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General Software Discussion / Re: How to change hundreds of shortcuts... in a hurry

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 17, 2008, 07:17 PM »

SirSmiley, Thank you for that kind thought BUT LinkChanger did what I need in seconds, which is all that I had!

I really had to stick my head round the door again to do this  before I head back to things I'd rather avoid 

Thanks to all!

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General Software Discussion / Re: How to change hundreds of shortcuts... in a hurry

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 17, 2008, 07:00 PM »

AndyM, Right drag and drop didn't change anything for me. The shortcuts still pointed to the original location.  That would have been a nice quick solution.  I've never found XP updating its shortcuts except by doing a big 'flashlight' search... is that what you meant?  I'm using XP  Pro if that makes a  difference.  (On days like today I want OS/2 back).

Shades, I'll try the link changer, looks to be a good answer.

I'm trying to fiddle with this between other demands to which I must return my attention.  I'll take another crack at this when next I can, so I'll post results... later. 

Thanks a lot for the help!! 

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General Software Discussion / How to change hundreds of shortcuts... in a hurry

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 17, 2008, 03:22 PM »

Background:
On one machine, I'd built up a comprehensive system of shortcuts pointing to a repository of documents.
I had renamed all of these shortcuts, and grouped them in ways that make sense to me.
All of the shortcuts (.lnk files) reside in one folder, or sub-folders thereof
Now I have moved the whole thing to another destination on a different machine.

Question:
Can anyone tell me a fast way to change the <drive>\<folder> portion of the
<drive>\<folder>\<filename> structure in a couple of hundred of these things?


So, suppose they all point to         G:\Library      (e.g. G:\Library\RefDoc1)
I want to cause them to point to      Q:\NewLibrary   (e.g. Q:\NewLibrary\RefDoc1)


Thanks for taking the time to read this!

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Screenshot Captor / Re: REQUEST: Prompt at startup if screenshot folder does not exist

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 17, 2008, 09:21 AM »

Is this feature request still in your to-do list? I'm asking because I downloaded latest v2.42.01 version and behaviour is the same as previous versions (screenshots folder is created automatically if it does not exist)

-jordis (August 17, 2008, 07:10 AM)

I think he's mousered it (new verb in the language, apparently).
To mouser; roughly translated, fail to devote every scintilla of attention [to topic, person, etc.].

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 15, 2008, 10:59 AM »

Nice to see you posting here, Sugar.

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Older Newsletters / Re: --> Newsletter For August 14th, 2008 - Codename "Software Summer Sizzle"

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 14, 2008, 09:58 PM »

Another nice job!

You know, I hang around here an awful lot but the newsletter always points me to something that I missed.

Thanks!

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General Software Discussion / Re: [announcement]: Win7 blog up!

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 14, 2008, 09:47 PM »

Thanks for the alert!

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General Software Discussion / Re: I am stumped ...

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 13, 2008, 09:04 PM »

expose your user to the type of derision scorn and brutal demeaning that I have found to be useful, when a user sticks with a piece of software that is limitlessly bad.

-Daleus (August 13, 2008, 12:07 PM)

So, you don't like Windows? 

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Living Room / Re: Dual operating systems 32- and 64-bit. Need advice on possible XP memory issues

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 13, 2008, 08:45 PM »

Picked up the new box today.
Seems fine so far.
Opted for 32-bit XP for now.
Runs very cool and quiet.

Murphy dropped in to ensure that the new machine's arrival coincides with a tidal wave of business and a (so far) 30-hour email outage from ISP.
In spare (hah!) moments I'm ebarking on the somewhat daunting task of setting up the system from scratch.
That's always a dichotomy: tedium/frustration on one side, the good chance to improve on the other.

Thanks to all for your help, it saved me a lot of time!

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Living Room / Re: Skimp or splurge?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 13, 2008, 08:27 PM »

but gaffers tape is his grown-up cousin

-Edvard (August 13, 2008, 07:41 PM)

It's true!

Then there's that rubberized, self-bonding tape that'll make an an instant non-slip grip on any tool handle, and the armoured stuff that you can wrap around your fingers when you mislay your carver's mail glove... oh, and the double-sided carpet tape that acts as a clamp between boards when bandsawing multiple same-profile parts, and the high-friction stuff for drawers and jigs, and the low-friction tape and...

We need a tape thread 

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Site/Forum Features / Re: An Idea: Make it Easy For DC Users To Show A Page of Their Posts

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 13, 2008, 09:39 AM »

now you really are ready for grad school

-mouser (August 13, 2008, 12:52 AM)

I too, except in my case you left off the 'e'.

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Living Room / Re: AINOP Wireless

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 08:55 PM »

all this bandwidth, I don't know what to do with it

-allen (August 11, 2008, 02:11 PM)

Yebbut,  what was that radio thing that just fell from your roof?

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder/Veign Programming Contest Results Posted

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 08:50 PM »

And from ghacks it migrates to LifeHacker:
http://lifehacker.co...ndows-service-setups

-mouser

Grate gnus, that's prizeless!

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Living Room / Re: What printer?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 08:41 PM »

I've yet to find a salesperson that can do more than read the box to me   

-Target (August 11, 2008, 06:08 PM)

You have salesmen who can read?!
Boy, you're living large there!

Take a few pages of your own paper with you to the store.  Make any purchase conditional on seeing output and watching it emerge from the machine yourself.  Most, if not all, machines will run out at least a test page which will give you some idea of what you're getting.  If the machine is on display then there's an open box somewhere with the manual in it.  Even your ever-so-educated salesman can probably find it given sufficient motivation.  That'll tell you how to get the test if you're unsure.

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder/Veign Programming Contest Results Posted

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 07:59 AM »

In fact, language inaccuracies on the web are so burned into it's very culture that they are starting to change language itself, beyond the web.

-Gothi[c] (August 11, 2008, 06:42 AM)

I take your point, and that's how language evolves -- the web is just one current influence -- but why condone mindless, unchecked carelessness?

For those who don't know of DonationCoder, what first impression might the following create? Free or paid?

Service Profiles was an entry to the Donation Coder programming competition and it rightfully got a price there.

-gHacks

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Living Room / Re: What printer?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 07:09 AM »

I'm sure you're ahead of me but I'll say this anyway...
If you can get to a store that has one, I'd certainly take a look at the output from an MP610 before buying, especially its text.
I've no reason to think it'll be anything other than acceptable but it's always good to see some physical output before buying any printer.

Good luck in your hunt!

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder/Veign Programming Contest Results Posted

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 06:37 AM »

Pity they can't proof read.

Many who write for the web seem to believe that accuracy in language is irrelevant. 

[Congratulations, again, to Eóin]



 

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Living Room / Re: AINOP Wireless

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 11, 2008, 06:28 AM »

I do hope you get this fixed!

Can sympathize as I have some of the same. 
Do have satellite/can't get wireless
Service is up and down like a [fill in your favourite simile]. 
Paying much more than your rate. 
Sometimes dial-up is faster. 
Price one pays for living in a nice, peaceful part of the countryside.

There's no way to excuse the abysmal behaviour of your provider, whose contract probably
allows him to drop you for being unreasonable enough to expect at least indifferent service.

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Living Room / Re: Idea: "DC Member Book X - Volume 1" - Request For Volunteers

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 10, 2008, 04:05 PM »

Perhaps we could some up with a list of questions

-mouser

Here's one for you.

"What incentive would you use to snare a volunteer to work on the 'DC Member Book X - Volume 1 project'?" 

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Living Room / Re: Skimp or splurge?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 09, 2008, 02:14 PM »

buy duplicates of small tools you use a lot and put in different places. That way you'll always have some close to hand and won't have to spend time searching for where you put them so often

-Nod5 (August 09, 2008, 01:24 PM)

Or, speaking from experience, you'll have a massive supply all in one place... if only you could remember where.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: new birdy comic website from nudone and timns

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 09, 2008, 12:51 PM »

Argh You need to watch out, throwing puns like that about when we're nearby... or we'll eagle-y seize upon them and use them in the strip.

-timns (August 09, 2008, 10:43 AM)

Don't be a tease!

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: new birdy comic website from nudone and timns

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 09, 2008, 09:51 AM »

i'll admit, it wasn't a deliberate joke. Tim saw the connection and assumed i was being clever.

-nudone (August 09, 2008, 01:27 AM)

In that case he should be deflocked, Vicar.

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Living Room / Re: Whats on your desktop?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 08, 2008, 10:58 PM »

A few months now since my last desktop screenshot, so here's a update

-Dirhael (August 08, 2008, 08:58 PM)

That's handy!

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Living Room / Re: Request: Does anyone know a good "pet" game?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 08, 2008, 02:05 PM »

Not a game but the charm of this seems infectious...
Twin moose calves playing in a yard sprinkler

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Living Room / Re: What printer?

« Last post by cranioscopical on August 06, 2008, 10:11 PM »

if you do significant amount of text printing i definitely recommend a laser+inkjet separate printers.

-mouser (August 06, 2008, 09:31 PM)

I couldn't agree more!

Which reminds me, about 18 months ago I bought my wife a little Samsung 2010 (laser) for about $80 on sale.  That does a very creditable job as a text-only monochrome printer.  Small footprint, quiet...  I never hear anything about it, which is good news (I hear all about stuff that's problematic).