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General Software Discussion / Re: Skype trouble

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 17, 2007, 09:41 PM »

SIP = Session Initiation Protocol

List of SIP Software

You should check out Comparison of VoIP Software for freeware alternatives.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What do you think of PCTools' Spyware Doctor?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 17, 2007, 09:14 PM »

Well, about those security software options, you can use SpywareBlaster, SpyBot and Spyware Terminator combined to achieve maximum protection about ActiveX threats on IE, but ONLY in IE. With Opera and Firefox you must rely on realtime scanners, or use another of the options offered in form of extensions or plugins. But then again, they're more resistant to those attacks (but not watertight, of course).

-Lashiec (August 17, 2007, 01:00 PM)

@Lashiec
Good stuff. I would add Comodo BOClean to the mix.

BTW, Spybot offers "Permanent Opera Immunity"

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General Software Discussion / Re: The software awards scam

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 17, 2007, 08:49 PM »

http://www.versiontracker.com/windows/

the site is well done imo

-cmpm (August 17, 2007, 05:38 PM)

I would second that. I also like Mohawke's Best of the Best Free and Open Source Software Collection, The Portable Freeware Collection and ProgramURL (Windows only)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Latest MS updates borks WinXP?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 15, 2007, 08:43 PM »

I find updating/patching my XP Pro box a real annoyance. I experienced similar issues in a previous security update and system restore saved my a**. Now I do a backup first and install the updates manually.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Max Window size

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 15, 2007, 10:20 AM »

Also, here's the link for thumbwin. This looks pretty interesting!

apfel: are you a chinese speaker?

-jgpaiva (August 15, 2007, 04:50 AM)

The page is in Japanese but the program comes with an English language file.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Should I add desktop screencast(movie) recording to ScreenshotCaptor?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 13, 2007, 08:49 AM »

That would be awesome. I use Rendersoft CamStudio but think that a screen capture and recorder in one would be a great combo. Development for CamStudio stopped but Source code available at http://gnuwin.epfl.ch/sources/camstudio/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you know a good image viewer with CMYK support ?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 12, 2007, 08:27 AM »

ImageTool can view it correctly.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you know a good image viewer with CMYK support ?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 12, 2007, 06:43 AM »

IE7 save target as function saves it as cmyk_test.jpg while Opera saves it as .png. Opening the image with paint shows the correct colors.

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General Software Discussion / Re: how can I convert swf files to avi?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 11, 2007, 11:16 PM »

1. FLV Convert by James Hansen (aka Qjimbo)

"Description: Using ffmpeg, this program acts as a frontend which allows you to convert FLVs to MPEG or AVI"

Discussion at http://forum.doom9.o...ex.php/t-104183.html

2. Online FLV Converter (I have not tried this service yet)

3. Good info on .flv file converterss at http://1024k.de/book...eo-bookmarklets.html (Scroll down the page)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you know a good image viewer with CMYK support ?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 11, 2007, 02:27 PM »

@nudone

Care to post the image you were testing with?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you know a good image viewer with CMYK support ?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 11, 2007, 02:13 PM »

LilyView

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you know a good image viewer with CMYK support ?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 10, 2007, 01:34 PM »

Looks like Gimp supports CMYK format but there's also a plugin that does that. More at http://www.blackfive...co.uk/separate.shtml

Also, Scribus and Image Analyzer might be a good option (TIFF reader plugin support CMYK color format).

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General Software Discussion / Re: custom submenu on the start menu

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 10, 2007, 05:24 AM »

You could also rigtclick start button and select "Open All Users", create a new folder and add shortcuts there. For a customized look, rightclick on the new folder and select customize... See pic.

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General Software Discussion / Re: custom submenu on the start menu

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 09, 2007, 09:09 PM »

Have a look at NirExt. The "Create Shortcut+" option is what you want.

QuickMenu is another alternative. The page is in Japanese but there is an English version for download.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Top 3 programs you use

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 08, 2007, 10:31 PM »

• Opera
• Serious Samurize
• MultiMon Taskbar

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Living Room / Re: Anyone any idea how to fix file assocations?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 06, 2007, 07:36 PM »

WAssociate should do the trick.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to record in MP3 format

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 06, 2007, 10:04 AM »

I like this one: http://www.audiograbber.de/

-Crush (August 06, 2007, 09:50 AM)

Not a recorder though. Wavosaur seems like a good option, but I haven't tried it. mp3mymp3 was featured on Lifehacker a while back.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your music player of choice?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 06, 2007, 09:24 AM »

Comparison of media players (Video & Audio)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to record in MP3 format

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 06, 2007, 07:49 AM »

Totally forgot about Audacity. Audacity is a free audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Main Features:

- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
- Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to record in MP3 format

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 05, 2007, 02:18 PM »

mp3DirectCut is an audio editor and recorder. Here's a link to the forum

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your music player of choice?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 05, 2007, 08:34 AM »

$%&*$%! AAARRRGGGHHH!

This is the 3rd time I've written this post! (Browser crashes & tabs closing... Grrrr...) I think it's time to write a browser rant here...

-Renegade (August 05, 2007, 08:21 AM)

(Off topic) check out TextArea Backup UserJS

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your music player of choice?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 05, 2007, 07:36 AM »

VLC is my media player of choice.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you use any Desktop Theme Software on Windows?

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 04, 2007, 07:52 PM »

I don't have any desktop theme software, but i have patched windows to support custom themes, and i use this theme because it's darker and smaller than any of windows' default themes.

-jgpaiva (August 04, 2007, 03:13 PM)

Same here, I patched UXTheme.dll and am using XPMC style by ~b0se (Ross Harvey). @tomos check out http://www.neowin.ne...php?showtopic=140707 for details (version 4.0 is the latest) and an informative article at http://www.tech-reci...dll_file_xp_home_pro

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Official Announcements / Re: Site of the Month for August 2007: NirSoft.net

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 04, 2007, 03:49 AM »

Yup, see FAQ http://nirsoft.net/faq.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mapping websites

« Last post by PhilB66 on August 03, 2007, 11:45 AM »

Thanks app103.