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Found Deals and Discounts / Virtualization Manager giveaway

« Last post by Curt on April 17, 2012, 05:21 PM »

3-days-GIVEAWAY of the newest Virtualization Manager 12 Compact has just started at Paragon Facebook!

Now you can enjoy the benefits of virtualization without being too technical! The software, normally priced at $29.95, is available for FREE on Paragon’s Facebook page until April 20th!

"Like" us on Facebook!: https://www.facebook...=app_401240816566747

Hurry up! The offer is time-limited and expires April 20th, 8 am (GMT-4)

-Paragon facebook

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: WinPatrol Plus @ $0.99 on January 29th

« Last post by Curt on April 16, 2012, 02:29 PM »

-Task Catcher is usually a gift on top of the deal.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Pdf converter 88% OFF

« Last post by Curt on April 16, 2012, 10:10 AM »

Wondershare PDF Converter Pro version 3 is also being offered with the name Aimersoft PDF Converter Pro version 1, right now at half the price: $40, (instead of $80, instead of $15, instead of $10).
Well, the program is okay, but merely a converter: http://www.aimersoft...-pro/0416/index.html - still 265 MB. The offer is valid until 19/Apr /2012.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Swift To-Do List 7 Standard FREE today 2012-03-26 Only on BDJ

« Last post by Curt on April 16, 2012, 08:16 AM »

You are currently using the Standard edition of Swift To-Do List, but today, you can upgrade to Swift To-Do List 7 Professional with a big 50% discount! Instead of paying the full price of $89.95, you can get it just for $45.

-dextronet Swift To-Do List

-Curt (April 02, 2012, 04:45 PM)

Right now Standard users are being offered the upgrade to PRO for merely $30
"hush, hush, this is a secret just for you" he said.

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Found Deals and Discounts / new FastPaste 3: 60% off

« Last post by Curt on April 14, 2012, 06:35 AM »

http://www.bitsdujou.../software/fastpaste/
"today", Saturday 14 April 2012
From the maker of Swift To-Do List
homepage: http://www.dextronet.com/fastpaste

FastPaste comes in two editions: Standard and Professional.

The Professional has all the features that are in the Standard edition, plus:

    Scripts, which can be used to fill forms, execute keyboard shortcuts and keyboard sequences, and much more.
    Encryption to securely protect your database using very secure 256-bit AES encryption algorithm. If you encrypt your database, no one else will be able to open it without the password.


Standard:

Paste commonly used text phrases with hotkeys

    Example: Press Ctrl+1 anywhere and FastPaste will insert your email address (or anything else)!
    Paste any text using a global hotkey or button
    Paste rich text (RTF)
    Paste images
    Global paste menu with all your clips
    Import/export text files, rich text files, images
    Clipboard formatting operations: Upper/Lower/Proper case, Remove Diacritics, Reverse text, etc.
    Copy current time or date quickly at any time
    Instantly and completely clear clipboard
    Minimizes to system tray
    Export hotkey overview to HTML
    30 clips per project, unlimited number of projects
    Up to 300 clips easily accessible with keyboard or buttons

http://www.bitsdujou.../software/fastpaste/

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by Curt on April 14, 2012, 01:49 AM »

-wow, rgdot, that picture literally says more than words  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Vivideo editor includes FLV editing

« Last post by Curt on April 13, 2012, 02:35 AM »

The 'Vivideo' name didn't catch, so the new version 3 has been renamed to Wondershare Video Editor.

-Curt (April 08, 2012, 10:08 AM)

Today only merely $9.95 (plus VAT): http://www.wondersha...away-of-the-day.html (scroll a little),
because "Express" kid-brother is on Giveawayoftheday (save $35): http://www.giveawayo...eo-studio-express12/

Again, these offers should have your interest if you want to mix flash videos with "normal" video formats. Normally you would probably want to use a more advanced editor, but I don't know of any other low priced editor that can edit .FLV like Wondershare's can. Do you know of any?
 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Rightnote, commercial alternative to abandonware Keynote

« Last post by Curt on April 12, 2012, 11:20 AM »

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Found Deals and Discounts / AllMyNotes Deluxe latest version today on GOTD

« Last post by Curt on April 12, 2012, 10:47 AM »

free again today, Thursday 12 April 2012, or $9.95 with normal license:

Now at version 2.60




-you don't need to type the code.

http://www.vladonai....-asked-questions-faq
http://www.giveawayo...ynotes-organizer260/

Edited:
The public BETA testing of version 3 has started. If the final version comes within a year from now, it will be a free upgrade, if you purchase today.

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey v2 & other changes

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 04:53 PM »

I constantly get time-outs on autohotkey.com
is it my security programs, or is the site down / overloaded?

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General Software Discussion / Re: how to remove middl-click hotkey from Explorer?

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 01:26 PM »

wow, that was easy!
Thanks a lot, AndyM 

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General Software Discussion / Pinta: Painting Made Simple for coders

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 01:10 PM »

Pinta is a free, open source drawing/editing program modeled after Paint.NET. Its goal is to provide users with a simple yet powerful way to draw and manipulate images on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

-Pinta

Pinta requires both .NET 4 and Gtk# installed (on Windows), or Mono (for Mac), which is why I not am going to test it. NET, yes, Gtk, no! But that is just my opinion about Gtk.

The reason I am telling about Pinta is the extensions. Pinta is really made with one special feature in mind: it must be as easy as possible for coders to write extensions for Pinta. But Visual Studio (or MonoDevelop) is necessary. The page >Getting Started Writing an Extension - Pinta< tells step by step how to do.




http://pinta-project.com/ Freeware.

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General Software Discussion / Re: how to remove middl-click hotkey from Explorer?

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 12:48 PM »

I no longer care for the diagnose, only the cure.

I have both AutoHotkey and AutoIt installed. What to do next? 

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General Software Discussion / Re: how to remove middl-click hotkey from Explorer?

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 09:37 AM »

-thanks,  NewKreation.  
I knew about the program but not about the site; now a useful shortcut  

A problem with this middle-click is of course that it is not a global feature, but for Explorer only; Ethervane ActiveHotkeys and other similar scanners cannot find it.
Besides:

This application does not work correctly on 64-bit versions of Windows. Use it on 32-bit versions only.

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Living Room / Re: Cute jokes' thread

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 08:54 AM »

seen on giveawayoftheday:

All spelling mistakes are my own and may only be distributed under the GNU General Public License! – (© 95-1 by Coredump; 2-012 by DevNullius)

-Comment by devnulliu

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General Software Discussion / Re: how to remove middl-click hotkey from Explorer?

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 07:31 AM »

The mouse middle-click feature did not come from Windows:

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
http://support.micro...ft.com/kb/126449#top

-support.microsoft

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software Install Tip: When windows wants to reboot, I suggest you let it

« Last post by Curt on April 11, 2012, 07:14 AM »

even worse situation: You (ehmmm...: "I"!) know that Windows wants to reboot, but you install a large recovery program, and and makes an Uninstaller_Pro do the installation. You re-boot, and the Uninstaller_Pro scans and now has a wrong idea of the program you installed. You ("I") use Uninstaller_Pro to remove the recovery program, and puff!!! Windows is no longer available!

At least that is how I imagine it happened, when I lost my Vista.

Thanks for the reminder,mouser!  

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General Software Discussion / SOLVED: how to remove middl-click hotkey from Explorer?

« Last post by Curt on April 10, 2012, 05:36 PM »

I don't know but I don't think Middle-click (in white area in Explorer) => "Go to parent folder" is a native Explorer shortcut hotkey in Win 7 - but my Explorer has it. I don't like it; Double-left-click is already giving the exact same effect. I #feel# certain Microsoft did not give me two almost identical accelerator keys for the same feature, so I #guess# the hotkey must have come from some program I have been trialing but now have removed; I have searched all installed programs to look for hotkey settings.

So my question is, how can I now remove this unwanted feature? I wanted to test Folder Menu 3 that uses Middle-click in Explorer (and on the desktop) to open its menu, but it would only seldom do so, most of the time Explorer would jump to the mother-folder instead. I was of course hoping FM3 would override Explorer, but that only happened a few times.

On the Internet I have found several articles on how to change keyboard shortcuts, but I have not found any relevant article regarding the mouse's wheel. So I need to ask you guys:
How to remove middle-click hotkey from Explorer?  


---------------
64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium DESKTOP. Simple mouse, left-middle-right; no extra buttons.

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo open Explorer with admin rights?

« Last post by Curt on April 10, 2012, 08:36 AM »

-thanks a lot, tomos 

I #imagine/think# that the folders I was denied access to, really doesn't exist! I now think they are leftovers from the previous OS, a 32-bit Vista system. But I have deleted what I could find from Vista, when there were no more private files to recover, so these system folders are empty, because they link to something I have deleted. I #guess# this is why I am denied access; it is not as much a question of rights, but a question of me requesting Explorer to open something that really doesn't exist. As an example: to my understanding, "C:\Documents and Settings" is not a part of Windows 7, but surely must be leftovers from XP > Vista?

So maybe I can now be cool about this little weird problem of mine; it doesn't exist!

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo open Explorer with admin rights?

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 05:43 PM »

-well, if I would/could use this method x16wda kindly linked to, I could test it:




However, I am certainly too tired to try right now; It is night around here.

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo open Explorer with admin rights?

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 05:09 PM »

I found an answer, but it is both a little difficult and dangerous: http://social.techne...2-8e98-0bc715e7f641/ so I am not going to try it yet.

-----------

Right+Click, select Run as Administrator.

-barney (April 09, 2012, 04:45 PM)

I am not sure it happens in Real Life...:

Windows 7 Explorer uses a DCOM based start method which prevents you from running Windows Explorer elevated.

-Andre.Ziegler, 37,966 Points

It should be said that Andre.Ziegler is the same guy who gave the linked (dangerous) solution.

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General Software Discussion / Re: yet another file manager thread...

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 08:17 AM »

(...) the combination of QTTabBar, ClassicShell and FolderMenu v3, the W7 Explorer does pretty much everything I want. (...)

-sicknero (April 09, 2012, 04:19 AM)

+1

-except that I am using QTTabbar 1.5 Beta 2, StExBar, Hyperionics FileBox eXtender (FbX), Better File Rename, TeraCopy Pro, and ShellToys. I do not love Windows 7, but these makes me prefer Explorer over Directory Opus 10 and XYplorer, that I have keys for. But of course I must now re-test Xplorer2; I have forgotten why I didn't like it.

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Living Room / Gizmo & DC's fundraiser

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 07:24 AM »

9. April 2012 - by gizmo.richards

How to Help Freeware Authors and in the Process Help Yourself to Some Free Goodies

-techsupportalert

How’s this for a great way to help freeware authors.   Make a donation of any size to the DonationCoders site and get a lifetime license to download as many of the utilities on the site as you want. Many of these utilities are unique and not available elsewhere, indeed several are world class

-Gizmo's Freeware

      

http://www.techsuppo...ome-free-goodies.htm

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General Software Discussion / Re: SoftMaker Office 2012 BETA testing

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 04:46 AM »

eM Client is on Bits du Jour today, Monday 9'th April 2012
for half the normal price, making it $25:

http://www.bitsdujou...m/software/em-client

eM Client PC Software with a 50% off Discount Coupon Code - The Fastest Email Client for Everyone

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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo open Explorer with admin rights?

« Last post by Curt on April 09, 2012, 02:57 AM »

-thanks.
I also saw that the Run: box in Start gives Explorer Admin's rights,
-and that I have been confusing myself by forgetting that Hidden system folders were being displayed, and what have we   not. Should have gone to bed some sooner yesterday. Just forget this thread for now!