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Living Room / Re: Rock Paper Shotgun: 25 Best Co-Op (video) Games Ever Made

« Last post by Deozaan on June 19, 2015, 03:07 PM »

For people who don't like the idea of having to click through 8 pages to see the results:

The full list

25. Saints Row 4
24. FIFA 15
23. Viscera Cleanup Detail
22. Realistic Kissing Simulator
21. Dawn of War 2
20. TowerFall
19. Payday 2
18. SWAT4
17. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
16. ARMA 3
15. Artemis Bridge Simulator
14. Don’t Starve Together
13. Killing Floor 2
12. Divinity: Original Sin
11. Borderlands 2
10. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
9. Rainbow Six Vegas 2
8. Spelunky
7. Far Cry 4
6. Diablo 3
5. Minecraft
4. GTA 5
3. Left 4 Dead
2. Dark Souls
1. Portal 2

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General Software Discussion / Re: SourceForge takes over GIMP for Windows’ account to peddle adware

« Last post by Deozaan on June 16, 2015, 10:35 PM »

or if the project is already bundling third party offers.

-https://sourceforge.net/blog/third-party-offers-will-be-presented-with-opt-in-projects-only/

So they still bundle in their extra 3rd party offers without the maintainer's permission if the maintainer uses them as well? That still seems a bit sketchy to me.

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General Software Discussion / Re: LastPass alternatives? (including premium LP)

« Last post by Deozaan on June 16, 2015, 03:11 PM »

Just keep using LastPass (with two-factor authentication). They're "doing it right."

But don't take my word for it. Steve Gibson knows a lot more about encryption and security than I do. Here what he has to say about LastPass:

Check it out starting at ~53 minutes for a basic description of the importance of long, varied passwords.

For the question of whether or not you can trust LastPass, check out ~72m44s (1:12:44).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 15, 2015, 03:32 PM »

Well, I found a fix for those of us who the update notification stubbornly refused to show up. I have tried this method on both of my troublesome laptops and the notification popped up immediately after.

Just copy/paste the updated batch file at the top of this Microsoft Community web page into your text editor, save it, and run it from an Administrator-enabled command prompt.

-Innuendo (June 14, 2015, 11:54 AM)

I tried that and it still wouldn't show up on my Netbook. Now I'm even more certain that it doesn't meet the minimum requirements.  

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Living Room / Re: Time lapse video (thread)

« Last post by Deozaan on June 15, 2015, 03:11 PM »

Those were amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]

« Last post by Deozaan on June 14, 2015, 06:02 PM »

Apparently there was some confusion about who the last update was aimed at:

-4wd (June 12, 2015, 10:40 PM)

Maybe that should clue them in that all the people still waiting for a unit should at least be mentioned in their software updates. Something like this might help smooth things over:

Hey folks! The nearly 17 thousand of you who will be getting this message but didn't get a development unit can go suck eggs for a while, cause this update has no useful information for you. Suckers!

Anyway, to the 250 people who do have a dev unit, we made a software update. Hooray for us! We're awesome like that.

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Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]

« Last post by Deozaan on June 12, 2015, 05:01 AM »

Thanks for that, mwb1100. I got curious about that question again and found that today.

They've not mentioned August since then. And they haven't posted updates regarding the development of the hardware. If I was trying to scam people out of nearly a half million dollars, that seems like a simple trick to stall for more time...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 11, 2015, 02:46 PM »

KB 3035583 is in my optional updates since a few weeks now
Old-ish Win7 laptop

-rgdot (June 09, 2015, 12:57 AM)

yeah, mine was installed per 20'th of May, and is still installed. I don't know what I removed five days ago!

I have stopped worrying, as I assume version 10 is not installed without my prior acceptance?

-Curt (June 11, 2015, 11:08 AM)

You have to reserve it first, then you'll get a notification letting you know when it's ready to install. Then you can choose when is convenient for you to make the upgrade.

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Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]

« Last post by Deozaan on June 11, 2015, 02:35 PM »

Here's a recent update:

Last fall we promised you support for AdHoc mode and Local Play as our Kickstarter stretch goals. Well, we are super excited to let you know both features are now available. Just download Matchstick’s latest Android or iOS set-tup app from Google Play or AppStore and you will be all set to go.

With AdHoc mode, you can connect your mobile device to Matchstick directly and fling content from that device to your TV without requiring any Internet connection. Bring your favorite content to any big screen TV and share your stories with friends. Or bring your own entertainment to your hotel room next time you travel. The possibilities are endless. No complicated setup or pairing required. And Local Play lets you stream content from your local servers to the big screen. SAMBA is supported.

So give it a spin and let us know how you like it. We’d love to hear from you on any suggestions for improvements and bug reports. Thanks for helping us get this far.

Once again, another update praising the awesome new features that barely any of their backers can use since we don't have the hardware.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 10, 2015, 05:14 PM »

The Apple edition would remove the brain entirely and just give the user a live-feed from Tim Cook's brain. Millions of people would line up for days before release in anticipation and eagerness for the pleasure and privilege to give up their brains for a mere sum of $5,000.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 08, 2015, 08:39 PM »

I recently reinstalled Windows 7 and all the updates onto my netbook to see if I would get the pop-up. Nope! It's been a week or so and no pop-up.

I guess my netbook doesn't qualify with the minimum requirements.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Android: recommend form-filler/pasword manager, please?

« Last post by Deozaan on June 07, 2015, 08:33 PM »

I recommend LastPass. It's worth the $12/year subscription.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Tresorit - Cloud storage service (FREE) - Mini-Review. (WARNING!)

« Last post by Deozaan on June 04, 2015, 02:41 PM »

XIV Inactive Free Accounts
62. If You have chosen a plan with no charge ("Free Account") and if Your Free Account was inactive for at least one-hundred and twenty (120) days and no valid User Plan is bound to Your Free Account, Tresorit will send You a notice. Fifteen (15) days after such notice, Tresorit may suspend Your Free Account or delete all of Your Content related to Your Free Account, and/or we may terminate the Agreement between You and Tresorit.

-IainB (June 04, 2015, 05:03 AM)

The policy itself of deleting "inactive" accounts that aren't paying for service doesn't really bother me.

The question, really, is did you receive the notification emails about the deletion of your account, and if not, why not?

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Steam Introduces Refunds.

« Last post by Deozaan on June 04, 2015, 02:09 AM »

Yeah, I see this as a positive move for Steam. I've never known a company worse at customer service/support than Steam. Well, except for Google.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 02, 2015, 01:28 AM »

From the above link:

As previously announced, upgrades from Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 are free for the first year of availability.

Gotta love ambiguous statements...Does that mean if you upgrade within a year of release...it's free.......or does it mean tha a year after upgrading I will be stuck paying them however much?

The whole thing is becoming more confusing lol...although, I am 99% sure it is simply free if you upgrade within a year (With no sudden "pay us $X" at the end of it)

-Stephen66515 (June 01, 2015, 09:56 PM)

Stephen, do yourself a favor and read the FAQ by Microsoft. It clears up almost every question you've asked in this thread.

But just because I know you're almost as lazy as I am (), the answer is that you don't pay to upgrade after the first year if you've done it within the first year.

It's not that Windows 10 is free for the first year, it's the upgrade that is free for the first year. After that, if you want to upgrade to Windows 10 (because you didn't do it during the first year), you'll have to pay for it.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor DirectX Capture Addon - EARLY BUGGY BETA

« Last post by Deozaan on June 02, 2015, 01:22 AM »

I noticed in the latest version of Screenshot Captor that there's an option to do a DirectX capture, but it says the addon must be downloaded first. Was this feature ever finished?

If not, you may want to remove the DirectX capture option from the latest stable release (4.12.0) of SC.

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Living Room / Re: Matchstick - A streaming stick using Firefox OS [Kickstarter]

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 09:36 PM »

So, when is it time to start a class action lawsuit or whatever to get a refund since they seem to have gone AWOL? I see some comments in the KickStarter mention something about August, but I don't see any of the recent updates say anything about updates/shipments happening in August.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 07:40 PM »

You were certainly interested enough to reply immediately.

-Arizona Hot (June 01, 2015, 06:30 PM)

Maybe you missed the discussion about it that started yesterday?

I just got home and found my computer (Windows 7 x64) had rebooted after a BSOD, and I noticed a Windows logo in the tray which I had never seen before.

I clicked it and got a message about a free upgrade to Windows 10:
 (see attachment in previous post)
Anyone else seeing this?

-Deozaan (June 01, 2015, 12:05 AM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 04:33 PM »

I'm not entirely sure why I'm so excited for Windows 10. I couldn't get the Technical release to work, VM or otherwise. I have the computer power, and plenty of RAM, so it shouldn't have been an issue. Yet, coming from Microsoft 'July 29th', and free to boot, I feel very anxious with anticipation.

-Mizraim (June 01, 2015, 04:08 PM)

Yeah, after playing around with Windows RT (which is pretty much Windows 8.1 on ARM, I think) on my Surface, and a bit of the Windows 10 preview, I'm pretty excited about Windows 10 as well. I'm liking it a lot. Though honestly I'm not entirely sure why, because it runs pretty sluggishly on my VM and I haven't bothered to really explore the OS much.

As a side question...in terms of coding for Windows 10...has much changed?  Can we still use the same processes as in Windows 7/8?  Will we still be allowed to download software from outside the Windows Store?  Will the OS still bullshit people and tell them because you are not installing from a "Verified Publisher" that it was probably a virus...and then deletes the installer for you? (Seriously...that annoys me more than anything else on Windows recently...Having my OWN software blocked by my own OS then being told I am not trusted and probably trying to release viruses...)

-Stephen66515 (June 01, 2015, 04:27 PM)

Answering your questions in reverse order:

I've never experienced the OS deleting the installer for me. I've had Chrome hide downloads from me and not tell me how to find them. But not Windows.

In the Windows 10 Technical Preview, I've installed things using the regular .exe/.msi installers. I don't think I've even used the Windows Store in the preview.

As far as coding things go... I've only slightly dabbled in it. I managed to install one of my games on my Windows RT Surface tablet using the Windows 10 Technical Preview (because you need Windows 8.1+ to make Windows Store builds). And the process I had to use to do that was new to me. But I was doing it for A) a Windows RT device and B) Windows Store application. So I don't know if regular .exe builds are affected by this.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 04:04 PM »

Feature deprecation section

• Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.

-https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications

-Deozaan (June 01, 2015, 03:40 PM)

Wait what? so if there is an update with issues on your system, you cannot stop it being applied?

-Jibz (June 01, 2015, 03:50 PM)

Sounds like standard Windows behavior since at least Vista. I have Windows 7 Ultimate on my PC. My wife has Vista Home on her laptop. Her laptop will automatically restart or even resume from sleep/standby to install updates. Mine never install or reboot without my permission.

That said, you can probably configure it so it only installs critical updates automatically and other updates are optional. But I'm just guessing at that. Hopefully critical updates won't cause issues, but rather will resolve them.

I have seen the offer on Windows 7 - but not on Windows 8.1, where I would actually consider updating...

-tomos (June 01, 2015, 03:56 PM)

Did you install the Windows Update you need for it? See below for info:

You might recall back in April there was a lot of noise about an optional update that Microsoft released to Windows 7 and 8.1 users, KB3035583.

When the folks at MYCE took a closer look at this patch they discovered that it could be used for downloading Windows 10 when it comes to market. There was also code in that update that referred to ads/advertising for the Windows 10 upgrade.

It is very likely that these system notifications are a results of that Windows Update because at least one user in the Reddit thread removed KB3035583 and the notice went away.

-http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/microsoft-begins-testing-their-windows-10-upgrade-notifications

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 03:40 PM »

I was just reading about that here:

Feature deprecation section

• If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed.
• Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
• Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing Windows 10.
• Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.
• Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts Games that come pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper.”
• If you have a USB floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer's website.
• If you have Windows Live Essentials installed on your system, the OneDrive application is removed and replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.

-https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 02:50 PM »

Supposedly it is July 29.

-MilesAhead (June 01, 2015, 05:42 AM)

I've read that July 29 is the RTM date. But there's a bit of a delay between RTM and when it's officially released to the public.

-Deozaan (June 01, 2015, 12:04 PM)

And yeah, looks like it is July 29, straight from Microsoft's mouth!

Microsoft is making Windows 10 available as free upgrade for qualified Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 devices. It will be available starting July 29, 2015; people can reserve their free upgrade today.

You only have until July 29, 2016 to take advantage of this offer. Once you upgrade, you have Windows 10 for free on that device.

-https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 02:47 PM »

Some places say the upgrade offer is available in the first year after Windows 10 is released.

Edit: The FAQ seems to cover most of these:

https://www.microsof...ndows/windows-10-faq

-Jibz (June 01, 2015, 12:56 PM)

The FAQ wasn't working for me last night when I clicked the links. I just got an error 404 type message.

But now it is! Oddly, the EN-US version is different from the EN-GB version:

https://www.microsof...ndows/windows-10-faq

And here's a link with information about the Windows 10 Upgrade:

https://www.microsof...s/windows-10-upgrade

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General Software Discussion / Re: dream phone

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 12:11 PM »

I've used my single-SIM phone before to be on a phone call AND load data from the internet via 3G/4G at the same time.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« Last post by Deozaan on June 01, 2015, 12:04 PM »

Supposedly it is July 29.

-MilesAhead (June 01, 2015, 05:42 AM)

I've read that July 29 is the RTM date. But there's a bit of a delay between RTM and when it's officially released to the public.