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Living Room / Re: Animal Friends thread

« Last post by tomos on May 15, 2014, 12:08 PM »

Wheras in the video above the cat launched her whole body at the dog so forcefully that she becomes disoriented afterwards.  I've never seen a video of a cat do that -- has anyone else here seen such behavior before?

-mouser (May 15, 2014, 11:52 AM)

No, I haven't.

Re tolerating children's often unsubtle treatment - yeah, that is a real sign of bonding - most cats I've known are pretty sensitive and would lash out at any strange child, or adult, rubbing them up the wrong way (literally and metaphorically).
And Stoic's interpretation makes sense to me:

Animals are generally tolerant of those that they have bonded with. It's their way of acknowledging a family unit. Now if a member of that bonded family is threatened - since they don't suffer any of the idiotic societal notions we people have concocted - the response, quite predictably, is and will be sudden, hostile, and without warning ... As it should be.

-Stoic Joker (May 15, 2014, 11:43 AM)

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Living Room / Re: The Tale of Ye Olde Inter-Nets

« Last post by tomos on May 15, 2014, 11:13 AM »

haha!
dont know whether to laugh or cry - a really great explanation of loss of 'net-neutrality'

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sell your MS Office 2010?

« Last post by tomos on May 15, 2014, 03:26 AM »

I use both: Softmaker Office is much more compatible with MS Office. Libre Office's compatibility is so-so to poor in my experience. Softmaker's main weakness in comparision to Libre (again in my experience) is it's search - search steals focus, and doesnt allow you to edit, you've got to close it (search) to do anything - and then open it again to continue.

-tomos (May 14, 2014, 03:30 PM)

Once you've searched for something and closed the search, you can press F3 to search again without having to open the search dialog.

-Jibz (May 15, 2014, 12:38 AM)

thanks for that tip Jibz, will try it out shortly

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Living Room / Re: Animal Friends thread

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 05:46 PM »

First interview with Tara the cat.. didn't have to wait long:
http://jezebel.com/h...s-her-fir-1576482599

-mouser (May 14, 2014, 04:10 PM)

first lol laugh was cause of your prediction (which I have to admit I didn't take that seriously earlier)
second was because kids and cats just dont perform quite as TV wants ("can you tell me 'I love Tara'?" - "Yeah" :p)

Jumping between an attacking dog and a small child might be unorthodox cat behavior, but barely tolerating the affections of doting humans is not. Cat celebs: they're just like regular cats.

should probably be changed to:

Jumping between an attacking dog and a small child might be unorthodox cat behavior, but barely tolerating the patronising demands of abc news is not.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Sell your MS Office 2010?

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 03:30 PM »

You can also try LibreOffice, which is free.

-Deozaan (May 14, 2014, 03:21 PM)

I use both: Softmaker Office is much more compatible with MS Office. Libre Office's compatibility is so-so to poor in my experience. Softmaker's main weakness in comparision to Libre (again in my experience) is it's search - search steals focus, and doesnt allow you to edit, you've got to close it (search) to do anything - and then open it again to continue.

Softmaker forums are active, I'd highly recommend it if MS compatibility is important (disclaimer: I've absolutely no experience with PowerPoint/Presentations).

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Living Room / Re: Animal Friends thread

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 03:22 PM »

I guarantee that cat is going to be interviewed on some morning shows and when he is we'll get an update of him

-mouser (May 14, 2014, 03:19 PM)

lol, a worthy guest well done cat
reminded me of a phase I had a while back of watching Ceaser Milan videos, where he would go in and help people sort out their relationship with their (troublesome) dog - very impressive how he worked. Too late for that dog probably...

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Bvckup 2 is in open beta !

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 09:10 AM »

PS. Do things take 10x longer than planned with you guys too...

-apankrat (May 14, 2014, 04:52 AM)

yes (oh the joys of self-employment)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Feature Request for Hotkey

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 09:05 AM »

-ccfile doesnt trigger a capture, it simply copies the last capture to clipboard.

if you really want a commandline capture (and copy to clipboard, etc.), use MiniCap.

-mouser (May 14, 2014, 09:01 AM)

I'm happy with the first, will definitely have use for that, thanks to you both!

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Feature Request for Hotkey

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 09:00 AM »

I'm a commandline noob - do I understand this correctly? ...

SC is e.g. set to save path to clipboard after capture.
I make another shortcut with, say "SC path" -ccfile.
If I start this second instance via FARR, the last screenshot will be copied to the clipboard.

if so, I'm still unsure of the details:
1) does it take a new screenshot and copy that to clipboard?
2) if so, is it full screen image then? or can I still e.g. capture selected area with this new instance?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.8.5 - May 14, 2014

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 08:50 AM »

Manual scrolling was fairly simple and very successful in FF - I used the default guess margins etc and they worked perfectly,
thanks mouser

Video demonstration of new manual scrolling is here: https://www.donation...c/3ds/sc29/sc29.html

-mouser (April 23, 2014, 04:58 PM)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Manual scrolling screen option

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2014, 08:49 AM »

Todays release has manual scrolling, works nicely

Video demonstration of new manual scrolling is here: https://www.donation...c/3ds/sc29/sc29.html

-mouser (April 23, 2014, 04:58 PM)

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Living Room / Re: Hey Mouser... you still drowning in student loan debt?

« Last post by tomos on May 13, 2014, 02:40 PM »

gallivanting

-MilesAhead (May 13, 2014, 12:50 PM)

Awesome! My grandmother's favorite word to describe what her working daughters were doing Fridays after work instead of coming home for dinner!

-40hz (May 13, 2014, 01:42 PM)

I still say that -with roughly the same usage as your granny. My mum used it a lot when we were growing up (Ireland). The kids today dont use it there, but I *think* they'd still understand it, mostly anyways.

PS nice little family story 40

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Living Room / Re: Valley of Dolls - remote village of Nagoro, Japan populated by dolls

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2014, 04:10 PM »

Great find Edvard

The movie Dolls that I linked ... is about 2 lovers who wander Japan for decades tied together by a rope

-MilesAhead (May 12, 2014, 03:28 PM)

Japan is so foreign to westerners, the rest of Asia probably too...
Havent seen that move Miles, did get to see the intro, which is some kind of Japanese doll theatre, on YT:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Are Recovery Disks Brand Specific?

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2014, 03:06 PM »

Note: the license for that OEM copy of Windows that ships with a PC is not transferable and is legally for use only on the machine it originally shipped with. That's why it cost much less than the full retail version Microsoft would be happy to sell you. Not to say an OEM licensed copy of Windows can't be physically installed and validated on another machine. But it is a EULA violation to do do.

-40hz (May 12, 2014, 08:28 AM)

For the record - this is not fully true in Germany:
from an(y) ebay.de reseller of OEM Windows 7 -

Lizenzbestimmung: Durch das Urteil des Bundesgerichtshofs wurde der Verkauf von OEM-Versionen und DSP-Versionen ohne zugehörige Hardware erlaubt. Daher dürfen Sie diese Lizenz auf jedem xbeliebigem Rechner einsetzen. Dies ist im Bundesgerichtshof Urteil vom 06.07.2000 - I ZR 244/97 auch eindeutig dokumentiert.

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roughly: the courts ruled that OEM versions may be sold without related hardware.

-tomos (May 12, 2014, 10:03 AM)

Most interesting! More on that here.

Glad to see the EU courts aren't falling for the arguments used in the US to abrogate a buyer's 'first sale' rights.

-40hz (May 12, 2014, 01:51 PM)

Not sure if that EU ruling has had a direct influence on Windows OEM resale** (anyone?) - the ruling I quoted was from the Federal German Supreme Court. I see Windows 7 OEM's for sale on UK Ebay and they oddly quote the ebay and MS policy/license limitations:

Please Ensure you read the below Policy and Legislation very carefully so you fully understand everything involved in the sale of this item.
If you have ANY questions whatsoever, then please message us through ebay and we will be happy to get back to you within 1 business day, or the next available business day where weekends/holidays are effective.
Ebay Policy States: OEM, bundled, or recovery software may be listed only if it is included along with the original hardware, such as the motherboard, hard drive, or computer sold with the OEM software.
Microsoft Policy States: "Large brand-name computer manufacturers, such as Dell and Compaq, often include OEM software on non-holographic “recovery” or “reinstallation” discs that show the manufacturer’s brand name. These software packages are typically marked with a phrase that states, for instance, “For Distribution with a new Dell PC only.” Recovery or reinstallation software is licensed only for distribution with new computers and can be redistributed only with the computer for which it was initially distributed. Distributing such software with individual PC hardware components (e.g. hard drive; RAM) does not comply with Microsoft’s OEM distribution requirements." In compliance with the above, we confirm that you will receive an original Microsoft Disc, and that the decommissioned PC is also included in this sale, however the Dell PC models vary and all are damaged beyond economic repair. Due to the size, weight and low value, PC's are only available by collection only. This item is also intended for use by OEM (original equipment manufacturers) and system builders. It is not intended for consumer use.

sounds like they're saying you're breaking the law if you buy this (nudge nudge wink wink :p)
** Presumably that EU ruling does give them the security to resell openly in the EU without fear of hassle or conviction.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Are Recovery Disks Brand Specific?

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2014, 10:03 AM »

Note: the license for that OEM copy of Windows that ships with a PC is not transferable and is legally for use only on the machine it originally shipped with. That's why it cost much less than the full retail version Microsoft would be happy to sell you. Not to say an OEM licensed copy of Windows can't be physically installed and validated on another machine. But it is a EULA violation to do do.

Just sayin'  

-40hz (May 12, 2014, 08:28 AM)

For the record - this is not fully true in Germany:
from an(y) ebay.de reseller of OEM Windows 7 -

Lizenzbestimmung: Durch das Urteil des Bundesgerichtshofs wurde der Verkauf von OEM-Versionen und DSP-Versionen ohne zugehörige Hardware erlaubt. Daher dürfen Sie diese Lizenz auf jedem xbeliebigem Rechner einsetzen. Dies ist im Bundesgerichtshof Urteil vom 06.07.2000 - I ZR 244/97 auch eindeutig dokumentiert.

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roughly: the courts ruled that OEM versions may be sold without related hardware.

FWIW, they usually resell Dell OEM's

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General Software Discussion / Re: 4 (Maybe more) Absolute top go-to programs

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2014, 12:51 PM »

Yeah, likewise, gute besserung Curt!

Tom, your screenshot is scary; thank you for hiding it!!!  

-Curt (May 10, 2014, 05:47 AM)

I can think of reasons, but I'm not sure why you find it scary multiple choice:
(a) desktop colour
(b) win8
(c) the working plan-drawing,
(d) simply seeing something of such antiquity on 8
or, none of the above?

Tbh, I only ever really use it on my Win7 desktop, but it works fine on the 8.1 laptop)

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2014, 04:08 PM »

The guy is fantastic, I'm buying this live album for sure.

-superboyac (May 09, 2014, 03:40 PM)

tbh I just 'discovered' him - I dont know do any of his albums have quite that sound. The live one I ordered is a different concert - that vid above was a one-off track with that band. He does seem to use a brass section a lot, but often play just himself + acoustic guitar. Check out his stuff on www.amazon.co.uk - they have previews for some (but not all) of his albums. (They only available as imports in the US.)

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Living Room / Re: YouTube finally forces creation of google+ A/C to comment

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2014, 03:30 PM »

Bugginess in the YT/G+ world lately. Dont know if they're making changes again or what.

• Comments I make in YT not showing up on my G+ page.
• Unable to find the name of the person I'm replying to (usually it shows automatically in the reply box, or gets suggested after you type '+' and the first few letters of the name). End result being I have no idea if they get notification of a reply to their comment.

Both pretty major bugs to me. Maybe my standards are too high, but one of the things that attracted me to g+ was the fact I could look back over my YT comments and thereby maybe find a video or maybe a user I replied to - or the uploader, or whatever.

They seem to do a push every once in a while to try and get me to use my real name: being forced again and again to chose between my real name and my YT one. Ironically they seem to hassle me less when my gmail account is open in same browser...
They also seem to have a sense of how far they can push - I was getting seriously pissed off with them last week - and there's been absolutely no problems that way since.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2014, 03:14 PM »

@tomos - Nice! Some older influences to be sure. And all the better for it I think. Refreshingly honest and real performance for a change. (No twerking dancers or other distractions either!) 

-40hz (May 09, 2014, 02:39 PM)

Yeah, the only distraction was the big screen slide-show. That was there because it was a tribute concert (to the guy who was the founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival; I used always think that was somewhere in French speaking Canada - seems it's in French speaking Switzerland )

I think it might be Superboyac's cup of tea as well. Looking forward to getting my live CD anyways

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2014, 10:11 AM »

I'm just after buying a live album by this guy.

Paolo Nutini - Coming Up Easy - Montreux

he's especially good live imo - very passionate singer, great voice.
I love the music he writes/play - lots of older influences but still new.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Configuring Directory Opus for Fun and Profit

« Last post by tomos on May 08, 2014, 08:06 AM »

EDIT: Also, whatever you do, make sure you add a keyboard shortcut to toggle flat-view (Command: Set FLATVIEW=MixedNoFolders,Toggle)! So useful!

-Dirhael (January 05, 2012, 12:15 PM)

thanks for that tip
Set FLATVIEW=Toggle used to show the mixed flat-view with folders, now (v.11) it shows grouped (like a tree view).

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: [Freeware] wLinker - Ego's Windows Launcher

« Last post by tomos on May 08, 2014, 03:48 AM »

# Youtube video : https://www.youtube..../watch?v=-XJ0S9ZWPMk

-ego.bizzin (May 07, 2014, 10:17 PM)

unfortunately this is blocked here (Germany):

Unfortunately, this video is not available in your country because it could contain music from SME, for which we could not agree on conditions of use with GEMA.
Sorry about that.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ludum Dare topic for other games

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2014, 06:43 PM »

Great answer Deozaan ...

-TaoPhoenix (May 07, 2014, 06:34 PM)

+1

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General Software Discussion / Re: 4 (Maybe more) Absolute top go-to programs

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2014, 05:54 PM »

Almost all of my favourite programs from the past have been abandoned, so I guess my favourites of the present also may be abandoned some time in the future - so what if I like (FastStone Capture) this (Pale Moon) or that (jetAudio was updated!!) program (Dynamic-Photo HDR 5)? Tomorrow will be a different story.

-Curt (May 07, 2014, 04:03 PM)

Wow, Curt.  Sounds like you've had a bad day/week/month.    Yes, it's true that nothing lasts for ever, but that's no reason not to enjoy programs while they're useful and no reason not to be interested in what other people like.  And for that matter, I've continued to find some programs very useful for a decade or more.  HyperSnap and I go back 17 years; there almost never a day that I'm at my computer without using it.  Mulberry is still my primary email client after 14 years of use (in spite of my trying unsuccessfully to find a more modern replacement).  UltraEdit has been my default text editor for about the same amount of time.  Someone turned me on to ActiveWords ten years ago, and I still use it every day.  Carpe diem program.  

-cyberdiva (May 07, 2014, 04:35 PM)

cyberdiva, that inspired me to comment on my (still) most used work tool - Freehand 9.
I even have it running under Windows 8.1 (14 years after release/purchase) - it doesnt like my trackpad (I dont either, but it works okay with a mouse), no compatability business required:

screenshot of 8.1 use

[FWIW I have a copy of Illustrator, but, apart from it's slowness, I'm just too set in my ways to change that easily ]

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 29 - soooooo similar to Chrome

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2014, 01:35 PM »

^lol

I started having the same problems with FF 29 as I used to with Pale Moon and Waterfox, i.e. occasionally not being able to complete some purchase transactions within certain e-commerce sites. It would come to clicking the button "pay", and nothing happens, which is hugely frustrating, especially when you're trying to book flights and risk losing a particular fare that is selling out.

-dr_andus (May 07, 2014, 05:08 AM)

I had problems, on a few occasions, a couple of months ago (with Ryanair), but I presumed it was the site/payment system - rather than the browser
Be interesting to see if it continues okay for you with Chrome.