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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: File lister

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 18, 2007, 12:15 AM »

Check out FileMap. Also mentioned in this thread:
https://www.donation...=734.msg4425#msg4425

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Living Room / Re: Help Name Our Cat!

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 17, 2007, 09:37 PM »

That's funny.

How about 'dot cat' or 'Cat.NET'?

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Living Room / Re: Laptop or Desktop — which are you?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 17, 2007, 07:18 PM »

Desktop here. Interestingly, Ashley @ CybernetNews recently published a short article about Reasons You Could Hate a Laptop and posted the following reader question: "Do you prefer a laptop or desktop, and is there anything that you’d change to make it the perfect computer?"

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General Software Discussion / Re: Blog steals Zaine's Great Software List

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 15, 2007, 09:17 PM »

Here's a good read... What Do You Do When Someone Steals Your Content

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General Software Discussion / Re: List View on Desktop

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 13, 2007, 07:53 PM »

An old topic but have a look at Desktop Icon Save and Restore. Download page @ http://www.midiox.com/jsoft.htm

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: BruteKill hotkey

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 11, 2007, 09:29 AM »

Press the Win key + M to minimize all windows first and then Alt+F4. That should bring up the "Turn Off" dialog.

If that does not work for you, you may want to try 2 other methods:

- Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. (append a -f switch if some applications / processes won't let you shutdown).

- Ctrl+Esc key

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: BruteKill hotkey

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 11, 2007, 02:57 AM »

Alt+F4 brings up the shut down menu. Then by pressing U you tell the machine to "Turn Off". R is for "Restart.

You could also create a shortcut on your desktop. E.g. Shutdown = shutdown -s -t 0 and Restart = shutdown -r -t 0
You could give it icons and/or assign hotkeys (right click ---> Properties)

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Coding Snacks / Re: [request] Hide Show desktop icons

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 08, 2007, 07:18 AM »

Autohide Icons

Haven't tried it myself yet but it looks like it can hide desktop icons on mouse over.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Does reliable PC security have to cost money?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 06, 2007, 11:00 PM »

I also seemed to have installed a '6th sense firewall' plugin that causes me to wake up and yell at my husband whenever he just thinks about getting too close to my PC while I am asleep. 

-app103 (November 06, 2007, 09:36 PM)

Is this '6th sense firewall' open source and does it also work without a husband? You could make a killing with this tool.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Does reliable PC security have to cost money?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 06, 2007, 08:50 PM »

My main antivirus is Common Sense (upgrades available daily). 

-app103 (November 06, 2007, 08:34 PM)

Sounds like a good AV! Do you do remote scanning as well?

BTW, Avast does On Demand Scanning.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Equivalent to Foldershare?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 06, 2007, 06:40 AM »

There's also PowerFolder (Free & Pro Editions).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Equivalent to Foldershare?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 06, 2007, 05:39 AM »

Unison file synchronization

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use Desktop Widgets?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 05, 2007, 08:43 PM »

3515 and 6250 rpm?! Jesus Christ, that should sound like a jet engine. Do you have a DFI motherboard as well?

-Lashiec (November 05, 2007, 02:19 PM)

Summers are pretty hot and humid in Hong Kong so I open the PC case and use the fan to cool off my toes  . My machine is very quite and there's no need to control the fan speed. No, just a standard ASUS MB A8N-SLI model.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use Desktop Widgets?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 05, 2007, 08:31 PM »

I use Samurize. Here's one of my configs. I have a multi Mon setup.

-PhilB66 (November 05, 2007, 10:34 AM)

Samaurise looks nice on your computer Phil !!
does one still have to do a lot of customising of it to get it going AND looking good?
(I tried it briefly, or should i say -tried to try it- a couple of years ago but never got off the ground with it)

-tomos (November 05, 2007, 01:19 PM)

Yes, but that's the beauty of Samurize - endless customizing and skinning possibilities, and it uses very little resources (Memory and CPU). BTW, you could use Samurize on the taskbar and replace the tray clock with it as well. There are a few tutorials on its Website to get you started but the best way, IMO, to go about it is to download a config that you like, open it in the editor and see how it's been made. Check out these sidebar gadgets to see the posibilities.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use Desktop Widgets?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 05, 2007, 10:34 AM »

If I need (want) to see how my drive is doing, I will simply point at PS Tray Factory's tray icon, and all sorts of information will pop up. I find this to be smarter than to have to minimize all windows.

-Curt (November 05, 2007, 10:07 AM)

On XP press Windows Key + D to quickly minimize all Windows (same as Show Desktop button on the taskbar).

I use Samurize. Here's one of my configs. I have a multi Mon setup.

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to remove Flash Player not listed in Add/Remove?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 04, 2007, 08:46 AM »

BTW, here's the path to the uninstaller %windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to remove Flash Player not listed in Add/Remove?

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 03, 2007, 09:27 PM »

How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: File lister

« Last post by PhilB66 on November 02, 2007, 01:27 AM »

A list of Rootkit Detection & Removal Software.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Visualize mouse clicks

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 06:47 PM »

I'm surprised this isn't a common request by people who perform demos and presentations.  I wonder if it's something that might be available in the MS Intellimouse drivers (or Logitech's drivers).

-mwb1100 (October 30, 2007, 06:23 PM)

You must have missed this Virtual Flashlight Idea / Discussion

SpotOnTheMouse was mentioned as well.

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General Software Discussion / Re: A program to simulate taskbar autohiding?

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 12:00 PM »

@Nighted

Check this CyberNotes Tutorial out.

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP or Vista user — take the poll!

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 11:50 AM »

Video: Anti Vista PSA... For anyone who ever wanted to hurl their computer out the window.

Direct link

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Living Room / Re: Teledildonics — build your dream (virtual) sex machine

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 11:38 AM »

Is the book Teledildonics Hacks: Tips & Tools for enhanced virtual reality out?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Run apps as non-admin with SetSafer to avoid spyware.

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 10:50 AM »

Hope that explains things a bit.

-justice (October 30, 2007, 09:06 AM)

It certainly does, tnx. Will give SetSafer a try.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Run apps as non-admin with SetSafer to avoid spyware.

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 30, 2007, 08:51 AM »

Nice blog justice 

There are plenty of 'Run as non Admin' tools listed @ nonadmin, why did you choose SetSafer over the others?

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Living Room / Re: How to get data from dead flash drive?

« Last post by PhilB66 on October 29, 2007, 11:29 PM »

Does it show up in device manager? Try changing the usb drive letter.