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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Online Armor Premium Firewall for Free
« Last post by cthorpe on August 11, 2009, 01:08 AM »
Online Armor is highly regarded at Wilderssecurity.com (http://wilderssecurity.com).  I own a license for Look n Stop, but that didn't stop me from taking advantage of the OA offer to get a license for their firewall as well.  Maybe I'll put it on my wife's laptop.

C
177
Official Announcements / Re: August 2009 Discounts and Giveaways
« Last post by cthorpe on August 07, 2009, 05:05 PM »
The drawing is now live.  Go to the Specials Page to enter: https://www.donation.../Specials/index.html
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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for simple system of organization
« Last post by cthorpe on August 07, 2009, 10:11 AM »
Tracks doesn't play well with Google Calendar.  In fact, it doesn't work with it at all AFAIK.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for simple system of organization
« Last post by cthorpe on August 03, 2009, 11:20 AM »
Have you looked at Tracks?  http://getontracks.org/

You might be able to use the projects as your 4 priorities, and I believe you can have the program list your programs in an order you specify on any given day.

PM me if you want to demo Tracks for a few days, and I will create an account for you on the installation I have running.

C
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Official Announcements / August 2009 Discounts and Giveaways
« Last post by cthorpe on August 03, 2009, 12:30 AM »
August 2009's Special Discounts and Giveaways:



We will be giving away 5 licenses of each program in our monthly drawing.  I will post an update when the drawing page is updated for this month's drawing.

Carl

181
Screenshot Captor / Re: Hallelujah - Scanning Functionality
« Last post by cthorpe on July 29, 2009, 11:30 PM »
Running OmniPage 17 Professional here:

"C:\Program Files\Nuance\OmniPage17\OmniPage17.exe"
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Hallelujah - Scanning Functionality
« Last post by cthorpe on July 29, 2009, 09:06 PM »
I set up OmniPage like so...

menu.jpg

then Add... and

settings.jpg

The Program line points to OmniPage17.exe

On the parameters line, I had to put the " " around %file% (mouser, the program says it will add those if necessary, but it didn't).

Then, all I need to do is scan the image, and click OmniPage to send the image to OCR.
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Screenshot Captor / Hallelujah - Scanning Functionality
« Last post by cthorpe on July 29, 2009, 07:47 PM »
Didn't want this to get lost in the other thread with all that serious discussion...

I usually hate having to do scans, since it means running the software that came with the scanner.  It takes forever to load, even longer to scan, and requires about 5 steps to get each scan from the bed to a usable file.  It's annoying, slow, and painful.  Of course, I know how to do it, and its what I've been using for nearly 2 years.  Occasionally I'll try something else which claims to be better, and I get frustrated because I don't know the program and give up.  I rarely fire up the scanner, so it's too much trouble to learn a new program.

Yesterday, I found myself needing to scan some receipts for insurance purposes.  Since I have some free time these days (teacher + summer = nice), I decided to try a new program.  Lo and behold, Screenshot Captor now has scanning functionality.  Now, I will admit, sheepishly, that I am a SnagIt user.  It's hard not to be when you have legal access to a SnagIt/Camtasia bundled license for less than $50  So I loaded up Screenshot Captor, and got ready to learn how to do scanning with a new program.  10 minutes in, I hadn't figured it out.  Then I decided to RTFM, and realized that I needed to turn on scanning in the options.  Less than 5 minutes later, I had my first scan completed.  Then another.  Then a third, and suddenly visions of a paperless office began dancing in my head.  SC was fast and easy.  Two clicks and I had an image I could be proud of.  Ten minutes later I was done with the insurance documents.

Did I stop there?  No!  I grabbed a stack of photographs (yeah, I know, who uses film anymore?) and started scanning.  SC seemed to get better images without any tweaking than my old scanner software did after fiddling with sliders and dials for an hour.  Before I knew it wedding pictures, teaching certificates, medical records, and notes had all been scanned.  A quick add of an external tool, and now even my text scans can be sent over to OmniPage with just a flick of my wrist and a click of my finger!

Needless to say, I have replaced the bloated, slow software that came with my scanner, and now I am a SC user.

Three cheers for mouser!

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

Hip, Hip, Hooray!
184
Living Room / Re: Cucumber truck hits buffalo near jumping crocs
« Last post by cthorpe on July 28, 2009, 11:25 PM »
http://www.abc.net.a...09/07/29/2639571.htm
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Screenshot Captor / NOD32 False Positive
« Last post by cthorpe on July 28, 2009, 05:54 PM »
NOD32 3.0.672.0 with database update 4286 (20090728)

7/28/2009 5:52:10 PM   Real-time file system protection   file   M:\Downloads\ScreenshotCaptorSetup\DcMouseHk.dll   a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.BitLogic.AA application   cleaned by deleting - quarantined      Event occurred on a new file created by the application: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.

7/28/2009 5:52:09 PM   Real-time file system protection   file   M:\Downloads\ScreenshotCaptorSetup\DcKeyHk.dll   a variant of Win32/KeyLogger.BitLogic.AA application   cleaned by deleting - quarantined      Event occurred on a new file created by the application: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe.


Sending files to ESET as false positives.
186
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Actual Window Manager mini review
« Last post by cthorpe on July 25, 2009, 06:30 PM »
DonationCoder.com will have a members only discount of 50% off beginning in August, and we will be giving away 5 copies in our August Shareware Giveaway.
187
General Software Discussion / Re: Office 2010 Technical Preview
« Last post by cthorpe on July 19, 2009, 06:24 PM »
Links added.
188
General Software Discussion / Office 2010 Technical Preview
« Last post by cthorpe on July 19, 2009, 03:19 PM »
office2010logo.jpg

I got an invite to participate in the Office 2010 technical preview!

I hope to get a chance to install it and start working with it early this week.  The website specifically states that I am free to discuss the technical preview with anyone I want, so I'll be sure to let you know what I think.


http://www.office2010themovie.com/
https://microsoft.cr...ie/Content/Home.aspx (Apply to get an invite to the preview here)

Office2010.jpg
189
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Actual Window Manager mini review
« Last post by cthorpe on June 25, 2009, 11:59 PM »
Request for discount sent to developer.
190
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ilium Software 12th Anniversary - $12 off - Not sure how long it lasts
« Last post by cthorpe on June 07, 2009, 11:19 PM »
ListPro is my most used app on Pocket PC.  I am a teacher so I use it to track attendance, participation, homework, etc.  I have a list for each class with 5 checkboxes for each student.  Each day I copy the list and rename it to the current date (a Calligrapher (http://www.phatware....details/calligrapher) macro does that for me when I write the word date on the screen and circle it).  Then I have a list to check all kinds of things.  At the end of the day, the list gets synced to my pc.

I also use it for shopping lists, packing lists, gift lists, etc.

I give it a 5 out of 5.

DISCLAIMER - I am in no way affiliated with this software or its developer and I do not receive any compensation for posting positive comments or any sales that result from my comments.  I am a happy user and my comments should be taken as such.
191
Living Room / Re: What's your favorite drink?
« Last post by cthorpe on June 07, 2009, 10:58 PM »
Coffee.  Strong.  Black.
192
General Software Discussion / Re: Ads - the bane of our lives or a valid tool?
« Last post by cthorpe on May 16, 2009, 02:22 AM »
I run AdBlock Plus when I am using Firefox (95% of the time).  I have quite a few sites "whitelisted" so their ads appear.  If I find myself going to a site all the time and using their bandwidth and knowledge, then they deserve some revenue.  On the other hand, I'd rather see a site ad-free if its an "unknown" site.

I had a site that was moderately successful for a time.  At its peak, it was averaging over 1000 "unique visitors" a day.  I put up ads to defray the cost of running the site.  The rest, I promised, would go to a charity closely related to the site's content.  After running the ads for 3 months, I had to shut down the site.  One of the many reasons was that I was paying more than the ads were bringing in.  When looking through logs, I saw that most ads were being blocked, so I wasn't even getting the fractions of a cent for impressions much less any actual click-throughs.  Even my regulars were blocking the ads, which were the only source of income the site had.

As for ad supported software: as long as the ads only appear when I am using the particular software, I have no problem.  If I recall, Eudora used to have an ad-supported version of their email client that I used exclusively throughout college.  If the program installs some other kind of ad-generating software on my computer, however, it's not ok and the software goes in the trash.

C
193
DC Gamer Club / Anyone want a copy of Half Life 2: Episode One?
« Last post by cthorpe on April 25, 2009, 09:00 PM »
I just bought the Orange Box with Steam's weekend deal and now Steam tells me that I can give away a copy of HL2:Episode One.  If you want it, PM me with your email address and/or steam username and I'll send it your way.  First come, first served.

NigelH PM'd me, so I've sent the game his way.

C
194
General Software Discussion / Re: alternatives to firstDefense ISR
« Last post by cthorpe on April 10, 2009, 04:13 PM »
I updated the disclaimer at the top of my review: https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=7189.0

I am very sorry you got burned by Horizon Data.  Perhaps try contacting the developer rather than the reseller.  The official forum for Leapfrog Software can be found here: http://www.wildersse...orumdisplay.php?f=84.  In particular, check out the links about Existing Customer Migration and new versions.  I do not know if you can take advantage of their offers as a Horizon Data customer, but it is worth a shot.
195
General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone familiar with AnVir Security Suite?
« Last post by cthorpe on April 10, 2009, 02:18 AM »
However, most support is given via  http://www.anvir.com...um/viewforum.php?f=4 , not per email.
-Curt (April 10, 2009, 02:07 AM)

The company lists a support email here http://www.anvir.com/contacts.htm, so I assumed it was an acceptable way of getting technical support.  If I recall, their forums were getting hammered with spam at the time I was trying to contact them so that didn't seem to be a good way to get help.  It does look like they have control of their forums again, so maybe I just caught them at a bad time.
196
General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone familiar with AnVir Security Suite?
« Last post by cthorpe on April 09, 2009, 06:12 PM »
This is a personal experience with the company.  I have no idea if it is indicative of the experiences of other customers.

I own a license for their TaskManager Pro.  I had frequent crashes and system slow downs.  Every time I removed media from my card reader it would pop up an error about being unable to access the media any longer.  There was no reason why it should have been accessing the media.  The only way to get rid of the error would be to reinsert the media or shut down TaskManager Pro.  I emailed the company about the problem 3 times over a three week period.  The first email went unanswered.  The 2nd and 3rd were returned with an error stating that their mail servers had rejected the email because of the domain it was sent from.  This was especially troubling since I was sending from gmail.

I gave up, uninstalled it, and went back to Process Explorer.

Carl
197
General Software Discussion / Re: Force Firefox?
« Last post by cthorpe on March 13, 2009, 12:12 AM »
As far as I recall, the help file viewer in Windows is using the IE engine, so Windows assumes that you are clicking a link in IE.  That means you're stuck there.
198
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Xara Xtreme 2 - $19 until 4th February 2009
« Last post by cthorpe on January 29, 2009, 11:34 PM »
Is anybody else having trouble with the link to the special price?  I can't get it to load from the direct link or from Carol's affiliate link.
199
Living Room / Re: Portable MP3 player recommendations
« Last post by cthorpe on January 01, 2009, 08:00 PM »
You're not alone.  Everyone's Zune 30gb froze on the 31st.  http://www.theregist...08/12/31/zune_death/

Your Zune should be ok today.  Just let the battery die, then plug it in and it should start working again.  Mine came back to life.

Here's the official statement: http://www.zune.net/...s/support/zune30.htm

C

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General Software Discussion / Re: Collectorz.com Book Collector 6
« Last post by cthorpe on December 10, 2008, 10:01 PM »
v5 does a better job that v6.  I don't know about non-US ISBNs, as most of our books are US versions.
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