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Ashraf came up with a different license key, and that solved the problem. The offer is only good until midnight tonight (Dec. 19, 2010), so if you're thinking of taking advantage of the offer, today's the last day.
Check & Get. I bought this and also Website Watcher to compare. For me, personally, Check & Get seems to do a much better job.Looks interesting. Did you get the Personal or the Professional edition?-timns (December 17, 2010, 04:36 PM)
Every day or two I check to see if Siber Systems have jumped on this. No joy, so far... However, they have released a version of Roboform to work with Chrome, so I remain optimistic!Well, there's another thread running here about Siber Systems coming out with RoboForm 7, and charging more than some people think is reasonable, not to mention that apparently Siber is no longer honoring lifetime licenses. At least, that's what people are saying in the thread. Anyway, I suspect that if RoboForm does come out with an extension for Opera, it may be only for version 7.-Darwin (October 24, 2010, 05:52 PM)
I also have no idea how a histogram works, nor even how to use layers. The list of what I don't know is endless. 
Thanks for letting me know about it.So, I'm thinking about doing quite a few short videos on various feature and putting them up on Youtube. But, I am wondering what people think on the best way to describe how to use more advanced features in an easy way? Videos, popup-up help, straight-out instructions? For example, a lot of people don't really understand what the histogram does, but once that hurdle is crossed, it suddenly becomes a very useful feature!I think I'm the sort of person who would benefit a lot from what you're proposing. However, I don't think there's a single format that would be best for all kinds of situations. Sometimes, a video demonstrating what a particular effect is or how someone achieves that effect can be much more effective than written instructions, but at other times written instructions may cover some key points that are passed over too quickly (or just assumed) in a video. For me, the key element is detail. I was recently trying to use a piece of software to get a particular effect with graphics. My attempts were all flawed. I went to a video that the company had prepared to illustrate how to achieve this effect, but though it showed someone successfully creating what I wanted, it somehow glossed over some of the key steps and was thus of no use to me. I finally wrote to tech support, and their response spelled out the steps that had not been mentioned anywhere else. That's what I needed. So whether it's a video or written instructions, I think the more detailed it is, the better. (For that reason, I wouldn't think pop-up help would be all that useful. If it was sufficiently detailed it might turn out to be annoying, popping up every few seconds with another piece of advice.)-Rob Nelson (December 06, 2010, 10:24 PM)
I'm sure this is related to trying to do this all on a virtual pc, but I'm not installing itunes on my desktop.I share your distrust of itunes, but I did put it on my WinXP Pro desktop computer 4 or 5 years ago when I bought a first-generation iPod nano. I needed itunes in order to transfer stuff to and from my nano. However, I made sure that almost NOTHING was done automatically. My nano does NOT synchronize with itunes, itunes does NOT automatically update itself or the nano (and I am pretty sure I don't have the most recent itunes version), I do not use itunes to play music, etc. Also, I have never bought anything from itunes and have probably never arranged to do so. Everything on my nano is stuff I got elsewhere and then copied into itunes so I could put it on the nano. Under those conditions, I haven't found itunes to be a problem. I start it only when I want to transfer stuff to or from the nano. I guess what I'm trying in this longwinded way to say is that you can probably install itunes on your desktop computer without fearing that it will do harm or be a bother, as long as you make sure your settings limit its actions. Then again, I suppose it's possible that the newer gadgets like the ipad may not permit you to set things up the way I have, limiting what itunes can do. I don't know. I just wanted to let you know that at least with older gadgets and perhaps with newer ones as well, itunes can be controlled pretty effectively.-superboyac (November 28, 2010, 03:33 AM)
Does MSE allow me to NOT schedule scans and instead scan manually periodically?I've got MSE on my Win7 Toshiba netbook, and I've been pleased with it. Since I rarely have any malware on my computer, I can't say much about MSE's ability to detect bad stuff. However, I can tell you that MSE does allow you to not schedule scans and instead manually scan when you want to. That's what I do on the netbook.-J-Mac (November 25, 2010, 01:09 PM)
The only thing that was different was that I didn't think about frost.What I'm thinking is that since the Pay What You Want was a promotional thing, that if anyone who has that version just wants to pay the difference between the current price and their purchase price, then I would go ahead and upgrade it ito a lifetime license. Does that seem fair?Yes, that seems fair. So since I paid $20 for the Pay What You Want gizmo version, I could get a lifetime license for $19.95? How would I go about doing that? Wait for version 4? Do something now? I doubt that your ordering form has provision for this arrangement.-Rob Nelson (September 24, 2010, 02:58 AM)
Sweet. The test was with the free version of Able2Extract, I take it?I didn't see any free version of Able2Extract when I went to their website. Or was your statement meant tongue-in-cheek?-daddydave (September 13, 2010, 03:11 PM)
it just goes to show, people like us really need to get our hands on these things. These reviews and forums are all great, but nothing is like touching the freaking thing. Nothing. I'm glad I did that.Yes, I agree. But one thing that often perplexes me is whether to buy what I've tried out at the "real" store where I tried it or save some $$ by buying it elsewhere online. I often have these crises of conscience. Is this an issue for you, too, Superboyac?-superboyac (September 11, 2010, 10:52 PM)
I think lack of information/organization is a problem at most sites.Yes, I agree that this is a problem on many sites, but I was focusing on sites where Flash and/or java were a large part of the problem, and all too many high falutin' restaurant sites seem to be good examples.-Renegade (September 11, 2010, 07:57 PM)
Adobe Reader is heavy in part because it's a platform and not *just* a program. The same holds true for Real Player, Internet Explorer, Quicktime, Microsoft Office, and Windows Media Player. They are platforms for developers to build on top of, and there's overhead for that.Perhaps that's why I no longer use any of the above except perhaps, occasionally, Quicktime. I've replaced Adobe Reader with PDF-XChange Viewer (thanks to Gizmo's freeware ratings), I've replaced MS Office with SoftMaker Office (thanks to Neat Net Tricks software review), never use Internet Explorer unless absolutely necessary (prefer Firefox and Opera), and also have alternatives for Real Player and Windows Media Player.-Renegade (September 09, 2010, 06:33 PM)
Blame Google Maps for that.Yes, but other than showing me (or failing to show me) where I used to live, what's the point of the site? Just to clog up my browser with a good virus imitation (i.e., a ton of opening windows)?-Deozaan (September 08, 2010, 01:43 AM)
Admittedly, I didn't use Chrome, but what I saw on Firefox gave me no incentive to try again after downloading Chrome. Frankly, what it reminded me of most was a computer virus, with a zillion windows opening and a lot of noise and very little sense. So they showed me the street where I grew up. Yawn again. In spite of my giving them the exact address, they didn't even get to the correct side of the street. If this is what HTML5 can do, I think I'll stick to HTML4. about.comWell, I don't know much about most of the about.com sites, but spanish.about.com is pretty useful. It certainly doesn't belong on a "worst websites" list.
We all know and hate this website. It tries to answer every question known to mankind, yet accomplishes so staggeringly little with that task. In true shitty fashion, it makes sure to be at the top of any google search.-superboyac (August 30, 2010, 05:35 PM)