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General Software Discussion / TraceCovid

« Last post by Contro on September 17, 2020, 02:41 PM »

I have this android app installed in my mobile.
From the department of health of Abu Dhabi

https://play.google....id=ae.tracecovid.app

I would like to find the very best one to recommend to my friends and receive news when someone is infected, or myself.

do you know the very best one ?

I suppose in Europe will be an app for Spain, but I don't know at the present time. I don't see TV or similar, so I ask....

 

Edited : Software is universal.

Can I use TraceCovid anywhere ?

"TraceCovid is a mobile app that allows users to detect another device with the same installed app and share proximity data with it. For example, when you are at a supermarket, upon close proximity with someone who has also installed the TraceCovid app as you do, the app on both your devices will exchange an encrypted Secure Tracing Identifier (STI) and store the exchanged STI locally on your devices. The STI consists of anonymised data and timestamp. No personally identifiable information is collected.

When one of the users is infected with the virus, the official authorities will request the infected user to upload the list of STI stored locally on his or her device. This enables the official authorities to react faster and reach out to possibly infected people to render the necessary health care, and potentially minimise the spread of the virus."

 

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Coding Snacks / Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion (walkie-talkie)

« Last post by Contro on September 17, 2020, 02:35 PM »

For Nany 2020 !
I am trying again (and again) to lose weight .

Here we are with the coronavirus crisis.

So.

I need to talk to someone !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is possible use an android mobile device to talk with other next mobile devices ?. Can I establish a sort of channel between two to ten participants . A sort of group to discuss while we are walking maintaining the security distance (12 meters or less is enough.... ) .

Obviously you can do this with a whatsapp group, sending audio messages, but I try with no cost because i have no data in my mobiles.

I remember hear about a touristic application for guides consisting in give the explanations with the use of a mobile device.

Is a sort of private (or public anyway) communications between a group very near by bluetoooth or similar method.

Do you have the app for this ?

 

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Coding Snacks / Re: Internet wifi utility

« Last post by Contro on September 17, 2020, 11:56 AM »

I am obtaining frequent warning windows , but the connection seems not lost.

this is the message


I am using the IP that appear in the program rainmeter about this wifi internt connection.
During this post I received a lot of windows.
But I can post....
 

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Coding Snacks / Re: Internet wifi utility

« Last post by Contro on September 17, 2020, 11:04 AM »

You could try my Tray Host Checker utility.

https://www.dcmember...d/tray-host-checker/

-skwire (September 16, 2020, 10:27 PM)

running to try !
 

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Coding Snacks / Re: Internet wifi utility

« Last post by Contro on September 16, 2020, 11:42 AM »

The network tray icon is not really a good indicator anymore. Microsoft insists on only checking against their own servers to confirm your (wired) internet connection is OK or not. The amount of times I have seen that icon go from one state to the other, for example, while watching Youtube videos (without a glitch)...makes it unreliable.

Of course, there is some logic behind that connection state verification. And you might find the logic compelling. For me, the usefulness of that icon has diminished significantly. It used to be that the icon would flash whenever internet traffic was flowing. But that was removed in Vista/Windows 7. And with Windows 10 it indicates your network settings are incorrect when it cannot connect to Microsoft servers.

In Contro's case, the error message complains about a certificate mismatch. You are visiting a website that uses an incorrect certificate. There is a difference between the (domain) name of the web-site and the (domain) name configured in the certificate that this website uses. An error that is not related to being connected to the internet. The required certificates for such a check are available locally.

This is an error that appears to be generated by a form that Contro is using (to fill in some data, I assume). And such an error on a public WiFi hotspot is a very bad thing. Public WiFi should not used whenever you wish to transmit any important data, such as credit card numbers, your personal registration numbers that your government has coupled to your name, identification numbers of your official documents etc. Public WiFi cannot be trusted in any circumstance. The error you see in the screenshots is your computer warning you about doing something really dumb and potentially very costly (both financially and time-consuming).

Stop doing what you are doing when you see that error, especially on a public WiFi hotspot. If you are not on a public hotspot, you should also stop what you are doing and inform the site owner about this error. Only continue when they tell you it is fixed.

Using certificates is a good way to protect data being transferred over insecure lines, such as the internet. But only when those are properly applied.

   

-Shades (September 16, 2020, 11:03 AM)

The error window are using evernote app on my laptop. I detect with windows explorer.

When this window appear happen I have failed the wifi connection. Only appear when I have lost the wifi connection. It seems to me that evernote app try to connect with its server and show that message if not found.

So is a normal window of error and the wifi connection may be in general unsafe , but in this case is just because the wifi internet connection fails.

 

I assume you don't know about a reliable indicator for my purpose.

I am using rainmeter some years ago, but I must see the desktop and difficult to detect the internet wifi quality if you are not uploading or downloading.

With uTorrent I quickly detect if the wifi connection is down.

"In Contro's case, the error message complains about a certificate mismatch. You are visiting a website that uses an incorrect certificate. There is a difference between the (domain) name of the web-site and the (domain) name configured in the certificate that this website uses. An error that is not related to being connected to the internet. The required certificates for such a check are available locally." . This affirmation is not correct. Simply the connection is lost and the evernote app tries to reconnect or something similar.

I observed this also recharging some webs. If the connection has failed I received the message a safe connection is not possible. But when the wifi is up those webs loads correctly.

Some webs like Sputnik News, Ali Express and a few others give me problems with this wifi connection. But I solve by another means. No problem with Amazon, Ebay and many others. I have observed some problems with the combination of Firefox and official or gubernamental webs. Sometimes may be a problem similar to that with Ali Express ....

Anyway. I continue trying to find a good app for establish when I am up or down....

Best Regards

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Coding Snacks / Internet wifi utility

« Last post by Contro on September 16, 2020, 08:50 AM »

I am using sometimes a public wifi.
With windows 10 home you never know if you have the connection active or not.
On my laptop.
Recently I installed Evernote and sometimes appear a window indicating a problem with a certificate and this seems a sympton I have not active wifi internet connection. But in the tray icon seems there is connection.

I Know is difficult an utility to reconnect to a free wifi with a necessary login, but I would like to know at least if I am connected or not.

Can you do that ?
 

P.D. the evernote window that appear from time to time....

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 15, 2020, 07:39 AM »

Why the limit is 99 keystrokes ?

-Contro (September 11, 2020, 02:12 PM)

Since I've thought 99 would be okay as a maximal value.
If I need to undo more that 99 times I have done something wrong was my thought.
In my newest edition "SendKeys32" there is also that limit but you have a hotkey to invoke "Send again".
You find SendKeys32 inside N.A.N.Y. 2021 forum.

In that edition it is also alot easier finding correct target, I've heavily used filters 

Enjoy 

-KodeZwerg (September 14, 2020, 02:18 AM)

I don't argue with at the present time one of the few good programmers adding apps in the nany .....

Best Regards
I will read all you program.
 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 15, 2020, 07:35 AM »

Is a discussion about my opinion what I personally count as a programming language really neccessary?

To close this offtopic posts, I do admit everything is a programming language, batch files, scripts, html and whatever I might forgot to note.
Please accept my apology and stop arguing. Thanks.

Reminder, this topic should be about my freeware Elevation CheckUp.

Feel free to argue about how to code such thing in whatever language. I cant await to see how scripts can do such.

Peace.

-KodeZwerg (September 15, 2020, 01:22 AM)

and love

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 15, 2020, 07:34 AM »

AHK is not a programming language as far as i know

-KodeZwerg (September 14, 2020, 02:29 AM)

actually compilable language like AHK, or Autoit for that matter, deserves the name programming language.

-Ath (September 14, 2020, 06:21 AM)

Okay, if AHK is able to create a single executable file that has script included, i call it a programming language aswell, even if my mind say "no" 
Like Trainer Generator (CheatEngine) that comes with LUA script support.


Everything that requires a interpreter (javascript perl php etc...) = no programming language, we have a deal?

-KodeZwerg (September 14, 2020, 08:31 AM)

I think we can't reinvent the language. Or the trends in internet.

AHK is a language.

Probably you are entirely right in suppositions, but for the common people ahk, autoit are programming languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoHotkey
https://en.wikipedia...i/Scripting_language
a scripting language is a programming language.....

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simple version of a folder lock utility that would require a password for access

« Last post by Contro on September 12, 2020, 10:57 AM »

My app Fast Protect may work for you. I don't really have an active page for it but here is an old one. The links are all dead, sorry but if you are interested let me know and I'll give you a DL link.

https://starpunch.bl...?zx=266f7ef67000af9e

-c.gingerich (April 10, 2020, 12:04 PM)

oWWWW. I am not invited to the link....
 

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Searching emails with Archivarius

« Last post by Contro on September 12, 2020, 10:51 AM »

@Yatom:
MailStore Home is free, at least it was last time I looked on their site. MailStore Server is indeed expensive, but not necessary for your purpose.
At work I have several mail accounts (from different providers) configured in my Thunderbird mail client. Each account stores its messages/settings/filters etc. into a separate folder. MailStore Home is configured to look through these folders.

So yes, it is possible to have MailStore Home work with multiple accounts on multiple domains. 

-Shades (April 12, 2020, 12:20 AM)

Yes I do some years ago.

Now I wish to try :

https://www.mailstor...ucts/mailstore-home/

My main problem now with thunderbird and online servers (gmail, hotmail,....) is when the email goes marked as read....

 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 11, 2020, 02:12 PM »

Trying


I don't understand what I have to do with this screen. So I will try anyway.

it works it works !!!!1 
But I need something else


Initially I thought only act in the active tab or in the indicated by the path in SendKeys window. But I can select in SendKeys any tab, and apply in the final tab selected. So the real tab is the selected tab in the case of pspad. And this is good for me...
Why the limit is 99 keystrokes ?

 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 11, 2020, 11:46 AM »

ShellExecuteEx()

-KodeZwerg (September 10, 2020, 02:03 AM)

mmm I try in the windows execute window but nothing happen.
I have installed AutoHotKey.
May be enough ?
 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 11, 2020, 11:40 AM »

I am gonna try and comment
 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: Nany 2021: FileShell by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 11, 2020, 08:04 AM »

Yesterday I was thinking about reorganizing.
The most basic system of organizing in windows may be the folders.

-Contro (September 05, 2020, 05:29 AM)

I would say yes & no 

Folders are meant to seperate products.
Organizing them for that Windows offers Libraries.
There you end up using "virtual folder names or descriptions" to quick jump/open/run/edit/whatever there.

-KodeZwerg (September 10, 2020, 04:59 AM)

Then may be yes or no....
 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 11, 2020, 08:02 AM »

I'll take a good look with time and comment !
Best Regards

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 10, 2020, 07:57 AM »

@KodeZwerg if you start anything for this, please allow configurable hotkeys for sending the undo/redo commands.

-Ath (September 09, 2020, 01:55 PM)

Do you mean the keys to send should be configurable or that my program has a configurable hotkey?

Interesting if you can apply to any program.

-Contro (September 09, 2020, 01:45 PM)

What I would do works for every application, if target support ctrl-z or not, I can not pre-check, my app just send the keys to that application.
(same like you press in that target ctrl-z, either it does or dont, but bad things should not happen)

My guess is: key sender first public release will be delivered on monday.

-KodeZwerg (September 10, 2020, 01:48 AM)

Honestly I think you have the very best advisers for this program.

thanks Ath, thank tomos.

Thanks everyone . I will give my opinion as a final user.

While reading i was thinking about a do-redo app, but key sender is much better.
But key sender must be able to be configurable according to ath and its name. Not only for control+z combination.

 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 10, 2020, 07:52 AM »

1) how do I/you know how many Ctrl+z you want to do? If you dont know:

2) why not simply press and hold both Control and z keys until you get back to wherever you want? In most of the software I use this goes incredibly fast.
There are limited number of undo's: in this case Ctrl+z may no longer be of any use => versioning of some sort.

-tomos (September 08, 2020, 03:58 AM)

[...]
So I have ask with pspad and they give me an answer : Make a macro to undo.
And with the limit of the number of undone prescribed or allowed....

-Contro (September 09, 2020, 01:41 PM)

Question #1 and #2 still unanswered....

why not press Ctrl+z and hold until you reach your destination?
How do you know the limit of undo's is your destination?

-tomos (September 09, 2020, 04:09 PM)

Mmmmm. I am surprised.

I will try this of course. I usually repeat the combination, but not hold.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Windows 10 Professional for $40 PCWorld??

« Last post by Contro on September 09, 2020, 01:58 PM »

My last laptop was bought second hand with 8 hours of use. It was for a student, but he didn't approve the course.
The seller is in my town and seems to me a professional one.
when I ask for the operating system he tells me that he will give the license code. And that was a licence of windows 10 home from ebay-amazon-aliexpress at very low price. 5 dollars or so....
The true point is that i am updating the operating system with no problem.
I think there is some controlversial about this.
The laptop is a hewlett packard and comes with a DOS operating system.....
I think the people who understand well the pc buys in this way. They buy with a free DOS and then obtain a cheap license from microsoft.
I remember I have seen windows 10 pro in ebay.

 

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N.A.N.Y. 2021 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2021: Elevation CheckUp by KodeZwerg

« Last post by Contro on September 09, 2020, 01:51 PM »

I am doing something wrong. 

How can i see the rights of any executable ?

-Contro

You are doing everything just correct. Just run the .exe to see results. In your case I can tell that my Application is not running elevated.

If you are confused "for what the heck do i need such", developers may know the issue of "with wich rights does my application runs others".
If you still have no clue, simply code an application that execute my application :-)

-KodeZwerg (September 09, 2020, 01:52 AM)

code an application that execute my application ? How can I do that ?
 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 09, 2020, 01:45 PM »

If it might help, I could program you a little tool.

Program that I have in my mind:
1. When starting, my tool show all processes, select one to connect to that process.
2. After a process is selected, enter number of loops.
3. click "Go", done.

What would happen is:
1. my program connect to any target you selected
2. my program send "number of loops" times a CONTROL+Z to target.
3. my program closes.


Would that be useful/solve your problem?

-KodeZwerg (September 08, 2020, 02:08 AM)

At the present moment may be a work to do.

Interesting if you can apply to any program. Or even undo any iterative key combination like control+Z

I think you have the last word now.

Is it interesting for microsoft word ?
For any text editor with control+Z and shift-control-z combinations ?
To go back in any repetitive task ?

 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 09, 2020, 01:41 PM »

Isn't this what File History is for?

In my case I create a network shared folder on the same computer, then use that network location as the backup location (rather than have an external drive plugged in permanently).

Then you can just: Right-click->Properties->Previous Versions

-4wd (September 07, 2020, 10:44 PM)

I'll take a look. Best Regards.

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 09, 2020, 01:41 PM »

I still do not understand this request:

1) how do I/you know how many Ctrl+z you want to do? If you dont know:

2) why not simply press and hold both Control and z keys until you get back to wherever you want? In most of the software I use this goes incredibly fast.
There are limited number of undo's: in this case Ctrl+z may no longer be of any use => versioning of some sort.

-tomos (September 08, 2020, 03:58 AM)

Of course you are right.

As Ath suggest is a question of the program. So I have ask with pspad and they give me an answer : Make a macro to undo.
And with the limit of the number of undone prescribed or allowed....

 

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 07, 2020, 06:02 AM »

I think I must see the git option.
And thanks Ath because at last your help is very useful.
Best Regards
 


Note : I have downloaded the portable version of GIT.


Ejem. have a certain learning curve. ....

 

I retire to my winter home.....

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Coding Snacks / Re: ControlZ x times

« Last post by Contro on September 07, 2020, 05:58 AM »

Contro might actually be in the market for a full versioning system.

-Contro (September 07, 2020, 05:41 AM)

Sorry. Yes. I am versioning.
 

And I need a versioning software or a plugin or a script for pspad. ......