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Timns Apps / Re: March Fundraiser Pledge: teaser
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 16, 2011, 05:18 PM »
Good title!
1877
Mini-Reviews by Members / mini(scule) review of "Fileminimizer Pictures" compression tool
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 16, 2011, 11:28 AM »

Basic Info

App NameFILEminimizer Pictures from balesio
App URLhttp://www.balesio.c...ctures/eng/index.php
App Version Reviewed3.0 (free version)
Test System SpecsWindows XP Pro SP3
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz
4Gb RAM
nVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
Supported OSesWin XP through 7
Support MethodsFAQ's, online contact form
Upgrade PolicyUnknown, this is a free edition
Trial Version Available?This is a free version. Commercial use is not allowed.
RestrictionsCommercial use is not allowed. At infrequent intervals an exceedingly polite box pops up reminding you to pay for the software if you put it to commercial use.
Screencast Video URLhttp://www.balesio.c...mp;h=755&lang=en
Relationship btwn. Reviewer and Product There is none.


Intro:

Compression tool for JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG and EMF images

Interface (FILEminimizer).jpg


Who is this app designed for:

Those who have large collections of images and who want to reduce storage requirements.
Those who move images, or versions of images, across the web in some manner (posting to collections, email, etc.)

The Good

Simple interface:
  • collect files for compression by browsing or by drag and drop
  • handles individual files or batches of files
  • facilitates emailing of compressed files (compress and email in one step)
  • pre-set compression levels for those wanting a little help
  • custom compression levels for those with specific levels in mind
  • optional context menu entry

It just works. The screenshot of the interface started as a jpg at 100% output quality. Its size was halved by this software, with a better result than that from just dropping the output quality to 50%.

It's free.

It leaves files in their native format(s) unless given permission to do otherwise.

Can be forced to output in lossless format.

Doesn't overwrite original images, although it can be forced to do that if desired.

Can output compressed files to a user-specified folder.

Optionally automatically renames the compressed file adding a user-dictated suffix or prefix, for example ThisPic.jpg could become ThisPic (FILEminimizer).jpg.

Optionally resizes the image(s).


The needs improvement section

Limited to reading/writing the formats mentioned above, viz. JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG and EMF


Why I think you should use this product

Everyone's standards are different. You may or may not like this software so I can't say why I think you should use it. For a price of $0, however, you probably owe it to yourself to try.


How does it compare to similar apps

I can't speak with any authority here. Empirically, its performance on the test files that I used left me with the strong sense that this is better than other methods that I've tried.


Conclusions

A very nice personal-use freebie for those with images and who are concerned about bandwidth and/or storage capacity.


And also

balesio has other, paid, compression software on its site. It's forté seems to be in squeezing Microsoft products such as PowerPoint and other Office components.
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Living Room / Re: Can anybody recommend a free XML to PDF or RTF converter?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 15, 2011, 07:05 PM »
That's where XSLT comes in :)
It may be like using a hauler-truck to do the weekly shopping-mall trip, but hey, it's free: http://xmlgraphics.a...e.org/fop/index.html
-Ath (February 15, 2011, 05:47 PM)

Thanks for the tip. I took a look at that. Steam hammers and walnuts spring to mind at first glance. I'll see what I can do with it.
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Living Room / Re: Can anybody recommend a free XML to PDF or RTF converter?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 15, 2011, 07:02 PM »
Probably the easiest way to get some basic cleanup would be a large and clever search-and-replace job to clean out the tags.
-timns (February 15, 2011, 05:25 PM)

I can manage that — didn't want to re-invent the wheel :)


I'd offer to do this for you, but since it's PM's, I'd probably have to work blindfolded for the sake of your privacy

Thanks for the offer! I'm particularly well suited to the task; I've been working in the dark for years now.
1880
Living Room / Re: The best geek marriage proposals
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 15, 2011, 06:55 PM »
who cares about relationchips? It's all about Fast I/O!
-f0dder (February 15, 2011, 06:17 PM)

Can result in a short circuit!
1881
Living Room / Re: The best geek marriage proposals
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 15, 2011, 05:15 PM »
That sounds like a one-byte stand to me!
-Deozaan (February 15, 2011, 02:34 PM)

Could still lead to a long-term relationchip.
1882
Living Room / Can anybody recommend a free XML to PDF or RTF converter?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 15, 2011, 05:09 PM »
mouser recently implemented a mod that allows the export of personal messages. Out of curiosity I tried it out. It works very nicely. The result is a large chunk of xml.

Does anybody know of a free solution to convert xml into, say, PDF or RTF or even just plain text?


Better yet a free application that would display the .xml in a manner similar to that in the forums...
1883
General Software Discussion / Re: What does it mean when I say "successful freeware"?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 10:56 PM »
Busted!  ;D
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General Software Discussion / Re: What does it mean when I say "successful freeware"?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 10:02 PM »
you don't mind spending all your time answering inane requests to include irrelevant functionality
-Target (February 14, 2011, 08:18 PM)

I asked you only for one little change  :o
1885
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 14, 2011, 09:32 PM »
# 666  wonder if that means anything
-Gailin

Means you're very welcome here and we hope you have a devil of a good time!
-cranioscopical (February 14, 2011, 07:59 PM)

Perhaps you could demonstrate to the newcomer exactly what you mean?
-CodeTRUCKER (February 14, 2011, 09:18 PM)

A suggestion that comes in the Nick of time.  Jump into the forums Gailin!
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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 14, 2011, 07:59 PM »
# 666  wonder if that means anything
-Gailin

Means you're very welcome here and we hope you have a devil of a good time!
1887
Living Room / Re: The best geek marriage proposals
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 07:56 PM »
Would you like to share some bits with me?
1888
General Software Discussion / Re: What does it mean when I say "successful freeware"?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 05:21 PM »
Draw what conclusions from those two pictures you will.
-40hz (February 14, 2011, 11:48 AM)

It's time for a better pair of trousers?
1889
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 02:08 PM »
I shall post so many: pledgehog
-timns (February 14, 2011, 01:20 PM)

May you derive great pledger from it!
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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 01:11 PM »
Is there somewhere that we can start pledging?

-timns (February 14, 2011, 12:37 PM)

Aha, you want to start out as a pledgeling!
1891
Living Room / Re: DC Front Page
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 01:08 PM »
"How to get the most from DC?"
-timns (February 14, 2011, 12:16 PM)

 :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: DC Front Page
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 12:10 PM »
centre is a question mark and/or the question "What is dc?"
-tomos (February 14, 2011, 10:01 AM)

or possibly "What do you want from DC?"
1893
Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 12:06 PM »
Totally +1 to Stoic Joker there.
-timns (February 14, 2011, 11:43 AM)

I'm in!
1894
Living Room / Re: DC Front Page
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 09:33 AM »
Chris you really like the idea huh?  :huh:

Care to elaborate?

Is it just that the questions are not expressed in the form of puns?
-mouser (February 14, 2011, 09:01 AM)

Methinks that punnet of questions overfloweth.
Too much like taking a test.


Another way would be for people can submit front page mock ups

Or, you could try adopting some intelligible form of the language...  ;)



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Living Room / Re: DC Front Page
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 14, 2011, 08:51 AM »

And maybe present the list from the standpoint of the visitor.

So the list might be things like:

  • "I came here looking for info on a specific DonationCoder.com program -- can you help me locate it?"
  • "I came here to get a license key for a DonationCoder.com application"
  • "I want to browse,search, or participate in your discussion forum"
  • "I want to learn about how to request new freeware applications"
  • "I want to browse the newest freeware utilities released by coders on the site"
  • "I want to read about what kind of special events happen on DonationCoder.com"
  • "I want to add an RSS feed from this site"
  • "I want to sign up for the monthly mailing list"
  • "I want to learn how to make a donation"
  • "I want to read some software reviews"
  • "I want to see the latest updates on the site"
  • "I want to learn more about the history of the site"
  • "I heard you have a daily blog -- I'd like to read that"
  • "I want to make a suggestion/complaint about the site"
  • etc.
-mouser (February 14, 2011, 07:11 AM)

No, no, no, and no again!

IMHO
1896
N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 13, 2011, 11:44 AM »
You can't even whip it out for a quick photo?
-timns (February 13, 2011, 11:12 AM)

Just another flash in the pantry…
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 12, 2011, 08:55 PM »
"Do not bend" ... over
-timns (February 12, 2011, 05:49 PM)

I think it best not to analeyes that one!
1898
N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 12, 2011, 05:46 PM »
Maybe I'll do something a bit more exotic next year. DC thong or something.
-timns (February 12, 2011, 03:26 PM)

Perhaps by then there'll also be wine and women.
1899
General Software Discussion / Re: Windows Resizing tool
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 12, 2011, 07:20 AM »
And free, there is WiLMA from a chap who has more monitors than I've had hot dinners  :Thmbsup:
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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?
« Last post by cranioscopical on February 11, 2011, 10:32 PM »
My sesquipedalian attributes have atrophied.
-MilesAhead (February 11, 2011, 06:49 PM)

Not to worry, half a yard is better than no yard at all  :)
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