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Living Room / MakeUseOf Blog: Sending free SMS messages to a cell phone from your pc
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 03:00 PM »
Makeuseof has another useful roundup, this time of websites that let you send free SMS messages to a cell phone from your pc.

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General Software Discussion / Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 02:43 PM »
there are 20 more farr screencasts already recorded and i haven't even gotten to the plugin screencasts yet.  :tellme:
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General Software Discussion / Re: UpdateEnv
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 02:21 PM »
that could be quite useful -- i've encountered similar situations myself  :up:
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General Software Discussion / Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 01:55 PM »
you can't remove them per se (i could add an option to let you remove them), but you can drag and slide the area to the left of them fully to the right to hide all buttons.
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General Software Discussion / Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 09:55 AM »
For those who are making screencasts of their software, some observations:

1) making multiple short screencasts that are very focused on a particular idea is 100x easier than trying to make one big long screencast; plus it has to be easier on the user.  i think 2-4 minutes is the sweet spot.
2) you'd be surprised how long it takes to explain something -- so plan to focus really narrowly.
3) doing a bunch of screencasts one after the other can be quite productive -- once your mind gets into the flow of speaking while you are using the software, it gets more comfortable.  so plan to sit there and do quite a few retakes before you start to get comfortable, and then do a bunch of them in a row.
4) if you're aiming for doing lots of screencasts quickly, instead of perfecting each one, then just keep restarting the recording until you get it right, rather than try to edit it post production.
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General Software Discussion / 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 19 - FARR Mini-toolbar
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 09:09 AM »
DAY 19:

The video shows how to use and configure the built-in mini-toolbar in FARR:



The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/
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General Software Discussion / Re: Recommend file shredder?
« Last post by mouser on August 19, 2009, 08:50 AM »
rj,

our thoughts are with you.  hang in there buddy, and remember what they say. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
i second the suggestion about "Eraser" -- it's a good tool.
18558
Living Room / Print and fold your own camera?
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 11:32 PM »
A camera is just an enclosure with a lens and some film.  Turns out you can make everything but the film from paper.  Why not download and print and assemble your own camera and try it out.

Q: What is a pinhole camera? How does it work?
A pinhole camera uses a very small hole to create a lens for the light to enter and expose the film. These Readymech Cameras can be downloaded and printed at your computer, built, and used to make your own pinhole camera!
Q: How do I take a photo with a pinhole camera?
A: Set the camera on a firm surface and open the shutter for the correct amount of time, then close the shutter and wind the film.
Q: How long should I expose my film for?
A: All camera instructions come with exposure times for various lighting conditions, but exposure times may vary depending on the type of film you're using.
...
Q: What supplies do I need?
A: You will need:
A printer
Some good printer paper
One thin cereal box for the light-safe interior
A razor blade for cutting
Some double-sided tape or glue
Thin needle for making a pinhole
Small piece of aluminum foil or soda can to puncture with the needle
One new roll of film, preferably ISO200
One film canister from which the film has been removed. You can empty a new roll, or get an empty canister at any photo supply store


from http://shellcity.net/
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Living Room / DC-IRLDD Champaign, IL - Aug 29, 2009
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 10:52 PM »
DC-IRLDD = DonationCoder In Real Life Dinner + Drinks - August 29th, 2009

Actually this dinner and drinks concept is outdated -- we may go out to eat at the great thai food restaurant, but most of what we will be doing is playing board games of various sorts.

Gothic (John, the dc server admin) and his wife Della (Traci) will be staying with me at the time while looking for an apartment in champaign (yes they are moving here to my neighborhood), and they will have their dog and cat here, so it's going to be a bit of a full house, but the more the merrier so I wanted to warmly welcome any other DC member within driving range to come join us. There is plenty of room to camp out in my house for the night.

I've tried this before and no one shows up but that won't stop me from trying again.

When: August 29th.
Where: My house in Champaign, IL.

No social skills are required.

Send me a message if you intend to come and i'll send you details.


ps. there's a little DC gathering in germany this month as well: https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=19572
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Living Room / Re: Second official DC Germany meet-up
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 06:28 PM »
let's see if we can't get baby cody to visit during it.
and don't forget the special space ship dc mugs.


ps. there's a little DC gathering in the USA this month as well: https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=19573
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General Software Discussion / Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 03:49 PM »
we're more than half way through, i'm keeping up my side of the bargain, but where are the other coders on this site who should be adding some screencasts of the software they've created?
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: Display mouse clicks and key presses
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 12:26 PM »
just used ShowOff to help me in a screencast i made.. GREAT TOOL  :up:
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General Software Discussion / 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 18 - FARR General Display Options
« Last post by mouser on August 18, 2009, 07:33 AM »
DAY 18:

The video discusses the general display options in FARR:



The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/
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General Software Discussion / 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 17 - FARR Custom Fonts
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 12:28 PM »
DAY 17:

The video shows some options you have for customizing the fonts used in FARR and a few more visual tweaks:



The entire screencast video series can be seen here: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Reqst: Thumbnail panel background color option
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 12:17 PM »
yes, i could add that easily. Putting on my todo list.
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Links to Reviews and Comments - Add yours!
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 08:37 AM »
cool! :)
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Drag&Drop Robot / Re: Run .ddr and close afterwards
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 07:21 AM »
Choose the "Don't Run" radio box from the Shell Window box. The batch file text will be shown at bottom.
Okay, not the most obvious thing i'll admit..
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Adventures of Baby Cody / Re: Baby Cody In Yorkshire with Carol (and a new friend) ...
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 07:09 AM »
yeah i think Carol spolied him!
but where's he going next?
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Mouser's Zone / Re: My main hard drived just died so i'll be offline today (8/16/09)
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 06:59 AM »
i backup my stuff into a dvd every time that i re-install windows. Not the best method but it's all i have since i have only one hard drive.

that's just not good enough.

you need to establish a system for backing up your documents and data much more regularly.. maybe using a free online backup service.
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Drag&Drop Robot / Re: Run .ddr and close afterwards
« Last post by mouser on August 17, 2009, 06:44 AM »
i could add such a feature.
another thing you could do is ask DDR to make a batch file for you, then just save that batch file and run it instead of DDR.
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Mobysaurus / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - Mobysaurus Thesaurus - 1.0.55 - Jan 30, 2007
« Last post by mouser on August 16, 2009, 10:43 PM »
The link is here:
https://www.donation...s/moby_thesaurus.exe

ps.
mahesh i never saw your original post -- we've been talking about making a new version and it might be nice to chat about it some time.
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General Software Discussion / 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Day 16 - FARR Skins and Advanced Visuals
« Last post by mouser on August 16, 2009, 08:22 PM »
DAY 16:

The video shows some options you have for changing the visual skin of FARR and a few more visual tweaks:



For more info about this screencast series see here.
The entire series will be quickly browsable from here, please pass it on: https://www.donationcoder.com/3ds/
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General Software Discussion / Re: 30 Days of DonationCoder Screencasts - Video Links Here
« Last post by mouser on August 16, 2009, 08:20 PM »
thanks for saying so  :)
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Living Room / Re: The 5 Most Significant Online Property Search Websites - Parts 1 through 5
« Last post by mouser on August 16, 2009, 05:49 PM »
another art search roundup:
http://lifehacker.co...artment-search-tools
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Find And Run Robot / Re: FARR html view
« Last post by mouser on August 16, 2009, 05:46 PM »
ok. i see.
you're right that doesnt work, and should.
until i fix you can work around it by doing:
Code: HTML [Select]
  1. <a href="farr://http://www.google.com">restartsearch</a>
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