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General Software Discussion / Re: New PDF editor: FlexiPDF from SoftMaker

« Last post by Curt on October 07, 2017, 05:21 PM »

$19.99 https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/0274/office-software/pdf-pro for 10 more days.

Yes, it clearly is a renamed version of FlexiPdf Pro. But the price!!! If one is in need of a pdf editor and/or a virtual print-to-pdf, this is it. $20? I can't believe it! I am already using the $80 SoftMaker twin version, and the original (INfix Pro 6) is $129.19 USD at Bits du Jour's, and they are all identical - so I am able to say this $20 offer is a bargain! 
  

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Timestamp Clamper - for hammering file/folder timestamps into a reasonable range

« Last post by Curt on October 06, 2017, 03:23 PM »

Boy, that's fast!!!

Thanks for sharing.

-cranioscopical (October 02, 2017, 07:02 AM)

^+1



a tenth of a second!

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Backup my data

« Last post by Curt on October 06, 2017, 03:41 AM »

If "external harddisk is a rather slow process", then I suggest you keep the Mac.

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General Software Discussion / Re: AdwCleaner and Metadata Analyzer from Smart PC Solutions

« Last post by Curt on October 02, 2017, 02:20 AM »

Relax, it is not a virus alert, but an advert alert.

However, the program has not been updated for five hundred years and is not to be found on their "Download" -homepage (https://smartpctools.com/downloads/), so WHERE did you find it?

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Living Room / Re: Alt codes for Maths Symbols

« Last post by Curt on September 29, 2017, 09:24 AM »

How to enter Unicode characters in Microsoft Windows

-fileformat.info

also, https://ufonts.com/download/arial-unicode-ms/197925.html

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: NoteFrog Pro (clipboard information manager) - Mini-Review

« Last post by Curt on September 27, 2017, 01:13 PM »

download from http://notefrog.com/

not updated since 2015-October-11, in fact it seems you can't even buy it any more:



and if you click "go PRO...", you will get a 404:

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Found Deals and Discounts / Finally: PORTABLE Revo Uninstaller on sale!

« Last post by Curt on September 24, 2017, 04:26 PM »

The portable version, Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable, has been wanted on sale for a very long time - and now it's here. And then I don't notice until the sale almost is over! Well, at least there're still another 9½ HOURS to get it at this favourable price:

$14.25 $69.25 http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/revo-uninstaller-pro-portable

If you’re relying on the uninstaller that came with your operating system, chanced are good that your computer is just filled with leftover files and other unneeded stuff that don’t get removed. That’s why you need to get today’s discount software promotion, Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable!

Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable lets you complete remove programs, including data left over following system attempts at uninstallation. With Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable, you’ll be able to avoid problems with updates caused by leftover program components, and finally get around to completely uninstalling trouble applications that you’ve had to put up with for a long time.

Best of all, Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable provides you with a real-time installation monitor that tracks all changes made to your system whenever you install a program, so you’ll always be prepared for a neat and clean uninstall. Throw in a junk files cleaner, and Revo Uninstaller Pro Portable becomes an indispensable part of your workflow!

-Bits du Jour

This is a very fine but also very seldom offer

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General Software Discussion / Re: having some issue with cc cleaner

« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2017, 01:16 PM »

I was afraid of the same, ConstanceJill, so I "googled" this French woman before I posted my answer. She is using the name alice131 in other fora/forums as well, and she is okay.

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General Software Discussion / Re: having some issue with cc cleaner

« Last post by Curt on September 20, 2017, 01:51 PM »

Welcome at DC

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/avast-reckons-ccleaner-malware-infected-2-27m-users/

There was a problem, but the new version is fine. Follow the link and read what to do.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Malwarebytes 3.0 out

« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2017, 02:39 AM »

is there any chance (risk) it could be because of the overwhelming number of security updates (approx 60) for Microsoft Office 2010 that came a couple of days ago? I know my Waterfox turned from good to bad at that exact point in time, while my Firefox stayed okay.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search in a dictionary incomplete words software

« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2017, 03:19 PM »

Use custom glossaries
You can add your own technical glossaries (or list of company acronyms, etc) using the option on the "Glossaries" menu.
form: word=description

-WordWeb Pro for PC

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search in a dictionary incomplete words software

« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2017, 07:33 AM »

WordWeb is not a spell checker, but a dictionary.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search in a dictionary incomplete words software

« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2017, 04:21 PM »

(...) WordWeb may have that capability (...)

-tn_dang (September 13, 2017, 01:48 PM)

^ only the Pro version.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search in a dictionary incomplete words software

« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2017, 09:55 AM »

I know about that word this Gua*la*ra

-Contro (September 07, 2017, 02:43 AM)

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Gua*la*ra

-let me google that for you

(hm... it works on Google, but obviously not here at DC)
= http://bfy.tw/DskO

^ answer to query:

Guadalajara | Define Guadalajara at Dictionary.com
www.dictionary.com/browse/guadalajara

Examples from the Web for Guadalajara. Expand. Contemporary Examples. His parents left Guadalajara, Mexico, with no papers just before he was born in Los ...

-Google

Quite often Google is faster to use than installed software.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Photo panorama creation

« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2017, 08:58 AM »

free and really fine panorama viewer: http://www.wpanorama.com/

a new version of WPanorama is finally available.

The main differences with the previous version are:

  - WPanorama can check at startup if a new version is available and, if it is the case, gives the possibility to connect to the site in order to download it.

  - The software now uses your current web browser to display the map showing the panorama location. This has been made in order to solve a compatibility issue between Google Maps and wpanorama web browser. The advantage is that the map can now be displayed in a larger size.

  - Miscellaneous improvements in the menus and the help.

  - Correction of a few bugs, one of them which could, under certain circumstances, disable the current screensaver.

You will get more details by using the "Help - Version history..." function of the new version of WPanorama.

As usual, WPanorama can be downloaded either by using the "Help - Check Web for update" function of your actual version, or from http://www.wpanorama.com/ homepage, thanks to the "Download WPanorama" link.

In the future, you will not receive this type of message anymore, as WPanorama is now able to notify you when new versions are available.

Don't forget to visit WPanorama website once in a while, as many new panoramas are regularly added.

With my best regards

Pierre-Alain Bovard

-WPanorama 11.0.1

WPanorama, always recommended, but maybe the GUI suffers from French thinking.

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Living Room / 60 years. Am I now allowed to be grumpy?

« Last post by Curt on September 08, 2017, 12:39 PM »

Yeah, my b-day is today, the 8'th of September. But the age is 60 now. Ouch, 60!!

.. you come across as someone young at heart 

-Darwin (September 05, 2007, 09:51 PM)

I wil take it as a compliment: Thank you, Darwin,....I think. 

Curt - in case I miss it - Happy Birthday!

-Darwin (September 05, 2007, 09:51 PM)

Thank you, Darwin! Actual (sorry!), I am a little afraid I might miss it myself...

-Curt (September 06, 2007, 02:41 AM)

I didn't miss it back then, and I didn't miss it today either. It was nice to be celebrated at work, and I am looking forward to my party tomorrow. What freaks me out is that 10 more years passed by just like that! It's terrifying how fast time goes by. But you won't understand it if you still are young.

"60". Hm... there is something about this number. Am I now allowed to be grumpy?

Definitions of grumpy
adjective
bad-tempered and sulky.
"Read a selection of past interviews and you're left with a picture of a truculent, grumpy old curmudgeon."

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on September 07, 2017, 12:23 PM »

^ right, f0dder. But in the story of real life, software is extremely young, while legacy per definition is quite old.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on September 07, 2017, 03:44 AM »

"LEGACY" used to be a good word, a word you would be pleased to see. Now it's a word to be scared by, a word to put you down:

Forgive me, smart phone users in particular, this is a looong picture; 662 x 3687 pixels (162kb):

click to enlarge for LEGACY (highlighted in yellow):



---------------
modified for more usable photo sizes, 4x 702 pixels plus 1x 879 pixels (it turns out I've miscalculated, but now I don't bother to change it):

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

« Last post by Curt on September 06, 2017, 02:48 AM »

8900 + 3000 + 3000

 

-4wd (September 05, 2017, 07:06 PM)

^ wow, some catch 4wd! 

Actually, my second thought was "wraith808 really should have written a hundred more posts!" 
I'm never fully satisfied, am I. 

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Living Room / Re: Any native english speakers?

« Last post by Curt on September 05, 2017, 05:18 PM »

1) If you're not supposed to already know the rules for a doctor, then the answer is "Cannot say", because of "some doctors this, and some doctors that".
2) The difference is £1.182

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on September 02, 2017, 05:54 AM »

The developer(s) behind Waterfox intend to keep support for "legacy" extensions

-irkregent (August 29, 2017, 12:25 PM)

-thank you for reminding me. I was using it for many months, but got tired of being told by various robots that Waterfox was obsolete. It seems Mozilla has changed their policy on that subject.

The otherwise very fine EPUBReader version 2 does not install on Firefox ESR.
EPUBReader version 1.5.0.12 is needed for ESR: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/versions/?page=1#version-1.5.0.12

-Curt (September 02, 2017, 05:18 AM)

EPUBReader version 2.05 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/ works on Waterfox (version 55) 

(...) pave the way to keeping add-on support in Waterfox. Waterfox now uses its own separate profile directory and migrates all your existing data to it. In the coming weeks the website will get an infrastructure update to pave the way for an add-on store.

Waterfox will also be coming to Android, (...)

-Waterfox

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on September 02, 2017, 05:18 AM »

I have (...) moved to "ESR" (Firefox Extended Support Release ESR):
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/52.3.0/releasenotes/

-Curt (August 28, 2017, 08:11 AM)

The otherwise very fine EPUBReader version 2 does not install on Firefox ESR.
EPUBReader version 1.5.0.12 is needed for ESR: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/epubreader/versions/?page=1#version-1.5.0.12

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Living Room / Avangate is now 2CHECKOUT

« Last post by Curt on August 30, 2017, 04:31 PM »

Warning: Avangate is now 2CHECKOUT and dodgy :-(

-Original title of this thread:

-but I've modified it a couple of days later, because after emailing forth and back and forth, I now think "it all" was a misunderstanding.

Zoe (Apowersoft Support Center)
2017-09-01 01:34:49
Dear user,

Sorry about it, yes, we will just correct it, from our background platform, we just found that your status is normal, you can use it for lifetime, you do not need to renew the program any more.

If you have any further problems or concerns then please feel free to contact us again. Best regards Zoe Apowersoft Support Center

ORIGINAL POST:

I received an email from Avangate <[email protected]> saying my license key for Apowersoft Streaming Audio Recorder is about to expire and I must renew license within 7 days OR PROGRAM WILL STOP WORKING! 

My key is a lifetime key, so I hold it to be a lie.

The homepage told that Avangate now is 2CHECKOUT.

so I now have to warn against Avangate and this 2CHECKOUT 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on August 28, 2017, 08:11 AM »

a lot more addons were ruined by the last Firefox update. I have removed it and moved to "ESR" (Firefox Extended Support Release ESR):
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/52.3.0/releasenotes/

This way one can keep all the extensions and still have a browser accepted/made by Mozilla.

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General Software Discussion / Re: COFEE

« Last post by Curt on August 25, 2017, 08:46 AM »

Microsoft COFEE is being made available to individuals employed by law enforcement agencies within the United States and Canada