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General Software Discussion / Re: MIDI to MP3

« Last post by Curt on January 09, 2010, 11:33 AM »

- no, I simply didn't dare to!   

The author never made it to a retailed version - any test person will have to decide whether to get a beta or a beta - and even though WinGroove still is a shareware product (registration: $20), it hasn't been updated for nine years (come March)!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: 1x NOD32 key FREE

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2010, 04:10 PM »

Magazine including a "c’t-Security-CD including NOD32": €3.70
http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2010/02/6/





One must say the price for the magazine is covered at once with this fine offer :-)

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Sothink SWF Quicker 4.7 on GAOTD January 6

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2010, 05:40 AM »

The key you get for GAOTD 4.x is working for the newest 5 version on their homepage, too!  

-Crush (January 06, 2010, 10:26 PM)

I wish I've read that before the offer expired. I didn't take it because it "merely" was for the old version, I *thought*!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Very scary! I just completely lost a bunch of files

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2010, 04:05 AM »

I once had a similar accident, but with the standard Explorer, not a third party program. I finally found my files hidden (literally). So, also try "show hidden files and folders" and "show system files".

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Found Deals and Discounts / 1x NOD32 key FREE

« Last post by Curt on January 07, 2010, 03:55 AM »

edited: the key has been given away

TechPP Christmas Giveaway :
You have won a Free license of ESET NOD32 AV

I got greedy and wrote my name on some list, hoping to finally win something (again) - even if I didn't need it. Well, I won a license key for NOD32, hurrah!!, but I don't need it, do I; I already have a full security suite. Greed!  

So now I am asking if *you* are in a desperate need for a key to a NOD32 Anti-Virus, (not Smart Suite)? I have not been told if I can give it away, but I expect I'll be able to. It is one key only, the usual 1-year 1-machine license.

I will only answer to Private Messages, so I can be as unfair as I like to ;-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: SUPER © updated, download from Major Geeks

« Last post by Curt on January 05, 2010, 05:49 PM »

... there are Firefox extensions (and Ad Muncher will do it as well)
...
has a side-effect of not showing web server admins where you are coming from.

-Innuendo (January 05, 2010, 11:08 AM)

I have never even tested Ad Muncher, because I don't understand why it is so expensive. I could understand if it was $20/$30 ONCE. But yearly?!! Do you use it? Is it really worth that much money? Why?

Are there any free addon that will do the trick in mention? 

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General Software Discussion / Re: SUPER © updated, download from Major Geeks

« Last post by Curt on January 05, 2010, 02:26 AM »

http://www.erightsof...e.php?SUPERsetup.exe (won't work from here but does work when on their web site)

-y0himba (January 02, 2010, 09:48 AM)

Works from here if you use Firefox with a plugin that feeds any links self-referring referrers.

-Innuendo (January 04, 2010, 04:24 PM)

@Innuendo
your answer went above my head. Could you please name such plugin/addon, to make me understand what kind of application it is?

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by Curt on January 04, 2010, 03:37 PM »

Crush #300 is (almost) a promise to develop even more! 

https://www.donation....msg190681#msg190681

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Mini NANY Submissions

« Last post by Curt on January 04, 2010, 12:09 PM »

... called the Salatschleuder. I improved it after the contest. So download the final version here if you like.  

-Crush (December 13, 2009, 09:53 AM)

@Crush
I think such an announcement calls for an English version, don't you?

0 von 0 Buchstaben wurden richtig erkannt
0.0 Prozent des Textes wurden richtig zurückübersetzt

- I don't understand how to use the program in its present form.

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Any difference between '_static.exe' and '_winstandardDLL.exe' ?

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Living Room / Re: Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling

« Last post by Curt on January 03, 2010, 05:32 PM »

ewe
Pronunciation:     'yü, in rural dials also 'yō
Function:           noun
Etymology:          Middle English, from Old English ēowu; akin to Old High German ouwi ewe, Latin ovis sheep, Greek ois
Date:               before 12th century

: the female of the sheep especially when mature also : the female of various related animals

-Babylon

also when it starts with e but sounds like y
a ewe

ewe, yew, you = huh?

-mrainey (January 03, 2010, 05:21 PM)

- yes, almost exactly! Kind of a short "you" where the last "u" is just a tiny different.

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Living Room / Re: Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling

« Last post by Curt on January 03, 2010, 05:16 AM »

Back in my Danish primary school years we had a Polish girl starting with us in seventh grade. She didn't know our language and really had to work hard to pass the tests. After merely 3 years she (almost) won a spelling contest, came in #2, out of 24 Danish students!  It was still difficult to understand what she was saying, and maybe even more difficult for her to understand what we were saying, but after these merely 3 years her SPELLING was just about perfect. In the same way my English spelling probably is just as good as any American youngster's, even though it sometimes is quite hard for me to make myself understandable in English. I guess the first step is to learn how to spell those meaningless words, and only then you are able to learn what they mean. Maybe you cannot learn how to use what you don't know what is. I don't know.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Curt on January 02, 2010, 06:57 PM »

a friend of mine is an anaesthetist and gave me the link to this wonderful video:
http://www.youtube.c...rjcLJ2IE0&fmt=18
2.3 million views and 1157 ratings, and still 5/5 stars :-)

Listen carefully to the lyrics! Edited: The video has now been texted :-) 4.6 mio views!

IF I WAKE, I AM GOING TO SUE
CAUSE
WAIKING UP IS HARD TO DO:





Much more, but not quite in the same league, can be found on their homepage: http://www.laryngosp...sms.com/fr_index.cfm - they even have a CD (which I of course downloaded).

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General Software Discussion / Re: SUPER © updated, download from Major Geeks

« Last post by Curt on January 02, 2010, 12:50 PM »

amen  

               

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General Software Discussion / Re: SUPER © updated, download from Major Geeks

« Last post by Curt on January 02, 2010, 11:06 AM »

I really don't care what explanations they have for hiding the download link. I think they are a bunch of morons, and the author of their site is a certified complete idiot. There is no other reason in the entire world, to use their program, than because it probably is the best of the kind. (Edited:) And with a download link from the trusted Major Geeks, there is no reason to ever waste time by visiting erightsoft's retarded homepage again.

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General Software Discussion / SUPER © updated, download from Major Geeks

« Last post by Curt on January 02, 2010, 05:01 AM »

SUPER © has been updated to 2010 build 37 (2'nd of January 2010), but as usual the download link is impossible to find (even though the program will take you to "some" download page, it is not the right page!!!) Get it the easy way from Major Geeks: http://majorgeeks.com/Super_d5117.html





Edited:

SUPER© - by eRightSoft

ChangeLog

v2010.build.37 (Jan 2, 2010)
[ADD] the TS and M2TS containers to the Muxer Output Process function
[ADD] Support to encode, play and render FLAC(Free Lossless Audio Codec) container
[ADD] Support to encode, play and render DV (Digital Video) container
[ADD] 720:480 VideoScaleSize NTSC 29.97fps to the 'DV Digital Video' Video Codec
[ADD] 640:360 VideoScaleSize to the 'Sony - PS3 (MP4)' profile
[ADD] successTONE or errorTONE to play when process is done
[ADD] Improved Multithread support of multiple CPU cores
[FIX] Several bug fixes and coding enhancements..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good google toolbar (for Firefox) alternative?

« Last post by Curt on January 01, 2010, 09:49 AM »

What does google toolbar do that firefox default doesn't?

Search with google and highlight should be there...

-f0dder (December 31, 2009, 03:41 PM)

- should be WHERE?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good google toolbar (for Firefox) alternative?

« Last post by Curt on January 01, 2010, 09:42 AM »

I can say that I want some of its features; especially the word search & highlighting buttons.

-Curt (December 25, 2009, 04:44 PM)

On the current page? http://www.codedawn.com/find-all.php

-Tuxman (December 25, 2009, 05:10 PM)

https://addons.mozil...5&sort=&lup=

-cmpm (December 25, 2009, 07:28 PM)

Thanks to both of you. But these addons takes that I once again type the word I was googling for. What I really want is the "Find the word I was googling for, the one that already is present in the standard search box", just like (I think / imagine ?) the Google Toolbar highlighter will do. I don't know of any addon that can do this.

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General Software Discussion / Re: MIDI to MP3

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 05:45 PM »

... MIDIRenderer ...
Work fast ...

-icezone (December 30, 2009, 05:26 PM)

- you can say that again:
>"Depending on your CPU, conversion will be 100x faster than real-time recording"<
 

Nice find, icezone!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Free Plus Pack with Acronis True Image Home upgrade

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 02:17 PM »

Plus Pack is normally $35, but turned out to be gratis via this offer. True Image itself showed to actually be cheaper in Real Life ($47.59 including VAT) than in their adverts ($54.98 / $59.49)!

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General Review Discussion / Re: Free PDF tools review?

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 12:10 PM »

Sorry, I should of course have written that I haven't tried these plugins.

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Also, about the second plugin:

CS_CGM.DLL, CS_DWG.DLL, CS_DXF.DLL, CS_HPGL.DLL, CS_SVG.DLL (CS_xxx.DLL) and CADImage.DLL plugins.

!!! Pay attention that IrfanView does not use CS_xxx.DLL if CADImage.DLL is in plugins directory. If you need to use CS_xxx.DLL plugin please remove CADImage.DLL from plugins folder.

-cadsofttools

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General Review Discussion / Re: Free PDF tools review?

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 09:12 AM »

Thanks, grapeshot, for this thorough, vivid narrative :-)


Regarding IrfanView:

Plugins updated after the version 4.25:

# CAD Image Plugin (version 7.2.1.7) - Installer or ZIP - fixes init/registry problem on some systems (for SVG, DWG, DXF, CGM, PLT, HPGL files)

Edited:

# CADImage - (version 7.0.0.3): allows IrfanView to read DXF/DWG/HPGL/CGM/SVG files (Shareware, third party plugin).
Newest versions under: http://www.cadsoftto...irfanviewplugins.zip

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General Software Discussion / Re: Batch photo filter software?

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 09:08 AM »

quote from IrfanView:

Available PlugIns and current versions:

    * 8BF_Filters - (version 3.97): allows IrfanView to load Adobe Photoshop 8BF filters.
      Note: some older/special 8BFs may require additional system DLLs:
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Msvcrt10.dll
      Plugin.dll
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      You can download these DLLs here:
      http://irfanview.tuw...lugins/8bf_tools.zip
      (check "Readme.txt" for instructions and install!)

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Found Deals and Discounts / code sector 50% off

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 08:22 AM »

http://www.codesector.com/
http://blog.codesector.com/
https://secure.plimu...sp?developerId=49272

A lot of you like this program, so this a good deal.  The author is a good guy also.

-superboyac (December 28, 2009, 12:09 AM)

December 30th, 2009

Use coupon NewYear for a 50% discount.
Valid till January 3, 2010 for all our products.

for Microsoft Windows:

 Audio Sliders
 Cute Organizer
 Direct Folders
 JetStart
 MemoClip
 SendFile
 SoundMaven
 VoiceCall

https://secure.plimu...sp?developerId=49272
http://blog.codesector.com/
http://www.codesector.com/

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 06:57 AM »

and Perry has gone 90% on his way to the first mille:




https://www.donation....msg189782#msg189782

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Living Room / Re: What's the best registry cleaner? Ask Leo says: none

« Last post by Curt on December 30, 2009, 05:52 AM »

Curiosity killed the blacksmith's cat, and registry cleaners killed both my Win 2000 and my XP! Or maybe I should be fair and admit that I me myself did it  using reg' cleaners. And now I have been given a full life time license for Glary Utilities Pro. Hmm... I am not sure that I dare to even install it. What do 'you' think of Glary Utilities Pro, please?