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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: XYplorer File Manager
« Last post by rjbull on April 01, 2008, 05:27 AM »
UNC no, the rest yes. Simply hide the columns or drag them to the order you like.
-DonL (December 11, 2007, 04:42 AM)

Thanks, DonL!

Suggest you consider UNC for the paid version,  though.
-rjbull (December 11, 2007, 05:55 AM)
You mean to automatically translate the mapped paths, or to add another column for the UNC versions of the mappings?
-DonL (April 01, 2008, 01:22 AM)

I should have been clearer in the first place...  If there has to be a choice, I presume I'd have to plump for the latter.  The scenario is that on the network at work, I need to know what the UNC versions are so I can paste them into e-mails, so recipients can be sure of getting a clickable link to the target file.  That's all, really.


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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by rjbull on March 14, 2008, 05:52 AM »
One thing to note about Seeker is that it DOES search within files, which may be why it was taking longer than SearchGT.
-Darwin (March 13, 2008, 03:49 PM)

For speed in looking inside files, you'd have a hard time beating BareGrep Pro or plain BareGrep if you don't need the integrated viewer.  Plain strings or regexps, but sadly no Boolean searching.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?
« Last post by rjbull on March 14, 2008, 05:48 AM »
Singing the praises of an app that a software addict such as myself can't actually try out is like waving a red flag at a bull.
-Darwin (March 13, 2008, 04:02 PM)

Back in the DOS days, I tried a lot of shareware.  The scenario was often that I'd try several things in one session, only looking at them superficially, and binning them rapidly if they didn't solve the immediate problem.  Then, a few months later, I'd have a slightly different problem, and think hmmm, didn't that such-and-such program say it did that?  And re-test as appropriate.  Because it was DOS, uninstalling almost invariably removed all traces of the program and one could start an evaluation period all over from scratch.  I wasn't trying to rip anyone off, but I don't usually have time or inclination for exhaustive tests, nor can I always see ahead to the next problem.

But the Windows Registry has changed all that.  Software producers have a means of ruthlessly and mindlessly enforcing their policies, as if I had a continuous 30 days or whatever to test their software.  In other words, it's a damn sight harder to test software than it used to be, and more expensive.  I don't really have an answer to that, but miss the good old times...   :(

2329
Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Specialized anti-idle and 'modem booster'
« Last post by rjbull on March 13, 2008, 05:12 AM »
Given the hoops you're trying to jump through with limited resources, would it be easier just to change your ISP?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Specialized anti-idle and 'modem booster'
« Last post by rjbull on March 12, 2008, 09:37 AM »
I don't understand the sound bit, but could you do the http:// part by launching any old download manager, and setting its scheduler to download a non-existent page or file from a Web site that does exist, repeating as often as needed?

For a keep-awake utility, I used Caffeine by Zhorn Software, much better known as the maker of Stickies.

2331
Mouser's Zone / Re: Multi-browser Bookmark Synchronization Tool and Other Multi-Browser Ideas?
« Last post by rjbull on March 12, 2008, 05:06 AM »
I tried really hard to like website watcher but it's just not made for me - on paper I should just love it but it's too much setup work and then it still managed to puzzle me. Mostly I have tons of bookmarks I check once in a blue moon and just want for reference so I can find them again, and a tiny number of sites i check regularly. It was just too much work to set them all up so it wouldnt show me whenever things i am not interested in are changed...
-iphigenie (March 08, 2008, 05:54 PM)

I agree that WebSite-Watcher isn't made specifically as a bookmark tool, only suggesting it because I thought you had it anyway.  But, I don't think it's hard to use for its main job.  All you need do is put the bookmarks you check often into a folder by drag-and-drop or whatever, and press F9 on that folder when you want its contents checked.  All your other pages can go in an "Inactive" folder, left alone until needed again.


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Mouser's Zone / Re: Multi-browser Bookmark Synchronization Tool and Other Multi-Browser Ideas?
« Last post by rjbull on March 08, 2008, 03:17 PM »
I registered LinkStash a while back now, and like it, but it may not have all the features you want.  It now has duplicate detection and dead link checking - I think, haven't tried them - and a good license.  Adding URLs from your browser is done by user-definable hotkey.

iphigenie, if I remember correctly, you're a big fan of Martin Aignesberger's programs.  Have you tried simply using WebSite-Watcher as your bookmark manager?  It puts that little icon at the top of your browser and functions are available from there.

2333
Official Announcements / Re: The site is now back online (March 6th, 2008)
« Last post by rjbull on March 07, 2008, 08:37 AM »
Yes,
BIG THANKs to ALL, mouser Gothic wordzilla for all the hard work

I guess you guys are still busy (or sleeping)
but if you get a chance
...please take this time to walk outside and remember what your family looks like. ;)
:)
-tomos (March 07, 2008, 02:19 AM)
+1.  but I thought DC was pretty close to being family...   :-[
-rjbull (March 07, 2008, 03:16 AM)

I confess ...
I was just having a little dig at the message on the "Server is down" page -
I do get to go out and get fresh air [most]everyday...but I guess dc time often tends to come out of my work time  :-[
having had a break can help me break that habit...
but hey it is nice to be back :)
-tomos (March 07, 2008, 04:57 AM)

Who'd want to break the DC habit?   8)

2334
Living Room / Re: free email without frequent login requirement - recommendations?
« Last post by rjbull on March 07, 2008, 03:23 AM »
Another to check is GMX, although they are larger, they are making a USA push
-Steven Avery (February 29, 2008, 08:26 AM)

GMX have recently returned to the UK too.

'throwaway' (temporary) web accounts if you don't want to give out your normal email.

Spamgourmet is another approach for that, but looks too computerish for nudone's couple.


2335
Official Announcements / Re: The site is now back online (March 6th, 2008)
« Last post by rjbull on March 07, 2008, 03:16 AM »
Yes,
BIG THANKs to ALL, mouser Gothic wordzilla for all the hard work

I guess you guys are still busy (or sleeping)
but if you get a chance
...please take this time to walk outside and remember what your family looks like. ;)
:)
-tomos (March 07, 2008, 02:19 AM)

+1.  but I thought DC was pretty close to being family...   :-[

2336
General Software Discussion / Re: books/blogs on database design?
« Last post by rjbull on February 29, 2008, 03:37 PM »
I heard - from an article in the computing section of the paper, I think - that the following is "the one." The details are those from our county library record.


Author    Date, C. J., Christopher John 1941-
Title    Database systems
Publisher    Addison-Wesley
Price    £27.99
Summary    Covers the whole spectrum of opportunity from design to retail, from fashion journalism to modelling. Fully updated 5th edition.
Contents    (Each Chapter begins with an Introduction and concludes with a Summary, and each Appendix begins with an Introduction): I. PRELIMINARIES 1. An Overview of Database Management 2. Database System Architecture 3. An Introduction to Relational Databases 4. An Introduction to SQL II. THE RELATIONAL MODEL 5. Domains, Relations, and Base Relvars 6. Relational Algebra 7. Relational Calculus 8. Integrity 9. Views III. DATABASE DESIGN 10. Functional Dependencies 11. Further Normalization I: 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF 12. Further Normalization II: Higher Normal Forms 13. Semantic Modeling IV. TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT 14. Recovery 15. Concurrency V. FURTHER TOPICS 16. Security 17. Optimization 18. Missing Information 19. Type Inheritance 20. Distributed Databases 21. Decision Support 22. Temporal Databases 23. Logic-Based Databases VI. OBJECT AND OBJECT/RELATIONAL DATABASES 24. Object Databases 25. Object/Relational Databases Appendix A: SQL Expressions Appendix B: An Overview of SQL3 Appendix C: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
Description    For over 25 years, C. J. Dates An Introduction to Database Systems has been the authoritative resource for readers interested in gaining insight into and understanding of the principles of database systems. This exciting revision continues to provide a solid grounding in the foundations of database technology and to provide some ideas as to how the field is likely to develop in the future. The material is organized into six major parts. Part I provides a broad introduction to the concepts of database systems in general and relational systems in particular. Part II consists of a careful description of the relational model, which is the theoretical foundation for the database field as a whole. Part III discusses the general theory of database design. Part IV is concerned with transaction management. Part V shows how relational concepts are relevant to a variety of further aspects of database technology-security, distributed databases, temporal data, decision support, and so on. Finally, Part VI describes the impact of object technology on database systems.

Amazon UK link:  http://www.amazon.co...195/virtuallibrar-21


2337
Living Room / Re: Timeline Software
« Last post by rjbull on February 28, 2008, 02:39 PM »
Maybe Gantt2 by Jan Verhoeven?  His Web site appears to have moved here but it doesn't seem to be there now, hence attached (434K).
2338
General Software Discussion / Re: My favorite software! What's yours?
« Last post by rjbull on February 27, 2008, 03:39 PM »
Just go to Allgemein > Lokalisierung (General > Localization) and switch from Deutsch to English. But - as far as I know - the help file is only in German.

I tried a LOT of applications of this kind, but Shortcut is - in my opinion - by far the best one.
-ad-min (February 25, 2008, 02:20 AM)

Hmmm...  Good software coming out of Germany, e.g. Horst Schaffer's programs, but I think I'd rather wait until everything has an English translation, including the licensing terms.

2339
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Typing Assistant - Free at GAOTD
« Last post by rjbull on February 27, 2008, 03:33 PM »
It adds every word you type to your personal word list. So the first time I typed "Chaim" it wasn't a choice, but it was the second time. I think this autoadd functionality might be what pushes me into the auto-typing camp. I am sure other applications have this feature, but it has never registered with me if it has been mentioned. If other auto-typing applications have this feature it may be worth mentioning, if it hasn't been mentioned yet, as this is what is convincing me that this type of application may be more useful than I first thought.
-tinjaw (February 26, 2008, 07:20 AM)

tinjaw,

If you haven't seen them already, here are some DC and other links on text expanders, completers and correctors (see the message by imtrobin for the difference):



External links:
2340
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Typing Assistant - Free at GAOTD
« Last post by rjbull on February 27, 2008, 03:26 PM »
PhraseExpress and Typing Assistant can co-exist and complement each other well.
-sri (February 26, 2008, 05:18 AM)

So, from your comment about LetMeType, PhraseExpress is a text expander, while Typing Assistant is a text completer?

Are you using the free-for-personal-use version of PhraseExpress?  I have a dim memory of someone saying that it started to nag you after a while.
2341
General Software Discussion / Re: My favorite software! What's yours?
« Last post by rjbull on February 24, 2008, 02:22 PM »
> ShortCut (http://www.typer.de, I think the homepage is only in German but the program is also in English)
-ad-min (September 10, 2007, 01:15 AM)

Looks like a text completer or abbreviation expander?  Is that right?  Is it payware or freeware, and which versions of Windows does it run on?

Thanks...

2342
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Typing Assistant - Free at GAOTD
« Last post by rjbull on February 24, 2008, 02:16 PM »
This is similar to LetMeType.

I find it faster than similar applications and quite useful. Get it. :Thmbsup:
-sri (February 24, 2008, 06:29 AM)

sri,

I thought you used Phrase Express, which, AIUI, isn't quite the same as Let Me Type; but, which of these do you now like best?

Several other programs of this kind exist - latest one I've seen is ShortCut, mentioned in this message.


2343
Living Room / Re: wanted: free web-mail + forwarding
« Last post by rjbull on February 23, 2008, 02:35 PM »
GMX stopped offering their services in English a few years ago, so only German. It's quite good though.
-Arjen (December 11, 2006, 05:15 AM)

They're back.  GMX is advertising gmx.com and gmx.co.uk addresses in one of the UK magazines, PC Advisor, April 2008.  Advert says, in part:

  • State of the art, high security servers
  • Over 99% guaranteed availability
  • 5 GB storage space
  • Up to 50 MB attachments per mail
  • POP3 and IMAP supported
  • Mail Collector to manage existing e-mail addresses from one platform
  • Seven-fold anti-spam measures



2344
General Software Discussion / Re: ArsClip 3.1.0 released
« Last post by rjbull on February 22, 2008, 05:50 AM »
Update, 2008-02-22: 3.1.0b has been released, replacing the previous download, to solve a problem with saving permanent clips.

2345
General Software Discussion / Re: ArsClip 3.1.0 released
« Last post by rjbull on February 21, 2008, 06:08 AM »
rjbull: I am running this program now. I set the Popup key to ctrl+V.
-sri (February 21, 2008, 03:44 AM)

Not sure about this, but, Ctrl-V is the standard Windows key for Paste in just about all programs.  You may have a conflict, i.e. ArsClip has let you define a key that can't really be redefined.  Suggest you temporarily try, say, Shift-Ctrl-Z for the popup, which is what I've used for ages and works well for me, and see if it makes a difference for you.

ArsClip 3.1.0 also defines Win-V for Paste Clipboard as Plain Text.  I don't know if there's any conflict there as well, but it seems to work OK here, not that I often paste fancy text.

HTH...

2346
General Software Discussion / ArsClip 3.1.0 released
« Last post by rjbull on February 21, 2008, 03:26 AM »
The excellent ArsClip clipboard enhancer has been updated.


ArsClip is a FREE (freeware) utility for the windows clipboard. ArsClip monitors the clipboard and keeps track of the entries. Press a configurable hotkey and select an item (or items) to quickly paste into a program.

Features

- Multiple permanent items groups
- Picture, RichText, File Copy, Unicode, HTML support
- Keypress emulation
- Form Mode for pasting multiple fields
- Highly configurable


Requirements

This program was written with Delphi 6 (now Turbo Delphi) and requires no installation. It has been tested on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional. Tested on Vista started with version 3.0.1.


New: XP/Vista Theme Support
New: Updated look for the main popup and the system tray icon popup
New: Option to replace new formatted text clipboard items with plain text
New: "Edit Clipboard" sytem tray icon command
New: "Edit Selected" popup menu item
New: "Move to" right-click option for items on the Permanent Items window
New: Permanent Item edit window now has an option for saving the item to another group
New: Current Clipboard item shown when the system tray icon is clicked
New: Popup hotkey shown on tooltip when system tray icon hovered
New: Option to use a case sensative text item list
New: Included Removed Items in the "Move to first" when selected option
New: Option to show the Edit Item window instead of the popup when highlighted items are detected
New: Pressing Tab simulates pressing the cliptype icon on the main popup
New: "Application" keyboard key can be used instead of a right-click on menu items

Fix: Crash creating a permanent item when no default group exist
Fix: Ctrl+Click configuration option not loaded correctly
Fix: Improved the display speed of the tooltip when the item contains a very large amount of text
Fix: [Program Options->Shift+Insert] setting was not working
Fix: "Current" Permanent Group missing from popup under some configurations
Fix: Some Configuration items re-worded and re-organized
Fix: Hotkey was not being show on system tray's tooltip when "flashing" the icon setting disabled
Fix: Permanent Item name wasn't set when editing certain types of clips
2347
General Software Discussion / Re: What's your favorite eBay/auction helping software?
« Last post by rjbull on February 20, 2008, 04:47 AM »
I'd have to use an Web-based online service because I'm not online 24/7, but was put off by a comment in one of the UK magazines that some eBay sniping sites are centres of ID theft.  Any comments on that, please?

2348
General Software Discussion / Re: Unix utilities for Windows - book/manual
« Last post by rjbull on February 20, 2008, 04:38 AM »
Thanks, folks!

My first thought was to look at the O'Reilly site, as they seem a good source of good books on Unix, but couldn't quickly find what I wanted.  Most books are, obviously, aimed squarely at Unix users.  I'm still hoping for something for the occasional user of ports to the Windows environment.  The point that used copies are dirt-cheap is well-made, though, so one wouldn't lose much.



2349
General Software Discussion / Unix utilities for Windows - book/manual
« Last post by rjbull on February 18, 2008, 05:46 AM »
I use a number of command-line Unix utilities in ports for Windows or DOS, but usually have to read the instructions each time.  And there's the rub; GNUish is a language that looks like English, but is a lot less intelligible.  Please, does anyone know of any good books or online manuals/tutorials?  I already have The AWK Programming Language by Aho, Kernighan and Weinberger, and the first edition of the Dale Docherty book on AWK and SED, but here I'm thinking of things like grep, csplit, cat, unique, paste, etc.  The slight differences in syntax for how you enter /regexps/ into the shell - how you quote them, etc. - get frustrating.

Thanks...

2350
Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Hotkeys/keyboard macros??
« Last post by rjbull on February 15, 2008, 04:20 AM »
I use Horst Schaeffer's Calendar.  Just edit the INI to have whatever date and time formats you want.
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