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General Software Discussion / Re: Harvest the Web with OutWit (Firefox)

« Last post by cmpm on June 13, 2008, 07:16 PM »

http://www.outwit.co...7-b579-0f2eee222ad1}

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General Software Discussion / Re: Harvest the Web with OutWit (Firefox)

« Last post by cmpm on June 13, 2008, 07:07 PM »

Sounds like one can cut through a lot of wasted hits in a search on the net.

Good comments so far at Firefox-only 6 but 6 for 6 is actually good for these things, unless there are fake, but I don't think that's the case.

Going to give it a work out soon.

Google searches find too much unless you use quatation marks, and then you are not likely to get much at all, perhaps this will be more to the point.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop Sidebar

« Last post by cmpm on June 09, 2008, 12:15 AM »

Google desktop search has a sidebar function but it was power hungry, and I decided to drop it.

They both look similar, you could add whatever google had to your side bar. And even detach them to make the individual items float.

I don't have the power to compare them, but as I recall it didn't do what I wanted sometimes.

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by cmpm on June 08, 2008, 08:48 PM »

Mainly no google toolbar compatibility yet, is the hold up for me.

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by cmpm on June 08, 2008, 08:40 PM »

Most are just links though some are actively working.

Firefox is the highest mem and resource eater I have.
Mostly because of the addons I think.
I tried FF RC2 and it is much better.
But the addons need to catch up mainly.
I have it on another computer.

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by cmpm on June 08, 2008, 08:54 AM »

Multitasking is what slows me down.
But I have all this going-which isn't much compared to some....

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by cmpm on June 07, 2008, 06:05 PM »

I have a few p3's and they do fine except for video stuff.
They'll play youtubes and the like but live stuff isn't so great.
Like my web cam or live tv.
They do better with my web cam if I shut some things down.
I just use it for Skype.
The sound, mic and headset work fine.

Though I know a new one would be faster if I streamlined it like these.
They are ok for now.

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by cmpm on June 06, 2008, 10:53 PM »

zridling,

Do you mean the net or applications in general?

A lot of it is more and more stuff is being added to apps and browsers I think.

Yeah, ha! I still have an old win mill computer.
I think of it as a reliable backup really.
For the net and some apps. It will run screenshotcapture!!!
And Firefox as well as many programs I use now.
But it won't take most of these high powered apps.

So it takes more thinking instead of the computer doing it.

You know, if we think back it was pictures that was the big draw to computers for the home user.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 06, 2008, 06:41 PM »

I like dexpot.
Very cool and lots of options.

Thanks!

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General Software Discussion / another interesting software site

« Last post by cmpm on June 06, 2008, 10:15 AM »

Some are free some are not.
I downloaded the free USB autoloader.

http://camtech2000.n...Pages/Downloads.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 05, 2008, 07:50 AM »

I like the way that looks rickc100.
I'll try it sometime this weekend.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 04, 2008, 07:00 AM »

This may do what is stated in the title of this thread.
But I don't know about it keeping docs or anything open while saved.
All it says is the applications.

http://3d2f.com/prog...ecall-download.shtml

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 04, 2008, 05:50 AM »

Yeah, I thought it might be able to save the workspace, but it doesn't. Nevermind.

From their forums-

Discussion Forums: VirtuaWin questions

Admin

Isit possible to save open apps sessions? (New)
By: kursad (vehakkiSourceForge.net Donor) - 2008-06-02 13:17
I was wondering if it is possible to save open apps as a session so that they could be restored later. But I would like apps to start with last opened documents as well. 
 
thanks



      RE: Isit possible to save open apps sessions? (New)
      By: Steven Phillips (bjasspaProject Admin) - 2008-06-02 23:55
      Not by VirtuaWin - The relaunching of an application is dependent on far too many things (User, Environment, command-line, com & dcom commands etc etc). I suggest you use Windows Hibernate feature which is the only thing I know that can do something like this.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 03, 2008, 10:27 PM »

Has anyone checked this software out?

http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

I'd like to know if anyone uses it and how to use it.
As well as how it performs.

I know kartal has and has at least one question.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 03, 2008, 11:21 AM »

Yeah that's why I put it on the table.
It never did what I wanted it to do.
So someone smarter then me may want to check it out.
Maybe it does the job well, but I couldn't figure out how.

It worked as far as operational and easily loaded up.
But it's functions elude me.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Desktop state snapshot & recall software

« Last post by cmpm on June 03, 2008, 11:01 AM »

I've used this-

http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/

Seems to work ok, but windows desktops is easier for me.
Someone else may want to look into this program.

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Trick is and most useful would be to auto save the desktop workspace in case of power failure. I doubt if that's possible.

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General Software Discussion / Re: MakeUsOf Blog Entry: Cool Tips to Put your Mouse Scroll Button to Work

« Last post by cmpm on June 02, 2008, 09:34 AM »

I use Tab Wheel Scroll.
It only works with the mouse in the tab area.
Otherwise it's disabled as I had it, and still have it disabled.

It works much like TaskSwitchXP Pro, except it works with web pages that are up.

So I kind of like it if I have a lot of tabs up, just to scroll through them and see what I'm doing.

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Living Room / Re: Wireless Internet signal allergy

« Last post by cmpm on May 24, 2008, 11:36 PM »

HaHa, too funny....

It can't be proven or disproved.
And you can't prove pain or not.

Hey, if I eat icecream too fast I get a headache.
Commonly called brain-freeze I believe.

Are there warnings on the carton?
hmmmmm..........

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General Software Discussion / Re: Incremental search in Windows Explorer?

« Last post by cmpm on May 24, 2008, 09:52 AM »

the search tool I found to work well is Windows search, really

it's accurate and thorough, and will search in whatever folder you are in, in windows explorer

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General Software Discussion / Re: Incremental search in Windows Explorer?

« Last post by cmpm on May 24, 2008, 07:38 AM »

ScanFS replaces and uses the search button in Explorer.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Incremental search in Windows Explorer?

« Last post by cmpm on May 24, 2008, 03:38 AM »

or this search tool

http://www.saleensof...ware.com/ScanFS.aspx

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General Software Discussion / Re: Incremental search in Windows Explorer?

« Last post by cmpm on May 24, 2008, 03:33 AM »

This works pretty good.
It will index all your files once and the search is from there.
If you add more files then you have to index your files again.
It's very fast though.
I believe this is how this program works.
So indexing is not always on.

http://www.indexyourfiles.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to change tooltip settings in XP?

« Last post by cmpm on May 20, 2008, 10:33 PM »

x-setup 6.6 freeware

http://www.321downlo...e/page5.html#X-Setup

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General Software Discussion / Re: LoudTalk - anyone tried this?

« Last post by cmpm on May 20, 2008, 11:26 AM »

We just use Skype in our house to do an intercom type deal.

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Living Room / Re: Registry hack needed: Full date in the tray clock

« Last post by cmpm on May 19, 2008, 11:22 AM »

I use WinCalendarTime, it's simple.
Just 32 bit support though.

http://wincalendartime.sourceforge.net/

Haven't gotten around to trying tclock yet.