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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 08, 2015, 05:02 AM »
Hmm, could it be a "cumulative update" is tantamount to what we called a service pack in the old days?  Back then there wasn't enough of a broadband customer base to "ship" it via internet. They used CDs.
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 07, 2015, 10:13 AM »
It wouldn't have been the counter culture without the airplane.  :)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: GOTD XYPlorer Pro 15.90 [free]
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 07, 2015, 07:17 AM »
Installed it, I'll be comparing it to Xplorer2 v1.x that I've been using licensed for several years. Lets see if I can spot the differences :D
-Ath (November 07, 2015, 04:50 AM)

From a write-up it seems to have a color coding scheme(off by default) that can be used to denote file types and even user defined groups.  That may make spotting things easier for me.  I haven't given it a workout yet.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: GOTD XYPlorer Pro 15.90 [free]
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 06, 2015, 06:23 PM »
Sure thing.  :)
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 06, 2015, 06:21 PM »
@Tom glad you enjoy BF.  Way home was my favorite track also.  Sea of Joy coming in second.  I had the Gold CD of this album.  The gold was a bit of a marketing gimmick.  But they did master them better.  Sp the sound was genuinely improved.  I saw Traffic live at UMass Amhearst one time.  It was a wild evening.  We did get in for free but nobody warned us that this was accomplished by people pushing the crowd into the storm fences.  It took all my strength to keep my feet.  Otherwise I would have been trampled.  They had a couple of ambulances standing by.  I guess this was a regular weekend event at the school.

Also on the program was impressionist David Frye who was famous for his deadly impression of then President Lyndon Johnson.  Strange night.  Luckily none of us sustained injuries.  :)
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 06, 2015, 12:31 PM »
Blind Faith

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 06, 2015, 07:44 AM »
One of my favorite albums from the good old days

Traffic - Low Spark of High-heeled Boys

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Found Deals and Discounts / GOTD XYPlorer Pro 15.90 [free]
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 06, 2015, 07:11 AM »
It seems like there is no time limit on install as long as the .gcd file is in the same folder when you run the setup.

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

Edit: I activated the program and it came up.


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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 05, 2015, 04:28 PM »
Meanwhile, Firefox 43.0 beta is out. And DownThemAll! 3.0 is not working anymore due to the mandatory add-on signing.

I guess it's time for me to search for a new browser after ten years of Firefox.
-Tuxman (November 05, 2015, 04:18 PM)

All this security stuff is getting to be a drag.  Used to be you could photocopy a document such as a birth certificate and mail it or present it when filing for some other government stuff.  Now thay make you buy additional "originals" often at more than $10 a pop, just to stick in a file cabinet.  Like it is all computerized so why not just send a "fetch" RPC call to the other government agency requesting the file be transmitted?  Anything to squeeze another buck out of us.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 05, 2015, 04:25 PM »
Upgraded to 42.0 x64 yesterday.

After a full day using it, between two different computers, it seems quite stable. And subjectively, it seems better for memory usage than WaterFox was.
-CWuestefeld (November 05, 2015, 04:14 PM)

I gave the x64 Nightly a try.  But it was definitely slower opening multiple pages than the 32 bit x86 42.0.  Also when I tried to open OneDrive I got a blank page with no background color.  Just hanging.  Whereas with the 32 bit FF it came right up.

For some reason Cyberfox has no big issues that I remember.  Maybe it is the optimizing compiler.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Sleipnir Browser for Laptop lovers?
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 05, 2015, 08:28 AM »
Maybe this isn't so bad.  The thumbnails show the url in a Tooltip on mouse hover.  I guess I'll give it a go until the weekend at least.

Edit: OK I guess I get the drift now.  Instead of trying to figure out the thumbnail(fine if it is an obvious one) you are supposed to click the FavTab button to the left of the thumbnail rown.  Then you get sort of a speeddial with large pictures.  All I have to figure out is if there is a shift click or something to open in new tab etc..  OK I guess if it is not already open in a tab it is not in the FavTab.  So it just shifts to open tabs.


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General Software Discussion / Re: Macrium Reflect 6.1 build 909
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 05, 2015, 07:05 AM »
Thanks!  Macrium does such a good job I should look for a reason to get at least one paid license.

The CNet and Major Geeks and FileHippo files are the exact same size, so CNet apparently does not put any wrapper in there. (CNet is available from Macrium)  SnapFiles is behind on the new file.

Steven
-Steven Avery (November 05, 2015, 06:48 AM)

I was skeptical about incremental backup and restore.  Now I don't want to do without it.  They have the diff algorithms down.  Esp. on GPT HD I can often do a restore in about 5 min. once the program is booted and actually starts processing.  Plus, at least with the older WinPE boot USB if I browse images I can restore to the one I double click almost like a time machine deal.

I am using it with Rollback RX Pro.  The fly in the ointment is the need to uninstall Rollback before saving a Macrium image so that the restore will produce a bootable system.  Once you get 10 or 12 snapshots in Rollback the uninstall seems to slow down even if you delete most of the snapshots first.  But I make up the time with incremental backup.  It is usually about a 5 minute job unless I installed a lot of software.


The only way to back up the snapshots is to completely back up the system disk.  On Macrium that would require sector by sector backup.  I don't have the storage space for that.  I need the compression to get the image on my USB stick.  But it is workable.  I probably wouldn't go through all the gyrations if System Restore worked on my Laptop.  But Rollback gives me a substitute.

Edit: btw I am using Macrium 6.1 Server edition.  I'm not sure if the incremental backup/restore is the same on all versions that have it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 04, 2015, 09:48 AM »
Maybe they just regularly have an eye on the Mozilla release servers.

Which is actually a bad idea, given that releases may contain bugs and be replaced before they are announced.
-Tuxman (November 04, 2015, 09:45 AM)

Yeah, but I do a checksum and they are always the same.  So it must be a heads up on the annointed stable release package.  I don't remember how long this has gone on.  The rapid change in version numbers makes it difficult to guess.  Version 42 is out but version 13 was probably only a short time ago.  I think it's been going on at least that long.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 04, 2015, 09:43 AM »
Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though.
-MilesAhead (November 02, 2015, 12:35 PM)

I found it on BetaNews. And on eMule.

I like the Mute This Tab button.  :-*
-Tuxman (November 04, 2015, 08:12 AM)

It is also now on Mozilla Firefox main download page:
https://www.mozilla....S/firefox/all/#en-US

but somehow or other Softpedia seems to get wind of a copy before the Mozilla site.  Seems like it has been this way for awhile.  Maybe a softpedia worker also is inside Mozilla team someplace?

Edit: I'll have to try out the button.  :)

I notice "display tab previews in taskbar" does nothing.  Maybe my taskbar settings are blocking it though.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 04, 2015, 06:55 AM »
I think I'm going to give the x64 version a try - thanks for telling about it :)
-f0dder (November 04, 2015, 04:45 AM)

The x64 nightly builds were pretty good for a time.  That's why I am surprised at the problems.

Edit:  Since I mentioned it my curiosity kicked in.  I just installed and ran the x64 nightly now.  So far it seems fine.  I was able to set it as default browser.  Nothing flaky yet.  :)

Edit2:  Well, nothing flaky other than when you load multiple tabs at once it is slow loading.  There is a hesitation after you make a tab active.  But I have noticed that in the x64 nightlies for some time.  One reason I use the 32 bit instead.

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General Software Discussion / Macrium Reflect 6.1 build 1023
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 04:05 PM »
Macrium Reflect 6.1 build 909 Release Notes
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 03:44 PM »
She actually did some pretty good stuff for a while in the music industry... and on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack.
-wraith808 (November 01, 2015, 10:25 PM)

I thought she performed better in films of the campy SciFi type such as Not Of This Earth than those she is known for.
-MilesAhead (November 02, 2015, 06:47 AM)

Depends on the type of performance you were looking for, I'd suppose.
-wraith808 (November 03, 2015, 10:20 AM)

I was never impressed with her triple x work.  I didn't find her physically appealing.  Which kind of defeats the purpose.  ;)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 03:34 PM »
Thanks to a tip in ghacks - http://www.ghacks.ne...irefox-42-comes-out/

I see that there's finally a 64-bit version. But it won't be visible on the site - follow the ghacks link to the ftp repository.

-CWuestefeld (November 03, 2015, 12:12 PM)

The Softpedia download page also has a link to the x64 version for Windows(at least if you are in the Windows desktop section of SP.)  I have gotten away from running x64 FF other than Cyberfox.  The standard Mozilla x64 Windows FF keeps dropping out without warning.  They seem to have a problem getting it right or something.  It is pretty strange the way they keep cycling through chucking it and bringing it back.  Peculiar way to run an airline.  :)


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General Software Discussion / Re: Sleipnir Browser for Laptop lovers?
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 09:20 AM »
I haven't installed it on my laptop yet, but on my desktop it doesn't seem any different than FF or Chrome.
-techidave (November 02, 2015, 07:42 PM)

If you don't have fuzzy text you probably won't notice anything.  On my Laptop it is a subtle difference but still the fonts are a bit easier to read.  Unfortunately any net gain is more than offset by being forced to decipher Rorschach tests to click the right tab to change to  On my Lappy I have found ComicSans font is easiest to read in most browsers including FF and SlimJet.  With this browser I can read that font easily even if it is a bit smaller that I am using with the others.  If I could kill the thumbnails I would give it a longer trial.

Even though I have a bunch of browsers installed I mostly use FF.  Now and then a site is totally ornery so I have Opera, Cyberfox, FF portable, SlimJet, k-meleon etc..  for trial and error attack.  :)
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Alt-LMBclick puts filename in GUI Edit element. Without using clipboard
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 08:57 AM »
I think you may have better results if you give more of a max wait in ClipWait calls.  In most cases I use 2 seconds.  If the data is ready earlier it returns.  It rarely sits for 2 seconds but in those cases when there may be stuff happening on the system allowing up to 2 seconds seems to be enough at least on my Laptop.

Try using 2 or even 3 seconds and see if it is more reliable.

Another thing is it is a good idea to check results after calls.  Many scripts on boards or example code skip the error checking to keep it small and easily understood.  For instance you can check if you got nothing from the clipboard by

Code: Autohotkey [Select]
  1. ClipContents := Clipboard
  2. If (! ClipContents)
  3. {
  4.    ;do something here if I draw a blank
  5. }
  6. else
  7. {
  8.   ;process the stuff
  9. }

Also I think it is generally preferable to use expression mode when possible.  Stuff like
"clipsaved =" is ubiquitous and an easy way to clear memory.  But on the whole the more you can keep to expression mode the more stuff acts as you would expect.  Plus you can take some shortcuts similar to how it is done in C since an assignment is itself an expression you can init a bunch of variables in one line of code such as "x := y := w := h := -1" before using those in a call to WinGetPos and the like.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 03, 2015, 06:52 AM »
It is also available on Firefox's site but I guess they haven't flipped the switch yet.

this is the checksum of the setup file, does it match with the one from Softpedia?
SHA-1: de6150370482b01be11208f9dd17ed4b53663743

-lanux128 (November 03, 2015, 04:43 AM)


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General Software Discussion / Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 02, 2015, 12:35 PM »
Firefox 42.0 stable is out - only Softpedia shows it though.  I have just updated.  The item in the change log that caught my eye is better password management.

I just brought it up out of the install so no impressions yet other than it runs.  :)
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: [free] WiseCare 365 Pro updated today - free at BDJ
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 02, 2015, 12:15 PM »
Here's v.3.9.1 Pro.  No free updates so be sure to prevent updates in settings.
-Midnight Rambler (November 02, 2015, 10:26 AM)

I checked for updates on mine today when I saw the new release of the Free edition thinking I might get some new modules.  It popped up a dialog that says the Giveaway version cannot update without reverting to Free and offering the Pro updates at a discount.  To maintain the status quo you just cancel.  That is much better than letting you know you are back to the free version after the fact.  :)
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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 02, 2015, 06:47 AM »
She actually did some pretty good stuff for a while in the music industry... and on the Mortal Kombat soundtrack.
-wraith808 (November 01, 2015, 10:25 PM)

I thought she performed better in films of the campy SciFi type such as Not Of This Earth than those she is known for.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Sleipnir Browser for Laptop lovers?
« Last post by MilesAhead on November 01, 2015, 09:28 AM »
This is frustrating.  It looks like thumbnails as tab titles is hard wired.  Not even mouse over text titles.  So many thumbnails are nearly blank that it is silly so sit there squinting to guess which tab it is.  Unless I can find some secret option it looks like a deal breaker.
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