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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for iTunes alternative (WMP? or other?)

« Last post by Curt on January 27, 2014, 02:59 AM »

Does she use a portable (laptop) or a stationary (desktop)? My advice would not suite the portable solution.

I have moved the extensive (100k+ tracks) music collection out of the system folder, and over to an external 2TB USB "F" drive. In the "C" drive's Music system folder I only have the approx 650 tracks that are on my favourite play lists, and this is then all WMP will scan. That is impossible to detect; no freezing what so ever.

I have amplified WMP with (freeware) Windows Media Player Plus! (last updated May 19, 2013) because of the useful features it will add: http://bmproductions....fixnum.org/wmpplus/ But if she never modifies her setup, this might not be for her, as we know Windows' default reaction always is to blame the extras, eh... extensions, if a problem has occurred.

When the job not is big, I think WMP is the better solution.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Remove objects from photos: PhotoUpz

« Last post by Curt on January 26, 2014, 04:25 PM »

PhotoUpz is on Bits du Jour again, and again for merely $8.
I think this program is the best of the kind.
http://www.bitsdujou...om/software/photoupz

-Curt (June 17, 2012, 03:53 AM)

I still think PhotoUpz may be the best of the kind for the money.

-Curt (December 16, 2012, 06:05 AM)

same same http://www.bitsdujou...om/software/photoupz normally $20, today $8

wrong name, wrong look, wrong price, almost everything is wrong
- but the quality~price ratio. 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Folder Size (freeware) now at version 3

« Last post by Curt on January 24, 2014, 04:37 PM »

The result from WinDir Stat is of course a lot fancier to look at, but other than that, I don't rate..., because I've paid good money for a license key to Key Metric Folder Sizes Pro, so I use that one, whether it's the better one or not!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Folder Size (freeware) now at version 3

« Last post by Curt on January 24, 2014, 02:20 AM »

Maybe this post belongs to the "normal" >General Software Discussion< thread. I am however placing it here because the new version 3 of Folder Size from MindGems (still) is both freeware and a (much simpler but otherwise) fine competitor to the $27.50 / $55 Folder Sizes 6 from Key Metric:

Low On Disk Space? Freeware Folder Size 3 is Released With FULL UNICODE Support

-MindGems

Folder Size version 3.0.0.0 is released – a major version packed with plenty of new features and improvements:

Unicode ( Multi-language ) Folder Size Analysis

Folder Size 2 did already scan files in multiple languages, but it could scan files in no more than 2 Languages at the same time. The second language had to be set as a language for non-unicode applications in the settings panel of Windows. This is no longer necessary and Folder Size 3 can scan files in any language at the same time.

http://info.mindgems...ull-unicode-support/
http://www.mindgems....ize/Folder-Size.html

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by Curt on January 21, 2014, 02:48 AM »

the lifeguard was in advance already fulfilling every one of the doctor's recommendations, but that made him sick ~ the cure already made him the patient.

Not overwhelmingly funny, but quite cute. 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Abbyy PDF Transformer 3.0

« Last post by Curt on January 21, 2014, 02:28 AM »

It's a little weird to see Bits du Jour offering Transformer 3 today at $30 ("50% Off"), because at ABBYY's homepage the offered price today is $25.84 = €19 !

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's thrashing my hard disk?

« Last post by Curt on January 19, 2014, 04:23 PM »

Doesn't "Power On: 147 Days" tell that you haven't allowed Windows to update for about 5 months? Maybe you simply need to close Windows, (and start it again), for the updates to install, so your Windows Update can rest?

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's thrashing my hard disk?

« Last post by Curt on January 18, 2014, 04:54 PM »

if nothing is wrong it would most likely be 1) Windows indexing, or 2) your security program scanning.

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by Curt on January 17, 2014, 01:52 AM »

right up our alley:

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: again: lifetime key for Outpost Security Suite Pro

« Last post by Curt on January 16, 2014, 08:17 AM »

Extended offer: Outpost lifetime security with unlimited updates!    
     
Were you too busy during the holiday season? No worries, we’re extending the very special lifetime offer for Outpost Security Suite and Outpost Firewall Pro until January 31, 2014!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)

« Last post by Curt on January 16, 2014, 08:11 AM »

Get the links at Gizmo's: http://www.techsuppo...indows-81-better.htm
 

Just when you thought you had Windows 8 figured out, Microsoft went and changed things in Windows 8.1 so you had to learn yet more. Or maybe you are upgrading from an even older version of Windows. Then you have a truck-load of new features to learn. Either way, here are some places to go that will help make the transition to Windows 8.1 easier.

1. 10 new getting started tutorials for Windows 8.1
Get a quick beginning with these tutorials from the Microsoft MSDN site.

2. Articles introducing Windows 8 & 8.1 and their basic concepts
List of numerous articles on Windows 8.1 at 7Tutorials. Very substantial coverage.

3. The Metro hater's guide to Windows 8.1
Windows expert Ed Bott’s tips on what you need to do to make Windows 8.1 as desktop-friendly as possible. All of the features he describes are new or significantly changed in Windows 8.1 compared to Windows 8.

4. The desktop lover's guide to supercharging Windows 8.1
More tips on taming the Metro interface, this time from Woody Leonhard.

5. Windows 8.1 Tips
Collection of Windows 8.1 tips from Paul Thurrott.

And there you have it – some help to get Windows 8.1 working the way you want.

-Gizmo~techsupportalert

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: eM Client 70% off

« Last post by Curt on January 16, 2014, 08:07 AM »

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1. Free update: eM Client Professional 6 has just been released.
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Good news for all users of SoftMaker Office Professional 2012 for Windows: Effective immediately, version 6 of our Outlook alternative eM Client Professional is available, and you receive it as a free-of-charge online update!

Version 6 comes with many improvements over version 5, such as:

- Full support for Microsoft Exchange servers through EWS
- User interface enhanced to support touchscreen computers and tablets
- You can now access calendars on Outlook.com, Hotmail, and Live.
- Improved integration of Google Mail and Google Apps
- You can edit the subject line of incoming e-mail messages.
- The new de-duplication tool finds and removes duplicate e-mails.

... and much more!

Users of SoftMaker Office Professional 2012 for Windows receive this update free-of-charge through the automatic update function of eM Client. Alternatively, click on Help > Check for updates to get it.

Find out more:
http://www.softmaker.com/

-SoftMaker

I have searched the SoftMaker site but couldn't find a link to the eM Client installer, so I've asked their support for one. This direct link to the newest 13.86MB installer will only be available for a brief period of time, before I remove it again: http://www.emclient...._SoftMaker/setup.msi . Notice how the address is not at SoftMaker's...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)

« Last post by Curt on January 15, 2014, 04:07 PM »

https://play.google.....htcheng.winshortcut

"Windows 8 Shortcuts Handbook"
-it seems it also may have to do with Android?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Free WinX DVD Copy Pro

« Last post by Curt on January 15, 2014, 09:12 AM »

and again now, but this time via gizmo:
"Free DVD Copier Offer Exclusive For Gizmo's Readers"

http://www.techsuppo...e-gizmos-readers.htm

Note that you need to activate the software before January 24th. 2014.

Modified:
The software is stamped "XMAS", and is of course without any updating.

However, I came back here to point out that the offer which one is given when registering this giveaway, is really not the best offer they can give. The register-offer package is for DVD Ripper, DVD Copier, and eh... one more, for a total of $50. This sounds okay, because the normal price is said to be $159. However, the exact same combo is on offer via their front page for $40!

Anyway - their software is okay.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by Curt on January 15, 2014, 03:30 AM »

usually the intro to The Muppets was a 51 second short standardized scene. But when OK GO was visiting, the intro became quite long and different - a music video in itself:

 

Modified:

I simply just had to add their version of Bohemian Rhapsody:

Dadda?

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by Curt on January 13, 2014, 02:00 AM »

^and 2.8 mio views on their homepage at YouTube's.

Dani & Lizzy's videos: http://www.youtube.c...aniandlizzytv/videos

or:

https://itunes.apple...y-single/id685711739

Thank you, cmpm 

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Living Room / Re: The Amazing Video for Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"

« Last post by Curt on January 12, 2014, 05:16 PM »

Think I'll wait a day or two for the feeding frenzy to subside.

-40hz (November 21, 2013, 03:51 PM)

well, the road has been cleared; no delay when I visited it today.

The very concept of this video really is "amazing". 

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General Software Discussion / Re: how do you know if an install has changed the registry ?

« Last post by Curt on January 11, 2014, 04:01 PM »

-latest version is 1.9.0.7 via http://sourceforge.net/projects/regshot/

Modified:
hahaha! Well I miss-read that, didn't I.
The latest version is 1.9.0 and this particular container was a 7z,
making it 1.9.0.7z  

---
bytheway:

New to 1.9.0:
x64 and Unicode versions.
You can compare shots saved with different "UseLongRegHead" option.
Loading ANSI hive files in Unicode builds and vice versa is not supported.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Collage software recomendation

« Last post by Curt on January 10, 2014, 04:17 PM »

My favorite is Microsoft's ImageCollage. (this isn't a normal Microsoft product, it's put out -- and not really maintained -- by Microsoft Labs).

-CWuestefeld (January 10, 2014, 12:35 PM)

http://www.flickr.co.../curt-dk/3884282440/ was made (by me) using Microsoft Image Collage 2008 (on XP or Vista). MS said version 2009 wouldn't run on my Vista, and (I don't think I remember) when I finally got a Win 7, I could not find my license key. It is of course merely $20, but I didn't want to pay for products that never are updated. Does it work on 64-bits Win 7 or 8?

 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Dextronet Tree Notes 3 $10

« Last post by Curt on January 08, 2014, 02:46 AM »

(...) -such an editor could be Tree Notes 3, on sale at Bits du Jour for $10 instead of the normal $45: http://www.bitsdujou.../software/tree-notes (homepage: http://www.dextronet.com/tree-notes).
Notize: "Tree Notes 3", not "TreeDBNotes".

-Curt (January 09, 2013, 03:00 AM)

Now again the (yearly?) $10 "Tree Notes 3" -offer via Bits du Jour:
http://www.bitsdujou.../software/tree-notes

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cobian Backup

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2014, 05:22 PM »

Breaking news: Cobian Backup Source Code is now for sale.
Read more here.

Cobian Backup 11 (Gravity) Last modified: 07. March 2013

Features

Cobian Backup is a multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives in the same computer or other computer in your network. FTP backup is also supported in both directions (download and upload).

Cobian Backup exists in two different versions: application and service. The program uses very few resources and can be running on the background on your system, checking your backup schedule and executing your backups when necessary.

Cobian Backup is not an usual backup application: it only copies your files and folders in original or compressed mode to other destination, creating a security copy as a result. So Cobian Backup can be better described as a "Scheduler for security copies". Cobian Backup supports several methods of compression and strong encryption.

See what's new in every version
See the program's FULL history
See the program's evolution

http://www.cobiansof...cobianbackup_faq.htm

-FAQ

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General Software Discussion / Re: Collage software recomendation

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2014, 05:06 PM »

http://www.softpedia...-Download-81458.html

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2014, 09:10 AM »

thank you, both of you. They're quite all right, these Home Free guys. From what I've found, I Want Crazy was not their best track, but maybe their best live act - which of course is what counts the most in a competition.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2014, 01:53 AM »

Home Free, I Want Crazy, The Sing-Off

"not available in your country"

-NBC

HOLA couldn't change it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Collage software recomendation

« Last post by Curt on January 06, 2014, 04:16 PM »

I use two, none of them free. One is the $40 Shape Collage Pro, but I am not sure if it still is being maintained! The other is the often updated (but marginal simpler) Pearl Mountain $40 Picture Collage Maker Pro. The latter is a also a little easier to use. Pearl Mountain also has a $30 "standard" version, but I know nothing about it.

Have you decided if the pictures must be "artistic" arranged - opposed to arranged in straight angels? If straight angels are okay, use the free photo editor PhotoScape (to "combine")!