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Post New Requests Here / Re: Password protect folder using right-click context menu

« Last post by Ath on March 04, 2011, 01:25 AM »

I have numerous confidential files on my desktop

-mstabile (March 03, 2011, 12:30 PM)

That's where the confusion is: You shouldn't store documents on your desktop. They ought to go in the (My) Documents folder, that is supposedly stored on the network-server (assuming you have a Windows Active Directory controlled network), so you can access them from any place you logon to the network. Password protecting the PC is a natural and enforced requirement, including screensaver lock, I reckon. If you don't have these facilities, then your administrator has made a few mistakes...

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 04:48 PM »

Thanks, I have DcUpdater installed, so I should get it as soon after you release that

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 04:34 PM »

there are no plans to add extra stuff like alerts, maps, etc

-skwire (March 03, 2011, 03:55 PM)

There are just a few small things I'd like to ask, like an auto-refresh feature for the weather (or is it already there but the interval > 30 minutes?, a configuration setting would be nice) and a sort of non-offscreen check for the Options and About windows, as I've put the main window in the right-bottom of my screen (though that may change) and these other windows are half-invisible because they are placed relative to the main window.

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock disappears on start up

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 03:45 PM »

Hm, some overzealous AV package trying to keep your computer free from experiments?

Is your XP of the vanilla 32 bit taste, or is it the rare 64 bit stuff (you mentioned the AMD64 bit), might be there's something itchy with x64 issues of Windows XP, but I can't tell...

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 03:32 PM »

WOW!  

This is great. At first I thought, Hey, my Windows 7 has a gadget that does that, why would I need sWeather???

But, experimenting away a bit, and finding the WOEID (even very close to the place I live!) and now actually seeing all the extra info I don't get from the Windows gadget, I think I have to toss out that gadget. THIS IS MUCH BETTER!

(And it is quite chilly in Codyville atm, -9 C)

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock disappears on start up

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 02:44 PM »

just would rather is stayed on the screen when rebooted after being off for a while so that would not have to be done each time.

-rstubbs (March 03, 2011, 02:30 PM)

That's something of your Windows configuration. Are you in a company environment where the installed applications, desktop, screensaver, etc. is strictly and unchangeably configured by your "friends" the sysadmins, you love to hate, and other annoyances enforced?

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Living Room / Re: Is this the worlds most elegant keyboard?

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 02:07 PM »

The word's most elegant keyboard is what DC's handing out this month!

-jgpaiva (March 03, 2011, 01:16 PM)

For a tech-savvy guy, Yep, Bingo, Right on the Mark, for a regular user: horror, IMHO

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Living Room / Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 02:04 PM »

Just do not stop when you reach $6,000.

-oakvillan (March 03, 2011, 10:42 AM)

How would you want to stop volunteered donations, put a stop-sign at the site? That's not going to happen
Any donation, big or small is more then welcome, mouser said that several times, in the last 6 years

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General Software Discussion / Re: DVCS ?

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 02:01 PM »

Wouldn't that be a sound feature request ? Would you use it ?

-Armando (March 03, 2011, 01:45 PM)

Nope, some language/tools/developers using vcs controlled source induce so many changes, that can be relatively unimportant, but need to be checked in at one moment, while in another environment, a single line changed can make a world of difference that needs to be committed at once. So change-counting doesn't count

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock disappears on start up

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 01:50 PM »

You could find the actual location of the .exe using Windows Explorer and create a new shortcut for it, I guess.

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock disappears on start up

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 10:36 AM »

Did you, by accident, drag the Circle Dock shortcut onto your desktop, Quick Launch bar or into the Startup folder?

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Fundraiser ONE-A-DAY Planning Calendar, Please Volunteer

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 10:08 AM »

I'd like to read a Scrivener review (even a short one) also, +1

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General Software Discussion / Re: Serial Key Storage for Windows

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 07:34 AM »

@All responses & rjbull Thanks for all the tips you gave.
I've now tried MemPad and DateReminder, but they just not give me the right feeling about them that I can safely distribute them in my team. It's a bit vulnerable that all data is stored in a text(like) file.

Guess we will be staying with the current setup of a central KeePass database, and a set of repeating Outlook appointments for our team-lead. These appointments have to be manually maintained, and passed on when changing team-lead, but that shouldn't happen too often , biggest disadvantage is that the reminders only pop-up at the calendar of the person(s) that scheduled the reminders, not from a central calendar (we have a team-mailbox and -calendar in our Exchange server, never got group-notifications working).

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Centerbase CRM - Mini-Review

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 07:06 AM »

Nice and clear review.

Thanks Tim!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Commandline to send Keystrokes (WinSendKeys)

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 04:24 AM »

Most likely you can configure a command to be executed behind either a button or on a program event. There you could enter an entire command-line for WinSendKeys to do it's useful job. Or if there's not enough space, pass it a keystroke file (using the -f option), or just create a batchfile that does the job.

[shameless plug]
Can be quite nicely combined with WinButtons, published as a coding snack by myself
[/shameless plug]

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Circle Dock / Re: send keystrokes to application

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 03:22 AM »

Would this be of help?: WinSendKeys www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=25389.0

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any XML gui tools out there?

« Last post by Ath on March 03, 2011, 01:39 AM »

There's the input description: http://xmlgraphics.a...ache.org/fop/fo.html

And a graphical authoring tool: http://foa.sourceforge.net/

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Fundraiser ONE-A-DAY Planning Calendar, Please Volunteer

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:41 PM »

Can I vote for both? If yes, then:
 a) +1
 b) +1

(OIW: Yes I'd like you to do both )

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Fundraiser ONE-A-DAY Planning Calendar, Please Volunteer

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:22 PM »

I'm aiming at an add-on tool for what I'm releasing tomorrow (March 3rd4th, got bumped by an App release of skwire, but that's OK), and I guess it's doable this month so what would be another release (if I really push it ofcourse, as in fact it's a configuration-gui )

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Timns Apps / Re: Auspex Build 1.3.5.109 uploaded

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:18 PM »

I think it makes more sense than starting a new topic with each new release.

-mouser (March 02, 2011, 12:01 PM)

But my major gripe about these new posts is, that there's no download-link provided, nor a link to the main post...

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General Software Discussion / Re: DVCS ?

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 10:16 AM »

Committing changes is a voluntary action and, knowing myself, I'll obviously forget to commit important changes from time to time.  Or am I missing something ?

-Armando (March 02, 2011, 10:06 AM)

That's probably the main reason the icon overlays in Windows Explorer turn red if something has changed locally. You have to take action yourself though, no auto-commit (nor would I want that).

You haven't mentioned the programming environment/IDE you are using for your project. Maybe that has an integration, as most of the big IDE's have it (NetBeans, Eclipse and descendants, Visual Studio). Some of them can even warn you if you try to close without committing your changes.

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Living Room / Re: Donation Coder Fever

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 04:20 AM »

very clever. an e-book of (DC) Cody related poetry ought to be planned.

-nudone (March 02, 2011, 02:19 AM)

Do I hear a pledge?

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Living Room / Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:53 AM »

Also DC via WAP is slowwwww

-Stephen66515 (March 01, 2011, 06:41 PM)

Who is using WAP in these days of mobile internet

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Activation/License/Language Help / Re: Licence key

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:44 AM »

bundle software key

-hafizpur (March 01, 2011, 10:22 PM)

Meaning?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trying to switch to Opera: Need help, tips

« Last post by Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:35 AM »

My risk assessment was based on the words "all my main passwords", combined with "to see how it works". The risk is in the fact that you want to see how it works, but you are using your main passwords, that can open quite important information... These terms don't combine well in safety-land, IMHO.