Recent Posts

5301

Found Deals and Discounts / Re: WaggleImage on Bits du Jour (Nov 18 2008)

« Last post by tomos on November 24, 2012, 10:02 AM »

thanks!

that's good to hear

5302

Find And Run Robot / Re: Moving between text edit field and results list using arrow keys

« Last post by tomos on November 24, 2012, 09:58 AM »

good tips, thanks!

However, once the last result is selected, pressing the down arrow key doesn't move the focus back to the text edit field. [...]

Any reflections on this?

-ewemoa (November 13, 2012, 07:30 PM)

it would be nice if the down arrow showed any extra results -
e.g.
if I search for xx and it says 21 results, but is showing only nine,
PgDn will show all results - but only if I press it straight away.
If I e.g. use the up arrow key to get to result #9, I can no longer access the other 12 results -
that's when it would be nice to access those using the down arrow (or PgDn).

5303

Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by tomos on November 24, 2012, 09:42 AM »

^ do that one as a NANY Miles

5304

Living Room / Re: World's oldest still working digital computer gets rebooted

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 11:02 AM »

Woo-hoo! It works!!!

-40hz (November 23, 2012, 09:00 AM)

sounds great too

5305

General Software Discussion / Re: Are you going to wait for Windows 9?

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 10:58 AM »

The two customers I was working with have used computers for a long time (but are 'normal' every day users and over the age of 18) and they are totally befuddled by all the flipping about on their brand new laptop, especially as it seems to happen when they least expect it.

-Carol Haynes (November 23, 2012, 10:23 AM)

By default, media files opened from the desktop - they open in the tiles world. I changed that straight away for images. For music I've just been using Trout (as in 7) no idea what the default handler is. I'm so used to never using the default (e.g. I've always avoided Windows media player, rarely if ever use explorer,) that I wouldnt know if it's better or worse that way.

True then, other stuff from the tiles open in the desktop.

It is helpful to remember that either side is one winkey away. Which is not an excuse for the confusion caused - there is something very schizophrenic about the completely different styles I find too.

5306

General Software Discussion / Re: Sysrestore by Xia Software (new disk snapshot program)

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 10:52 AM »

http://www.techsuppo...free-normally-49.htm

-Curt (November 23, 2012, 07:41 AM)

change of plan:

Get SysRestore Pro Free [Expired]
Updated 23. November 2012 - 16:02 by rob.schifreen

Update: 23rd November:

Although the program mentioned in this review checks out as clean on all 40 of the scanners used by VirusTotal, a couple of users have now mentioned that they received unwanted popups after installing it.

Therefore, this article has now been withdrawn.

(I dont know whether those popup reports were in the comments.)

5307

Living Room / Re: Why did it never occur to me.. You can wash a keyboard in water.

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 07:02 AM »

None of the keyboards I have boughten have had the "keyboard condom".  They came in a plastic bag.

-techidave (November 23, 2012, 06:26 AM)

likewise - in the eu.

Keeping in mind that I've never seen these covers, the idea of keeping the keyboard constantly covered sort of reminds me of keeping furniture in plastic. It's got it's advantages but I dont know could I live with it...

5308

General Software Discussion / Re: Are you going to wait for Windows 9?

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 03:56 AM »

I read today that product key of pre-installed OEM Windows 8 is embedded in the BIOS.

-erikts (November 23, 2012, 02:55 AM)

that's a good reason to stick with windows 7

5309

General Software Discussion / Re: Tips for Windows 8 (got any?)

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 03:50 AM »

^ sounds good

I added it to first post

5310

General Software Discussion / Re: Are you going to wait for Windows 9?

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 02:46 AM »

^ true I can only see OEM copies & upgrades on amazon.de

I always buy OEM versions of windows myself.

5311

Living Room / Re: Hello Strangers.

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 02:36 AM »

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Just thought I should mention...I didn't post this as a "Please feel sorry for me", rather "This is where I have been, and this is why"

Thought I should mention in-case anybody thinks otherwise hehe 

-Stephen66515 (November 22, 2012, 07:46 PM)

in that case we take it all back

5312

Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - New Quick Capture Bar

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 02:28 AM »

@cmpm -
the text isn't any smaller in the slim version (in my post above anyways)

FWIW, visually, slim is much nicer/neater looking. Just an opinion though

5313

N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: [Possible Pledge] OMG Reminders

« Last post by tomos on November 23, 2012, 02:16 AM »

should


(I'd be interested all right)

5314

Living Room / Off-the-wall ideas for Christmas presents?

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 03:53 PM »

I dont know will these even make it for Christmas, and I think they're too hipster for me (and I never wear shades anyway) but
they did inspire me to start this thread - I mean what a great idea 

TIMBER sunglasses



any other off-the-wall ideas?

5315

Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - New Quick Capture Bar

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 03:46 PM »

^ Ah well then you're covered



I suspect I will use this - will make it easier to be flexible with SC

5316

Living Room / Re: Hello Strangers.

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 03:42 PM »

Jeez, only read this now (had it opened a while).
Eh, it's nice to see you again Stephen, but I wish for you it was under better circumstances.
It probably sounds a bit lame, but I really hope things work out okay (things can always work out okay - sometimes you've got to add an eventually to that though...)

5317

Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - New Quick Capture Bar

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 03:34 PM »

You could thin it down & reduce the width - would help when docking



(would need smaller icons)

5318

Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - New Quick Capture Bar

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 03:09 PM »

As a side note, because Screenshot Captor will refuse to capture an image of the Quick Capture Bar, I had to use the new Easy Screencast Recorder tool to capture a movie of using it and extract the image above from that  

-mouser (November 22, 2012, 02:35 PM)

that sounds convoluted - for you

looks very nice

5319

N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 PLEDGE - Contractor's Work Log

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 12:52 PM »

Can i watch you try this live? my email is

-relipse (November 22, 2012, 10:09 AM)

contact made

EDIT/ @relipse - I suspect we're on different timezones -
you can see from my PM icon whether I'm online or not
(heading off shortly)

5320

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

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 09:11 AM »

Where in Booyabible is this found?

-Arizona Hot (November 22, 2012, 08:38 AM)

Facebook I'd bet

5321

General Software Discussion / Re: Are you going to wait for Windows 9?

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 07:48 AM »

From the POV of a productive environment:
The desktop is pretty highly evolved. To be honest I see 'the tiles' as fluff really.
Maybe in time there will be software developed that will make it really useful in a productive environment, but I dont know that that's the plan even (?)

5322

Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - New Quick Capture Bar

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 05:17 AM »

Great to see -
I think it doesnt need much - a nicer monitor image, maybe remove that outer frame-line and your off ;-)

5323

Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Aomei Partition Assistant for Migration 5.1

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 04:59 AM »

The video is blocked here (music publishing rights not granted ) and there's no links
does it image the drive and restore it?
Have you used it?

(thanks!)

5324

General Software Discussion / Re: Are you going to wait for Windows 9?

« Last post by tomos on November 22, 2012, 04:56 AM »

+1 MS has always gone out of it's way to allow backwards for legacy applications. Take DOS's legacy (CLI Only) interface, cmd.exe isn't exactly hard to find...and I seriously doubt it's going anywhere either.

-Stoic Joker (November 21, 2012, 08:31 PM)

Whilst Windows 7 and 8 include something that look and behaves like DOS it isn't really and I am not convinced you can really expect to effectively run DOS apps on newer machines. Backwards compatibility is being lost - trying running 16 bit windows apps.

-Carol Haynes (November 22, 2012, 03:43 AM)

still a very good record I'd say.

5325

N.A.N.Y. 2013 / Re: NANY 2013 PLEDGE - Contractor's Work Log

« Last post by tomos on November 21, 2012, 02:31 PM »

Your link diverts to my worklogs ?

Forgot to say:
I'm on an admin account but I have UAC at the highest level.

I use a clipboard manager to remember/paste the password.
I repasted it in prefs and restarted the app after:

Running as admin makes no difference.

When I start, I see the minimal window with login fields & button - the fields are now filled.
It seems to try to login -but I dont really know- there is a pause anyway, and then I get the error about the file.
Then I see the image as per your post #21

I am then able to login manually no problem

Exactly the same if I run as admin or not.

The only other machine I have here is Win 8 - I can try that tomorrow to compare.