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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for Software KWM

« Last post by Ath on November 06, 2014, 04:31 AM »

Nope, usually request like these are directed toward one of the free solutions available.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: customizable gui for cmd apps

« Last post by Ath on November 06, 2014, 04:22 AM »

Or my (IMHO) similar tool WinButtons

Both aren't actually feasible for n00b users to start out with, but a more seasoned user can set up a set of applications for that n00b less experienced user using either tool.

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Living Room / Re: location triggers for android

« Last post by Ath on November 06, 2014, 01:48 AM »

It's not possible to do what you want, the mobile phone system doesn't work that way.

-4wd (November 05, 2014, 04:11 PM)

That is where the experimental Google Geofencing stuff comes in; it tries to make location determination more accurate by (probably, that's part of the experimental stuff) including the WiFi hotspot information that G' gathered 'by accident' using the Streetview recordings, and connection accesspoint detection when using G' applications.
You are correct in that you have to go to the actual location to activate any 'detection'. There is no global database available where Cell ID, location and range is stored, and the data is also quite dynamic, as base stations seem to be relocated or replaced from time to time, most likely based on technical triggers (I can only assume). Most likely there is data about these Cell Phone basestations, but not publicly available and per provider only.

@Kalos: Did you already try the suggestions JoTo gave about Tasker and AutoLocation? Yes, it's not free but quite affordable (as most payed Android apps), and if it works you'll end up buying them anyway

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Can't Capture FTL Screenshot When Full Screen is On

« Last post by Ath on November 05, 2014, 03:33 AM »

Would trying a DirectX capture (my hotkey is set to Ctrl-Alt-Shift-X, and that's probably the SSC default) be able to help in this case? Games tend to use DirectX graphics quite often.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Dimmer?

« Last post by Ath on November 04, 2014, 04:21 PM »

Maybe f.lux is a nice option in this situation?
It kind of takes the time of day/brightness of the sun outside into account:

f.lux fixes this: it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

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Coding Snacks / Re: IDEA: tablet toolbar creator (willing to pay)

« Last post by Ath on November 04, 2014, 01:43 AM »

Have you considered my tool WinButtons? (and probably ask for some specific enhancements?)
It doesn't have the press-hold, press-drag, press-release stuff (yet) but that can probably be added.

And, IMHO, DesktopCoral and LaunchBar Commander would be nice 'toolbars'

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Living Room / Re: location triggers for android

« Last post by Ath on November 03, 2014, 04:26 PM »

You asked nearly the same question a couple of days ago... (and got basically the same answers)

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Living Room / Re: This into that

« Last post by Ath on November 03, 2014, 10:12 AM »

Something like this: http://www.onlinecon...me_cylinder_tank.htm ?

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Living Room / Re: This into that

« Last post by Ath on November 03, 2014, 08:52 AM »

What's the unit to convert to? (n00b question maybe, or I just don't understand: Volume to Volume stays the same, AFAICS) cubic to cylindrical is just a different shape to me.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: feature request for auto-screenshot

« Last post by Ath on November 03, 2014, 07:25 AM »

- there is a minor problem: rate is always not precise (i set 5 ms, the result is 5 or 6; i set 8, the result is 8 or 9...)

-adamantine (November 03, 2014, 07:03 AM)

Sounds like a totally different problem: Taking a screenshot every 5 milliseconds is probably faster than Windows can store the image on disk, so the next one might be a bit delayed...
And needing that feature, a more efficient solution might be to make a screen-movie, instead of a bunch of separate image files, that are not stored very efficient, compared to a (usually stored compressed) movie.
You might better use ESR (Easy Screencast Recorder) for that.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Arrow suggestion

« Last post by Ath on October 31, 2014, 05:03 AM »

You can choose on what side a shape is added by setting the appropriate Endpoint Shape for Start and/or End when the Arrows feature is activated

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Living Room / Re: android app to set my vibration mode on specific hours

« Last post by Ath on October 29, 2014, 07:22 AM »

In the log, it says many times: 'Not added to any areas.'
Not sure what that means.

-kalos (October 29, 2014, 05:55 AM)

You should long-press that message and choose "Add to area", and add it to your current area (Home? )

There is a Learning mode for Areas (long-press an Area, "Start Learning Area"), that you can set for a specific time, and during that time all GSM antennas detected will be added to that area (while you are walking around the house, or at work etc.).

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Living Room / Re: Android shortcuts

« Last post by Ath on October 28, 2014, 04:59 PM »

An android app should specifically support that feature, so you should probably ask the vendor (or search the help/docs) if they support that. I'd expect the app to have a feature of 'Create start-screen shortcut' or something similar.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 - NEW APPS FOR THE NEW YEAR 2015 - START YOUR ENGINES!

« Last post by Ath on October 28, 2014, 04:53 PM »

complete a certain number of coding snack requests

-app103 (October 28, 2014, 01:28 PM)

What's that number? And who decides?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: CintaNotes Giveaway + 30% Discount

« Last post by Ath on October 27, 2014, 03:44 AM »

Also wanted to ask Ath, how's that review coming? 

-jenter (October 27, 2014, 03:37 AM)

Been quite busy (made a foreign work-trip, and some time-consuming projects), so I didn't get to it yet, sorry about that. Still on my agenda though

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DonationCoder.com Newsletters / Re: Super-sized Newsletter for Oct 25, 2014 - Codename: NANY 2015 Preppers

« Last post by Ath on October 25, 2014, 01:50 PM »

^ That 

(browse previous year entries here)

-mouser (October 25, 2014, 07:53 AM)

I think a link is missing 'here'?

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Living Room / Re: auto wifi

« Last post by Ath on October 25, 2014, 11:59 AM »

Android wifi with credentials doesn't auto connect?

-rgdot (October 25, 2014, 11:55 AM)

The WiFi does connect, but the proxy/router asks for confirmation or credentials before you are allowed to access the outside world.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Satnav for android

« Last post by Ath on October 22, 2014, 12:39 PM »

You should really try Sygic*, its partly free, and fully usable off-line (without internet connecton) if you pre-download the maps when still on WiFi.

* No connection to the company.

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Living Room / Re: android app to set my vibration mode on specific hours

« Last post by Ath on October 22, 2014, 12:28 PM »

This is because I set it to set my sound profile to silent, from 9am to 5pm when I am at work, and it didn't restore it at 5pm to 'normal profile'!
How can I do this?
Do I have to set another event trigger to set my phone to 'normal sound profile' each weekday after 5pm?
Same with WiFi, while it disabled wifi while I was at work, it didn't re-enable it, at 5pm.
Any hint?

-kalos (October 22, 2014, 11:09 AM)

That is exactly how you should configure that. Create another trigger running from 5pm, to restore earlier settings. The standard provided triggers actually pointed me in that direction from the first time I looked at it...

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Living Room / Re: android app to set my vibration mode on specific hours

« Last post by Ath on October 21, 2014, 04:00 PM »

Oh, and llama, first one I mentioned, is what I actually use and depend on for several years now. No relation to the developer, just a happy user

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Living Room / Re: android app to set my vibration mode on specific hours

« Last post by Ath on October 21, 2014, 03:58 PM »

A similar app, though I didn't try it, but is one of the suggestions that is actually recently updated, is Atooma, it has a loooong list of possible triggers/conditions

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Living Room / Re: android app to set my vibration mode on specific hours

« Last post by Ath on October 21, 2014, 03:45 PM »

Check out llama, it is able to switch profiles on several conditions, like time/day, cell-phone location, Wifi networks available, etc.

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

« Last post by Ath on October 17, 2014, 05:53 AM »

Firefox 1.5 Final

-mackyy20 (October 17, 2014, 04:51 AM)

Wasn't that released somewhere in 2005? Looks like waaaay off the charts here... (iow: possible spam? )

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.9.1 - Oct 10, 2014

« Last post by Ath on October 13, 2014, 02:44 AM »

I had it yesterday from my home connection, and now at work which is a totally different provider, though in the same country

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.9.1 - Oct 10, 2014

« Last post by Ath on October 13, 2014, 01:52 AM »

Mouser, can you also update the .dcupdate file on the website so a Check for Updates action from SSC 4.9.0 provides the opportunity to update to this latest (4.9.1) version?
And besides that, the download speed for SSC is horrendously slow, ~30 kB/sec, and that's not something I saw happening before from the DC servers...