« Last post by Target on December 20, 2009, 05:08 PM »
Hmmm...I think this might be a bit out of scope for this little app. 

I figured as much, implementing this feature was what stopped me looking at this one...

but it was worth mentioning...
1289
actually it doesn't quite say that it, it says the poster thought DC was closed source donationware (clearly he hasn't spent much time here...)
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Piggy Banks
« Last post by Target on December 17, 2009, 11:31 PM »
not sure if this is useful feedback or if it's going beyond the intentions of this app but...

is there any value in incorporating some sort of debit field to this?

I realise this is venturing into the realms of ledgers and the like but it seems like sometimes you might want/need to legitimately debit a fund.  I realise you could do this by modifying the kitty, but there's no details of the transaction so you won't know the who/when/why - this may not be important, but it was one of the first things I thought of when i saw mousers original post
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Developer's Corner / Re: Crazy Autohotkey issue
« Last post by Target on December 14, 2009, 04:01 PM »
kudos for sticking at it AND advising the fix :Thmbsup:
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Mini NANY 2010: GAC
« Last post by Target on December 12, 2009, 04:10 AM »
this is a little script I've been using for a while (in fact, it's so trivial I'm a little embarrassed to be posting it...)

GAC (Gamers Alarm Clock) is a simple alarm clock, albeit with a slight twist.

I'm a gamer, and I have a curfew (SWMBO gets very annoyed if I stay up till all hours playing).

Over the years I've tried any number of clock/alarm app's but they have all fallen short for one reason or another (eg they don't sound when you're in a game, or they do, but they steal focus, etc)

Given that my needs here are minimal (ie let me know when I get to nominated time without interrupting whatever it is i'm doing) I knocked up the below.  

Where this differs from any alarm tools that I've seen is that it doesn't actually sound an alarm - when an alarm time is reached it toggles the mute status on and off.

This is extremely effective, yet it doesn't interrupt anything and you can still hear whatever it might be that your listening to (so it works when your listening to music, watching a video, or playing games)

All functions (snooze, cancel, quit, reload, edit alarms) are controlled by hotkeys - mouse over the tray icon to see a list (editing is also accessible by right clicking the tray icon)

There's no GUI (apart from an input box to set alarms) so no screenshots, but it sounds like this - "                   "

see the code here...

Spoiler
/*
Gamers alarm clock - Target Dec08

Alarm clock functionality for gamers.  
Alarms denoted by stuttering mute status - 'audible' during game play and doesn't interupt anything  

alarm times read from ini file (GAC.INI)
all times in 24hour clock (format H:mm - note no leading zeros on the hour)
multiple alarms can be set by separating times with a comma

traytip display of alarm times on mouseover tray icon
alarm times can be set from tray menu or hotkey (or edit the INI file manually)

HOTKEYS  
WIN+F8 - Reload
WIN+F9 - edit alarms
WIN+F10 - Quit
WIN+F11 - snooze (10 minutes)
WIN+RMouseButton    - snooze (10 minutes) - for FPS
WIN+F12 - stop alarm
*/

fileinstall,GAC.ico,GAC.ico,0
#singleinstance
#persistent
sendmode InputThenPlay

menu,tray,icon,GAC.ico
menu,tray,nostandard
menu,tray,add,EditINI
menu,tray,add
menu,tray,add,About

ifnotexist,GAC.INI
{
iniwrite,12:00,GAC.ini,alarms,times
}

iniread, alarm,GAC.INI,alarms,times

menu,tray,tip,Alarms:%alarm%`n`nHOTKEYS`n#F9 - Edit alarms`n#F10 - quit`n#F11 - Snooze (10Mins)`n#F12 - stop alarm

loop
{
formattime,TChk,%a_now%,H:mm
loop,parse,alarm,csv
{
if a_loopfield = %TChk%
{
loop
{
if Brake
{
Brake:=
soundset,0,master,mute
sleep,60000
break
}
soundset,1,master,mute
sleep, 200 ;125
soundset,0,master,mute
sleep, 800 ;700
}
}
}
sleep, 15000
}

#f8::reload
#F9::gosub EditINI

#F10::exitapp

#RButton::
#f11::
soundset,off,master,mute
sleep, 600000
return

#F12::
Brake:=1
return

EditINI:
gui,add,edit,r1 vtmp1 gupdt,%alarm%
gui,add,button,default w50 gSave, Submit
gui, add, button,x65 y33 w50 gFormClose,Exit
gui, -sysmenu -caption +border
gui,show, autosize center
return

updt:
gui,submit,nohide
return

save:
iniwrite,%tmp1%,GAC.ini,alarms,times
gui, destroy
splashtexton,,,Alarms Updated
sleep,2500
splashtextoff
reload
return

FormClose:
guiescape:
closeform:
ifwinexist, GAC - About
{
    gui, destroy
    return
}    
tmp1:= alarms
iniwrite,%tmp1%,GAC.ini,alarms,times
gui, destroy
return

About:
Gui, add, text, ,Gamers Alarm Clock `(NANY Clock`) is a simple alarm tool `n`nAlarms denoted by toggling the mute status on and off - 'audible' during game play and doesn't interupt anything `n`nAlarm times read from ini file (GAC.INI) `n`nAll times in 24hour clock (format H:mm - note no leading zeros on the hour) `n`nMultiple alarms can be set by separating times with a comma `n`ntraytip display of alarm times on mouseover tray icon `n`nalarm times can be set from tray menu or hotkey (or edit the INI file manually) `n`nHOTKEYS `n`nWIN+F8                        - Reload `n`nWIN+F9                        - edit alarms `n`nWIN+F10                      - Quit `n`nWIN+F11                      - snooze `(10 minutes`) `n`nWIN+RMouseButton    - snooze (10 minutes) - for FPS `n`nWIN+F12                      - stop alarm
gui, show, ,GAC - About
return



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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea Thread Skwireification Embargo Policy
« Last post by Target on December 10, 2009, 08:30 PM »
you just have to bee in everything, don't you? :P
1294
Clif

the general consensus seems to be the sense of community and camaraderie, but you might also see the 'what other people are saying page for some further material...
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pre-Release: Page Countster
« Last post by Target on December 08, 2009, 09:55 PM »
CAMP - Count All My Prints
LAPT - Local Area Print Totals (this could be a tip of the hat to your boss, LAP Tech...)
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pre-Release: Page Countster
« Last post by Target on December 08, 2009, 08:38 PM »
@Target - Print NANY  (or Printer NANY) does have some potential ... but I got a feeling the boss won't like it (I'll ask).

tell him there's a DC mug in it for him...
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pre-Release: Page Countster
« Last post by Target on December 08, 2009, 08:09 PM »
here's another suggestion - Print NANY
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pre-Release: Page Countster
« Last post by Target on December 08, 2009, 07:46 PM »
I humbly suggest: "Findster and Countster Robot"

Rolls trippingly off the tongue doesn't it?

While it does seem to have a (rather familiar...) "ring" to it ...(LOL)... I did mention that my primary objective was to not get fired, Right..?

yeah, i was thinking that some potential pronunciations of the acronym (FACR) could be problematic (FAKeR, or maybe if it's not working as expected (HA!), F**KeR)
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Offers of Assistance
« Last post by Target on December 02, 2009, 08:04 PM »
happy to help with documentation (drafting, proof reading, etc - sorry, english only :-[) and testing where I can (XP SP2)
1300
Hmmm...MetaRoot, am I correct that I must provide name and email address when installing this program--even for the freeware version?

try the portable version (no questions asked...)
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