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Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 26, 2014, 11:13 AM »
gmail's imap thingie is a pain in the soft tissue. I use pop3 instead, but use the "recent" trick to make it work with multiple devices.

enter your user name as follows:
recent:[email protected]

https://support.goog...l/answer/47948?hl=en
This is handy.
-eleman (February 25, 2014, 10:30 AM)
This is interesting!
What is 'recent mode?'

If you're accessing Gmail on multiple clients through POP, Gmail's 'recent mode' makes sure that all messages are made available to each client, rather than only to the first client to access new mail.

Recent mode fetches the last 30 days of mail, regardless of whether it's been sent to another POP client already.
I should probably give this a shot.  But 40 is using imap without a problem.  Now here's another thing:
I can use imap on my phone, but the Bat is not that great with imap, so should I even bother? because for sure I'm going to use pop for the Bat.  Maybe that is what's causing problems, that my phone is using imap, but the Bat is using pop.  The only reason why I say this is because all these problems seem to have cropped up once i changed K9 to use imap, whereas previously it was configured for pop.
-superboyac (February 26, 2014, 09:18 AM)

Just for reference here's a screenshot of my IMAP settings.

K9_Gmail_IMAP.png

If your settings seem fine your best bet may be to blow them away entirely (you may want to export them from the main screen first) and set it up from scratch as a new account. In my experience not only is that usually the fastest solution (with any email client, not just K9), but sometimes it's the only thing that works.

On a side note my one complaint about K9 is its lack of built-in settings for major email providers. That's a pretty standard feature for email clients today. Sometimes the problem with power users is we often have a tendency to do things the hard way just because we can.
327
Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 26, 2014, 10:37 AM »
Just curious, since it seems you've already got your mail in gmail, what does the gmail client app lack that K9 is giving you?
-CWuestefeld (February 25, 2014, 03:44 PM)

Local message folder storage and offline capabilities.

Of the two, local data storage is probably the most important considering Google's record for abrupt terminations of product offerings and the frequent changes made to their TOS.

I doubt Google would play games with something as established and major as GMail. But you never know when it comes to Google.
-40hz (February 26, 2014, 08:39 AM)

I don't really even care if the GMail app has all the features I want or need because Android's sync model makes it a non-starter for me. Until getting my new tablet I hadn't used Android (or any mobile OS) for a couple years but I'm sure my old phone (running 2.2.2 or 2.2.3) gave me a lot more granular control over sync operations. On my Samsung tablet (running 4.2.2) the only options are to either sync everything related to my Google account or nothing. Naturally I choose nothing.

Once I get it rooted I'm sure I could address the issue. Just being able to uninstall OEM apps like Chrome would probably take care of most of it. The thing is, if Google can't be bothered to design their software to be less invasive than a TSA body cavity search I can't be bothered to use it.

That's without even addressing the many reasons I avoid relying on the company to handle my data from end to end. I trust Google (or any other provider) only to the extent I believe their interests are aligned with mine. There's plenty of room to debate where the boundaries are, but no question which side a phone or tablet falls.
328
Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 25, 2014, 02:44 PM »
I didn't run into that on my iPhone. I told it to provision a new email account, selected GMail from the list presented, entered my existing address and password, and it defaulted to an IMAP set-up without being told. Apparently if you've set your GMail account up to use IMAP, the iPhone mail client is smart enough to figure it out.

-40hz (February 25, 2014, 02:27 PM)

And, unless things have changed when I wasn't paying attention, it's equally simple to setup ActiveSync for a Microsoft server. Not by coincidence Apple doesn't give a rat's ass whose servers are on the other end. They mostly just want to make the technology as invisible as possible.

It doesn't really do anything for me but it's perfect for my wife. And she's a lot more representative of the market - especially the most profitable segment - as a whole.
329
General Software Discussion / Re: Book Tracking
« Last post by Vurbal on February 25, 2014, 02:31 PM »
When I was looking for Windows ebook readers some weeks back it occurred to me that even for ebook management it would be generally preferable if the search and cataloging functionality came from a standalone component.

That's obviously not the same thing we're talking about here. However it seems likely using something like the Calibre through an API would at least be a logical jumping off point if you wanted to develop what nickodemos described. That's assuming something suitable doesn't already exist, but I don't imagine it does.
330
Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 25, 2014, 02:16 PM »
gmail's imap thingie is a pain in the soft tissue.

-eleman (February 25, 2014, 10:30 AM)

I access my GMail via IMAP using K9, Thunderbird installed on my desktop, and occasionally a PortableApps version of Thunderbird from a thumb drive. I've never had problems getting it to work with any of them.
-Vurbal (February 25, 2014, 12:12 PM)

In the same vein, my .ss works without significant problems, but it sometimes gives me pain. Particularly after eating lots of beans.

Imap@gmail has too much room for improvement in ease of use and configuration on various devices. Good luck making it work on your dad's windows phone, by giving him directions over the phone.
-eleman (February 25, 2014, 12:19 PM)

I doubt that's a server issue. Google and Microsoft have been engaged in their own private dick measuring contest over sync protocol compatibility since Windows 7 was released. Microsoft dropped WebDAV support in the Windows 7 Calendar program and Google responded by ditching Active Sync support for free Google accounts. In Win8/WinRT/WP8 Microsoft added a bunch of features which are mostly useless without a Microsoft server (local or cloud) as a middle man.

The bottom line is if the average person wants to have a smooth and user friendly experience with either a Microsoft or Google mail client connecting to a server from the other company they should expect to pay extra for it. That's not because there's something irregular about Google's IMAP implementation or Microsoft's Active Sync servers. It's simply a thinly veiled passive aggressive anti-competition strategy on both sides. Neither is representative of the email client experience beyond their specific ecosystems.
331
Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 25, 2014, 12:12 PM »
gmail's imap thingie is a pain in the soft tissue.

-eleman (February 25, 2014, 10:30 AM)

I access my GMail via IMAP using K9, Thunderbird installed on my desktop, and occasionally a PortableApps version of Thunderbird from a thumb drive. I've never had problems getting it to work with any of them.
332
Living Room / Re: My pop/imap Android experience
« Last post by Vurbal on February 25, 2014, 09:41 AM »
That's interesting. I've been using K9 for years and never had that problem.
333
LaunchBar Commander / Re: LaunchBar Commander beta 1.40.01
« Last post by Vurbal on February 24, 2014, 06:58 PM »
An upate with our previous IRC discussion about this update in mind.

I'm 99.999% sure the issues with needing to move the mouse or click in the trigger area are entirely gone, at least WRT the situations where I have experienced the problem. Previously I ran into the problem at least once or twice a day but in the week and a half I've been using this beta it hasn't happened even once.

This does not, obviously, apply to the full screen app issue. However I don't think this is worth wasting time because I'm convinced Microsoft low level code is probably at fault and the combination of conditions where it applies amount to an insignificant border case.

tl;dr
Awesome update! When I have a few minutes (okay a lot more than a few) I'll try to assemble a comprehensive list of the text-menu enhancements we've talked about.
334
Post New Requests Here / Re: REQ: HTPC Util - Move tv shows older than 24 hours to external HD
« Last post by Vurbal on February 24, 2014, 06:42 PM »
The key to understanding regex is realizing they are 20% knowledge, 70% experience (including, but not limited to your own), and 10% voodoo - except when they are 100% impossible. Unfortunately determining which formula applies is, in many cases, pure guess work.
-Vurbal (February 23, 2014, 01:14 PM)

I currently work on the ratios of: 60% Search, 40% Voodoo = 100% WTF  :huh:
-4wd (February 23, 2014, 05:49 PM)

And of course some days it's more like 200%  :wallbash:
335
Post New Requests Here / Re: REQ: HTPC Util - Move tv shows older than 24 hours to external HD
« Last post by Vurbal on February 23, 2014, 01:14 PM »
The key to understanding regex is realizing they are 20% knowledge, 70% experience (including, but not limited to your own), and 10% voodoo - except when they are 100% impossible. Unfortunately determining which formula applies is, in many cases, pure guess work.
336
Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by Vurbal on February 23, 2014, 11:21 AM »
Just found this in a comment for aone of Ken White's posts at Popehat:

I just flew in from Los Angeles, and boy, are the TSA's arms tired.
337
General Software Discussion / Re: trying to combine antiviruses and firewalls
« Last post by Vurbal on February 19, 2014, 03:29 PM »
Mixing realtime security apps is more trouble than it's worth - unless you're doing it for a school project. Or to satisfy your own curiosity.

Otherwise, install a decent all-in-one suite and be done with it.  8) 
-40hz (February 18, 2014, 08:57 AM)

Amen to that!

Sudden security software conflicts can cause catastrophic failures just as unpleasant as the malware you're trying to avoid.
338
Living Room / Re: Old Rubik's Cube book rediscovered via the Internet. I love you Internet.
« Last post by Vurbal on February 19, 2014, 03:25 PM »
Wow that brings back memories!

The first time I saw that book was a couple weeks after the first time I saw a Rubik's Cube. A friend bought one and then spent 2 weeks trying to solve it before giving up and buying the book. He was pissed when he figured out he had gotten within about a dozen moves on his own.
339
General Software Discussion / Re: Processing Delays!?
« Last post by Vurbal on February 19, 2014, 06:23 AM »
Process Monitor can also show a good deal of useful real time information including file system, registry, and detailed thread activity.
340
Living Room / Re: What Google Plus is all about
« Last post by Vurbal on February 18, 2014, 01:57 AM »
Multiple accounts.

Use of VPNs.

Use of multiple browsers.

Multiple OSes.

Running my own email servers with multiple domains and accounts in addition to other email accounts on servers I don't run.

More accounts that I can count all securely managed.

F**k them. I turn the tables and let them know what I want them to know.

Want some info wars? F**king bring it!

Google is your enemy. Pure and simple.

-Renegade (February 17, 2014, 09:15 AM)

Google [replace with Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, or your preferred corporate villain/hero] is not your enemy. They are also not your friend. "They" are, technically speaking, not even a they but rather an it, and it is a corporation.

You forget that at your own peril.
341
General Software Discussion / Re: Beware the Samsung rootkit
« Last post by Vurbal on February 17, 2014, 05:05 AM »
I could be wrong, of course, but I can't see that this discussion has in fact so far identified any real risk/threat - it seems to be all supposition.
I would recommend great care. The link to the allegations of spyware in the Kies install is to a discussion here that levels alarmist criticism without actually proving/substantiating what is said. Even some of the comments in that thread seem to throw doubt on the validity of the alarmism.
-IainB (February 16, 2014, 05:31 PM)

I would recommend you check for yourself before making proclamations like this then.

That was not the sole reference I found to MarkAny's rootkit. Actually worm might be more accurate although technically it's not entirely either. At any rate every source I found which provided any level of detail about what ContentSAFER does all indicated it silently adds code to your media files without asking for permission first or notifying you afterwards. IMO that's inherently a threat.
342
General Software Discussion / Re: Beware the Samsung rootkit
« Last post by Vurbal on February 16, 2014, 12:23 PM »
Another approach could be like we do here: Despite the fact we have several Samsung phones and tablets, we never installed the Kies software, just let Windows install the usb-driver on first connect, required to access the memory, and install updates directly from the phone/tablet. :up:
-Ath (February 16, 2014, 05:49 AM)

That was my initial plan. Unfortunately Windows couldn't find a driver so I was forced to install kies if I wanted to connect to the tablet's internal storage directly.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Beware the Samsung rootkit
« Last post by Vurbal on February 14, 2014, 07:26 PM »
I have kies 3 installed but none of the registry entries or files you've listed.
-jpfx (February 14, 2014, 05:35 PM)

Sounds like you're safe then. Just make sure to watch out for any future updates in case Samsung tries to sneak it in.
344
Living Room / Re: Movies or films you've seen lately
« Last post by Vurbal on February 14, 2014, 03:30 PM »
Not so much a movie as a half-bio half-documentary on master magician Ricky Jay called Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay.
 (see attachment in previous post)

Absolutely fascinating look behind the curtain at the education and psychology of those who practice the art of illusion for their living.



The beauty of a film like this is how the lessons of magic can apply to so much more than just the performance of tricks and illusions.

You can see it on Netflix streaming or Amazon.

Highly recommended. :Thmbsup:
-40hz (February 12, 2014, 01:30 PM)

I watched that on Netflix a couple weeks back. I didn't even know he was a magician. I only knew him as an actor.

I loved it. Made me want to go see him live.
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General Software Discussion / Beware the Samsung rootkit
« Last post by Vurbal on February 14, 2014, 03:11 PM »
I feel kind of bad for waiting so long to post this but better late than never I guess...

A couple weeks ago my wife gave me a Samsung Galaxy 3 7" tablet. It didn't come with drivers and it seems Samsung only distributes them as part of their Kies transfer software so I went ahead and downloaded/installed it figuring I'd backup the drivers, check out the software, and then most likely uninstall it. Annoying but not surprisingly so.

A day or 2 later I happened to be looking at some files in my Windows folder and noticed one called MusicCityDownload.exe which naturally made me suspicious. A quick look at the PE headers using CFF Explorer made me even more suspicious but did at least provide me with the software vendor's name - MarkAny. A quick web search later and I figured out MarkAny is a Korean company which pretty well gave away the fact it was installed with Kies. A couple more searches and I ran across this gem on the XDA Developers forum.

To make a long story short, don't install Kies and if you already have it installed you should make a copy of the driver installer (located in the Kies program folder) and then immediately uninstall. The good news is Samsung's installer seems to be one of those rare ones that actually does the job right and unlike say the infamous Sony rootkit this one doesn't resist uninstallation. Also, conveniently, you can uninstall everything except the drivers.

If you need the drivers and haven't already installed Kies I'll be happy to send you the installer.

In case you want to be as thorough as possible when uninstalling here's a list of all the information I collected during my own little investigation. It's a combination of what I found on my own and the Kies install log. I didn't dig through the registry for all the Samsung entries so there's certainly more I'm missing. However, as I said, the uninstaller seemed to do a thorough job.

Code: Text [Select]
  1. Processes:
  2.     KiesTrayAgent.exe
  3.     DeviceDataService.exe
  4.     ConnectionManager.exe
  5.     DeviceManager.exe
  6.     Kies.exe
  7.     KiesPDLR.exe
  8.     KiesHelper.exe
  9.     KiesAirMessage.exe
  10.  
  11. File System:
  12.     C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Temp\{A9E68544-3AA6-4AB9-9A4B-2BF631975A17}\
  13.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\KiesTemporary\
  14.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\
  15.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\
  16.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient\
  17.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaAgent.exe
  18.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MAAuthProc.dll
  19.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MACLICX13.dll
  20.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MACLicX15.dll
  21.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MACSMANAGER.dll
  22.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaCSMgr.exe
  23.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaCSProHook.dll
  24.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\mapshapi.dll
  25.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\mapwij10.dll
  26.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaSyncP.dll
  27.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaWAMP.dll
  28.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MAWebControl.exe
  29.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MaWMP.dll
  30.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MPXBox.exe
  31.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\MtpAccess.dll
  32.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient\MAFileUpdate.dll
  33.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient\MAUpdate.exe
  34.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient\MAUpdateBoot.exe
  35.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UpdateClient\MaUpdateClient.exe
  36.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\UserShare.dll
  37.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\ContentSafer\XSYNCClt.dll
  38.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Samsung\
  39.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\KiesLiveupdateTemp\
  40.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\KiesTemporary\
  41.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\MarkAny\
  42.     C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\SAMSUNG\
  43.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\FirmwareUpdate\AgentVer.txt
  44.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\EULAVer.txt
  45.     C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Temp\{A9E68544-3AA6-4AB9-9A4B-2BF631975A17}\WriteDescExecuteFileName.exe Software\Samsung\KIESSETUP Samsung Kies Installer 2.0
  46.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\ConnectionManager.exe
  47.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceManager.exe
  48.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceDataService.exe
  49.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceServiceModelDB.dll
  50.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceServiceCore.dll
  51.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceCommunication.dll
  52.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCADU.dll
  53.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAKOREAMITSOBEX.dll
  54.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAPARAGONATOBEX.dll
  55.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAPARAGONGM.dll
  56.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAPARAGONOBEX.dll
  57.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAWM.dll
  58.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DCAOBEX.dll
  59.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\THNRProghelp.dll
  60.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DevFileService.dll
  61.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\DeviceSearch.dll
  62.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\RASWraper.dll
  63.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\BackupRestoreLib.dll
  64.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\CDBurnCOM.dll
  65.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\StarburnX12.dll
  66.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\DeviceModules\UPNPDevice_Kies.dll
  67.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\TransModules\TG_Dump0708.DLL
  68.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\MediaModules\MP3FileInfoCOM.dll
  69.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\MediaModules\OGGFileInfoCOM.dll
  70.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\MediaModules\AStoreMarshal.dll
  71.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\MediaModules\MACSReaderAVI.ax
  72.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\MediaModules\NEDFilter4Samsung.ax
  73.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\SyncModules\secman.dll
  74.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\SyncModules\metastore2.dll
  75.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\SyncModules\Synchronization2.dll
  76.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\SyncModules\nktwab.dll
  77.     C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Redemption.dll
  78.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\smdecryption.dll
  79.     C:\[KiesInstallPath]\Kies\External\PRPlayerCore.dll
  80.     C:\Windows\MusicCityDownload.exe
  81.  
  82. Registry:
  83.     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AppDataLow\Software\MarkAny
  84.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\090B0474CB502846DABF6D9B6BD86327
  85.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0C0EAADEC0B0BEC47056488271833ED1
  86.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\290A1BAC3852561E434EDCF37ADDC650
  87.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\2F51676373E2C8FAFD1C3CB5D0FC6F78
  88.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\32947F291B037BB37F4C94D15C71AFCC
  89.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\364651BA342348B03E7E38A50F61D602
  90.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\3749FA404D1387FD0883E182C92F5AB1
  91.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\4482C36BEE44B81F7D56DABE40984FCE
  92.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\5390087D56653F56BFE40693A70A5A2A
  93.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\61F50ED3728E668469DD5A9B7663EEFF
  94.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\6F5AD8238986F445D49AC9AE6A9CDD06
  95.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\72798142C6A7CA8AEAFB493E6CA75C3D
  96.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\90F0105370096E802C973171912E5EC9
  97.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\93098AC90CB9B9D9E0B7DAF98117ABD6
  98.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\B0BA626160FBB7AF5AF852DC3D4E8C5C
  99.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\B245A3B6DB9BDEE94D368EAD00DF75C1
  100.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\C0153905C28C684AD92906E7C31D656A
  101.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\DAB70100ACFDAE9CF043224B28091403
  102.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\E71E9BD78DFE557AE8AD19C38A450BD8
  103.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\EF765801CEFE877C538A6FB5CFB97515
  104.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\FB0AD455040F4F919919F27A26A877CA
  105.     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\FDA9F652221F00D6C071019FF16552A4
  106.     HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1034364882-3164073863-2110962517-1000\Software\AppDataLow\Software\MarkAny
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LaunchBar Commander / Re: LaunchBar Commander beta 1.40.01
« Last post by Vurbal on February 14, 2014, 08:36 AM »
Well I started this post a couple times and accidentally wiped it out both times   But I'm better now and hopefully this will actually be more coherent anyway.

1. First the great news: AFAICT the new version has completely eliminated all the situations where my launchbar wouldn't unhide unless I moved the mouse around. This is separate from the issue of having to click at the desktop border (unhide area I guess you could call it) so LBC would get focus. It did happen in those cases but also at other times when I didn't have any maximized windows. In any case it seems to be 100% fixed and honestly that was by far my biggest LBC annoyance.

2. Followed by the really good news: The second most annoying issue - the launchbar failing to autohide again if I moved the mouse away without launching anything - also appears to be completely fixed.

3. Then the still no complaints item: If a maximized window has focus I still have to click in the unhide area before my launchbar appears. Not sure if this is the intended (or at least expected) behavior. It's definitely not something that bothers me at all.

4. And my first actual test with a fullscreen app: I rarely play games so this is the first time I've tested the behavior with an actual fullscreen app. I tested with Firefox in Fullscreen mode and as long as it had focus my launchbar wouldn't unhide by either mouse position or hotkey. It might actually be preferable to have an option to keep the hotkey active and just disable the proximity trigger. Don't put any serious time into it or anything. It would just allow me to use the same trick that (usually) works with the Windows taskbar.

5. Finally the Microsoft is still Microsoft part: There's still one last remaining quirk. If I unhide the launchbar and then let it autohide instead of clicking on a node it doesn't return focus to the previously active window. It's always done that for me but I've only used LBC on Windows 7. I suspect it doesn't do that on Windows XP. I say that because LBC looks like it's using the taskbar autohide routines and I'm sure the taskbar code changed significantly in Win7.

Rather than explain my theory I'll just give you instructions to demonstrate some of the changes and you can decide for yourself. Alternatively you may be able to tell me I'm wrong and I'll know it's some of my weird shell software.

  • Set the taskbar to autohide and of course you need a launchbar set to autohide as well.
  • Open a text editor window and click in the text entry area. That should give you a cursor to use as a reference to see when the window has focus.
  • Unhide the taskbar by moving your mouse to the edge of the desktop but don't click on it.  Watch the text editor window while the taskbar is unhidden. Unless my system is somehow unique (not a first as we both know) the text editor will never lose focus, meaning of course the taskbar must not be receiving focus. Move the mouse away and let it autohide again.
  • Open the Start menu using the Windows key. When the Start menu opens it should take focus from the text editor. Close it the same way and the text editor should get focus back automatically.
  • Now open it by clicking the Start button and close it the same way. The text editor will appear to get focus back just like before but actually the Start button still has focus. Type Enter or Space and it will open again. To type in the editor window you'll have to click on it first. Or at least I do.
  • Finally unhide the taskbar again using your mouse but this time click on a blank area. Now the taskbar will have focus. Press the Windows key twice and the taskbar will autohide automatically but nothing will have focus now - just like what LBC is doing.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Why didn't anyone tell me I could make the Windows 7 taskbar height non-obscene?
« Last post by Vurbal on February 06, 2014, 10:56 PM »
I don't have a problem with the standard height of the taskbar. The only time mine is even visible is when I want to look at it and at that point the increased height is an advantage. If you really want to make it useful, though, I recommend giving 7+ Taskbar Tweaker a look.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: coded needed launch url's
« Last post by Vurbal on February 06, 2014, 05:26 PM »
Your original question was that you wanted to open a list of URLs in Firefox, have you tried it?

firefox.exe -new-tab URL1
firefox.exe -new-tab URL2
etc
etc
etc

Do you want to open a list of URLs as per your original question or do something completely different?
-4wd (February 05, 2014, 10:20 PM)

gnnnnngggnnnnn gnnngg arrrrrrgggghahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 >:(

Sure is possible, but then I will need to adapt to every url's list i have. Not confortable.

At this point of the "movie" I think must be alternatives ways to automate firefox, chrome, safari, yandex, etc with AHK.

But not with a UDF like with autoit.
I begin to understand alternatives, like que development scripting o something each browser have.....

 :tellme:
-Contro (February 06, 2014, 09:42 AM)

If you have to reformat them to work with the command line 4wd posted they must not be URLs. The U in URL stands for uniform in reference to the fact they are always in the same standard format. Anything not in that format is not a URL.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Mind mapping software
« Last post by Vurbal on February 05, 2014, 08:56 PM »
I ran across another interesting option today called VUE.
-Vurbal (December 29, 2013, 02:34 PM)

I think it's worth distinguishing between mind map applications on the one hand (Freeplane etc.), and concept mapping apps on the other (VUE etc.), although there is some overlap. The former are essentially hierarchical outliners (though laid out horizontally), where the process of development is hierarchical, flowing from a single, general central idea to many more specific sub-ideas.

Concept mappers on the other hand don't impose hierarchical thinking, rather, they let you connect any node to any other node in any particular order.

A third category might be programs that let you visualise the connected structure of your ideas that are implicit in your notes database. E.g. the Navigator tool in ConnectedText.

I'm not suggesting that one category of these tools is better than the other. They serve different purposes. The main thing to decide is what status do you want to give to the conceptual tool of hierarchical ranking in the development of your ideas. Sometimes hierarchical thinking is helpful, at other times it's unhelpful. So it's more about choosing the right tool for the right job every time.

Another interesting concept mapper is Cmap Tools (though I prefer to use VUE). There is also Scapple, which integrates with Scrivener. For mind mapping, I use Freeplane, as I like its minimalistic approach, plus it's very easy to assign shortcuts to particular operations.

-dr_andus (December 30, 2013, 06:31 AM)

First off I want to thank you for posting this because it really helped me organize my own thoughts on the whole topic of visual mapping. I almost certainly would have gotten to the same place eventually. Because of my particular (and peculiar) set of neurological under and over functioning, though, it helps to have someone else question my conclusions to point me in the right direction.

Your definitions, unlike most of what I've found around the net, are spot on in terms of the traditional definitions of mind map and concept map. However IMO they are also outdated and inaccurate, perhaps even irrelevant, in the context of computer modeling. I'm explicitly excluding the use of programs which are basically nothing more than custom image editors here.

The distinction exists primarily because of the limitations of meatspace. In the physical world the surface you're creating a mind map on has 2 dimensions and a limited size. What you are really creating is not a model of ideas and relationships. It's a view of those things. On a computer you can create an n-dimensional model which is much closer to what's in your head and then view it from whatever perspective you choose.

That's not to say there aren't still specific scenarios where there's a bright line between those 2 approaches. There absolutely are. If your goal is to produce a single 2 dimensional representation of your idea(s) it's just as significant as ever and that's just cherry picking the most obvious example. However as a universal distinction it's completely arbitrary when the model is divorced from the display as it is in any good mind mapping program.

To put it another way, when your model is inherently 2-dimensional it will almost always be clearer if the relationships are as well. In a good mind mapping program it's just one of a multitude of factors which may or may not be significant.
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Living Room / Re: Electric shock from USB cable
« Last post by Vurbal on February 02, 2014, 10:07 AM »
The last digit on a digital measurement device is always wrong. Wrong as in not accurately showing the true value, only the approximate one.

Although analog meters do not have this problem, they have their issues as well. Normally these cannot be trusted on both the (extreme) low and (extreme) high values. Most analog meters are created to show measurement values accurately on a selected part of their full scale.
-Shades (January 15, 2013, 01:53 PM)
This is an even bigger problem in lower quality devices when the precision ends up being more than the accuracy of the measurements.

When I was taking electronics classes I was fortunate enough to acquire a Fluke 77III. One day a friend and I decided to compare the measurements from his hobbyist meter against my Fluke by measuring the voltage drop across a diode - something in the order of a couple hundred mV. His meter gave a slightly different measurement every time and they were all at least 30% higher than the consistent number from the Fluke.

More recently I've noticed the same problem when buying a kitchen scale. Unless you find one where the manufacturer lists an 'internal resolution', you can safely assume the accuracy is equal to the precision. To make matters worse, scales made for the US market are typically accurate to a tenth of an ounce but also have an option to display grams. Of course 0.1oz is approximately 2.8g so the real precision is effectively reduced by another digit.

Sadly most people don't even understand the difference between accuracy and precision, let alone how one affects the other.

Analog car speedometers, fuel and heat gauges are famous examples of this principle. It is actually very costly to make an analog meter that works well all over its scale.

Analog meters have another problem relative to modern electronics. You can't always distinguish sudden and gradual changes reliably.
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