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

« Last post by Curt on November 08, 2009, 05:16 PM »

well done, Tom

6000 x Thank You for telling, informing, and asking, Mike, and please keep on doing so; I enjoy reading your posts!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Paragon Drive Backup+Recovery 10 Free - good full drive imaging tool

« Last post by Curt on November 08, 2009, 05:05 PM »

I am sorry to have to ask you guys to explain to me what it is to mount an image? I really don't understand the expression. 

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

« Last post by Curt on November 07, 2009, 04:49 PM »

I made the GUI that you download for windows 

-defiant91 (November 07, 2009, 11:51 AM)

- welcome to DC, defiant91 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bits Du Jour and GAOTD one-day deals

« Last post by Curt on November 05, 2009, 04:06 PM »

... For example at the brand new German ColorConsole version 1.0. ...., I realized it is more - this is really an impressive help page!
...
Give a little study to the help page, and be impressed too!
...
Freeware.

-Curt (February 22, 2008, 08:28 AM)

- Today I re-visited the site (ColorConsole is now version 1.62) and got even more impressed! This guy is not unknown to us; he is the author of the well-reputated Q-Dir and many other programs!

My domains names for SoftwareOK.com: http://www.softwareok.eu http://www.softwareok.com http://www.q-dir.com and German for SoftwareOK.de: http://www.softwareok.eu http://www.nochkeinname.de http://www.q-dir.de http://www.perlfeder.de http://www.softwareok.de http://www.3deditor.de http://www.desktopschnee.de

and http://www.softwareo...com/?seite=Microsoft

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Bits Du Jour and GAOTD one-day deals

« Last post by Curt on November 05, 2009, 03:49 PM »

PowerCMD ... Tuesday 10th Nov. 2009

-rjbull (November 05, 2009, 02:23 PM)

very fine price!
Did they stop developing or is a new one coming soon, or is it soon to be x'mas?

4606

Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Fix Vista so I can drop a file from Windows Explorer to cmd yet again

« Last post by Curt on November 05, 2009, 01:29 PM »

@skrommel:
On your page, 'DropCommand' has wrongly been named "RunToClose" (the second one).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Graphic Design question: Services and prices?

« Last post by Curt on November 05, 2009, 08:54 AM »

"Spank me!", said the masochist. "No!", said the sadist.

4608

General Software Discussion / Re: Hotspot Settings

« Last post by Curt on November 03, 2009, 05:18 PM »

I have now tried to place it in Start, change the settings, and re-boot. The 'enable' was remembered, the 'disable' was remembered but did not work.

I have of course no idea about WHY.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Hotspot Settings

« Last post by Curt on November 03, 2009, 04:23 PM »

I believe HotSpot was written for Windows 2000, and not even updated for XP? Edited: However, it is doing fine on my Vista!! Edited2: But of course, I only used the default setting, and the problem was not the default. Sorry!

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General Software Discussion / Re: true launch bar 4 is out today

« Last post by Curt on November 03, 2009, 03:47 AM »

version 4.42 Beta and Win 7:

Improved support for Windows 7 Aero interface. This beta version contain some new skins we've created specially for Windows 7:

http://www.truelaunchbar.com/beta/
http://majorgeeks.co...Launch_Bar_d224.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best PLAY-LIST EDITOR, please?

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 06:21 PM »

The SnapPlay ... fails to launch on my system at home, have dropped the author a note.

-ashwken (November 02, 2009, 05:59 PM)

- bugs should preferably be reported at http://www.sdsoftwar.../default.asp?id=5950

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best PLAY-LIST EDITOR, please?

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 06:10 PM »

... I've returned my attention to Music Collector

-ashwken (November 02, 2009, 05:59 PM)

If you chose to stay with Music Collector Pro, this new site will give you a modest $10 rebate, making it $40 : http://rebateupdates...ails.aspx?idRebate=3

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best PLAY-LIST EDITOR, please?

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 06:06 PM »

Playlist Creator ... doesn't tell the accumulated play-time, 'duration'.

-Curt (October 05, 2009, 08:31 AM)

Curt, have you thought about emailing the author and requesting that feature?

-skwire (October 05, 2009, 08:51 AM)

... I took your advice  and wrote the author.  

-Curt (October 05, 2009, 09:32 AM)

The author didn't answer me, but now the next version has been launched, and the requested "always show total playtime"-feature has not yet been implemented.

I didn't like the free J. River 12, so I am still looking for a playlist editor ;-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best PLAY-LIST EDITOR, please?

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 05:36 PM »

- ouch, ashwken, ouch! You know, sometimes....:

Within the last couple of weeks I have deleted 2.300 album playlists, each placed inside the respective album's folder, each list's content sorted per track number, - because I hated them!

Well, well.

Sorry I can't help  you on this. I didn't create these playlists; my (commercial) music supplier did.

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General Software Discussion / Re: PDF's

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 08:21 AM »

Sorry about the mis-info

the full packet was on Bits du Jour only a week ago, and I didn't notice?! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: PDF's

« Last post by Curt on November 02, 2009, 05:01 AM »

....
Docutrack's PDFXchange Pro /Tools claims to create "smallest" pdf sizes:
http://www.docu-trac...ools/pdfxchange_pro/

Both are paid programs,

-SKA (November 02, 2009, 03:16 AM)

- but at least Xchange PRO is on Bits du Jour "TODAY" :-)

https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=20456.0
http://daily-deals.i...-xchange-viewer-pro/
http://www.bitsdujou...-xchange-viewer-pro/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Graphic Design question: Services and prices?

« Last post by Curt on November 01, 2009, 12:34 PM »

or you could ask a couple of friends to act models, and take their pictures, for each 'scene', and click a software program's button. End of story-animation. Ehh... you do have a camera and some friends?   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Typing Assistant has a feature you might be wanting + giveawayoftheday

« Last post by Curt on November 01, 2009, 12:08 PM »

Just installed Typing Assistant, but almost immediately got disappointed:

-yksyks (November 01, 2009, 10:59 AM)

- you need to first do the settings. The default setting is "auto-learn", and you have *not* yet learned it anything.

So far I have Typing Assistant placed in Start because I want to test it. The first impressing is good, better than with version 4, but it really is important to play around with those settings. Otherwise the sheer amount of pop-ups will drive anyone crazy.

With this said, I am wondering IF I will want to keep TA in Start? I do have better programs for most of the same features, but this one feature I've headlined is very fast to use.

About Ditto and others. Typing Assistant is not meant to replace the clipboard, only to the extend the use of it. ____ These are my clipboards:



edited: forgot the not in *not*

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General Software Discussion / Re: Typing Assistant has a feature you might be wanting + giveawayoftheday

« Last post by Curt on November 01, 2009, 08:48 AM »

- how often must we hear this song?

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General Software Discussion / Typing Assistant has a feature you might be wanting + giveawayoftheday

« Last post by Curt on November 01, 2009, 03:05 AM »

"today" is (was) Sunday 1'st of November 2009. The giveaway is the new Typing Assistant version 5. The feature is a hot-key (Alt+RightArrow) activated pop-up showing you the latest entry to your clipboard. Why may you be wanting this feature? Because it is by far the easiest way I have come across, to copy two or more words and put them together to become a new filename, when saving a picture or something. Example: You see a nice picture showing a maltesian beach. You have, say, 3 informations about the pic but they are not written in a way that you merely can mark and copy in one go. Now copy the 3 scattered informations, say, "Nice View", "Malta Beach", and "Photo by Smartman", and save the picture. When Windows asks for the a file-name, merely hit Alt+RightArrow, and Enter one by one! Most clipboards will clear such a text field, when you paste a new text into it, but TA will merely add  and does not replace what was already there.

In many ways Typing Assistant is a pain in the aß$, because of unwanted pop-ups, so you will have to do some settings, to live with it. Edited: But you can de/activate the program with a simple hotkey, F11, which can be changed. And it is FREE today Sunday. Otherwise this new fine version 5.0 is $35

http://www.giveawayo...yping-assistant-5-0/

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

« Last post by Curt on October 31, 2009, 05:58 AM »

- oops, SORRY, 40Hz! I was not aware how bad my wording came out. Not intended! 

-Curt (October 03, 2009, 10:13 AM)

Sorry I misunderstood you. My apologies in return.

-40hz (October 03, 2009, 12:39 PM)

Thanks guys..
* jgpaiva loves DC spirit

-jgpaiva (October 03, 2009, 12:50 PM)

ohh... only now I realize this is another thread! Sorry!


 

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General Software Discussion / Re: How the mighty have fallen: TuneUp Utilities 2010

« Last post by Curt on October 30, 2009, 07:50 PM »

I guess you forgot to first do the meditation?  

 

I feel with you, tranglos; it is such a sad experience when a hero falls to low levels.

I don't know who've written MAGIX PC Check & Tuning 2010, but I cannot think it was written in-house. All I want to say is, that before I tried this disastrous program, my Vista was sluggish but stable, but after ten minutes with the MAGIX "tuner", I have had approx TWENTY blue screens within 3 weeks!! In general, MAGIX is a hero of mine; they are the authors of Xara Xtreme, and others, but this chocking experience has taught my something about the difference between coders and merchants! ... Of course you know if TuneUp was sold to Avanquest or someone, so it no longer was owned by a coder but by a merchant?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Paragon Drive Backup+Recovery 10 Free - good full drive imaging tool

« Last post by Curt on October 30, 2009, 05:52 PM »

and then comes the fourty dollar question; which is the better BackUp for my 32-bits Vista, the version 9 PRO, or the FREE version 10??

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Found Deals and Discounts / PDF-XChange Viewer PRO -50%

« Last post by Curt on October 30, 2009, 07:16 AM »

A lot of people here at DC are using the free version of PDF-XChange Viewer, but come Monday the 2'nd of November you can have PDF-XChange Viewer PRO for half the normal price, $17.50 instead of $35 (VERY soon to be $40). I think it is well worth the price! ♥

http://daily-deals.i...-xchange-viewer-pro/
http://www.bitsdujou...-xchange-viewer-pro/

In addition to all the existing features in the Free PDF-XChange Viewer - the PRO release currently offers:

    * Add/Edit/Move Bookmarks
    * Delete pages
    * Scale Printing
    * Move Pages - By Drag&drop in Thumbnails View.
    * Custom Stamps (Text and Image)
    * Insert/Import Pages (from existing PDF files)
    * Extract pages to a new (PDF/Image File)
    * Crop Pages/Files  
    * Customize User Interface (Toolbar options etc)
    * Flatten Annotations/Comments
    * Insert Blank page
    * Measurement Tools
    * Summarize Comments
    * Export Comments
    * Link Editor Tool
    * Improved JBIG2 Compression
    * Measuring Tools (perimeter and area)
    * Scan Direct to PDF
    * Convert Images Direct to PDF
    * Convert Text files direct to PDF
    * Print PDF as booklet, nUP, tiles, etc.
    * Digital Signature Support

Why you should buy NOW:

The Price of the PDF-XChange Viewer PRO will increase by approximately 15% in November 2009.

http://daily-deals.i...are/pdf-xchange-pro/
http://www.bitsdujou...-xchange-viewer-pro/

I am going to take this offer!  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software to create crosswords?

« Last post by Curt on October 30, 2009, 07:05 AM »

The entire bundle is on sale at Bits du Jour & daily-deals on the 3'rd of November
Listed price: $89
on offer for: $49

http://daily-deals.i...ord-compiler-bundle/

I think one of the top crossword programs for Windows is Crossword Compiler. It weighs in at $30, but from the sound of its homepage it might be worth it:

-Cavalcader (June 14, 2008, 01:52 PM)

You can use Crossword Compiler to increase vocabulary, reinforce facts, or just have some fun by using your own list of words to generate your puzzles. A handy Puzzle Wizard steps you through choosing the type of puzzle, the size, and the words that will be used.

You'll be absolutely amazed by the variety of puzzles that you can create with Crossword Compiler. The program supports cryptic, quick, American, freeform/vocabulary, shaped, word search, sudoku, clues-in-squares, barred and coded puzzles.

http://daily-deals.i...ord-compiler-bundle/