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T-Clock / Re: T-Clock 2010 (download)

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 06, 2011, 02:31 PM »

Hi, just installed it in Windows 7 and it looks really excellent.

If you are open to suggestions,

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

Glad you're enjoying it, and most of T-Clocks coolest features started as suggestions.

a. option for a comma after the date would be good

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

If I understand you correctly, that is already covered in the Custom Format string options. You can basically put anything you want in the string. I use:
h:nn:ss - dddd\nmmmm d, yyyy

Which displays as:
3:13:07 - Sunday
  March 6, 2011

b. option for an "A" and "P" in addition to "AM", "PM" for 12-hour mode would also be good  (make width narrower)

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

Sounds reasonable enough, I'll see about tossing it in.

c. if time < 10 (1 to 9) in 12-hour mode, do not show the leading zero; do show it in 24 mode, as in 0455; colon not needed in 24 mode--also shortens the width.

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

Took me a bit to figure this one out, but yes the default strings for 12/24 hour modes probably aren't as ideal as they once were. But if you enable the Custom format string option on the Time Format tab of T-Clock properties you can modify it to make the clock do just about anything you can think of.

Not critical; just ideas (nice ones if I do say so myself..... )

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

Indeed, and I appreciate your taking the time to share them.

Do you have a donation link somewhere?

-movrshakr (March 06, 2011, 01:41 PM)

Yes, two options exist, and either is fine. The donations system on the board here being the first, and there is a PayPal link (bottom left) on the main page of my web site (www.StoicJoker.com).

Thank you,
Stoic Joker

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General Software Discussion / Re: which is the best free virtualization software?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 06, 2011, 10:19 AM »

Guess I'm the only one using VirtualPC, *Shrug* - It works fine for me -  But I mainly do network & software testing with about 20 different (Windows and Linux) OS. So I couldn't care less about the USB issue.

I also have 2 servers virtualized via Virtual Server, but their track record has been a bit suspect (could just be power issues, could be VS issues... ).

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Fundraiser ONE-A-DAY Planning Calendar, Please Volunteer

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 06, 2011, 10:08 AM »

I've got an app to release for the 8th.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Popping Downloads - iframe or meta refresh?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 05, 2011, 12:58 PM »

Alternate line of thought:

Actually the problem with sites like CNet is the whole thing is a download page. But if you are planning something fairly small (e.g. less than a bazillion downloads) You could just route folks to a single download page that had a list of straight links and an ad or two displayed on said (single collective DL) page ... The end result should actually be about the same (display rate wise).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Popping Downloads - iframe or meta refresh?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 05, 2011, 12:51 PM »

What about an unbuffered (allowing it to run in "spurts") server side script? Download "link" connects to page that displays Ad for X seconds, and then redirects directly to target file.

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Living Room / Re: Are *you* Computer Literate?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 05, 2011, 12:44 PM »

Hm... No.

USB was created to allow the average user to daisy-chain over 100 devices into a single port allowing them to all malfunction simultaneously.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Popping Downloads - iframe or meta refresh?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 06:47 PM »

I hear ya man.

But iFrames are just such a kludge I tend to avoid them reflexively. Is there anyway of doing plain links with an ad? Download page with a banner type of affair perhaps? That way the ad shows even if they don't "commit", and if they do commit, they aren't bothered.

Just a thought - I like have your cake and eat it too type solutions. 

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 06:16 PM »

But seriously... There's no end to just how surprisingly stupid some people can be. The only truly sad thing is that there are other idiots out there trying to keep them in the gene pool~!

-Renegade (March 04, 2011, 05:18 PM)

That's why I tossed in the second part as a qualifier...

I saw the real-time hack that Anonymous did during the WBC interview and almost pissed myself laughing ... That was truly a beautiful thing to watch (hatred fall down go boom (hehehe)).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Popping Downloads - iframe or meta refresh?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 05:51 PM »

Yes... There is a specific reason... "Freedom factories" (ads).

-Renegade (March 04, 2011, 04:52 PM)

Gee Wizz, when you put it that way shoving my pecker in a meat grinder sounds like a swell idea...

...But if it must be done, as worstje said an ordinary meta refresh (not the script encrusted looping nightmare variety) would be the lessor evil.

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 05:09 PM »

You can bet your ass there is a lawyer behind it. Because (in reality) nobody is really that dumb ... But if the obvious can be muddied a bit in court...

Anybody dense enough to actually be confused by those instructions, would probably best serve the human race as a Darwin Award recipient.

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 02:10 PM »

So, in future, I'll go for a few bottles of each beverage. That should fix it!

-cranioscopical (March 04, 2011, 01:58 PM)

-Ath (March 04, 2011, 02:04 PM)

Damn Straight! I'll sign-up for the Save-the-Marbles Drinking Competition (Er...) "Therapy" too!

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fSekrit / Re: 2011 status report

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 02:05 PM »

I'm considering whether I should just use Google's protobuf, but on the other hand one of the main selling points of fSekrit is compact size.

-f0dder (March 04, 2011, 01:44 PM)

Stay with C++ - Small and fast is (worth it) good! - Misery loves company...

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Living Room / Re: In Western societies, how can a man have a hyphenated name? (and why!)

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 01:05 PM »

so now she's officially "Cathy Cen Yu Wuestefeld".

-CWuestefeld (March 04, 2011, 12:36 PM)

Hay, now that's clever!

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Living Room / Re: Are *you* Computer Literate?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 12:55 PM »

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General Software Discussion / Re: Popping Downloads - iframe or meta refresh?

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 07:22 AM »

combined with the usual 'if it does not download in a moment, use this link' thing.

-worstje (March 04, 2011, 01:00 AM)

Is there a specific reason for not just starting with a plain link in the first place? This has always drove me nutz, because I'm forever having to hit the "This Link" link while wondering why the hell they didn't just start with something that works. ...Fixing things with damage perhaps?

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Shortcomings of DC and How to Improve

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 04, 2011, 07:13 AM »

Given the tendency of search engines to shred a site looking for your particular set of key words, I doubt I ever hit the main page of a site more than 10% of the time.

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 04:32 PM »

We'll never get people to stop ticking boxes, mashing buttons, and clicking through hyperlinks with that attitude.

-Stoic Joker (March 03, 2011, 03:55 PM)

Is mousing around still OK?

-mwb1100 (March 03, 2011, 04:17 PM)

That...Depends on who you're with...

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 03:55 PM »

So who wants to do a proper computing grammar tutorial?

-Stoic Joker (March 03, 2011, 03:11 PM)

That ain't nuffink as wot I could do 

-cranioscopical (March 03, 2011, 03:33 PM)

We'll never get people to stop ticking boxes, mashing buttons, and clicking through hyperlinks with that attitude.

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 03:11 PM »

So who wants to do a proper computing grammar tutorial?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows7 user administration question

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 01:52 PM »

Everytime I save, create files or folders it is created with "administrators" owner.

-kartal (March 01, 2011, 05:22 PM)

(...Create the file) Where? If it is in your My Documents folder then that could be a bit odd. On the other hand, if it's on the root of C: then that (ain't just yours...) would track with letting other/all administrators have full access/control of it.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Shortcomings of DC and How to Improve

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 07:10 AM »

Let's see app, how much can you sell a Toyota Camry 2000 in 2010, same config?

-lotusrootstarch (March 03, 2011, 04:02 AM)

Who cares? They're disposable crap cars. Now what would a completely original 65 Mustang fastback, 53 Corvette split window, or a 57 Chevy sell for these days?!? (hehe)

Some "Classics" actually do stand the test of time. Because (they actually have substance) their value isn't based on their scrap weight. We're not exactly trying to compete with the fashion tragic FaceBook crowd here now are we?

This grandstanding carrot-on-a-stick game is childish. If you really have so many grand ideas, then share a few. So they can be viewed on their own merit. Nobody really saw a problem with the Conestoga wagon trains...until they saw the new trains being pulled by a steam locomotive. Show us that kind of leap (which you purport to have - If you are only bowed to...).

...Then (and only then), if the idea is shot down, you will have fair reason to bitch (IMO).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Serial Key Storage for Windows

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 03, 2011, 06:53 AM »

Does fSekrit work on Windows 7?

-J-Mac (March 03, 2011, 01:03 AM)

Yes! All editions.

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Living Room / Re: A Point About Grammar

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 02, 2011, 05:52 PM »

I'm curious about one thing in the original post - what's the problem with "mass nouns"?

-mwb1100 (March 02, 2011, 05:28 PM)

It's a matter of proper jargon and using the correct term. It would be like calling a hard drive a "stiff drive".

-Renegade (March 02, 2011, 05:42 PM)

Okay, I did have to google the term to find out what it was ... But that don't sound like it:

For example, the same set of chairs can be referred to as "seven chairs" and as "furniture"; though both chair and furniture are referring to the same thing, the former is a count noun and the latter a mass noun.

-short answer

...Either way I have heard the news folk screw it up.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Browser startup times

« Last post by Stoic Joker on March 02, 2011, 05:04 PM »

Internet Explorer 9 RC:
OS: Windows 7 x64

C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe - 10 executions
0.1557
0.0153
0.0152
0.0152
0.0153
0.0153
0.0153
0.0152
0.0155
0.0163

*Shrug* Werkz 4 Me...

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Shortcomings of DC and How to Improve

« Last post by Stoic Joker on February 28, 2011, 07:02 AM »

Ouch you guys really have no idea... 'nuff said. best of luck. cheers.

-lotusrootstarch (February 28, 2011, 06:13 AM)

Which is both true and precisely the point everyone has been trying to make. We have no idea what is actually on your mind...because you won't just say it. You've made your stand, and drawn a crowd, but only fain at substantive "solutions".

If you truly have an idea, simply say "...and here's my idea [insert idea]". Playing this AA style first-you-must-admit-there's-a-problem game isn't really helping anyone ... Now is it?