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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2011, 07:19 PM »
mouser,

So, do you consider that most of the money donated to the site that's 'in circulation' between members is, in reality, already donated to the site?

Let me put that another way, if everyone holding Donation Credits allocated those to the site during the drive would that be nothing more than an empty gesture? Last time around, in order to move the thermometer we had to put in 'new' money.

That makes me wonder if there's any benefit to offering a small incentive to new donors who are the 'first past the post' at certain steps on the scale; a full license key perhaps. Would that be enough to encourage people who've never donated to 'have a go'?
1852
Living Room / Re: One for the musicians
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2011, 07:08 PM »
I can't read music (that may be a blessing)
-Target (February 21, 2011, 06:44 PM)

Not if you insist on continuing with that euphonium!
1853
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2011, 06:52 PM »
mouser,

I guess it's a nice tribute to those who do so much to keep DC interesting and informative.
I'd also bet that a large percentage of the users' 50% finds its way into the site fund.

BTW, any idea what percentage of DCredit recipients ever cash them in?
1854
Living Room / Re: One for the musicians
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2011, 06:38 PM »
Ok, I'd like to gather the DC orchestra:
-timns (February 21, 2011, 01:24 PM)

That's a sharp looking piece, but you'd need a good staff behind the bar!
1855
General Software Discussion / Re: EPSON Perfection V330 Photo Scanner + ABBY and ArcSoft software
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2011, 08:05 AM »

There's certainly consolation to be found in improved hardware but it's annoying to be forced into it.

You might find some local volunteer group that would be pleased to have it.
1856
Living Room / Re: Strange subtleties of the Placebo Effect
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 20, 2011, 10:21 PM »
Following the tenor of this discussion I'd like to point out another phenomenon, which is that the individual bursts into song. This is known as the Placebo Domingo Effect.
1857
General Software Discussion / Re: EPSON Perfection V330 Photo Scanner + ABBY and ArcSoft software
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 20, 2011, 10:14 PM »
Thanks for posting. It's always good to know of something that works well under 7, for those of us who have yet to commit to it.

Don't you hate it when perfectly good hardware must be sacrificed on the altar of obsolete drivers?
1858
Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 20, 2011, 10:10 PM »
Chris here.
-ChrisB257 (February 20, 2011, 08:55 PM)

Welcome. Nice to see someone with such a distinguished first name!
1859
Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 20, 2011, 01:44 PM »
Pleased to meet y'all!
-Clara Listensprechen (February 20, 2011, 01:33 PM)

Hi, welcome!
1860
General Software Discussion / Re: Freeware Telephone Support Number
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 19, 2011, 10:33 PM »
Spoiler
I watch TV: Brezhnev. I listen to the radio: Brezhnev. I read newspaper: Brezhnev... And now I am scared to open the fridge.

-fenixproductions (February 19, 2011, 08:46 PM)
Because of what might be Putin?
1861
The Getting Organized Experiment of 2009 / Re: Copy-Paste: No new insights in 10 years?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 19, 2011, 12:25 PM »
Just my 2¢ anyway
-40hz

I'll put that on my list of things to think about  :up:
1862
Living Room / Re: We are doomed: IBM's Watson debuts on Jeopardy today (14 Feb 2011)
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 19, 2011, 08:30 AM »
we can no longer take it as a given we're the smartest species in the room.
-40hz (February 18, 2011, 07:31 PM)

Well, in that case I'm prepared; I've had that feeling for years  :(
1863
The Getting Organized Experiment of 2009 / Re: Copy-Paste: No new insights in 10 years?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 19, 2011, 08:24 AM »
An interesting overview, thanks.
1864
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2011, 05:56 PM »
His puns blow out my brainio
-timns (February 18, 2011, 01:46 PM)
Better there than the end that's a dranio!
1865
General Software Discussion / Re: Well, actually... or... What you need to understand is...
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2011, 05:51 PM »
My personality is well balanced out with my group of friends.  We keep each other in check.
-superboyac (February 18, 2011, 05:24 PM)
Well, actually...
1866
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2011, 01:08 PM »
Hereafter referred to as the cranioscopical prize optimizer randomizer, for simplicity.
-nosh (February 17, 2011, 11:32 PM)

CraPOR?
-Target (February 17, 2011, 11:35 PM)

Now, now, I think you should eliminate that!
1867
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 11:11 PM »
I pledge to send a mystery item to two people who donate — well, two mystery items actually, one to each  ;).

mouser you must have a random choice mechanism, eh?
1868
Living Room / Re: We are doomed: IBM's Watson debuts on Jeopardy today (14 Feb 2011)
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 11:05 PM »
a utopian life of leisure and sitting around thinking deep thoughts
-timns (February 17, 2011, 08:30 PM)

You don't have that yet? Didn't you get your secret code in the mail?
-cranioscopical (February 17, 2011, 08:56 PM)

My mail-fetching robot probably shredded it!
-timns (February 17, 2011, 09:13 PM)

 :Thmbsup:
1869
Living Room / Re: We are doomed: IBM's Watson debuts on Jeopardy today (14 Feb 2011)
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 08:56 PM »
a utopian life of leisure and sitting around thinking deep thoughts
-timns (February 17, 2011, 08:30 PM)

You don't have that yet? Didn't you get your secret code in the mail?
1870
General Software Discussion / Re: onOne software
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 01:35 PM »
I emailed support multiple times and was ignored.
-cthorpe

I had a reply from them quickly — same day, but I had the advantage of a license code with which to gain their attention.

They apologized for the inconvenience and stated that they are processing a refund.
Seems to me it would make more business sense to tweak their installer, especially since "You are not the first to bring this up." <shrug>
1871
N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 01:33 PM »
PM me the screenshots if possible.
-timns (February 17, 2011, 10:12 AM)

Don't think you can attach to PM's.  If you've found a way I'd love to hear of it.
1872
General Software Discussion / Re: anything better than Object Dock 2 Plus?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 01:18 PM »
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting the help.
-nudone (February 17, 2011, 12:47 PM)

It's easy enough to misinterpret at times, at least for one of my limited intelligence.

Have you tried posting a question into the DOPUS forums?

Can you do anything with collections?
Spoiler
There is an option in Preferences - Miscellaneous - Windows Integration that lets you add a File Collections icon to the Desktop. If this is enabled an icon appears on the Desktop that lets you quickly open a Lister showing the File Collections root. Also when this is enabled File Collections will appear under the Desktop in the Folder Tree rather than in its own branch.
I wonder if you can dump one or more collections into a hide/show toolbar? Or hot-key to collection(s) ?

 
I don't use W7 so I'm unsure of what you can and can't do with its desktop.

1873
General Software Discussion / onOne software
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2011, 07:47 AM »
I had never anticipated using this area for complaints but…

I recently bought "Perfect Photo Suite 5.5.1" from onOne software. In the past I've used their plugins for Photoshop and have been reasonably pleased with them. The suite was offered at a promotional price of $250 (half of the usual amount).

When installing the software it correctly identified my CS5 and put the plugins under Photoshop. I was astonished to find, however, that it insists on dumping >3GB of support files onto C: (in addition to the usual application data stuff). There is no option to alter this. I suppose I could try some registry hijinks, but why should I?

I contacted onOne support who very politely said, to paraphrase, "Yes, you're not the first to complain, sorry you don't like it we apologize." I happen not to allow application software on my boot drive, so that response is not good enough for me. At this price point, with previous complaints, I'd expect some action other than "Oh dear, sorry." How hard can it be to create a sensible installer?

We'll see what happens next as I've asked for a refund.
1874
Living Room / Re: [FOR FUN] Stupid Questions
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 16, 2011, 06:28 PM »
I think many of us have had one of these…

While sitting in a board room, trying to explain something really quite simple to a particularly dense VP, he asked me "Can I ask a stupid question?"

I guess it's the only kind he had to offer.
1875
Timns Apps / Re: March Fundraiser Pledge: teaser
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 16, 2011, 06:21 PM »
Then the penny dropped and I realised I'd just re-invented the speedometer.
-timns (February 16, 2011, 05:44 PM)

I bet that gave you the needle!
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