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General Software Discussion / Re: What's thrashing my hard disk?
« Last post by 4wd on January 18, 2014, 09:51 PM »
Given that I'm not a supergeek, something easy to use and easy to interpret, please.
-rjbull (January 18, 2014, 03:41 PM)

Windows Resource Monitor - open a CLI or at the Start menu type resmon.exe, and then look at the Disk tab.

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You'll get the process, how much reading/writing it's doing, the priority, and the drive response time, (which can be a very good indication of whether there are bad sectors - high response = possible read/write error possibly also indicative of a drive fault as 40hz mentioned).
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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!
« Last post by 4wd on January 15, 2014, 09:25 PM »
Next thing we'll know is that you'll be giving up your day job  ;D

Well done!  :Thmbsup:
2578
General Software Discussion / Re: burn solveigmm splitter file
« Last post by 4wd on January 15, 2014, 12:21 AM »
Just tried SolviegMM Video Splitter and in the originating VIDEO_TS you end up with the *.mlmix, (name depends on the VOB filename).

When you press the Split button, you're asked where to save the new "chopped" output file, (which defaults to MPEG2 TS format in a VOB), and it'll be called, for example, VTS_06_7_0001.VOB.

You'd then need to rename this to the same as the originating filename and substitute it back into the existing DVD structure, (and hope the navigation still worked correctly), or reauthor a new DVD using it as the source video.
2579
General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 14, 2014, 04:49 PM »
You didn't mention whether these VOBs are all from the same title set or not.

HandBrake/VidCoder will concatenate if they are all of the same set but not if they are of a different title within the DVD structure, AFAIK.

For that you will need to use another program, or you can try to copy the VOBs to another folder and renumber them so that they appear to be from the same title set and use that folder for the source.

That probably won't work if the there are aspect/resolution changes between the different VOBs.
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General Software Discussion / Re: burn solveigmm splitter file
« Last post by 4wd on January 14, 2014, 03:53 AM »
Can you attach a list of the folder content it creates?
2581
General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 14, 2014, 12:46 AM »
I'm a novice in this. I just tried Handbrake and it works quite well on single .VOB files, but I can't see how to get it to input 2 or more .VOB files and output a single .MP4 file containing both.
-IainB (January 14, 2014, 12:40 AM)

Add the folder, not individual files.

If you use VidCoder, you can drop the folder of VOBs or the ISO on the interface, it will auto-select the longest title on the DVD, (you choose any others), for encoding.

EDIT: HandBrake will do the same, just drop the folder/ISO on the interface.
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General Software Discussion / Re: burn solveigmm splitter file
« Last post by 4wd on January 13, 2014, 11:24 PM »
Does VIDEO_TS contain all the standard files, (.BUP, .IFO, .VOB) ?

Also, try ImgBurn, put it in Build Mode and just drop the folder containing the VIDEO_TS onto the interface.  It will change to the correct filesystem and then check to see if the necessary files are there - it will tell you if one is missing.

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2583
Living Room / Re: email provider for multiple accounts
« Last post by 4wd on January 13, 2014, 10:22 PM »
but it will send a code to that mobile and require me to view it and enter it in their webpage (at least gmail does that)
-kalos (January 13, 2014, 11:39 AM)

Gmail doesn't require a phone number to create an account - it's optional for account recovery purposes and/or verification.

Just created another account now:
Name
Email
Password
Birth date
Gender

Those are the only mandatory questions, (at least as far as Australians are concerned).

If you choose to skip the Captcha verification then a phone number may be required for a "I am not a robot" verification.

You can have as many GMail accounts as you like, or you can have one and just use a period in it somewhere or email aliases to "create" others.

eg.
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

They will all end up going to [email protected] - trust me, it's a f'n PITA AFAIAC.
2584
General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 13, 2014, 10:06 PM »
I spoke too soon; 'Free PPTPVPN' and 'Free Canada VPN' both require rather detailed manual set-up.
-bit (January 13, 2014, 01:31 PM)

Um, it takes literally ~1 minute to set up a PPTP VPN, after that it's just three clicks to connect.

eg. Windows 8:

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Windows 7 is similar, (the connection list opens above the network tray icon).

Addendum: Attached is a RAS phonebook containing entries for PPTPVPN:
a) Extract
b) Double-click PPTPVPN.pbk
c) Choose US or UK, then hit Connect
d) Enter User/Password, (from web page), then hit Connect.

To disconnect:
a) Double-click PPTPVPN.pbk
b) Choose the connection and hit Hangup.
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General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 12, 2014, 10:18 PM »
There's plenty of other free VPNs that don't need any software other than what comes with the OS, eg.

http://www.pptpvpn.org/
http://www.bestukvpn.com/
http://www.freecanadavpn.com/

Passwords change for them every few hours.  Unless you find a service that has a straight forward "we don't log anything" statement, then I would expect the minimum logging of them to be connection times/duration and originating IP.

But honestly, if you are that paranoid about uploading them, I'll do it  :)
2586
General Software Discussion / Re: How can I compila an iim file to an exe file ?
« Last post by 4wd on January 12, 2014, 09:02 PM »
At a guess, it would be by buying the Enterprise Edition and then using the iMacros API via another language, (eg. C#, VB, etc), or scripting language, (as it shows in the comparison table).
2587
Post New Requests Here / Re: Focus-Unfocus and let me link
« Last post by 4wd on January 11, 2014, 10:38 PM »
DeskAngel

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Right-click the titlebar of any window to enable/disable topmost function.
2588
Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by 4wd on January 10, 2014, 11:07 PM »
Just had a reply to an email I sent them - EDIS is out of slots, but there was a glitch that allowed some orders to proceed.
-mwb1100 (January 10, 2014, 03:48 PM)

Damn, wish I proceeded with the Checkout now ...

Sorry to get your hopes up  :-[

And seriously, who wants to deal with the US when it comes to network anything these days?
-40hz (January 10, 2014, 12:40 PM)

After all, that RasPi might be coming courtesy of the NSA ... StuxPi anyone?
2589
Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by 4wd on January 10, 2014, 03:58 AM »
Why pay for a VPS when you can have your own server?

EDIS will colocate your RasPi for free at their datacenter in Austria.
-4wd (January 09, 2014, 09:42 PM)

Tried to jump on this, but the "Order now" button is disabled.  Rats.
-mwb1100 (January 09, 2014, 11:45 PM)

Worked for me just now.

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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by 4wd on January 09, 2014, 09:42 PM »
Why pay for a VPS when you can have your own server?

EDIS will colocate your RasPi for free at their datacenter in Austria.

No bills apart from the initial RasPi purchase and mailing it to them, (unless you want it back).  They even provide free management including manual resets, (sometime within 72 hours).

Not bad if you just want a simple DNS, web server, proxy, VPN, etc and you have a RasPi sitting around doing nothing after the excitement has worn off ... now where have I put the damn thing ...
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General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 09, 2014, 06:21 PM »
Edit: but it's pointless to use that program unless the input mkv is HD(avc1 is it?  I forget.)  It won't work for mkv with mpeg video.
-MilesAhead (January 09, 2014, 09:58 AM)

I guess that depends on what restrictions the PS3 has in the way of format compliance:

Uses existing tools to convert troublesome* mkv files to mp4. The conversion does not re-encode the video and only re-encodes the audio if it doesn't use AAC codec (one can override this behaviour using --audio-codec). The resulting mp4 will be playable on the troublesome* Sony PS3.

*Correction mine :)

With the MP4 container, the video is supposed to be MPEG4 compliant, Part 2 (SP/ASP) or Part 10 (AVC), whereas the audio can be AAC, MP3, ALAC, etc.
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General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by 4wd on January 08, 2014, 04:20 PM »
IIRC, before he changed his post, he reported the conversion worked OK but he was having trouble uploading through the TOR network.

MakeMKV isn't going to fix that  :)

Better off using one of the free VPN services.
2593
Post New Requests Here / Re: AleaPause
« Last post by 4wd on January 07, 2014, 01:58 AM »
xp version fails too.
Invalid IP why ?
-Contro (January 06, 2014, 08:39 PM)

Um, because it's supposed to?

Works OK on my XP machine and you'll never see the result of the ping unless you've modified the ping command (> nul) or your systems redirection is borked.

Code: Text [Select]
  1. REM For XP
  2. @echo off
  3.  
  4. REM Generate random number between first and second argument
  5. REM Second argument > first argument
  6. set /a num=%RANDOM% * (%2 - %1 + 1) / 32768 + %1
  7.  
  8. REM Multiply by 60 for minutes
  9. set /a delay = %num% * 60
  10.  
  11. REM Ping an invalid IP once per second        <---------------------------------------------------------------
  12. for /l %%a in (1,1,%delay%) do (ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul)
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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Lan Alarmclock or Timer
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 10:32 PM »
^+1

Naturally, the easiest way would be to have the main computer remote shutdown all the others.

The sound of multiple Windows shutdown tunes would then alert you to take your medicine.

An added benefit is that it requires no software on the other computers.
 :)
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Post New Requests Here / Re: AleaPause
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 08:38 PM »
The final script will be compiled.
-Contro (January 06, 2014, 08:31 PM)

So just add the relevant script commands in your program to cause a delay in whatever script language you're using ... since you haven't told us.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: AleaPause
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 08:23 PM »
Begin with 4860 seconds. More than 1 hour.
The target was between 1/2 hour and 1 hour.
-Contro (January 06, 2014, 08:10 PM)

Fixed.

For XP:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. REM For XP
  2. @echo off
  3.  
  4. REM Generate random number between first and second argument
  5. REM Second argument > first argument
  6. set /a num=%RANDOM% * (%2 - %1 + 1) / 32768 + %1
  7.  
  8. REM Multiply by 60 for minutes
  9. set /a delay = %num% * 60
  10.  
  11. REM Ping an invalid IP once per second
  12. for /l %%a in (1,1,%delay%) do (ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 1000 > nul)
2597
Living Room / Re: Malware attack hits thousands of Yahoo users
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 07:15 PM »
And yes to the flounder :)
-wraith808 (January 05, 2014, 07:04 PM)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: AleaPause
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 06:55 PM »
Sleep.cmd

Hardcoded:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. REM Generate random number between 30 and 60
  2. set /a num=%RANDOM% * (%%60 - %%30 + 1) / 32768 + %%30
  3.  
  4. REM Multiply by 60 for minutes
  5. set /a delay = %num% * 60
  6.  
  7. REM Wait (timeout is a Win 7+ command)
  8. timeout %delay%


The non hardcoded version:
Code: Text [Select]
  1. REM Generate random number between first and second argument
  2. REM Second argument > first argument
  3. set /a num=%RANDOM% * (%2 - %1 + 1) / 32768 + %1
  4.  
  5. REM Multiply by 60 for minutes
  6. set /a delay = %num% * 60
  7.  
  8. REM Wait (timeout is a Win 7+ command)
  9. timeout %delay%

Sleep.cmd 30 60
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General Software Discussion / Re: Collage software recomendation
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 06:27 AM »
There was just a new one posted on one of the good freeware blogs a couple of days ago that looked interesting.. i can't remember where i saw it though.. anyone?
-mouser (January 05, 2014, 02:28 PM)

TweakNow PerfectFrame ?
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General Software Discussion / Re: Script to input two variables and use them to perform multiple tasks
« Last post by 4wd on January 06, 2014, 12:40 AM »
Instead of c:\websitelocation on the server.  I  need http://"website location on the server" with all the slashes reversed  :-\
-questorfla (January 05, 2014, 08:52 PM)

Which is solved at the above post I mentioned ... no AutoHK required  ;)
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