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Living Room / Re: DC Front Page

« Last post by Ath on February 13, 2011, 02:01 PM »

I think it's decided: We are going to have a new front page!

-mouser (February 13, 2011, 12:39 PM)

Yay!

So, any more thoughts?

-mouser (February 13, 2011, 12:39 PM)

I'd vote for a group of top 5/top 10's, as suggested above, displaying newest forum messages, DC software updates, completed Coding Snacks, updated NANY entries, Blog posts, etc.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Changing inches to centimeters

« Last post by Ath on February 13, 2011, 10:58 AM »

the Netherlands (of all places).

-PitrPaulus (February 13, 2011, 10:54 AM)

That's a nice place to be...

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Official Announcements / Re: Expect some final server hiccups this weekend (2/12/11) - final fixes

« Last post by Ath on February 13, 2011, 10:17 AM »

So, I take it that you're up for learning Mandarin or Urdu?

-Renegade (February 13, 2011, 10:01 AM)

It's all Greek to me

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Official Announcements / Re: Expect some final server hiccups this weekend (2/12/11) - final fixes

« Last post by Ath on February 13, 2011, 08:42 AM »

I welcome our new 1-byte-character-set overlords.

-mouser (February 13, 2011, 05:41 AM)

Assuming their bytes are sized 16 of our bits, all would be just fine

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows Resizing tool

« Last post by Ath on February 12, 2011, 10:50 AM »

Looked at both tools mentioned (so far), but haven't found how they would launch windows, specified in their sets, if not opened/running yet.

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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 04:11 PM »

Me

-MilesAhead (February 11, 2011, 04:08 PM)

You could have gotten a better shave that mornin'

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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 04:05 PM »

... but can I still get a badge for giving a buck?

-timns (February 11, 2011, 03:49 PM)

Ah, you want an extra badge apparently the NANY badge you currently have isn't enough

mouser could introduce a new badge like the current NANY badge: Counting the number of fund-raisers you participated in?
That would require this event to become at least yearly, ofcourse

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google Chrome: Time for a Second Chance?

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 03:02 PM »

Hmmmmmmmm, I guess MS is locked into "Internet Explorer" otherwise with the "cloud push" in all the ads I don't know why they don't come out with a browser named "Cloud."  It seems inevitable.

-MilesAhead (February 11, 2011, 02:14 PM)

Didn't that happen today? IE 9.0 RC (Release: Cloud)

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

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 02:56 PM »

Fired up a VMWare session with Windows XP in it and tested your scenario. That helpctr thingy is just a little slow to initialize
Used -xd 2000 and all was pasted fine. but you might need to tweak that experimentally.

Without further delays: Another update WinSendKeys 3.0.1

Latest release & download moved to separate thread

The readme has this changelog since 3.0:
; 2011-02-11, version 3.0.1
; + Added -xd delay option to wait after running the -x executable_filepath. It already has the delay of -t (100 msec), and this is added when specified. Experiment with the required delay (milliseconds).
;   as additionally requested by kikon in this thread: https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=25553
; + This delay can be preset in the optional inifile, (see version 2.5 changelog)
;   Variable:
;   exedelay=0
; ! Updated helpmessage, fixed some readme typos

As usual, I updated the readme, compiled the AutoIt3 source into an exe, and put it all in a zipfile, attached to this post.

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General Software Discussion / Re: How long can PC stay in Standby Mode in XP

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 02:01 PM »

Unfortunately, standby mode has never been 100% stable for me, regardless of hardware or operating systems ...

-f0dder (February 11, 2011, 01:40 PM)

Standby and Hibernate modes have been stable on my Toshiba and ASUS laptops (both Intel T6400 CPU's) running Windows 7 x64, and an MSI mainboard with Intel E8500 CPU and NVidia graphics running Vista x86. Earlier hardware (desktop systems) and OS versions nearly ever would work (a variety of Intel and AMD CPU's on several types and brands of mainboards, running from Windows 95 to XP).
So it's indeed both a hardware/BIOS and OS related issue. It's mandatory you have the latest WHQL-certified video drivers installed, next to all Windows updates, naturally.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google Chrome: Time for a Second Chance?

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 01:07 PM »

... Got it all set, but... I can't print! ...

-J-Mac (February 11, 2011, 12:54 PM)

Had exactly the same experience! Thought it was because I'm on Win7 x64, so I postponed further testing until they figure it out.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Windows standard beep ("ding") when changing between screenshots

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 12:18 PM »

@bob99: 2 possible slightly different causes:
- You could have other software that monitors the PrintScreen key, and sends a 'boop' sound because it detected another hook
- Your BIOS can also hook that key and 'boops' at you when the PrtScr button is pressed

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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 09:42 AM »

Fine idea!

Could we pull together enough DC coders to do a Coding-Snack-A-Day throughout all of march?

-mouser (February 11, 2011, 09:27 AM)

I'd be willing (and hopefully: able ) to help out there

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Living Room / Re: My New DVD is ALL Regions =D YAY~!

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 06:28 AM »

DVD?

-f0dder (February 11, 2011, 05:24 AM)

LOL

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Commandline to send Keystrokes

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 06:26 AM »

Oh, I tested -x using Notepad, as I don't have the software you're using.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Commandline to send Keystrokes

« Last post by Ath on February 11, 2011, 06:24 AM »

thank you Ath, but -x doesn't work yet. I used in various way, doesn't work
d:\run\WinSendKeys\WinSendKeys.exe -x C:\WINDOWS\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\helpctr.exe -c

helpctr.exe just started and nothing is pasted.

-kikon (February 10, 2011, 05:21 PM)

Does it react to input directly after starting, or does it need some time to initialize before the paste/send action is accepted? That's currently not accounted for.
And is the focus initially in the correct (input)control? Maybe you'd need a bit of the MouseStroke options to guide the focus into the right place. Details for that are in the readme. (Handling-order is 1) Commandline parameters, 2) -f strokesfile, 3) -c clipboard contents).

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Living Room / Re: A question for Google -- why are you so desperate to have me switch to Chrome?

« Last post by Ath on February 10, 2011, 04:49 PM »

Dunno how official it is, but this page ha sat least an understandable opinion,

It's unclear whether Google "will do well to expand its business", but Chrome seems to be a part of a strategic initiative to make Google more visible on the desktop, a mix between Google Toolbar, Google Desktop and Gears that turned into a browser and that needs a critical mass to be taken seriously.

And then there's the official '10 things' philosophy (last revised sept. 2009): http://www.google.co...orate/tenthings.html
But you might want to take these with a few grains of salt...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Why is my computer hiccuping every few seconds?

« Last post by Ath on February 10, 2011, 02:16 PM »

But what exactly is it they're storing that actually needs a database? Favorites? Cookies? Browsing history?

-40hz (February 10, 2011, 01:59 PM)

Correct, they build a search index as big as all words that where on all pages you viewed. But then they don't know how to find anything back in that pile... sort of. (not true)

Just open a new tab in FF, and start typing (in the 'address' field, not the search field) some words that where in URL's or pages you visited recently with FF. The suggestions are always pretty good, and saved my ass a few times, because I couldn't remember what site some info was on, but FF could!

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Living Room / Re: Any suggestion for 3G Phone

« Last post by Ath on February 10, 2011, 02:07 PM »

Usually the SE phones are of quite good quality, but the featureset is not what I require from a smartphone.
Don't expect to be able to comfortably browse any standard website on that (tiny and low-res) screen though. If only being used for tethering, then it could be enough.

If you can get it for a reasonable (= low) price and on a carrier that has good coverage and a cheap data plan in your area, then I'd go for it.

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Living Room / Re: Too much free time apparently :)

« Last post by Ath on February 10, 2011, 01:48 AM »

...time to hack up a script doing nefarious things in the personal testing forum.

-f0dder (February 10, 2011, 01:38 AM)

But afaics that doesn't count into your Posts...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Commandline to send Keystrokes

« Last post by Ath on February 09, 2011, 05:58 PM »

Yet another update, and I've named it WinSendKeys 3.0

Latest release & download moved to separate thread

The excerpt from the changelog since 2.6, included in the source:
; 2011-02-09, version 3.0
; + Added -x executable_filepath option to start if WindowName is not found or executable filename is not found running
; + Added -xp executable_parameters option to specify parameters to executable_filepath

As usual, I updated the readme, compiled the AutoIt3 source into an exe, and pushed it all together in a zipfile, attached to this post.

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Living Room / Re: Any suggestion for 3G Phone

« Last post by Ath on February 09, 2011, 03:58 PM »

I need phone's file manager and PC connection software to connect my laptop/PC to internet. Is it possible using blackberry ?

-mahesh2k (February 09, 2011, 03:01 PM)

Not sure, don't own a BB, but could be tricky.
Android 2.2 does that, and WiFi tethering, out of the box though, so...

I'm not sure android phones are good for PC-internet use, most of the Samsung models are touchscreen, so..  :/

-mahesh2k (February 09, 2011, 03:01 PM)

I'm using a Motorola Milestone (the Euro/GSM-version of the Droid) that has a real keyboard. It's also very usable as a touch-phone (without sliding it open). The internet speed is only depending on your 3G speed at that location. (But I'm still on Android 2.1, so no WiFi tethering yet)
Afaik the Droid2/Milestone2 has an even better keyboard (less 'tiles' layout, more 'brick wall' key placement), and the HTC Desire Z also has a real keyboard. There are also some LG models with actual keyboards, but I'm not too enthusiastic about LG phones

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Living Room / Re: Any suggestion for 3G Phone

« Last post by Ath on February 09, 2011, 02:36 PM »

I was first going to write:
If you're a techie, or just want to be able to do anything with the phone: Get an Android phone in your price-range.
If you need a penis-enlargement/boob-job*: Get an iPhone.

But then I saw the requirement of not having a touch-screen (), so the only viable alternative was a BB.


*: Discard depending on sex

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple Commandline to send Keystrokes

« Last post by Ath on February 09, 2011, 01:40 PM »

I'll think about it for a bit, and write here what I decide.

-Ath (February 08, 2011, 04:48 PM)

Ok, I'll add a "-x" option, if it pleases you, that's fine (and fun) for me

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Living Room / Re: CPU Question: More Mhz per core or more cores?

« Last post by Ath on February 09, 2011, 01:37 PM »

Even a Quad-core is way overkill for that task, so I'd suggest to grab a high-MHz Intel Core i5-760 or i5-2400 processor, 4 or 8 GB Ram, Windows 7 x64, 1 TB 7200 rpm harddisk and a fine Videocard, using DVI or hdmi connection to a 24" LCD/LED monitor.