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1701
Living Room / Re: Posture in sitting/standing ideas, tips & tricks
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 06:06 PM »
Great thread, thanks for starting it, Tom  :Thmbsup: Also, thanks to Yahya  for bumping it - I completely missed it when it was more active last month and wouldn't have thought to go looking for it, either  :)

My posture sucks and this is the kind of common sense information I need. As soon as this is posted, I'm replacing my fancy leather office chair (with armrests) with a spare dining room chair and then I'm off to track down one or the other of the books that have been mooted in this thread!
1702
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Tray Management Utilities Mini-Review
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:51 PM »
I sent two emails to "support" (first one sent 8 days before today) and have been completely ignored.
-Scott (November 28, 2008, 02:33 PM)

FWIW - I had occasion to write to support recently as well and have not had a response*.

*Of course, I wrote yesterday and today is a holiday in the US...
1703
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Tray Management Utilities Mini-Review
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:47 PM »
I'd given up on PSTray Factory and Vista (version 2.5 installs fine but does nothing)
-Darwin (September 17, 2008, 03:56 PM)

- odd!! I installed 2.5 on Vista (only heard of the 2.63 today), and it worked as it did on XP; fine!
-Curt (November 28, 2008, 02:26 PM)

This is indeed odd, Curt - glad it works for you, though.
1704
General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:34 PM »
One of the few products Ashampoo have never offerered me (they offer me almost everything regularly including out of date versions and name your price). I finally unsubscribed to the emails having got sick of the constant deluge of offers for versions of software earlier than the ones I actually bought!
-Carol Haynes (November 28, 2008, 12:33 PM)

I didn't bother unsubscribing - I just consigned them to electronic purgatory (spam filter).
1705
General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:32 PM »
I should know if they are expensive or not. I have 4.985 Yiggles
-Curt (November 28, 2008, 03:54 PM)

[off-topic] 5494 here  :-[

Have you ever used your discount, though, Curt? It's far cheaper to wait for them to offer you a deal (like the Core Tuner one that I mentioned) as you can't actually use your Yiggles on already discounted applications and the discounts are usually greater than 60% (let alone the 40% to which you and I are entitled)[/off-topic]
1706
General Software Discussion / Re: Is XP really that good?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:19 PM »
with the current setup, I have rarely seen my total free RAM as reported by Task Manager fall below 1GB free
-Darwin (November 28, 2008, 02:57 PM)

I very rarely have that much memory free.
You just don't have enough applications Darwin   ;D
-Dormouse (November 28, 2008, 03:59 PM)

I have 335 applications installed  :P
1707
General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to Ps Tray factory that works on Vista 64-bit.
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:15 PM »
But I still think PS Tray Factory is a little "hard" on the computer. Everytime I have clicked anything inside the popup and is "closing" the popup again, the CPU will speed up its use.
-Curt (November 28, 2008, 02:14 PM)

I just checked this with Vista, XP and Win2k. Under Vista (dual core processor) there is a micro-second blip to 1% when I click on the tray icon and another blip to 15% when I open the main window. XP Pro (single core) oddly sits at 1-3% CPU usage even when "quiet" and goes to 17% when I click on the tray icon and 29% when I open the main window. Under Win2k (PIIE-E - equivalent to about 1/4 core by today's standards!) sits between 0 and 1% all the time, goes to 5% when I click on the tray icon and to 17% when I open the main window. Under both XP and Win2k, CPU utilization is elevated until I close out the window I am viewing (either the context menu for tray icon or the main window).
1708
General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to Ps Tray factory that works on Vista 64-bit.
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 05:07 PM »
even on my new quad core Vista.
-Curt (November 28, 2008, 02:14 PM)

Now you're just showing off!
1709
General Software Discussion / Re: Is XP really that good?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 02:57 PM »
I'm currently running all of my normal stuff plus Google Chrome and have used only 1 GB RAM.  I'm using Process Explorer and I have been sitting at 1GB.  I've got  8 freaking tabs open plus I'm watching a movie* with VLC on top of all the other RAM sucking things I run normally.  WTF?  Is XP really that good at RAM management?
-Rover (November 28, 2008, 12:51 AM)

Well... on my aging Centrino notebook (first generatrion, single core, 1.4Ghz) I've upgrade my RAM from 512MB to 1Gb and finally to 2GB and with the current setup, I have rarely seen my total free RAM as reported by Task Manager fall below 1GB free - that's with every Office 2007 app installed (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and Powerpoint) open with a couple of files open in each AND with Maxthon 2 running with numerous tabs open AND with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 open... In my experience, XP is pretty good. Vista is better, mind you!
1710
General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 11:41 AM »
Ashampoo keeps trying to sell me "Ashampoo Core Tuner" for $9.95. From what little I can glean from the internet, this type of application is snakeoil, no?
1711
General Software Discussion / Re: Is it time to start a new AntiVirus/Internet Security Suite review thread?
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 11:40 AM »
FWIW, Sunbelt is selling Vipre today for $9.95. When you checkout, you are also offered the Sunbelt Personal Firewall for $9.95 as well. In addition, they have multi-licence deals - an unlimited home licence for Vipre is $49.95 (I think).

Click link for deal:

http://www.vipreanti...rus.com/blackfriday/

EDIT: Just to note, the deal linked to is no longer active.
1712
General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to Ps Tray factory that works on Vista 64-bit.
« Last post by Darwin on November 28, 2008, 08:35 AM »
I wrote to the developer immediately after making the post above no word, yet, but I'll report back when I do hear form him or her. What has me a bit puzzled is that the purchases were made in 2006... so well before Feb 2008.
1713
General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 09:55 PM »
Oh, I'm not disputing your observations (just contradicting 'em  :P) - I know LOTS of users have reported the same problem. In fact, I left X1 for Archivarius two years ago for that reason. Somehow, when I reinstalled X1 five or so months ago the problem had vanished and I've yet to see it. However, I do rub my rabbit's foot nightly before bed! X1 is set to index automatically on my systems and is set to start automatically as well. TextExtractor is the culprit when there IS CPU activity from X1 on my systems, but it rarely exceeds more than 15%.

FWIW - I have Indexing Priority set to "Delay indexing up to 60 minutes if PC is in use" and indexing updates set to 60 minute intervals. I have the "Index local files in real-time" option enabled as well.

I have about 60GB of data indexed on each machine (they largely mirror each other) of which 10 GB are PDF files and a further 10 GB are powerpoint presentations and word documents.
1714
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: USBSafelyRemove: 1yr free / lifetime discount
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 09:46 PM »
If it is, their IP filtering sucks - I'm Canadian, using a Canadian ISP.
1715
Living Room / Re: Where the hell is Ralf Maximus?
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:46 PM »
Welcome back Ralf - I love the pic/story on DeviantArt about your dachshund, Oscar..
-mwb1100 (November 27, 2008, 03:48 PM)

I found the whole thing rather deviant...  :o
1716
General Software Discussion / Re: Direct Access 2.0 - Getting Too Pricey for Me!
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:44 PM »
This time he avoided the can/cannot babbling

- and offers an extra four weeks of license. Wow, I am impressed (or am I?)!
-Curt (November 27, 2008, 04:14 PM)

I received the same e-mail and was somewhat... underwhelmed as well. Honestly, if DA were still part of my workflow, $25 a year might be worth it, but not given my current usage of it. I've stopped running ActiveWords as well - it's usually just sitting there unused, so why let it tie up resources? I've gotten so used to using Windows shortcuts, True Launch Bar, and the mouse that I don't need much else. This is why I like FARR - it's very light on resources and if I need it, I just hit alt-spacebar and I'm off!
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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:40 PM »
Archivarius doesn't strain the CPU too much (yes, there'S a lot of HD activity...) but X1 does. And does it in a very irritating way. The textextractor process -- in particular -- is fairly voracious.
-Armando (November 27, 2008, 08:06 PM)

Not on my installations (XP Pro and Vista) - X1 is as light as a feather! Archivarius is a jewel, but I need the more advanced previewing capabilities that X1 offers and thus have relegated Archivarius to reserve status. dtSearch is sort of in between the two... very good previewing capabilities and easy on resources. However, it takes the longest of the three to index my drive.

NB Archivarius 4.14 is out and now indexes Acronis True Image files.
1718
General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to Ps Tray factory that works on Vista 64-bit.
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 03:21 PM »
Thanks for posting back, Jim. I'm going to stop worrying about it. I suspect that because I bought the second licence through the same account as I did the first (ie same e-mail address and cc), a second "seat" was enabled on the original key. It's the only explanation that makes sense. I haven't written the developer yet, but will do so and post back if I get a response.
1719
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: USBSafelyRemove: 1yr free / lifetime discount
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 03:17 PM »
Yes, but the deal I was talking about was the discount for the lifetime license. Again advertised as just for today.
-Dormouse (November 27, 2008, 01:53 PM)
Yes, but the deal I was talking about was the discount for the lifetime license. Again advertised as just for today.
-Dormouse (November 27, 2008, 01:53 PM)

Sorry, thought you were referring to the giveaway. FWIW, I took advantage of the lifetime licence offer yesterday morning (the 26th) without any problem...
1720
Living Room / Re: How to tell if your cat is plotting to KILL you
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 01:56 PM »
A wake up call for all of us - thank you for the public service, f0dder. My parents own one a cat and I've sent them an e-mail with a link to the page. Forewarned is forearmed, I say...
1721
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: USBSafelyRemove: 1yr free / lifetime discount
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 01:47 PM »
The page leads me to believe that the deal is only for today, but you know how those things go.
-CWuestefeld (November 26, 2008, 08:11 AM)
You're quite right. It's still there on the 27th. Doesn't make it any less useful though.
-Dormouse (November 27, 2008, 01:01 PM)

The giveaway has started on November 27th and will have continued until December 3rd, 2008

From the deal page.
1722
Developer's Corner / Re: Blog Essay: Why does failure inspire some and demoralize others?
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:33 AM »
Thanks for pointing this out to us, mouser. It's a  reminder about how to help our kids deal with failure (I'm a lost cause, but I hate seeing my wonderful six year old getting so frustrated when he's trying to achieve something beyond his abilities and "losing the rag") - remind them that when we fail, we're actually learning and are thus better equipped to face the next challenge.
1723
General Software Discussion / Re: Is it time to start a new AntiVirus/Internet Security Suite review thread?
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:26 AM »
I've encountered people who run multiple virus scanners concurrently, and always thought them a bit paranoid.  Am now questioning this assumption.

Opinions?
-Ralf Maximus (November 27, 2008, 07:45 AM)

I assume that these people use one to scan their systems in real-time and use the other(s) to scan on demand? If this is indeed what they are doing, I can't see that it would help in the scenario that you describe. On the other hand, if they are running multiple AVs scanners in real-time, I'd expect them to experience serious stability problems running two or more AV scanners that are vying with each other for access to resources and rogue files.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Similar program to Ps Tray factory that works on Vista 64-bit.
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:15 AM »
That's odd. After reinstalling XP Pro earlier this year I could not register PS Tray Factory; kept saying my code was invalid. I wrote the developer and he sent me a new key and told me exactly what I posted above.

Jim
-J-Mac (November 27, 2008, 12:13 AM)

That's odd, then, isn't it?! I'm concerned about having twin licences, so to speak, from separate purchases. I'm now wondering it two things are operating to have made this possible for me: the first licence I purchased is applied on my XP Pro machine and it's likely that I've never re-installed it/re-applied the serial as I use Acronis True Image when my system is rendered unstable by acts of stupidity on my part. The other possibility that occurs to me is that I've only ever used the beta version for Vista and Windows Server 2008. Although I've entered the serial number that I have for the second licence for those installs (same notebook - I swap the harddrives), it's possible that the beta doesn't actually require a serial number. Having said that, I *did* originally purchase the second licence for an installation of TrayFactory on my wife's now deceased XP Home notebook... that installation shouldn't have worked, though, because the licence is identical to the one already appllied on my own XP Pro machine. Bizarre!
1725
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free License for Photo Pos Pro
« Last post by Darwin on November 27, 2008, 08:02 AM »
Hi aoyase, that looks like a support issue to me! I'd write to the developer and explain what happened.
-Darwin (November 26, 2008, 08:19 AM)
Thx Darwin, I'll be waiting  :Thmbsup:
-aoyase (November 27, 2008, 01:28 AM)

Looks like an innocent misunderstanding.... so who's gonna write support? :P
-PhilB66 (November 27, 2008, 02:06 AM)

 :o Doh! Hadn't noticed that possible interpretation of what I wrote! aoyase, if you haven't done so already, you should hit reply to the e-mail  you posted the screenshot of and write a note to the developer referring him or her to the Reference ID section of the note you're replying to and asking for help  :)
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