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Found Deals and Discounts / AudialsOne on offer

« Last post by Curt on November 24, 2009, 12:04 PM »

AudialsOne is the kind of program I normally wouldn't look at twice, because the price seems a little too high for my early retired wallet: $65 or £35. But right now Avanquest.UK is running a campaign and is offering it for £20, (less than $40). They call it an upgrade (from radiotracker) offer, but as usual you don't need to have any previous version installed, in order to take the offer, which you only can get from the British office: http://www.avanquest..._EM_RT-AUD_1109_UPS1

AudialsOne 4
The Complete Digital Download Centre
    * Download unlimited music & video from the internet for free
    * Automatic recording of music from your favourite artists/tracks
    * Universal audio and video file conversion tools
    * Legally remove DRM protection on music and videos

AudialsOne will find, download, drm-remove, convert, and play from 30,000 internet radio stations, and it will even try to find any matching video files! Jingles or DJ voice-overs are automatically removed, and id3-tags, cover art, and lyrics are added to your collection, also automatically. You can also use the Editor to make changes manually. AudialsOne will save, drm-remove, convert and play any video your browser can play. Audio-books can also be drm freed. AudialsOne of course also handles pod-casts.

AudialsOne will work on Windows from XP and up, both 32 and 64 bits.

AudialsOne works around the clock to provide you with unlimited music & video downloaded straight to your PC. [...]

Audio:
# Automatic mass recordings of 80 genres from up to 100 stations
# Millisecond-accurate recordings cuts out all the unwanted talk
# Set the quality of recordings – restrict searches to complete songs in music shop quality
# Add ID3 tags, lyrics and album covers to your files
# Output in target format via on the fly file conversion (MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WAV)
# Simultaneously record as many found songs / music videos as desired

Video:
# Record all the videos that can be viewed with your browser at the network layer
# Record RTMP-E videos via direct screenshots as well
# Supports all the significant video formats (WMV, MP4, AVI, H.264, 3GP)
# High quality MP4 video converter (H.264 advanced video codec)
# Supports every device (PC, cell phone, smartphones, iPods, iPhones, Xbox, PS3, PSP)
# More than 100 audio and video playback formats in the profiles included
# Editor to create your own profile
# Remove DRM copy protection via re-recording
# PerfectVideo: repeated recordings & quality measuring guarantee the highest quality
# Removes DRM from HD videos obtained from online movie stores (720p HD) on standard PCs


- and several other features.

http://www.avanquest..._EM_RT-AUD_1109_UPS1

Audio and video input and output formats for the universal converter

Audio input formats:
WMA (DRM copy-protected)
M4B (DRM copy-protected)
M4P (DRM copy-protected)
WMA
MP3
MP2
WMA Pro
WAV
OGG (Vorbis)
AAC
MPEG-4 AAC
FLAC
AIFF (Apple)
AC3 (Dolby Digital)
AU (Sun Microsystems)

Audio output formats:
MP3
WMA
WMA PRO
OGG (Vorbis)
MPEG4-AAC
WAV
Customizable audio output profiles

Video input formats:
WMV (DRM copy-protected)
M4V (DRM copy-protected)
WMV (wmv7 / wmv9)
M4V MP4 (mpeg 4)
AVI
XVID DIVX 3ivx
MPEG MPG (mpeg 1 + 2)
MOV (Quick time)
FLV (Flash Video)
DV (Digital Video)
H.264

Video output formats:
WMV (wmv7 / wmv9)
MP4 (mpeg 4)
AVI
XVID
3GP
Customizable video output profiles

-about the converter

http://www.avanquest..._EM_RT-AUD_1109_UPS1

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Office 2010 discount

« Last post by Curt on November 21, 2009, 04:59 AM »

I should have told from the beginning: You are all allowed to freely test SoftMaker 2010 Beta for the rest of the year! It doesn't replace any previous version. Go to http://www.softmaker.../ofw10betareg_en.htm and register.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Which MP3 tagger do you use?

« Last post by Curt on November 19, 2009, 06:07 PM »

I use AudioShell ...

-dhuser (November 05, 2007, 07:48 AM)

What is the situation today - with AudioShell not been updated since July 2007 (XP > Vista > Seven) ?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Office 2010 discount

« Last post by Curt on November 19, 2009, 04:29 PM »

My understanding is that the Ashampoo product can be updated by downloading the SoftMaker updaters, no?

-Darwin (November 19, 2009, 12:33 PM)

I am no longer certain;

-Curt (November 19, 2009, 01:35 PM)

I might now remember that every time I noticed that SoftMaker Office had been updated, I would click the Ashampoo-licensed Softmaker Office "update" button and get the message from Ashampoo > you already have the newest <, and that this went on for years until I finally lost my patience and purchased a license for SoftMaker's SoftMaker...
Was this how it was? I think it was.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Office 2010 discount

« Last post by Curt on November 19, 2009, 01:35 PM »

My understanding is that the Ashampoo product can be updated by downloading the SoftMaker updaters, no?

-Darwin (November 19, 2009, 12:33 PM)

I am no longer certain; I shifted to SoftMaker only. Maybe the advert was misleading and I was too naive, but they said  Why not 'upgrade' to SoftMaker, or something. Anyway, I said some time ago that I am done with Ashampoo#, and this purchase was part of the abolition ;-)

# how strong I am... I have just become a platinum member 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Office 2010 discount

« Last post by Curt on November 19, 2009, 10:58 AM »

Another option is to wait for Ashampoo's version as it is generally cheaper. The only difference, introduced with Office 2008, was the absence of Softmaker Basic from the Ashampoo version...

-Darwin (November 19, 2009, 08:17 AM)

Quite right, Darwin. But later on, SoftMaker is continually updated, which Ashampoo is not.

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lanux's proposition is fair, but the ambiguousness was intended...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Softmaker Office 2010 discount

« Last post by Curt on November 19, 2009, 04:42 AM »

... SoftMaker Office 2010 Beta, that is.  

Read the news-letter @ http://www.softmaker...ter/2009-11-19-e.htm
or http://www.softmaker.com/english/

if you pre-order SoftMaker Office 2010 before November 22, 2009, you can save between EUR 15 and 20 on the price.

My upgrade-price was €35 = $53. Americans and Canadians are merely to pay $35 (upgrade) or $50 (full) for 3 licenses. There is no "single-user" offer.




 

edited:
You don't want to use PayPal for this, or you will be given the long "send money"-path.
Use credit card!

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Developer's Corner / promotion: RadControls for WinForms Q3 2009 (worth $799) for FREE

« Last post by Curt on November 18, 2009, 11:44 AM »

http://for-free-on-i...09-worth-799-4-free/

RadControls for WinForms Q3 2009 (worth $799) 4 FREE

I expect Marc from 4Free eventual will tell about this on the "Found Deals and Discounts"-thread, but since this program is targeted at coders, I thought I would link to it here.

RadControls for WinForms ( from Telerik- Bulgaria ) includes over 50 UI controls that you can use to easily build unique and visually stunning Line of Business applications.

Included controls, a.o.:
Calendar, Carousel, Chart, ColorDialog, ComboBox, ListBox, Dock, Editor, GridView, PanelBar, RibbonBar, Rotator, Scheduler, SplitContainer, StatusStrip, TabStrip, ToolStrip, TreeView.

How to grab RadControls for WinForms Q3 2009 4 Free ?

1. This is a Special Promotion for all active MSDN subscribers (offer is valid until January 31st, 2010).
Go to this promotional page and register .
( Check the righ bottom side - “No account? Register in 30 seconds “)

2. You’ll instantly receive an email message containing a confirmation link. Click on it …

3. … And you’ll arrive on a Password Management Page. Fill in your password twice and hit “Save”

4. Now you’re on RadControls for Winforms Free Edition, containing “TELERIK End–User License Agreement”. Read it carefully … tick “I have read and agree to the License Agreement” …and hit “Continue”

5. Now you can download the 148 MB installer for RadControls for WinForms Version: 2009.3 1103 (Nov 3, 2009) That’s it ! Just run the installer, no registration required.

Notes :
A. It installs 274 Mo on your HD.
B. You can read the online Help Manual
C. You practically get the standard version ( worth $799 ) BUT “The license comes with community support only” … And NOT premium support like the $999 version .

D. Requirements:
* A 1 gigahertz Pentium processor
* At least 256 megabytes of RAM
* A 1024 x 768 16-bit display
* 300 MB of hard drive space for a full installation
* A Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
# .net framework 2 or 3 required.

Enjoy … all advanced computer users ! Regards everyone !

http://for-free-on-i...09-worth-799-4-free/
http://www.telerik.c...s/msdn-winforms.aspx

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General Software Discussion / Re: Has anyone discovered any cool Windows 7 third-party utilities?

« Last post by Curt on November 18, 2009, 11:01 AM »

regarding "tweakers", there really is only one: http://www.x-setup.net/

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What's the Best? / Re: Video conversion: What's the best (freeware or shareware)?

« Last post by Curt on November 17, 2009, 09:36 AM »

I almost never convert video files, which is why I haven't said anything on this thread until now, but I convert several audio files each day. For this, Media Coder is by far the fastest and the best - "best", referring to both sound quality and working stability.

Only the home version is freeware, the Premium version is $300 $299, but they can do the same!! The only differences are:

If you are a cooperative user who needs serious use of the software for your business, we encourge you to purchase MediaCoder Premium. Comparing to the free version, it has following differences and features:

    * Un-interrupted large volume batch transcoding
    * No pop-up web pages
    * Higher priority response for bugfix
    * Custom splash screen
    * Technical assistance and support

One reason I am telling this is, that Media Coder also comes in a $300 $299 HD Video edition:

MediaCoder HDV (Hi-Definition Video) Edition

High-definition (HD) video refers to video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD) video, most commonly at display resolutions of 1280×720 (720p) or 1920×1080 (1080i or 1080p). High-definition image sources include terrestrial broadcast, direct broadcast satellite, digital cable, high definition disc (BD), internet downloads and the latest generation of video game consoles. MediaCoder HDV Edition is specially customized and configured for encoding hi-hefinition video contents to several industrial standard video formats like H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4.
 
Key Features:

    * Transcoding hi-definition video contents in most popular formats to H.264, MPEG-4 or MPEG-2 in TS and MOV container (can support more if customer requests)
    * 5.1-channel AAC and AC-3 audio encoding, supporting mixing 5.1-channel audio by individual waveform/PCM files
    * Batch processing capability (customized process flow according to customer request)
    * Real multi-threading design, optimized for multi-core processors (over 90% CPU utilization on quad-core)
    * Easy-to-use user interface
    * More suitable for enterprise/massive production use (no popup web pages, no Firefox dependency for advanced settings access)

http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/
http://www.mediacode...m/solutions/hdv.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Hound 3.08 released

« Last post by Curt on November 16, 2009, 11:39 AM »

I tried the File Hound, and was impressed with the speed and with the number of file types it would check. Well done! 

But I couldn't figure out how to navigate to the proper folders, except for copy&pasting the path (I see Mouser also has mentioned this). However, I have my texts placed in various folders, and typing User\*.* simply won't do = 170.000 files. And if I merely check one folder at a time, other programs will do faster. So, my feature request is, for File Hound to be able to search a (plural) number of fav' folders only, please.

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General Software Discussion / Re: New duplicate audio files finder... I am open to features suggestion

« Last post by Curt on November 16, 2009, 04:08 AM »

I download several thousand audio files each month. Because of "Best of..", "The Very Best of..." I automatically gets a lot of duplicates. But these files have not yet been freed of DRM, so they are not yet placed in My Music, but in a special download folder. So one of my wishes for the program's navigator will be the option to Remember & Scan Favorite Folder other than My Music, please.


hmm... was this understandable?

Your questions were too difficult for me to answer.

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General Software Discussion / Re: At last: MP3 Lossless!!!

« Last post by Curt on November 14, 2009, 04:30 AM »

yeah, I know, I didn't say it right. The idea of explaining it in English, was a bit overwhelming at the time. Sorry.

When I was younger there was no Internet. If I wanted to hear a new CD, I would go into a shop in an actual building and put on a giant pair of headphones, or take a seat in their "listening room", and listen to that music in high fidelity sound. At high volumes! Today I will have to go to a page on the Internet and listen to some tiny 22 kbps LOW fidelity sound stream. The same goes for the replacement of the BIG stereo gear in my living-room; the two four feet cabinets on the floor have been replaced by a couple of tiny speakers next to my monitor on the table. Quality has been sacrificed for comfort. No progress, in real life.

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General Software Discussion / Re: At last: MP3 Lossless!!!

« Last post by Curt on November 13, 2009, 07:38 PM »

[... When MP3's lossy codec replacement comes along, and believe me sooner or later it will as progress is inevitable, ...

-Innuendo (November 13, 2009, 05:35 PM)

I haven't got the slightest idea what progress you are talking about! Is it the "progress" from 1411 kbps, to 320 kbps, to 64 kbps, to 22 kbps, or what??? In case you didn't notice, the quality has been constantly FALLING every year for twenty five years; there has been absolutely NO "progress"! Each and every manufactory is working at heir hardest to get lower quality, not higher.

 

In case you cannot tell, I am not happy with the audiophile situation.   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Why is it so hard to find a decent image organizer?

« Last post by Curt on November 13, 2009, 11:48 AM »

very impressive, StCroixSkipper  - will it somehow be available to the public? 


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what goes for adding LARGE pictures, in posts, the "thumb"-option is very useful:

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General Software Discussion / Re: photo alteration, any photoshop expert please?

« Last post by Curt on November 13, 2009, 08:59 AM »

- yes, I really enjoyed to play with your layer-file.

However, there is something about the black that is not black ehh.. not right. This first one is genuine black, I think:




but this thumbnail Audi RS4 I believe to be photoshop-black:





- and I believe this second one still is much more proper black than what we have accomplished? No "grey" areas! well, at least in an a more genuine black-looking way...

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General Software Discussion / Re: photo alteration, any photoshop expert please?

« Last post by Curt on November 13, 2009, 04:08 AM »

Ok, I took a crack at this too, in Paintshop Pro.

I have quite a few image editors, but have never really understood how to make any of them do their best.

-Curt (November 11, 2009, 02:00 PM)

-app103 (November 12, 2009, 10:03 PM)

- well, I said it myself, didn't I.
I have Paintshop X2 Pro, but was unable to do what App103 have done so well. Someday I really need to sit down and study that bloody manual!!
Any "easy" trick, April?

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Found Deals and Discounts / 1 x novaPDF Lite 6 for FREE

« Last post by Curt on November 11, 2009, 04:45 PM »

Edited: The offer has been taken.
I have been given a ("a" as in "one") license for a free copy of NovaPDF desktop Lite 6, normal price $20. But I don't have any use for it, so "you" can have it, if you think you need it. PM me!

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: photo alteration, any photoshop expert please?

« Last post by Curt on November 11, 2009, 02:00 PM »

I guess he just purchased the car, instead.

I have quite a few image editors, but have never really understood how to make any of them do their best. But to my surprise, PhotoFiltre Studio X Pro did a very nice job on this exercise. No painting at all, merely convert to grey-tones, and play with light and contrast - that's all (regarding the body work, obviously)!

I did not have the patience to fix the edges of the grill and the bonnet.

click thumbnail for 800x600:

[attachthumb=#1][/attachthumb]


Edited:
Apart from the edges, the most of the car is fine, I think. But the more I look at the front, the less I like it; that dirty grey/gray is too ugly and un-real. What would the proper trick be? Too many details already have been lost!

-

For the sake of backup, for rehearsal purposes, I have saved a copy of the original version:

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: a-squared Anti-Malware, free, TODAY (11/11)

« Last post by Curt on November 11, 2009, 10:01 AM »

MAYBE false positives are part of the price for the high detection rank?
(if it can be trusted)



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Extras for professionals

    * a-squared HiJackFree
      Enjoy full control with manual detection and removal. More advanced users will appreciate the integrated a-squared HiJackFree tool, which lets you analyze the processes, autoruns and ports of your system to manually remove all types of Malware. All about HiJackFree
    * a-squared Commandline Scanner
      Perfect for automated scans of specific files. The included Commandline Scanner provides all scanner features, but without having a graphical user interface (GUI).

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Found Deals and Discounts / a-squared Anti-Malware, free, TODAY (11/11)

« Last post by Curt on November 11, 2009, 09:11 AM »

Gizmo's Tech Support Alert seem to have another one year offer lined up for a-squared Anti-Malware.

Emsisoft are releasing their top rated a-squared Anti-Malware program with a free one year license.

This offer is valid for 24 hours only commencing at 11:11 (CET)  on Wednesday 11th November, 2009.

-website

• http://www.techsuppo...-free-1-day-only.htm

-lanux128 (November 07, 2009, 12:47 PM)

There are still some 18 hours to get it for free:

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/order/24h/

More correct, the deal is $40 OFF your purchase:

Exclusive offer on 11/11 at 11:11 (CET) - only 24h:

Get a US $40.- discount on your a-squared Anti-Malware order!

That means:

    * 1 year: free! - Grab It!
    * 3 PCs - 1 year: US $33.- instead of US $73.-
    * 5 PCs - 1 year: US $80.- instead of US $120.-

a-squared Anti-Malware
For Windows XP, 2003/2008 Server and Vista.
Single PC - 1 Year:      free!(was US $40.-)

Single PC - 2 Years:
Display volume discount prices    US $30.-(was US $70.-)    

Single PC - 3 Years:
Display volume discount prices    US $56.-(was US $96.-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: photo alteration, any photoshop expert please?

« Last post by Curt on November 10, 2009, 05:30 PM »

Welcome to DonationCoder, supercar!

Maybe you would like to also say hello?

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General Software Discussion / Re: PDF's

« Last post by Curt on November 10, 2009, 05:14 PM »

I realize the thread is not about what desktop application one can use, but more about what application one can talk the company into purchasing a license for? In such case the target should more likely be a PROfessional bulk program like PdfCompressor, or such. But then he prices #begins# at $500 (for no more than a 1.000 files per month)! Additional PRO features include "creating a watched folder that PdfCompressor Professional (OCR) can monitor for new files to compress and OCR automatically." They have desktop versions for individual file handling, one at a time, without OCR for merely $200, and with OCR for $300, but they will not handle files over a 100 pages.

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General Software Discussion / Re: At last: MP3 Lossless!!!

« Last post by Curt on November 10, 2009, 03:03 AM »

Thanks.  Do you guys like the GUI?  I worked hard on it and would like some opinions on it.

-defiant91 (November 07, 2009, 05:57 PM)

- you did it in vain, I think, as far as DC goes. No-one seems to be using it. Me neither.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Complaint & Compliment: 3M Post-it Digital Notes vs ConceptWorld Notezilla

« Last post by Curt on November 09, 2009, 07:12 PM »

I am glad that you are happy with NoteZilla, April, and sad for you for the way it happened. It is so disappointing when a fine program gets destroyed by idiocy. Just like when DrmRemoval 3.90 a month or two ago was replaced by an entirely different program called DrmRemoval 3.92!! I can assure you, this was maybe one step forward, but two (or four!) steps backwards! And there was no "get old version".