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General Software Discussion / Re: Best free firewall for Windows?

« Last post by Curt on May 19, 2008, 02:56 AM »

A new version of Online Armor was launched today: 2.1.0.85

You can get the "pro" version with a $15 rebate, using dicount code OAFEB

-Curt (February 21, 2008, 07:09 AM)

- and yet another new version, also with a discount-giving code to be used soon:

Use the promo code OAMAY anytime in the next 15 days and you can get $15 off any Online Armor product (except renewals).

https://www.tallemu.com/buy_now.html

-Online Armor promotion email

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General Software Discussion / Re: Updated: Maxthon 2.0.8 FINAL supports IE/COM plugins

« Last post by Curt on May 18, 2008, 03:47 PM »

Homepage + this thread, only:

-Curt (May 18, 2008, 01:01 PM)

Two tabs, all of them, and the exact same pages - all fresh from Start.

- Maxthon 1.6 placed above Max 2.

K-Meleon is a little impressive, isn't it, very modest usage!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Updated: Maxthon 2.0.8 FINAL supports IE/COM plugins

« Last post by Curt on May 18, 2008, 01:01 PM »

It is very easy to make Firefox jump to half a giga, in fact when I read your post my Firefox was taking up 520 MB. But I use to minimize it once in a while, just long enough for it to free some memory, because in general I think it uses exactly the same as the others.

Homepage + this thread, only:

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Living Room / Re: Registry hack needed: Full date in the tray clock

« Last post by Curt on May 17, 2008, 06:35 PM »

I agree that BetaClock is The Best and what Edvard was asking for:
Edit:
[Sorry, Edvard - You specifically said you "don't want yet another software running".]



- the BetaClock code is: %longtime~|~dd-MM-yy


Loonier is sort of right, as AlfaClock USED to host the BetaClock file
- but that was before AlfaSoft got this new homepage site.

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by Curt on May 17, 2008, 02:31 PM »

Finally, another File Manager no one has mentioned recently (probably because it makes Dopus look like freeware) is PentaSuite (www.pentasuite.com). Anyone?

-Darwin (December 22, 2007, 02:22 PM)

Dead, or merely struggling not to die? Has not been updated for a year.

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by Curt on May 17, 2008, 02:01 PM »

Couldn't wait for your answer so I bought it anyway.

... I keep spending my money on software that I don't really use enough to justify the expense. FileBoss is a case in point -

-Darwin (May 17, 2008, 01:32 PM)

- I know what you mean. Why would I even want yet another file manager? I love my (amplified) Explorer!

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by Curt on May 17, 2008, 12:08 PM »

I'll play around with both and post more on them later.

-Darwin (December 22, 2007, 02:22 PM)

FileBoss is today's offer on Bits du Jour
- so NOW would be a good time to fulfill a certain part of your promise, Darwin! 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: on sale: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

« Last post by Curt on May 16, 2008, 08:38 AM »

The price is again $94.50   


One theme that excited the world of readers was the transmogrifier
- and this was the beginning of it:























 

---------
Edited for proper sequence order.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Convertibles on sale from Cornucopia3D

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 05:06 PM »

- and below that picture is the text about the object. In the case of 'Chevy Bel Air' the text is ending like this: "... Note: reflection settings may need adjustment in Vue 6 Easel."

- and easel is a cheap version of the mother program Vue - Vue by e-on. I am not sure how to describe the Cornucopia products other than: 3D sculpt image files, made for using in Vue!

Cornucopia3D is an online community dedicated to the Vue line of products. On Cornucopia3D, you will find all sorts of resources to improve your Vue experience: forums, galleries, tutorials,... as well as a store where you can find top-quality content at the best possible price!

Lucas Film Industrial Light & Magic is using a version of Vue.



At Cornucopia's there are more than a thousand files of various 3D motives which you can purchase in order to create you own images. One 3D sculpt can of course give you a huge number of possible variants.

http://www.geekatplay.com/t_flash.php
http://www.cornucopi...p;highlight=tutorial
http://www.cornucopi.../galleries/index.php

This gyu purchased a house, a forest, and some hills:


- and a car and a house:

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo Office 3 -- discounted to $29.95, if you know where to look

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 03:47 PM »

Yes, I too am getting these mails from Germany. I believe Softmaker is offering you upgrades to ('from') Ashampoo, because the first file you downloaded came from SoftMaker's site (and was also partly installed in the folder 'Softmaker') after you had given them your email address. They don't offer to update Ashampoo, but to upgrade. Are you planning to do the switch? I am. In fact I am planning to stay all clear of Ashampoo  on my next PC,  as I wrote earlier.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Convertibles on sale from Cornucopia3D

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 11:50 AM »

http://www.cornucopi...irst=1&crit=Sale


638x640 (292KB):


 FIAT Topolini...
$8.95 Add to Cart

   Auburn 851...
$7.95 Add to Cart

   Chevy Bel Air...
$10.95 Add to Cart
      
   Morgan +4
$3.45 Add to Cart
   
   Ford Mustan...
$8.95 Add to Cart
   
   Delahaye 165
$10.95 Add to Cart
   
   AC Cobra 42...
$4.95 Add to Cart
   
   Triumph TR2
$10.95 Add to Cart
   
   1936 Cord
$4.50 Add to Cart

   Bugatti 57S...
$2.95 Add to Cart

   Jaguar type E
$6.95 Add to Cart

   Jaguar XK12...
$9.95 Add to Cart

   Jaguar XK12...
$3.25 Add to Cart
   
   Austin Healey...
$6.95 Add to Cart
   
   Triumph TR3...
$10.95 Add to Cart
   
      
   Austin Heale...
$6.95 Add to Cart
   
   Lotus-Caterham...
$12.62 Add to Cart
   

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General Software Discussion / Re: XPPro SP3

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 11:19 AM »

12 nice pages overviewing SP3's contents:


OverviewOf_Windows_XP_ServicePack_3.pdf (323.21 kB - downloaded 1003 times.)

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: SnapSuite program family/Free online computer help

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 10:59 AM »

I am not able to see any difference between the two picture files.

- and what is 'poly'? 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo Office 3 -- discounted to $29.95, if you know where to look

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 10:10 AM »

Hmm... you are worrying me, CWuestefeld: I purchased #3 half an hour ago!! 

Edited:
- however, the monitor is there, but you can de-activate it.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ashampoo Office 3 -- discounted to $29.95, if you know where to look

« Last post by Curt on May 15, 2008, 10:01 AM »

I have this feeling that Ashampoo is hoping you will make an offer on one of their older programs...

Well, I offered $15 for the new $50 Uninstaller 3, and had to wait some days to receive their apology for not accepting my offer, (they know I have purchased ALL of their other programs, but NONE at full price). It was not possible for me to throw in my Yiggles, and I didn't have the patience to try $16, $17 etcetera, so my next bid was $20 which was accepted at once by the site's computer. [Edited: This deal gave me 400 Yiggles, so now I have 4.385 Yiggles, but for what?]  I guess each deal has some pre-formulated lowest-price, but it may not be the same price you can get.

--

I *think* I once asked SoftMaker about updating my Ashampoo Office at their site and was told they would have nothing to do with it; it was not their product. But tomos is making me wonder if I remember correctly.

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Living Room / Re: What's Your Favorite Smilie?

« Last post by Curt on May 14, 2008, 01:39 PM »

- because I ask a lot... and because I really am innocent!

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Living Room / Re: media icons - suggestions please.

« Last post by Curt on May 14, 2008, 01:11 PM »

So, nudone (congrats on your 2.500 posts!), what did you do about media icons? 

---

I have some nice icons for image files, but because of Zentient I never see them, and can't even show them!

These are my Mp3 icons - but from where did I get them?: 

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

« Last post by Curt on May 14, 2008, 01:05 PM »

nuhavedone 2500!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on May 14, 2008, 10:48 AM »

Oh, it was that easy! 
- thanks, Carol!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on May 14, 2008, 09:45 AM »

Thanks a lot, sri - just what the doctor ordered! 

Edited:
What extension used to give me Highlight > Open in Reg' Editor ?

- or was it purely a Maxthon feature? 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on May 13, 2008, 07:21 PM »

bumping!

All Customized Links is an "okay" substitute for half of the Maxthon Start Page, so my biggest problem with Firefox is that the only add'on I have found that comes close to the Maxthon toolbar for "favorites programs" is Launchy, and the author gave up updating this program two years ago, even though I think it still needs a lot in userfriendliness. The prime feature of Launchy is still working, more or less, but it is a nightmare to add links to other programs if you are not a coder. And it is for such a feature, links to other programs, I became interested in the first place.

So I came here to ask if 'you' know of a program / an add'on that will add such a feature to Firefox, making it easy to reach my favourite programs from the inside of Firefox 2, please?
 

-Curt (February 07, 2008, 02:16 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Plain text editor for writers

« Last post by Curt on May 13, 2008, 02:17 PM »

...  Go to www.evermoresw.com for a butt-kicker suite.  Admitted, not gratis (about half  MSOffice Home)  but "Word/Ecxel/Access" all in one binder under one file format.  "Copy-paste" - literally! - tables into word processor and the links are kept. Internet collaboration, yes.  And file conversion to/from MSOffice. Fair dinkum.  It also works exactly like MS Office - so no learning curve. ...

-Carsto (January 21, 2008, 09:48 PM)

Are you actually using this $99 EIOffice 2007 ?

It doesn't seem as if they are going to make it, I think. No updates for a long time, and not a word about Vista. Several links on the site are empty. I am not too sure who it is  being  butt-kicked...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Your fav' audio CD burner?

« Last post by Curt on May 13, 2008, 08:26 AM »

@ Babis - thanks for telling about pros and cons.

...as a Audio CD Ripper, I think EAC does better job (more complicated though)

-Babis (May 08, 2008, 04:17 AM)

I was trying out this EAC, but it never detected my CD disc. The drive but not the disc. Seems many would-be-users are having trouble with ASPI and IMAPI ?? I tried various fixes from the forum, but to no avail. I might though have a look at it again, if ever it passes the beta level.

--

@ linux128 - thanks for the link to your fine mini review. 

However, I will not have cygwin on this unstable PC of mine; too many probs in the past!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maxthon or Avant?

« Last post by Curt on May 13, 2008, 05:26 AM »

I use system-wide mouse gestures thanks to StrokeIt.

-sri (May 12, 2008, 10:32 PM)

- Is that "almost" or 'each&every program included' -system-wide?

StrokeIt hasn't been updated for 3 yrs. Does it have any problems?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Maxthon or Avant?

« Last post by Curt on May 12, 2008, 07:18 PM »

... From the link I provided : http://www.miniie.com/ you can see th...

... I suggest you take a look at the Donut family from Japan.

-wellofsouls (May 12, 2008, 04:58 AM)

- this is confusing me:
You imply that you read Chinese but suggests we should look at something from Japan. 

Besides, their site is not listing any version numbers to be read in Arabic (Latin) digits.

Edit:
And whatsmore: I have maybe 700 fonts, but miniIE has not chosen to use any of them...