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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: MouseLocater - automatic highlight cursor when mouse is moved again

« Last post by rjbull on April 07, 2009, 05:11 AM »

I haven't tried this, but there's Sonar:

Sonar 4 (677Kb)
This package provides an expanded ring around the mouse pointer for users who have difficulty locating the pointer. Unlike the Windows XP version, this package places a permanent ring around the pointer. This version introduces the option to vary the colour of the Sonar ring.
June 2008 - Added the use of ALT+s to show / hide the ring when required, version now 4.1

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bookmarks, I am frustrated

« Last post by rjbull on April 02, 2009, 04:54 AM »

I am interested in sharing my bookmarks and saved pages across my networked computers.

-kartal (April 01, 2009, 01:53 PM)

For what little it may be worth, you can save pages, or parts of pages, in Evernote, and export them again as MHT files.  Not as seamless or all-encompassing as you may want, but at least  it's a format most people will be able to read.  At least that's true of Evernote 2 series; I haven't tried the Web-based version.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Someone MUST make a new PowerMarks program.

« Last post by rjbull on April 01, 2009, 10:34 AM »

I'd be delighted if I could simply right-click to tell Linkman which browser to use to open a stored link.  That seems to me considerably less cumbersome than having to go into Settings-->Launch URLs each time I want to use a browser other than the one I've specified as "open with."

-cyberdiva (April 01, 2009, 09:59 AM)

LinkStash has a series of hotkeys to open in current/new window with a series of browsers - so I could open the same page in IE, Firefox and Opera at the same time by hitting different hotkeys.

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General Software Discussion / Re: When was your last BSOD? I'm betting it was a long time ago

« Last post by rjbull on April 01, 2009, 04:49 AM »

I think it was a BSOD - full screen.  Wasn't your average message box, anyway.

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General Software Discussion / Re: When was your last BSOD? I'm betting it was a long time ago

« Last post by rjbull on April 01, 2009, 04:39 AM »

A few weeks ago, trying to run EmEditor portable from a USB, saved a simple macro, clicked EmEditor's macro button and <<POW>>.  XP said a hardware problem; could be, I don't know.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bookmarks, I am frustrated

« Last post by rjbull on April 01, 2009, 04:35 AM »

Btw does it have a firefox addon? I was looking for a convenient solution as well.

-kartal (March 31, 2009, 03:56 PM)

Yes, on the right-click menu in Firefox.  It also has a kind of "macro" capability that allows it to send keystrokes to a program, so you can do the equivalent of Ctrl-S.  That allows LWA to save material from a wider range of programs that aren't already included in its list, like K-Meleon.  The list of supported applications includes most popular browsers, several e-mail clients and news readers.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bookmarks, I am frustrated

« Last post by rjbull on March 31, 2009, 03:11 PM »

And it is not very cheap application either at least for my wallet.

-kartal (March 31, 2009, 02:54 PM)

kartal, you just missed the March 2009 DC discount, 30% on LWA! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: KeyNote NF (New Features) - a "successor" to Tranglos Keynote

« Last post by rjbull on March 30, 2009, 04:04 PM »

Keynote never quite clicked for me, but I would have persevered if it had had Boolean search.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to monitor computer start-up?

« Last post by rjbull on March 29, 2009, 02:56 PM »

cyberdiva,

Would any of these other DC threads help?

Win Patrol Plus (Bits Du Jour- Fri) Chameleon Startup Manager, Startup Organizer

Boot optimisation software

Chameleon Startup Manager (and other soft) 30% discount (verified June 16, 2007)

startup/tasks manager?

Good programs for helping you manage what programs start with windows?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Macro Express - MiniReview

« Last post by rjbull on March 23, 2009, 04:54 PM »

they do have upgrade price via the buy page (?)

-tomos (March 23, 2009, 03:39 AM)

Didn't spot that, thanks.  I think I'll probably pass, though.  The upgrade price is rather high, and I don't really understand the extras anyway...

[edit]
Hmm.  DC discount looks same as upgrade price, but, maybe I'll use the DC discount to grab a copy of PRO (which would be a new license), install that where I work, and install the "amateur" version at home...
[/edit]

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Macro Express - MiniReview

« Last post by rjbull on March 22, 2009, 04:49 PM »

I'm a registered user of Macro Express pre-Pro.  Aren't they offering an upgrade at reduced price?  I'd find it hard to justify buying at full price all over again, and I notice the current rather steep $59.95 is only for "a limited time."

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General Software Discussion / Re: General brainstorming for Note-taking software

« Last post by rjbull on March 20, 2009, 04:34 AM »

Mark Wieczorek has a fairly short but interesting Comparison of Outliners that includes several I don't remember as having been mentioned in this thread so far.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Frustration with User Feedback

« Last post by rjbull on March 19, 2009, 11:38 AM »

what we need here is a database there's so many small apps all over the place here
showing them by what's new isnt a great way for finding apps if looking for something in partcular - of course forum search can be used then I guess ..

-tomos (March 19, 2009, 09:39 AM)

If you're looking for something in particular then some kind of database would be a good idea, but a blog for new and updated apps could still be useful, especially for updates.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Frustration with User Feedback

« Last post by rjbull on March 19, 2009, 09:23 AM »

One thing that might be good idea is maybe we can find some dc member or two who would be interested in committing to doing mini-reviews of all dc member created software.. or making a blog about them -- so that when someone writes a coding snack or other small utility, there is at least one person who checks it out seriously and summarizes it for others.

-mouser (March 18, 2009, 01:09 PM)

Mouser, I don't think that would work.  I only look at software that may be of interest to me, and presume that everyone else is likewise.  I sometimes see "solutions" to things that to me are non-problems.  It would be hard for anyone to fairly review a software just because it's there.  For example, I've been a big fan of Horst Schaeffer's (Hoshi's) software for over fifteen years, but while I use some of his software all the time, other programs, for one reason or another, don't fit into my world.

The idea of offering a good alerting service so that people can find what, potentially, genuinely interests them, is a good one, though.  Perhaps a separate "new software releases/updates" blog with terse descriptions?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bookmarks, I am frustrated

« Last post by rjbull on March 18, 2009, 05:07 AM »

- integrates with wsa which can work as a bookmark manager of sorts

-iphigenie (March 17, 2009, 03:23 PM)

I think you mean wsw there?  When I try WSW as a bookmark manager it tends to report "too many bookmarks!"  I use LinkStash for that.

I just wish there was a way to get multiple pages as it can get quite repetitive if you want to save, say, 7 pages

Some download managers have features for grabbing whole sites, or presumably parts of sites starting from where you tell them - IDM certainly does, and I think FDM does, though I haven't tried it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: External Drive Content Lister?

« Last post by rjbull on March 17, 2009, 10:22 AM »

Maybe Cathy?

-rjbull (March 17, 2009, 05:34 AM)

updated in the last couple of weeks I see!

-tomos (March 17, 2009, 05:45 AM)

WebSite-Watcher is very useful for checking updates 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bookmarks, I am frustrated

« Last post by rjbull on March 17, 2009, 05:38 AM »

The obvious program for saving Web pages is Local Website Archive. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: External Drive Content Lister?

« Last post by rjbull on March 17, 2009, 05:34 AM »

Maybe Cathy?

An extremly small, very fast and easy to use media cataloging tool. You can use it to index files stored on removable media (CD's, DVD's or even diskettes), hard disks or net drives, and create searchable catalogs that can be used without having access to original media. Searching capabilities are based on file name, date and size. Additional features include filtering options, search duplicates or singles, customizable date format, etc. Found files can be opened (executed) or deleted directly, if they are present. Drag&drop support. Directory trees, MP3 album/song lists can be printed, disk space usage can be investigated. Single file executable, no install needed.

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General Software Discussion / Re: delete all the lines that do NOT start with a specific string in multiple files

« Last post by rjbull on March 15, 2009, 03:26 PM »

Converting the shell script to batch was a huuuge pain in the ass because (again) the Windows console sucks, and doesn't honor piping symbols in a for loop in the same way it would as a standalone command

-Ehtyar (March 14, 2009, 05:44 PM)

Ehtyar,

Take a look at Horst Schaeffer's List MODifier LMOD, which is a great workaround for making batch files to get round these kind of problems.

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General Software Discussion / Re: The Bat: Great program, terrible documentation and support

« Last post by rjbull on March 13, 2009, 07:14 AM »

Do you mean you see TB!'s forum online, as per DC?  I take it as a mailing list.  My main problem with it is the sheer volume: not surprising, I suppose, for a program of TB!'s power and complexity.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Find filenames/folders above certain length and offer to rename them

« Last post by rjbull on March 10, 2009, 11:10 AM »

1-4A Rename has built-in features for shortening names for burning CDs:

Shorten filenames for CD-Rs

If you write CDs they can only can contain filenames with 64 chars or less. Thus 1-4a rename can try to

   1. Shorten the filename: deleting unnecessary spaces (additional to the above mentioned function)
   2. Destruct the filename "Remix" => "Rmx" etc.
   3. Delete space between letters and make letters uppercase: "Michael Jackson-Beat it.mp3" => "MichaelJackson-BeatIt.mp3"
   4. Delete Vowels "Stevie Wonder - Happy birthday" => "Stv Wndr - Hppy brthdy"
   5. Delete double letters: "Madonna" =>"Madona"

You will see the changes immediately plus the number of letters above 64.

Additionally you can choose to not accept changes, if the filename is still too long.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

« Last post by rjbull on March 10, 2009, 10:41 AM »

File Managers

  Perhaps a few of those are fast and strong, I mentioned Total Commander is slow, Xyplorer might be fast.  One of the reasons for this summary was that for most of us the file managers will be chosen on other criteria.  However if a few are truly top-notch on "find files" it would be worth a note. Personally I would be more likely to switch to that file manager. 

-Steven Avery (March 10, 2009, 10:03 AM)

Total Commander is an excellent file manager and my most-used one, but it's true I prefer XYPlorer (registered) for unindexed file searching on the company network.   XY has a nice free version too.  But don't forget that you can have (more or less) the best of both worlds with TC by using the FSE plug-in, which integrates Locate32 into TC.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

« Last post by rjbull on March 09, 2009, 08:44 AM »

What can I use to do realtime index-less NTFS searches in Vista?

-tinjaw (March 04, 2009, 10:25 AM)

Does Nir Sofer's SearchMyFiles work on Vista?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batchmulticlipboard

« Last post by rjbull on March 09, 2009, 08:29 AM »

It might be worth the OP looking at PSPad's Clipboard Monitor Window (Alt-M), but I think it's all mouse-clicks, not hotkeys.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Making my life difficult - Windows 98 - advice needed

« Last post by rjbull on March 08, 2009, 05:35 PM »

Opera 9.20 certainly works on mine, as does F-Prot antivirus (but you need an older version).  TheBat! 3.99 works for e-mail, if you're prepared to spend money; or nPOPuk for a client that leaves mail on the server (by default).