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General Software Discussion / Re: how do I remove an entire context menu?

« Last post by Curt on September 18, 2010, 06:51 PM »

I have "decided" that the problem not is caused by the context menus themselves, but by the combination of many audio files and CD cover photos.  Explorer is then not 'sure' / have forgotten if the folder should display as a picture holding or music holding -folder. Hence the two different menus from a slightly unstable Vista Explorer.

Plausible? 

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Living Room / Re: Please recommend beautiful websites with simple, elegant designs.

« Last post by Curt on September 17, 2010, 07:29 PM »

£27 http://www.savethepixel.org/?ft
?

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of BetaClock

« Last post by Curt on September 17, 2010, 12:59 PM »

I really like your review, Aram. Wonder how I missed to see it when first posted. I have been using BetaClock since it was first announced by AlphaClock, which just had replaced my beloved TClockEx. BetaClock really is The Clock!

However, to cut down on the number of applications on my PC, I have just today had it replaced with CFi ShellToys' build-in clock, Clock+. It is much more simple, but to me it is almost a perfect substitute. But not freeware.





Post re-edited: TClockEx (by Dale Nurden), not TClock (by kazubon).

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General Software Discussion / Re: extracting info from pdf

« Last post by Curt on September 17, 2010, 10:27 AM »

-your first post after FIVE years' membership?!
Wow, you're not a man of too many words. Respect!  

... http://www.pdftoword.com/default.aspx ...
... the .doc version they returned was perfect.

-StuR (September 17, 2010, 08:26 AM)

-as it also would be if you use their desktop program: Nitro PDF Professional

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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone familiar with Oops!Backup?

« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2010, 08:44 AM »

I went ahead and bought it... I used a coupon and paid about $27, but note that since then Altaro have lowered their price to $29. So far, so good!

-Darwin (September 09, 2010, 08:16 AM)

-now $37

Edited:
-now coupon code ECZ4V3 makes it $29.60
http://www.softwared...s-backup-altaro.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone familiar with Oops!Backup?

« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2010, 08:41 AM »

...The review (thanks CyberDiva) is, I must say,  extremely encouraging...

-Armando (September 16, 2010, 08:21 AM)

-it really is!

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: xkcdDownloader

« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2010, 05:53 AM »

Your xkcd downloader works really well :-) I was able to import>Copy the xkcd/app directory's images into Comical without any problems. Comical will itself "merely" search for and download updates to collections, not download entire collections.
 

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: xkcdDownloader

« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2010, 03:00 AM »

xkcd is included in Comical by Joseph Cox on:
http://software.boot...ck.co.uk/?id=comical
http://www.bootblock.co.uk/home/

Freeware and well working.  

clik thumb:

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General Software Discussion / Re: how to insert breaks in PowerPoint 2003 ?

« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2010, 07:49 AM »

You cannot change the style within the same paragraph/level, you must make the new style be a new level:





The screenshot is from PowerPoint 2010, but the principles should be the same.
I will recommend Office 2010, the trial period does not limit the features.


Click for 768x536 pixels:

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General Software Discussion / Re: photo editing help

« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2010, 04:13 AM »

I don't know what the modern version of Photo$hop can do. But in PhotoFiltre Studio X it is quite simple. As seen on the screenshot you can set the tolerance to anything between 0 and 100. Default is 30, 100 will mark all, but 0 is the exact colour or shape of your choice. For shapes, it may of course be a problem to make the program agree with you what tolerance is needed. But for colours it is easy, remembering that the colour now is marked wherever it is in the picture, which may be a problem of its own. I feel certain the marker in PhotoShop is even more capable (far more capable)!

"Farve" = Colour.




http://www.photofiltre.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: extracting info from pdf

« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2010, 06:33 PM »

I need it to be in the original quality

-kalos (September 12, 2010, 12:58 PM)

IMO this requirement will push you to spend money (and even then, still no guarantee it will be in the original quality). PDF Converter 7 (the $49.99 version) appears to have the ability to "Convert PDF and XPS documents into all Microsoft Office formats in a click."  I have never used it, but I know some people swear by the Pro version of it.

-daddydave (September 13, 2010, 02:52 PM)

-I believe the $100 PRO version is needed if .XPS must be included.

Nuance, compare features, (each screenshot approx 960 pixels wide)
Edited: not a good width without a widescreen! >The original pdf document< may suite your monitor better! [Pictures removed.]

Edit #2:
Actually, I imagine the $150 Enterprise version is needed, for the jobs kalos described -
Nuance is a converter, not an editor.

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General Software Discussion / Re: extracting info from pdf

« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2010, 12:42 PM »

Thanks for telling about this new reader, cmpm. Nitro's free reader is surprisingly good - especially at the price! It will however not load quite as fast as the advert makes you imagine, and for what I know, it can "merely" extract text and images, not 'tables'.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your preferred File Manager

« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2010, 12:16 PM »

I'd tried UE and did see a similarity, but the feel of CE was a lot more snappy than UE  

-Perry Mowbray (September 13, 2010, 06:18 AM)

Yep, UE is sluggish ...

-Tuxman (September 13, 2010, 10:09 AM)

An explanation from CE's forum, from the author of UltimateExplorer:

Marko [from CubicExplorer] uses my components in CE.  I mainly made UE [UltimateExplorer] to try to exercise as many options in my components as possible, hence its temperament.   There are dozens on features available to CE in the components but Marko has chosen to take the opposite spectrum and make CE as simple as possible.  The buggyness of UE is good from my point of view because it help find problems in the components that helps make CE more stable.

Jim
www.mustangpeak.net

-CubicExplorer's forum

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your preferred File Manager

« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2010, 06:14 AM »

CubicExplorer 0.92 is a simple but stable version of UltimateExplorer (mustangpeak). CE's author already has announced that version 2 will be written in a different language, and maybe with a different license. So, even though CubicExplorer 1 is very good, the present version seems to have a limited future. Of course the author's plan is to make version 2 even better ;-) but also quite different.

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General Software Discussion / Re: how do I remove an entire context menu?

« Last post by Curt on September 11, 2010, 11:56 AM »

hmm... looking with 'new eyes', I think one is for picture files and the other one for music files. Yeah, that must be the problem. Hmm... this is the music directory; the folders already are marked as containing audio files. Obviously this feature is not all stable! Can it be made stable?

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General Software Discussion / how do I remove an entire context menu?

« Last post by Curt on September 11, 2010, 11:48 AM »

Having tried this and that program, I now have two context menus for music files folders! They shift turns, to display, but not consistent. [Edited: They don't show at the same time] One is the one I want, the other is missing Windows Media Player, among other things:






How do I remove the "wrong" menu, without destroying the proper one?
 
32-bits Vista.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: MajorGeeks discounts

« Last post by Curt on September 09, 2010, 05:25 PM »

Intro-offer: http://store.majorge...gics_boostspeed_5_se
discount code for MG members only: MAJORGEEKS01

AusLogics BoostSpeed 5.0.4.235 [ 7.08 MB |
Shareware $49.95 | Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7]

This powerful optimization suite will boost Internet connections, tweak Windows to its peak performance, clean registry and block annoying ads. It's a great way to keep your computer clean and optimized.

Available for FREE in Majorgeeks store until the end of September only.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Your most used SPECIAL programs

« Last post by Curt on September 09, 2010, 11:03 AM »

..., but when I tried Reshade Image Enlarger I came to realize the difference between being fairly good and being the best. I have been very impressed with Reshade. And shouldn't I: The normal asking price is $150 !!!  ...

-Curt (March 23, 2009, 09:30 AM)

I've just tested it again, and I now remember why I didn't keep it the first time, aside from the cost. In some ways it is plain stupid! The author seriously needs some help on how to make a userfriendly program!

But still  I am mighty impressed with the picture quality! I just want to remind 'you' not to purchase Reshade before testing!

-Curt (March 24, 2009, 08:58 AM)

My complaint concerned version 1.5 only. Version 2 (Beta) is not stupid in any way. I would recommend it if I thought it would be maintained / updated. But I don't think so. In fact, I think Reshade Image Enlarger has been abandoned; No updates since 2 September 2009!
 

However, I use Reshade Image Enlarger almost every day, and have merely found one minor bug.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Which archive software are we using in 2010 (and why)?

« Last post by Curt on September 08, 2010, 10:10 AM »

7-Zip 9.16 Beta: http://majorgeeks.com/7-Zip_d4603.html

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General Software Discussion / Inpaint 3 ≠ Image Mender

« Last post by Curt on September 07, 2010, 04:40 AM »

Edited:
I am pleased to announce that my original post was WRONG!!

Inpaint is not Image mender.

User interface for the new version is writted on Qt SDK, probably Image mender writed using Qt too. This explains interface similarity. Previous version of Inpaint resembled to MS Office because it interface was written using MFC sdk.
Inpaint have extended functionality compared to ImageMender, in Imagemender you can't select the donor area, and Inpaint can.

I am actively developing Inpaint, Mac version was released and online free Inpaint web service was launched.

/Maxim, author of Inpaint

-Maxim

My original post:
-----------------------
"Inpaint 3 = Image Mender"

I don't know if Teorex has been sold or what had happened, but their Inpaint 3 is similar to Image Mender 1.22! Inpaint 2 and Image Mender are VERY different from each other, they work in quite different ways, but Inpaint 3 is just like Image Mender, only with minor changes in the GUI.

If you have Inpaint 2, you have good reason to install Inpaint 3 on a different address than the default \Inpaint. I didn't know that, so I have re-installed the older version into \Inpaint 2; the two versions works fine at the same time.

I am disappointed that the homepage doesn't tell anything about the changes. I merely received an email saying that I was eligible to a free upgrade because I had purchased my key within the last 60 days.

Luckily the homepage is offering download links for both version 2.41 and version 3. But if you want me to recommend one over the other, I would say buy both! They really are quite different from each other, but Inpaint 2 is BY FAR the fastest version. At all! Image Mender / Inpaint 3 is nowhere near as fast, but might be the better choice for complex jobs.

With both versions installed, you will have to rename the shortcuts because default merely is "Inpaint"
(here my shortcuts in True Launch Bar / Quick Launch Area):



The "old" Inpaint 2:




The "new" Inpaint 3:




Image Mender:

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review and Discount (Sep 2010): USB Safely Remove and Zentimo

« Last post by Curt on September 06, 2010, 04:54 PM »

Antivirus programs tend to stop working (or at least become worthless) if you don't renew; which is why i would ignore any special offers of "a free year" of any such program.

-mouser (September 06, 2010, 12:48 PM)

It is quite easy to have reasonable shareware anti-virus programs for free for the rest of your life, if only you would bother to check out sites like giveawayoftheday each day. They all fight to give you "a free year", year after year.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best free firewall for Windows?

« Last post by Curt on September 02, 2010, 04:56 PM »

I am almost thrilled by the timing... Just today I got fed up with OA++ and went back to Outpost Security Suite. And now everything is going faster!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Kingsoft Office

« Last post by Curt on September 01, 2010, 11:05 AM »

Uninstalled, with 4.027 registry entries left behind!!!  


Revo Uninstaller:

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General Software Discussion / Re: ComboFix=GREAT rootkit cleaner. (Kaspersky failed me big time).

« Last post by Curt on August 31, 2010, 03:52 PM »

...  I've never had this happen with kaspersky before.  ...

-superboyac (August 31, 2010, 03:00 PM)

have you checked if you've made the same mistake that I once made, after teaching my security suite, forgetting to also take it out of 'learning-mode' again?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: MajorGeeks discounts

« Last post by Curt on August 30, 2010, 02:48 AM »

are they affiliated to v3.co.uk by any chance? both websites have the same layout and goods.

• http://store.v3.co.uk/

-lanux128 (August 29, 2010, 07:23 AM)

-the sites are clearly identical. But V3 says >>Incisive Media Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX, is a company registered in England and Wales with company registration number 04038503<<, while Major Geeks merely says Major Geeks... So I don't know who is the head and who is the tail, or neither.