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Find And Run Robot / Re: not freeware !!!

« Last post by lanux128 on April 08, 2007, 08:57 PM »

as dk70 said, why must the definition be cast in stone? if the software is good enough, then give it a try.. why must a iron-clad definition be imposed on it then chucked away before giving it a proper chance? in some of the forums, there are hair-splitting discussions that goes like this: "this is a good program BUT there is a small unobtrusive screen that says something about visiting the website for updates therefore it does not fit the STANDARD definition of freeware & off it goes.."

yes, software at DC goes through several phases but eventually it ends up as freeware with full technical support. when you pose a question in the forums, mouser doesn't check if you had donated in the last few months before answering.. in fact, he allows threads such as this to go on so that the user can decide for themselves whether to try out/use the programs at DC.

there is no need for anyone to be apologetic but i'm confident that this will be paradigm-shift just as we were so used to folders (and directories before them) with their hierarchy then tagging came along and changed everything. now people looking to implement this onto their desktop.. it will take some time..

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General Software Discussion / Re: To cut or not to cut - The lousy MS Office ribbon

« Last post by lanux128 on April 05, 2007, 02:18 AM »

there have been some discussions about that here in DC.. i'm like you, going to make peace with the ribbon, when i start using Office 2007 (eventually)..

here are threads:
• Ribbon vs. Toolbar, round 2
• Will you upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007?
• Microsoft Office 2007 public Beta out now!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: doPDF (pdf creator) - Freeware

« Last post by lanux128 on April 05, 2007, 02:09 AM »

hi there Softland, been trying out doPDF as an alternative PDF creator and i'm surprised that doPDf creates smaller & searchable PDFs..

however i'm having some problems that i would like to highlight..
• 1st, after saving and the file is displayed, the extension goes missing. this happens despite typing-in the ".pdf" at the save dialog.
• 2nd, if the typed filename contains a dot or hyphen, the filename gets cut-off. e.g. "my.work.2006.pdf" is saved as on "my".
• 3rd, at the save dialog if i type-in the name of an existing file, doPDF promptly overwrites the file without any warning!

i hope you will look into this in your future releases. i also would like to suggest that make doPDF be able to remember the last saved folder, instead of prompting to save into "My Documents" each time..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: not freeware !!!

« Last post by lanux128 on April 05, 2007, 01:05 AM »

i meant the signature image.. thanks for the link, heading right there..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: not freeware !!!

« Last post by lanux128 on April 04, 2007, 11:31 PM »

yes, if the software is of quality, then the users will be able to look beyond the hair-pulling discussions on the definition of freeware and actually look forward to enjoy using the software.. in the case of ASAP utilities, i think this program is of professional quality and has helped me a lot of times.. kudos to the developers..

P.S. btw, Ruffnekk nice image you have there.. do you take orders for customisation?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Configuring wordweb to search from FARR

« Last post by lanux128 on April 04, 2007, 11:22 PM »

yes, it's a good idea.. we were heading off-topic, anyway..

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Find And Run Robot / Configuring wordweb to search from FARR

« Last post by lanux128 on April 04, 2007, 10:56 PM »

ok mouser, the problem was solved by doing the following: i uninstalled WordWeb 5, removed all the registry entries then reinstalled without the following options.. now, it's working fine.

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Living Room / Re: how to find out if external HD uses USB 1.x or 2.x?

« Last post by lanux128 on April 04, 2007, 10:11 PM »

I think he meant remove them from device manager, so they get re-detected and drivers get re-installed. That sometimes helps

-f0dder (April 04, 2007, 07:49 AM)

thanks, f0dder.. that's what i had on my mind.. btw, i just remembered that sometimes inadequate power supply interferes with the USB controllers. a friend had somewhat similar problems but wasn't able to pinpoint the exact cause until his thumb drive got fried..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR v2.00.71 ALPHA PREVIEW Release - APRIL 4, 2007

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 11:46 PM »

right on to it, mouser.. thanks!

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Find And Run Robot / Re: not freeware !!!

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 10:31 PM »

mouser, this Excel add-in actually shuts down if not upgraded on time. this may come a bit abrupt but at least when it comes to bug reports or feature request, rest assured that when they say it's in the release there's no confusion to which one..

anyway, this way things are in order & in my opinion, if the author decides how to give away his software, i think that's his prerogative.. it's not like the users are forced to abet to these policies..

ok, i got this off my chest..

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Find And Run Robot / Configuring wordweb to search from FARR

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 10:19 PM »

the latest one, version 5..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: not freeware !!!

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 10:08 PM »

i usually shy away from these discussions but i'd like to make a point here.. i use a freeware tool called ASAP utilities and the developers — after getting tired of bugs reports from users who have older versions — insisted on a policy "to force an upgrade (free) every half year to make sure you are always using the best and most complete version".

after this policy implementation, the user base still grew and at the same time reduced a lot of redundant feature requests and bug reports. that's why i can relate to mouser's decision to include the reminders..

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Find And Run Robot / Configuring wordweb to search from FARR

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 09:45 PM »

mouser, there's an error with the WordWeb alias in Farr.. any ideas why?

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Living Room / Re: how to find out if external HD uses USB 1.x or 2.x?

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 08:58 PM »

BrotherS, try removing the USB controllers then let Windows detect them again.. btw, there are some suggestions here for troubleshooting USB in WinXP and Win2000 also maybe you want to consider a BIOS Update for your motherboard..

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Non-stop refreshing

« Last post by lanux128 on April 03, 2007, 08:40 PM »

still persistent, mouser.. to reproduce the problem, try doing this: create a folder & put inside it about 200 files, mixed with images & other file-types then set that folder as the default folder in SC's option dialog.. because that's what is happening at my system.

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Living Room / Re: how to find out if external HD uses USB 1.x or 2.x?

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 10:29 PM »

brotherS, you can easily check what version your USB controller is by doing the following:
1. Call up the Device Manager.
2. Expand the Universal Serial Bus Controllers branch.
3. If it says "Enhanced USB Controller", then your system is USB 2.0. Otherwise, if it says "USB Controller", then the system is USB 1.1.

i agree with mwb1100, you have to use specialized copy program to do the transfer.. my own personal experience, 40GB in about 20-30mins using xxcopy. btw, microsoft's robocopy (reputed to be one of the better copy programs) now has a gui

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Bmap - modify to strecth Wallpaper

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 10:07 PM »

ok, here you go.. also by changing in the registry, the "stretch" mode can't be turned off.. more info here.

• Start regedit.exe
• Goto "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop"
• Create a string value by the name: "WallpaperStyle"
• Set it to "2" for Stretch.
• Then you may have to log-off & on again.. after this, all wallpaper will be in stretch mode.

Other values: 1 - Center, 0 - Normal
btw, the normal caveat applies when dealing with the registry editor..

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General Software Discussion / Re: wanted: ($3 bounty) Automatic Stitching of Screenshots (freeware)

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 09:15 PM »

i will add an option in sc to try to autoscroll-capture by using cursor keys.

-mouser (April 02, 2007, 12:23 PM)

yes, mouser.. i think it'll be useful if SC had some basic stitching feature. there are some threads in the forums similar to this, which i've noticed:

• screen capture tool that appends captures to single image?
• Photo panorama creation

which shows that how much this is becoming prevalent..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Bmap - modify to strecth Wallpaper

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 09:10 PM »

if you're using WinXP, there are some registry keys that you can manipulate.. btw, if you're interested there's a small tool i've written for this purpose, PM me if you want to try the tool..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Keyboard lock

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 08:59 PM »

skrommel has already done something like this called Toddler Trap.. check here: 1 Hour Software by Skrommel

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General Software Discussion / Re: Monitor Resolution change tools?

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 08:54 PM »

(gotta keep mentioning FARR or Mouser gets angry!)

-Nighted (April 02, 2007, 03:53 PM)

me too, i use Qres to setup links to different resolutions and make them available as drop-down menu on launchbar commander..

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Official Announcements / Re: Announcement: DonationCoder.com Has Been Sold to Apple

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 08:52 PM »

Yeah. Jessie actually sold it to CNET. 

-tinjaw (April 02, 2007, 03:06 PM)

where's the link, tinjaw? hehe mouser really pulled off a great hoax this time..

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture extended menu

« Last post by lanux128 on April 02, 2007, 01:15 AM »

...because the author has made it both hide and popup on the same button, Escape. Every time I would make Flashnote or several other programs hide, by pressing Esc, WinSnap would popup and say Here I am! Too silly!  Yes, one can disable this feature, but wouldn't it be so more right if the two functions were seperated? I think so. I even wrote the author about it, but was only told not to have Esc as a hotkey for other programs!!!

-Curt (April 01, 2007, 09:00 AM)

Curt, reading your post made me chuckle a bit.. because i once suggested to the author, Alex, to set the 'Esc' key to either minimize or exit WinSnap.. [HERE]

btw, you can also undo a hotkey this way.. How to undo a hotkey?

P.S. WinSnap is a very good lightweight screen capturing tool but unfortunately has been a shareware since v2 (v1 is still freeware, though)..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Monitor Resolution change tools?

« Last post by lanux128 on April 01, 2007, 08:56 PM »

if you're into command-line, try using Qres

QRes is a command line utility to change screen resolution, color depth and refresh rate.

    * Version: 1.1
    * License: Freeware
    * Requirements: Windows 95/NT4/98/ME/2000/XP/2003

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Find And Run Robot / Re: slenderFARR - a new skin for FARR

« Last post by lanux128 on April 01, 2007, 08:52 PM »

works nicely for me.. good job, rbeeger.

btw, the options dialog can be closed via Alt-Spacebar-C..