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Living Room / Re: SuperboyAC's DC blog #5 (The State of MiniDisc and Sony)

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 01:04 PM »

Fun read.. seems like it was definitely ahead of it's time at the time.. 

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Very very simple suggestion

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 12:55 PM »

you know you just gave me a really really good idea too.

i've been wanting to add a simple non-contiguous letter search mode, which would let you type something like:
mso
to find: "Microsoft Office"

right now, farr supports non-contiguous words, but because there are SOOOO many possible ways to match files after you type just 2 or 3 letters, i've avoided it.

BUT

what we could do is support such a search within the history without sacrificing any real speed.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Very very simple suggestion

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 12:51 PM »

i think that's a good idea.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Paypal Announces 20% Cash-Back Holiday Promo - Starts 11/26/07 through Dec 1

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 11:58 AM »

is this site related to paypal?
i don't see any mention of it on the paypal.com site and the domain name is different.

really confusing..
the site https://www.paypal.com/holiday seems to redirect to https://www.paypal-p...ay/slider/index.html
so it must be legit, but damn that's confusing.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Why the Windows Registry Exists

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 11:31 AM »

I am a hater of the windows registry, but have to give him credit for the best defense of it i've seen.
On the other hand.. this really seems to be advocating for registry vs. HORRIBLE OLD WINDOWS-INI FILE FORMAT.
The real argument should be registry vs. a very well thought out config file format.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Proof of Concept: using text files to expose information to FARR

« Last post by mouser on November 26, 2007, 08:44 AM »

That is an extremely cool hack     

As you say, even though the pure plugin approach off FarrAltTab will be preferable for this particular task, the tutorial you wrote could be very useful for people who may want to try other tricks -- it's a plethora of cool ideas.

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GOE 2007 Challenge Downloads / JrHourlyMarker for mirc and xchat - GOE Challenge 2007 Entry

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 11:16 PM »

I've posted one of my unofficial GOE entries here: https://www.donation...r/mircpak/index.html

It's JrHourlyMarker, a script for mirc (www.mirc.com) that adds hourly markers so you can see when messages came into your windows while keeping timestamps off.

I'm posting it mainly to encourage coders to participate once they see i am posting a script that took only a few minutes to write.

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Mirc Script Pack / Mirc Script Pack Updated with new script (JrHourlyMarker) - July 5, 2008

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 11:06 PM »

I've updated the mirc script pack to include another script, albeit a very minor one:

JrHourlyMarker - add an hourly timestamp message to your windows so you can estimate message times without enabling timestamps on every message.

Download from the Mirc Script Pack web page:
https://www.donation...r/mircpak/index.html

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Living Room / Re: Color Theory

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 09:19 PM »

nice find.. i'm one of those color-idiots.  i have no idea what colors go together and can't seem to comprehend it when i try to learn.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: authorPOINT Lite Reviewed

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 08:17 PM »

Thanks for the mini review 

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General Software Discussion / Re: winamp 5.5 is fantastic (I thought I'd never say that)

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 06:36 PM »

how about adding a screenshot?

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: New C# FARR Plugin: FARRAltTab

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 05:20 PM »

ps.
i know i shouldn't have to remind anyone but.. if you want to see more things like this, more plugins for farr, or just more coders on dc creating stuff... please remember to send authors some donationcredits as a gesture of appreciation

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Living Room / Re: Seriously, wtf is going on with Apple's Mac vs. Pc ads?

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 04:39 PM »

Someone needs to make a movie: Mean Nerds.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: [feature request] When adding Alias from FARR, assign an icon automatically

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 04:12 PM »

ok i just tested and confirmed.. i see the problem yes..
i will fix, thats a big deal 

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Mobysaurus / Re: Installer picks wrong language, cannot install

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 03:39 PM »

Hey marek -- wordzilla the author is away from home for next day but i know that the program doesn't really need an installer so i think he should be able to upload a zip version for you when he sees this.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Nice Blog Essay and Site for Freelancers: 10 Absolute "Nos!" for Freelancers

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 03:02 PM »

Maybe I should do a blog post oneday that discuss how to determine the cost of a project.  For me there are a lot of factors beyond my hourly rate.

yes please 

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: New C# FARR Plugin: FARRAltTab

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 02:51 PM »

The only thing needed now is the plugin appearing in DcUpdater's list

it's already there 

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Living Room / Re: Seriously, wtf is going on with Apple's Mac vs. Pc ads?

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 02:48 PM »

mouser: what is a "mean girl" feel?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls

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General Software Discussion / Re: GoodSync free from RoboForm today (not)

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 11:50 AM »

That is definitely messed up.  Bad show 

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Notepad Poker (Beta)

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 10:44 AM »

sounds really cool actually.. 
going to try it.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: [feature request] When adding Alias from FARR, assign an icon automatically

« Last post by mouser on November 25, 2007, 10:43 AM »

well..
FARR should be picking up the icon automatically for all true file entries in an alias.
the only alias results that should need a custom icon is when it's not for a file or if you want to override the default icon associated with a file.

so maybe it's a bug in farr, or maybe the ms visual studio lnk is somehow missing icon..

or can you think of a reason why it's not picking up the icon from the file?

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Living Room / Re: Seriously, wtf is going on with Apple's Mac vs. Pc ads?

« Last post by mouser on November 24, 2007, 11:02 PM »

And just to make sure we don't lose our sense of humour, here's that funny mac vs. pc rap video:
http://www.macorpc.org/

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Living Room / Re: Seriously, wtf is going on with Apple's Mac vs. Pc ads?

« Last post by mouser on November 24, 2007, 10:54 PM »

If Apple made lamps instead of computers, the ads would be making fun of the chandelier with tons of bulbs, crystals, and the dimmer with the timer...telling people that they need a disposable one with a single lightbulb and a simple push button on/off switch, blaming the chandelier for being crappy because the user didn't read the instructions and can't figure out how to set the timer, clean the crystals, change the bulbs, etc.

I think Apple makes some good products, and I think some of their approach to and focus on usability is very helpful.  Their approach with OS X seems particularly smart.

But their marketing approach seems focused on invoking an emotional reaction against their competitors, and towards some lifestyle that their products will somehow magically impart to you.  Their commercials are either like perfume or clothing commercials where they are selling popularity, or like political commercials where the game is to scare you away from buying the competition.  Features and facts are unimportant -- the important thing is to instill a strong emotional reaction. Of course Apple is just one of many advertisers who take this approach -- and clearly it works.

I guess what's so interesting to me from a marketing and psychology standpoint is they really seem to be pushing the idea that there is some "cool" in-group clique of kids, which are the ipod/iphone/mac users.  And the other people are pathetic losers.  The commercials just have that "mean girl" feel.  I would just think they would want to put out a more inviting, inclusive vibe.  As was mentioned before, these commercials really have the flavor of negative political ads.

I suspect this "mac vs. pc" commercial series won't last much longer -- it's probably gotten its maximum appeal and i suspect they are getting some blowback from it.  I'll make a prediction here, that by January we won't be seeing these much any more.. Let's see if i'm right.

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Developer's Corner / Nice Blog Essay and Site for Freelancers: 10 Absolute "Nos!" for Freelancers

« Last post by mouser on November 24, 2007, 07:29 PM »

Nice looking site and some nice tips on succeeding as a freelancer.

When I first started freelancing as a college student, I was eager to do any website and would say "Yes" to anything, regardless of my skill set or the time involved. It was just nice to know that someone needed me for a skilled task. Unfortunately, I quickly found myself working all the time, eating Ramen noodles, and not getting anywhere in terms of paying off my wonderful college debt. To make things worse, these people were also giving my contact info out to other such people (you know, the lady who has been thinking about selling dog sweaters online and has a $100 budget for an e-commerce site, 1000 brochures, and a guranteed #1 Google search result for the "dog", "sweater", and "love").

Anyways, now four years later, my world (AND financial success) now requires ample use of the answer "No." And here are ten questions I nearly always answer "No" to:

http://www.wakeuplat...for-freelancers.aspx

from http://www.veign.com/blog

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Find And Run Robot / Re: [feature request] When adding Alias from FARR, assign an icon automatically

« Last post by mouser on November 24, 2007, 07:22 PM »

what aliases are you creating that you need to specifically add icons for?