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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.

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: something like website-watcher ..

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 04:10 PM »

http://www.markwell....ternet.co.uk/webmon/

is small and free.

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DesktopCoral / Re: multiple corals, a suggestion

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 02:16 PM »

nice screenshot
always a big pleasure for me when i see how people use my programs

i could probably set up multiple forms to allow multiple corals (corrals), but my failure to be able to put desktop shortcuts in the coral area is making me have bad feelings about desktop coral..

there are other programs that are similar in function to coral, but work in completely different way, they sit in background and watch windows and force them outside of certain regions.  the idea is similar though the method is different.  the advantange of the other way is that desktop shortcut icons work fine in the other method, and they have a nice way of forcing some applications into some regions.

darn i lost the link to the one i found recently.. anyone know of any of these? i'll keep looking and post when i find..
i'd be curious to know if these other apps are better to use than desktop coral..  if not i will keep working or desktop coral.

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

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 01:13 PM »

another: Titan Ftp Server
http://www.southrive...ducts/titanftp/index

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

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 12:31 PM »

here's something that made me laugh out loud.  keep in mind im a registered owner of blackmoon ftp.
but when you ftp to blackmoon ftp server, here is what you see:

]Connecting to ftp.blackmoonftpserver.com
] Connected to ftp.blackmoonftpserver.com Port 21
] 220 Serv-U FTP-Server v2.5n for WinSock ready...

ROFL

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General Software Discussion / Anyone know of a free default-printer selector app?

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 10:35 AM »

i think this is something that can be implemented in coding snacks if it doesnt already exist.

a tray based tool that shows you all your printers in a menu and lets you change new default printer.

shareware to do this:
http://www.southbayp....com/PrinterExpress/

so my question is, is there a freeware to do this already? if not i'll write it.

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Coding Snack Guidelines / Coding Snacks Challenge - Design a Coding Snack Game

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 10:30 AM »

i'd love to see someone come up with a game that can be programmed in a day.
Especially one which made use of external data files that could be written by users. A good example of this would be a trivia game, or hangman, where the core game engine is simple, and other users can make data files containing trivia questions or hangman words+phrases.

I'd love to have some suggestions for some new creative ideas for a fun game that had a very simple engine but could be greatly expanded by user-written data files.

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

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 09:02 AM »

i could use some feedback.. is timer showing for people?

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Alarm that utilizes WindowsXP's Notification Balloons

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 07:40 AM »

this is easy enough to write that it's tempting to do, but lots of such programs already exist.. maybe someone can recommend a good free one...

if anyone could think of some really unique features to add that aren't in existing freeware ones, it might make sense to code a new one.

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

« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2005, 07:35 AM »

the only non system tray apps i keep open are mirc and my launch bar Advanced Launcher.
but my system tray is  full: thebat, clipmate, find&run robot, filebox extender, macro express, ultramon, processs tamer, virtuawin, browsertrayswitch, pgp, and a couple more.

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General Software Discussion / Re: my favorite free (open source even) virtual desktop tool

« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2005, 09:27 PM »

thanks for the link, virtualplastic looks like a really nice site.

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General Software Discussion / Re: software i love

« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2005, 07:19 PM »

there is an unofficial and official forum for directory opus, maybe they can help:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DOpus/
http://resource.dopus.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: software i love

« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2005, 07:18 PM »

digital timepiece looks nice.  i've been using this little freeware one called TClockEx for many years (works perfect on winxp even though written well before it came out): http://freepctech.com/rode/001.shtml

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: launch apps on Fast User Switch (set vol., etc).

« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2005, 08:22 AM »

that is really strange.. i look forward to hearing the fix/explanation..

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: launch apps on Fast User Switch (set vol., etc).

« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2005, 07:51 AM »

you know what would help -
since this program operates so silently, and infrequently, i think it would be useful if it wrote a log file output in same dir as the ini.
like USERNAME.log, which just displayed DATETIME commandlinerun

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

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 07:56 PM »

it would be helpful if people posted their opinions on best, why, and what features are important to look at.

i've only very rarely set up an ftp server for a family member to log in and grab a file or two,
but the things i look for are:
1) support for secure connections (ssl)
2) ease of use managing users (and i like to be able to easily specify their home directories)
3) easy to see what users are doing, etc.

i gather for serious ftp server users, their are other concerns like being able to set quotas, and various scriping, etc.

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Best FTP Server / Re: 5/7/05 - ftp servers?

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 07:51 PM »

cool!

here are the ones i hear the most about:
bulletproof ftpd
blackmoon ftp
gene6
raidenftp
globalscape
serv-u
drftpd (http://wiki.drftpd.o.../index.php/Main_Page)

i am ready to help as you need, just ask.

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Finished Programs / Re: 4FUN: Print time

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 07:06 PM »

heheh i like this one - i think ill code it on the next coding snack weekend.

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General Software Discussion / Desktop Sidebar

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 12:28 PM »

http://www.desktopsidebar.com/index.html

haven't actually tried this yet but it looks sweet (freeware!)

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

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 11:47 AM »

tenseiken, care to go for ftp servers this week?

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Splitting spiders

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 08:50 AM »

i like this splitting spider idea for a screensaver... i might give it a try on the next weekend.

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

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 08:48 AM »

i happen to think a nice interactive tool to help modify the environment path in a safe way (keeping backup copies of all past settings), is a FANTASTIC little snack idea.
  if someone doesn't code this by the next coding snack weekend i will do it.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE - IDEA: change wallpaper at specific time - not timed intervals.

« Last post by mouser on May 03, 2005, 08:28 AM »

id be happy to host any wallpaper theme sets anyone makes.

would be really nice to have some big sets, like imagine 365 pictures of some outdoor view, changing gradually over the course of a year..

there is another thing i thought could be added, which is the overlaying of some text on top of images, like maybe the current date, or even a calendar image, etc.