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

« Last post by Curt on June 29, 2013, 11:52 AM »

I clearly stand corrected. Thank you, and Sorry! PhotoScape obviously has a slider.

I have never seen any reason to use PhotoScape for the feature in question; it is changing the entire picture, when used. For changing of colour balance, I would use an editor with a much more advanced marker / selector, than PhotoScape can offer.

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

« Last post by Curt on June 29, 2013, 07:38 AM »

The feature must be "unspeakable", because PhotoScape does not have any sliders for editing, and never had. Memory is not always just missing in computers...

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

« Last post by Curt on June 29, 2013, 02:22 AM »

New Photoscape 3.6.4: http://photoscape.or...ps/main/download.php . Still freeware.

Version 3.6.4 (2013.06.25)

    Filter speed of Sharpen, Blur, Fake Tilt-Shift, Color Engraving, Smart Blur, Bloom, etc: Improved.
    New filter, Color Temperature added: Editor > Home > Bright, Color > Color Temperature.
    JPEG quality option improved: Editor > Save. Opt in & out available.
    More Crop-Ratios added: A,B,C Series, Letter, Legal Ratio etc.
    Fixed minor bugs.

I use PhotoScape several times a week, but have not noticed any bugs.

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During installation you should not click the first "I agree", but "Options"!
otherwise you will get some 3'rd party program (Google Drive).  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 7 History

« Last post by Curt on June 27, 2013, 08:12 AM »

I was about to suggest Nemo,...

-dr_andus (June 27, 2013, 06:10 AM)

WHY does it install into /AppData ? Is "AppData" the new "Program Files"??
I hate it when they change my world without telling me!

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Living Room / Re: Periodic Videos by Brady Haran

« Last post by Curt on June 25, 2013, 06:18 AM »

... videos produced by the Australian independent film-maker and video journalist, Brady Haran. These are short videos about computers, mathematics, physics, chemistry, language, philosophy, and other topics...[/quote]

"My Favourite Scientists":

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Found Deals and Discounts / Dogwaffle 8.2 giveaway or 50% off

« Last post by Curt on June 24, 2013, 02:30 AM »

"Today", Monday 24 June 2013: Project Dogwaffle Howler 8.2 S.E.
"S"="special": certain filters not included.
Normal price: $99 ("certain filters included")

Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. Project Dogwaffle Howler 8.2 (Special Edition) - Project Dogwaffle Howler is a paint program like no other!

-Giveaway of the Day

A paint program like no other. Project Dogwaffle Howler lets you paint with a large number of natural media styles as well as unique medias like particle foliage, animated brushes and more. Tablet devices are fully supported.

There are advanced painting modes such as symmetry painting. There are a large number of filters that operate in real-time and full-screen. Also provided are video and animation tools such as a timeline, keyframer, batch scanning, cleanup, exposure sheet, rotoscoping, and motion tracking.

-Dogwaffle

http://www.giveawayo...ogwaffle-howler-8-2/

re-edit:

The setup made my security program all jumpy, flashing more than ten yellow and red alerts!,
but I believe the installation is safe.

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.Net framework 4 is suggested but not required to operate (it is required for several plugins)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: NoteFrog Professional Lifetime License on Bits du Jour, Wed., Sept 12, 2012

« Last post by Curt on June 21, 2013, 12:36 PM »

-thanks, berry! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: image comparer desktop software

« Last post by Curt on June 21, 2013, 12:24 PM »

option to compare an image selected with any other similar in my pc.

-Contro (June 18, 2013, 07:02 PM)

Use the Bolide I was talking about. Create a folder for the picture in question. Navigate Bolide to the folder and tell it to find any similar picture. Easy. My reason for complaining about Bolide is not that it doesn't work, because it does, but because it looks and feels like an elderly, abandoned program. But it does the job.

http://www.bitsdujou...tware/image-comparer

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Found Deals and Discounts / eM Client 40% off

« Last post by Curt on June 20, 2013, 03:46 AM »

I went to Bits du Jour to investigate the offer in more details. It turns out that Em Client basically is a freeware program, and it is still being made "outside of Softmaker" - in USA. The only difference I have been able to find between FREE and $50_PRO is "support, commercial use, and more than two accounts" - other than that, they are identical. eM Client 5 PRO is on "fixed discount" via Bits du Jour: 40% off => $29.95 http://www.bitsdujou...software/em-client-5 but "normal" people will only need the free version: http://www.emclient.com/download

This is all very weird to me, being an old Softmaker customer. I feel having been played; why did Softmaker make me pay a lot of money for a freeware program? Yes, my version is "integrated" with Softmaker's suite, and I have not checked if the American original can be installed on top of the German sibling, but in my mind, I feel cheated. Hey, maybe they told me in advance, and I have forgotten
 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: DrivePop lifetime today

« Last post by Curt on June 20, 2013, 03:09 AM »

-again today.

you will get unlimited backup space to backup all the files you want. Just understand that 'cloud backup' is perfect for doing what you want to do. But the files must be restored 'somewhere' within 30 days after they are deleted from your hard drive. Either to your new laptop, a different external drive, an old hard drive, any other hard disk, etc... This is not the plan if you want long term storage.

But we do offer Cloud Storage plans too which is referred to as our SYNC plan on the site, this would be ideal for long term storage because it's essentially a 'virtual' drive that you can access from anywhere. I just wanted to point that out since this is the #1 question we get about cloud backup.
 
/BurnWorld

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General Software Discussion / Re: Log CPU and memory usage

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2013, 12:10 PM »

... tools like Nagios be able ...

-Ath (June 19, 2013, 10:09 AM)

http://www.nagios.com/products/nagiosxi/

old fashioned cool phone number:

Nagios XI will monitor up to seven (7) hosts/nodes with unlimited services free of charge! Just select the free license in the XI administration interface. Perfect for SOHO and personal use. Support services are not included when using a free license.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Waterfox has now been accepted as a Mozilla project

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2013, 11:40 AM »

Waterfox is 16.01 and FF is 16.02

-MilesAhead (October 30, 2012, 05:57 PM)

Waterfox is still 16.01, but Firefox is now 18. Should I worry for the future of Waterfox?

-Curt (January 17, 2013, 09:23 AM)

Waterfox has been stuck at version 18.01 for very long, and the number of "issues" has been growing and growing. Yesterday facebook made it freeze again and again ("program not answering"), so now I am running the normal Firefox, and facebook is again acting normal. Good-bye, Waterfox, may you be updated.

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Found Deals and Discounts / DrivePop lifetime today

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2013, 02:40 AM »

DrivePop Online Backup via Bits du Jour: http://www.bitsdujou...ivepop-online-backup

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I have no knowledge about the companies BurnWorld and DrivePop,  
I am merely informing about the Bits du Jour offer.
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At $59.99, you're getting a whopping 84% off of a 5-year license, but BurnWorld is extending this to a LIFETIME LICENSE exclusively for BitsDuJour customers purchasing today! This option isn't even available on the DrivePop website!

-DrivePop Online Backup

http://www.youtube.c...ed&v=kSGilYZhP0w

The best backup plans involve copying your stuff offsite, and the best way to do that is with today’s discount software promotion, DrivePop Online Backup!

DrivePop Online Backup is the easiest way to make a backup of the files you don't want to risk losing! With DrivePop Online Backup, your data is protected from any local harm, since it lives online, far far away from your house in a secure military-grade data center that itself is protected with redundant drives and security systems. Your cat photos have never been this protected before!

You don’t even have to remember to execute backups with DrivePop Online Backup, since the program runs silently in the background, harvesting and uploading your data automatically. Best of all, when you use DrivePop Online Backup, you’ll be able to access all of your files and folders on your cloud storage using your iPhone, iPad, or Android device!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Zoner giveaway or 50% off

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2013, 02:27 AM »

pick Standard for free, or purchase PRO for half the normal price:

http://www.giveawayo...hoto-studio-15-home/ for the next 23½ hours, welll, tomorrow they might say "good news! Zoner has agreed to extend the offer one more day!". Might.

Giveaway of the Day - Zoner Photo Studio 15 HOME

June 19, 2013
Zoner Photo Studio is renowned software that makes your work with photos easy from start to finish: download, organize, make basic and advanced edits, and share online. No matter whether you’re a beginner or an advanced photographer, in Zoner Photo Studio you’ll find everything you need.

Key Features:
    Secure photo backups
    Zonerama online albums
    Batch photo edits, Quick Filters
    Panoramas and 3D photos
    Sharing to Facebook, Flickr, and Picasa Web Albums

Save 50%! Exclusive discount for GOTD Users for Zoner Photo Studio 15 PRO on June 19 only. >Don’t miss this offer!<

Please note that ZPS 15 HOME will be installed and activated at once, so no key or further registration is needed there. Also you can have more versions (older) installed on the PC if you want.

-Zoner at giveawayoftheday

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Kingsoft Office 2013 PRO giveaway

« Last post by Curt on June 19, 2013, 02:20 AM »

-thank you guys for all of your forgiving support - no wonder I like to hang out at DC's ♥

By the way: I never took the offer myself - I've purchased a well-working suite from Softmaker.

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General Software Discussion / Re: image comparer desktop software

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 02:31 PM »

is "image" a photographic picture or a computer backup?

If it is about photos, I am sad to say  no-one has really made an effort the last couple of years => there is almost nothing! I use the old Bolide Image Comparer, but 1) I would like something new and fancy to replace it, and 2) it doesn't seem to be maintained, so it may not be worth the money to new customers.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Kingsoft Office 2013 PRO giveaway

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 02:08 PM »

oh yeah, the advertised price was not the full $70, but merely $30. Yet another important detail missed. I am beginning to be really embarrassed...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Kingsoft Office 2013 PRO giveaway

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 09:37 AM »

extended trial

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edit2:
Looking at their history, the program will be offered for free again within a year. So, theoretically, very theoretically, you could end up upgrading to version 2014 for free

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Kingsoft Office 2013 PRO giveaway

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 07:10 AM »

Please note this GOTD version includes 1 year license and updates.

-Curt (June 18, 2013, 02:16 AM)

keep this in mind lest you get too attached with the free version.

After one year, the full feature will not be free any more, it will be a viewer if the serial code are not entered.
Sherry
From Kingsoft Office Team

-lanux128 (June 18, 2013, 04:38 AM)

-this option never crossed my mind. What an "unusual" rule! Had I known this, I would not have bothered to tell about the giveaway. Now I am VERY disappointed - and embarrassed.
  

But PAYING is good, so stop rambling!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: NoteFrog Professional Lifetime License on Bits du Jour, Wed., Sept 12, 2012

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 02:50 AM »

"The Frog is having a sale."

5 year anniversary special Lifetime License - Includes ALL Future NoteFrog Upgrades, from $49.95 now for $9.95 - Visit http://notefrog.com/nf_register.html

-Ennovy (June 14, 2013, 03:56 AM)

-I took the offer, but have not yet installed the application because I want to replace my PC as soon as possible. So I first wanted to know if any of you guys know from experience how easy or difficult it is to have the NoteFrog license moved to another PC? Sometimes "lifetime" is merely the life of the computer...
 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Kingsoft Office 2013 PRO giveaway

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 02:16 AM »

it really is an excellent suite, so grab it!

>>Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2013 - Get all the advanced features of office suite to turn your innovative ideas into illustrative documents with Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2013.<<

http://www.giveawayo...e-professional-2013/

June 18, 2013The first thing you’ll see when you open the newly released Kingsoft Office Suite Pro 2013 is a clean, new interface. The old features are still there along with 38 major improvements.

Writer, Spreadsheets and Presentation are the three applications included.
Key Features:

    VBA Editor.
    Two interfaces: 2013 and classical ones. Two color schemes for 2013 interface: elegant black and water blue.
    Greater compatibility with Microsoft Office (97/ 2000/ 2003/ 2007/ 2010). Save documents to.xlsx format.
    Multiple tabs interface supports drag-and-drop.
    Convert Office Documents to PDF Formats.
    Automatic spell checker in Writer.
    Send Files as Email Attachment Directly.
    Package PPT files into folders or compress files.
    Exclusive features. Such as paragraph adjustment tool and table tools.

Please note this GOTD version includes 1 year license and updates.

-Kingsoft

Kingsoft Office Suite Professional 2013 is available as a Giveaway of the day! You have 23 hours 44 minutes to download and install it

-giveawayoftheday

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: PCKeeper Name Your Price

« Last post by Curt on June 18, 2013, 02:03 AM »

I am pleased it is also possible to pay more than the normal $40, not just less, because I really want to have my key delivered by an unicorn! ;-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: [IDEA] copy on select

« Last post by Curt on June 15, 2013, 10:07 AM »

I cannot imagine anyone offering the middle-click option.

-Curt (June 14, 2013, 12:01 PM)

-hmm... I now realize one of my Firefox addons does exactly this:
Imagine that!   

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Living Room / Re: What are your favorite movies?

« Last post by Curt on June 14, 2013, 01:23 PM »

a recent rerun made me remember yet another favourite of mine:
Robert Altman's Gosford Park ♥ In my mind it is within Top 50.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/
http://en.wikipedia....rg/wiki/Gosford_Park

You may need to love the classic British understatement culture, to fully appreciate this genre. Some people have said the film isn't funny. However, when I re-saw it last week I was literally ROTFL, when the policeman (played by Stephen Fry) again and again tried to introduce himself; it was just so hilarious! I am big fan of British humour on film and tv, and Gosford Park is not at all boring - even though Robert Altman is an American....
http://en.wikipedia....g/wiki/Robert_Altman

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General Software Discussion / Re: [IDEA] copy on select

« Last post by Curt on June 14, 2013, 12:01 PM »

The new in your idea is not copy on select, but paste on middle-click; many programs will offer to copy on select. You may want to have a different kind of extra clipboard, as an example working with the NUM keys - I cannot imagine anyone offering the middle-click option.