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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: SyncBackPro 15% off until end of August 2018
« Last post by wraith808 on August 02, 2018, 08:39 AM »
Thanks!  I was looking for that, but couldn't find it!

Looking at that and comparing, it seems that Syncovery is a better deal.  The only place that this might outstrip it is performance, but that would have to be tested.

Has anyone used both?
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: SyncBackPro 15% off until end of August 2018
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 09:00 PM »
What's the difference between the versions?  I didn't see a comparison anywhere on the site.
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Living Room / Re: Interesting, low-effort, blackmail-esque spam
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 11:45 AM »
I don't even see how you could fall for that!  It's crazy!  But, then again, that's why we still have SPAM.  People do respond...
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Living Room / Re: Interesting, low-effort, blackmail-esque spam
« Last post by wraith808 on August 01, 2018, 10:12 AM »
I saw a new scam that's going around where they'll send you the password associated with the e-mail address on whatever site, and say I have secrets that I retrieved using your details, and you have to pay X in order for me not to release them. 

An example of it was on LICD - https://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20180731 (NSFW), and is currently unfolding, but people are responding in the comments that they received the same message.
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General Software Discussion / Interesting Software
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 06:32 PM »
Sometimes, I come across software on the web that I want to let people know about.  I don't really want to make a new thread of each one, and so sometimes I just don't.  I figure that others might have the same dilemma, so just like our thread for Android apps, I figured that this could be a place to post about interesting software that others might like.

I just came across one on GHacks that I wanted to share.  The original article can be found here.

It's called RainWallpaper, and it's free and portable.  It's a dynamic wallpaper engine, and it seems to be worth looking into.  I am running it now, and it's very soothing to see the wallpaper animate.  It's using about 20-40% GPU, but it pauses automatically during full-screen activities (like games) and gives you the ability to pause it also.  It also includes authoring, and sounds (with the ability to mute it).  It looks well thought out.

The homepage is found at http://rainysoft.cc/rainwallpaper.html.  It accesses a deviant art gallery from within it to download new wallpapers, and it seems like quite the active community from what has been posted.

Take a look, and post your little known software gems also!
1531
Living Room / Re: A Spectre is Haunting Unicode
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 05:45 PM »
Really interesting reading!  Thanks for posting!
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Living Room / Re: Gencon board (and video) game convention, Indiana Aug 2-5, 2018 - Ill be there
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 05:39 PM »
I knew about the RPGs :)  I just didn't know about the video games.  I guess that they're trying to fend off PAX.  I was thinking about going to PAX East or PAX Unplugged next year as both are closer to me than GenCon or Origins.  But considering the fact that I'm supposed to be trying to purchase a house next year, it probably won't happen.
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Living Room / Re: Gencon board (and video) game convention, Indiana Aug 2-5, 2018 - Ill be there
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 12:23 PM »
Unfortunately a bit far away for me.  One year, though!  Do they actually have video games there now?  I thought it was more tabletop rpg and board games, but it might have updated...
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General Software Discussion / Re: Check your browser before accessing the Donation Coder site??
« Last post by wraith808 on July 31, 2018, 12:22 PM »
So I can post now?
-Arizona Hot (July 31, 2018, 12:20 PM)

Seems like you just did..?  ;D
1535
General Software Discussion / Re: How to extract tree hierarchy in xml?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2018, 07:53 PM »
I've used their JSON viewer on a large file before (7MB+) and it handled it with aplomb.  It doesn't extract the hierarchy, but it does visualize it, so he can know what to copy from the tree.  Just a suggestion.
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General Software Discussion / Re: How to extract tree hierarchy in xml?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2018, 02:04 PM »
You could also use an online one.

https://codebeautify.org/xmlviewer
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2018, 02:02 PM »
Yep.
-mouser (July 30, 2018, 11:37 AM)

But you didn't get a chance to ask anything?  They just popped on and off?

Seems rather irresponsible...
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2018, 11:31 AM »
Were you there at the time that they were?
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General Software Discussion / Re: How to REALLY stop ******* Windows Update on Win10?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 30, 2018, 08:06 AM »
Right,

Disabling updates is not an option. Making updates non-automatic might work, but is a poor option.
I don't want to have to remember to go and check for + install updates - I want it to be a fairly automatic process.

wraith808: that link is just Microsoft really, really, REALLY not getting what people are complaining about >_<
-f0dder (July 26, 2018, 06:02 PM)
In my case (Auto-Update OFF / metered connection) i use WSUS Offline Update to do such action.
= How to REALLY stop ******* Windows Update on Win10? = solved with that. Or am i wrong?
-KodeZwerg (July 26, 2018, 11:48 PM)

I tried that, and found that there are side effects that aren't immediately obvious.  The one that I saw (thankfully before it became an issue) is that my syncing software for my backups stopped syncing because of the change.  With this in mind, I switched mine back.
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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR Release 2.233.01 - Feb 11, 2018
« Last post by wraith808 on July 29, 2018, 09:10 PM »
Is it Russia, OR China, or Russia AND China, and how would you know?
Just curious.
It might be North Wales - a lot of agitprop there...    ;)
-IainB (July 29, 2018, 07:31 PM)

He would know from the IP addresses that the attacks are originating from, I'd assume.
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 29, 2018, 06:12 AM »
The attack continues.. So strange.. Why anyone would target us I cannot fathom..
-mouser (July 29, 2018, 05:49 AM)

Mistaken identity? The fact that we fight spam?  Just random?

I take it that the attacks vary widely in country of origin?
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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019 Entry - Huge Text/Log file reader
« Last post by wraith808 on July 28, 2018, 12:17 PM »
You might want to zip it and upload it instead of uploading a .EXE.

That said:

https://www.virustot...de59894800/detection

Clean.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Check your browser before accessing the Donation Coder site??
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 07:44 PM »
I'm not sure whether this is the right place to post this, but I didn't see a more appropriate section, so... I just clicked on my link to the DC site. Instead of going directly there, my browser showed a large box that said something like "Check your browser before access the Donation Coder site."  The box soon brought me to the DC site. I exited,  tried again, and this time there was no such box.  I don't recall ever seeing such a thing before.  Is it related to the ddos attack I read about a day or so ago? 
-cyberdiva (July 27, 2018, 06:54 PM)


https://www.donation...;topicseen#msg421959
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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 07:43 PM »
I, on the other hand, find the look pretty great. Having the legs flush with the rest of the structure seems... blocky, I guess. Current placement is good
-f0dder (July 27, 2018, 06:03 PM)

Agreed!  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 02:59 PM »
Those might have been regular visitors, looking for my software.
-Tuxman (July 27, 2018, 02:09 PM)

I've never known you to be an optimist!  ;D ;)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 02:58 PM »


I would not have known if not for the progress pictures that this was not store-bought.  Great job!

do you take commissions  ;D :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 01:22 PM »
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-Curt (July 27, 2018, 01:15 PM)


Yes, mouser explained that he switched on CloudFlare protection, so that's what that is from.

Some NL sites I frequently visit were also unreachable a week or so ago. After research from a tech site that got hit, it appears that someone paid about 40 euro's to have a stress test website attack several domains for a day. No questions asked by the stress test website to see if the person paying for the stress test had anything to do with the requested domains...they just take the money and do their thing. The guy who paid for it was eventually caught, because he started to provoke/brag to one of the admins of the tech site through IRC.

-Shades (July 27, 2018, 11:30 AM)

A few I know are under attack also.  Why do people do such things for no real reason?
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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder website under ddos attack this morning
« Last post by wraith808 on July 27, 2018, 10:46 AM »
I take it that it's still under attack.  :( >:(
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General Software Discussion / Re: How to REALLY stop ******* Windows Update on Win10?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 26, 2018, 10:25 PM »
wraith808: that link is just Microsoft really, really, REALLY not getting what people are complaining about >_<
-f0dder (July 26, 2018, 06:02 PM)

Oh, I know.  I guess I should have put /s on the end of my statement.   :-\
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General Software Discussion / Re: How to REALLY stop ******* Windows Update on Win10?
« Last post by wraith808 on July 26, 2018, 05:37 PM »
As if by magic:

https://www.ghacks.n...cted-update-reboots/

However, I'd still rather have control rather than a DS Model predicting my behavior...
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