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1951
General Software Discussion / Re: Acronis Backup
« Last post by Curt on December 23, 2012, 04:17 PM »
Renegade was once saved by Acronis, but I am joining the choir of this thread...

... Poof! BSOD!
I just about could have cried...
...
Long & short, I was able to pull out a backup from the Acronis non-stop backup. Phew~! Lost some of the audio, but I at least got the lion's share.
-Renegade (July 17, 2011, 07:13 AM)
:up:
It's good to hear that somehow is having a much better experience with Acronis than I have had. In the end I got so disappointed that I uninstalled my licensed Acronis TrueImage2010.
-Curt (July 17, 2011, 10:19 AM)

Today I received an old-fashioned snail mail from my Internet Supplier, promising me unlimited backup for a mere $5 per month. I will take the offer. But still I too am searching for a good backup for the system files. I will however not give praise to Paragon; their habit of launching major upgrades every year, instead of calling it a subscription, (or at least offer an automatic subscription), is not acceptable to me. The way Paragon is doing it is a guarantee that minor improvements (or any changes but no improvements!) will be labelled "new year => new version => major upgrade!" :-(

1952
General Software Discussion / Re: Best Anti-spyware.
« Last post by Curt on December 23, 2012, 09:23 AM »
I have Norton Internet Security. Recently purchase Spyware Doctor. It's hogging my Windows 8 Pro. Just uninstalled it. Now want a good anti-spyware. Commercial ones will do as well. Which one to choose?
-BCHOWDHURY (November 14, 2012, 11:23 PM)

It has been several years since the last time I tested security programs in general, because I am so pleased with my Outpost Security Center. Now available for Windows 8, also with extended HIPS for 64-bit. Until new-year you can even have it with a genuine lifetime key for the normal price of just one year's license!

http://agnitumblog.b...pdates-for-life.html

The story has already been posted another place or two on DonationCoder's, but here it is even more relevant:

Monday, December 17, 2012
Try Outpost 8 and enjoy unlimited product updates for life
To celebrate the brand-new Outpost 8, Agnitum unveils a once-in-a-lifetime offer!

Get a perpetual license for Outpost Security Suite or Outpost Firewall Pro on 3 PCs for the price of a 1 year license. So you get unlimited updates and support for just $59.95 or $39.95, respectively.

A lifetime license means you pay just once and enjoy antivirus updates for as long as you use the product. Take advantage of this offer, get protected now and forever, and forget about annual renewals!

But don’t delay! The deadline is December 31, 2012.

As a reminder, these seasonal gifts are in celebration of a brand-new product line with a new exciting look, extended compatibility, and some handy new features.

Outpost 8 offers:

    Totally reworked and more intuitive user interface
    Full Windows 8 support
    Extended HIPS for Outpost 64-bit versions
-Agnitum
http://www.agnitum.com/products/
1953
General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
« Last post by Curt on December 23, 2012, 02:13 AM »
A cursor indicator. Hovering over hyperlinks will show a different cursor based on the targets file extension.
-Cursor Indicator On Link Hover - with large icons
46299_after.png
http://userstyles.or...ver-with-large-icons
-Curt (December 19, 2012, 03:09 PM)
So? Enable the status bar and watch the hover text. Done.
-Tuxman (December 22, 2012, 09:13 AM)
I have to admit. I thought it was a cool idea. Until I tried it and saw the icons. Would be a lot cooler if the icons looked cool.  But it was easier for me to read the status bar text than to squint and see that little zipper that meant it was a zip file.  :)
-MilesAhead (December 22, 2012, 09:31 PM)

-ehh? You must have tried the very first original version, back then. The original version made me write him and suggest much larger icons - which he gave it, as seen on above picture. Surely you were not thinking about these big icons when you said the icons were too small?

-------
What does the Link Alert icons look like?
It is weird that there are no pictures, not even on the homepage!  :(
1954
General Software Discussion / Re: Video rant against Windows 8
« Last post by Curt on December 21, 2012, 04:50 PM »
wow, this video has made people's water boil! And this to such a degree that they are making the exact same fault, they are accusing him of doing! I am really not impressed. But at this low level there is clearly no reason to even try to reason. But of course, just like the video guy I have merely tried 8 Metro for half an hour in a shop, so... guess what? I am on his side! I never managed to do anything with Windows 8 Metro; it was useless to me. Useless.



1955
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Expert PDF 8 Professional
« Last post by Curt on December 21, 2012, 10:54 AM »
Note that the update from version 8 to 8.5 of Power Desk Pro is considered a paid upgrade. Major BS as, AFAICR, there were no free incremental updates between versions 8 and 8.5.

Stay away!
-Darwin (December 21, 2012, 09:04 AM)

-wow, a post from Darwin!  :-* Indeed only his seventh in almost seven months!
On seasonal holiday leave, Mike?


Regarding Avanquest; I only deal with them if both the price really is a bargain, and it doesn't matter too much if the program ever is updated. Burned fingers...

1956
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Expert PDF 8 Professional
« Last post by Curt on December 20, 2012, 07:54 PM »
-the offer has ended.
1957
General Software Discussion / Re: Tool for re-formatting text
« Last post by Curt on December 20, 2012, 07:40 PM »
-yes, at first I didn't pay enough attention to his last sentence, but later I realized my mistake, re-edited my post and added the third link, which goes to "Suggestions".
1958
General Software Discussion / Re: Tool for re-formatting text
« Last post by Curt on December 20, 2012, 03:41 PM »
£5 Dolphin Text Editor http://www.animal-so...text-editor-menu.php
-not automatically, but "Mark > Ctrl+0 > select feature".

http://www.animal-so...r-menu-functions.php

http://www.animal-so...m/viewforum.php?f=33

1959
General Software Discussion / Re: FLV downloader needed
« Last post by Curt on December 20, 2012, 08:57 AM »
Can 'you' get the video from http://www.cmt.com/v...913/death-trap.jhtml ? (not the will-i-am commercial, but the Charlie Peacock video) because I can't, but would like to. ♥

edit:
never mind, I've found a better resolution version on YouTube:


1960
General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
« Last post by Curt on December 19, 2012, 03:09 PM »
I cannot believe I haven't already told about my most used extension for Firefox. I guess it is because I see it so often that I forget it is not standard default, and because it is not called an extension, but a user-style. It was even created by our own Supporting Member Winkie:

Cursor Indicator On Link Hover - with large icons - userstyles.org

A cursor indicator. Hovering over hyperlinks will show a different cursor based on the targets file extension.
-Cursor Indicator On Link Hover - with large icons

46299_after.png

http://userstyles.or...ver-with-large-icons

Edit:
I am using 64-bit Waterfox 16 on 64-bit Windows 7.
Can somebody tell if this user-style works on Windows 8 and Firefox 17, 18,...?
1961
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Expert PDF 8 Professional
« Last post by Curt on December 19, 2012, 02:26 PM »
Visagesoft is the manufacturer, while rumor has it that when the trading company Avanquest is entering the scene, it is because development has stopped. However, in some cases life has proven this to not be true. AudialsOne, is one example. Hopefully, Visagesoft Expert Pdf is another. But time will tell.
1962
General Software Discussion / Re: Personalize a folder text name or file text name
« Last post by Curt on December 19, 2012, 08:56 AM »
-ehh... by Microsoft?  :P
"This feature was not implemented in Vista or 7".

1963
General Software Discussion / Re: Personalize a folder text name or file text name
« Last post by Curt on December 19, 2012, 07:52 AM »
Sorry, but this option was removed after XP.
 :(

on XP:

2012-12-19_145026.gif
1964
General Software Discussion / Re: Is possible to set VLC as default for all Youtube ?
« Last post by Curt on December 18, 2012, 08:11 PM »
Windows or Linux?
------------------

Who can tell what VLC Plugin does; there is absolutely no description.
http://addons.videol...Lugin?content=155894
1965
Found Deals and Discounts / It's back again - A lifetime license of OSS for 3 PCs for the price of a 1-year
« Last post by Curt on December 18, 2012, 02:25 AM »
Dear pessimist. You can find the answer in the thread:

I believe that when Outpost was first offered they gave a lifetime license - does anyone know if they are still honoring it or not?
-mwb1100 (December 24, 2008, 10:11 PM)
Yes, my lifetime license is still working since December 2001.
-tn_dang (December 25, 2008, 07:09 AM)

 :-*
1966
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: It's back again - A lifetime license of OSS for 3 PCs for the price of a 1-y
« Last post by Curt on December 18, 2012, 01:58 AM »
Monday, December 17, 2012

Try Outpost 8 and enjoy unlimited product updates for life

To celebrate the brand-new Outpost 8, Agnitum unveils a once-in-a-lifetime offer!

Get a perpetual license for Outpost Security Suite or Outpost Firewall Pro on 3 PCs for the price of a 1 year license. So you get unlimited updates and support for just $59.95 or $39.95, respectively.

A lifetime license means you pay just once and enjoy antivirus updates for as long as you use the product. Take advantage of this offer, get protected now and forever, and forget about annual renewals!

But don’t delay! The deadline is December 31, 2012.

As a reminder, these seasonal gifts are in celebration of a brand-new product line with a new exciting look, extended compatibility, and some handy new features.

Outpost 8 offers:
Totally reworked and more intuitive user interface
Full Windows 8 support
Extended HIPS for Outpost 64-bit versions

http://agnitumblog.b...pdates-for-life.html
-tn_dang (December 18, 2012, 01:34 AM)

-fantastic offer! Thanks for telling!  :up:

I already have a lifetime key for the Security Suite (for my desktop pc), but this offer is too good to miss; I totally want to take the offer, simply to already have a "free" suite when (if) I also get a laptop!

I am very satisfied with my Outpost Security Suite.  :-*
1967
General Software Discussion / Re: Are the new Firefox versions coming with adware built in?
« Last post by Curt on December 17, 2012, 04:14 PM »
I use Video DownloadHelper, but have not seen this before:

5766206889512879973.png

Did you maybe get it from there?
1968
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Artensoft Collage tool 70% off today BDJ
« Last post by Curt on December 17, 2012, 03:00 AM »
today all free!

http://www.giveawayo...photo-collage-maker/

The -70% offer is still on via the same link.

However:

Mis-named as a ‘Photo Collage’ maker, this software is in fact a ‘Mozaic’ making software, which is totally a different kind of photo software. This probably due in part to the fact that the words ‘Mozaic’ and ‘Mosaic’ are in copyright dispute in the U.S. by another software company. Yes, thousands of years after the Romans invented it, some U.S. company patented it. This dispute is still ongoing.

Easy to install and register, Thanks,

As well as Asharif’s review, I must add what I think is the most important part of any software, and that is the OUTPUT quality.

The output of this particular software is well above a million megapixels. You may not notice it too much on an A4 page, but if you have a larger printer or your printer has the ‘posterize’ function, then that is where the quality shows.

Posterizing your image to 9 or 16 pages, then sticking them together will give a good sharp mozaic of images. Remember the more imput images you use, the better the output, so use hundreds of images for imput. I also use different coloured blank images in the mix. This will help fill up areas of same colour such as the sea or sky etc.
-GOTD-user
1969
Found Deals and Discounts / Remove objects from photos: PhotoUpz
« Last post by Curt on December 16, 2012, 06:05 AM »
PhotoUpz is on Bits du Jour again, and again for merely $8.
I think this program is the best of the kind.
http://www.bitsdujou...om/software/photoupz
-Curt (June 17, 2012, 03:53 AM)

I still think PhotoUpz may be the best of the kind for the money.

Today, Sunday 16 December 2012: http://www.bitsdujou...om/software/photoupz

--------------
Read from Renegade and Stephen66515, all done with the expensive Adobe Photoshop, and then compare to my version below, created in less than a minute with this $8 program!

The original from which we want to remove the photographer:

originalScreenshot--PM.JPG

---------
Done in less than a minute (after first reading the manual):

$8 PhotoUpz:

NewScreenshotPM.JPG

http://www.bitsdujou...om/software/photoupz
1970
General Software Discussion / Re: CFi ShellToys 7.3
« Last post by Curt on December 14, 2012, 04:27 PM »
looks like this has been updated again.
-flamerz (December 14, 2012, 03:15 PM)

-yes, 7.4 came 5 weeks ago, but it was merely because of minor fixes.
Because of Win 8 a major update is (slowly) approaching. false rumor? ShellToys already is working with Windows 8

--------------
I believe Dmex is a similar program: http://www.andrerueb...d.de/dmex/index.html It's free.
-Giampy (December 14, 2012, 04:01 PM)

DMEX has been useful for many years - I used DMEXbar on XP. But I gladly paid for the vast number of extra features in CFi Shell Toys. DMEX is of course both fine and free, but I really like CFi's huge number of available features.

1971
General Software Discussion / Re: WSOD
« Last post by Curt on December 13, 2012, 05:12 PM »
surely, if you are running a laptop, you must have the opportunity to exit the security program(s), and test if things are improving by this way. Your problem #sounds# like the one I had some years ago when my Agnitum Outpost / Eset NOD32 security combination wasn't working well together.

Also, it sounds as if the laptop needs some more / new / better memory.



1972
General Software Discussion / Re: Are the new Firefox versions coming with adware built in?
« Last post by Curt on December 13, 2012, 01:54 AM »
1) http://coupondropdown.com/uninstall.php
2) http://www.onlinesaf...ser-hijacker-malware

DIY CouponDropdown removal resources
http://www.onlinesaf...ser-hijacker-malware

*If you are an experienced computer user, you may locate and delete the CouponDropdown files and registry entries below. The manual removal process for CouponDropdown is best performed while in Safe Mode.

CouponDropdown Files

    %LocalAppData%\CouponDropDown\
    %LocalAppData%\CouponDropDown\Chrome\
    %LocalAppData%\CouponDropDown\Chrome\CouponDropDown.crx
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.dll
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.exe
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.ico
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDown.ini
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDownGui.exe
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\CouponDropDownInstaller.log
    %ProgramFilesX86%\CouponDropDown\Uninstall.exe

CouponDropdown Registry Entries

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\CouponDropDown\
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Crossrider
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cr_Installer
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.BHO
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.FBApi
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CrossriderApp0004352.Sandbox
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{55555555-5555-5555-5555-550055435552}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{66666666-6666-6666-6666-660066436652}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{77777777-7777-7777-7777-770077437752}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{44444444-4444-4444-4444-440044434452}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{22222222-2222-2222-2222-220022432252}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{33333333-3333-3333-3333-330033433352}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{55555555-5555-5555-5555-550055435552}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{66666666-6666-6666-6666-660066436652}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Interface\{77777777-7777-7777-7777-770077437752}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\TypeLib\{44444444-4444-4444-4444-440044434452}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{22222222-2222-2222-2222-220022432252}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{33333333-3333-3333-3333-330033433352}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\Interface\{55555555-5555-5555-5555-550055435552}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\Interface\{66666666-6666-6666-6666-660066436652}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\Interface\{77777777-7777-7777-7777-770077437752}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\TypeLib\{44444444-4444-4444-4444-440044434452}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow\*.crossrider.com
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CouponDropDown
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110011431152}

-onlinesafety411
1973
General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Print All Tabs (to PDF)
« Last post by Curt on December 12, 2012, 05:29 PM »
universal-print works.
I don't like it, and I don't use it, I merely re-tested to see if it still would the job.

2012-12-13_002342.gif

1974
Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: SilverNote
« Last post by Curt on December 11, 2012, 12:36 AM »
When I launch Silvernote, I get an error:


[ Invalid Attachment ]
-robinsiebler (December 10, 2012, 04:59 PM)

When I had a similar problem (with another program), the only way out of it that I could find, was to run a so-called "cleaner" program, and this way find & delete the empty link. Yes, these cleaners can be terrible, but for this problem a cleaner is very useful.

-------------

It would be nice to know how pleased you are with SilverNote. I was about to test it 3 months ago, but lost interest because of the Pro version's normal asking price. Now re-reading the thread, I am reminded that he gave us a free license (APJA0C0H00GH19CM872D331QHXZDVR) for the expensive pro version, so maybe I should test SilverNote again.

1975
General Software Discussion / Re: Duplicate Cleaner (gratis)
« Last post by Curt on December 10, 2012, 11:13 AM »
Now at version 3:

http://www.digitalvo...nt/duplicate-cleaner

2012-12-10_181109.gif

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