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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: DropFolder

« Last post by justice on February 06, 2009, 06:18 AM »

Would be great if skrommel updates his script with this feature and a png support.
.Net less applications are better

-apfel (February 06, 2009, 06:11 AM)

All operating systems support GIF, JPG, BMP, ICO, CUR, and ANI images. On Windows XP or later, additional image formats such as PNG, TIF, Exif, WMF, and EMF are supported. Operating systems older than XP can be given support by copying Microsoft's free GDI+ DLL into the AutoHotkey.exe folder (but in the case of a compiled script, copy the DLL into the script's folder). To download the DLL, search for the following phrase at www.microsoft.com: gdi redistributable

Due to an OS bug, animated cursors scaled to a size greater than 90x90 on Windows 95/98/Me might crash the script

-autohotkey help

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: DVD Ripper 50% off

« Last post by justice on February 06, 2009, 05:47 AM »

To archive DVDs for playback from a file the best option I know (and totally free) is:
* use DVD HD Decrypter to copy the whole DVD - or just the main title to your pc
* use Handbrake and one of the presets to encode it to your format of choice, for example xbox360 for great mp4 quality (about 1.4GB per DVD).

No expert knowledge required. If you want me to writeup proper with screenshots let me know.

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Developer's Corner / Re: (Design) Right Brain Applications - Harder to Code, Under-Appreciated or just...

« Last post by justice on February 06, 2009, 05:21 AM »

Right let's give this a try. This is obviously a topic you are very passionate about  - but skimming over your post makes me think maybe you are thinking too much about it. Sometimes the easier expanation makes sense, so please try and follow my brainwaves here as a total uninformed outsider to the subject:

1. The majority of the people from what I can google are left brained?

Left brain characteristics:

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

-http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22556281-661,00.html

2. These are mostly qualities associated/useful for programmers.

3. Programmers like to program for themselves, especially when money is no incentive such as for freeware

4. Also many programs are coping existing programs to reuse standards in design etc from commercial competitors etc.

5.Doing something new is hard

6.Computing is still a male dominated field

7.Males are more likely to posess the  left brain characteristics  according to theories about brain sex, where males are more likely than females to be interested in how machines work etcc.

Lob all this together and you should get a pretty good idea why things are the way things are (and also why software can be so hard to use compared to other consumer entertainment devices for example)

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General Software Discussion / Re: How much trouble is a 64-bit OS right now?

« Last post by justice on February 06, 2009, 05:10 AM »

Let's generalize / apply common sense:
XP 64 was launched at a time when 64bit computing was much less common place and was launched some time after 32bit as a seperate product thereforce had less limelight and popularity than the other two alternatives.
Windows 7 isn't even to release candidate status yet and the majority of software especially from indies will not have been tested for it.

Therefore the natural choice is to go with the current OS Vista 64bit to get the best result.With windows 7 coming people will probably focus on compatibility issues of that over fixing XP 64 bit. So W7 would be the second choice - but I thought the reason for this thread is that you want a smooth ride - therefore I'd only go for 64bit Vista or a 32bit alternative at this moment on a production machine.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Web Page Layout Debate: Tables vs. CSS

« Last post by justice on February 05, 2009, 04:33 PM »

flash

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: Post your NANY 2009 Mug/Shirt Pics here..

« Last post by justice on February 05, 2009, 06:01 AM »

We need a Photoshop Phriday like somethingawful's.

-scancode (February 05, 2009, 05:10 AM)

i'm in

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Developer's Corner / Re: Web Page Layout Debate: Tables vs. CSS

« Last post by justice on February 05, 2009, 04:00 AM »

or rejigging layout for printing without a seperate print page for every page on your site, or for redesign.. and it's degrades gracefully.
I can recommend Designing with Webstandards if you want to know more / open your eyes to this css over tables discussion. The whole first part of the book deals with the WHY question in an excellent writeup.

The only reason not to use it is because it can be more effort, but only in certain cases. designing for css layout is not more work than tables. What is the new information that causes this debate all over again? the benefits have been proven.

Why use Cascading Style Sheets?

   1. By editing a single CSS file, you can make sitewide design changes in seconds.
   2. CSS lets you output to multiple formats quickly.
   3. CSS lets you use logical names for page elements. You can, for example, give a DIV the name "header", or a H1 the class "headline". It's self-describing.
   4. External CSS files are cached by browsers, improving load time.
   5. CSS eliminates the need for messy code -- namely font tags, spacer gifs and nested tables. This improves load time and makes developers' lives easier.
   6. CSS lets you do things normal HTML doesn't. Examples: better font control, absolute positioning, nifty borders.
   7. Practical use of CSS encourages proper HTML structure, which will improve accessibility and search engine placement.
   8. CSS's :hover PseudoClass cuts down on the need to use JavaScript onmouseover calls.
   9. If you want valid XHTML Strict you have to use it anyway

more info at http://css-discuss.i...tio.com/?page=WhyCss

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General Software Discussion / Re: WINDOWS 7 THREAD (ongoing)

« Last post by justice on February 05, 2009, 03:53 AM »

i hope you can install other versions of windows 7 yourself on netbooks. that arbritrary limitation just sucks tho, microsoft still doesn't get it. Windows 8 will be able to run 5 applications then, wow definately got to upgrade to that - best wait

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Developer's Corner / Re: Web Page Layout Debate: Tables vs. CSS

« Last post by justice on February 04, 2009, 09:00 AM »

I was under the impression that the css way won a long time back due to accessibility reasons. CSS is not a holy grail but neither is tables. I just prefer simpler pages.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: Post your NANY 2009 Mug/Shirt Pics here..

« Last post by justice on February 04, 2009, 08:48 AM »

What about the other way round? (the sample output)

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Finished Programs / Unc to Web link converter

« Last post by justice on February 04, 2009, 08:43 AM »

Had an issue here where the mindtouch wiki that's used on an internal project mangles up UNC path style links. So I created an autohotkey script that converts it into a file:// protocol link and copies it to the clipboard. Thought maybe it would be useful for someone on here (or their colleagues).

You can do the same by pasting the link into Firefox and copying the result - but try to tell that to someone that tries to map a network drive using the tools menu in outlook (how to install firefox, get the link copied out the email, into the address bar, coping it out again and into their wik).

[Select]

; Unc2Web.ahk
#NoEnv
InputBox, OutputVar, UNC TO WEB LINK, Please put in a link to the UNC Network Path:`n`n For example: `n\\f_server2\share\New Folder\index.html`n\\f_server2\share\New Folder
if NOT ErrorLevel
{
OutputVar := RegExReplace(OutputVar, "\\\\", "file://") 
OutputVar := RegExReplace(OutputVar, "\\", "/") 
clipboard := OutputVar
InputBox, bla, UNC TO WEB LINK, The following link has been copied to your clipboard. Use it in wikis or other webpages - this link only works internally.,,,,,,,,%Outputvar%
}

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: Post your NANY 2009 Mug/Shirt Pics here..

« Last post by justice on February 04, 2009, 06:02 AM »

Waiting on my mug to be delivered.. oo

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General Software Discussion / Re: How much trouble is a 64-bit OS right now?

« Last post by justice on February 03, 2009, 06:31 PM »

Been using Vista 64 bit for several  months because I have 4GB ram and with 32bit I would only have about 3 to 3.5GB left as Windows will reserve the reset as address space  video card and other system devices. So if you have over 3gb of ram then 64bit makes sense especially on Vista as that's more memory to preload programs into.

I'd say for 95% of all users it's fine to use and I think people should move to 64bit as their RAM increases. The only 2 problem areas are sandbox software (which can't run with patchguard, so no sandboxie for example (waiting on Comodo DiskShield)- run a virtual pc) and if you are a musician or digital dj then good luck finding a supported audio interface that has drivers for 64bit - which I am just running into this week. Also unlocker doesn't have a 64bit version yet. Still working on that one.

But in practice don't let it stop you - 'All' 32bit software works fine, 'all' security software has version for Vista 64bit and 'all' games work. And no I wouldn't say 64bit is faster in practice.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Searching through page content in Firefox Bookmarks

« Last post by justice on February 03, 2009, 05:22 AM »

Right tried this yesterday, today I changed my mind.

Issues they could improve on:
* the site is painfully slow - especially for a bookmark manager type site it should be instant - 2 to 3x faster than currently. Possibly in beta this is not an issue but for general use it is.
* new accounts are on a beta trial - so I think we'll need to pay for this in the future in which case I'm not interested.
* no way to delete account from admin pages - or any indication in help how you can delete account.
* help center is not searable and individual help pages are not bookmarkable.
* captured pages are public by default (though with checkbox toggle). I was stupid and make mine public then realised I wasn't sure what's on the 300 pages. You can only make 15 pages at a time 'private' (I was hitting 1000) and it's not possible to unsubscribe from the public directory.

What I liked:
* it's very good at searching through page content from your bookmarks.
* it indexes delicious  / magnolia accounts as well as your bookmarks - centralizing it in 1 place
* web site accessible from multiple places so no sync problems (maybe foxmarks could index contents that would rock)
* If you like tagging and folders then you can eat your heart out
* visual thumbnails option for every site
* automatic scheduling of indexing for pages so you can compare it over time

but I will just clip selected content with evernote when needed as I already have it installed and know how it works. Lesson learned - "The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence"

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General Software Discussion / Re: WINDOWS 7 THREAD (ongoing)

« Last post by justice on February 03, 2009, 04:47 AM »

That's not even news is it, about 4 weeks ago that was the case - that's been patched when windows 7 public first appeared it automatically got the patch from windows update.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Searching through page content in Firefox Bookmarks

« Last post by justice on February 02, 2009, 07:55 AM »

o yeah Iterasi imports firefox and delicious bookmarks 
tinjaw clever idea! Should look into that too.

edit: wow this is the sweetest thing i've seen in a long time!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Searching through page content in Firefox Bookmarks

« Last post by justice on February 02, 2009, 05:55 AM »

After thinknig about it again I guess i want the information to be accessible even when the page might disappear - so starting up Evernote. When clipping with Evernote it saves the url so I can go online and check for updated information.

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General Software Discussion / Searching through page content in Firefox Bookmarks

« Last post by justice on February 02, 2009, 05:46 AM »

Title says it all really, I've got a few hundred bookmarks now. More often than not I want to find something on a page I bookmarked, but the bookmarking mechanism in Firefox - as opposed to Opera - only allows you to search through url and title (and tags).

What's the best way to search through actual page content? I hope someone's made an extension that indexes bookmarks page content periodically in the background that I can search through.

Cus, I'm not looking forward to copy and pasting a few hundred webpages into something like evernote and manually checking if the information is updated every sunday

Any ideas, tips, flames etc (except for putting a donk on it)?

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General Software Discussion / Re: WINDOWS 7 THREAD (ongoing)

« Last post by justice on January 30, 2009, 12:13 PM »

If we all pay 1 credit each you can easily buy a dvd recorder and be done with it what you think? edit: done.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Press

« Last post by justice on January 30, 2009, 11:28 AM »

Pc World covers JCST

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: DropFolder

« Last post by justice on January 29, 2009, 10:29 AM »

I'm using Skrommels script from this thread and I have to say it's absolutely fantastic. Would it be possible to click on the floating icon and get the locations menu to open an explorer window to there? would ease navigation.

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ProcessTamer / Re: avengine.exe

« Last post by justice on January 28, 2009, 03:40 PM »

avengine.exe is a process belonging to the Panda AntiVirus Internet security suite, and is essential for protecting your computer from Internet-bound threats. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.

I think antivirus software will prevent itself from being killed otherwise things would be easyfor viruses. So that's why process tamer is not able to kill it.

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Finished Programs / Re: Folder-RSS: Monitor folder changes via rss

« Last post by justice on January 28, 2009, 09:08 AM »

I've started a list of issues reported in this thread and around the web to sort out in a round of updates. Valid xml is top of the list. Development of my utilities have been a bit abandoned unfortunately, sorry about that.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: DONE: MiniMe (aka MaxiMe)

« Last post by justice on January 28, 2009, 03:07 AM »

Haha thanks Clive I'm sorry for your pain ;-)

I need to get back to this so thanks to bumping the thread. I'm not using this myself at the moment but if there's still interest for me to fix some ofthe issues mentioned I'll have a look at it in the near future.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Rewards and Prizes

« Last post by justice on January 27, 2009, 04:25 AM »

I guess global time keeping is going to create issues: I was never quite sure what the dates actually meant: 26th my time or your time or your time converted into my time or...

Don't know what you mean? That plug looks normal to me? When they sent it to me we didn't know what country it was going to eventually reside in 

-Perry Mowbray (January 27, 2009, 03:44 AM)

Think it's your time, not sure what timezone you're in? I'm on GMT.
It's just the first time I've seen such a plug, i'm used to these:   


But I had a power cable lying around which works fine.  Anyway having much fun at the moment exploring it all.