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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.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple LastPass Vulnerabilities Discovered Recently

« Last post by wraith808 on March 29, 2017, 11:30 AM »

I think of 2FA as only affecting the first time signing in from a locale (not sure what is the definition of a locale with a moving laptop). 

-Steven Avery (March 29, 2017, 10:03 AM)

Notice my requirements above.  Every time I close my browser (or it times out), I have to use 2FA.  Which, because of how they implemented it, requires an active cell signal (MS sends me a text with a number.  I have to text that number back from that device).  Every time I join a meeting with Skype for Business Web Client, I have to log in too- which uses 2fa.  It's a pain in my ass.  I also have to change my password every so often (I think 30 days, but sometimes it's more than that, and sometimes less... so I'm not really sure what the interval is).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple LastPass Vulnerabilities Discovered Recently

« Last post by wraith808 on March 29, 2017, 11:27 AM »

We are at the point where either use cases require LastPass or people just want to use more 'convenient' ones and use LastPass (or alikes), as evidenced by the comments on that Arstechnica article, those that mention KeePass seem more prone to downvotes 

-rgdot (March 29, 2017, 08:13 AM)

LastPass provides a service, not software.  I don't see why they don't OpenSource their software, so that it can be audited by external sources.  It would do away with these embarrassing episodes.  Vulnerabilities, I'm sure would be found - and I'm sure they happen in KeePass too, but it's not as newsworthy.

(What is alikes?  Couldn't find it with a google search.  And truthfully, I'm having trouble parsing that whole sentence.  )

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on March 25, 2017, 07:03 PM »

Doesn't this go without saying? How else can they "improve your typing/voice recognition" or keyboard suggestions? Google does the same with with the Google Keyboard (Gboard?) on Android devices, as well as with the voice searches.

-Deozaan (March 25, 2017, 05:23 PM)

I think that what is being said in that article, however, is even if you opt out, they're still doing it.  Either against your wishes, or changing the setting every update.  Mine is off.  And I haven't even looked at it since I installed.  But, they get around that by saying 'claimed'.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Kapersky reports trojan in CH&S 2.41

« Last post by wraith808 on March 25, 2017, 03:13 PM »

Hopefully kaspersky will fix the false positive in the next day or two before others get scared.

-mouser (March 25, 2017, 03:02 PM)

Did you report it to them?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by wraith808 on March 25, 2017, 12:26 PM »

Got any links for that from a more reputable source?  They might be right, but the Daily Star is pretty much a tabloid, which makes me default to sensationalism.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple LastPass Vulnerabilities Discovered Recently

« Last post by wraith808 on March 23, 2017, 07:53 AM »

How do you handle logins from your various devices? Do you sync your password file somehow?

-Deozaan (March 22, 2017, 05:12 PM)

There have been times where I have had KeePass in Dropbox folder, but mostly everything is already logged in on all devices and a password change only means re-logging on devices 'manually', obviously site admin panels and banking/money related ones I don't stay logged in but that is a special case and banking accounts especially are either memorized or accessed from one machine only.
I see sync as more an appointment, calendar thing than a password thing.

-rgdot (March 23, 2017, 12:31 AM)

Yeah, definitely different use case than me.  I have a two pronged problem that lastpass helps me with, and I haven't been able to find anything that really solves them (1Password came closest, but in the end wasn't what I needed for a final solution)

1. I use my passwords on many devices.
2. I share my passwords with my wife in the case that I'm indisposed.
3. I have many devices/items that are 2fa enabled (a lot of them time out after a given time, and a lot of them time out for no particular reason at all)
4. My workplace is paranoid for home workers (they have 2fa every time something happens, i.e. I login to office and am logged  in, then go to skype - which is connected- they text me again for 2fa, and they time out the connections on different intervals.)
5. Their password requirements are very long and complex.

Too much security with too many passwords, with the need to share and be able to 2fa.  I feel like a hacker sometimes with what I have to go through for a simple login, but they probably have it easier.

I had to change my master work password yesterday, and spent a good 2-3 hours getting everything synced and working before I could get back to work.  And heaven help me if I don't have cell/email reception.