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General Software Discussion / Re: Game Author Posts on The Pirate Bay

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 10:34 AM »

Seems a good approach to me:
if it's going to be there anyway, they may as well get *something* out of it.

(They now get votes, good vibes :p and possibly the occasional purchase.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: ScreenShot Capture question

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 10:28 AM »

The free version of Winpatrol lets you delay startup applications.

-katykaty (February 10, 2013, 03:18 PM)

well, that sounds like a good deal all round

Winpatrol will also warn you of changes made to start menu etc - in case these could be unwanted. Free version has probably everything you need. I find it good

http://www.winpatrol.com/
http://www.winpatrol.com/compare.html

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Living Room / Re: Adobe Flash Player - Update/Fix emergency security patch for 2013-02-08

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 10:21 AM »

and tired of ... assorted sites whining if you don't have the very latest installed.

-rjbull (February 10, 2013, 02:47 PM)

mind you that was how I found out about the latest update(s) - for which I was thankful.
If they're supposed to be important security updates, I'd have expected to find out a bit quicker from source.
-
I just checked and see I had changed flash settings to "allow Adobe to install updates"** but I still had to update manually a couple of days after this update was released


**  possibly dangerous in view of their attempting to install third party software of late (chrome)

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Living Room / Re: Clicking Purely to Benefit a Site

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 09:15 AM »

Next question:
have you ever disabled adblocking in any form, and then clicked a link (for same reason)

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General Software Discussion / Re: free web storage service that offers the biggest amount of data?

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 09:10 AM »

I just signed up for Dropbox, and just by adding it to a second computer, my blackberry phone, my android tablet and sharing a folder it bumped up from 2Gb of storage to 50.25Gb of storage for free !!!

-Carol Haynes (February 11, 2013, 04:21 AM)

I dont understand that - is that a special offer at the moment Carol? (Til recently they gave 500mb per referral. Hmm, that's still all they're offering me - and I dont see anything else much - minor amounts for selling yourself via twitter FB)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Very simple timeclock utility

« Last post by tomos on February 11, 2013, 09:03 AM »

hi Montgomery_Minds,
you might prompt me to revisit this

I think the version tweaked by Armando (post #57) is the most recent.
Has anyone added the tweaks suggested since? (willing to upload?)

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General Software Discussion / Re: ScreenShot Capture question

« Last post by tomos on February 10, 2013, 10:11 AM »

I am thinking that if I can delay some of the programs, like the screen capture, from starting up as soon as the computer starts, then maybe it will start up a bit faster. Will a start up manager do that?

-BeehindBlueyes (February 09, 2013, 11:32 PM)

-no, it won't:

-Curt (February 10, 2013, 02:23 AM)

I thought there were a couple of (paid) start-up managers that delay startup software. Chameleon?
I've used the paid version of winpatrol to delay a couple of apps* - but havent really checked how good it is.

* I've a few apps there that I know I wont be using in the first five minutes at least.

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Living Room / Re: Adobe Flash Player - Update/Fix emergency security patch for 2013-02-08

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 04:32 PM »

Was posted all right (better twice than not at all though )

Flash Under Attack, Emergency Patch Issued

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Valentine Week Giveaways

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 01:00 PM »

How long have people been celebrating 'Valentine's Week' ?
Is that an Indian thing? (A quick search seemed to favour Indian sites.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Agent Ransack 2010 freeware lightweight - Desktop Search

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 12:44 PM »

I see they're very generous and allow commercial use of the Lite version

if I just want to find where I put a particular file, or whether program X is on my computer, Everything is marvellous.  But if I don't remember the filename, or I'm not interested in the filename but rather in the content, FileLocatorPro is terrific.  It doesn't take up time and resources indexing, and its searches can be exquisitely fine-tuned.  Though it can take a long time, I'm at times pleasantly surprised at how fast it finds what I'm looking for.

-cyberdiva (February 08, 2013, 10:46 PM)

did you use the free version first cyberdiva?
just wondering do you remember what prompted you to get the pro version?

This seems like a biggie (just in pro version):

More precision with enhanced Boolean expressions
supporting NEAR, LIKE, wildcards and sub expressions

Comparision page:
http://www.mythicsof...type=filelocatorlite

And if you came across any weak points in your use of it (thanks!)
[edit] apologies - it sounds like I'm asking for a mini review! I'm not btw - I'm just curious [/edit]

(I've always wanted to get a decent 'full' search app but I would use it relatively little so it didnt really justify the investment. And I never got around to installing any of the free ones - but also kept hearing stories that put me off them.)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: I need a program that disables maximizing of windows!

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 12:29 PM »

I sent you guys an email ... with more details.

-Coding Prodigy (February 08, 2013, 08:21 PM)

you're better off posting details here if you want help

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Giveaway of the Day - ArcSoft Perfect365

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 12:26 PM »

^ Brilliant photo Curt -
it took me a while to figure it out (I was concentrating on trying to see where his mouth was, and was presuming it was a photoshop - till I looked down the image)

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: InstantBoss - For those of us which require motivation to work

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 12:20 PM »

I am still thinking about rewriting Instant Boss to be cross-platform. I am also considering some changes and improvements.

-app103 (February 09, 2013, 02:24 AM)

That would be great app!
This was one of the best break/work apps I tried.

The original purpose of the app was to get people to work more, which is why it didn't remind you to stop when you clicked "work longer".

yeah,
part of the problem (with users= with me) is that I get easily distracted and start, say, surfing when I should be working. So the lack of reminders (whether to take a break or to get back to work) means that I drift ...


edit/ I would say that the key to working hard and effectively is regular breaks - certainly for me at any rate. (Another reason for the break reminder.)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: program to run older games (win95, etc) on windows 8

« Last post by tomos on February 09, 2013, 12:08 PM »

^ I installed the free version of vmware player a while back (it's gotten the most recommendations here in the past in terms of ease of use and effectiveness). Of course you then have to install your OS...

Have a look at this thread for some tips:
Help me understand Virtual Machine [VMWare]

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General Software Discussion / Re: Avast Installs Chrome

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 04:44 PM »

How many computers have you had to service because joe normal used a regular install?

-wraith808 (February 08, 2013, 04:35 PM)

maybe that's why she's not complaining -she get's paid for it- not like the rest of us

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 04:02 PM »

"and use gridmove or whatever to line them up" - that's what I call unprofessional indeed.

-clean (February 08, 2013, 03:23 PM)

whoa  
I use the keyboard a lot but I'm no whiz - and I didnt grow up using computers. So calling me (or anyone else) 'unprofessional' is uncalled for imo. We're not *all* experts here... (I guess your response was directed less at my post but seeing as you quote me....)

I'd love to actually have started using computers in the keyboard age but I missed that. I was actually thinking earlier of asking people if they thought that the early keyboard orientated file managers were actually more user friendly (once learned) than newer managers.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 02:36 PM »

Yeah, good point Shades. And if I do really want a third pane I can open another window and use gridmove or whatever to line them up.

Tomos, since you speak of images, I should have added - in fact, I had searched for this, some months ago, in two dozen or so image "viewers" and such - that not a single such image "viewer", i.e. file managers specialized in pictures, has got such functionality either, and I finally wrote some very basic ahk scripts in order to facilitate their respective "copy / move to folder xyz" functionality, which is very un-elegant and time-consuming since in any case, it implies flashing dialog boxes and such.

-clean (February 08, 2013, 01:21 PM)

Sorry, I didnt explain my Dopus image viewer comments, see dopus forum thread Request for Viewer: copy filepath + open in external editor for more details.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: program to run older games (win95, etc) on windows 8

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 01:03 PM »

I dont think 16bit programmes will run on 64bit (but I'm no expert). Conversion is rewriting AFAIK - again, no expert.
I did have success recently finding out how to install a 32bit app which had a 16bit installer, and posted about it here
[sorted] 32bit app with 16bit installer - installing on Win7 64bit

I think it was pretty common to still use 16bit installers when 32bit apps first appeared on the scene (probably the equivalent happening today).

Might be worth a try...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 12:44 PM »

thanks guys
wasnt me that done it though
dunno was it even Pierre - I believe that functionality is made by someone else - it's partly the same as what File Hamster use in their interface - you have very flexible positioning options if you drag a tab or panel:



In IQ, I usually only use three panes at the most - just set up 4 for emphasis (I'm not sure how many you can open - just tried six but run out of screen space then).

The file manager could definitely take a lot from outliners and browsers in terms of ease of use and flexibility. I suggested tab functionality/options like in FF (with tabmixplus) years ago (in the dopus forum).
Also in FF I love the flexibility of the Session Manager addon. This is reflected in a limited way in Dopus with their saved lister layouts (I always hoped they would make them more accessible via an 'open' dialogue). I'm curious to check out their new tab group features.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Avast Installs Chrome

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 11:48 AM »

The cnet installer was discussed here
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=27720.0


In the past few months I've had quite a few unexpected 'offers' to install chrome (with other installs) - some were pre-selected but at least they were with an opt-out. I've read that Flash installed it silently in some situations recently (http://forums.adobe.com/message/4692105)
What else was there lately - oh yeah, 'mega' from kim.com telling people they 'needed' to use chrome cause their curent browser not good enough.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 11:09 AM »

@clean, I've gotten used to using multiple (vertical) panes in InfoQube and have often thought it could be of great help in a file manager.

Let me add that of course I asked for such features, in vain, before complaining to third parties.

Or then, explain to me why I'd be totally wrong again, by asking for features that should have been available for the last 15 years.

-clean (February 08, 2013, 09:12 AM)

There's no harm in asking

All developers have their ways of deciding and at the end of the day 40 is right in saying (more or less) take it or leave it. Dopus -to me- make some weird decisions, hiding a lot of the power and capability, thereby forcing the user to look up help or go on forum and invest a lot of time in figuring out how to do things. It's almost like they're trying to make it easy looking. But end up making it more complicated than necessary. (Let's face it people dont drop that kind of money unless they want more capability.) XY let's you see a lot of it's power very quickly.
My peeve with Dopus is the viewer has a couple of minor flaws that really hinder usage of Dopus for working with images. Maybe they think that's for specialist software, I strongly disagree (as do others - but probably not 'enough') and it's their call at the end of the day...

I still use it every day and like it.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Discourse - A discussion platform by StackExchange's Jeff Atwood

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 07:11 AM »

Why not join in for a trial "suck-it-and-see" exercise?

-IainB (February 08, 2013, 06:24 AM)

Iain, do you mean for dc?
(If so) I thought the same initially but wonder how the showing full threads would work. Something I definitely wouldn't like is that replies to a post are collapsed under that post. Under the post is maybe okay if marked new - but collapsed as well means very little chance of being read except by the author of the post.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory Opus 10

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2013, 05:42 AM »

Dopus 10.5 has been released.
These are the things that stood out for me:

• Interface improvements, in particular tabs & tab groups -
  I dont use tab groups but might give them a go now (use lister layouts myself).
• Some options to make tabs act more customisable (like in browsers)
• I can add custom names to lister layouts
• Tree highlighted to show where you're at
• Control + mouse wheel can now be used to change font and thumbnail size
  In Thumbnails mode, turning the mouse wheel while holding the Control key down lets you adjust the size of the thumbnails. [doesnt work here yet (will report)]
• Win 8 fixes

I'm always happy to see interface improvments, and there's some interesting ones here. Unfortunatley no viewer improvements.

full details:
http://gpsoft.com.au/help/opus10/default.htm#!Documents/Changes/10500.htm

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

« Last post by tomos on February 07, 2013, 04:20 PM »

^ what would be really funny would be if they raised the £20 million


(they've already made 20% http://www.kickstart...en-source-death-star)

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General Software Discussion / Re: On data storage and applications going cloud (Surfulater, Mindjet et al.)

« Last post by tomos on February 07, 2013, 04:12 PM »

Today, in German papers, they speak about MS Office 2013.

-clean (February 06, 2013, 06:31 AM)

the competition have some ideas (this mainly about price and number of licenses):
http://softmaker.com/english/blog/?p=435