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Living Room / Re: how to improve DC's usability: the stackOverflow model

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2009, 06:53 AM »

Thanks for info about the Spolsky video talk -- looking forward to watching it.
Another direct link for those interested:
http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=NWHfY_lvKIQ

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Oversized icons when using large icon setting (DPI)

« Last post by mouser on May 02, 2009, 01:27 PM »

user has option now of 32x32 or whatever the win system is set to (48x48)

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Oversized icons when using large icon setting (DPI)

« Last post by mouser on May 02, 2009, 01:47 AM »

ok i have it mostly fixed -- trying to tweak it now.
will post when a new version is uploaded.

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: YouTube search alias?

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 11:31 PM »

google plus search plugin with live youtube search as you type:
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=14157.0

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Feature Request: Copy Code

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 08:51 PM »

good ideas.  how about 2 buttons at top of highlighted code.
1. copy all code to clipboard
2. expand code box to show entire code

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Living Room / Re: ToyVoyagers: Stuffed Animals Travel the Globe with the Help of Strangers

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 02:49 PM »

If we make a cody plushie doll we need to send it on one of these voyages.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Oversized icons when using large icon setting (DPI)

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 12:33 PM »

one question:

do people want:

• FARR to use bigger icons (and thus larger row sizes)
• FARR to use 32x32 icons like it normally does, and not crop.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Custom Font Settings for FARR

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 12:32 PM »

apurvarc and others:

let's move all discussion of this big icon problem to this thread:
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=17873.0

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Oversized icons when using large icon setting (DPI)

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 12:30 PM »

am i the only one with this problem?

seems not -- this thread just got revived:
https://www.donation...index.php?topic=9008

i'll have a look this weekend on a virtual machine and see what i can find. it's HOPEFULLY a simple fix.

let's move that discussion of icon sizes to this thread.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Custom Font Settings for FARR

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 12:29 PM »

let me have another look at it in the next few days.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Time Clock Software

« Last post by mouser on May 01, 2009, 12:28 PM »

very good question.. i don't know anything but i'm looking forward to seeing what members suggest.
one thing you might clarify -- are you looking for local pc application, or web-based application, or you don't care?

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 06:48 PM »

Chris your post reminds me of this related onion video which is brilliant:
http://www.theonion....ence_frees_black_man

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 06:47 PM »

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Can't remember the name of Caller ID software!!

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 06:44 PM »

What kind of punishment do we have for long time forum members who refuse to search the forum?
CallerId threads here: https://www.donation...rch2;search=callerid

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General Software Discussion / Re: Appnews.net - A new collaboration between some of our favorite software bloggers

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 06:43 PM »

Welcome Rarst 

For those like me who didn't know about Rarst's site before this, it's definitely worth a visit as well!
http://www.rarst.net/

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UrlSnooper / Re: Unable to sniff

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 05:20 PM »

after you switch to Search tab, and hit search button, what does it say in status bar as you browse the internet?

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Living Room / Re: how to improve DC's usability: the stackOverflow model

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 05:12 PM »

There are a lot of very cool elements of StackOverflow.  Many of these have to do with increasing and moderating user reputation and authority and as has been pointed out by others, that probably isn't appropriate for a site like ours which is more like an open equal discussion where everyone is considered equal.

we are a discussion forum here, not a q&a site where there is an assumption of best, definitive answers that need to be found and voted on.

there is a really interesting double-edged sword aspect to having so many features that make participation like a game -- which some social sites have used to great effect.  on one hand it seems to really get some people participating (i.e. "playing") trying to increase their karma, etc.  And if the points and features are structured well, it can motivate constructive participating.  but it does have a dark side i think, in that people are encourage to become sort of like mercenaries for their points, something that almost everyone on DC has voiced objection to.  the consensus here seems to be we prefer to keep everyone on equal footing and help each other for the pleasure of doing so, without involving karma type stuff.

there are other features that are definitely work looking at (the wiki-like features, etc.)

now the issue of post counts.. i guess i still feel like its a useful and harmless metric, and i find it useful.

the people who want to get rid of it -- what is the motivation for removing it?  is it because having a post count serves as a kind of score that one is afraid will motivate people to post more? or will intimidate others?

i find it useful because it gives one some very rough estimate of how familiar someone is with the forum.  i think it helps mostly with new posters.  when someone posts their first or second post, people are probably a little more willing to cut them some slack and be more gentle, since we can assume they aren't as familiar with the site and are etiquette.  and when someone replies to a new poster with a high post count, the new visitor can be relatively certain that the replier understands the ways and spirit of DC.

it's not a perfect metric, but it seems pretty harmless.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: CTRL+Backspace should delete previous word, not last word

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 04:42 PM »

you can just double click on any word to select it, then delete to delete it.

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General Software Discussion / Appnews.net - A new collaboration between some of our favorite software bloggers

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 04:34 PM »

An interesting new site has been launched by the people behind ghacks and freewaregenius (and Rarst which I did not know about before).

It's called Appnews.net and it seems to be some combination of software update listing site, with extra links to blog writeups of the updated software, and quick download/twitter/email links.

So in other words, when certain programs are updated, they get listed at the top of Appnews, along with links to relative blog entries on ghacks, freewaregenius, rarst, or other sites(?).  I think that's the basic idea.

The display theme leaves a bit to be desired if you ask me (i like a little color in my news), but they are just getting started.  Definitely something to keep an eye on.

http://appnews.net/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Rubber Ducky - a small, fun resource monitor

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 04:27 PM »

fun idea 

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UrlSnooper / Re: Unable to sniff

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 04:26 PM »

i think he was just making a joke about how the subject of the post sounds funny if you don't know it's talking about a problem with a program, like if someone came up to you on the street and said: "I am unable to sniff"


anyway, to your problem -- UrlSnooper is suppoed to insist on running in administrator mode, but you could try right clicking on urlsnooper.exe and running it manually as administrator and see if that helps.

disable automatic network adapter detection, set your adapter card manually, and hit sniff button.  then surf the net and look in url snooper status bar to see if it shows packet numbers increasing.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: CTRL+Backspace should delete previous word, not last word

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 03:16 PM »

when would there be a difference? if the cursor is in the middle of the line? when would that happen in practice?

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DC Gamer Club / Re: 30 PC Games to Play Before You Die

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 01:29 PM »

i definitely don't agree with that list (only played a couple of them) but it's an interesting read.

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General Software Discussion / Re: The Best Of: text editors

« Last post by mouser on April 30, 2009, 12:56 AM »

Welcome Alex, ditto to what TucknDar said 

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Living Room / ToyVoyagers: Stuffed Animals Travel the Globe with the Help of Strangers

« Last post by mouser on April 29, 2009, 09:20 PM »

Such a sweet cool idea.. A website that helps stuff animals travel around the world through the help of strangers, and all the while building photo blogs of their journeys.

ToyVoyagers is a free-to-join website dedicated to travelling toys and their adventures around the globe.. Anyone who comes into contact with a ToyVoyager is encouraged to update its Travelog and post photographs of its adventures on the website.. We have members from all over the world. Membership is free: all you need is access to the internet, a camera, your own (or someone else's!) ToyVoyager, a good sense of humour and a willingness to be stared at whilst randomly photographing a soft toy in front of a famous monument..

http://www.toyvoyagers.com

from http://monkeyfilter.com/