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Living Room / online superfast incremental search dictionary
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 10:58 PM »
http://www.dictionary.hm/

uses AJAX technology (see comments here http://digg.com/prog...ming/AJAX_Dictionary)

[link from digg.com]
32677
Living Room / The Simpsons come to life - humans act out the opening
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 10:46 PM »
http://www.thesun.co...2-2006100428,00.html

very cool: http://www.waytoblue...al_simpsons_850k.asx
(more movie links are at the bottom of that page)

[link from cynical-c.com]
32678
Living Room / fun insect observation toy for kids
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 10:21 PM »
Collect some insects and place them inside the unique sound chamber. A powerful 3X magnifier enlarges your performers so you can see every detail. Put on the headphones and listen as a microphone under the special sound stage picks up and amplifies every move and noise your bug makes!

$18

http://shop.store.ya...re/bigbadboombu.html

other insect toys there as well for you budding entymologists..

[link from boingboing]
32679
ProcessTamer / Re: run a .bat file if a process/program's cpu usage exceeds a specific percents
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 06:58 PM »
this is coming along with some more advanced scripting.
32680
Screenshot Captor / Re: bug: wrong version number shown
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 05:30 PM »
sorry, yep the about box is wrong, i'll fix it in next version.  i was just rushing to get out the latest release to address this stupid false virus alarm in the dll (see other posts in this section).  the dlls have to do with redbox capture.

artifact:
make sure screenshot captor is not running in your tray when you run the upgrade (i need to add an auto check for this) - it sounds like that is the cause of your problem.
32681
Living Room / Re: coding horror does it again - the importance of simplicity
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 05:11 PM »
see https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=2644.0 for a nice video comparing simple vs. non-simple advertising.
32682
Living Room / Re: Microsoft redesigns the iPod packaging (not really) ...
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 05:11 PM »
i wouldn't call that a spoof i'd call it an extremely professional and illuminating look at advertising and the value of simplicity.  ties in well with this post: https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=2641.0
32683
Official Announcements / Re: Cody's Excellent Vacation CodyCard Contest Ended Feb28 - Winners Inside
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 05:00 PM »
that is a nice gesture but i think that such gifts should be given out without asking people to dondate in return.
since you already have a shirt may i suggest either:
1) get yourself a mug(cup) from donationcoder
OR
2) if you want to give it away, just wait until you see someone else on the forum who is being helpful and then choose them to receive the prize - just tell me who you have chosen and i will give them the prize
OR
3) pick another card on the contest page and award them the prize, if maybe there was someone who made on that you thought should have won but didnt.
32684
Find And Run Robot / Re: Numeric Keypad
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 04:54 PM »
sorry, the new launchbar commander app ate all of my time.  i'm working on farr update now it will be out on monday (or before).
32685
DesktopCoral / Re: Spelling?
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 04:53 PM »
yep .. it's kind of a running joke that i've immortalized my bad spelling forever :(
it's too late to fix it now so we just pretend its like the coral reef in the sea :)


you're not the first - if you look at the email we've recieved you'll see someone else point it out as well: https://www.donation...om/About/quotes.html
32686
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: MyLife Organized (Time Management To-Do list maker)
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 04:47 AM »
superboyac, maybe you could ask the author if they are willing to give a nice discount for dc members - sounds like something the people here would like.
32687
Living Room / Why flickr is cool - yawning cats made my cat a star
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 12:41 AM »
http://www.flickr.co...ps/yawningcats/pool/

vrgrrl set up this set of pictures starting with my cat - i wondered if i was the only person fascinating by pictures of my cat yawning..
now there are 245 more pictures of other yawning cats..

this is why flickr.com is cool :)
32688
Living Room / Coding horror does it again - the importance of simplicity
« Last post by mouser on March 04, 2006, 12:07 AM »
last month's site of the month has a great blog entry today about the importance of simplicity:


i think one of the current weaknesses of donationcoder is that the site is complex and confusing - we need to (and plan to) try to take some steps in the upcoming months to simplify things here a little.
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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Startup problem?
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 08:35 PM »
it may be not finding its database due to the shortcut, like maybe the working directory is wrong..

try this:
1. delete the startup you created
2. start it manually.
3. go to options and check the option for "start with windows"
32690
Screenshot Captor / Re: suggestion: reselect a text for re-editing
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 08:27 PM »
you can re-edit text boxes and all others.
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Official Announcements / Charter Memberships will not be granted after April 2nd - Act Now!
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 07:44 PM »
A "charter membership" is granted to people who join an organization during its inception.

This month marks the one year anniversary of DonationCoder.com, and starting April 2nd we will no longer be accpeting new "Charter Members" on the site/forum.  Future donators will be known as "Supporting Members"

Existing honorary members as of April 2nd will be upgraded to "Charter Honorary Members".


While we don't have any immediate plans for benefits that will apply only to charter members and not supporting members, we do view the charter members as those people who supported this site when it really counted, and it's likely they will occasionally get special treatment on the site.

So thank you to all of the charter and charter honorary members for sticking with us and supporting the site through our first year - this site is thriving because of you (hey if you haven't set your avatar or yearbook quote on the supporter yearbook page, now is the time).


So if you've been waiting for a good reason to donate.. now you have one :)
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Best ScreenCaster / My Screen Recorder Pro - looks interesting
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 05:55 PM »
haven't tried it, no idea if it's good or bad:
My Screen Recorder Pro  - http://www.deskshare.com/msrpro.aspx
32693
General Software Discussion / access your pc while away from home with a vpn and freeware soft. Hamachi
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 05:43 PM »
Nice tutorial discusses how to set up your computer so you can securely access it from coffee shops etc, while you are away from home.

http://www.extremete...,1697,1932959,00.asp


[link from digg.com]
32694
Living Room / Re: nutrasweet and diet soda a neurotoxin - new study and article
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 02:03 PM »
fool your body into eating healthy food: http://www.psycholog...20041210-000010.html
32695
Developer's Corner / Free Kids Programming Languge from Microsoft
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 01:48 PM »
Sounds perfect for getting your kids started. Free

http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/

What is KPL?

KPL stands for Kid’s Programming Language. KPL makes it easy for kids to learn computer programming. KPL makes it fun, too, by making it especially easy to program computer games, with cool graphics and sound.

Can I learn to program?

If you are using a computer to read this on the Web, you can certainly learn to program! Programming is really good exercise for your brain, too.  The skills you already have that you will let you learn to program are reading and typing and math. As you learn to program with KPL, you will also learn something called ‘computer logic.’

A computer program is simply a series of instructions to the computer. Computers are very good at following instructions, but they must be told what to do very precisely, and using logic that the computer understands.  When you learn KPL, you are learning how to do that. When you learn KPL, you are learning how to make a computer do anything you want it to do – including play games!

KPL is for games?

We invented KPL because we think learning is best when learning is fun. And the whole point of games is fun, of course! It’s also true that playing games is the thing that computers are used for more than anything else in the world. Computer graphics and computer sound make for some very fun games!

Because we were thinking about these things, we designed KPL to make it easy to program computer games.  So it’s easy for you to make computer games yourself! KPL is not only for programming games – it’s for learning other things, too. But learning is best when learning is fun, right?

[link from channel9]
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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 01:45 PM »
official firefox contest ends with some brand new firefox extensions:
http://developer.moz...tests/extendfirefox/

[link from digg.com]
32697
Living Room / Re: look at the size of my recycle bin !!!
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 11:58 AM »
ahhaahahahahahaahahahah that is crazy but beautiful.
32698
Post New Requests Here / Re: Single Application Instance
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 11:55 AM »
richard, this is a nice idea that can be reasonably added to a program like our find+run robot and new launch bar program - i will be adding such features in the near future, so that you can tell it that it should bring any currently running instance to the foreground instead of launching a new process.
32699
Older Newsletters / Newsletter for March 3, 2006 - Codename 'Cody Comes Home'
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 10:17 AM »
Newsletter for March 3, 2006
Codename 'Cody Comes Home'

"If you read nothing else on our site, read the newsletter!"


1. February Contests End - Cody Comes Home

2. March Giveaways Begin
  • We're giving away a huge amount of shareware in March, including: Directory Opus, xplorer^2, Mp3 Tag Assistant, TaskPatrol Pro, PS Hot Folders, Clock Tray Skins, Resource Tuner, PageSpy, CaptionTrayPro, DoubleSafety, Web Stream Recorder, Dr. Explain, and more (yes, for free!) - https://www.donation...eedrawing.php?ref=nl

3. Major New Software Release

4. Just for Fun

5. For the Productivity Mavens and Programmers

6. Digging for Fonts

7. Be Careful Out There!

8. New Software Discoveries

9. New Site Discoveries

10. Site News
  • Our new "best of" section is turning out to be invaluable:  New forum mods JGPaiva and luckman212 have done a great job so far, collecting discussions of the best free antivirus tools, addressbooks and tray tools - https://www.donation...hp?board=78.0?ref=nl

11. New Coding Snacks
  • CPilot coded a cool tool called TaskbarFader: https://www.donation...?topic=2553.0?ref=nl
  • Skrommel has been busy with AutoHotkey as usual, resulting in RandomScreensaver, PlainCopy, PushToTalk and MultiMonMan, and he also updated IdleMute: http://skrommel.donationcoder.com
  • JGPaiva responded to a request by Harrie and coded a useful abbreviation helper utility: https://www.donation...?topic=2598.0?ref=nl
  • Please remember that when you see a little green $ next to someone's name in a forum post, you can make a donation to them directly if you want to thank them for help or for coding something, etc.  By supporting those who help out and contribute to the site, we will make the site a more useful place for everyone, and ensure that it continues to improve.  Remember that your donations are not just rewards for work well done, but think of it as funding continued future work and support.
  • Have an idea for a little utility you'd like implemented? Just request it!

12. Latest Discounts


IMPORTANT! Changes are Coming in March
The end of March will mark our one year anniversary (hooray)!  After that we will no longer be offering Charter Member accounts at our site.  All donors after the one year anniversary will be known simply as Supporting Members.  So if you want to be part of the founding members of DonationCoder.com, with all the benefits that may entail, you don't have much time left to make a donation before the new changes take effect..  And if you're already a member, don't miss this opportunity to tell your friends about our site!  Read More.

   




If you have good ideas about how to improve the newsletter or the site itself just reply to this post.

More links:

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Living Room / The DonationCoder.com Funding Club - coming some year in the future
« Last post by mouser on March 03, 2006, 06:14 AM »
I want to mention an idea to you guys that i first discussed with zaine many month ago.

It's not something we could do now - there just aren't enough members here who would be able/willing to contribute to it.

But i wanted to tell you about the idea to prepare you for it, to give you guys and gals some time to warm up to the idea.

I call it the DonationCoder.com Funding Club.

The idea will be to find a group of about 50 people willing to contribute $10 a month and 100 people willing to contribute $5 per month.

This will result in $1000 each month into the fund.

This fund would be given out each month to a few programmers (maybe 4 programmers each getting $250) in order to commission a freeware/donationware program which would be released onto the site and made available to the public.

It's a very simple collective action project, that would have amazing results and benefits for all.

The Funding Club could agree on the kinds of programs they want to sponsor, and we might want to occassionally sponsor longer term projects (like $1000 for one project spread out over 4 months).

So like I said, we're not yet big enough to be able to find 150 people willing to make such a commitment, but i'm hoping in a year or two we will be able to.  So mark your calendars and start saving your money :)

Comments welcome.
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