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Living Room / Stupid IE question

« Last post by rjbull on September 29, 2005, 11:16 AM »

OK, OK.  Enough banging head against keyboard.

If I'm at a Web page, how do I make IE open up another window so I can go and check something on some completely unrelated Web page?  If there's a link I can right-click, I can do that then edit the address, but if there isn't?

I must be missing something obvious  <grump>

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General Software Discussion / Re: Worst. Interface. Ever.

« Last post by rjbull on September 29, 2005, 11:12 AM »

nikkho i'm with you about total commander,
though in fairness its one of the most beloved programs by a large number of people,
so i think it's one of those programs you either totally love, or totally can't bear to use.

-mouser (September 29, 2005, 06:55 AM)

I love it - mainly because I started with DOS programs (hello, you newbies), command lines, XTree Pro, TSRs, the wonderful DESQview, and eventually a series of twin-pane file managers.  Norton Commander clones are probably a bit like WordStar editing commands: once you've learnt how, everything else looks cackhanded, cumbersome and slow.  This could be a form of kinaesthetic memory, like walking downstairs at home without needing to watch your feet.  Your muscles know how to do it without conscious intervention.

Worst interface?  Worst to look at, worst for newbies, or worst for for long-term heavy users?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Macro programs - advice sought...

« Last post by rjbull on September 27, 2005, 09:42 AM »

Yeah AutoIt and AutoHotKey are two amazing utilities.  I tend to use AutoHotKey more for "shell tweaks" (hotkeys, always-running windows enhancements) and AutoIt for scripting.  AutoHotKey has a very simple and

-kfitting (August 24, 2005, 05:41 AM)

What do you define as a "script?"  What I'm thinking of is that in PowerPro - *IF* I remember correctly - you can't mix mouse operations with keyboard commands without putting them in a script, albeit you can create operations directly that use only one or the other.

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General Software Discussion / PCW anti-spyware review

« Last post by rjbull on September 23, 2005, 09:14 AM »

The latest (November 2005) edition of the UK magazine Personal Computer World
  http://www.pcw.co.uk  has a review of anti-spyware.  Very briefly:

Two main recommendations -

  Microsoft Antispyware Beta  http://www.microsoft.com/uk
Still a beta, but ore successful than most, and worth the free download

  PCTools Spyware Doctor  http://www.pctools.com
Good performance, informative results, free: PCW said there was little reason to upgrade from the free version (to paid-for support).  You need free registration for real time monitoring.

-----------

  Spybot Search and Destroy  http://www.spybot.info
Free, quick, useful information but doesn't fix everything

-----------

They thought Lavasoft Adaware disappointing for a well-known package.  8 others included in the review.

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Best Archive Tool / Re: New Review (09/05/05) - Best Archive Tool

« Last post by rjbull on September 23, 2005, 09:05 AM »

zridling,

Here's a thread on TalkAboutShareware referring to your archiver review:
http://www.talkabout...messages/409885.html
It being usenet, anyone who goes in there must be qualified to catch bullets in their teeth while juggling chainsaws...

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: NirCmd Setup, a guide of sorts

« Last post by rjbull on September 21, 2005, 09:45 AM »

Would people who like nircmd also like Steve Gibson's Wizmo?

=== begin quote ===
Wizmo is a multipurpose miscellaneous Windows utility that provides an array of single-click functions that are missing from Windows. Triggered by a single mouse click, it can do things like power down your system's displays, activate your screen saver, change or mute the audio volume, restart, reboot, or shutdown your system, and much more. It even includes a rather cool built-in "Graviton" screen saver that simulates the motion of any number of mutually gravitationally attracted celestial objects.
=== end quote ===
 
Gibson Research  http://www.grc.com  then find the freeware section

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Opera goes FREE!

« Last post by rjbull on September 21, 2005, 09:34 AM »

I Love opera but since I cant get support of RoboForm I just stopped using it.

-vamp07 (September 21, 2005, 06:28 AM)

I've never even looked at RoboForm, but, could you get the same functionality from macro programs that you might run anyway?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Opera goes FREE!

« Last post by rjbull on September 21, 2005, 09:32 AM »

So how are Opera going to make any money?  Surely few people will pay for premium support?

-rjbull (September 21, 2005, 03:50 AM)

Presumably by premium email accounts (why would anyone use this?) and advertising

-CarolHaynes (September 21, 2005, 05:44 AM)

Anti-spam measures?  That's one reason why I still use my CompuServe ID: their spam controls are ferocious (sometimes too much so).

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Opera goes FREE!

« Last post by rjbull on September 21, 2005, 03:50 AM »

So how are Opera going to make any money?  Surely few people will pay for premium support?

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA - On task termination perform an action

« Last post by rjbull on September 20, 2005, 03:59 AM »

How about a utility that would allow a specified command line or application to be run when a process exits, or drops to 0% CPU usage for more than x minutes?

-CarolHaynes (September 19, 2005, 07:41 PM)

Have you ever looked at PowerPro, freeware macro program for Windows?
http://powerpro.webeddie.com/index.html

Beginners user group / mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo..../powerpro-beginners/

Main mailing list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/

PC Rangers third-party PowerPro support
http://powerpro.pcrei.com
Contains archives of the user groups, the "Wink" based Flash demos, etc.

I'm moderately sure there was a question similar to yours in a recent post in the beginners group recently.  With PowerPro, the answer seems to be "Yes: now how much time do you want to put into making it work?"

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Unfinished Requests / Re: Idea: Date calculator

« Last post by rjbull on September 20, 2005, 03:47 AM »

Fdate, freeware:   http://www.ferg.org/fdate/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Open/Save Dialog Utilities - response to Nudone's Blog from May

« Last post by rjbull on September 15, 2005, 11:07 AM »

• Folder View <http://www.folderview.com/folderview/> is freeware,

-Nutty (July 15, 2005, 06:49 PM)

I see it's now possible to donate via PayPal...  DonationWare strikes again.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Open/Save Dialog Utilities - response to Nudone's Blog from May

« Last post by rjbull on September 14, 2005, 03:45 AM »

i use a launcher too - but the open/save dialog things are completely different -
what they do is let you quickly jump to your favorite directories from open/save

-mouser (September 13, 2005, 12:06 PM)

I see, thanks.  I just don't seem to have a desperate need for that.  Maybe because I still use DOS programs as much as possible 

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: ITSD Organizer keeps your notes at hand

« Last post by rjbull on September 13, 2005, 09:09 AM »

I still think the best name is one that starts with "Super Happy" — jeez, that makes me laugh every time and want to speak Japanese.

-zridling (August 29, 2005, 08:00 PM)

I once came across a Taiwanese outfit called the "Full Yes Company."  Just right for these customer-centric times  

I see a new version of Essential PIM is available:

=== begin quote ===
today we are announcing a v.1 6 Release Candidate for EssentialPIM
Free!
There are many new features and bug fixes in comparison to latest 1.5.3
version.
Please remember, it is still a Release Candidate and before
downloading, BACKUP your database into another place (by copying *.epim
file using Windows features)
Download: http://www.essential...a/EssentialPIM16.exe

New features:


import from multiple RTF and TXT files (especially for those migrating
from TreePAD)
feature to change icons in Notes tree, pre-setup range
feature to set up Default font for Notes module
"Database Management" new window with essential information about
database
feature to add date/time into Note name
new "Add Note" dialog window
option to show Contacts without grid lines
Reminders are now with "No sound" by default
"Hide Clock" function
Picture in Contacts can be exported now
Undo/Redo buttons added to Notes
Tools-> Options now remembers last used tab
Changed To Do priorities flags to more readable on black and white
printout

=== end quote ===

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: ITSD Organizer keeps your notes at hand

« Last post by rjbull on September 13, 2005, 09:02 AM »

if anyone knows of an organiser that will sync with a pocket pc then i'd like to know, please.

-nudone (August 31, 2005, 05:16 AM)

The author of JBLab Secure Notes
http://www.jblab.com/pim.html
is about to re-write it with PPC in mind.  That's a long way off, but, now might be the time to put in your requests.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Open/Save Dialog Utilities - response to Nudone's Blog from May

« Last post by rjbull on September 13, 2005, 08:56 AM »

what's key is the ability to go to your favorite programs from within the file open/save dialog of any application, which is what these dialog extenders do.

-mouser (September 13, 2005, 04:13 AM)

I launch my favourite, or in some cases <sigh> not-so-favourite programs from a program launcher, usually Horst Schaeffer's QSEL 
http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/

What have I missed?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Open/Save Dialog Utilities - response to Nudone's Blog from May

« Last post by rjbull on September 13, 2005, 04:05 AM »

In Total Commander  http://www.ghisler.com  I can just press Control-D and it pops up a list of favourite directories...  and if I want to navigate to another dirctory, press Alt-F10 and start typing the partial directory name.  With slight variations on hotkeys, pretty much standard features of Norton Commander clones.

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Official Announcements / Re: A way you can help DonationCoder.com

« Last post by rjbull on September 12, 2005, 08:38 AM »

Just thought i would mention something - DonationCoder.com relies on word of mouth to let people know about our site.

-mouser (July 03, 2005, 10:29 AM)

Something seems to be working.  I haven't been here long, and I can practically see the Total Members counter clicking over.  Maybe because there's a more sensible level of conversation and better manners than usenet, plus the presence of some of the actual authors?

Just out of interest, have you got a graph of total members and total posts against time?

[slightly later]  Oh, I see More Stats gives some of that detail, though it only goes back to March.  Is that when you started?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Open/Save Dialog Utilities - response to Nudone's Blog from May

« Last post by rjbull on September 12, 2005, 04:27 AM »

I don't think this is quite the same thing, but some might find it useful - part of a post on TalkAboutShareware:

OpenWide by Luke Hudson

http://lingo.atspace.com/index.html

OpenWide was written to avoid a few [more] minor annoyances with Windows.
This program allows you to specify the position and size of Windows' Open and
Save dialog boxes, and also to specify where the initial focus should be and
which view will be the default.

Good luck with it and enjoy.

This is a test release. Limited testing has shown it to work on a release of
Win2000 Professional and a release of WinXP Home.


Features
Set position and size of Open & Save dialogs

Set initial keyboard focus

Set initial view style

Drag & drop folders onto the title bar of an Open/Save dialog box,
and the view will change to that folder!

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Coming soon.. Arrows, callouts, textboxes

« Last post by rjbull on September 09, 2005, 09:38 AM »

teaser picture of the new screenshot captor:

-mouser (September 02, 2005, 06:31 AM)

Mouser,

If I highlight an area, it's that area I want to draw someone's attention to.  So, I think I want the inverse of your picture, that is, the area within the highlighed area should be in ordinary text, and everything *outside* should be lowlighted.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Clipboard manager

« Last post by rjbull on September 09, 2005, 05:29 AM »

wow - GREAT LINKS 

also, from lifehacker:
http://www.oldversion.com/

-mouser (August 30, 2005, 03:50 AM)

Found a few more "Last Free Version" sites from a TalkAboutShareware (i.e., Pricelessware) official post:

The Freeware Graveyard
http://fwg.raum108.de/

NeverExpires.com: Software Orphans
http://www.neverexpires.com/orphans/

The Mole Zone: Rareware
http://htmole.alterv...sta.org/rareware.htm

warning, haven't tried these yet.

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Living Room / Re: Answer in another area?

« Last post by rjbull on September 09, 2005, 04:56 AM »

> Stefan uses both cron and Stickies, I wondered how the two fit together, when he would use one rather than the other.

What do you mean, rjbull ?
I playing around always and test several tools all the way.
If i had to do a work and must start an tool or batch i like to use cron.
If i want to be remember on an given time or in several minutes (or store an notice) i use stickies. (or ATNotes, or UK's Kalender or EPIM)

-Stefan (September 09, 2005, 03:18 AM)

That's exactly how I use them    Just interested to see if there were any tricks I'd missed!  Except, I'm currently using Magic Notes, which is shareware, mostly because I got a cheap deal.  Not sure if I'll "stick" with it indefinitely.

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Living Room / Re: Humour - how about a giggle column ...

« Last post by rjbull on September 09, 2005, 04:49 AM »

Q.  Why do cats eat cheese?
A.  So they can wait outside mouseholes with bated breath.

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Living Room / Answer in another area?

« Last post by rjbull on September 08, 2005, 10:46 AM »

Mouser,

Is it possible with this software to quote/answer a posting in another area?

e.g., knowing that Stefan uses both cron and Stickies, I wondered how the two fit together, when he would use one rather than the other.  That's a new topic that doesn't fit in the "Donation value to developers" thread, which is where the Stickies message is.

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General Software Discussion / Re: For Developers: Do Donations Make a Difference?

« Last post by rjbull on September 08, 2005, 03:47 AM »

...
Stickies is a PC utility I wrote

-rjbull (September 07, 2005, 10:25 AM)

What ? 

YOU wrote Stickies ? May i take the change to thank you for that great tool?

-Stefan (September 07, 2005, 04:16 PM)

Stefan,

Sorry, wasn't me... I can see how I caused confusion.    I clip-and-pasted a bit from his Web page, using quote marks round the quote, but I should have thought to edit it.  You need to thank Tom Revell of Zhorn Software, he's the author.  I e-mailed him a link to this thread but don't know if he's taken it up.

Again, deep apologies...