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General Software Discussion / Re: The clever software (Two disks in one and not die trying)

« Last post by 4wd on August 25, 2015, 07:24 AM »

Short answer:
1) Enable JBOD^w in the NAS, (assuming it has it).
2) Map Y: to the NAS.

Data backups will be up to you as there is NO redundancy with JBOD.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by 4wd on August 25, 2015, 04:32 AM »

Perhaps give Cyberfox Portable a go, I just copied my profile from PM and then installed OneTab and everything worked, (except PM specific add-ons, to be expected).

https://cyberfox.8pecxstudios.com/

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Post New Requests Here / Re: create shortlinks to urls in a folder from a txt file with the url list

« Last post by 4wd on August 24, 2015, 11:00 PM »

Disclaimer: The following is an example of how it could be done using Powershell v3+.  It has no error checking, >>> no support <<<.

Purely done to give someone else an idea and because I needed the mental exercise.

It uses information and script from:
Get list of open tabs
Remove illegal characters
Creating Desktop shortcuts


It will create a folder called Tabs-yyyymmddhhmmss on the Desktop, it will create shortcuts using the first 15 (if possible) characters of the page title plus a random number between 1 and 1000, eg. All Unread Topi_44.url purely as a simple method to try and avoid name collision.

It's been tested on Firefox 40.0.2 and will probably work on other Mozilla based browsers providing you point it to the equivalent JSON file and it's object order is the same, (otherwise just edit the object references).

NOTE: The creation/updating of the session file, (recovery.js), lags a little behind what you see in the browser, (up to about 30 seconds or so).

Tested with portable browsers.

It requires Powershell v3.0+

It can be run using the icon or from the CLI: powershell.exe -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -File "<path to>\JSON2Shortcut.ps1"

DO NOT forget to edit the icon properties if it's not in the same folder as the Powershell script.

BIGGER DISCLAIMER: It worked on my system, it's guaranteed you'll say it doesn't work on yours.  Reread the first line.

Updated, see this post - now outputs to shortcuts and/or text file.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by 4wd on August 24, 2015, 08:41 PM »

^^ You may need this...

-IainB (August 24, 2015, 08:54 AM)

Don't think that's going to help, Pale Moon doesn't care whether it's signed or unsigned, (OneTab is signed btw), it most likely doesn't work because PM doesn't use the Australis interface.

EDIT: Sorry, you were responding to @Target I just realised.

ok, I already had that setting in config, and I installed the tester tools app - net result was nil

-Target (August 24, 2015, 08:11 PM)

To add insult to injury, I just installed FF 40.0.2 as a test and OneTab installed fine

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Transfer all opened tabs in browser to a txt file

« Last post by 4wd on August 24, 2015, 08:28 PM »

There's also Powershell (v3+), adapted from StackOverflow:

Code: PowerShell [Select]

1. Get-Content ~\AppData\R*\M*\F*\P*\*\s*\recovery.js | ConvertFrom-Json | Select -Expand Windows | Select -Expand Tabs | Where { !$_.hidden } | ForEach { @($_.Entries)[-1] } | Select Url >somefile.txt

Output:

Code: Text [Select]

1. url
2. ---
3. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
4. https://www.donationcoder.com/
5. file:///D:/My%20Documents/PC.html
6. http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/
7. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3674633/how-can-i-get-list-of-open-tabs-in-firefox-via-a-command-line-application

Yes, not as sexy but very simple.

recovery.js keeps the list of current tabs open in JSON format.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by 4wd on August 24, 2015, 02:07 AM »

huh, it seems onetab won't work for me no way no how (FF40.0.2 portable).

-Target (August 24, 2015, 01:34 AM)

Doesn't show up in Pale Moon either but it does in Cyberfox Portable 40.0.2.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: create shortlinks to urls in a folder from a txt file with the url list

« Last post by 4wd on August 24, 2015, 01:55 AM »

I have to ask:

• What will you do with/How will you access/use those shortlinks in that folder?

-IainB (August 23, 2015, 11:21 PM)

OpenURL as he mentions here.

Also, yes, your making 3 or so overlapping posts on the same subject is somewhat confusing.

Making multiple posts a few minutes apart doesn't really help either, (Contro, not you IainB ).

So to sum up:

• A program to copy the URLs of open tabs to a text file. - Apparently solved
• A program to create shortcuts in a folder on the Desktop, of the URLs listed in a text file.
• A program to create shortcuts in a folder on the Desktop, of the URLs of the tabs open in Firefox.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Transfer all the opened urls to a folder

« Last post by 4wd on August 23, 2015, 09:32 PM »

I think what he wants is that all opened tabs are created as individual Internet shortcuts within a folder on the Desktop.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cloud-storage - safe & secure? Consider Wuala (it's encrypted as well).

« Last post by 4wd on August 18, 2015, 11:52 PM »

I wonder if there may be a bug in their MegaSync?

-IainB (August 18, 2015, 09:53 AM)

Just to be clearer, MEGASync doesn't count as logging in, you need to access your account through the website.

When it didn't seem to register the first time, after the second warning email I logged in on a 24/7 machine and left the browser open for 24 hours which seemed to work, (well, the account is still valid so I'm guessing it worked).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Cloud-storage - safe & secure? Consider Wuala (it's encrypted as well).

« Last post by 4wd on August 18, 2015, 05:47 AM »

You could sling Mega into the mix as well, I suppose.

-IainB (August 18, 2015, 03:53 AM)

Just as a matter of interest, MEGA will terminate your free account and delete your data if you don't log into it within 2 years as I found out via warning emails.  This is despite having MEGASync running constantly over that time.

Your account is due to expire in 7 days as there has not been any activity on your MEGA account since January 21, 2013.
We would love to have you as a user, but we will close your account and delete any stored data (as specified in our Terms of Service) unless you log in to it at https://mega.co.nz/, or our new domain of https://mega.nz/, within the next 7 (seven) days.

You get two warnings, 30 days and 7 days, interestingly I logged in after the first warning but it apparently failed to register since I received the second warning later.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Wanted: better desktop icon grouping system

« Last post by 4wd on August 17, 2015, 12:01 AM »

Everything you request can easily be done with Splinter... http://www.youtube.c...sM1K2GfM&t=3m43s

-dmd7978 (August 14, 2015, 06:35 AM)

Content Warning

If the owner of this video has granted you access, please sign in

[This video is private]

-YouTube

(see attachment in previous post)
 

-Curt (August 16, 2015, 05:13 PM)

 
CrystalXP.net forum post with some videos that don't require you to sign in to Youtube: Splinter - Anything can be Anything

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is Windows 10 a trojan?

« Last post by 4wd on August 16, 2015, 08:37 PM »

How can this be theft of bandwidth when you have this great new option that you never had before, that can actually save you bandwidth?

-app103 (August 16, 2015, 11:23 AM)

The majority of people would not even know that the option exists and since it defaults to sending/receiving across the internet it's no different from your neighbour using your internet bandwidth and not telling you about it - that's classed as theft.

It would be different if they had come right out at the start, stuck an option on the screen during installation, explained what it does and said you could apply it to PCs just on your LAN, or if they had made it default to just your LAN.

But they didn't.

As Innuendo said, this is an issue of transparency.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: [IDEA/REQUEST]Copy files from multiple folders and can paste to single Folder

« Last post by 4wd on August 15, 2015, 06:35 AM »

n2nCopy

Drop the files/folders you want to copy on the left side of the window, drop the destination folder on the right, hit copy (or move).

Double-click the window to get the options.

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Living Room / Re: I need help coming up with a plan to fix my NTFS security permissions problems

« Last post by 4wd on August 14, 2015, 03:17 AM »

To me, it sounds like there is a specific set of permissions that would be considered "standard".  How do I apply these settings to all my folders?  I've tried all these tools and they don't reset anything, they just apply my own custom permissions to subfolders and such.

-superboyac (August 13, 2015, 04:02 PM)

If you've tried all the tools then you've probably tried this one: ResetPermission



I can only say I've used the previous version of it once to fix the same problem the author had, (unable to access some files after OS install).  You probably want to have it take ownership and don't use it on your OS drive.

Just as a matter of interest, when you're trying to reset the permissions are you performing that on the individual drives or the RAID volume ?
I would have thought it needs to be performed on the RAID volume, then flush the caches afterward.

Another idea that you haven't mentioned might be that since the individual drives can be read OK, delete the array in FlexRAID, uninstall FlexRAID (including any settings/configs), reinstall FlexRAID, then recreate the array using a different volume name/letter.  Technically can't hurt to try ... in theory.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Clean Install Instructions

« Last post by 4wd on August 12, 2015, 09:02 PM »

I'm probably missing something obvious then but what stops people with non-genuine versions of, eg. Windows 7, doing a clean install of 10?

I thought that while even pirate/non-genuine copies would/can get upgraded to 10 they still wouldn't be recognised as genuine copies.  Being able to clean install into an activated version, with or without entering a product key, seems a bit strange.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for whiteboard photo cleanup software

« Last post by 4wd on August 12, 2015, 06:02 PM »

@mouser:  You sure you got the right thread?  (Or it could be I'm not fully caffeinated yet.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Clean Install Instructions

« Last post by 4wd on August 11, 2015, 11:56 PM »

Here's a post on Reddit that seems to indicate that the free Win10 upgrade keys are generic, and I can verify that the one for Pro is indeed the same as reported by ATM on my netbook.

The key reported by Produkey is completely different, although it's quite possible that the one Produkey reports is the "real" one generated by hashing the generic upgrade key with the hardware, I guess.  Think I'll go find what some other software reports.

-4wd (August 11, 2015, 11:28 PM)

The one listed here is the same as what was reported by ProduKey for my copy of Windows 10.

-Deozaan (August 11, 2015, 11:51 PM)

My bad, old version of Produkey on my flash drive 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Clean Install Instructions

« Last post by 4wd on August 11, 2015, 11:28 PM »

I wonder if this points to the reason for that:

Windows 8.1 is * NOT * fully supported. All the activation data can be saved, but only those that were activated by * Phone * will be restored properly.

In other words, the Online activated backups can not be restored until now, * ONLY * if your OS is the Windows 8.1 – Other OS(es) are NOT affected ! We are working to discover why.

*** You can * NOT * restore the Windows 8 activation on Windows 8.1. Microsoft was made hard changes on the Windows 8.1 activation system, so we are unable to port the Windows 8 activation to Windows 8.1 without brick the system.

-wraith808 (August 11, 2015, 09:22 PM)

Quite possibly, all my 8.1Pro systems were clean installed and activated using 8.0Pro keys, (there was only one where I had to ring MS to activate because I moved the license to another machine).

Here's a post on Reddit that seems to indicate that the free Win10 upgrade keys are generic, and I can verify that the one for Pro is indeed the same as reported by ATM on my netbook.

The key reported by Produkey is completely different, although it's quite possible that the one Produkey reports is the "real" one generated by hashing the generic upgrade key with the hardware, I guess.  Think I'll go find what some other software reports. - Mea stupida

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Clean Install Instructions

« Last post by 4wd on August 11, 2015, 09:02 PM »

+1 with SJ, I've used the relevant key for swapping between architecture, (x86/x64), over the years for XP, 7, and 8 without any problem.

It'll fail if you try to install a product it doesn't match though, (eg. Pro key and you're installing Win HP).

You could also try backing up the activation tokens from the upgrade and restoring them into the clean install.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for whiteboard photo cleanup software

« Last post by 4wd on August 10, 2015, 07:43 PM »

Just as a matter of interest and assuming you have a smart phone, maybe MS' Office Lens would be able to help?

Android
iOS
Windows Phone

Just as an example, I use a $19 Lumia phone just for a media player and Office Lens, (no SIM installed), then when I get near a WiFi hotspot the images scanned by Office Lens get dumped to OneDrive so I can access them elsewhere.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Microsoft "Hyperlapse" tech is finally available to play with

« Last post by 4wd on August 09, 2015, 11:38 PM »

Hyperlapse is scheduled for final release on October 01, after that you need to buy a license to export without a watermark.

Current preview version will let you export without a watermark until release date.



From a quick search I can't find a mention of projected cost but I hope it's reasonable, (just picked up a HTC RE for a really good price ).

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's living in your taskbar notification area right now?

« Last post by 4wd on August 09, 2015, 11:31 PM »

FYI, I don't see anything about a Last BIOS time in Windows 10, so that may not have survived.

-Deozaan (August 09, 2015, 10:52 PM)

There's specific system requirements that need to be available before it shows up from what I gather, one of them seems to be a UEFI BIOS.

The only system running W10 atm is my netbook which, like yours, is too old for UEFI, as such it doesn't show the Last BIOS time info.
My main system is still W8.1 but has a UEFI BIOS so that's where the screenshot came from, so as yet I can't precisely tell you if it occurs in W10 or not.

There may be other requirements, eg. someone mentioned GPT formatted HDD, mine are all MBR so that appears to be wrong.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's living in your taskbar notification area right now?

« Last post by 4wd on August 09, 2015, 12:55 AM »

Windows 10 Task Manager has a new Startup tab where you can see and enable/disable your startup items. Nice!

-Deozaan (August 08, 2015, 10:00 PM)

That appeared in Windows 8.

There's also the Last BIOS time indicator, (in Win8 anyway), which displays how long it took from pushing the power button to displaying the Windows loading screen, (for those interested in that kind of thing):



SuperUser Q&A about it.

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Living Room / Re: Anyone want to team up on a little fun hardware project? a 2xl tinypc toy

« Last post by 4wd on August 07, 2015, 06:57 AM »

Something to keep in mind then for the future: C.H.I.P. + Pocket CHIP

Kickstarter is over but you can pre-order the C.H.I.P. for $9 and the Pocket CHIP will probably be available again at some point.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Beware: A Dangerous Windows 10 Ransomware Scam Is Spreading Online

« Last post by 4wd on August 04, 2015, 05:51 AM »

(My Mrs's laptop still ain't had a notification...and I'm far too lazy to manually upgrade hers lol)

-Stephen66515 (August 03, 2015, 07:20 PM)

That's not laziness, that's your latent self-preservation instinct awakening.

Trust me, I know

Rule #1: Never, ever, touch the wife's computer until you have been given permission ... and even then, don't.