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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: That NANY badge
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 15, 2011, 06:50 AM »
Cool.

But what's this?

NANY 2011: New Apps for the New Year 2010 Participant

Standard NANY confusion   :D
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 14, 2011, 06:08 PM »
Whew!  I was beginning to think I had lost my comedic talent,...but,.... wait a minute?!?  It "reminded" you of *something*... it didn't make you laugh.  :(

Actually... it was after I stopped laughing (which took some time -- hence the delay in posting my remembrance)  :)
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 14, 2011, 05:46 PM »
Psssst!... my comment above about "CleverCat," was intended as mirth.

Of course... my comment was just something I had wanted to mention previously and yours reminded me  :)
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 14, 2011, 05:38 PM »
If a 'humble' non programmer (such as myself) won, they could 'give' the programme to a NANY participant!  :Thmbsup:

You could also use the application to create ancillary content for NANY (and other) applications... it's sort of what happens here on DC anyway: but that was the idea behind the give-away in the first place. I think it ran into a timing issue, so what will probably happen is that this year's winners will probably be next year's volunteers  :) ...and that sounds ok to me  :Thmbsup:
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 14, 2011, 05:22 PM »
It's a good thing I used an if in that sentence then. Means I don't have to make my post have most of its contents magically disappear on us. ;)

No, no... it's all good: this thing is bound to evolve further and good discussion is what helps that... who knows what will happen next this year?
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 14, 2011, 05:43 AM »
Personally I think that if the giveaways were meant for NANY entrants

No... the give-away is part of the New Year Software Celebration: not restricted to NANY at all, but because they were given specifically for NANY Volunteers we were thinking of a slight bias in their favour. But my understanding is that the selection algorithm still strives for "total happiness" of all participants.

but more variety in the prize pool would be very nice as well. Mugs are awesome, and I will love my NANY mug to a porcelain death

I think it would be wrong to think of the give-away in terms of a prize pool for NANY entrants: that is what the mug is for (or other DC Shop merchandise). The give-away was a happy occurrence that we hadn't actually planned on...
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 13, 2011, 11:21 PM »
yeah actually wasn't the idea originally that the giveaways would be for the volunteers, but we just didn't have many volunteers (or perhaps we didnt need them).

The volunteers volunteered their skills for which they already had the tools... it was probably obvious in hindsight that that would be the case; anyway, it's opened it up for everyone now...
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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 13, 2011, 10:06 PM »
Most of these tools do however seem to favor the creative side of things, so in that sense I think it might be appropriate to do a bit of light favoring of NANY participants. These giveaways are all things that are of use to people involved in NANY apps, and imo less so to the more general visitor using such applications.

Which is why we got, or at least asked, for those types of programmes... that they'd be of benefit to the NANY Entrants and Volunteers, so a slight bias seemed to connect those two desires nicely without taking the celebration away for everyone!

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Living Room / Re: Lots of new members
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 13, 2011, 08:38 PM »
Wouldn't it be better to just let mouser handle this and move on?

Only if it doesn't stop him doing a pretty graph!!  ;)
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Living Room / Re: Lots of new members
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 13, 2011, 07:50 PM »
I think it's NANY bringing in the new members, and i'm thrilled to see it!

Can we have a little graph??
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 12, 2011, 11:56 PM »
Can I put the link of this "Donationcoder" page on the PCA web page ?

If yes, what image I can use of "Donationcoder" ? Also I request to put link of the main "donationcoder.com"


Certainly: most other people do.
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It would be interesting to know how you go... I've got lots of Excel and Word toolbars around the building and we're looking at upgrading shortly...

I only have the one, but it's used all over the country.  If and when I do something about it I'll let you know 8)

FYI you're old toolbars will still showup, just not like they used to (they appear under the ADDINS tab of the ribbon, and they can be attached to the quick launch bar)

I have mixed feelings about the 'upgrade' - there are good things (substantially larger worksheets for one), but the interface changes are so drastic that my productivity took a huge hit (this has been discussed elsewhere).  Even 2 months on I still have to go searching for things I used to use all the time

Thanks.

Yes I'm concerned not just for my loss of productivity, but the drain on my time sorting everyone else out...
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Entry Ideas & Requests
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 11, 2011, 09:35 AM »
I generally use plain old explorer:
Screenshot - 12_01_2011 , 2_32_17 AM.png

NANY...great site...thanks for the information!
Now a question, for those who use software like NANY, or ?:
Years ago, probably on Windows 98, I used a utility which showed the number of files inside a directory.
When you used Windows Explorer, and your 'left column' showed the main entries, you clicked on one to open, and the right pane shows those file members, right? No problem.
But on the bottom line of display, again on the left pane above what is now the 'START' button, it showed the NUMBER of file entries in the displayed right pane.
It was handy when viewing large files, such as MP3 libraries and PICTURES, etc.
Sorry...it's hard for me to explain, but there used to be a utility that did this?
Anyone remember this one, or know of one?
I suspect it's one that would be in a 'file management' classification, but I've yet to find it...?
Help?

 :(
-guyincourtenay (January 11, 2011, 09:21 AM)
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 10, 2011, 11:42 PM »
For now, don't include the config.ini file when you send it to a friend.  Just the .snp and the SnapDB.exe file.

Would a "Send to" command work in this instance?
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actually the easiest way is to put it in an addin (XLA) - save it to the XLSTART directory and put a button on the toolbar...

don't know about that last bit in versions past 2003 (we finally got 'upgraded' about 2 months ago and I'm still struggling with all those productivity gains...)

It would be interesting to know how you go... I've got lots of Excel and Word toolbars around the building and we're looking at upgrading shortly...

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Goodness
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 10, 2011, 06:47 PM »
Good news:  Goodness is back up and running with version 0.3.5.0. 

 :Thmbsup:  Thanks!!
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Ethervane Radio
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 10, 2011, 04:15 PM »
Where can i vote on this one?

Excellent!

 :Thmbsup:

There is no voting (in NANY): except with your usage and donations...  ;)

You can also "spread the word" about it: they are all votes for the application.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: askapic.com - Photo Q&A Site
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 10, 2011, 01:45 AM »
how did you land on this url? it's a broken one.

It was a link on one of the pages. Sorry can't remember which one...

Edit: here we go:

http://askapic.com/faq-i6/
Screenshot - 10_01_2011 , 6_47_36 PM.png
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Official Update Thread
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 10:42 PM »
Just thought I'd post the final numbers:
NANY Numbers Final.png

If that red line was a learning curve we'd splattered at the bottom  :D

Good on you DC'ers!!!   :Thmbsup:  You guys are thrill-seekers...
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Wrap Up
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 10:03 PM »
I don't think I can adequately put it into words: but it is very much a team effort, and as Chris says, would not happen without mouser or the other extremely generous members here. It's what makes DonationCoder unique.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 screencast viewing problem (private youtube)
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 08:25 PM »
At the moment I'm getting a Youtube privacy error for all the ones I tried to view (except my own):
 (see attachment in previous post)

No, I'm doing it now...

Ooooops... I guess I was a bit quick on the draw there. :)

You must have only tried yours, as I'd actually forgot to set yours as private ;) Serendipitous...

Edit: Everything is Public now...
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 screencast viewing problem (private youtube)
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 08:12 PM »
At the moment I'm getting a Youtube privacy error for all the ones I tried to view (except my own):
 (see attachment in previous post)

No, I'm doing it now...
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Wrap Up
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 08:01 PM »
I'd like to thank personally all the 34 DC members who pledged 48 NANYs this year and the uncountable members that offered suggestions, feedback and other support! This year was certainly a remarkable year:
NANY Breakdown Final 4.png

Not every pledge ended up as a Released NANY, but everyone (Pledger or Volunteer, Released or not) helped to contribute to a NANY Event that was full of experimentation, discussion and volunteering... but most of all (from my way of thinking): productive good fun.

I'd like to encourage you all to support these members who have so generously helped us celebrate the New Year:


NOTE: I think this link will show you all NANY participants in one page to donate to.


anandcoral Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
Apathetic_Coding Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
CodeTRUCKER Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
Crush Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
daddydave Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
ecaradec Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
hamradio Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
hegearon Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
justice Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
kamahl Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
kyrathaba Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
limelect Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
mouser &
JavaJones
Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant  
Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
mouser Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
nharding Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
NinJA999 Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
phitsc Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
pypohacker Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
Renegade Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
skwire Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
Stephen66515 Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
timns Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
tomos
adi_barb
Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
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tranglos Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
vlastimil Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
worstje Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
Wraith808 Give some DonationCredits to this NANY Entrant
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / NANY 2011 :: Wrap Up
« Last post by Perry Mowbray on January 09, 2011, 07:59 PM »
The NANY Year End Event at DonationCoder.com

NANY stands for "New Apps for the New Year", and the NANY event represents the playful and generous spirit of the DonationCoder.com site and the people who visit it.

During the NANY event coders of all abilities are invited to create a new free application or web service for the public.  The event culminates in a month long celebration of software on DonationCoder.com.  Read more:

As of today, you can watch video screencasts of each of the 30+ NANY entries from this year, and download and use any of the brand new applications!





Start with these entries
There are some real showstoppers here -- some very polished cute little programs and some unique power tools.





JottiQ
JottiQ is a very polished application that makes it more convenient to use Jotti's malware scan website, an online service optimized for one-by-one scanning of files using multiple antivirus engines.  Allows you to queue up multiple files and easily identify files deemed suspicious by multiple engines.




The Bard
Power tool for organizing your soundeffect library - Quickly preview/move/copy large numbers of audio files into your favourite custom folders.




AskaPic.com (forum post)
AskApic is a new web site where people can post images ask questions about them -- where are they from, what are they of, etc.  Community driven with tons of features including tagging, friending, slideshows, etc.




Webcam Video Diary
Highly configurable program to help you quickly record, label, annotate, and manage videos and photos from your webcam throughout the day.  Supports standard file formats and configurable file/directory naming patterns, custom hotkeys, and can stay resident in the system tray when not in use.




Snap DB
Simple, portable, minimalist flat-file database application with as-you-type search and filtering.  Includes import and export functionality.  Best of all, the viewer utility can be packaged with a data file and sent to friends for easy portable sharing of data.




List Numberer
Quickly number a text list in many different formats with easy input / output through the clipboard.  Perfect for when you want to create a text list of items using custom numbering, padding, etc.




Ten Timer
Ten Timer allows easy timing of ten different items in one easy-to-use window.  Remembers timer labels and makes it easy to keep track of many timer events all in one window.




Quick Cliq
Quick Cliq speeds up your daily computer activities by giving you links to folders, files, programs, URLs and command line operations.  It also offers window management, extreme clipboard manipulation, and note taking capabilities.  All of this is provided in a compact menu that you can show anywhere and within any application or window through customizable hot keys and mouse gestures.




Color Warlock
Browse and create custom named-color pallettes.  Colors can be selected by name or hex codes for use when coding.  Palettes can be easily switched between and shared amongst co-workers.




Ethervane Radio
Minimalistic internet radio player with an international internet radio database supporting instant search.  You can mark stations as favorites to quickly keep track of your favorite stations.  Lots of possibilities for future development and perfect when you don't want the bloat of the big media players.




Auspex
Auspex performs text Replacements, Completions and Corrections in any application using predefined rules and intelligent learning for frequently used words and phrases.  Includes clipboard functions and other productivity tools.




Speed Monitor
Continuously tracks the loading speed of a set of multiple web pages you specify.  Easily control the polling interval and track how fast certain servers and web pages respond over the course of a day or week.  Perfect for spotting occasional random slowdowns.




SpeedTracker
Continuously tracks the loading speed of a set of multiple web pages you specify.  Easily control the polling interval and track how fast certain servers and web pages respond over the course of a day or week.  Perfect for spotting occasional random slowdowns.




Duplicate Photo Finder
Compares files from one or two folders for duplicate images (only jpg supported) using different techniques including file size, file hash and pixel data.  The duplicate result set allows you quickly delete duplicates.  Includes source code(!).




TaskDaddy
Automates MS Outlook task creation.  TaskDaddy takes a single line of input from you and turns it into an Outlook task without having to open the full interface of Outlook.  TaskDaddy can also be used from the command line by more experienced users.




WhirlyWord
A unique slot-machine inspired word game where you spin tumblers to create words.  WhirlyWord is written in cross-platform java that will run from your browser.




Cautomaton
A unique and advanced tool for triggering right-click context menus through a non-interactive command line tool.  Extremely useful for advanced users who need to invoke a right-click operation on a file from another application or script.




UserQuotes.com Web Service (forum post)
A new website that allows collaborative management of quotes/reviews about your products, anonymous user feedback and comment display on your website.  An extremely useful tool for web masters -- though still in very early beta stage of development.




Card Creator
A very easy to use tool that lets you combine several photos into a greeting card using various templates.  This is an early release and printing from the application is not available yet.




DCDisplay
A full screen comic/magazine viewer inspired by CDisplay.  See forum post (above) for links to free comics to download.  Note: the installer is a bit flakey.







After you've checked out the above entries you might want to check out these
Some of these may appeal to a narrower audience, or be a little rough around the edges, and some might be considered proof-of-concept prototypes.






NetLaunch
NetLaunch is designed for use on a computer (probably a netbook), which is often going in and out of wireless access.  The idea is that NetLaunch will sit as a background agent, and check network status.  On status change, the program will launch/quit programs depending on user-defined rules.  Still needs a bit of polishing.




Park Cursor Aside
Whenever you type on keyboard or in an edit box, Park Cursor Aside automatically parks (moves) the cursor aside to a defined screen position, so that your view of the document is not blocked by the mouse cursor.




BlackJack in C# with source code
The classic Black Jack game.  The C# Source code is included for coders to extend and build on this blackjack program.




LinkToText
Let's you keep notes associated with web page URLs in Firefox or Internet Explorer, and shows them in a standalone application window when you visit a site.




Llama Tray
A small utility that sits in your system tray and shows a random quote, poem, or joke from a system tray menu on request.




NANY Excuse Manager
An inside joke for NANY participants: it lets coders submit excuses for being late presenting their entries.




Partial Download
Command line utility that downloads first few bytes of given URL.  Could be useful for partially downloading a huge movie file and checking it for it worthiness before downloading the full thing.




Treat Yourself Nicely
An unfinished system tray utility that you query when you want to have a snack -- if you don't wait long enough you will be denied.




UpdateVersion
UpdateVersion is a command line tool for programmers, that can update some target files (pad files, dcupdate files, versioninfo files) with the actual version and release date information extracted from a source executable file.




VeggieSquares
An early version of an educational children's game/toy, where kids lay out vegetables in a garden and learn about companion planting techniques.  Author asks for more feedback for future feature ideas.




WordCaster
Proof of concept utility that checks definitions on multiple sites at the same time and displays them in a single window.




Crush Sniffer
This is a proof-of-concept pair of Linux and Windows tools that go hand in hand and let you examine some common log files from your Linux system on a Windows pc.




Goodness
Goodness is a Chrome extension designed to block certain sites from being visited -- to help you control your bad urges.




FScript2
FScript2 is an advanced plugin wrapper for Find and Run Robot that allows coders to write plugins in Javascript.  NOTE: FScript version 2 is a major attempt to simplify updating but it is still in a very experimental alpha stage and shouldn't be used unless you are an early beta tester/developer.




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