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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Official CMS Migration Progress Thread - September 2017

« Last post by Ath on September 26, 2017, 01:27 PM »

That 'internal advert' is something that really ad(d)s something to the site.

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Official CMS Migration Progress Thread - September 2017

« Last post by Ath on September 26, 2017, 01:26 PM »

(Yes, I've been on that actual test-environment )
The menu used does seem a bit sluggish in some places. May have to do with the soft-scroll it seems to use, but after clicking an item there is no feedback, like the menu closing, it just waits a couple of hundred milliseconds and then the menu disappears and immediately the page shows. That last part is fine , but the extra feedback of the menu closing immediately and the page taking a few hundred milliseconds to show is a more natural feeling, IMHO.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Windscribe - Get 50GB free VPN bandwidth every month for life

« Last post by Ath on September 26, 2017, 12:56 PM »

I am subscribed by defect always.....

-Contro (September 26, 2017, 07:35 AM)

Freudian slip of the pen...

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General Software Discussion / Re: freeware app to detect sensitive info in documents (doc, pdf)

« Last post by Ath on September 26, 2017, 12:52 PM »

Please describe exactly what 'sensitive' means, related to the context that makes it sensitive.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.21.1 - May 7, 2017

« Last post by Ath on September 26, 2017, 12:47 PM »

Could this be a provider-related issue? Maybe something in their cache fouled up?
What AV are you using? Have you tried turning it off before starting the download?

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Pledge: EDC

« Last post by Ath on September 24, 2017, 04:31 AM »

Well, as you haven't posted the idea (yet), you won't have much competition/alternatives solved

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to automatically restart a windows service?

« Last post by Ath on September 23, 2017, 03:11 AM »

When the service screws up is it because it has stopped

-4wd (September 22, 2017, 08:45 PM)

If that's the case, then my NANY 2013 entry KeepUpApp as featured here, could be of interest to you. It won't work if the service isn't responding for any reason though.

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General Software Discussion / Re: A Free And Instant Logo App, DesignEvo

« Last post by Ath on September 21, 2017, 06:55 AM »

Can you please disclose your relation to the product or the makers? This now feels like an advertisement, and can possibly be classified as unwanted/spam.

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 - 6 Command line Database utilities

« Last post by Ath on September 21, 2017, 01:36 AM »

@chesterw: It would be nice to hear how you made this (start by using the NANY template in your post), any future plans you have with this, and as a developer I'm interested in the technology stuff used as well.

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General Software Discussion / Re: having some issue with cc cleaner

« Last post by Ath on September 21, 2017, 01:30 AM »

i am having some issue with cc cleaner?

-alice131 (September 20, 2017, 10:46 AM)

That sounds like that guy that went to the doctor: "Doctor, whenever I drink coffee my right eye hurts"
Dr: "Well, here's a cup, please show me"
Patient: mixes in some milk and sugar, drinks, then cries: "aaauw"
Dr: "Well, it would probably help if you took the spoon out of your cup before drinking..."

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Ideas Thread

« Last post by Ath on September 21, 2017, 01:24 AM »

A web browser that doesn't suck.

-Tuxman (September 20, 2017, 01:42 PM)

Asking for that, you are destined to be building it yourself

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

« Last post by Ath on September 18, 2017, 05:51 AM »

I wonder why you would update your browser(s) to the latest versions, but refuse to update the OS to at least a decently updated version

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by Ath on September 18, 2017, 01:09 AM »

Probably depends on your location and provider, check this: http://www.lmgtfy.co...call+minutes+counter

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Living Room / Re: Printer printing fuzzy

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 02:13 PM »

If replacing the ink cartridges doesn't solve the issue, follow mousers steps in replacing the entire printer (same model if available/possible so you can re-use the cartidges). That class of (Canon) printers can't be repaired within reasonable cost (less than a new printer) so it should be regarded as total-loss.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Manipulate lines in a txt file

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 01:37 PM »

Aha, so then my solution using notepad++ in post #18 or skrommel's ahk-script in post #28 should both work for you. No changes needed. Thanks for clearing that up.

Moderators, please move this thread to the 'resolved' section.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Reading a book and learning vocabulary

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 01:24 PM »

Close the dictionary/appmute.exe and you should be able to save from pspad again. Obviously the exe is keeping the file opened so no other application can write to it.
If pspad can't do it, then switch to notepad++, it has beter support for such situations, AFAIK.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Reading a book and learning vocabulary

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 04:56 AM »

Moved !

-Contro (September 09, 2017, 04:08 PM)

Well, next time, please write all three sequential posts in one, now it looks just like you try to cover up what you did, but still everyone can see it...

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Living Room / Re: Jerry Pournelle - R.I.P.

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 03:43 AM »

I remember his column in the old Byte magazine.

-mouser (September 09, 2017, 07:44 PM)

His Chaos Manor column in the paper edition of Byte was the first I read whenever I could buy a copy in the local bookstore (a subscription was way too expensive for EU citizens), much like IainB.
Very inspiring, full of humor and always relevant, at that time.
He wil be missed.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Add Border To Image Isn't Adding a Border :o(

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 03:25 AM »

I'm trying to determine if you make many screenshots without restarting screenshotcaptor and/or your computer. If so it might be a minor glitch in SSC, not releasing a resource when adding that border, resulting in an internal failure (that is not shown to the end-user) and the auto-added border not working as expected any more.

Does many, in this context, mean tens, hundreds or thousands?

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Coding Snacks / Re: Reading a book and learning vocabulary

« Last post by Ath on September 10, 2017, 03:18 AM »

Contro, you have been politely asked (more then once) to not write a storm of posts in threads (you started). Please keep your promise to avoid that! This thread again has a near duplicate post within minutes of eachother, that could have been avoided if only you had used the 'modify' link in the right-top of your post.
TIA.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Add Border To Image Isn't Adding a Border :o(

« Last post by Ath on September 09, 2017, 10:47 AM »

How many screenshots did you make like that since the computer was last (re)started? Or since SSC was last (re)started? Wichever was the most recent action.

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N.A.N.Y. 2017 / Re: Fast access to files & folders by Selection Table

« Last post by Ath on September 09, 2017, 10:43 AM »

Windows windows that are not maximized can be dragged/moved to be partially outside the visible part of the desktop, also at the side where the taskbar is. If the taskbar isn't set to auto-hide, then the window wil be behind the taskbar during the move across the taskbar.
Nothing new here, it has worked like that since Windows 95 (1995).

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Living Room / Re: 60 years. Am I now ALLOWED to be grumpy?

« Last post by Ath on September 09, 2017, 02:55 AM »

A belated Happy Birthday! Have a nice party.
Just be your normal self, like before. If that turns out to be somewhat grumpy in specific situations, then just let it happen, and return to normal self asap
(been there, done that, though it'll take a few years to turn 60 myself)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Manipulate lines in a txt file

« Last post by Ath on September 07, 2017, 03:22 PM »

Please . What is the question exactly i can respond yes or no ?

-Contro (September 07, 2017, 03:19 PM)

- What should happen if a line in the file has only 1 period in it. Should that line be removed, or should it remain in the output?

-Ath (August 09, 2017, 05:38 AM)

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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Ideas Thread

« Last post by Ath on September 05, 2017, 02:49 PM »

Well, I would have asked for (more) ideas too, but I have a project that I built earlier this year that I intend to publish for NANY 2018, and because of my new job, starting on October 1st, I'm uncertain how my spare time will end up

Maybe I'll pick up a new idea/project from this thread though it's a bit slim for now...