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Living Room / Re: PC World lists the top 50 tech products of all time

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 01:03 PM »

Does anybody else find it odd that the same site would list the Iomega Zip Drive as #23 in their 50 all time best list...and at the same time list it as #15 in their 25 all time worst list?

No site is more guilty of abusing and misusing "top N" lists than PC World.. And they've done so with some success.  I suspect soon PC World will change it's name to "ILL-INFORMED TOP 10 LIST" Magazine.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR v2.00.65 ALPHA PREVIEW Release - MARCH 27, 2007

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 12:35 PM »

yep, as cnewtonne says, anyone can have the download link, just click the little "balloon" looking icon under my name and send me a personal message via the forum (or via email at [email protected]).

ps. i apologize to everyone on this forum who may be getting sick of this long drawn out FARR thread about v2 alpha testing.  version 2 is going to go public soon and then this thread will be retired

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bug in 2.31.01?

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 12:32 PM »

I can confirm this, i'll try to have it fixed in the next day or so.  strange bug.

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Living Room / Re: how to find out if external HD uses USB 1.x or 2.x?

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 06:05 AM »

make sure you dont have usb2 disabled in the bios -- i reset my bios recently and it turned off usb2 support.

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UrlSnooper / Re: URLsnooper refuses to start!

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 03:40 AM »

try a test, while it is sniffing go to a site like http://www.c-span.org/
you should get quite a few found urls.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: List of disc catalogers

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 02:52 AM »

Maybe we should try to get discounts on disc catalogers for next month?

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UrlSnooper / Re: URLsnooper refuses to start!

« Last post by mouser on April 03, 2007, 02:22 AM »

I'm most interested if the fix described here solves some of the winME/9x issues:
https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=7503.0

I will also try to locate an older version of url snooper before some of the localization code was added, to see if that really is the cause of these crashes (or if its a new issue with winpcap).

One thing that should be done by everyone having trouble with autodetecting the network adapter: turn off this function(!).  The autodetection of the network adapter can fail if the firewall blocks url snooper, and it's a totally optional step.  if in doubt, go to advanced mode and then to options and disable autodetection permanently, and just select your adapter manually.

if it's any consolation, url snooper is one of the most popular programs on our site and it's used by tens of thousands of people without error.  I know that doesnt help you few who are getting these errors, i just want to emphasize that this is not the normal experience of people   I also know this doesn't help you much but i'll say what you've probably heard before, which is that the move from win9x/ME to XP was a wonderful experience for many of us, and is definitely something worth considering.  Having said that, i am still committed to making url snooper work well again on WinMe/9x.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Non-stop refreshing

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 11:07 PM »

Can you guys try this new version and see if it fixes the non-stop refreshing:
https://www.donation...ScreenshotCaptor.exe

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Screenshot Captor / Re: ScreenshotCaptor Upgrade not working?

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 11:06 PM »

i've seen this before myself, im going to replace the tray icon which should solve it.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor Error Message

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 11:05 PM »

thank you for this report, i could use some more feedback from others who were having this problem.

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Living Room / Re: how to find out if external HD uses USB 1.x or 2.x?

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 10:37 PM »

thanks lanux for those tips

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Official Announcements / Re: Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 03:09 PM »

Tekzel!!!
DcTiles has been needing your attention for quite some time! Please attend to your messages!

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Official Announcements / Re: Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 01:42 PM »

Yep, just to clear up any confusions, this was just an "April Fools Day" Joke.

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General Software Discussion / Re: wanted: ($3 bounty) Automatic Stitching of Screenshots (freeware)

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 12:23 PM »

i will add an option in sc to try to autoscroll-capture by using cursor keys.

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 11:04 AM »

Congratulations app (and carol) - this forum would not be the home it is for all of us without you.

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General Software Discussion / Re: wanted: ($3 bounty) Automatic Stitching of Screenshots (freeware)

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 11:00 AM »

To confirm, you can use up and down arrow keys to scroll the window vertically?
Is their any key for page down and page up? or just up and down arrows for scrolling a little bit?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor Error Message

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 05:20 AM »

Can you guys who are experiencing these crazy problems try this beta version (v2.31.01) and let me know if it's any better:
https://www.donation...ScreenshotCaptor.exe

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General Software Discussion / Re: Graham does it again: Why not to start a startup

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 04:39 AM »

I'm not a business person, I don't have the apptitude for it, but my real fear about these things, which is completely absent in paul's article, is the role that having well-positioned contacts/friends plays, and the importance of being chummy with heavily networked people.

It is my sincere fear that if you looked at the startups that "succeed", you might find less of a correlation with the quality of the product, than with the quality of the networked connections the founders have established.  It's a hugely scary idea, and i could be wrong, but it's what keeps me depressed about this business. 

Regardless, Paul Graham is one of the best writers about this stuff on the planet, and always worth reading.

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Official Announcements / Re: Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 03:08 AM »

Thanks for posting about that 2steps, i forgot to mention those details.

I should also remind people not to contact 2steps directly -- doing so will void your service contract.  Instead please call your local iDonationCoder town representative, who will give you a proper region identification code, which you can then use to determine your support representative, who will be able to direct your support phone call appropriately.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Fun Quiz

« Last post by mouser on April 02, 2007, 12:02 AM »

5/10

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR v2.00.65 ALPHA PREVIEW Release - MARCH 27, 2007

« Last post by mouser on April 01, 2007, 10:18 PM »

thanks arun, i think someone mentioned that before and i forgot it.. i have a new version to release so i'll fix this first and then do so.

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Official Announcements / Re: Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by mouser on April 01, 2007, 07:38 PM »

ps. I have been informed by Steve Jobs that the following terms should no longer be used to describe our stuff: donationware, freeware, software, shareware, etc.

From now on please only use the proper term: iWare.

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Official Announcements / Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by mouser on April 01, 2007, 07:36 PM »

Good news!
Yesterday I had a long conversation with Steve Jobs, and he has made an offer to buy DonationCoder.com!

Now some of you may have heard me slagging off Apple and Steve Jobs before, but that was all in the past.  Now that I am part of the Apple family I love them.

Everything you know and love about DonationCoder.com will stay the same, except for a few minor changes:

• All MS Windows-based versions of our software will be discontinues as of April 4th.
• All current software will be ported to the Apple iPhone.
• The official website url will be changing to iDonationCoder.com
• All about boxes will now show a photo of Stever Jobs with a glowing Halo above his head.
• Our software will only be available on iTunes and will cost $500 per license.

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Plugin API and Samples for Find+Run Robot Coming Soon.. Requests?

« Last post by mouser on April 01, 2007, 02:42 PM »

Many of these things are already embedded in X1 or Copernic. So, *maybe* FARR could be made to send search terms and arguments in X1 and/or Copernic ? Or would it be better to have a more autonomous FARR ?

personally i think this is a very good idea, like plugin for farr that can ask x1/copernic/googledesktop/windowsdesktop to search for stuff and return results to farr window.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: slenderFARR - a new skin for FARR

« Last post by mouser on April 01, 2007, 10:02 AM »

coooooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

May I add this to the set of skins installed by default with FARR ?

Regarding the usability issues.. Perhaps i can make a special exception to turn of this skin while configuring the options.