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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by ayryq on July 16, 2015, 12:18 PM »

Let me rephrase. Can anyone confirm (or deny) that File Explorer jump lists work in their copy of Windows 10, any build?

-ayryq (July 16, 2015, 07:20 AM)

I've got 5 Win10 VMs running currently and they all work fine (both pinned and frequent).

-Stoic Joker (July 16, 2015, 11:46 AM)

Thank you for replying. I wonder if I'm going to have to reinstall from scratch to fix this. Hope not!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by ayryq on July 16, 2015, 07:20 AM »

Am I the only one for whom jump-list (both pinned and frequent) items on the File Explorer taskbar icon do not work? I "pin" all sorts of things and none of them—except "This PC"—open File Explorer or do anything. The same items in the "Quick Access" sidebar work fine, though. This has been the case for the last half-dozen builds or so… not quite sure when it started.

It's the sort of really frustrating bug that I'd think would have been commented on (and fixed) if it were common.

-ayryq (July 12, 2015, 06:20 AM)

Let me rephrase. Can anyone confirm (or deny) that File Explorer jump lists work in their copy of Windows 10, any build?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by ayryq on July 12, 2015, 06:20 AM »

Am I the only one for whom jump-list (both pinned and frequent) items on the File Explorer taskbar icon do not work? I "pin" all sorts of things and none of them—except "This PC"—open File Explorer or do anything. The same items in the "Quick Access" sidebar work fine, though. This has been the case for the last half-dozen builds or so… not quite sure when it started.

It's the sort of really frustrating bug that I'd think would have been commented on (and fixed) if it were common.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any ideas for an entry-level "how to use a mouse" tutorial?

« Last post by ayryq on July 07, 2015, 01:39 PM »

When i was looking for a painting program for a very young niece, I was thoroughly impressed by "Kid Pix" (Kid Pix Deluxe 4th edition is what i tried).

-mouser (July 05, 2015, 10:13 AM)

My son used KidPix in Kindergarten. So might actually be a practical purchase.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 27, 2015, 06:18 PM »

By the way here's some of my projects:
http://lumberjocks.com/ayryq/projects

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 27, 2015, 06:16 PM »

Are you using gloss for the build-up coats? I would go with the glossier of the non-gloss options for the final coat—so as not to obscure the grain further. You can always add some paste wax or another coat of satin if it's too shiny, but it's hard to go back from too matte.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: [BUG] Pixelate sometimes fails on pixelating text

« Last post by ayryq on June 26, 2015, 03:38 PM »

There's something weird going on there too - I see a "shadow" of your file list one item lower than it should be (see the extra "WorldEdit.lua" hanging off the bottom) and also in the column headers.

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Living Room / Re: good Videos [short films] here :)

« Last post by ayryq on June 25, 2015, 07:08 AM »

I didn't find a reference to this here, so I wanted to recommend this site:

http://thekidshouldseethis.com/

It's just a curated list of youtube and vimeo videos which are made for adults but interesting or educational for kids. The site author has kids near the same ages as mine, so we relate pretty well to his posts.

He redesigned the site making it harder to use  (can't play videos from the main list any more, or from a RSS reader), but the posts are still high-quality.

Also, he tags things pretty well so if you're looking at a subject you can find the other interesting videos on that subject.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Microsoft Tinker robot puzzle game - download for free

« Last post by ayryq on June 24, 2015, 09:05 AM »

Microsoft intended this to be a bonus extra only for owners of "Ultimate" versions of Vista and 7. The version at Softpedia is not "official."

I downloaded it and there's no "crapware" - You get a zip file which includes a ".xbx" file - making me think this was ripped somewhat unofficially from a Windows download. Inside a directory is a MSI.

It installed fine on my Windows 8.1, 64-bit laptop, but I get an error when running: "The program can't start because xlive.dll is missing from your computer."

There's a thread here about trying to get the softpedia version working.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by ayryq on June 24, 2015, 08:37 AM »

Note that on 8 I think 10 as well you can revert from a Microsoft account back to a local account.

Personally I went ahead and set up a Microsoft account when I first got a windows 8 PC, so I could at least try out the app store. Then, I had to have it anyway when I wanted to get the 10 preview build. I found out when I later upgraded another PC to 10, that this had the annoying effect of syncing my wallpaper across PC's. If that's the most annoying problem I run in to (and there's a way to turn it off) I can live with that.

Maybe once there is a final build of 10, I'll disconnect from the Microsoft overlords; until then I think I need it.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: INDEX/CACHE vs REALTIME

« Last post by ayryq on June 21, 2015, 04:45 PM »

In addition to the everything plugins you can also use a FARR alias to quickly open a separate Everything window with a search phrase. I use two spaces at the end of a FARR searchphrase as regex pattern. Very handy as you can first search with FARR and, if what you're looking for isn't found in a second or two, just tap space space.

regular expression pattern box:
^(.*)\s\s$
Results box:
Everything Search: $$1 | dolaunch C:\Program files\Everything\Everything.exe -search "$$1"

(modify the path to fit your installation directory)

-Nod5 (July 23, 2010, 04:26 PM)

I'm resurrecting ancient threads today  Here's a question for the FARR gurus who came up with this clever double-space trick:

I'd like to use both the keyword "ev" and the double-space trick, if possible.

So there are three possible scenarios; the last one is the problematic one (for me):

I type a phrase (without "ev") and then hit space-space; it opens in Everything.
I type "ev" then a phrase; I see the first few results from Everything embedded in FARR.
I type "ev" then a phrase; I see the first few results from Everything, embedded in FARR. I then type space space and the phrase (but not "ev") is opened in the main Everything window.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Eric

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Running Windows 8.1 apps

« Last post by ayryq on June 21, 2015, 04:23 PM »

Resurrecting this thread for windows 10 - metro or modern apps are now windowed desktop "apps" in Windows 10 and are mixed in pretty randomly. FARR apparently cannot find any of them, such as Mail (as mentioned above), Settings, People, News, OneNote, etc.

I haven't tried too many of these but I can see them becoming more common.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 19, 2015, 04:43 PM »

The thing that always has scared me off getting into a spraying system is the "cost" in time and energy of keeping the whole setup clean. Shoot, I usually wind up throwing away brushes after they sit in paint thinner for a few months. Thus I usually either use rags or disposable foam brushes.

There's a guy in my church who built his own kitchen cabinets and finished them all with rattle-cans of spray lacquer. They look great.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 19, 2015, 12:16 PM »

I'd go for an old T-shirt myself. But maybe that "dye" you use is pickier.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 17, 2015, 12:26 PM »

On another matter.. anyone here ever tried wood "dyes" as opposed to normal stains? holy cow i am a convert!
I've been testing tons of gel and standard stains trying to get the right look on this birch+maple, and the blotching was noticable.  Tried a wood dye and wow! the clarity and evenness is remarkable. 

-mouser (June 17, 2015, 12:16 PM)

Where did you get them; what brand?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Beginner here: How to schedule autocapture screen over a period of time

« Last post by ayryq on June 17, 2015, 06:36 AM »

I'm certainly glad I could help - plus I learned something new myself.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Beginner here: How to schedule autocapture screen over a period of time

« Last post by ayryq on June 16, 2015, 08:07 PM »

(For 30 minutes you need every 1800000 ms)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Beginner here: How to schedule autocapture screen over a period of time

« Last post by ayryq on June 16, 2015, 08:05 PM »

Right-click systray icon
Capture Options
Engage auto-capture timer

Set it up in
Preferences
Basic Capturing
Auto Capture Timer Options

Don't know if you can capture until "forever" - mouser would have to answer that. Or maybe try "0" and see what happens.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 16, 2015, 09:20 AM »

OK, had a chance to look at your pictures now - That's a wide opening; 1/8" isn't very much across that distance. If it were mine I'd try remaking the drawer front with the angle at the top--since you wanted to redo the drawer fronts anyhow. You could try it with a scrap first and see if someone else can tell.

Other ideas:

• Use a router with a flush-trim bit to completely remove the overhang on that shelf (so the bottom of the face frame is flush with the fixed shelf behind). Problems: Width won't match rest of face frame, you'll have to remake the drawer front to make it taller, the corners will have to be hand-trimmed.
• Mark the level line with a pencil and cut off the excess freehand with a full-size circular saw. It's actually pretty easy (perhaps with practice) to cut to a line with a skilsaw, but you run into problems where the cut is less than the width of the blade (which would be most of the cut, in your case).
• Glue a second, wedge-shaped face-frame piece to the underside of the current one. This would be really hard to make without a tablesaw. Or glue a larger piece there, then trim it.
• Find a use for the excess gap: Put a IR receiver or a pinhole camera or a tiny Cody or a Knight-rider LED array in the space. Tell people you planned it.
• Buy a bullnose plane and trim it that way instead of using sandpaper. Draw a line first.
• Get that board off - saw the joints at right and left, being careful not to damage adjacent face-frame boards. Use a chisel behind it, and cover any damage with the new face-frame board.
• Redesign that area - put a protruding bullnose molding on it or something. Or a little shelf for remotes.

The most important, and hardest, part is not pointing out the flaws to people who see what you've made. It's almost impossible to resist, but no one notices if you don't.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 15, 2015, 08:31 PM »

Hard to say without seeing it. However, if I wanted to straighten the top rail I would be thinking of using a straight edge and a bearing guided router.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is there software for this?

« Last post by ayryq on June 15, 2015, 07:26 AM »

So... what are you doing, anyway?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is there software for this?

« Last post by ayryq on June 13, 2015, 07:18 PM »

I figured it out:

Go to http://www.pedersonf...ies/ObitSearchList/1 (and increment the final number)

Eric

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is there software for this?

« Last post by ayryq on June 13, 2015, 05:21 PM »

In a couple minutes of looking, I couldn't find a way. But I'm posting because I used to live a couple blocks from Pederson, in Rockford MI. That's all

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 13, 2015, 09:01 AM »

You still have to get the projection perfect - although the slotted screw holes in drawer slides will help.

I bought a Bosch jobsite saw when I was making some built-ins in our last house (picture), and I think I've used it on every project small or large since. It's got a nifty folding stand so I can push it out of the way of the cars in the winter, and while I'd dearly love a bigger/better table saw, it's basically big enough for everything I do, and a bigger one wouldn't be as easy to store. Now they've got the same saw with a Sawstop-type brake (for more $$$).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by ayryq on June 13, 2015, 08:18 AM »

drawer slides attached (very precisely)

-mouser (June 12, 2015, 06:09 PM)

I think this might be the hardest part of most projects (for me). Not the most annoying - that goes to all the steps between "built" and "finished" - but there's so many ways to go wrong fitting drawers, lining up the slides, getting them at the right height and projection, and if there's more than one, lining them up with each other. And I can never seem to remember how I did it last time...

Looks good; can't wait to see it finished and installed.