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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: time calculator

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 11:11 PM »

thanks, fixed.

OnlineConversion.com is all by itself now in that category of Best Online Reference Sites/Tools..
we'll have to add some more links, like maybe some dictionary and encyclopedias..

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: time calculator

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 08:08 PM »

ok, i'm convinced..

link added to links page

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Best FTP Server / 50% discount on blackmoon ftp server pro available now

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 04:06 PM »

the 50% discount for blackmoon ftp server pro is now available in the members only section.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: modem online always on top indicator

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 09:55 AM »

question: if you select from tray to show, and then disable show, and then show again, does it remember position then? is it only when program is fully exited and restarted that it fails to remember its position.. it could be that when the computer is restarting or shutting down that the settings aren't be saved..  to check this, manually exit the program and restart it and see if it remembers it then.

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Best FTP Server / Re: glftpd and proftpd

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 08:51 AM »

we really should say more clearly that this is really a windows-centric site.  we always try to highlight open source cross-platform alternatives but the primary focus is on windows.  you are right of course that serious ftp servers for large-scale stuff are often commandline tools running under linux.  this was more of a focus on personal ftp servers rather than enterprise-class servers, or commandline unix/linux servers.  i'm actually going to add that to the review now.

Serv-U is a very good product - i wouldn't set its easier to set up than blackmoon - they both strike me as about equal in that respect.  The virtual directory thing in particular really gave us some trouble and is much easier to set up in blackmoon.  also i kept leaving serv-u running by accident, wheras with i found blackmoon was less prone to that, due to better system tray integration, and didn't like the lack of built in better statistics/history information.

Several of the other servers could have won our recommendation - it was very close.  Serv-u is an excellent program and you won't go wrong purchasing it.  We just thought, for the reasons we gave, that in the end blackmoon slightly edged it out.  But like we said in the review, for this kind of thing, you might want to identify the features most important to you and then look for the server that handles that best; many of them do certain things that the others don't and you might find one of those features is exactly what you want.

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General Software Discussion / latest pc magazine has utility guide

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 08:43 AM »

couldn't find this online, but the frontpage article of the print version of the May24 issue of PC Magazine is "The Best Utilities"
and it has a long roundup of recommended software (2005 Utility Guide).

ed: after some searching i found a link here: http://go.pcmag.com/utilityguide

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: modem online always on top indicator

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 07:38 AM »

it really should..
i've tested it in dif cases and it always does for me.. i'm trying to think why it might not..
oh - it tries to store its config file in its home directory.. maybe it doesnt have permissions on your system to do that.. like maybe you are using a user account which doesnt have permissions for the program to write to its own directory.  maybe you could set the permissions to allow that one .ini file to be written, if thats the case?

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: commandline to add specified directory to "windows path"

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 07:26 AM »

8000 dream on..

the limit seems to choke out for me around 1000.

not sure what to make of msdn saying 2047/8000...

maybe i'll experiment later and see exactly where the trouble begins..

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General Software Discussion / Re: RSS Reader?

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 07:21 AM »

sharpreader is .net.
and java apps are the most consistently able to make my machine spontaneously reboot.

um.. weren't java and .net supposed to be the "safe" languages?

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Best FTP Server / Re: 15% Blackmoon discount at Shareware Plaza

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 07:16 AM »

nice find zaine.

when you see a discount on another site you can be sure that they are getting a commission from the sale -
so by all means WAIT and don't buy this until we talk to blackmoon, as the chances of them offering our members a larger discount is near certain, since we don't take any commission.

btw - i bought blackmoon ftp 2 years ago, and then it was $70 instead of $40 (although they gave me a good student discount), so the price has come down, even while they have continued to improve the program and continued to provide lifetime upgrades.

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: commandline to add specified directory to "windows path"

« Last post by mouser on May 08, 2005, 01:57 AM »

let me explain why i htink this would be a good snack.

my windows xp environment path is too long.

thank you bill gates for putting much too short limits on it. the madness never ends.

so i'm constantly having to watch it and remove stuff and worry about removing something i might later need.

so having a nice safe way to add stuff, disable stuff, and always making sure never to lose anything permanently, would be good even for me who is comfortable changing such stuff manually.

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Best FTP Server / Re: ASRT: 5/7/05 - BEST FTP SERVER - POST SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 12:07 PM »

Crob Ftp

http://www.crob.net/en/

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: modem online always on top indicator

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 11:51 AM »

ok i  uploaded a new versio which fixes the seconds rollover..
i will add right click options to the window later, and maybe some other stuff.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: modem online always on top indicator

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 11:32 AM »

hahahaahaha ok i see, its not rolling over the seconds
ok ill fix right now.

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Living Room / Re: Guide To ... (an idea)

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 10:36 AM »

sounds good - and especially if bftpd wins best ftp server then that would be fantastic.

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DesktopCoral / Re: multiple corals, a suggestion

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 10:29 AM »

also looks like DesktopX might be good for corral type stuff: http://www.stardock....dxconfig/desktop.htm

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DesktopCoral / Re: multiple corals, a suggestion

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 10:15 AM »

i will keep trying to fix the desktop icons issue..
i have solved half of the problem (the click through issue), but desktop icons are still invisible.
if i can get that to work, i will release a new version which lets you set all 4 borders without multiple instances.

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General Software Discussion / Re: TheBat! Filter for Russion/Chinese Spam

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 09:50 AM »

works great for me!! awesome.

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: time calculator

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 09:36 AM »

ah i didnt read closely enough, i guess most of the apps i know are date calculators rather than time calculators..
but it looks like you found a nice one.  let us know if it turns out to be missing any key features.

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DesktopCoral / Re: multiple corals, a suggestion

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 09:10 AM »

shellinit was the one i couldn't remember - thanks fhoyos!

it would be interesting to hear how well it works.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: modem online always on top indicator

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 08:38 AM »

what do you mean?

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Living Room / Guide To ... (an idea)

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 08:02 AM »

If some of our memebrs had any interest in writing some long "how to" guides, i'd be delighted to set up a special section for them and provide web hosting, etc.

ie like "Guide To Setting Up Your Own Web Server", etc.  anything to do with software.

there's no point in us reproducing what already exists, so we'd only want to make a how to do something if it was a better guide than could be found elsewhere, so we'd only want really comprehensive friendly guides with lots of pictures, etc.  kind of a tall order, but let me know if you are interested.

another alternative would be just a page or section of the forum where we could collect links to the Best offsite How To Guides relating to software...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Which app stays open on your desktop all day?

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 06:56 AM »

does ai roboform live in the tray? i am one of those ai roboform lovers also. but its not in my tray.  maybe its an option.

there was a time when i used to try to keep my system tray empty, to maximize pc performance.
but then i thought WTF am i paying for this fast cpu for and wasting all my time idleing, i rather have a tray full of fun stuff

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: time calculator

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 06:48 AM »

there are quite a few of these already, and they are indeed very useful.
can't remember any names though..  maybe snapfiles freeware search or nonags freeware will turn up something.
see the donationcoder.com links page for links: https://www.donation...com/Links/index.html

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Best FTP Server / Re: ASRT: 5/7/05 - BEST FTP SERVER - POST SUGGESTIONS PLEASE!

« Last post by mouser on May 06, 2005, 06:46 AM »

the use of programs with no gui in windows is very popular in alternate universe #992X3, but here in this universe i think it's kind of insane, especially for something like an ftp server with so many options.

revising my list of must-have features for an ftp server:
1) ability to specify passive host ip and ports for working with routers (do they all do this now?)
2) ssl support (sftp support?)
3) ability to view HISTORY of activities
4) easy ability to add/modify users and indicate which directories they have access to; easy for me to set a specific home dir for ftp users.
5) good security.


as a side note, one of the tricky things when writing the reviews is how to consider price.
on one hand, i tend to think of the reviews/awards as being for the best app, regardless of price.
but on the other hand, price plays a part when considering whether to recommend a program.
in general i think that the more expensive a program is relative to its competitors, the bigger the hurdle it has to overcome.
so if the best ftp server is $999 and the 2nd best is $20, and the second best is only missing some fairly trivial stuff, then i think the $20 app deserves the nod.

even outside of choosing the winner, price effects how much time to spend in the alternate programs section.
if the best ftp server is clear and far above the rest, and is also the cheapest, then very little time is needed in the alternate programs section.
but if there is a very close tie among top contenders, and they are all similarly priced and expensive, then considerable time should be spent discussing alternatives and opensource/free versions.

i'm really looking forward to the review - let us know how we can help.