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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?

« Last post by tomos on April 08, 2013, 09:22 AM »

I tend to follow about a dozen libertarian/counter-economics blogs. And needless to say, bitcoins seem to be their new poster child.  However, I find it interesting that the diehard bitcoin supporters are constantly crowing about how the prices are illogically ratcheting up while at the same time criticizing national monetary policies and currencies for encouraging inflation. Same goes for the widespread bitcoin supporters' criticism of fractional reserve banking for "printing money with nothing backing it " when there is really no underlying value you can pin a bitcoin to - other than the "irrational exuberance" that is apparently driving its soaring rates.

-40hz (April 08, 2013, 06:33 AM)

You ignore the *big* difference that Bitcoin is limited. Otherwise I agree with the above.

As to how it'll turn out ...

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Living Room / Re: Who's Going To Buy The Facebook Phone?

« Last post by tomos on April 05, 2013, 12:18 PM »

A bit more info with a couple of videos here
http://www.theverge....acebook-home-android

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on April 05, 2013, 05:53 AM »

loads more great stuff -
this thread often makes my day/s.


and Keith Jarrett. Wow!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Syncovery at 50% off - BDJ

« Last post by tomos on April 04, 2013, 03:05 PM »

Might be too late with this info Steven, but it does backup and lots of it:

• incremental zipped/unzipped
• partial file updating
• 'Synthetic backup' = partial file updating + versioning + zipping
• Real-time-sync i.e. monitoring + syncing - if this is combined with zipping it works as versioning

this backup doesnt have versioning applied but you can see the options here ('Real-time-sync' is another tab)








EDIT/ I misread your post Steven:
if you want simpler, I'd go for something else. Advantages here are flexibility and dependability. (I have made mistakes because of messing around with options where I didnt really know what they did. OTOH, there is a wizard which guides you through setting up a backup, includes many options - you can modify it later to explore the rest of the options.) Organisation of backups is not ideal - you can group them by name: let's say I have a bunch of backups going to a particular external drive e.g. "F" so I could start the name of each backup to that drive with "F" e.g. "F settings"; "F documents". These will then group under the heading "F". If I want to run a group I have to select the individual backups and run (like opening a bunch of files).

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General Software Discussion / Re: (poll) Six free security tools from Microsoft

« Last post by tomos on April 04, 2013, 02:36 PM »

As above for MSE on 7

Windefender replaces MSE on Windows 8 and is on it by default (not sure what Windows Defender does on 7). It seems to be okay in my limited use of my Win 8 laptop. (I mainly just use it as a rather big and expensive mp3 player at this stage, but that's another topic.)

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

« Last post by tomos on April 03, 2013, 10:47 AM »

^guaranteed to get a few backs up there wraith...
But I did enjoy it; and (unfortunately) trust the FDA about as far as I could throw them collectively.

The senusal wife.
[...]
"Now," she said, "have you ever seen 40,000 dollars all crumpled up?"

"No!" he said, now really intrigued.

"Well go look in the garage..."

-IainB (April 02, 2013, 09:57 PM)

took a moment for that to sink in

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Syncovery at 50% off - BDJ

« Last post by tomos on April 03, 2013, 08:10 AM »

I havent used Syncback Pro, so sorry, cant compare.
Syncovery aka Super Flexible File Synchronizer (SFFS) is really enterprise level software.
It's extemely dependable. *Lots* of options (which can actually be a bit of a problem if you're a basic user like me).
I use it fairly basically, three sets of local backups, and one backup to amazon s3.

Even though I am a basic user, I've received great support (for my sometimes stupid questions). Have reported a couple of minor bugs over the years that got fixed same or next day. It get's updated very regularly. I've had it six years - in that time there was only one paid update (in 2012) and even that was reasonable cost.

In other words I think it's a bargain at that price

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Easeus ToDo Backup Workstation 5.8 offered

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 05:53 PM »

Thanks Curt.

dottech say:

Take note this giveaway includes Linux-based bootable recovery CD/DVD/USB but does not include WinPE-based bootable CD/DVD/USB.

If you create a boot CD with a Win PE trial, maybe it will work without limit...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Easeus ToDo Backup Workstation 5.8 offered

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 05:21 PM »

The setup also includes a "ISOExport_TRIAL.exe"!!!

-Curt (April 02, 2013, 05:13 PM)

can you not opt out of that one?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: DefenseWall HIPS - Fri May 29, 2009 BitsDuJour - 50% off

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 05:07 PM »

thanks Creer

Note: it's for 32-bit Win, 64-bit is not supported so far.

-Creer (April 02, 2013, 04:47 PM)

but that presumably works on 64bit ... ?

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Living Room / Re: Worlds Largest Cyberattack Slows Internet

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 04:41 PM »

Lol @stephen
This sort of thing scares me - what would happen if the internet really did break?

-gameaddict20 (April 02, 2013, 04:03 PM)

mightn't do (some of) us any harm

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Living Room / Re: Cheap LED torches/flashlights - any good?

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 04:38 PM »

LED's 'fade' with time, so I guess a big question is, whether the more expensive versions avoid that. I've seen the 'fade' happen with a cheap one I bought. A friend of mine had an expensive one, but it's gotten a lot less use so I cant really compare.

They are very bright - sometimes when driving I get blinded by cyclists cause their beam is too high. Usually I'm trying to figure out wtf is this light and then it's too late to 'flash' them (do Americans say 'flash' - or is that dodgy... or is it only dodgy in English English )

So, no answers here I'm afraid, only more questions

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: DefenseWall HIPS - Fri May 29, 2009 BitsDuJour - 50% off

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 03:27 PM »

Special Offer on Defensewall HIPS -- 40% OFF at BitsDuJour  
http://www.bitsdujou...are/defensewall-hips

-Creer (April 02, 2013, 02:57 PM)

haven't heard of this in a while - anyone currently using it?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Easeus ToDo Backup Workstation 5.8 offered

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 09:21 AM »

Thanks Merle
I'm thinking about it ...

Nice that commercial use is allowed. Has to be installed by Thursday though.

Giveaway time-frame: This giveaway ends Thursday April 4, 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (GMT -7). You must download, install, and register this giveaway by 11:59 PM on Thursday — you will not be able to install or reinstall after that time.

NOTE: This giveaway is available to everyone, home and commercial users.

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Living Room / Re: A Netware server that's been running non-stop for 16+ years

« Last post by tomos on April 02, 2013, 09:16 AM »

I enjoyed this:

-Renegade (April 02, 2013, 08:35 AM)

There's some truth to that.

-40hz (April 02, 2013, 08:53 AM)

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Living Room / Re: Trippy Site

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2013, 05:23 PM »

I left it running and forgot about it:



(it's not even full window and it's over 4MB becauce of all the detail)

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Living Room / Re: What *Should* We Be Worried About?

« Last post by tomos on March 30, 2013, 03:49 PM »

enjoying the poems

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General Software Discussion / Re: Information Manager / Database for daily record of mood and health

« Last post by tomos on March 29, 2013, 02:12 PM »

Ampa, you could try the IQ author on dc. Here's his profile link
https://www.donation...ion=profile;u=101296

If you need help there's also an IQ thread on dc somewhere (search 'sqlnotes') or try the IQ forums - or post here, I'll help as much as I can.

The 'Grids' just give you a view/window on your items. Items displayed depend on 'source' and other filters.
I generally keep it (IQ) fairly simple, but you can make it pretty complex if you want
Tom

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Living Room / Re: Grab 50GB of Box Online Storage Free for Life (2013-02-12)

« Last post by tomos on March 29, 2013, 12:20 PM »

^ I sent kyrathaba an invite around the same time -
wonder if his worked...

Anyone actually using box yet?
IIUC, their intro video says sync can only be done via folder(s) on the desktop.
Which is not ideal if you want to upload 50GB

Otherwise they say you can upload via web interface. But I'm not sure what happens if you upload an active folder - I'm not sure how that might be updated at a later stage.

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Living Room / Re: The Supreme Court makes a rational decision!

« Last post by tomos on March 29, 2013, 06:52 AM »

also +1
(I think it was mentioned/discussed-a-bit in another thread.)


What's the situation with products that aren't foreign-made?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: "Incorrect" filename for "Grab selected region"

« Last post by tomos on March 29, 2013, 05:50 AM »

I hate to say, I still have no clue as to how to attach a file to a forum post here...

-sba (March 28, 2013, 09:59 AM)

here's a more in-depth description of how, with screenshots:
https://www.donation....msg310672#msg310672

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General Software Discussion / Re: Information Manager / Database for daily record of mood and health

« Last post by tomos on March 29, 2013, 05:39 AM »

InfoQube might be overkill for your needs, and it's not free**
But -keeping in mind I'm a basic user- I think it would cover all your needs.
Here are the options when creating a new field:



I'm not sure what you mean by combo-drop downs. In IQ you can have a drop-down list that isnt editable (just select an entry) or one where you can add new entries on the fly.
Export to Excel (.xls) works fine in my experience; also to html.
Then there's pivot tables via Excel, but that's world I know nothing about ;-)


** The developer has said that "While in Beta, InfoQube personal licenses are now free [on request]"
http://www.sqlnotes....e/2729#comment-12648

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Living Room / Re: What are your favorite movies?

« Last post by tomos on March 28, 2013, 02:44 PM »

Dunno whether this is overkill,
but I've started another film/movie thread: Movies or films you've seen lately

The thread What are your favorite movies? is pretty active at the moment,
but I thought I'd add this one just for stuff you've seen lately (good or bad).

-tomos (March 28, 2013, 02:37 PM)

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Living Room / Movies you've seen lately

« Last post by tomos on March 28, 2013, 02:37 PM »

The thread What are your favorite movies? is pretty active at the moment,
but I thought I'd add this one just for stuff you've seen lately (good or bad).

Hell (German/Swiss) 2011. Director Tim Fehlbaum's first full length feature.
I saw it dubbed in English. It got away with dubbing for me, cause it's not dialogue heavy.



'Hell' actually means bright in German. The photography is great (that should be cinematography I guess), often extremely overexposed in the heat of the sun. A post apocalyptic thriller in a world where the sun is 10° hotter; formerly fertile land and forests are dead. People looking for water/food. Good suspense. Not much visible gore which suits me fine ;-)
Gets 5.9 at IMDB - I thought it was a great movie, sure I could fault it, but for me it was a 7 or more.

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General Software Discussion / Re: which is the most advanced pdf editor?

« Last post by tomos on March 28, 2013, 04:33 AM »

Pdf Editor

[cadkas.com]

I have used it for years

The best of the best of the best

-rem1010 (March 27, 2013, 09:03 PM)

the webpage is confusing.
There appears to be different versions but I cant find any explanation/comparision of features.

Pricing is odd - ten dollars extra for the 64bit version over the 32bit one - that leaves a bad taste but I can understand the logic.

They give pricing for 'one concurrent user' - I presume they mean 'two concurrent users' - or maybe my understanding of use of the word is wrong? - Hang on, now I see the intention - 'one' means it can be installed on as many machines as you want but should be used by only one user at any time.

PS - are you associated with the programme rem1010? (and welcome to the site )