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33101
Site/Forum Features / Re: Promo "User Bars/Banners" for DonationCoder.com
« Last post by mouser on February 05, 2006, 03:32 AM »
love it!

i liked your suggestions as well, especially the idea for maybe some kind of "emergency override" hotkey where you could correct the situation where a high priority app is suddenly taking over your cpu, and the idea of maybe having an option that says to not lower priority of apps that are in the foreground (nice idea!).  Adding these ideas to todo list for v3.
33102
Living Room / Improving Review section;what website has the best layout for reviews?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 11:52 PM »
In our continuing effort to take our review section to the next level, and make it the best software review site on the web, i'm asking for some help figuring out how we can improve things.

Some preliminary thoughts:
  • break reviews into multipl pages with easy navigation between them
  • a separate 'page' for each product, plus some inro, comparison, and summary pages would make it easier to maintain/update and write and read.
  • make a more inviting start page where people can see existing reviews nicely presented to choose from.

I'd love to hear more ideas for ways to improve the review section.
And I'm also asking people to post links to website designs that you think *present* their reviews in a nice way, both in terms of presenting a single review and for presenting the collection of reviews to browse.  Remember it's not the content of these sites we care about for this question, just the manner of presenting reviews/articles.

thanks!
33103
Living Room / Update to Discounts listing page and some more new discounts
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 10:54 PM »
We're begining to get more companies that want to offer discounts to members of the site.

I've added more some new discounts to the Members Only section: https://www.donation...index.php?board=18.0

And I've updated the Discounts page to make it a little easier to identify discounts that are still valid, when they expire, and whether we have reviewed them or not: https://www.donation...Discounts/index.html

All of these companies have also donated some copies for us to give away.. I'm not sure if we should add them now to the February giveaway drawing submission or save them for next month. Opinions?
33104
Living Room / Re: Anyone know how to "escape" bb codes?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 09:47 PM »
just had to refer back to this - thanks again carol.
33105
Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder.com Logo Contest is Over - We Have a New Official Mascot/Logo!
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 08:32 PM »
WOW! looks amazing!!!
33106
Living Room / Re: Is this offesive?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 08:28 PM »
i agree, that's not an image i'd want in a kids game.
33107
Living Room / Re: Just for fun: What is this ?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 01:36 PM »
try FASTR:

http://randomchaos.com/games/fastr/

Fastr is a game that uses flickr images. It loads ten images that all share a common tag, one by one, and you guess what the tag is. When you guess right, the tag will turn blue. Then you can watch the pictures until the next set begins. The faster you guess, the more points you get. The points are reset every five minutes. Don't forget to enter a player name. Please email questions and comments. The correct answer doubles as a link to the flickr page with all the photos.
33108
Living Room / Re: Just for fun: What is this ?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 01:35 PM »
lol
there are actually a lot of these contests around, lets find some more links.
that pic was too damn easy anyway i think.

ok who knows some good "guess the picture" sites?
33109
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Fewer system tray icons?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 10:17 AM »
i've emailed both authors to see if they want to offer our members a discount :)
33110
General Software Discussion / Vasilios Freeware - really nice page of utilities, donations appreciated
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 09:32 AM »
Vasilios Freeware Applications

some really nice stuff there, index here:


I'm always constructing applications that are useful for my programming jobs. When I think that some of them can be helpful to someone else, I beautify them and I publish them.
Until 2004, I was constructing applications with an interface, tooltips and help files in my native language (Greek) that they were publishing in my country's Computer Magazines and they were offered from Greek Downloading Portals.This year I decided to turn worldwide.
I believe in Freeware for all, that's why you will find here only that kind of Applications .
Hoping that I've helped you somehow,


if you like them send him a donation and drop him a note saying you appreciate what his approach.
33111
Mouser's Zone / Re: add a link to this forum to the help menu in all your programs
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 09:05 AM »
thanks for reminding me though, i did forget.
it's a very good idea.
33112
Screenshot Captor / Re: support for capture scrolling windows
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 08:47 AM »
hehehe, already implement,
choose to capture a windows object and follow the instructions (says to hold ctrl+shift when you click).
i need to modify the command caption to make it clearer that it is the one you should select.
33113
Find And Run Robot / Re: FARR version 2 - discuss the best way to handle 'actions'
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 05:22 AM »
to clarify what i was saying from before, i was saying we cant insist that the filename comes first,
because sometimes there is no filename, for example when you want to send an email.

there is always an action however, so it is possible to insist the user always starts out specifying an action.

or it is possible to start out allowing both, as we do now.
33114
Developer's Corner / Is customization worth it?
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 02:39 AM »
A great topic for debate, and relevant to many of the discussions we've had about various programs on the site.

Two articles worth reading on the subject of "Is customization worth it?"

33115
Developer's Corner / Welcome to Programmer's Corner - February 4, 2006
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 02:36 AM »
This section opened on Feb 4, 2006.  It's going to be pretty empty for a while until it has a chance to build some momentum, but I'm hoping we can have some useful programming related discussions here.

Discussions regarding programming problems, programming ideas, programming tools and components, etc. are all welcome here.  The programming language doesn't matter.

We're going to start doing to some real programming tool reviews on the site as well, so keep your eyes open :)

I invite people to post links to other programming related forums and sites.
33116
Official Announcements / fSekrit, a new DonationCoder Program, self-contained encrypted note exes
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 12:33 AM »

Web page here:



  • fSekrit is a small application for keeping encrypted notes.
  • The real advantage of fSekrit is that notes are truly self-contained; the editor program and your note are merged together into a tiny self-contained program file, removing the need to install a special application to view your data.
  • This makes fSekrit ideal for keeping encrypted notes on, for example, USB flash drives.
  • Another advantage of using fSekrit is that your un-encrypted data is never stored on your harddisk. With a traditional encryption utility you would have to decrypt your file to disk, view or edit it, and then re-encrypt it, and unless you use secure file wiping tools, it would be a trivial matter for someone to to retrieve your un-encrypted data, even though you have deleted it. This can't be done with fSekrit, though, since it never stores your un-encrypted data on disk.
  • fSekrit uses very strong encryption (256-bit AES/Rijndael in CBC mode) to ensure that your data is never at risk.
  • Self contained fSekrit notefiles are tiny! Only 40k plus the size of your text.


33117
Drag&Drop Robot / LATEST Drag and Drop Robot VERSION INFO THREAD - 1.15.01, July 14, 2014
« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2006, 12:30 AM »
Download from program web page: https://www.donation.../dragdrop/index.html

LATEST VERSION HISTORY

Version 1.15.01, July 14, 2014
  • Fixed colors of field labels for Windows 7+.
  • Fixed configuration file locations for Windows 7+.
  • Added icons to menus.
  • Added information to output showing where configuration files are loaded from.
  • Fixed update check.

Version 1.14.01, November 24, 2012
  • Fixed Field duplication and drop zone locations -- thanks to DC member Kefrey.

Version 1.13.01, January 3, 2011
  • Added latest updater code
  • Fixed bug discovering configuration file list on first use
  • Added invocation delay option
  • Added %appdir% field
  • Added Cautomaton sample config file

Version 1.12.01, March 15, 2009
  • Added support for configdir.ini , portable/vista use

Version 1.11.02, June 03, 2008
  • Added support for running script files (.pl perl scripts, or any other launchable script format that the shell knows about) directly by automatically creating a temporary batch file.
  • Minor GUI changes.
  • Added mask filter for dropped files, so you can drop a directory and have it recursively add all files with a certain extension
  • Fixed order of dropped recursed files/folders
  • Fixed the full-recurse directory dropping
  • Added updater support
  • Bugfix for version 1.11.01 resulting in failure to launch programs


PREVIOUS VERSIONS

v1.10.01 - 2/4/06
  • Got rid of annoying slow scrolling of queue window when adding lots of files/folders

Version 1.09.02
  • bugfix: there was a problem launching batch files (thanks again bill gates for the insane quoting rules for createprocess).
  • added browse for file button
  • replacing command file with browse button or drag and drop now preserves arguments
  • save as directory now defaults to config file directory
  • if file parameter does not exist as a file, it is now used as is (useful for non-standard use of file box)
  • updated help file
  • added select-all submenu in output as well as ctrl+a key
  • added better warnings when command not found
  • added help file instructions on how to run things like perl, python scripts, etc.
  • bugfix: config file directory was not being set properly on first run
33118
Best File/Folder Compare Tool / Meta-diff and Diff Comander
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 07:57 PM »
Got this email last week and forgot to post it; looks like some interest programs:

First of all there's an Open Source tool I'm involved in which basically
is a shell extension to compare two files / folders using any comparison
tool (you can also use different tools based in the file's extensions):

http://meta-diff.sourceforge.net/

The tool is based on BCShellEx which once was written explicitly for
Beyond Compare. Maybe you'd like to include a link to this tool on your
page, just as a reference.

Secondly, I'd like to encourage you to also review the "Diff Comander
Bundle Edition" (which also comes with "Visual Comparer") available here:

http://www.nikeware.com/
33119
Living Room / Re: cool or fool - microsoft's scalable fabric
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 12:36 PM »
this might actually work well with multiple monitors -
i can definitely see using a dedicated TOUCH SCREEEN monitor for moving windows instead of minimizing (or using a virtual desk overview).
33120
Find And Run Robot / Re: FARR version 2 - discuss the best way to handle 'actions'
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 11:39 AM »
i think its impossible to do what we want and have subject first.
the only choices are always verb first, or combined verb+subject first.

why cant you do subject firt? well because we want to support things like being able to say:
"email [email protected]"
or
"define subjunctive"
or
"google happiness"

ie after you type the verb only then does it know how to interpret what you type.


but we could stick with the approach we have now which combines the two and tried to guess what you want.


requiring a verb first (which would default to "launch" if you hit space or tab) would make life a lot cleaner.

the main problem is it makes the 95% case more troublesome.
33121
Living Room / Re: CoolText, create Logo and Button online
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 11:06 AM »
cool.
33122
Living Room / Re: a grid of cool animal flash games
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 11:00 AM »
edvard!
i knew i recognized it from somewhere.. hehe sorry about that..

i still like the cats best, because of the music.
33123
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Addressbook Software Mini-Shootout
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 08:50 AM »
fantastic.
you know witha  little bit of work and combined with m_s's stuff on A-book, and maybe a quick commentary on other programs saying why they don't quite make the cute,  this would make a great full dc review..

i wonder if superboyac or superboyac and m_s could be convinced to team up and flesh this out into a full review? i think you're half way there already..
33124
Skrommel's Software / Re: skrommel got some love today..
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 08:30 AM »
i didn't lobby anyone, they know good stuff when they see it :)
33125
Find And Run Robot / Re: FARR version 2 - discuss the best way to handle 'actions'
« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2006, 07:42 AM »
part of the challenge is figuring out a solution that doesnt require opening the help file and searching for a day looking for the magic keystroke to do things..

it's hard trying to do all these things at once, make it suitable for newbies, and pros, and support all these different ways of working.
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