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General Software Discussion / Re: What the Heck is Happening to Windows? Article on Windows 8 Disaster
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 16, 2014, 02:06 PM »
Where I think Win8 has fail is in the marketplace.  I'll be the first to admit that I haven't used Windows 8.1.  I tried out Windows 8 early on, but was unimpressed and found the new interface to be clunky and unfamiliar, so I went back to Win7.

I'll be the first to admit that this doesn't really mean anything except that I might not be willing to put in enough effort to give a better system a chance.  However, no one I know uses Win8.  My wife has never asked me if she should move to Win8.  No one in my office is using Win8.  No one has told me  that to solve a problem I'm having, I should move to Win8.x.

There's just no compelling reason to move. Some of that might be because it's difficult to come up with a reason to ditch a very good Win7. But I think that if MS had used the resources that they allocated to forcing a poor tablet-style interface onto the non-tablet desktop that they might have been able to come up with something that would give a good reason to move beyond Win7.

Instead they wasted those resources on a UI paradigm that no one wants on a desktop system.  Sure, Win 8.1 and beyond might not try to force Metro down our throats as much anymore, but Win 7 doesn't either. And you need to provide something more than that to give me and everyone else a reason to move to something beyond Win7.
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General Software Discussion / Re: HotSwap! A very cool free utility that most if you don't need
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 15, 2014, 10:12 PM »
USB Safely Remove is only updated once per year, if that. The developer spends all his time on Zentimo, USB-SR's bigger brother and all new features will be put into Zentimo.
-Innuendo (February 15, 2014, 10:53 AM)

As far as I can tell, not much is being added to Zentimo either.  However, I'm a happy USB Safely Remove user and install it on all my machines.  It does what I bought it for, and does it very well.  So I have no complaints and no problem with the slow pace of updates - why do I need updates when it does what it's supposed to do?
453
General Software Discussion / Re: The Best Security Suites (2013/2014)
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 15, 2014, 10:02 PM »
Also - it looks like the free version of Agnitum's suite is at 7.1.1 while the paid version is at 9.0.  I don't know if the version numbers between the free suite and the paid suite necessarily correspond with each other (ie., does that mean that the free version uses the same basic technology as the 7.x version of the paid suite used?), but that's my assumption at this point unless someone corrects me.
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General Software Discussion / Re: The Best Security Suites (2013/2014)
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 15, 2014, 09:52 PM »
Agnitum has a free-vs-pro comparison here: http://free.agnitum.com/download.php

I'm not sure what "safe web surfing" or "ID theft prevention" are exactly (and I'm an Outpost user), but they don't seem like core AV or firewall functionality. So I think the key thing that the paid version has over the free is "priority update".

The very low impact numbers given for Webroot SecureAnywhere has me considering taking a look at that. And I have a lifetime license for Agnitum and hate trying out anti-malware.
455
DC Gamer Club / Dungeon Keeper giveaway on gog.com
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 14, 2014, 08:39 AM »
Dungeon Keeper giveaway on gog.com for the next two days or so:

  - http://www.gog.com/
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General Software Discussion / Re: HotSwap! A very cool free utility that most if you don't need
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 13, 2014, 05:44 PM »
USB Safely Remove also does this.  You might need to enable an option to "Display all storage devices".

Not free software, but I think it's popular so I thought I'd mention it for those who might already have it.
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Coding Snacks / Re: Binary Search Tree help
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 13, 2014, 12:42 PM »
i would use a better name for the variable!
-mouser (February 13, 2014, 04:30 AM)

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.

 -- Phil Karlton
-http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html
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Coding Snacks / Re: Binary Search Tree help
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 13, 2014, 02:24 AM »
I'm not sure why passing in a counter by reference didn't work for you.  Maybe you can post that attempt.

If you're OK with me just posting what I believe to be a solution (though it's not tested, so maybe it's no help at all), here's a snippet that I think should work:

Spoiler
Code: C++ [Select]
  1. void inOrderDisplay(bstNode *nodeToDisplay)
  2.     {
  3.         int state = 0;  // will keep track of number of elements printed per line
  4.        
  5.         inOrderDisplay( nodeToDisplay, state);
  6.     }
  7.  
  8.  
  9.     void inOrderDisplay(bstNode *nodeToDisplay, int& state)
  10.     {
  11.         if (nodeToDisplay == NULL) return;
  12.         inOrderDisplay(nodeToDisplay->left, state);
  13.         cout << setw(6) << right << nodeToDisplay->integer;
  14.        
  15.         ++state;
  16.         if (state >= 10) {
  17.             cout << endl;
  18.             state = 0;
  19.         }
  20.            
  21.         inOrderDisplay(nodeToDisplay->right, state);   
  22.     }
   


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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Revo Uninstaller Pro at Bits Du Jour
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 12, 2014, 02:26 AM »
The BDJ Revo Uninstaller deal is still active for another 24 hours or so.

If anyone is thinking of buying two licenses, be aware that an additional discount kicks in for 3 licenses that makes 3 actually less expensive than 2 licenses.

1 license:   $16
2 licenses: $31
3 licenses: $24
4 licenses: $31

So, don't settle for 2 licenses.
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Living Room / Re: Movies or films you've seen lately
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 12, 2014, 01:27 AM »
Watched it for the first time after hearing David Knight give a short explanation on some bits of the film. Fantastic film. I can see why it's a classic.
-Renegade (January 04, 2014, 08:25 AM)

Well then, you need to see the long lost alternate ending: http://www.dailymoti...-lost-end_shortfilms
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General Software Discussion / Re: USB Safely Remove 4.4 final released * CHANGE OF LICENSE POLICY *
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 10, 2014, 12:00 AM »
seems lifetime @ USd 22.45 is not on offer this time,
-SKA (February 09, 2014, 11:15 PM)

Looks like it's working for me.
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DC Gamer Club / Free Steam key for Pid
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 06, 2014, 01:00 PM »
http://giveaways.bundlestars.com/

In association with the developers Might & Delight we are giving away a FREE Steam key for the highly acclaimed Pid (SRP $9.99). Just follow the instructions to the right and the game is yours to play.
-http://giveaways.bundlestars.com/

You have to sign in to Steam through their website (I'm not sure exactly what that does or means) and give them an email address.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Malwarebytes is moving away from lifetime licenses
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 05, 2014, 05:40 PM »
Didn't realize each was useful on 3 pcs.
-wraith808 (February 05, 2014, 04:51 PM)

My understanding is that today's lifetime licenses are only good for one PC.  After they switch to a yearly subscription, one license will be good for 3 PCs.

Am I wrong about that?  Is today's lifetime license good for 3 PCs?
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General Software Discussion / Re: Rambooster. Junk?
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 05, 2014, 05:33 PM »
Any discussion of "RAM management" software for Windows reminds me of the marketing success of  Syncronys Software's SoftRAM followed by devastating findings of outright fraud:

In December 1995, the German computing journal c't disassembled the program and determined that it did not even attempt to do what it was meant to do.[4] In fact, the data passed through the VxD completely unaltered so that no compression whatsoever could have taken place. The actual drivers were in fact slightly modified versions of code examples taken from Microsoft's "Windows Development Kit". Still, the program would try to pretend that it increased system resources, by silently increasing the size of the swap file on Windows 3.1 and by giving false information on the current state of the system.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoftRAM#FTC_investigation

I think that most RAM management software probably has little real effect on most systems. I'd suggest steering clear unless you're certain that you'll benefit (and prove that out with testing).
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General Software Discussion / Malwarebytes is moving away from lifetime licenses
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 05, 2014, 01:24 AM »
At some point (soon?) after Malwarebytes v2.0  is launched, they will stop offering lifetime licenses.  The new license model will be a yearly subscription, with each subscription valid for 3 PCs.

Current lifetime licenses are grandfathered, of course.

With the launch of 2.0, we'll also be moving to a subscription licensing model, $24.95 per year. As more and more people have come to rely on us for malware protection and cleanup, our costs in bandwidth, hosting fees, infrastructure, salaries of our researchers, QA department, and more have grown immensely. Though our company is about more than just making money, we are a company and we do have to make money to pay our staff to continue doing what they love, which is fighting malware. The subscription model will help us to be sustainable for the future while staying true to our roots that we will always make malware cleanup free for everyone.
 
We will continue to honor existing lifetime licenses, meaning any users that already have a lifetime license for 1.x will continue to have a lifetime license for 2.x. We'll be offering a few thousand more lifetime licenses during launch as well. On top of all of that, new subscription licenses will be valid for 3 PCs, not just 1.
-https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=141268

If you're considering pulling the trigger on Malwarebytes Pro and would like a lifetime license, don't wait too long.

$10 off by ordering through this link: https://store.malwar....org/342/purl-arrrlp

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General Software Discussion / Re: How In-app Purchases Has Destroyed The Industry
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 04, 2014, 03:03 PM »
They want to wring you dry
-wraith808 (February 04, 2014, 10:03 AM)

That's the key - if in game purchases were truly optional perks that that made an enjoyable game more fun, or occasionally helped you past somewhere where you were blocked, that would be something I could agree to.  But when the 'free' game is essentially non-playable without having to make continual in-app purchases, it's just a bait and switch.

Unfortunately, it looks like there are enough suckers that the model will probably only get worse. I think that as far as the game companies are concerned, in-app purchases haven't destroyed the industry, they've made the industry much more profitable.
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General Software Discussion / Re: CrossLoop – Simple Secure Screen Sharing
« Last post by mwb1100 on February 03, 2014, 01:07 AM »
I have used Fog Creek's Copilot:  https://www.copilot.com/

$5 for a day-pass, free on the weekend.

Other plans are available if you need to use it regularly.
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DC Gamer Club / The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav - free until 24 Jan 2013
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 23, 2014, 09:35 PM »
"The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav" giveaway by GOG (via reddit)

  - http://www.reddit.co...lackguards_daedalic/

Basically, send a PM to reddit user "GOGaway", and they'll PM back a code to redeem the game on GOG.

Giveaway is until 24 January 2014 at 15:59 pm GMT or they run out of codes (40,000 codes).

I got my code within a minute.  I have no idea what the game is like.


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Living Room / Re: AMC movie theater calls “federal agents” to arrest a Google Glass user
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 21, 2014, 02:41 PM »
Why should this amount to more than nothing?

AMC was apparently running a 'sting' (they were expecting people to be recording the movie), which is probably why there were several agents involved.  From reading the article, it sounds like they had an 'undercover' agent in the audience.  

The guy had what amounts to a video camera in the theater, and was questioned about it.

Irritating as hell?  Sure.  Actionable?  I doubt it.

The main thing that seems questionable is the way the glasses were temporarily confiscated.  However, since they weren't damaged and he wasn't hurt in any way, I doubt that there would be any reasonable finding that something worthy of discipline happened.

I think that I sometimes get hassled more crossing the US/Canada border. On the other hand, I expect a certain probability I'll get hassled there. It probably came as compete surprise to the guy in the theater.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: again: lifetime key for Outpost Security Suite Pro
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 20, 2014, 11:38 PM »
I'm an Outpost Security Suite user, and I've used various anti-malware solutions over the years - and still sometimes do (for example, the machine at work has some variant of McAfee on it because I have nothing to do with the management of the machine).

In my experience, all anti-malware causes me pain. Mainly because when they report a problem there's so little useful information about the possible threat that I can't really make a good determination about whether or not it's a false positive or a real problem, And I suspect that most of the popups I get about possible malicious network traffic are in fact false positives. But I usually go ahead and choose to block whatever the anti-malware is complaining about and rarely run into problems because of it.

Anyway, I used to sometimes use free solutions, but have mostly moved away because I found that they tended to require more manual maintenance. Often one of the features that a free solution doesn't have is automatic updates.  I like my anti-malware to be as maintenance free as possible, because even the least in-your-face of these products seems to periodically want to ask you a bunch of questions that you can't reasonably answer anyway.

So I got a 3 PC Outlook Security Suite lifetime license way back when, and as far as I can tell it's served me as well as any other anti-malware has (or would have).

Basically, I see this class of software as a necessary evil. Every now and again I teeter toward considering it unnecessary because it sometimes seems that anti-malware causes at least as many problems as malware itself would.  However, I'm rather afraid of some of the malware out there, so I put up with the anti-malware because I don't feel that I understand how to effectively deal with it myself, and I don't want to take the time to become an expert.  I sure don't want to get hit with a crypto-ransomware trojan,  and I hope whatever anti-malware I have will protect me from that.  Currently I run Outpost Security Suite and Malwarebytes at home.

I know it's kind of a lukewarm endorsement, but I think that's more about the anti-malware software market as a whole rather than Outpost itself. I'm happy with my lifetime license purchase - I don't think I'd be any better off with another solution, free or not.  Since I've already paid for it several years ago, and the cost wasn't really anymore than a single year 3-PC license would have been, it's essentially free for me from here on out.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Collectorz' bold new subscription-based update plans - brilliant? or suicidal?
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 20, 2014, 02:53 PM »
One could look towards Movienizer...
-namahs (January 20, 2014, 02:33 PM)

Anyone considering this please take note of the licensing restrictions (emphasis added):

...

1.2 What is the difference between 1-year and lifetime licenses?

With both subscription types, you get full access to all organizers (Booknizer, Movienizer, Musicnizer). The only difference between the two types is their validity period. With 1-year subscription, you can use the organizers for 1 year since the purchase date, including all upgrades released during this period. After 1 year, your license expires. If you start an organizer after the expiration date, the program will start as the free trial version. Unlike this, Lifetime subscription never expires and includes all future upgrades without limitations.

1.3 How many computers I can use my license with?

The program is licensed on a per-computer basis and bound to a computer using an activation process. A regular license can be activated on two computers, a Family license can be activated on up to 5 computers. An activation cannot be moved to a different computer.

...

1.8 What will happen to my purchased license if I reinstall the operating system or move to another computer?

Please keep your registration data in a safe place. This will let you reinstall the program at any time on the computer where it was first activated. However, please note that your copy can be registered only on a number of computers that does not exceed the one specified by your license type. If you have already used up all activations and move to a new computer, you need to purchase an additional license.
-http://www.movienizer.com/faq.htm#subscription

Much more restrictive than I like. At least they seem to be clear about it, which isn't always the case.
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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 10, 2014, 03:48 PM »
Just had a reply to an email I sent them - EDIS is out of slots, but there was a glitch that allowed some orders to proceed.  They hope to have more slots available at the end of the month.

So mystery solved. For me this was just something that sounded fun to do with an RaspPi I have sitting around; I probably won't remember to follow up at the end of the month.  Maybe I'll check out the alternative RaspPi colo's mentioned - if they're really really cheap.
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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 10, 2014, 09:41 AM »
Worked for me just now.
-4wd (January 10, 2014, 03:58 AM)

Huh - now I don't even get an "Order now" button. The Free Raspberry Pi option is completely missing from the colocation ordering page now.

edis.colo.options.jpg

I wonder if it's because I'm in the US?
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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux PC
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 09, 2014, 11:45 PM »
Why pay for a VPS when you can have your own server?

EDIS will colocate your RasPi for free at their datacenter in Austria.
-4wd (January 09, 2014, 09:42 PM)

Tried to jump on this, but the "Order now" button is disabled.  Rats.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Cobian Backup
« Last post by mwb1100 on January 08, 2014, 12:37 PM »
I'll put in another plug for SyncBack which has a free version and two paid versions (SE and Pro).  You'll need to determine if the features will meet your needs.

http://www.2brightsp...ck/syncback-hub.html

The paid versions are moderately priced and a license for non-commercial use permits installation on up to 5 machines.
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