I could use a nice lightweight (Windows) Laptop that doesn't cut my bank account to ribbons.

-MilesAhead (July 31, 2015, 08:26 AM)

Depending on how literally you meant 'lightweight', Acer is coming out with the Cloudbook at USD169, to compete with the HP Stream series, which seem to be going for around USD230.

-dr_andus (July 31, 2015, 01:40 PM)

Thanks for the tip.  I'll take a look. 

-MilesAhead (July 31, 2015, 02:18 PM)

I thought to take a look at that HP Stream for my wife and daughter to share.  And quickly looked away.  In use, it's very laggy, even doing basic things.  That was with windows 8, but it was *bad*.  It was masked because of the SSD, but it was still nothing that I'd put up with.  So unless performance is not a consideration *at all*, I'd recommend a steer clear of the HP Stream.

"As you already know"?

It seems that there is subtext in your answers that point to a prior conversation and relationship.

Please elucidate us, so no one will walk into a minefield?

-wraith808 (July 29, 2015, 05:03 PM)

No offense was intended by my post. I have nothing but the most sincere admiration for Don and his work with XYplorer--so much so that I will in all likelihood purchase the software when the changes are implemented. Conversely, I feel that, as a consumer, I have the right to keep my options open. Looking at things honestly: I have not signed any contract to purchase XYplorer, nor has Don signed a contract to adapt the software to suit my personal needs and wishes.

-woodr2011 (July 29, 2015, 05:40 PM)

Agree totally!  I was just asking as we've had arguments from other boards spill over here before, and considering the inflammatory nature of some of the parts of highend01's response, I wanted anyone that was getting into the thread to know of any subcontext.  I've run into such arguments unknowing before, and it's not fun.

Posting from Edge in Windows 10.  No problems upgrading from the upgrade wizard. 

Hello,

You don't need the portableapps-version.
Download the portable zip-version right from donotioncoder at:
https://www.donation...hotcaptor/index.html

-ralfs (July 30, 2015, 01:49 PM)

I know this, in my posting above I wrote:

I know you offer a "normal" portable Version at your site, but this must be updated manually.

-OLLI_S (July 30, 2015, 08:20 AM)

A PortableApps version has the advantage, that it is automatically updated to the current version as soon as mouser uploads a new version to PortableApps.com
When I use the portable version from this website, then I always have to update the portable version on each PC manually (we have some "specialists" that can not perform this, so this is my job).

-OLLI_S (July 30, 2015, 02:23 PM)

There is the DC Updater application that does this for you also.

Additional Important information
The boss of PortableApps (John T. Haller) wrote in this posting: http://portableapps....00392#comment-200392
that Screenshot Captor contains Nagware (the registration reminder), so it will not be published at PortableApps.
So if you plan to release a PortableApps version, please remove the registration reminder there.
Thank you!

Greetings

OLLI

-OLLI_S (July 30, 2015, 02:23 PM)

That's not the substance of that thread IMO.  There was never a decision reached. 

Also, you can look to see that mouser responded, but there was never a definitive response.

http://portableapps.com/node/34908

I'm not sure of the substance of any response- mouser would have to weigh in on that.

Either the picture is misleading, the specs are lying, or it will burn up on arrival LOL   There's a reason for the specs on the CPU.

How useful is a site like HyperPolyglot, though?

If you're at a proficiency level with the target language that you need to site, will you be able come up with something useful by looking at a cheat sheet? I don't think a"mechanical translation" like that wouldn't end up would result in good code, unless that languages are extremely similar (Java <> C#, for instance).

I think something that would be valuable would be samples of how to write ideomatic code in the target languages (requiring the user to be familiar with basic syntax) - but it's hard to do that with side-by-side comparisons, since different languages tend to solve different problems.

-f0dder (July 27, 2015, 01:26 PM)

Very well stated, and this is exactly what I was trying to say earlier. 

I always use "unread since last visit" — it's my main point of entry to DC. I'd be really sorry to see that go 

-cranioscopical (July 26, 2015, 07:33 PM)

I can see why it would be useful... those days when I have 4 pages of threads because I haven't been religiously reading them, but I want a place to wade in.

Plug - A Short Film about robots raising the last human girl on earth.

https://vimeo.com/109873939

Directorial debut from internationally renowned designer and concept artist, David Levy (Tron legacy, Prometheus, Ender's Game, Tomorrowland, Avatar2). The short film is the first 15 minutes of a science fiction TV series Levy has outlined and hopes to film. Unlike the highly VFX-ed science fiction films inundating audiences today, PLUG is a return to 1970's classics like Star Wars and Mad Max with a gritty universe made from mostly live props and real life settings. Enjoy and share!

"On a post-apocalyptic Earth, Leila Dawn (Natalie Floyd), is the only human survivor. Raised by Robots after humanity abandoned the planet they destroyed with nuclear warfare, Leila cannot forget her parents nor ignore her yearning to find other organic life. A hunt she sets out on with a Military Unit, Marker (Lex Cassar), leads Leila to discover the reality she’s been denied—a reality that sparks her ultimate quest."

In the Taskbar Notification Area

- Wallpaper Cycler
- Notation
- Audion Switcher
- Steam
- Logitech Gaming Software

Hidden

- Synology Cloud Station
- Realtek Audio Thingy
- Intel Rapid Storage
- Windows Update Thingy
- Task Manager Thingy
- MSE
- LG Firmware Check
- Cubby
- Directory Opus
- Screenshot Captor
- Find and Run Robot
- HDD Sentinel
- HDD Sentinel
- UltraMon
- Windows Update Thingy
- Dropbox
- WinPatrol
- AMD Video
- Malwarebytes
- Copy
- OneDrive
- ESO Launcher (I actually haven't moused over it since I played ESO... its not actually running)
- WinPrivacy
- ESODB Updater Client
- Multiplicity
- AMD/Raptr
- TrueCrypt
- Borderless Gaming

Two that are missing right now are ResophNotes and ClipMate.

A link to mark as read is in drop down menus on other forums by default. vBulletin's had it since v.2 for example

-rgdot (July 24, 2015, 10:17 AM)

That wasn't to say that there shouldn't be a way to mark forums read- just that it shouldn't be in that particular drop-down if the label for the dropdown is is GoTo.

I'm sure if it's really needed/wanted, there's some sort of plugin for it somewhere.  Necessity being the mother of invention and all.  And if it's not, we could code it up.  I guess that's why features never mattered that much to me in most of the forums.

I just went back and checked out dirhaels post, that is a very slick build.

The request right now is just to play back video.  I checked the wd live box, and it can play all video including mkv.  Nice.  Perhaps I should avoid the whole building thing.

mouser, that is good advice I think at this point.  And tbh, i don't really want to build a pc again. 

I hate hearing about the death of the htpc, lol.  I'll never give it up.  I'll keep trying to make it smaller, and quieter, and more powerful, so that will never end.

wraith, can you give me an idea of the streaming power of the WD TV?  Does it have a hard time with anything, large mkv, bluray files?  How is seeking back and forth, pleasant?

-superboyac (July 23, 2015, 12:59 PM)

Right now, I have the 1TB version in all locations but one.  I have my less used stuff on my NAS (and all the music) and my more commonly used stuff on my the Box.  Now, they're all over the house, so I get different response- it's based on reception.

I don't rip blu-ray, only DVDs as I'm trying to maximize space.

Within those constraints, the only time I've seen it have a hard time is if my other devices are having a hard time in the same location getting to the router.  It does take a bit to buffer if I'm on the NAS, but inherently it's fine and browsing is fine... so much so that the rest of the family who wouldn't touch the HTPC (too much work for watching a movie) are using it all the time and asking me to rip more DVDs.

I use MakeMKV for the rips, and it works fine.

• Join.me (can't figure out how to disable launch on startup)

-Deozaan (July 22, 2015, 09:15 PM)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run -> join.me.launcher

Of course, whenever you use it, it adds it back