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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Windows software shortcut (LNK) creator
« Last post by Josh on September 12, 2012, 07:33 PM »
c.gingerich, is there any way you could modify this program to simply require the target path and link name and pull this info from a CSV file?
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Finished Programs / DONE: Batch-create shortcuts from a CSV file
« Last post by Josh on September 12, 2012, 07:26 PM »
Hello all,

Here is what I want to achieve. I need to create around 80-90 shortcuts. I have a CSV file that is formatted as such:

Code: Text [Select]
  1. Shortcut Title, Command

Is there a tool that can take this csv file and create shortscuts titled "Shortcut Title" and points to the "Command" executable or path?
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Very cool!
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Find And Run Robot / Re: Long delay when using file system browsing
« Last post by Josh on September 12, 2012, 11:05 AM »
Yes, it occurs each time you move folders, or type a letter.
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Find And Run Robot / Long delay when using file system browsing
« Last post by Josh on September 12, 2012, 07:52 AM »
I am experiencing large delays when browsing the file system using FARR. I have performed a clean installation and only have about 5 plugins installed (services control, env variables, farrprocs, farruninstall, and processkill).

Scenario: I want to browse for and launch a file in the c:\temp folder.

Execution:

1. I begin by typing c:\. At this point, FARR is trying to pull up the resources in the root of the C Drive. There is a slight delay, about 1-2 seconds, while this list is populated.
2. I start typing "temp". As soon as I type a character, FARR begins searching the FS. This can result in a 200-300ms delay per character typed.
3. I finish typing temp. At this point, depending on the number of files in c:\temp, there is a noticeable delay after typing the final letter or the corresponding \ "c:\temp\".
4. After this delay, the same issue appears from item 2.

Is this the norm? I do not remember the delay being as large when FARR initially received FS browsing, but I could be mistaken. This is on Windows 8 Pro.
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Hmmm, for some reason it was not working last night. I just rebooted and it now appears to be working on Win8 Pro x64.

Have you considered adding a way to start/stop multiple services at a single time, or creating a "service group" to start/stop? For example, I have VMware installed and have the services set to start manually so they are not always running (VMware Auth Svc, VM Workstation Svr, VMware DHCP service, VMware NAT Service, VMware USB Arbitration svc).
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Taichimaster, any chance you would consider revisiting this to add win7/8 support? This would be very useful! It lists services properly, but I do not think it can kill them due to UAC.
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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: FARR Plugin: FProcs - v1.01.01 - June 11, 2011
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 10:11 PM »
Mouser, is there any way to throw a switch in this to list processes by process image name, including non-window producing processes such as Windows services?
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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: FarrUninstall plugin - v1.02
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 10:03 PM »
TnS, don't suppose I could entice you to update this with Windows 8 support, could I?
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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: New C# FARR Plugin: FARREnviormentVariables
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 09:59 PM »
I would love to see this plugin revisited! Environment variables are something I use extensively!

---- Update

Disregard! Confirmed working in Windows 8 x64 with the latest FARR release. Awesome!
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Living Room / Google releases "Course Builder" for the online learning crowd (LMS)
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 08:25 PM »
That's right, it looks like Google is taking a step in another direction with this project. They now provide you with a tool to develop and implement courseware online. Stanford, UC San Diego and Indiana University are ccurrently evaluating the tool for use in their respective schools.

Perhaps this could be a way to breath life into the Programming school here at DoCo?

Google Course Builder
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Living Room / Re: Windows system "aliases"?
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 08:14 PM »
For gods sake, this is what FARR aliases were designed for.

I have actually been doing some heavy toying with FARR as of the last 24 hours. Mouser already knows this, however, as I have been blasting his virtual ears on IRC. I think this will work out nicely!

If only it had indexing ;-)

And with that, 3000 posts!
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General Software Discussion / Re: School Regrets Swapping Laptops For iPads
« Last post by Josh on September 11, 2012, 04:52 PM »
To be fair, any technology is doomed for failure when it completely replaces an existing platform without some sort of transition and train-up period. The school leads were simply thinking about what is trendy vs what is functional when they made this call.
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Living Room / Re: Windows system "aliases"?
« Last post by Josh on September 10, 2012, 09:32 AM »
Will AHK allow you to execute commands via the run dialog?
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Living Room / Windows system "aliases"?
« Last post by Josh on September 10, 2012, 09:09 AM »
Here is something I have been wanting for a while. I know this can be done with batch files, but I wanted to see if there was another way to handle this.

What I want to do is generate a set of aliases that execute commands I use on a routine basis, for example launching certain pages in internet explorer. Is there a way to do this so I can execute these commands from the start menu or the run dialog?

For example, I type cpanel into the run dialog, hit enter and it opens my Google apps control panel.

Thoughts?
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Mouser,

As I said on IRC, I say you go forward with it. Who cares if someone did something similar. Where would we be if Linux had only one distro? Wait....Linux would probably be a lot more user friendly....nevermind...bad example

But yes, Go for it!!
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General Software Discussion / Windows 8 WINKEY+X customization?
« Last post by Josh on September 06, 2012, 07:15 AM »
As an avid Windows 8 fan, I must say the new OS has continued to impress me. One of the recent articles, mentioned on DoCo, by Scott Hanselman alerted me to the new WINKEY+X hotkey which provides access to some really useful and frequently used features.

My question is this....Does anyone know of a way to customize this menu?
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Living Room / Re: Buy Your Uranium Ore Here~! Today Only $49.95~! =D
« Last post by Josh on September 05, 2012, 07:30 PM »
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My point with the point was that I was very down on Win8, but after a few weeks of using it and learning some hotkeys, it's basically just Windows 7 with some nice polish and some new features. It's not the scary drama that some tech reviews imply it is.

I just moved to Windows 8 last week and I must say that I am thoroughly enjoying the transition. Your article is one of the greatest resources I have found for useful Windows 8 information. The Winkey+X is my new favorite toy in Windows. I need to find a way to customize it. I am sure there is a way, we just have to dig it up.

Thanks for the outstanding article, Scott! It is great to see someone who can appreciate what Windows 8 has to offer. I have nothing but good things to say about it since I've installed it. I am still working on a way to transition my wife to it (MSI uses proprietary AMD drivers, so I have to see if a hacked version exists for her laptop).

Thanks again!!
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General Software Discussion / Re: What went wrong with Linux on the Desktop
« Last post by Josh on September 05, 2012, 05:44 AM »
The mistakes you continuously ignored and still do.

Dude, I am Tuxman. Don't think I hate it. I just don't fanboy it.

Actually, as a moderator, the trolling you do in most of these threads is starting to annoy me as well....Just sayin...
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General Software Discussion / Re: remote ubuntu
« Last post by Josh on September 02, 2012, 11:23 PM »
Can i hide it, even from admin?

Why? What are you up to?  ;D

htop doesn't lie!
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General Software Discussion / Re: instant linux on winxp
« Last post by Josh on September 02, 2012, 11:10 PM »
WUBI runs a Linux install off of an existing Windows partition. You have to BOOT into the OS.
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General Software Discussion / Re: IE change
« Last post by Josh on September 02, 2012, 09:03 PM »
This image pretty much sums up my thoughts on web browsers....and yes, I use chrome and have had zero issues with it. Not once has it crashed, I have all of the functionality I need, and it is very snappy and quick to respond.

browsers.jpg
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General Software Discussion / Re: What went wrong with Linux on the Desktop
« Last post by Josh on August 30, 2012, 10:58 AM »
What went wrong?
"It Sucked" :P
* f0dder ducks and covers.


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