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Living Room / Re: Convert to pirate speak
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 09:15 AM »
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Living Room / Re: Convert to pirate speak
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 09:14 AM »
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General Software Discussion / Re: Does TweakMASTER Pro really work?
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 08:19 AM »
I don't think you can expect it to work on IE8. It was written for IE (5 ?), 6 and 7, but has not been that much updated lately.
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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your preferred File Manager
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 07:39 AM »
- a fine way to mark post number 100, fenixproductions  :)

The drop-down navigation makes the Minimalist so much more useful.
Really good find!  :up:

clickable thumb:

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Edited:
You are encouraged to donate pay $8 for this app.
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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your preferred File Manager
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 05:30 AM »
QT AddressBar

Features:
Vista address bar clone for XP.
-Quizo

In a directory, Vista is easier to navigate, than XP.
QT AddressBar imitates Vista, on XP.

that's all.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 7 -- ribbons for everyone!
« Last post by Curt on September 21, 2008, 05:20 AM »
Assuming of course the user even know it exists.

Very good point :-) 

TucknDar and Paul Keith are of course both right, and I was putting it much too strong. WordPad is not too useful as an editor. But for a couple of years I made it a habit of mine to save as .rtf, rather than as .doc, because WordPad is so much faster to open, than Word. Today I am leaning towards saving as .txt, if the file doesn't contain any images, because the (beginning of the) text then can be viewed in my tooltips. Sometimes I don't even have to open a file, but can read what I was searching for, in the tooltip.

But still I use WordPad several times a day.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 7 -- ribbons for everyone!
« Last post by Curt on September 20, 2008, 06:29 PM »
Windows 7 -- ribbons for everyone!
... "Yes, both Paint and WordPad have finally received the royal treatment.  ...

Quite a number of Windows users have never been in touch with WordPad or even msPaint, because they simply don't know how or where to find them. My girl friend created some documents in Microsoft Works 9, and mailed them to her working address. She was surprised when she couldn't open these documents with the work's computer, so she re-send them back to her private address, but even bigger became the surprise when she couldn't open them at the very same PC on which they were created (because they were auto-re-named for security)! I tried to remind her of Wordpad and RTF files, but she claimed she had never even heard of Wordpad! "What does the button look like?", she asked. She was referring to the (missing) link on the desktop. "If I can't see it, how can I know about it?", she said. And she was right. And that is why Microsoft also were right, when they created the ribbon. We will just have to learn to love those ribbons; they are here to stay!

I think the ribbon is the number one best thing that has ever happened to Office - and I certainly bit it welcome to msPaint II. But I also think it is a much more delicate problem that many computer users don't have the slightest idea about programs that doesn't already have a shortcut on the desktop.

Edited:
TucknDar is of course totally wrong, regarding WordPad: Every text based program in the world can read a file created by WordPad. Therefore it is just about the most useFUL app on your PC, next to Notepad.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Does TweakMASTER Pro really work?
« Last post by Curt on September 20, 2008, 08:21 AM »
... I have not been able to get any noticeable speed from this application. ...

- but you did start out by first using "Connection Optimization Wizard", right?

and of course you are on Internet Explorer.
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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock 0.9.2 Alpha 7 Discussion
« Last post by Curt on September 20, 2008, 04:43 AM »
Congratulations on today's review at http://www.freewareg...stomizable-launcher/
 :up:
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General Software Discussion / Re: Send some info of your PC!
« Last post by Curt on September 19, 2008, 10:38 AM »
you know what would be useful is a free program to generate these kind of hardware description list as output.
then people could all use the same program to paste.

Forgive me for not doing it myself right away, but I don't have the time at the moment, (and I already have told about my system), and this 'solution' is maybe a little too amateurish and unstandardised..:

My System Properties, from Leelu Soft, http://leelusoft.blo...m-properties-10.html, download from: http://www.esnips.co...93e304c4/MySysProp11

You can have 8 lines and a picture telling about your system.

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- and it would be easy to copy&paste such info from this program.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: PC Tools Free Offers. Get them now!!!
« Last post by Curt on September 19, 2008, 06:30 AM »
AV programs that still work with Win98?

I'd like to jump to NOD32


We go back. ESET doesn't stop at providing antivirus for Windows XP and 2000. If you're running Windows 95 or 98, ESET NOD32 Antivirus version 2.7 is your product.

ESET NOD32 Antivirus v2.7 was named "Best Antivirus Product of 2006" by AV-Comparatives. It brings unparalleled Internet threat protection to those running earlier versions of Windows.

While no free trial is available, you can purchase this legacy version by contacting a member of our Sales Support staff at 1-866-502-ESET (3738).
-Eset NOD32

Edited:
Didn't see your second post on the subject before I posted.  :-[
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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Iconshock's Community Site
« Last post by Curt on September 16, 2008, 05:26 PM »
I tried to register at their site, but wasn't allowed to have nick name I can remember - you know "Please enter a valid nick, Don´t use spaces or signs". Spaces, I can do without, but what is it with the signs? Not even a dot is allowed! I skipped registration.
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Found Deals and Discounts / Take Command for $50
« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2008, 07:37 PM »
Offer received from Tugboat ("Selkie"): Take Command @ 50% = $50

JP Software Take Command. Normal listed price: $100 ~ until the end of September: $50
- if you use the rebate coupon tugboat50.

However, they have 3 versions, one is FREE, and another ("LE") is $40, so you might want to compare:
http://www.jpsoft.com/Comparison.html
I have not checked if the discount code also will work on the cheaper version.

http://www.jpsoft.com/

Why Get Take Command?

The Take Command Graphical Shell Saves Time
Integrated file explorer - examine directories, drag and drop files
Run multiple command line sessions in a tabbed environment
Customizable startup tabs and toolbar
Common command input area for all sessions

Take Command Console Upgrades Your Command Processor
Built-in batch file editor and debugger (Not in LE)
Command line editing with filename completion, history, and cut & paste
Comprehensive help system

A CMD Compatible Advanced Command Language
157 Built-in Commands (111 in LE)
220 Functions (140 in LE)
149 System Variables (97 in LE)
Mature well tested code
Upwardly compatible with CMD.EXE with literally hundreds of additions

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Works Well With Others
Fast - 20-200% faster output display than the standard Windows console
Access FTP servers as local directories
Use aliasing to customize the language
Integrate PERL, Ruby, REXX, VBScript and other Active Scripting languages
Available in English, French and German.

It is not easy to show a picture of a command line program, so here is an advice from their homepage:
Don't get frustrated!

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Take Command

It's a real-time wizard that allows you to do very complicated file management actions with a few keystrokes:
- Select, copy, move and delete files in ways that a graphical shell or CMD can only dream of.
- Select or exclude files from any command by their date, time, size, and extended wildcards for extraordinary flexibility.
- FTP and HTTP locations can be treated as if they were local disk drives.
- Our graphical shell provides massive productivity increases for people who work at the command line a lot.

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Take Command allows you to create enormously powerful Windows batch files to control repetitive processes:

- Almost 150 internal commands and a powerful batch debugger with single stepping, breakpoints, syntax colouring, popup variable windows, and editing;
- Real flow control including subroutines, DO statements, IF THEN ELSE statements, SWITCH statements and error handling;
- 220 internal functions and 140 internal systems variables make it easy to know everything about your computer;

- In Version 9, seven new monitoring commands allow you to set up watches for changes in things like processes, services, files or folders, USB ports, firewire ports, etc and take actions like emailing someone, killing processes or updating a website based on those changes.

Take Command goes beyond the standard command processor environment with features such as extensive context-sensitive online help, shell monitoring commands, plugins, aliases for commonly used commands, a powerful command line editor, history recall, filename completion (even across a network), popup command and directory history windows, and extended directory searches that can take you to any directory on your system by entering only part of its name. And if you don't like the default behaviour, Take Command allows you to adjust its configuration either through interactive dialogues or on the command line.

Buy Take Command at the JP Software e-store:
http://store.jpsoft....p?ProductCode=TC9-NC
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General Software Discussion / Re: Almeza MultiSet
« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2008, 05:00 AM »
Free "today", Monday 15 Sept 2008 at GAOTD. Now version 6.1

http://www.giveawayo...day.com/multiset-61/

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Macrium Reflect Backup Program
« Last post by Curt on September 15, 2008, 04:49 AM »
I use it for backups,  but don't know yet if it actually will rescue anything.

However, "tomorrow", Tuesday 16 Sept, it is on Bits du Jour at half the normal price, $20 instead of €30...

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http://www.bitsdujou...are/macrium-reflect/
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General Software Discussion / Re: New Super-PikyBasket Suite is shareware
« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2008, 02:29 PM »
Does anyone have the setup file for the "old" PikyBasket, please? I will like to test the new PikySuite, but this will take for me to remove the old version, and I don't have the setup file, in case I would like to re-install.
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General Software Discussion / Re: New Super-PikyBasket Suite is shareware
« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2008, 02:17 PM »
Two more important 'features' to be mentioned:

Compatibility: PikySuite products are add-ons to Windows Explorer. They also work inside other popular file managers such as Total Commander, Directory Opus, xplorer2, RecentX, XYPlorer and ExplorerXP. 
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https://www.donation....msg129009#msg129009
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Official Announcements / Re: September 2008 Discounts
« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2008, 01:47 PM »
This Month's Special Discounts and Giveaways

- not yet updated for September

Edited:
Sorry, I was so much in a hurry that I didn't get the full message:

I am currently experincing technical difficulties on my end that are preventing me from getting the drawing and the specials pages updated with the new giveaway and discounts.
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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo get back 'Image Dimensions' in Explorer?
« Last post by Curt on September 13, 2008, 12:06 PM »
- I had to see if XnView had come up with new features I didn't know about. XnView is good, it is very good, and fast, but it still doesn't add Image Dimensions to Explorer. Yes, it will tell the dimensions if you right-click an image, but that is not the feature I am looking for.

It is a little strange to me how easily I can have these columns in Explorer tell me just about anything, but the dimensions.

clickable thumb:

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As you can see, I already have "Image Dimensions" listed, but it is not working. However, it used to work, a month or so ago, when I had another program / DLL installed / registered. Back then I had two "Image Dimensions" listed, but only one of them would work. I kept the wrong program!

So:
"What programs will add "Image Dimensions" to the Explorer columns?"
:tellme:
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General Software Discussion / Re: Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 03:04 PM »
Just remember that other programs are using Protexis as well. It may not be too smart to actually delete the entire folder.
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General Software Discussion / Re: HowTo get back 'Image Dimensions' in Explorer?
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 05:35 AM »
Re-reading this thread, I cannot believe I never asked the more logical question:
"What programs will add "Image Dimensions" to the Explorer columns?"

You see, the problem is still there: I have the column, Dimensions, but they are not listed:

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By now I have absolutely no recall of the names of those program I removed some weeks ago, so I can't re-find the program - at least, I have not yet been able to. I guess it merely was a DLL, but I don't KNOW.

Are you having such a column in your image folder? From where did you get it?
Could you name some programs that add this feature? Maybe I can recognise the name as something familiar!
I really want to get back those Image Dimensions! 
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Official Announcements / Re: New Program Released - Flipbook Printer - 11/20/05
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 04:58 AM »
"readme": "If everything else fails, read the manual"


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- and I quote from this manual:
"Your movie should be very very short, just a couple of seconds"

So the first step is not to import, but to edit your .avi movie.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 04:30 AM »
PS
I retain copyright on both Corel WinZip Pro TextEdtor Plus X3 Ultimate and Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimater.



We will certainly expect these programs to be fully Vistable!  ;)


X1 came out and I stayed away, but won a full copy so installed it.

You actually WON a copy of X1 ? Wow!
I haven't tried PaintShop Pro since 1995, so I totally envy you!!

Beside the problems and the lack of ethics; isn't X2 both stable and The Best ??
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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the best image-"framer"?
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 03:41 AM »
Regarding AutoMatting:
1) You need to register before downloading a trial.
2) SetupAutoMattingXP.exe wouldn't install on my XP.
-   Filesize was 66kb, should have been 8½mb.
3) $50 for this one feature is maybe a little too much for me.

But I really like the capability to frame all these vertical-scape images.
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General Software Discussion / Re: How to get rid of the restart prompt afer win update?
« Last post by Curt on September 12, 2008, 03:17 AM »
How to get rid of the restart prompt that keeps cropping up after a windows update ?

Ohh, there are updates for Windows?
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