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General Software Discussion / Re: Super Flexible File Synchronizer Pro says Zaine

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 28, 2009, 05:30 PM »

I'm a bit late to the party with this, but I like V4 just fine.
Mind you, I invite SFFS only to waltz, not to tango.

I agree that 'click-on-me-to exclude-me' would be nice.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 27, 2009, 06:02 PM »

I've always liked this one, probably because it reflects my own mathematical skills.

Exam Question

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General Software Discussion / Re: Super Flexible File Synchronizer Pro says Zaine

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 27, 2009, 03:37 PM »

the English site doesn't seem to have a version history at all.

-brotherS

English-language version history is here

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Take Command for $50

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 27, 2009, 03:11 PM »

Following on from this, the good people at JP Software have been gracious enough to give DonationCoder members a 50% discount on the full version of Take Command. This is another good opportunity for anyone who wants to acquire this excellent product.

Details of how to take advantage of the offer should appear in the members' discount area before too long.
The discount will run through March 2009.

(This does not apply to upgrades.)

See also this topic

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Take Command v9 New $20 off, Upgrade $10 off,TC/LE $10 off

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 27, 2009, 02:52 PM »

The good people at JP Software have been gracious enough to give us a 50% discount on the full version of Take Command.
This is a good opportunity for anyone who wants to acquire this excellent product.

Details of how to take advantage of the offer should appear in the members' discount area before too long. 
The discount will run through March 2009.

(This does not apply to upgrades.)

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Finished Programs / Re: AudioBookSleep

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 26, 2009, 05:02 PM »

ultimately I think you'll need to go into production of buttons on the end of a USB cable,  then bluetooth buttons, wi-fi enabled buttons etc.

-Ampa (February 26, 2009, 04:54 PM)

And if all those buttons aren't enough, don't forget to zip up the code.


edit: can't proof read properly

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Fundraiser discussion.. again.. need help with ideas

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 25, 2009, 10:39 AM »

I like the DCCD idea, in some form or another! (Palindromic acronyms always appeal.)
Presumably there's a record somewhere of the most popular downloads. So, perhaps a sampling of those with a link to the software page here, and links to some of the best-read topics.

The trouble with rewarding donors of 'large' amounts is that it leaves out those whose 'small' donations represent a large proportion of disposable income.
When I were a lad a $5 donation to anything would have been all but impossible. $1 to me literally would have been worth more than $100 to many others.
I still think it's a good idea to acknowledge large donations in case it encourages some who like to be stroked but we should be careful to make anyone who contributes feel good.  Fortunately, mouser seems very skilled at doing just that.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Surfulater 50% discount @ www.bitsdujour.com on Mar 4

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 25, 2009, 09:35 AM »

Nice discount @ 50%!  Thanks for pointing it out.

I like it enough to pay full price and still fail to see why there was a lot of grumbling about the price increase.
It is each vendor's right to price product where he sees fit. Plus we have enjoyed a discount here in the past.

To me the grumbling implies that people would *like* to have the new version but either cannot or will not pay for it.  
So, the discount that you've pointed out represents a good opportunity for those who are on a software budget.

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Another Google WTF moment (or is it just me?)

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 25, 2009, 09:25 AM »

(Pretty, isn't she?)

-40hz (February 25, 2009, 09:18 AM)

RaviShing

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Living Room / Re: Stop-motion videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 24, 2009, 01:11 PM »

But I'm not sure I'm getting what it all means.

-40hz (February 24, 2009, 11:38 AM)

Gee, I didn't claim to understand it!
Still, if you imagine say every 20th one of those canvases hung sequentially in a gallery it would make an interesting exhibition.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA- Roll Back WMP11 in Vista

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 24, 2009, 12:57 PM »

@this-is-me:

It was nice of you to point out a solution to the problem, thank you for taking the time to do that!
It's always nice when one participant helps out another.

Your other comments did sound a trifle harsh as you, yourself, pointed out.
Sometimes some of us aren't as clever as others at searching out solutions.

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Living Room / Re: Stop-motion videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 24, 2009, 07:32 AM »

I´d say it´s a difference to paint each frame with oil colors.

-Crush (February 23, 2009, 07:39 PM)

Sure oil paints take longer, but it's not really a unique idea to take a lot of drawings/sketches/paintings and show them in order to produce an animation.

-Deozaan (February 24, 2009, 02:10 AM)

Perhaps the point is that each 'frame' is intended to stand as a piece of art in its own right. While it might be argued that this is true of an individual Disney cel., my own view would be that there's a considerable difference.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any freeware to change the case (capitalization) of clipboard text on the fly?

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 24, 2009, 07:09 AM »

im going to try to add hotkeys to the formatting presets soon -- once i do that you'll be able to configure it so you can just hit a single hotkey to apply the transformation without having to deal with menus, etc.

-mouser (February 24, 2009, 06:12 AM)

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Living Room / Re: Stop-motion videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 22, 2009, 08:23 PM »

Reza Dolatabadi created "Khoda" from >6000 paintings.
The idea is, wherever you pause the film you see a painting.
This took two years to complete. 


See it here.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your mouse of choice?

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2009, 10:25 AM »

Er... what's a free-wheel?

-Darwin (February 21, 2009, 09:01 AM)

Our spokesman says, "something of which you'll never tire".

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General Software Discussion / Re: Wow, with this, Apple's Multi-Touch long arm will not reach into my pocket

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2009, 10:18 AM »

NSFW

   
Apple's Multi-Touch long arm will not reach into my pocket

That's what you get when you buy an inferior-quality sex aid! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: criminalize boring: a catalog of cool

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2009, 09:45 AM »

Interesting link, thanks!

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Web Log Filter / Re: Web Log Filter

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 21, 2009, 09:17 AM »

I just want to say, even though i don't think anyone else on the planet uses this, that after employing it to analyze data in a 10gb log file, that it is a great tool, and i'd like to thank myself for coding it. 

-mouser (February 21, 2009, 04:58 AM)

You should donate something to the developer then

-TucknDar (February 21, 2009, 07:27 AM)

And give yourself one of those mugs for carrying the thread single-handedly since 2006.

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Living Room / Re: Why I Avoid Apple Products

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 19, 2009, 12:47 PM »

I try not to have too much to do with crazies - or their friends!

-40hz (February 19, 2009, 09:53 AM)

What the heck are you doing on here, then?!   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Two in-depth articles for developers and open source enthusiasts

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2009, 03:33 PM »

You really have to be thought guy to write programs in it.

-bgd77 (February 18, 2009, 02:36 AM)

You might be right. It does have a passing resemblance to Klingon script doesn't it?
 (see attachment in previous post)

-40hz (February 18, 2009, 02:57 PM)

Sure, because a few proponents still Klingon to it?

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Living Room / Re: The Agreeable Cat - Never be Bound By Online Legal Agreements Again

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2009, 03:30 PM »

a future in which the simple act of wanting does not equal having...

-Darwin (February 18, 2009, 12:50 PM)

Unless the object of desire is software 

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Living Room / Re: The Agreeable Cat - Never be Bound By Online Legal Agreements Again

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 18, 2009, 01:57 PM »

My cat, Simba, agrees instead of me.

-mouser (February 18, 2009, 12:07 PM)

The litter of the law?

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Living Room / Re: My 5000 posts commemorative DC mug

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2009, 09:12 PM »

Is that a food tray?

-Deozaan on Today at 18:09:04

Maybe... who’s asking?

-Darwin on Today at 18:13:20

And I thought it was the world's biggest system tray... essential given Darwin's penchant for software. 

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Site/Forum Features / Re: What's the interval between posting and editing being noted?

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2009, 09:03 PM »

maybe it was extended until the next post is 'posted'

That would be smart, and useful.  One's proof reading never seems to work properly until 1 second after committing. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Two in-depth articles for developers and open source enthusiasts

« Last post by cranioscopical on February 17, 2009, 02:34 PM »

I think I can see why [6] and [7] caused you to drop to the mat... sheer exhaustion I presume.