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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Genie Timeline Professional 2 for 10USD

« Last post by Curt on November 08, 2013, 04:40 PM »

You still have 9 hours and 19 minutes to purchase a license at 83% off again: $10

http://www.bitsdujou...imeline-professional

I am not sure about the so-called "lifetime" key. I mean, why do they have a system where you can check if you're eligible to a upgrade discount: http://www.genie9.com/store/Upgrade.aspx ?

NB!
The deal is with Avangate, USA.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: [EXPIRED] Silent Hunter 5 & Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

« Last post by Curt on November 07, 2013, 01:30 PM »

working okay now

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Living Room / Re: gdiplus.dll problems

« Last post by Curt on November 05, 2013, 07:33 AM »

I had the same problem on my 64-bits Win 7 when I started using Wondershare Player; Windows would put up an error message saying "this program cannot launch because gdiplus.dll is missing, please re-install". I didn't understand the problem because there already was a copy of GDI+ on my pc, and a sfc /scannow didn't change anything, so what was I to do? After some arguing with Wondershare, the support guy offered me a copy of GDI+, and I grabbed and placed it in Wondershare Player's folder: Voilà! The problem was gone!

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General Software Discussion / Re: How do I add items to the Quick Views in Ethervane Echo

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2013, 02:17 AM »

I think you first need to tell if you have "standard installed" it, or if you "placed" it for portable use?

https://www.donation....msg263886#msg263886 should tell a little more about installation etcetera - the same thread would also be a place where the author of E.Echo would be more likely to read your question.


Maybe a moderator would move this thread?

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General Software Discussion / Re: iResizer

« Last post by Curt on November 01, 2013, 07:55 AM »

This one sounds as if it is a more capable solution than most:

http://www.giveawayo...-resize-guide-1-4-1/

Image Resize Guide is available for $45, but is free for our visitors today as a time-limited offer

November 1, 2013

Image Resize Guide allows you to make context-sensitive changes to the image size and aspect ratio by removing “unnecessary” portions yet keeping the “important” features intact. Removes objects from photos without visible traces. The best results are achieved against a background of snow, water, or greenery.

Important areas can be specially marked. Includes stepwise animated demo samples. Offers these tools: Resize; Crop; Smart Remove; Smart Resize; Smart Patch.

-Giveawayoftheday

click for 969x322 pixels:



http://www.giveawayo...-resize-guide-1-4-1/
http://tintguide.com/imageresize.html

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bits - Ultra Recall

« Last post by Curt on October 29, 2013, 02:43 AM »

-the offer is still on for today, Tuesday 29'th of October 2013

2013 October 28'th. Once again the deal is $19 for UR2 Standard or $39 for UR2 Professional. He has promised that next major version is at least a year away in the future. http://www.bitsdujou...tware/ultra-recall-2

-Curt (October 28, 2013, 01:18 PM)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bits - Ultra Recall

« Last post by Curt on October 28, 2013, 01:18 PM »

2013 October 28'th. Once again the deal is $19 for UR2 Standard or $39 for UR2 Professional.
He has promised that next major version is at least a year away in the future.

http://www.bitsdujou...tware/ultra-recall-2

Each license of UR2 may either be used by a single person who uses the UR2 personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single computer used non-simultaneously by multiple people, but not both. This is not a concurrent use license.

http://kinook.com/Ul...licenseagreement.htm

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General Software Discussion / Re: typing in web browser makes it freeze

« Last post by Curt on October 27, 2013, 06:26 PM »

java

modified:
Having just updated both Flash and Java, my Firefox 24 is now much more stable.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Syncovery at 50% off - BDJ

« Last post by Curt on October 25, 2013, 04:05 PM »

Today, Friday the 25'th of October, 2013, it is 50% off again
http://www.bitsdujou...ftware/syncovery-pro

With Syncovery Pro, you set up backup and sync jobs (as many as you like) and either run them manually as you need to, or automate them using a scheduler. The great thing is, Syncovery Pro works with any mounted volume, whether it's a local hard disk, network share, or external drive. Plus, it has full support for Google Drive, Amazon S3, WebDAV, FTP, SSH, and HTTP. Have ZIP archives? No problem! Have encrypted files? Still no problem!

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General Software Discussion / Re: iResizer

« Last post by Curt on October 24, 2013, 07:55 AM »

Zoner Photo Studio 16 now has "Content-aware resizing": http://www.zoner.com...t-zps14-en/index.htm
Did "you" try it?
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sandboxie lifetime license discontinued

« Last post by Curt on October 24, 2013, 03:18 AM »

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to avoid creating/using a Microsoft Account when upgrading to Win 8.1

« Last post by Curt on October 23, 2013, 02:12 AM »

How did you get hold of 8.1 to begin with? I thought one had to have a Microsoft account to obtain the upgrade.

-cranioscopical (October 21, 2013, 04:50 PM)

It's on page 1 of Metro Shopping in Windows 8

-Stoic Joker (October 21, 2013, 04:56 PM)

is it only visitable via Win 8, or can I have a link, please?

I have a licensed Win 8 installer, but am still running Win 7.

or should I stay away?

Windows 8.1...

-Darwin in "So-called upgrades that ruin good programs" (October 22, 2013, 08:10 PM)

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Found Deals and Discounts / PromptPal 51% off, today (Oct 17)

« Last post by Curt on October 17, 2013, 02:20 AM »

http://www.bitsdujou...m/software/promptpal

on Bits du Jour today, Thursday 17'th of October 2013.
51% off, making it $14.70

http://www.bitsdujou...m/software/promptpal

With PromptPal, you'll still be using the dependable command processors that power Windows, but you'll also be able to take advantage of a tabbed interface, command syntax help, autocomplete, Windows-style editing, and the ability to search the console like any regular text document.

You can even launch the Windows PowerShell, standard command prompts, and other command shells, all within PromptPal. It's all of the command prompt action you'll ever need, all at your fingertips.

Imagine being able to copy and paste, or drag and drop, files between folders while still enjoying command line prompt power! Imagine, still, having all of your command history available to you, always, even if you close a console session.

And with tight integration with Windows Explorer, you'll be able to start experiencing the benefits of PromptPal immediately after installation!

-Curt (October 17, 2013, 02:16 AM)

PromptPal Version 2 Now Available!
05 April 2013 02:32 PM

PromptPal Version 2.0

PromptPal - our popular command line replacement for administrators and power users - has finally been given a major update. There are many changes in v2, but here are the highlights:

    Totally rewritten internally to put you closer to the underlying command shell. Commands that formerly required special treatment in PromptPal v1 just work normally in v2, e.g. More, Telnet, NSLOOKUP etc.
    Support for Windows PowerShell and other shells of your choosing.
    Integrated support for "Run as different user", which can even be combined with "Run as Administrator"
    Optional initial command for all new tabs
    Toolbar control over command completion options (simple on/off toggles)
    Command history is separate after tab creation.
    Pass-thru for CTRL+D and any other key combos not mapped to a menu item.
    Windows 8 compatibility improved

If you make a lot of use of the command line or find it a daunting but necessary evil, then give the new version a try. You'll be surprised how much time and effort it will save you!

Existing PromptPal customers who bought on or after 1st June 2012 have already been sent out free upgrade licenses for version 2. Those who bought version 1 prior to that date can upgrade at a 50% discount. Emails about this will be sent out on Monday 8th April 2013, but if you'd like upgrade earlier or have any questions, please either submit a ticket or email us here: mailto: [email protected]

-rjbull (April 22, 2013, 02:17 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: PromptPal (command line replacement for power users) Version 2 Now Available

« Last post by Curt on October 17, 2013, 02:16 AM »

on Bits du Jour today, Thursday 17'th of October 2013.
51% off, making it $14.70

http://www.bitsdujou...m/software/promptpal

With PromptPal, you'll still be using the dependable command processors that power Windows, but you'll also be able to take advantage of a tabbed interface, command syntax help, autocomplete, Windows-style editing, and the ability to search the console like any regular text document.

You can even launch the Windows PowerShell, standard command prompts, and other command shells, all within PromptPal. It's all of the command prompt action you'll ever need, all at your fingertips.

Imagine being able to copy and paste, or drag and drop, files between folders while still enjoying command line prompt power! Imagine, still, having all of your command history available to you, always, even if you close a console session.

And with tight integration with Windows Explorer, you'll be able to start experiencing the benefits of PromptPal immediately after installation!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Giveaway of the Day - InPaint 3.1 (for Windows and Mac)

« Last post by Curt on October 03, 2013, 09:00 AM »

There is no reason to vote for a feature already being default, I would say; it is not even possible to save a picture other than "Save as..."
 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Giveaway of the Day: InPaint 5.5

« Last post by Curt on October 03, 2013, 03:43 AM »

now at version 5.5, it is including genuine 64-bits:
http://www.giveawayo...day.com/inpaint-5-5/

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General Software Discussion / Nitro 9 default reader, without asking

« Last post by Curt on September 30, 2013, 05:53 PM »

The brand new Nitro 9 is available (to some) for download - the homepage is still about version 8 only. I installed the new version and was sad to notice the pdf files immediately changing icon. Hmm.. the installer did not ask me anything!

just for your information.

---
edit:
Why is this a problem? Because Nitro's reader is launching far too slow.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Which MP3 tagger do you use?

« Last post by Curt on September 28, 2013, 05:16 AM »

November 2007:




-this was the poll that made me install mp3tag late 2007 April 2008. Today I am a fan of mp3tag, the program, it has tagged more than 100.000 audio files of mine :-) However, I am not a fan of their donation system; I haven't received any confirmations. Did they ever get the money? I don't know, so I stopped donating!

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General Software Discussion / Re: jv16 Powertools 2014- Endorse Study Results Before They're Published?!

« Last post by Curt on September 22, 2013, 01:10 PM »

bizarre!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8.1 Preview

« Last post by Curt on September 19, 2013, 09:59 AM »

A rather lengthy and detailed article on the coming (October 18), final Windows 8.1: https://windowssecre...e-final-windows-8-1/

Before going through Windows 8.1, I’ll cut directly to the 30-second summary: if you have Windows 8, you’re going to want to upgrade to Windows 8.1. There are a few gotchas (see below), but by and large Win 8.1 is an improvement.

On the other hand, if you’re still using Windows 7 and you’re on the fence about migrating to Windows 8, nothing in Win8.1 will sway your decision to upgrade. For traditional Windows users who are perfectly happy with a mouse, a nice screen, and a comfortable keyboard — and who prefer to not poke at big, blinking boxes — Win 8.1 brings nothing new to the table.

Enhancing Windows 8′s Start screen experience
Win8′s tiled (aka Metro) Start screen is what nearly all users love, hate, or love to hate about the new operating system. For the most part, the Win8.1 Start screen is just like Win8′s — a full-screen, live-tiled, touch-centric counterpoint to the classic Windows desktop. Most of Win8.1′s improvements are somewhat behind the curtains. They include: ...
read much more: https://windowssecre...e-final-windows-8-1/
 

-Touring through the final Windows 8.1

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General Software Discussion / Re: merge different types of documents (xls, eml, doc, docx, pdf, etc.)

« Last post by Curt on September 17, 2013, 03:44 AM »

What libreoffice verrsion and what readers ?

-Contro (September 16, 2013, 03:25 PM)

-the important part was not "readers", but "copy and paste":

Use LibreOffice to create a document, and keep it open, then copy from whatever other document, and paste into that document.

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T-Clock / Re: T-Clock 2010 (download)

« Last post by Curt on September 10, 2013, 12:28 AM »

clicking T-Clock once will open the calendar, clicking it again while the calendar was open will just reopen it and not just close it as the default clock does.

-maybe the quoted text should be added to the download-post (336616).

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General Software Discussion / Re: FLV downloader needed

« Last post by Curt on September 07, 2013, 10:20 AM »

http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=Jqb8l_VkJx0
http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=d1E1EH6bXfA

-Giampy (September 05, 2013, 09:00 AM)

The two FLV files are 55MB and 19MB and will download and play without any problems.

Firefox add-on Video DownloadHelper
Regards,
James

-dellster (March 12, 2013, 10:43 PM)

+1

-Curt (September 05, 2013, 05:15 PM)

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Living Room / Re: FallingFalling is useless in a very impressive way

« Last post by Curt on September 06, 2013, 08:43 AM »

Thank you IainB for the definition on the Shepard Tone 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Discussion about special ways to protect a PDF

« Last post by Curt on September 06, 2013, 08:21 AM »

could (easily) be that the pdf's font not is on your pc