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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 19, 2011, 10:09 AM »
That leaves Vim. I have often installed it, but never brought up enough motivation to get into it.

That would be the really cool thing about e's command mode. It's vi the other way round. I wish there was a Visual Studio plugin that does this (there is a commercial Vi plugin, but I want it the other way round, like e does it).
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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 19, 2011, 10:06 AM »
From the Intype forums:

We have gathered here to celebrate and remember a life once lived. Intype was a good editor, an editor which had brought so much joy, bundles and snippets to our lives. We trusted in it. Being kept alive by yarden for a couple of years it finally lost its long battle with developers' ability to concentrate on everything apart from its development. Intype is dead but it will live in our memories forever.

Leave flowers and condolences here.

I like that one. I think it could be copy/pasted without modification to the e editor forum.
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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 19, 2011, 10:04 AM »
Never heard of Intype before. It's first alpha version was made available in January 2007. And the current version seems to be Alpha 0.3.x :P
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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 19, 2011, 09:59 AM »
Which other text editor running on Windows does support TextMate bundles?
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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 19, 2011, 03:44 AM »
One that was just announced on here for a DC special that I use a lot is e.  It's definitely not your standard text editor, but once you get into using it, you really see the power of it.
-wraith808 (November 04, 2010, 11:37 AM)

That's one of those editors that I never tried out because the information at the web site isn't enough to warrant downloading the trial. I need to see screenshots and more details before I download a trial. (I hate when sites only have screencasts.)
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-Renegade (May 18, 2011, 10:07 PM)

I have used e every now and then since I won a license here on DC. It has some cool and unique features (Bundles, Command mode, show whitespace under selection, store unnamed files in session, and more). I've made a whole list of stuff comparing it with Notepad++ with the goal of posting it here in the e review topic. Unfortunately, I can't find it any more :(

Anyway, I can remember the two main points turning me off of e:
  • stability problems. I had many crashes, leading to a situation where e wouldn't start any more until you deleted its configuration.
  • the forums indicate total lack of support (the project seems dead)
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Living Room / Re: Sony Playstation Network hacked - All your infos are belong to hackers.
« Last post by phitsc on May 18, 2011, 10:39 AM »
Now this one's really funny:

According to reports on Nyleveia.com, Eurogamer, and NeoGAF, Sony's PlayStation Network password reset system-the one just put in place after the PSN hack-has been compromised, allowing hackers to change a PSN password if they know your email and date of birth. Exactly the sort of information that was released in the original hack.

http://kotaku.com/58...entially-compromised
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Living Room / Re: Sony details welcome back package for PSN users
« Last post by phitsc on May 18, 2011, 10:31 AM »
Seems reasonable to me. Glad I never bought Wipeout HD ;)

And even more glad I'm not living in Germany :P

Here's the official Sony Europe announcement:
http://uk.playstatio...L-link4-de_DE-121204
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Living Room / Re: Worlds leading experts...How is this status given?
« Last post by phitsc on May 18, 2011, 10:04 AM »
excellent ;D
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General Software Discussion / Re: EditPad Pro 7 - released
« Last post by phitsc on May 18, 2011, 09:05 AM »
Had a look at EditPad Pro 7 thanks to it being mentioned here. Looks to be a very good editor, though I'm not sure I could justify the 40€ compared to Notepad++ being free.

Distinct features or what I like about it compared to Notepad++ (note that I mostly code in VS but use an external editor for XML or config files, but sometimes code as well):
  • Bracket highlighting
  • Select between matching brackets seems very useful
  • File navigator. Very cool!
  • Two-key shortcuts (so I could mimic VS shortcuts)
  • Powerful find and replace (e.g. Adapt case)
  • Copy without selection copies current line (like in VS)
  • Instant highlight (but Notepad++ has that as well)
  • Spell checker (but couldn't try in Trial version)

What I like about Notepad++ which EditPad Pro 7 doesn't seem to have:
  • Indent guide
  • Show word wrap symbol when word wrap enabled
  • Auto completion (e.g. for XML)
  • Keyboard shortcut to cycle through 'List All Matches' results
  • Windows standard context menu in File Explorer view (for source control integration)

There's not DC member discount for EditPad Pro 7, or is there?
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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post
« Last post by phitsc on May 18, 2011, 02:08 AM »
Ah, a nicer job!

I find myself thanking you again, phitsc :)  Thanks!
-ewemoa (May 18, 2011, 01:56 AM)

You're very welcome :)
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Living Room / Javascript PC Emulator
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 09:30 AM »
Kind of cool. Requires Firefox 4 or Chrome 11 to run.

http://bellard.org/jslinux/

Follow the tiny Technical notes link at the bottom for the details.

Even comes with a C compiler ;)
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General Software Discussion / Re: SpiderOak - very nice people =)
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 08:40 AM »
I'm still looking for a secure online backup service offering a client that runs on one of the current NASes. I've asked SpiderOak support if their Linux client would work on a QNAP or Synology NAS but unfortunately the answer was no (I guess that means someone would just have to try).
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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 07:46 AM »
ewemoa1000.png
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Developer's Corner / Re: AttachMate/Novell Lays Off People - Mono Hit
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 03:29 AM »
It seems now to be confirmed that *all* Mono developers have been made redundant.

De Icaza has founded a new company to hire these guys in order to continue working on Mono.

http://www.h-online....Xamarin-1244119.html
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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone using Silverlight?
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 01:24 AM »
Silverlight might gain some more popularity with Windows Phone 7 and device development with the brand new Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Strangely enough, Silverlight for Windows Embedded is currently for native (C++) development only, while Windows Phone 7 applications are typically programmed with managed code (mostly C# I guess).
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Living Room / Re: Visual Studio lost my solution
« Last post by phitsc on May 17, 2011, 12:56 AM »
Hey ewemoa, approaching your thousand's post!  :Thmbsup:
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Living Room / Re: Visual Studio lost my solution
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 04:35 PM »
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I'd never heard of SVN before. Looks way overkill for this, but I'll try it just to learn it.
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-Fred Nerd (May 16, 2011, 04:05 PM)

As soon as something takes you more than a day to program, I'd say it's not overkill any more. And it's actually very easy to use too. Install TortoiseSVN, read a short tutorial that teaches you the very basics, and you're good to go. You'll soon understand the benefits that a VCS gives you over mere backups of your code.

I'd even say everyone needs to take a Subversion (or other VCS) assignment before he's allowed to take on any other programming assignment ;)
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Living Room / Re: Visual Studio lost my solution
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 02:25 PM »
You can find quite a nifty subversion hosting comparison here:

http://www.svnhostingcomparison.com/

Filter for 'Free only' and 'OSS Only: No'.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Podcasts of ACCU 2011 conference
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 02:18 PM »
ACCU = Association of C and C++ Users
-mouser (May 16, 2011, 12:24 PM)

Exactly. Besides the yearly conference (which I have never attended to be honest) ACCU publishes two journals with programming-related articles (not only C++) written by volunteering members. I find both publications really quite good. I urge everyone who's into C / C++ (or programming in general) to join.

ACCUbuttonl_88x31.gif

The archive of Overload (one of the publications) is available to non-members as well.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Podcasts of ACCU 2011 conference
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 01:46 PM »
Thanks, phitsc - the talks seem quite useful. I'm watching CPU Caches and Why You Care by Scott Meyers, who seems indeed funny =)

Btw, slides can be found by googling for the talks' titles. For example, the slides for the talk mentioned in your post is here.
-ilovekonoka (May 16, 2011, 11:35 AM)

Hey, thanks ilovekonoka for pointing that out. Now that makes these talks *really* useful!

I've long wanted to hear Scott Meyers speak, but that guy is just so damn expensive :(
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Developer's Corner / Podcasts of ACCU 2011 conference
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 10:48 AM »
There are some podcasts of ACCU 2011 conference talks online now. I have not attended the conference (I am a member of ACCU though). I've watched the Move Semantics, Perfect Forwarding, and Rvalue references talk by Scott Meyers. Video is more or less unusable (you can't read the slides), but the audio quality is really good. And Scott seems to be a funny guy :) . So I guess the talks will be hard to follow if you have no prior knowledge whatsoever about the respective subject.

Podcasts are here: http://skillsmatter....event/home/accu-2011

Info about ACCU is here: http://accu.org/

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Living Room / Re: Visual Studio lost my solution
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 06:53 AM »
It's of course no help now, but: start using a version control system.

There are free hosting services that allow closed source projects, if you'd rather keep your stuff private.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Deduplication, encryption, security and... Dropbox
« Last post by phitsc on May 16, 2011, 02:12 AM »
And the tale goes on:

http://www.wired.com...2011/05/dropbox-ftc/
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Living Room / Re: A real bicycle that you can grow?...from nylon?
« Last post by phitsc on May 15, 2011, 04:22 PM »
Calling that "growing" is a bit misleading. But the technology is still pretty neat. :Thmbsup:
-Deozaan (May 14, 2011, 07:20 PM)

Indeed. I expected you can eat it once you've reached your destination.  ;)
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Living Room / Re: Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading List
« Last post by phitsc on May 13, 2011, 08:55 AM »
When a fantasy writer meets the web:
http://www.newyorker...ller?currentPage=all

George R. R. Martin has now sold more than fifteen million books worldwide, and his readership will likely multiply exponentially after the launch, this month, of “Game of Thrones,” a lavish HBO series based on “A Song of Ice and Fire.” He is committed to nurturing his audience, no matter how vast it gets. “It behooves a writer to be good to his fans,” he says. Still, a close relationship with one’s audience has its drawbacks. As Martin puts it, “The more readers you have, the harder it is to keep up, and then you can’t get any writing done.”
-zridling (April 27, 2011, 08:15 AM)
Still -- I wish he'd finish that book. And, I hope it's the last of the series because I doubt I'll live long enough for him to finish another.  It's hardly "nursing" his audience when he leave us hanging for years, and years. If he's too busy because of his fans, he can move in with me and I'll protect him from them until he gets that  $#?&  book done!
-sazzen (May 13, 2011, 08:30 AM)

Is your real name Annie Wilkes by any chance ;)
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