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N.A.N.Y. Challenge 2007 / Re: Cody Mug for NANY Participants

« Last post by nudone on January 24, 2007, 04:12 AM »

f0dder, you are correct, it's an amd64. i am now very worried that i am the victim of sabotage. and to think that i considered them friends - i should have known by the bird's expression that they were up to no good.

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Living Room / Re: How do you spend your time on the computer?

« Last post by nudone on January 24, 2007, 03:38 AM »

i am serious, so i shall follow your good advice, brotherS.

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N.A.N.Y. Challenge 2007 / Re: Cody Mug for NANY Participants

« Last post by nudone on January 24, 2007, 03:34 AM »

ah, app, i wondered if anyone would notice.

they are my little friends (cody doesn't know about them). i wouldn't be surprised if they post in this forum - as you can see one has his own centrino powered laptop. their names? i do not know, they don't speak, they only observe. i think they may have escaped from the atari game 'joust'. what do they want? only time will tell.

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Living Room / Re: How do you spend your time on the computer?

« Last post by nudone on January 24, 2007, 02:55 AM »

you know when i jokingly said that i think my computer uses me and not the other way around. well, i'm seriously beginning to think i have a mental problem regarding the use of this machine. it never fails to ruin my day in some way and yet i return to it the next morning and turn it back on - hoping that this will be the perfect pc day.

my machine hates me. there is now a battle of wills between me and my machine (using the word 'my' is clearly wrong as it is my master). i hate you computer, i hate, hate you, hate you.

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Living Room / Re: Idea for graphic artists and animators

« Last post by nudone on January 24, 2007, 02:49 AM »

it's a great idea, and has been discussed a few times - maybe not on the forum. hopefully it is more a case of when and not if such a screensaver will be made.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: move small dialog windows to cursor position

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 04:13 PM »

i wondered if it was the 'don't move the window if it's already under the mouse' feature but it's not that.

i'm wondering if it's something to do with the list of name that i had in the 'move these windows' box. when there is only 'Save As' in the list of windows to move it appears to work okay. as soon as others are added to the list then it becomes a bit random.

i really haven't tested it enough yet to spot what's happening so when i say it works when there is only 'Save As' in the 'move this window' section then i could well be very wrong.

i shall try changing a few rules for size matching and see what happens.

(i'm about ready to fetch my big lump hammer out of the shed in a minute and smash the computer up into little pieces - it's being naughty again and i really have about lost my patience with it. i'm trying to think of what life i can live without ever having to turn a computer on again.)

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N.A.N.Y. Challenge 2007 / Re: Cody Mug for NANY Participants

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 04:01 PM »

how do we know that's not an imposter? 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: move small dialog windows to cursor position

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 02:17 PM »

well, the main problem seems to be with the 'save as' dialog. that's the one that troubles me.

i've specified for it to be moved by dialogname 'Save As', sometimes it moves, sometimes it doesn't i can't see any pattern to the problem. i admit it's larger than the rules i've set for size which are 1920 x 200 but as it moves sometimes i just wonder why it doesn't move all the time.

i shall try to follow exactly what is happening when i use the machine tomorrow and then i'll try and give a detailed report.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: move small dialog windows to cursor position

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 02:03 PM »

i haven't thought for too long about this so i may be talking complete rubbish:

i'm wondering if the rules for matching smaller window sizes before moving the dialog is actually superfluous to making dialogmove work.

now that the rules are there to move windows depending on their 'in focus' button (okay, save, cancel, etc) it looks to me that is all that is required, i.e. no need to look for size.

as the windows that are moved by dialogmove tend to have the types of buttons mentioned above then perhaps we could try a version that abandoned the size method.

i mention this as there are still a few windows that don't behave as they should. sometimes they move, sometimes they don't. making a specific window NOT move often effects another window not moving also. these are slight issues but i'm wondering if the size function is the one that is getting in the way.

i need to experiment for a bit and then i'll report back.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 12:22 PM »

that's great. well, i'll download it and wait and see what the opinion is from everyone else. if it's just another program that gives you a false sense of security i'll not carry on with it.

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: desktop icon manager/grouping

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 06:56 AM »

good to see you've got it working.

for a name, er, i'd say 'iconmove' but i'm sure mitzevo can suggest something.

is there no way of getting it to work with 'align to grid' as that's how i keep my desktop looking nice.

edit:
i see that it does work with 'align to grid' enabled anyway.

so, will it be possible to match icons by their extensions? this could also be extended to move/copy files from the desktop to a specified folder, i.e. a file finishes downloading onto the desktop and is then automatically moved to a folder according to it's file type.

i must say the moving of icons/files/folders on the desktop is the more important feature for me. my workflow is usually just to save all 'working' documents (mainly images but could be anything) onto the desktop and then move them around the screen so i know what is what simply be its location on screen.

beyond this, of course, i'd just like to add that it would be very nice to be able to save a number of desktop icon layouts.

i'm wondering how are you going to cope with it moving icons to locations that are already occupied by an icon - the default action by the system appears to be to move the current icon down on screen. when the bottom of the screen is reached the icons then wrap around to begin positioning themselves from the top of the screen.

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: desktop icon manager/grouping

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 06:16 AM »

looks promising then..?

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: desktop icon manager/grouping

« Last post by nudone on January 23, 2007, 01:51 AM »

i've downloaded and had a quick play with Desktop Organizer & Arranger and it's not really the solution to the problem as it doesn't automatically move icons for you - it only saves their position after you've layed them out. it also creates a very ugly grid on screen AND immediately after installation it said my trial period was over. so, unfortunately i'd have to say it's not a quality piece of software.

is there no way of moving icons with autohotkey?

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N.A.N.Y. Challenge 2007 / Re: Cody Mug for NANY Participants

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 04:27 PM »

jgpaiva looks exactly like i imagined - but with a beard attached. such a noble smile.

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: desktop icon manager/grouping

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 11:37 AM »

good idea. i'd find this kind of tool useful too as i use the desktop as a storage and a work area with plenty of icons scattered around the place.

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SMF Forum Mods / Re: Global Quoting mod

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 05:58 AM »

ha, brilliant.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 05:33 AM »

any thoughts on 'currports' http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

i.e. run it, see what's in the list. then you'd know what's accessing the net and hopefully spot something nasty. i see that there is a problem in identifying something 'nasty'.

edit:
oh, i've just run it. there are loads of unknowns. not very helpful then.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: move small dialog windows to cursor position

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 05:28 AM »

i think the new version is working perfectly. seems to know what's going on with larger windows a bit better too.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 05:13 AM »

oh dear. not very good then.

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General Software Discussion / Re: multi core cpu control - is there a need?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 05:11 AM »

sounds like it's only going to be useful to me if i play unreal tournament 2003 again.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 04:59 AM »

i understand that when typing the information into roboform when setting it up could obviously be monitored by a keylogger, but i'm hoping that when it pastes the information into a page for you that a keylogger won't catch that. i don't know how these kinds of things work. wishful thinking on my part i guess.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 04:36 AM »

like you say, if it's a false sense of security, then why bother.

i'm going to see how long i can run this current setup before something really bad happens like a major infection or my credit card details are stolen - i use roboform for all that kind of thing so i'm assuming it's safe enough.

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General Software Discussion / multi core cpu control - is there a need?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 04:08 AM »

i came across this util today over at shell extension city: CPU-Control by Koma Code.

http://www.koma-code...;id=88&Itemid=93

it allows you to configure how the cores are used in a multi core system. so, you can specify whether an application should run on one core or use both.

is there any real point to this. i have a dual core cpu but as i understand it, the software has to be designed to use both cores for there to be any advantage over using one.

this app would be handy for running apps that will only run correctly on a single core - i remember having a game like that (might have been ut2003). but other than that scenario is there any use to this app.

i ask as i'd like to obviously get the most out of my dual core machine and if this app can help then i'll use it.

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SMF Forum Mods / Re: Is there a better way to handle Gri's posts?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 03:25 AM »

farmsteader, don't take my 'Gri is an artist' idea too seriously. i just see this current DC phenomenon as something i can either become annoyed by or simply let it wash over me.

if i play along with Gri's game, jumping from one forum to another, one post to another, then it is my own choice/fault for doing so. Gri has set the game up but it remains for us to participate. you might be tricked into doing so the first couple of times but it doesn't take long to ignore Gri after that.

providing Gri doesn't take over the DC forum then i have no real complaint. if i thought Gri's method of forum jumping was such a brilliant idea as Gri does then i'd embrace the Gri infection of DC, but it does seem a very silly way of conducting things. Gri obviously thinks they've created a brilliant system that will take over the forum world or, at least, will have a go at spreading through the friendlier ones. i think it is massive egocentricity that makes Gri believe they can just appear on a forum and begin applying a new set of rules. if they haven't learnt by now that the system doesn't work then they obviously don't care what anyone else's opinion is - the system is that good we are clearly just fools for not appreciating it.

so, the choice is, become annoyed by Gri's eccentricity/selfishness or treat him/her/it as a source of amusement. just as Gri doesn't want to participate fully in the DC forum and would rather subvert and force upon us a new set of rules, i will choose to reinvent how Gri expects to be perceived. therefore Gri has become this thing that makes weird posts, i don't follow the links as they obviously aren't important or their content would be posted on this forum (that is the flaw in Gri's experiment).

Gri, is my DC poet. i quite enjoy reading these Gri posts now, they don't really stir any profound thoughts in my head when reading them but that's probably because i'm just not getting it - my fault, not Gri's, as it is up to me as the audience to interpret Gri's message.

as for what is art, i find Damien Hirst an amazing artist but i think Jeff Koons a fraud. i wouldn't be surprised that the downloadable video murders we have today will be considered art at some point in the future - such is the whim of mankind.

edit:
i see Gri has just made a post saying it is up to us to follow the links or not - clearly the resulting forum jump is of no real significance then. it is all about self participation in the game. is it profound, lord, i don't know. Gri's posts negate themselves - my head spins from the zen like sophistication of it all.

another edit:
the way i'm questioning what i consider a forum to be and the way the 'rules' should work does make believe more and more that Gri is a new kind of internet artist. i wouldn't have thought about such things without Gri doing what they are doing.

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General Software Discussion / Re: common router firewall outbound settings?

« Last post by nudone on January 22, 2007, 02:40 AM »

thanks, tinjaw and f0dder.

i've just woken up this morning and the first thought that popped into my head was how will my router firewall know which programs are good or bad if all it does it use port numbers in the rules. well, obviously, like you've said - it won't.

my current setup is almost identical to what you've have running, f0dder. the firewall has a few rules for specific incoming ports (utorrent, emule) and absolutely everything is allowed out. also, the xp firewall is running and i've gone for that aol (kaspersky) free firewall to look after the virus side of things.

i'm not sure if i'm happy with this or not. it was reassuring to see the popups from zone alarm for out going requests but i guess most of (if not all of it) was from harmless apps just wanting to call home.

i shall try and learn to accept this current situation rather than keep installing firewalls in the hope that they are stable enough for my system.

tinjaw, when you have time, it will be nice to hear what you were going to say about HIPS. i did install comodo firewall as this is something it is renowned for - but it always seems to crash after a few hours use (i've tried twice on two separate installs of xp so i've given up with it).

i thought there would be a simple piece of software out there that does this HIPS thing and little else. i'm not really interested in defining port numbers and tcp/udp. i just want to be able to say yes/no to "can this program access the outside world". that seems like a simple thing to expect to me and i'd have thought it a simple thing to implement, i.e. monitor util watches open programs for attempts to connect and lets them through or blocks them completely. how hard is that.

i obviously don't understand the complexity of what's involved (can't autohotkey do this kind of thing  ).