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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Again - Small Android Utility to Resume / Launch the "Last" Activity

« Last post by lanux128 on September 12, 2013, 01:34 AM »

thanks, it works on my S890 (Android 4.1.1).

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General Software Discussion / Re: typing in web browser makes it freeze

« Last post by lanux128 on September 12, 2013, 01:01 AM »

yes, ie addons disabled = safe mode. when you said the problem went away in safe-mode, you meant rebooting windows in safe mode, right?

also did you find anything from the event viewer?

a bit far-fetched but you might want to try update your gfx drivers, just in case.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.7 - Sep 12, 2013

« Last post by lanux128 on September 12, 2013, 12:53 AM »

awesome release! i see that we're edging to closer V5! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: typing in web browser makes it freeze

« Last post by lanux128 on September 11, 2013, 11:36 PM »

launch IE in safe mode and see if the problem goes away.. might be flash update gone hay-wire.

also check out your event log to see if there is any error events.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Coming Soon: STEAM FAMILY SHARING

« Last post by lanux128 on September 11, 2013, 11:18 PM »

finally i don't have to buy two of everything!

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General Software Discussion / Re: typing in web browser makes it freeze

« Last post by lanux128 on September 11, 2013, 08:03 PM »

try toggling 'hardware acceleration' within the browser, i'm not sure what it's called in Chrome.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: The Great Screenshot Captor Ruler Debate Thread

« Last post by lanux128 on September 11, 2013, 01:07 AM »

it is surreal to see my custom tools menu from 3 years ago.

Show us a screenshot!

-mouser (September 11, 2013, 12:48 AM)

it's on the other thread, meant to copy-paste but forgot about it but here it is now.

Spoiler

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Screenshot Captor / Re: The Great Screenshot Captor Ruler Debate Thread

« Last post by lanux128 on September 11, 2013, 12:31 AM »

It's really easy to add custom tools to the Tool menu -- you can do that entirely from within the program.
You can also create little .sctool files which can be shared so that others don't even have to do that much.

-mouser (September 10, 2013, 10:51 PM)

it is surreal to see my custom tools menu from 3 years ago. btw, some of the tools are quite obsolete due to advances in SC. however, the idea is still valid.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: The Great Screenshot Captor Ruler Debate Thread

« Last post by lanux128 on September 10, 2013, 10:40 PM »

i have this ruler app as an external tool and use it quite often.

• http://sites.google.com/site/rulerhelp/

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General Software Discussion / Re: New App - Floating Ruler - Feedback?

« Last post by lanux128 on September 10, 2013, 10:36 PM »

This is a .NET 4 (full, not client) build. There is no installer - it's simply unzip & run. There is no new functionality. The only change is an update to .NET 4.

-Renegade (September 10, 2013, 09:38 PM)

thanks for the update!

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Living Room / Re: The fun of installing custom router firmware (tomato, dd-wrt) - an introduction

« Last post by lanux128 on September 09, 2013, 09:21 PM »

So i broke down and got myself a new router (ASUS Dual-Band Wireless-N 600 Router RT-N56U).

So I'm using stock firmware on this for now; i *MIGHT* put tomato on this router, i might not.

-mouser (September 06, 2013, 03:52 PM)

i am using the same model and so far the stock FW has been adequate for my needs. however if you want to try out a custom FW, check out Padawan's FW. more info here.

• https://code.google.com/p/rt-n56u/

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 08, 2013, 08:06 PM »

the settings stick if i manually start and exit. there are no other versions of SC installed and it's at the same location all this while.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 08, 2013, 01:53 AM »

this is on a PC running WinXP SP3 and i have enabled SC's internal option for starting with Windows.

this is the current settings. (but yet to reboot..)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 08, 2013, 01:10 AM »

i have always used SC in portable mode. these are the two lines in my ConfigDir.ini

PORTABLE=TRUE
CONFIGDIR = .

i will post the results of the 2nd part when i have completed a reboot. thanks..

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 07, 2013, 08:20 PM »

i had to the opportunity to restart the computer this morning, and SC had its settings reset to default. i attach the newer INI file which overwrote my custom settings. maybe it could shed some light on the cause.

ScreenshotCaptor.ini.zip (5.2 kB - downloaded 264 times.)

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DC Gamer Club / Re: AI War: Fleet Command

« Last post by lanux128 on September 05, 2013, 09:54 PM »

Deozaan's favourite game is back on sale, at Humble Weekly Sale: Arcen Games.

You'll receive AI War: Fleet Command plus all five DLC packs: AI War: The Zenith Remnant, AI War: Children of Neinzul, AI War: Light of the Spire, AI War: Ancient Shadows, and AI War: Vengeance of the Machine.

• http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

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Found Deals and Discounts / DisplayFusion Pro - 25% off until September 9th, 2013

« Last post by lanux128 on September 03, 2013, 05:17 AM »

DisplayFusion Pro (DFP) is a very capable multi-monitor tool. It has many, many useful features but the one that attracted my attention was the multi-monitor taskbars. they somewhat clicked in my multi-monitor environment, unlike plenty of other multi-monitor tools that i have tried. DFP adds a taksbar on each monitor complete with its own start button, tray clock and display active windows that are relevant to each monitor (this feature is customizable) and as an added bonus DFP handles non-standard windows (such as MS Office, Steam, Winamp, Chrome, etc) pretty well.

Check here for a rundown on other prominent features. btw, DFP is extensively customizable, which is a boon to if you like to tweak your workspace to suit your needs. Another plus point is that the devs are accessible and are quite attentive to the users' suggestions and requests. They also promise a lifetime license for all purchases, as mentioned here.

• http://www.displayfu...on-51-now-available/

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 03, 2013, 01:37 AM »

You said that it's using the backup instead of the latest -- is it possible instead that its merely resetting to all default options?

-mouser (September 03, 2013, 01:19 AM)

i had assumed SC is restoring from the backup but as you highlighted it is plausible that the settings are just being reset to the defaults.

Second question: is it possible that this behavior only happens after restarting the computer?

-mouser (September 03, 2013, 01:19 AM)

sometimes it happens after restarting the computer but it also happens when cold-booting the PC.

also worth mentioning, for some crazy reason i have the "start with windows" turned off within SC. instead i load SC via batchrun.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 03, 2013, 12:04 AM »

the whole thing is quite random but normally it happens upon startup. one of the telltale sign is the screenshot folder would be changed to a folder within the SC folder, instead of the custom one that i had chosen previously. i'd be more than happy to provide my INI file, if that would help.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 02, 2013, 11:21 PM »

i have had instances where the newer ini files have been overwritten by the backup. i have no idea why this happens but the default ini goes missing replaced by the older ini.

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Screenshot Captor / Turn off INI backups

« Last post by lanux128 on September 02, 2013, 09:34 PM »

i am using the latest version 4.6 beta and i am wondering if it is possible to turn off SC's auto-backing-ups of the INI files. thanks.

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General Software Discussion / Re: A new Dropbox Competitor

« Last post by lanux128 on September 01, 2013, 08:58 PM »

@wraith808: another 5GB from me. all these redundant space won't hurt, i guess..

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Apple Mighty Mouse - Wireless (Bluetooth) Model No.A1197 - Mini-Review

« Last post by lanux128 on August 29, 2013, 08:01 PM »

if i have to upgrade, it would be for a mouse that works on glass surface

-lanux128 (August 28, 2013, 08:19 PM)

In the ~15 years I've been in IT, I've only run across that scenario once ... And when I finally (noticed the red dot on my shoe...) figured out what was happening damn did I feel like an idiot.

-Stoic Joker (August 29, 2013, 11:38 AM)

thanks for the imagery.. i hadn't thought of that situation..

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Apple Mighty Mouse - Wireless (Bluetooth) Model No.A1197 - Mini-Review

« Last post by lanux128 on August 28, 2013, 08:19 PM »

2013-08-29: I just updated the OP mini-review with some of the comments above.
Thanks, chaps.
I too think the Logitech mice are superb. I shall probably do a review of the Logitech M515 ("Couch") Mouse that my daughter uses.

-IainB (August 28, 2013, 06:39 PM)

the M515 Couch mouse is an excellent mouse. my wife has been using it for about a year now and still yet to replace the batteries.

if i have to upgrade, it would be for a mouse that works on glass surface, like the ones with the new "Darkfield" technology.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Apple Mighty Mouse - Wireless (Bluetooth) Model No.A1197 - Mini-Review

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2013, 09:49 PM »

as interesting as this review is, i prefer Logitech mice which comes in all shapes and sizes with superior (imo) ergonomic features.