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General Software Discussion / Re: text and files

« Last post by Curt on July 20, 2013, 06:47 AM »

have you disabled indexing? If not, your computer already knows the content of all your text files!

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General Software Discussion / Re: text and files

« Last post by Curt on July 20, 2013, 06:24 AM »

search for the specific text, and delete the search result files.

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General Software Discussion / Infix Pdf Editor now at version 6

« Last post by Curt on July 20, 2013, 05:06 AM »

INfix is not impressive to look at, but it really is very capable and totally easy

-Curt (May 09, 2009, 02:30 PM)

-INfix: easy, capable, but expensive WordPad-like PDF editor

a great program that sadly has been neglected because (maybe) it has a poor name, a wrong price tag, and a boring look.

-Curt (December 17, 2009, 07:49 PM)

-Infix PDF Editor now at version 4

There are many things regarding Infix Pdf Editor that have not changed since I wrote the quoted text. It still has a poor name, a wrong price tag, and a old-fashioned look. But luckily it is also still a great program! - that by now has become even greater.

http://www.iceni.com/
http://www.bitsdujou...infix-pro-pdf-editor

I really like Infix Pdf Editor, and I am sad it hasn't grown more popular. In fact - no, of course I don't KNOW, I am GUESSING, so it's not "a fact" - Infix may be struggling to even survive! On their old homepage some of the text has not been updated since version 3 was new, so it's quite outdated, and when I click "Check for update" inside my version 4 of the program it will tell about version 5, but not about the new version 6. Such "error" could maybe be caused by the fact that they have a new homepage, a new site, for version 6, and the old homepage does not tell about it. Weird behaviour that could be due to lack of maintenance - again, I DON'T KNOW. It makes me even more nervous to see Bits du Jour also is having a fixed discount (35% off) on Infix! Isn't that something that only happens to programs that are on their way out of Real Life?:




When you open the program for the first time, you will be asked if you want to use Pro, Standard, or Form Filling Mode:




I clicked "Pro", and was pleasantly surprised how fast Infix was ready to be used. My former complaints about slow launching time, has been dealt with; now it opens much faster than version 4 (I have never tested version 5).

What's new in version 6?

• Thumbnail view from which you can delete and re-arrange pages.
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for converting scanned documents into editable PDFs.
• Support for filling-in interactive forms plus saving, loading and printing.
• Redaction in various colours with labels.
• Floating Transform palette for making position, size, scale and rotation changes to selected objects.

• New translations tools for quick translation of specific parts of a document, rather than entire stories or pages.
• Image re-sampling, automated cropping and grey-scale conversion to reduce PDF file size.
• View, Comment & Edit modes to safeguard against accidental modification of documents.
• Importing PNG image with transparency.
• Font, text-size and colour are now retained when pasting text from another application into Infix.

• Find & Replace in bookmarks.
• Support for TrueType Font Collections
• User-define stamp annotations.
• Multiple user defined signatures - define any number of signatures for use when stamping scanned, hand-written signatures onto a documents.
• New Distribute Across & Down helps keep your layouts neat.

• Plus all the other features of Infix Professional: http://www.iceni.com/#advanced

-Infix

I am clinging on to the list of new features, because just looking at the program will not tell about anything new; it still looks like a an old (but updated) version of Microsoft Wordpad - which seriously is what I love about this program! If you back in the days used to work with Wordpad you will instantly know how to use Infix! ♥ It is conservatively looking and modernly working, so to speak:




The open program has 3 interface options for you, easily reached in the bottom left corner:
1)  viewing mode, no editing possible 2) annotate, no text editing 3) full editor.





Infix Pdf Editor version 6 is better than version 4, but I have never tested version 5, so I don't know if the "new features" are signs of life, or if Infix is dying. But measured "alone", I am very pleased with Infix Pdf Editor Pro version 6 - so much that I dare to recommend it if you are eligible to the upgrade price $59. If not, the full price at $159 sounds expensive. At Bits du Jour the price is $103.35, but be aware of the $15 "Extended Download Service" (click bin!)!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Malwarebytes FREE and PRO - Mini-Review.

« Last post by Curt on July 19, 2013, 05:29 PM »

Pricing Scheme

PRO version US$26.00 (approx.). There is an extended licence costing approx. $6 for 2 years

-IainB (October 30, 2012, 07:20 AM)

?

The fixed, lower price on BdJ is for a so-called lifetime license:
http://www.bitsdujou...rebytes-anti-malware





-and it is not something new:

Dear Curt
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro Consumer Lifetime License
Your Malwarebytes license key(s) is below.
ID: 8-B......
Key: E-2.......

/Bits du Jour, $15, 26 september 2011.

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« Last post by Curt on July 14, 2013, 07:51 AM »

(see attachment in previous post)

-40hz (July 14, 2013, 07:36 AM)

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« Last post by Curt on July 14, 2013, 01:47 AM »

welcome, jf3000
You are clearly a very busy software author! 

However, you are just as clearly not really into sales or marketing, huh? The names you have given your applications, makes it totally impossible to ever do a successful Internet search for almost any of them!
 

Do you have a homepage for your software?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to automation anywhere (integration software)

« Last post by Curt on July 13, 2013, 01:26 PM »

dropping a question, without documentation, at the rate the OP is dropping them

-Ath (July 13, 2013, 09:51 AM)

members made it possible for OP to make said behaviour a habit.
Is it mistaken politeness? Should we demand more, from now on?

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Ath's next post will be number 2000  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to automation anywhere

« Last post by Curt on July 13, 2013, 10:05 AM »

Maybe first read some of these articles: "Articles about Macro, Macro programs, Macro recorders, Macro Software, Windows Automation, Windows Macro, Automation Software", from the same company; their macro solutions begin at $25

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: OmmWriter Dāna II Free until the 15th of July

« Last post by Curt on July 12, 2013, 06:51 AM »

I am reluctant to test such a giant!

-Curt (July 12, 2013, 06:06 AM)

-of course I did test it a little. The program's graphic interface is nice, really nice, but all about not distracting the user - this to such an extend that I soon lost my patience trying to figure out how to stop the muzak from playing. "RTFM", and wear glasses!

Time will show if I am going to test it any further. Right now I am too annoyed to care.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: OmmWriter Dāna II Free until the 15th of July

« Last post by Curt on July 12, 2013, 06:06 AM »

If you can live with a little less bling, ...

-40hz (July 08, 2013, 03:44 PM)

The setup file alone is 145MB, so there should be room for quite a lot of bling... Why is the installer so huge? I am reluctant to test such a giant! Would I even want this program?  

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Besides:

OmmWriter Dāna has two versions. Dāna I is available for free and Dāna II is a paid version.

However, ALL the new features are available in BOTH versions and hence available to everybody regardless of price. The difference is in the audio-visual experiences provided. OmmWriter Dāna I comes with a basic set of 3 audio and 3 visual experiences.

OmmWriter Dāna II contains the full set of 7 audio and 8 visual experiences, which may be of interest to some of you. We are very proud of the new selection of sounds and images and hope you like them too.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: screenshot captor

« Last post by Curt on July 12, 2013, 02:43 AM »

maybe skostro was thinking about some other site; the videos on MLB.com are downloading without any problems via Firefox > Video DownloadHelper. https://addons.mozil...ideo-downloadhelper/

But of course it can be good to know how to copy a video that will not download.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: SoftMaker Office 69% off

« Last post by Curt on July 12, 2013, 02:20 AM »

"now", "today"



http://www.bitsdujou...ice-2012-for-windows

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Found Deals and Discounts / SoftMaker Office 69% off

« Last post by Curt on July 10, 2013, 10:36 AM »

1. Upgrade to SoftMaker Office 2012 for Linux even more affordable now
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Prices are rising everywhere? Not at SoftMaker!

Upgrading to SoftMaker Office 2012 for Linux just got even more
affordable. We have just lowered the upgrade price by 10 Euro or US$.

If you already own an older version of SoftMaker Office for Linux, you
are entitled to the new pricing.

Also, if you use SoftMaker Office for Windows or SoftMaker Office
Mobile for Android, you can purchase an upgrade to the Linux version
at the new low price.

The new price is just 29.95 Euro or US$ 34.95, and this change is
permanent.

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Found Deals and Discounts / SoftMaker Office 69% off Friday 12. July

« Last post by Curt on July 10, 2013, 04:26 AM »

For Windows:

Normal prices are $80 (Standard) or $100 (Professional), but "tomorrow" (Thursday 11. July 2013) at Bits du Jour they're 69% off.

http://www.bitsdujou...ice-2012-for-windows

SoftMaker Office 2012 for Windows offers full compatibility with Microsoft Office, at a much lower price point. With SoftMaker Office 2012 for Windows, you’ll enjoy a solid word processor, spreadsheet program, presentation software, email and contact manager (Professional version), and scripting language, all in one package. Best of all, SoftMaker Office 2012 for Windows works with all Microsoft Office formats, from the classic DOC, XLS, and PPT files to the newer DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX formats.

What does it all mean? It means that no matter how long you’ve been using Microsoft Office, you’ll be able to transition to SoftMaker Office 2012 for Windows seamlessly! So grab a copy for yourself today, and enjoy your newfound freedom from Redmond!

You can get SoftMaker Office 2012 for Windows with the following license types:
SoftMaker Office Standard 2012 for Windows ($79.95)
SoftMaker Office Professional 2012 for Windows ($99.95)
69% off

Pricing includes VAT for customers inside the EU

The normal price includes 3 licenses. I have not checked if this also is the case when on offer.
http://www.softmaker...m/english/ofw_en.htm

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General Software Discussion / Re: looking for a Win XP x64 beep.sys

« Last post by Curt on July 08, 2013, 05:48 PM »

I was told the beep.sys from x64 Vista is the same.

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to handle those really awful "endlessly scrolling down" web pages?

« Last post by Curt on July 07, 2013, 05:48 PM »

One little trick, but not the answer to your question: always open "secondary pictures" in a new tab. This way you don't leave the old tab which is where you scroll and click, and the new tab is to be closed in a second when you have seen the picture.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Free Photoscape: 5 stars from Snapfiles

« Last post by Curt on July 06, 2013, 05:46 AM »

3.6.4 introduced a bug which now has been fixed in 3.6.5

http://photoscape.or...ps/main/download.php

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: WaggleImage on Bits du Jour (Nov 18 2008)

« Last post by Curt on July 05, 2013, 03:06 AM »

We increased the software assurance for all clients by another 12 months to cover the delay in this new release.

-WaggleSoft (November 23, 2012, 05:32 PM)

-wow, Thanks!  

-Curt (November 23, 2012, 07:54 PM)

Dear Curt, Thank you for your purchase of WaggleImage Home 3.0.  Included with your purchase is software assurance which entitles you to all updates to the software includes major and minor releases for a period of 2 years (expires 04 July 2013)

That was yesterday, and of course I only realized it TODAY! What a bummer, Curt, one might say. But then again, I have survived two years without even having the program installed, so...

But "you" would perhaps like to check your date of purchase, and install when maybe still having a valid key?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to handle some really awful tumblr pages

« Last post by Curt on July 04, 2013, 05:31 PM »

EDIT
I'm sorry, I should have put a question mark at the end of the title line.

-evamaria (July 02, 2013, 12:12 PM)

-when you re-edit the post, you can alter the original title as well,
and put in the missing question mark.

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Do you know anything about the photos you want, so that you might be able to produce good search terms for Google Pictures (as exact descriptions as possible... especially the photographer's name)? This way you can skip hours of scrolling,

or even add a relevant link to your post.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 8.1 Preview

« Last post by Curt on July 04, 2013, 02:34 AM »

... Windows 8.1 featuring the return of the Start button, ...

-allen (June 27, 2013, 08:56 AM)

The sham Start button: Man, it bugs me when tech writers and Windows 8 fanboys claim that Win8.1's new Start button is like what we're used to in XP/Vista/Win7. It's not even close. Microsoft put an icon on the far-left side of the taskbar (see Figure 1) that looks like the modern Windows logo. But when you click or tap it, you don't get Win7's start menu; as with Windows 8, you're immediately flipped over to the Metro Start screen.

That's the default action. Win8.1 also lets you use the Start button to open the new Apps view. (Find more on Apps view below, in "Changes to the Metro side of Windows.") And if you right-click or tap-and-hold the Start button, you get the Win-X power-user menu, shown in Figure 1. The new Win-X menu is nearly identical to the old one — except for one important new option: Shut down. (Your Win-X menu might also have the Windows PowerShell in place of the Command Prompt. More on that below.)

https://windowssecre...-8-1-a-preview-tour/

-Windows Secrets Top Story

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Living Room / Re: 10 signs you may have OCD

« Last post by Curt on July 04, 2013, 02:23 AM »

-yeah, really captivating story, Joker. 

Thankfully I didn't catch any reason for the devil's part of it all.

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General Software Discussion / Re: MS Windows Internet Explorer 8 Problems

« Last post by Curt on July 02, 2013, 09:18 AM »

Try the page "Download Internet Explorer 8": http://windows.micro...-worldwide-languages

or

http://www.oldversio...s/internet-explorer/

or

http://www.oldapps.c...nternet_explorer.php

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General Software Discussion / Re: MS Windows Internet Explorer 8 Problems

« Last post by Curt on July 01, 2013, 04:32 PM »

... this IE8 doesn't work properly (anymore) with many websites (I've got XP so IE9 won't install).

-evamaria (July 01, 2013, 04:07 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: License Key BS

« Last post by Curt on June 30, 2013, 10:31 AM »

DonationCoder is a community - not just a 'free software' site.

-40hz (June 30, 2013, 07:15 AM)

-when you're right, you're right.

I tried to lent him a hand - but he didn't grab it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: License Key BS

« Last post by Curt on June 30, 2013, 05:02 AM »

MAYBE what he really was saying is that under certain circumstances it is too difficult for a new visitor to navigate the site.