Recent Posts

251

Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Maya for Free

« Last post by tinyvillager on April 05, 2006, 07:18 PM »

Yeah,anything to do with 3d software is expensive as hell.Every couple of months or so i venture out on
the internet to find if there is cheap animation software and most are created for big studio type work
and are at least in the range of a 1000 bucks with add-on packs that cost a couple hundred bucks
and not to mention a learning curve that requires bible thick manuals if not college classes.I guess the
learning curve thing goes with the territory on any craft and it is craft.But i'd love to see some cheap
animation software.

One thing i have been looking at ac3d,it's like 60 bucks and looks impressive.
http://www.ac3d.org/index.html

And yeah i know there is blender http://www.blender3d.org/ ,but good lord that interface is like an
airplane cockpit.

252

General Software Discussion / Re: Url Snooper error notice

« Last post by tinyvillager on April 05, 2006, 06:58 PM »

Since this thread was opened...
@mouser
Small tidbit,very small.You know how you can use protocol filter to filter out file types,you think
you can add .flv to the multimedia file types?

253

Living Room / Re: Any MiniDisc people out there?

« Last post by tinyvillager on April 03, 2006, 09:40 PM »

 
 Same feeling here,i actually look on the back of my tech purchases to see if they're Sony related.
I've never boycotted anything in my life,not for politics,not religion.You try to mess with my PC and
someone is gonna get hurt.

254

Living Room / Re: Need advice from a web designer on feed aggregators

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 29, 2006, 01:43 PM »

Roger that,

i will get back to this thread with my results.

255

Living Room / Re: Need advice from a web designer on feed aggregators

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 29, 2006, 12:57 PM »

Bookmarked that-
 
 Oh now that's pretty,never seen this before.Been searching around i might go for and build on top of this
http://lylina.sourceforge.net/-but will keep http://popurls.com/ in mind as a heavy influence.

Thanks for sharing.

256

Living Room / Re: Need advice from a web designer on feed aggregators

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 29, 2006, 12:24 PM »

 Thanks for response.

 I have modest expectations with no finacial gain.I want to keep it very simple,no individual settings,what
you see is what you get...text.My ideal is to set a page into a subdomain (i know how to do stuff like that
and database managment,etc.)i guess the insecurity or question is how to split Feeds from different sites
into there own catagories and have them display their headlines about ten deep.I would want it to cache
the links for speed,i want everything on my side of the fence.I tried something called Magpie ages ago,
it makes wonder if i'd need multiple installations of an aggregator since i want info from so many different
sources.It's a puzzle i have to rap my head around.This project might very well end up being a cob-web haven,but it's a learning thing.Once i get around how to do the background issues i can sex it up with css/ajax,etc.

Here is a crude layout.   

257

Living Room / Need advice from a web designer on feed aggregators

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 28, 2006, 08:03 PM »

  I bought hosting three months ago for my domain and have yet do anything with it except use
it for email.I'm a procrastenater (i think i spelled that right) anyhow i want to create a link blog
that consists of rss/atom feeds like http://www.dailyrotation.com/ or something along those lines.
I was wondering if anyone out there has experience with such an issue.Failures,snafus,successes.

 Anyhow any input will be appreciated.

258

General Software Discussion / Re: GreatNews RSS Reader

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 28, 2006, 07:44 PM »

Not to be a thread Nazi,
https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=1976.0

Dupe
No Digg,
Just kidding.


I am actually thinking about using it though,i've never been into rss/atom feeds til of late,my bookmarks
are getting out of control and it makes good sense.

259

General Software Discussion / Re: Best Registry Cleaner?

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 28, 2006, 07:33 PM »

 
  Just to chime in,i too (i use total uninstall) have suffered what is explained in this alphabet scenerio.
I would uninstall The Bat! to do a clean install and for some reason Google earth and Nero would go
out the window with it.I really can't fault Total Uninstall,cause that's the nature of it's existence,but
it can be fustrating none the less.BTW there is a new version of Total Uninstall that was released yesterday
or so.

260

General Software Discussion / Re: this video has been in my head all day.. really affected me

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 28, 2006, 04:40 PM »

 That can make a grown man cry,i won't,but it could.
For a minute there i thought the other squirrel was going to eat him.


I saw a clip on Bravo today,they have some sort of internet viral video show...
They had this clip of a two legged dog,but get this,both legs where on the right
side of the body,somehow he adapted,and adapted well,running,etc.

261

Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: CSS Tab Designer v2

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 27, 2006, 06:27 PM »

It really is a nice tool.

I used Techsmith Snagit for the screenshots ,sorry Mouser,it was on my machine first.
And i used Blueberry Software's BB FlashBack Express for my screencast,which i'm pretty
sure you can still get a discount for somewhere on this site,i really like BB FlashBack Express.
It's limited when it comes to editing,though,i guess that's the push for the full version,which
i can't fault.Business is business,and they make a fine product.







Blueberry Software
http://www.bbsoftware.co.uk/

262

Mini-Reviews by Members / CSS Tab Designer v2

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 27, 2006, 05:59 PM »

Source:http://www.highdots.com/css-list/


CSS Tab Designer is a unique and easy to use software to help you design css-based lists and tabs visually and without any programming knowledge required!

Oh,and it's free! 



Complete Interface,very simple.



You can also dig into code if you care to do some hands on modifications.



It has an option to generate the HTML code for you.



You can preview your results in the browser of you choice.


You have a large selection of menus to choose from,60+


And here is a screencast(a bit large,1.84.mb)
http://screencaster....ages.com/csstab.html

263

General Software Discussion / Re: BitmapRip - Bitmap Ripper

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 27, 2006, 05:33 PM »

  Pretty cool,i created a screencast of it for anyone who is curious about it from a visual stand point.

Not the most exciting screencast,but hey i'm bored and i have to do something with my google space.


The size is somewhere in the area of 96 kbytes.
http://screencaster....s.com/Bitmaprip.html
 

264

Older Newsletters / Re: VRGRRL Blogs In Live from the Game Developer's Conference in San Jose

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 22, 2006, 09:16 PM »

 I haven't owned a gaming console since Sega Dreamcast,two months after i bought one they went under.
But their is something about Nintendo i'm rooting for,maybe cause my second Console was a NES after my
Atari 2600.I never got into portable gaming.My last Nintendo Console was the SNES,never got the 64 nor the
Gamecube.One thing Nintendo has always seemed to do is keep the price at a decent level.I will never pay
above 150 bucks for a gaming system.

265

General Software Discussion / Re: A "cheap" FTP

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 21, 2006, 07:52 PM »

  You have to take a look at http://www.fastmail.fm/
It is by far my favorite email service provider.And you can use it as an ftp.And when you
email an attachment you can use what you've uploaded,kinda like gmail.I hate those services
that say you can email large attachments and what they end up doing is allowing to email a
link to the attachment,i hate that crap.I'm pretty sure (you'd have to check their wiki)there
are settings where you can publicly share your uploaded files.Btw,reguardless of plan you buy
extra file storage later on.They have a forum,company blog,wiki,etc.


Go to the page for full details but here is some copy and paste.

Member
Sign up now

16 MB storage space
80 MB bw/month
IMAP/Web access
SMTP for sending email
Mail forwarding
Virus checker
US$14.95 one-time


Full
Sign up now

600 MB storage space
300 MB bw/month (+600 MB on signup)
30 MB file space (your own web site!)
IMAP/POP/Web access
SMTP for sending email
Mail forwarding
Virus checker
Advanced spam filter
3 Aliases
US$19.95 per-year

Enhanced
Sign up now

2 GB storage space
1 GB bw/month (+2 GB on signup)
250 MB file space (your own web site!)
IMAP/POP/Web access
SMTP for sending email
Mail forwarding
Virus checker; Advanced spam filter
5 Aliases
Host your own domain

US$39.95 per-year
 

266

Living Room / Google Finance on Google options page.

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 20, 2006, 11:28 PM »

http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Not what you'd think though,nothing to do with gbuy or google purchase etc.


Business information,yea...
http://finance.google.com/finance

267

General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone with Opera having trouble with betanews?

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 20, 2006, 10:39 PM »

Actually they are pretty old

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamma.com

I've did some digging on their finacial state recently,they're having problems...
http://www.thehostin...com/article2109.html

But somehow they managed to buy Copernic
Which has one of the better desktop search apps

I think Mamma really suffers cause they basically have nothing up their sleave,they ignore other
browsers (firefox,Opera,etc)when it comes to tools and what not.I think the one search engine
that looks like their even trying to compete with google is ask.com.Personally i use google but
if you look here http://sp.ask.com/do.../site_features.shtml they do look like their trying
to make a serious effort.That Binoculars Site Preview thing looks pretty neat. 
 
Screencast of Binoculars feature (flash 237kb)
http://svslinks.goog...ages.com/askbin.html
Doesn't require any other software btw,like their toolbars, etc.

268

General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone with Opera having trouble with betanews?

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 20, 2006, 09:34 PM »

 Cool glad to see i'm not the only one.With last weeks build i couldn't click on an image link on the bottom
of mamma's search page (works now) http://www.mamma.com/ to get to what was once copernic
desktop search which is now Mamma' desktop search (powered my copernic)

Oh well,weekly builds,that's life.Thanks for response,it was driving me crazy.

269

Living Room / Re: hard drive resurrection [I'm desperate!]

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 20, 2006, 09:03 PM »

 When it comes to the drive not being recognized,their are several things that can cause this.
The first thing that will stop you cold is that itty bitty little jumper you'll find next to where you
plug your cables into on the back of your drive,learn how to set that.Second try getting into
your bios,personally i get into mine by pressing the Del button while the machine is booting,i'm
not in front of your machine so it's hard for me to say what you should fiddle with but their are
settings in there that can cause your drive not to be recognized.But in my humble opinion try
messing with jumpers on the back of your drive.

270

General Software Discussion / Anyone with Opera having trouble with betanews?

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 20, 2006, 08:48 PM »

I've posted this on their weekly builds site,which is what i'm using the latest weekly build.When i go to Betanews and try to click on the fileforum tab at the top of the page,it does nothing.Err.This is after
clean install and what i feel is all the necessary precautions that come with a clean install.Anyone else
experiencing this.

I love screencasts.
Screenscast(flash;about 300kb)
http://svslinks.goog...es.com/betanews.html


Another cosmetic bug i reported to them
http://svslinks.goog...pages.com/Opera.html

This is not bashing BTW,i love Opera and these are weekly builds.

271

General Software Discussion / Re: Suggest an Icon Editor

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 17, 2006, 08:32 PM »

 Here are a couple more...i know nothing about them,just found'em.(both shareware btw)

Icon cool studio (and other versions) 
http://www.iconcool.com/

RealWorld Icon Editor looks pretty groovy by just looking at it
http://www.rw-design...m/3D_icon_editor.php

On a side note i've seen alot of forum postings post about
Axialis IconWorkshop being really good.

272

Living Room / Scientology safe found in Desert... Google Satellite image included

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 16, 2006, 08:28 PM »

 First off this is my disclaimer.This post is not to dog one's faith,religion,beliefs,etc.

That being said,this (IF THIS IS TRUE) is crazy...
Article
http://www.washingto...005112601065_pf.html

Map
http://maps.google.c...294,0.055962&t=h
 
Just some background and so you can see the symbols...scroll to the bottom
http://en.wikipedia....mbols_of_Scientology

I love the last line of the Article...
"and maybe this is why somebody put the giant circles on the scrubland. Because there's nothing worse than arriving from deep space, and not knowing where to park."

273

Developer's Corner / Re: Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System - nice big tutorial

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 15, 2006, 11:38 AM »

  Code Igniter might fit into this catagory. http://www.codeigniter.com/
It's from one of the developers of pmachine.He has a couple of tutorial videos where he outlines the
backbone of a blog. http://www.codeigniter.com/watch/

 Don't no,never used it,but it looks interesting

274

Living Room / snubster... wish I would have thought of this

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 15, 2006, 11:24 AM »

Seen this over on Techcrunch.com...

 "It helps you notify people, and the world, that you are pissed off at someone. The “On Notice” feature tells them that they have committed an “infraction” and are in a suspension period. If they really screw up, you can state that they are “Dead to Me”.


http://www.snubster.com/

275

Living Room / How long will it take you to adopt Windows Vista as your OS?

« Last post by tinyvillager on March 14, 2006, 08:43 PM »

 
 Word around the campfire is that Vista is set for November.
http://www.microsoft...WRSS02129TX1K0000535

 Although i've been using XP for a handful of years,it seems like it's taken every bit of that handful of years
to adjust,modify and get it just like i want it and now i like it.I like it to the point where i'm not that excited
about Vista.Personally i could sit on an OS for longer than five years and be content.I don't know,thinking
outloud here i guess,imho i'm just not that hyped about shelling out another 150-200 bucks on an os which
will also force me to shell out more money on hardware just to run it.Like i said just my humble opinion,
whats your thoughts,are you gonna rush out and buy it as soon as it comes out.Not to sound like a google
fanboy,cause i'm not,but i have the strongest feeling and an out and out prediction that Google will release
an OS,if not before Vista,shortly after, i don't care want anyone says and i actually believe it will be
essential to google's survival.