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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Mass convert already locally saved html (+htm +mht) files to pdf

« Last post by tomos on March 15, 2019, 03:19 AM »

@jity2 yöu mention OCR - what for? Are there some images with text involved?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« Last post by tomos on March 11, 2019, 08:06 AM »

screenshot

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: O&O Software sale - 50 to 90% off

« Last post by tomos on February 27, 2019, 04:21 PM »

Always good to get a recommendation
I used use their imaging backup software, it was good a few years back, so is probably still good today...

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 03:52 PM »

@tomos: The MTK SoC would be enough to cross it off any list of phones I would be considering.

After having two phones with MTK SoC's both have major problems I'd never consider them again.
By contrast I have almost 10 year old Qualcomm based Huawei phones that still work fine.

Not saying it might not be a bad phone for someone else but it isn't one I would consider.

-4wd (February 26, 2019, 03:46 PM)

thanks 

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 03:35 PM »

I would check the specs on the Redmi, there are very few Xiaomi phones designed for countries other than China or India.

The ones that say "Global" usually just means they have English set as the default language and the Play Store available, no changes for the underlying hardware.

-4wd (February 26, 2019, 03:09 PM)

some are labeled as 'global' some as 'EU' -- it's not clear what if any difference. Most places dont give as much info as they could (some making no mention of warranty, although just found one reputable with two years warranty.)
It's for sale in at least one larger bricks and mortar shop here now. And many reputable online merchants. Only a few amazon reviews but they seem genuine and very positive...

specs from geizahls

https://geizhals.at/...b-blau-a1846828.html
OS    Android 8.1
Display    5.45", 1440x720 Pixel, 16 Mio. Farben, IPS, kapazitiver Touchscreen
Kamera hinten    13.0MP, f/​2.2, Phasenvergleich-AF, LED-Blitz, Videos @1080p/​30fps
Kamera vorne    5.0MP
Schnittstellen    Micro-USB-B 2.0, 3.5mm-Klinke, WLAN 802.11b/​g/​n, Bluetooth 4.2
Sensoren    Beschleunigungssensor, Annäherungssensor, Lichtsensor, Kompass
SoC    Mediatek Helio A22, 64bit
CPU    4x 2.00GHz Cortex-A53
GPU    PowerVR GE8300
RAM    2GB
Speicher    32GB, microSD-Slot (shared, bis 256GB)
Navigation    A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
Modem    GSM (0.2Mbps/​0.1Mbps), UMTS, LTE
Frequenzbänder    2G (850/​900/​1800/​1900), 3G (B1/​B2/​B5/​B8), 4G (B1/​B2/​B3/​B4/​B5/​B7/​B8/​B20/​B38/​B40)
Netzstandards    GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE-A
Akku    3000mAh, fest verbaut
SAR-Wert    0.656W/​kg (Kopf), 1.523W/​kg (Körper)
Gehäuseform    Barren
Gehäusematerial    Kunststoff (Rückseite)
Abmessungen    147.5x71.5x8.3mm
Gewicht    145g
SIM-Formfaktor    Nano-SIM (1x shared)
Besonderheiten    Dual-SIM, Benachrichtigungs-LED (einfarbig)
Gelistet seit    09.07.2018, 13:28

specs from Notebooksbilliger 'EU' version

https://www.notebook...u?nbbRef=forcew2evf6
Herstellernummer: MZB6347EU
EAN-Nummer:    6941059608509
Handy-Hardware
interner Speicher    32 GB
SD-Kartenformat    microSD
Arbeitsspeicher    2.000 MB
Handy-Display
Displaygröße    13,84 cm (5,45")
Displayauflösung    HD+ (1440x720 Pixel)
Besonderheiten    18:9 Format
Handy-Kamera
Hauptkamera    13 Megapixel , f/2.2
Handy-Frontkamera
Frontkamera    5 Megapixel
Handy-SIM
     Dual-SIM , Nano + Nano
Sim-Lock    nein
Betriebssystem und Merkmale
     Blau
Betriebssystem    Android 8.0 Oreo
Mobilfunknetze und Frequenzen
4G/LTE-Advanced    [ticked] (?)
3G Frequenzen    850, 900, 1.900, 2.100 MHz
2G Frequenzen (GSM)    900, 1.800, 1.900 MHz
Konnektivität und Sensoren
Ladeanschluss    Micro-B USB 2.0
Kopfhöreranschluss    3,5mm Klinkenanschluss
Bluetooth    4.2
WLAN    [ticked]
Fingerprint-Sensor    [ticked]
Gesichtserkennung    [ticked]
GPS Standortbestimmung    [ticked]
Handy-Akku
Akku-Kapazität    3.000 mAh
Handy-Lieferumfang
Lade- und Datenkabel    
Garantie
Garantie    2 Jahre Gewährleistung

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 02:28 PM »

thanks rgdot, I also see amazon proper getting poor review from price-comparision sites.

I've been quite happy with the Nokia 6.1 (64 GB model) I bought last year. I searched on amazon.de and found the 32 GB model here that should fit the budget. I assume you can pick a different color for a similar price, if desired.
It has a decent processor and quit fair battery life (2+ days on light use), and all modern stuff like usb-c, 3.5mm audioplug, no notch and a (fast) fingerprint scanner on the back.

-Ath (February 26, 2019, 01:32 PM)

thanks Ath, I'll pass on the recommendation.
Candidates (with rough pricing) are:**

Nokia 6.1 - 200€
Samsung A6 - 200€
Huawei P smart - 150€
Samsung J5 - 130€
Xiaomi Redmi 6A - 100€ (other Xiaomi models I found are too big)

That'll give him a range of choices.

** he was looking for something:

• not too big
• a reasonable camera -- cant remember the name of the model he has now but it has the worst camera I've seen in years, so anything will be better :-)
• under 200€

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 11:50 AM »

This more commentary than anything else:

A friend asked for a phone recommendation.
I bought the Moto G6 myself a while back, I love it and would recommend it to anyone (note I dont use it for games), apart from the fact it has a glass back, that on mine is already broken in two places. In fairness I like to use minimal protection/cover and have dropped it a few times. It is still usable with a silicon cover. Next time round though I'll try get something with a metal or plastic back.

So anyways, I was looking for alternatives, am surprised how few other good recommendations I've found in that price class (say 150 to 200 euro). I'm looking for a phone for the European market, a phone whose warranty is valid in the same market, ideally a phone bought from a German seller to ease return if necessary. What really surprised me was that on German amazon (.de) there are a *lot* of phones from eastern Europe, Russia, from the US being sold without any indication that they are not for the German market; many of them have no warranty here.
More disturbing is that there seems to be a lot of B-ware (and worse) being sold as new (again no indication). I'm starting to think amazon is not the place to buy a phone... (or if so, to buy very carefully).

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Living Room / Re: Kill me if you want (buying good, cheap and pretty two hard disks)

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 11:24 AM »

Have you done a search?

Rofl, seriously?

-highend01 (February 26, 2019, 10:35 AM)

it was more of a suggestion than a question.

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Living Room / Re: Kill me if you want (buying good, cheap and pretty two hard disks)

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 10:32 AM »

Contro, please stop making so many posts with very little info -- please wait until you know what is going on, then make one post instead of many.
Thank you

Re compatibility, what is your OS?
I'm sure you can very easily find out online what is possible in terms of HD/SSD size and whether there are workarounds etc.
Have you done a search?

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Living Room / Re: Is there any compact portable browser?

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 10:27 AM »

^ I was presuming low use of resources meant small size. Not logical...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Recovering my space in the phone memory

« Last post by tomos on February 26, 2019, 10:25 AM »

Why would you want to do it from windows?

in Android ?

-Contro (February 26, 2019, 05:07 AM)

have you looked through the android apps thread - What Android Apps Do You Use?

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by tomos on February 25, 2019, 03:03 PM »

^very nice

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General Software Discussion / Re: Tasking

« Last post by tomos on February 25, 2019, 11:42 AM »

Have you ever tried InfoQube?
It's been going through huge changes in the last year and more, well worth checking out.
Mindmapping is way down the list of what it can do, but there is some ability there. See also the 'Surface' --

"The two-dimensional IQ Surface is an infinitely-sized sheet that can be used to show items. It is an innovative way to view outlines, combining the free-form 2D layout and linking of concept maps with the expand / collapse features of grids"

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Living Room / Re: Is there any compact portable browser?

« Last post by tomos on February 25, 2019, 11:34 AM »

http://kmeleonbrowser.org/download.php
not sure how it plays with windows 10

Appears it is still being updated but I dont know anything about this -- App103 used recommend this, maybe she or someone else could chime in about it if they have any further info, thanks.

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Living Room / Re: Kill me if you want

« Last post by tomos on February 25, 2019, 11:25 AM »

!! Contro, we will probably kill you first for forcing us to follow your links -- not for buying what you want ;-)

Could you please tell us (in the post above) what you actually bought, thanks.

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Living Room / Re: NYT Long Essay: An Office Designed for Workers with Autism

« Last post by tomos on February 23, 2019, 04:04 AM »

A good read. I've never worked in an office environment, not a typical one at any rate -- I think I would find it very challenging, in spite of not being 'on the scale'.

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

« Last post by tomos on February 20, 2019, 03:30 AM »

(not sure of the origin of this)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Full Windows 10 on Raspberry Pi 3!

« Last post by tomos on February 12, 2019, 05:44 PM »

It works!

I haven't tested anything yet. I don't have a mouse connected. But it just booted into the OS after I completed the initial setup using only the keyboard. And it works!

-Deozaan (February 12, 2019, 05:34 PM)

well done :-)

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Living Room / Re: Refurbished or used internal hard disks 3½ 6TB-12TB

« Last post by tomos on February 08, 2019, 05:30 AM »

^Contro, what are the features you want -- cheap appears to be most important to you. Judging by Amazon reviews (not very scientific) the SSD I linked to above is about as dependable as a traditional HDD. The Samsung 4wd refers to gets 4.8 stars (out of over a thousand reviews) which is *very* high for any type of HDD. Seems to me the few euros more are well spent.
As said above, you should image your OS regularly anyways, that way you could chance a cheaper SSD -- you might be lucky, it might be okay.

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Living Room / Re: Refurbished or used internal hard disks 3½ 6TB-12TB

« Last post by tomos on February 05, 2019, 03:08 PM »

A link in ebay-amazon or aliexpress to a good and cheap ssd ?

-Contro (February 05, 2019, 04:42 AM)

this is not a recommendation -- I saved these links a while back, but have done no further research on the drives:
Replace your slow hard drive with these $25 SSDs (PCWorld)
gets 4.5 stars on UK amazon with 400 reviews -- seems like a good result. I usually check out the negative reviews to see if they give more info.

They under 30€ for 128GB on amazon.de with delivery via amazon, so returns should be easy enough.

Just for the OS 128 or 256 would be enough for me. Make regular images of OS. Might be okay...

EDIT// lol there seems to be a lot of SSDs on offer on amazon at that price...

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Living Room / Re: Arizona sunsets

« Last post by tomos on February 03, 2019, 04:17 PM »

13 Confessions of an Amateur Photographer

-Arizona Hot (January 28, 2019, 08:30 PM)

I took the liberty of adding this to the Photography and Camera Related thread

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Living Room / Re: Photography and Camera Related

« Last post by tomos on February 03, 2019, 04:15 PM »

from another thread, worth reading, especially if you find yourself wanting to buy a new fancy camera rather than *really* learn how to use the one you have.

13 Confessions of an Amateur Photographer

-Arizona Hot (January 28, 2019, 08:30 PM)

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release: cnpaperplay - Codenames /Codenames Duet Play on Paper Clone

« Last post by tomos on February 02, 2019, 05:42 PM »

For example, the guesser is supposed to say a word and a number. We never did understand what the number was for, since it wasn't used during our experiment.

-david842 (February 02, 2019, 04:03 PM)

I haven't played in a long time but,
you try and give a clue that will work for as many words as possible e.g. 'fruit' for apple, pear, -- that's where the number comes in, 2 in this case. So the other knows the clue refers to two words on their page.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ethervane Echo

« Last post by tomos on February 02, 2019, 01:11 PM »

I use mouser's Clipboard Help & Spell myself (aka 'CHS' -- also from here on donationcoder), but have also used Ethervane Echo and agree that it is a beautifully designed piece of software.

The original page is still here on dc:
NANY 2012 Release: Ethervane Echo

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General Software Discussion / Re: some useful but less-known software. share your list!!!

« Last post by tomos on January 30, 2019, 04:42 PM »

here it is:MassiGra download
you should use google translate for that website

-chashnniel (January 30, 2019, 11:48 AM)

yes, I should
thanks