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General Software Discussion / Re: Need recommendations for ScreenMagnifying applications

« Last post by lanux128 on February 07, 2007, 07:42 PM »

there is one that is AHK-based: Magnifier.

a little bit similar to the built-in magnifier of accessories in windows. but much better performance and you have the sourcecode and can optimize it for your needs. there are over 5 versions as people in the ahk-forum optimized them for their needs. Its even fast enough to magnify flash-videos in realtime.

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General Software Discussion / Re: CD Ripping

« Last post by lanux128 on February 07, 2007, 07:39 PM »

i'd go for AudioGrabber (freeware since v1.8x). but if you're in the browsing mood, check out, www.mp3machine.com and www.audioutilities.com. they've listed & categorized tons of tools..

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General Software Discussion / Re: PDF Explorer

« Last post by lanux128 on February 07, 2007, 07:31 PM »

Anyone speak Portugese?

-Carol Haynes (October 05, 2005, 06:31 AM)

jgpaiva does..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: DONE: Barnacle - Add toolbars to your favorite programs

« Last post by lanux128 on February 07, 2007, 07:23 PM »

sheesh.. that did the trick, must remember to rtfm..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: DONE: Barnacle - Add toolbars to your favorite programs

« Last post by lanux128 on February 06, 2007, 08:20 PM »

it's okay, Skrommel. i can manage until then..
btw, can you figure out why in the screenshot, the toolbar's background is white, instead of #EBE9ED?

my ini file is like this:
[Settings]
class=Metapad
color=#EBE9ED

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Living Room / Re: Saving Electricity and Power Consumption

« Last post by lanux128 on February 05, 2007, 08:13 PM »

glad to be of help.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Minesweeper cheats!

« Last post by lanux128 on February 05, 2007, 08:02 PM »

i think it's a US govt. requirement not to include any undocumented features in software that is sold to them..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Ability to limit what extensions are returned

« Last post by lanux128 on February 05, 2007, 07:54 PM »

according to the help file, if you give a score -9999, it won't appear again..


to exclude the extensions quickly, just right-click on the extension when it appears on the results pane & choose either of the top 2 item..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR v2.00.42 ALPHA PREVIEW Release - February 4, 2007

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 11:36 PM »

hmm.. how did i miss that?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Usage tips in Farr

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 10:41 PM »

ok, no problem.. in the meantime, i'll try to add some of the tips that i use daily..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Latest FARR v2.00.42 ALPHA PREVIEW Release - February 4, 2007

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 09:53 PM »

sorry for being a dunce, but how do i enable the date column?

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Find And Run Robot / Usage tips in Farr

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 09:48 PM »

mouser, i noticed this in one of the screenshots, which i think is a very unobstrusive way of showing Farr's usage tips.. is there a complete list which i can paste into Options window?

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General Software Discussion / Re: squeak: new language that looks like an open-source flash?

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 09:19 PM »

there is also OpenLaszlo which aims to transcend the various formats of the web, plenty of demos here..

OpenLaszlo is an open source platform for creating zero-install web applications with the user interface capabilities of desktop client software.

OpenLaszlo programs are written in XML and JavaScript and transparently compiled to Flash and, with OpenLaszlo 4, DHTML. The OpenLaszlo APIs provide animation, layout, data binding, server communication, and declarative UI. An OpenLaszlo application can be as short as a single source file, or factored into multiple files that define reusable classes and libraries.

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Living Room / Re: cost of running a pc (in the UK)?

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 08:36 PM »

this is what i managed to find out:
How do I find out how much electricity something uses?
- http://michaelblueja...tricity/howmuch.html

Calculate the Potential Savings from Power Managing Your Computers
http://pmdb.cadmusde...ement/quickCalc.html

not an exact science, but close..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: DONE: Barnacle - Add toolbars to your favorite programs

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 08:21 PM »

skrommel, can i make a single button available for all programs? and also make it aligned with the existing toolbar, instead of a new toolbar?

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Skrommel's Software / Re: Accents

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 08:13 PM »

sure, skrommel.. here's my ini file but i haven't included all accents, only the one i use commonly..

[attachmini=#][/attachmini]

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General Software Discussion / Re: Installing office 2007 gets me a consistent 20-30% increase in Explorer's CP

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 08:02 PM »

i don't use Outlook 2007 but there's a thread here that goes along the similar line..
What Does MS Say About Outlook 2007 Slowness Issue? ETA for soln?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Staff rotation tool

« Last post by lanux128 on February 04, 2007, 07:43 PM »

cool shot, tinjaw! looking forward to an alpha version..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: a batch Zip program

« Last post by lanux128 on February 01, 2007, 11:11 PM »

also you can use WinRAR, which came out tops in DC's  Best Archive Tool review..

just select all the folders that you want to archive, and click 'Add to Archive'. In the ensuing dialog, go to 'Files' and check 'Put each file to separate archive'. that's all..

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Print Screen automaticly open and paste

« Last post by lanux128 on February 01, 2007, 10:55 PM »

Screenshot Captor could launch an external editor upon capture (see pic)



but since you don't want SC running in the background, try IrfanView. i use it as my USB app (ie. when away from my PC). it can do a screen-capture and you can edit on after that..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: What New Major Feature is Most Important for you in Find and Run Robot?

« Last post by lanux128 on January 31, 2007, 02:12 AM »

yes, with a plugin structure in place, all those talented programmers can try a hand in writing a plugin thus enhancing its popularity/usability even more.. then mouser can sit back and watch how Farr's usage expands..

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capturing transparent windows with transparency - update

« Last post by lanux128 on January 31, 2007, 01:23 AM »

ah, rounded corners! nice..

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Find And Run Robot / Re: What New Major Feature is Most Important for you in Find and Run Robot?

« Last post by lanux128 on January 31, 2007, 01:20 AM »

yes, since firefox's bookmarks are not in a url files, it's difficult to search for them without opening Firefox itself.. so, i'm going to try out Launchy just to see how the the Foxy plugin pans out..

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General Software Discussion / QuickSoundSwitch

« Last post by lanux128 on January 31, 2007, 01:10 AM »

introducing QuickSoundSwitch... a nice freeware with command-line support, no need to install..

QuickSoundSwitch is a small System Tray tool, which allows you to switch the default sound device with only one click.
It is useful for PCs with more than one soundcard (or for example soundcard + usb headset..)! A lot of windows programs like games, media players etc. are using the default windows sound device.
So, since I got two soundcards in my computer, I really got pissed about changeing the output device in the Control Panel all the time.

I was searching the web, but could not find a program to get rid of this..

-web-site

SysTray menu


Settings

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Find And Run Robot / Re: What New Major Feature is Most Important for you in Find and Run Robot?

« Last post by lanux128 on January 31, 2007, 12:54 AM »

forgot to mention earlier, i'm going for Plugin Support. btw, Launchy's version 1.0 Final already has this plugin support. among the plugins:
 

Foxy Plugin (foxy.dll)

The Foxy plugin will automatically load your FireFox bookmarks into the database.  Just search for them as you would applications.
Quick searches: Launchy loads Firefox quick searches and will index the keyword into the database.  Use it like you would a web search.

also, folder search & calculator plugins.. hmm.. do their authors lurk in Farr's forums? anyway, more info here -> Launchy v1.0 release notes..