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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the Greatest Software Ever Written?
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 04:21 AM »
i think jpfx was just saying that, from a programmer's perspective, the best program for you will be the first program you ever write (typically a "hello world" type program).
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Living Room / Re: Best Portable Computer Ever
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 02:16 AM »
 ;D
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Developer's Corner / Re: Don't get screwed by C
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 02:15 AM »
yes that's the other really classic c error.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Don't get screwed by C
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 01:31 AM »
the #2 example in the above page is what i consider the canonical example of a language mistake designed to give coders power but which has had dramatic negative effects, the fact that an assignment can result in a value which can then be used in conditional expressions:

Code: C [Select]
  1. if (a=b) dosomething();


as you know if you are c/c++ person, what the coder probably meant was to test for equality (the == symbol):

Code: C [Select]
  1. if (a==b) dosomething();


i really wonder if this mistake might qualify for the single most common programming-language specific bug in the history of the world.

this is the kind of thing no langauge should permit.  languages need to be designed for clarity of expression and resistence to such mistakes that cant be detected as errors.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Don't get screwed by C
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 01:26 AM »
this is a good example of some evil stuff in c and c++ that is only still there because no one dares fix it for fear of breaking billions of lines of existing deployed code..
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Developer's Corner / Re: Don't get screwed by C
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 01:25 AM »
hehehe

it's the continutation character \ at the end of the comment line, saying that the comment is continuted on the next line, resulting in the "iVar = 3" line being considered part of the above comment.

i think your earlier explanation was probably off a bit.
you probably meant to say that if there was a blank line after the // comment line then it would work.

in other words THIS will produce the desired result of 3, because the blank line after the comment line ends the comment continuation.

Code: C [Select]
  1. int iVar = 0;
  2.     // this a test C:\
  3.  
  4.     iVar = 3;
  5.     ShowMessage(IntToStr(iVar));
29832
Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: "Book maker" program-compiles documents to print in book form
« Last post by mouser on September 10, 2006, 01:00 AM »
this is actually a very nice program that i don't think gets the attention it deserves:

http://www.bluesquir.../products/clickbook/

ClickBook, a powerful yet easy-to-use printing utility, lets you print customized day planner pages, wallet booklets, church bulletins, brochures, greeting cards, posters, business cards, flipbooks, catalogs, banners, microfiche, CD covers and more from Internet, Windows, or CD-Rom files! ClickBook, helps you scale and rotate digital photos, e-mails, documents, favorite on-line content, or other critical information into 170+ mobile and convenient layouts. 


video demo: http://www.bluesquir...ml?Product=ClickBook

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General Software Discussion / Subsonic: Free,web-based personal media streamer/server
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 06:20 PM »
Here's another mp3 server for your home computer to give you access to your music from another computer.

Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing access to your entire music collection wherever you are. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen and another in your living room.
...
Subsonic works with most operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Solaris.


For related tools see: https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=3981.0

from http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld
29834
LaunchBar Commander / Re: Similar apps for collecting ideas thread
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 04:01 PM »
easier to show with a code block.

For example this:

[Select]
[url=http://www.mobydock.com] Click Here to Visit MobyDock Homepage [/url]

results in:

Click Here to Visit MobyDock Homepage

29835
Site/Forum Features / Re: I bet you didn't know this one!
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 03:02 PM »
too late, you're no longer leet.  :'(
29836
Site/Forum Features / Re: I bet you didn't know this one!
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:30 PM »
nice discovery, i didn't know about that one until today. or if i did i didn't remember, chances are carol haynes told us about this a year ago and we've forgotten, that's how it usualy goes  :P
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LaunchBar Commander / Re: I spread the news...
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:10 PM »
cuttheredwire,

just in case you didn't know, the blog url you posted (http://cuttheredwire...ar-Commander-v15502/) requires registration just to read it, which is a bit unusual to say the least  :P
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LaunchBar Commander / Re: I spread the news...
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:05 PM »
wonderful  :Thmbsup:

I have to tell you how nice it is and how important it is to sites like ours when people tell their friends about our software.  We don't have any money to afford to advertise, we don't have big connections that promote our software.  All we have is the free software listing sites and the people who tell each other about our site.  It makes all the difference in the world when someone who likes our software posts about it in a blog or newsletter or tells a friend.  Thank you.
 

In future articles, I can ask users for ideas, feedback, opinions, etc.


Yes please - i'm always very happy to hear suggestions and feature requests.  i know that launchbar commander has a bit of a learning curve and i'm happy to help with any issues people might have.
29839
Screenshot Captor / Re: Redbox only captures only works on second monitor
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 12:57 PM »
ive updated forum permissions so you should be able to attach images to the forum posts now; you could also send to [email protected]
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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: GETTING ORGANIZED EXPERIMENT - WEEK TWO ASSIGNMENT (SEP 5, 2006)
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 04:00 AM »
I guess I might interpret the situation a little differently.

I very much value the time i spend *contemplating* and *planning* things to do.  There is a real pleasure in that.
And I think all evidence shows that sometimes we just need to spend time mulling over ideas before they are "ripe" enough to put into action.

The danger though is that you start to enjoy the thinking and planning and imagining too much and the actual "doing" suffers.. So one needs strategies to ensure you dont spend ALL your time planning and cogitating..
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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: GETTING ORGANIZED EXPERIMENT - WEEK TWO ASSIGNMENT (SEP 5, 2006)
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 03:25 AM »
I'd say i'm in somewhat the same position in that i'm writing new todo item cards constantly and it feels like i suddenly "have more to do" than i did before.. However in reality i know what's happening is much more beneficial.  What's happening is i'm writing out and filing ideas and tasks that before just floated around in my mind and got lost and re-found over and over again.. Doing it this was at least means i can scan through my list and find little things i can work on if i ever get a free moment to spend, rather than not being able to think of something and wasting time.

One of the things D. Allen mentions that I'm finding is true is that having a nice long/diverse list/collection of "actionable" items that require different amounts of energy means you can frequently reach in and find something to match your energy level, instead of casting about trying to remember something to do.
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Living Room / Re: STICKMAN SAM 4: Fantastically Good Flash Platform Game
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 03:12 AM »
The page has a nice history of the past Stickman Sam games, dating back about a year:
http://www.crazymonk...ckman-Sam-Series.php

The Stickman Sam series of games is created by Istvan Orosi of io3creations and sponsored by Crazy Monkey Games. Gamers all over the world enjoy these games' unique blend of action, humour, and storyline. The games start with Sam's first training missions and continue to follow his exploits as the "pink communicator" sends him on all sorts of crazy missions. As the series progresses Sam's skills improve and he learns many new techniques from acrobatic rolling, climbing, and hanging, to lock picking and grenade throwing!

mycaps Screenshot - 001 , 03_09_AM , Sep 09 2006.png
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Living Room / STICKMAN SAM 4: Fantastically Good Flash Platform Game
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 03:07 AM »
This is the best "stickman" style game i've played and it controls like a dream and feels like it's going to be a really rich and satisfying game, with some real character.  Damn these flash coders are really making some nice games..  The cutscreens have great humour too.  The screenshot does not do this game justice.

Note: this is only for people who like platform games with serious control schemes.  You will have to use the tutorial modes to learn the controls.

STICKMAN SAM 4


from www.stumbleupon.com
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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the Greatest Software Ever Written?
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 02:06 AM »
yeah those items make a bit more sense in that context.  still debatable but more defensible for sure.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Review: Windows Live Writer
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:42 AM »
welcome to the site sri - hope to see more minireviews from you in the future (a "minireview" is the term we use for such short reviews).
29846
Living Room / Re: How Digg Gets Everything Backwards.. And How to Fix It
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:36 AM »
Another point worth mentioning is a comparison with StumbleUpon.

A serious problem with Digg is how hard it is to add a story, which exacerbates the situation where only a very tiny percentage of Digg users submit new stories.

One thing that StumbleUpon really gets right is the ease of "adding" a new story (url).  Essentially you just click a button as you are browsing.
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Living Room / Re: How to turn F lock on the keyboard ON by default?
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:32 AM »
i'd like to know this too.
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Living Room / Re: How Digg Gets Everything Backwards.. And How to Fix It
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 01:22 AM »
I wonder, if digg was better implemented and protected from abuse from the beginning, would it be so popular?

That's a fascinating question, and one that could be asked about other products that get popular.. I wonder if there is a name for this in marketing circles.. A product which attains popularity because it is hackable..
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Living Room / Re: A List Of Fallacious Arguments
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 12:45 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

you should print out the list with checkboxes, and laminate it, and then when you talk to him you can check them off as he argues.  if he uses the same fallacy twice in one argument then ring the buzzer.  if he gets them all give him a prize.
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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Suggest Questions for our interview w/ David Allen (Getting Things Done Author)
« Last post by mouser on September 09, 2006, 12:43 AM »
We have some great news.

We will be conducting an interview with David Allen, the author of "Getting Things Done", for our next podcast.

Do you have questions you'd like us to ask him, about GTD or time management in general?
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