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General Software Discussion / Re: Adobe Acrobat - is there an alternative?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 11, 2017, 06:54 AM »

The only advantage I could find of Acrobat is that it seems to open files faster (or at least the app launches faster when you open the first file). But otherwise XChange is so much more user-friendly and customisable.

-dr_andus (April 09, 2017, 04:38 PM)

You mean there is an Adobe product that opens fast?  InDesign and Photoshop CS6 sure don't.

-techidave (April 11, 2017, 06:08 AM)

I find Acrobat Reader the best balance for opening / viewing PDF files:
note I'm usually looking at files with lots of vector graphics and/or images in them.
It is fast, and navigation & zooming is much more keyboard friendly than anything else I've tried, including PDF-Exchange (the last time I tried it at any rate).

Seems to work fine for manuals etc with lots of text too.

[Adobe is one of my least favourite companies, so take that as high praise for the Reader]

-tomos (April 11, 2017, 06:25 AM)

Reader can be fast, but it can also be slow.  Depends on the PDF.  I find that PDF XChange opens at the same speed no matter the PDF, which is why I always switch my default to it.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: CintaNotes Pro with 50% discount

« Last post by wraith808 on April 11, 2017, 06:52 AM »

I couldn't tell from the site- do they have inline note editing yet?  Or do you have to edit notes in a dialog still?

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General Software Discussion / Re: will Win 10 not 'do' a 1920x1080 monitor?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 10, 2017, 10:38 AM »

@curt, sharing the make & model of your monitor and videoadapter might help us find any (if any) known quirks with this combo

-Ath (April 09, 2017, 02:29 AM)

You can use DumpEDID to get this information also.

http://www.nirsoft.n...utils/dump_edid.html

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Living Room / Re: LoveHKFilm calls it quits after 15 years

« Last post by wraith808 on April 10, 2017, 10:24 AM »

But the heyday oh Hong Kong films is long past I suppose.

-MilesAhead (April 10, 2017, 08:53 AM)

The heyday in America, I suppose.  But the HK movie industry is still going strong, creating some really awesome presentations.

http://chinesemov.co...ong-kong-movies.html

Recommended if you like that sort of thing is The Monkey King 2: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4591310/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Adobe Acrobat - is there an alternative?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 10, 2017, 10:06 AM »

I've used PDF XChange Editor for many years, but recently I got to also install Acrobat Pro, so I made it my default app, to try it out. I found I much prefer PDF XChange Editor.

-dr_andus (April 09, 2017, 04:38 PM)

Did you buy a pro version of PDF XChange Editor? I have a free version, and as far as I can tell, it can't do things like combine several pdf pages into one pdf file.  Can yours do that?  A friend keeps suggesting that I simply break down and buy Adobe Acrobat Pro. He claims it will do everything. I'm not a big Adobe fan, so I'd prefer to use alternatives, as long as I can do what I want. But for combining files, I wound up sending all the separate pdfs to him and he combined them with Adobe. 

-cyberdiva (April 10, 2017, 08:56 AM)

The Pro version can.  List of features is here, including this bit.

Manipulate Documents

Create, print and email documents. Use Sharepoint, Dropbox, Google Drive and/or MS Office 365 integration to open documents directly from 'the cloud' and then use PDF-XChange Editor functionality to convert them to/from PDF. Combine PDFs into a new document. View and edit MS Word documents. Create PDF documents directly from scanned material.

Myself, I have fineprint and pdffactory, and use those two to edit most of the time, even having the pro version of PDF XChange Editor.  It's just an easier workflow for me.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multi countdown timer to scheduled events which are likely to change and affect

« Last post by wraith808 on April 09, 2017, 08:54 AM »

Is that one not free?  I couldn't find any mention of a price on their site, and the other software that was on there did mention a price...

http://www.mgcsoft.com/tiktoktodo.htm

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General Software Discussion / Re: Adobe Acrobat - is there an alternative?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 09, 2017, 08:51 AM »

https://www.tracker-...t/pdf-xchange-editor

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General Software Discussion / Re: will Win 10 not 'do' a 1920x1080 monitor?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2017, 06:17 PM »

Mine is currently at 1920 x 1080, so it's not Windows 10.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Missing information

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2017, 12:22 PM »

Then it's running, and you're ready to go.  There's no screen that's always up- it comes into play when you press one of the hotkeys or use the bar.  Press Print Screen, and you should hear a sound like a camera's shutter, and a screen should appear.  Does that happen?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Missing information

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2017, 09:39 AM »

I'm still disappointed the software has still not updated it to append screenshots as you take them to form one mural as I thought was promised

-hpearce (April 08, 2017, 09:07 AM)

There was a notification to you that you never replied to:

Mr pearce, have you tried the new feature where you can drag and drop images to append them?

Video here:
https://www.donation...c/3ds/sc30/sc30.html

-mouser (April 22, 2015, 09:32 AM)

And there are no promises with software on this site.  You choose to donate based on the efforts of the developer up to now.  You can request other things be added, but unless there is promise of payment for a feature, there is no guarantee if/when it will get implemented.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Missing information

« Last post by wraith808 on April 08, 2017, 09:38 AM »

Thank you, the program works very fine, just want to know Installation is done right? 

Regards,
James48

-james48 (April 08, 2017, 09:23 AM)

With Screenshot captor, you can't tell when it first starts, other than two things.  A quick link bar should appear at the top of your screen.  Also an icon should appear in the task notification area at the bottom of the screen.  Did either of these happen?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trying to create Steam game shortcuts with AHK

« Last post by wraith808 on April 06, 2017, 02:56 PM »

One of the hardest aspects of coding these days is finding ideas that haven't been implemented already 

-mouser (April 06, 2017, 11:05 AM)

In my opinion, one of the cool things about making your own implementations, is that you can add your own tweaks.  There's also the satisfaction of doing it.  I was just pointing out that there was another one.  The advantage of your app is that you have the source, and can make adjustments, also.  Of course, the advantage of skwire's is you don't have to.  It's a tradeoff.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trying to create Steam game shortcuts with AHK

« Last post by wraith808 on April 06, 2017, 07:22 AM »

There's also a very simple tool by skwire to do the same.

https://www.donation....msg242767#msg242767

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a new browser

« Last post by wraith808 on April 06, 2017, 07:18 AM »

My time with Firefox is nearly over (v57 is on the horizon)...

-highend01 (April 05, 2017, 09:54 AM)

Not to sidetrack...but remind me what's wrong with v57?

-Stoic Joker (April 06, 2017, 06:27 AM)

Extensions, I think.  Many popular ones will stop working because of changes.

http://www.ghacks.ne...ebextensions-status/

https://blog.mozilla.../23/add-ons-in-2017/

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Living Room / Re: File Encryption - now effectively outlawed in the US?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 04, 2017, 12:40 PM »

^ That's the comic I was referring to! 

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Living Room / Re: File Encryption - now effectively outlawed in the US?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 04, 2017, 10:15 AM »

This is a political problem.  Technology won't solve it.  I recall the old comic that showed a technical person making the supposedly un-crackable algorithm.  And the people in black suits using a $5 wrench to beat the encryption codes out of him.  Seems like the same analogy works in this case.  If they can suspend habeas corpus and detain someone indefinitely until they give the keys, no amount of technology is going to get around that.

Seems pretty straightforward to me, and f0dder's argument a straightforward demonstration of that.

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 03, 2017, 08:50 PM »

^ Though packt is a lot cheaper option than others out there, I've found that the information within is as good, or better, than the other offerings. 

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Living Room / Re: File Encryption - now effectively outlawed in the US?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 03, 2017, 11:14 AM »

(aka a cereal killer)

-app103 (April 03, 2017, 09:10 AM)

Are you trying to take cranioscopical's place?

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by wraith808 on April 02, 2017, 09:16 PM »

Any opinions on what we've heard about the S8?   I'm thinking about trading my iPhone for one when the contract is up in a couple of months...

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: $$Expand PixelNotifier capabilities to monitor for multiple colors at once

« Last post by wraith808 on April 02, 2017, 02:54 PM »

You might also go ahead and attach an example of what you're trying to do- for better specification of what you're looking for and for testing.  That might get some interested that might not otherwise be interested.

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Living Room / Re: File Encryption - now effectively outlawed in the US?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 02, 2017, 02:40 PM »

Not only that, but it seems the FBI can arrest and charge you for hacking even if you never hacked anybody:

http://www.thedailyb...o-hacked-no-one.html

-Deozaan (April 02, 2017, 11:25 AM)

That is insane!  And chilling in the same way that the ruling against Blurred Lines is.  Just like there are only so many combinations of notes and it's very likely that one song is going to sound remotely like something else, and it's possible that it could sound very close to something else, it's possible, no matter how innocuous the software, that there will be some way someone with a will and a way is going to turn it negative.

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Living Room / Re: File Encryption - now effectively outlawed in the US?

« Last post by wraith808 on April 02, 2017, 07:54 AM »

I think I am going to have to start making file encryption apps. 

-c.gingerich (March 31, 2017, 08:56 AM)

How can we be sure that components/libraries/tools we use don't have backdoors?

-y2kusuma (April 01, 2017, 11:06 PM)

You can't. But using open source standards (read: tools, libraries, and tools) should help alleviate those concerns.

-Deozaan (April 02, 2017, 12:23 AM)

What seems to be missing is that it's not the tools, it's the laws.  If you have a tool without any backdoors or defects in security, if they can make you face indefinite detention if you don't decrypt it, your choices are limited.

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Living Room / Re: Programming/Coder humor

« Last post by wraith808 on March 31, 2017, 12:29 PM »

What's even more impressive - it says, of the day, so they must change the code daily.

-wraith808 (March 31, 2017, 09:39 AM)

Either that or the free drink changes with the day of the week? 

-MilesAhead (March 31, 2017, 10:24 AM)

Since it says your_drink, I was assuming that you got the first of whatever you drink free, or else you can't solve it with what's on the sign.

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Living Room / Re: Programming/Coder humor

« Last post by wraith808 on March 31, 2017, 09:39 AM »

What's even more impressive - it says, of the day, so they must change the code daily.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple LastPass Vulnerabilities Discovered Recently

« Last post by wraith808 on March 29, 2017, 01:36 PM »

Not sure how service vs software distinction is relevant here.

-rgdot (March 29, 2017, 01:00 PM)

The vulnerabilities haven't really been in the service, but the software that surrounds it.  If that was open source, it would be able to be audited for vulnerabilities by third parties.  Even if the surrounding software was open source, it doesn't seem like they'd be giving things up- you'd still need to pay to sync and to use it in any online way, since you'd need the server on the other end to facilitate this.