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General Software Discussion / Re: Auto click windows dialog

« Last post by lanux128 on March 14, 2006, 07:44 PM »

here's another: RtvReco

RtvReco is designed to automate many aspects of Windows, by pressing buttons in annoying dialog boxes, choosing menu items, maximising, and minimising windows for you.

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General Software Discussion / Re: E-mail clients review

« Last post by lanux128 on March 14, 2006, 07:34 PM »

Do you really want to put all your eggs in the Google basket?
-rjbull (March 14, 2006, 03:27 AM)

well, to set the record straight... i use GMail in conjunction with Thunderbird but as m_s said if i'm using my browser, it's more likely that i'll use GMail rather than launching Thunderbird... ;-)

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P.S. my 1ooth post, yeah me! i can't remember another forum where i've gone past 50...

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General Software Discussion / Re: A List of Freeware Utilities

« Last post by lanux128 on March 14, 2006, 07:23 PM »

emm, not to forget EFB -> http://www.essential-freebies.de/
-AbteriX (March 14, 2006, 08:15 AM)

hey, how'd you do that spoiler thingy...? btw, here's another site with software in "Best-ever" categories...

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General Software Discussion / Re: E-mail clients review

« Last post by lanux128 on March 13, 2006, 07:39 PM »

I hand another 5 points to Google Mail!
-brotherS (March 13, 2006, 11:06 AM)

yes, i agree... Since Gmail came on the scene, I find myself using email clients even less... ;-)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Lock icons in place on desktop

« Last post by lanux128 on March 12, 2006, 11:47 PM »

Josh:
btw, you can also try this: ToddlerTrap by Skrommel.

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Text Editor just for text (stay with me)

« Last post by lanux128 on March 12, 2006, 09:35 PM »

sorry to revive an old thread...

just to add my own favourite text-editors combo: Metapad & Notetab. I use metapad as a replacement for notepad but when i need heavy-duty editing tools, I bring out notetab. In fact, metapad has an in-built launcher to view the current document in another editor/browser/word-processor, etc... There is also a version of metapad that can view (not edit) a RTF file, very handy for a quick peek.

As for Notetab, basically it has tabbed interface, adequate text manipulation tools, it's own text macros and many others as explained on the web-site. I first downloaded it back in 1997 and have been stuck with it ever since... ;-)

here the links...
http://liquidninja.com/metapad/
http://www.notetab.com/

regards,
lanux

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Lock icons in place on desktop

« Last post by lanux128 on March 12, 2006, 08:16 PM »

Josh:
instead of finding a way to make desktop icons unmoveable, why don't you just hide them temporarily? then, your kid can use the start menu or quick-launch or an app-launcher like LaunchBar Commander... ;-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: free anything to pdf printer

« Last post by lanux128 on March 12, 2006, 07:53 PM »

another useful pdf tool, it's doesn't print though... ;-)

If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a command-line tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

* Merge PDF Documents
* Split PDF Pages into a New Document
* Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required)
* Encrypt Output as Desired
* Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
* Apply a Background Watermark
* Report on PDF Metrics such as Metadata, Bookmarks, and Page Labels
* Update PDF Metadata
* Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
* Unpack PDF Attachments
* Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages
* Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams
* Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible)

Pdftk allows you to manipulate PDF easily and freely. It does not require Acrobat, and it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Pdftk is free software (GPL).
- website

Source: www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/

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General Software Discussion / Re: A List of Freeware Utilities

« Last post by lanux128 on March 12, 2006, 07:47 PM »

http://www.neowin.ne...php?showtopic=320017 has the full list, really helpful, especially for non-geeks!
-brotherS (March 11, 2006, 03:28 AM)

a good list! here's my point of reference for freeware alternatives: Pricelessware 2006

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General Software Discussion / Re: be careful downloading free screensavers

« Last post by lanux128 on March 09, 2006, 08:07 PM »

aye mouser, i knew about that but when i find the images, i just right-click to upload via imageshack's quickload. btw, this is no free plug for the image-hosting web-sites, it has become a habit of mine... ;-)

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Feature Request - Find folder names

« Last post by lanux128 on March 09, 2006, 07:52 PM »

in addition to that, i would like to request that the default action could be "Copy target path to clipboard" instead of opening the folders... this would come in handy when i'm fumbling with the open/save dialogs then i could call up f+r then get the exact path i need...

best regards,
lanux

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General Software Discussion / Re: be careful downloading free screensavers

« Last post by lanux128 on March 09, 2006, 07:28 PM »

basically i can't understand the infatuation people have with *FREE* screensavers.
here's some of the "hell" i have to go thru' when i have to disinfect some of our centre's networked PCs...

try to spot which one of these is the "crap-ware"... ;-)

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6444/startup3zu.png

this is one of the milder case...

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5142/spybotsb15jj.png

btw, Top 10 tricks causing spyware epidemic...

best regards,
lanux

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Alias broken if name contains dot...

« Last post by lanux128 on March 08, 2006, 11:57 PM »

mouser:
this bug is still persistent in the latest beta - v1.09.04. just letting u know...

best regards,
lanux

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: AutoHotkeyUpdateChecker

« Last post by lanux128 on March 07, 2006, 09:57 PM »

jgpaiva: yes, now i know... ;-) tks anyway...

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Alpha versions

« Last post by lanux128 on March 07, 2006, 09:38 PM »

when you have some alpha version of your programs (FARR or other) do you write a message on the corresponding forum or is there an "alpha" forum where you announce such news?
-Amadawn (March 07, 2006, 08:38 PM)

yes, i agree with amadawn, sometimes i anxious to know whether i'm using the latest alpha/beta version so that i don't post a bug report from using a previous version. what about a notification system in regards to software announcements?

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Living Room / Re: Free children's audio stories, plus downs fm

« Last post by lanux128 on March 07, 2006, 09:21 PM »

Free children's audio stories (read by the site owner?)

http://storynory.com/
-mouser (March 07, 2006, 10:32 AM)

This one's a keeper... Tks, mouser ;-)

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Move installed programs from one drive to another.

« Last post by lanux128 on March 07, 2006, 09:18 PM »

Lanun128, Thanks for pointing me to COA2, for me to try it out I have to subscribe to a one-off fee of $5. I am not willing to do this, as I would prefer to try out an evaluation copy to ensure it is what I want.
-KaysLover (February 24, 2006, 03:51 AM)

maybe dc can do a write-up/review on this since most of us attached to our PCs... what about it, mouser? i'm sure that if dc approaches the authors for a review copy, they'll be happy to oblige...

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: AutoHotkeyUpdateChecker

« Last post by lanux128 on March 07, 2006, 08:19 PM »

brotherS,

i changed the timer to 0 and here is the result... ;-)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4296/ahkupdate6lz.png

best regards,
lanux

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Focus Problem

« Last post by lanux128 on March 06, 2006, 09:41 PM »

i've added ctrl+space as a way to bring it up now, as people suggested, let's see if that solves it - at least we would know if its's something specific to alt, which i suspect (it may be that alt+space while in another application can trigger the current application window menu).
-mouser (March 05, 2006, 04:24 PM)

actually, alt+space is a windows hot-key to bring up the system-menu... i was having the same problems until i unchecked "Alt+Space to launch". you can refer to more windows keyboard shortcuts here.

regards,
lanux

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: testers post your first impressions here

« Last post by lanux128 on March 01, 2006, 07:22 PM »

hi there,

still adding programs... just noticed that LCB doesn't accept program icons from 16-bit files. any plans to modify this?

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5281/lcbonly32biticons3za.png

also, what about an option to auto-unselect from view any apps that are not available, e.g. those running from removable/network drives...

best regards,
lanux

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: testers post your first impressions here

« Last post by lanux128 on February 28, 2006, 10:37 PM »

hi there,

i'm a long-time user of Arcanewood's Enchanted Toolbar but however your impressive screen-shots persuaded me into trying out LBC... After 20mins of adding apps to the launch-bar, I must say that "Preferences" window could use a taskbar button as the preferences window disappears once it loses focus especially if the main-window (aka the docking window) is set to "Not on Top" and the icon is removed form the systray as well... Now Alt-tab is only way to bring the Preferences window to the foreground...

i'll make further progress reports as i go on... ;-)

best regards,
lanux

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