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Living Room / Re: A Parrot Riding a Car's Windshield Wipers

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2011, 04:21 PM »

Doesn't a bird normally experience high-velocity wind in its normal life in the wild? I don't know the speeds at which this kind parrot typically flies, but in the avian kindgom, birds flying at speeds equivalent to a car's highway speeds is pretty normal. Peregrine falcons dive at speeds over 200mph.

-CWuestefeld (March 31, 2011, 11:38 AM)

It an interesting one -
I dont know how fast birds fly - but the ones that dive are built for it, and a parrot is not one of them!

now that I look - http://www.stanford....essays/How_Fast.html

Generally birds follow the facetious advice often given to pilots -- "fly low and slow." Most cruise speeds are in the 20-to-30-mph range, with an eider duck having the fastest accurately clocked air speed of about 47 mph. During a chase, however, speeds increase; ducks, for example, can fly 60 mph or even faster

which (60m) isn't too far off of 100km, so sounds like you correct...

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Not-so-mini review of CrashPlan backup software

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2011, 04:02 PM »

tomos, yes you can do a "seed" approach with a friend backup too. Just take their drive/system over to your house, attach it to your computer/LAN, do the initial backup, then they go back to their place and the backups continue. Pretty awesome. Same could be done by mail for more distant friends.

-JavaJones (March 31, 2011, 11:51 AM)

wunderbar :-)

Not sure what you mean about partial file backup? Are you talking about only backing up the changed blocks of a file? In that case yes, they definitely do that.

-JavaJones (March 31, 2011, 11:51 AM)

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is it called delta backup as well?
e.g. I have a database file of roughly 100MB - if the complete files gets backed up each time, I could fill 10GB with it fairly rapidly. If it just copies the changed blocks of the file that sounds good.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Not-so-mini review of CrashPlan backup software

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2011, 04:56 AM »

great review Oshyan thanks!

The friend backup option is really a genius feature. Essentially if you and your friends have some spare hard drive space, you can each help each other provide off-site redundant backup for the others. Form a network of 3 people, each agreeing to buy a 2TB external drive for backup purposes, and it's likely you can each have 2x off-site backups of all your data, along with 1 on-site backup (to the same 2TB drive).

-JavaJones (March 29, 2011, 05:43 PM)

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as this works presumably online too (i.e. slow for large quantities), I wonder can one make an initial backup locally on the drive and then give/send it to the friend?
Similar to their 'seeding' idea of sending out a drive that you can do your backup to & then return.

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On another note it sounds like they dont do partial file backup (?)  

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Living Room / Re: A Parrot Riding a Car's Windshield Wipers

« Last post by tomos on March 31, 2011, 03:45 AM »

I don't condone him doing that, but looks like to me the parrot would fly away if it wasn't enjoying the ride because the parrot doesn't look like is attached to anything.

-hamradio (March 31, 2011, 12:39 AM)

I think the parrots wings have been clipped. Not 100% sure, but it would make sense.

-Renegade (March 31, 2011, 01:16 AM)

at 2:48 the presenter says "the bird's wings are missing" - sounds pretty extreme, maybe he just means clipped..

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Living Room / Re: The Official DonationCoder.com card game: CodyCards

« Last post by tomos on March 30, 2011, 08:19 AM »

Awesome! looks great!

-Gothi[c] (March 30, 2011, 08:15 AM)

agreed!

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Official Announcements / Re: Brief unplanned server downtime tues mar 29, 2011 at 1pm

« Last post by tomos on March 30, 2011, 06:26 AM »

seemed to be down again briefly - in the last 5 mins:

Please try again. If you come back to this error screen, report the error to an administrator.

Another link got me this:
Table './dcoder_smf/smf_topics' is marked as crashed and should be repaired

and then nothing....

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DonationCoder.com Newsletters / Re: Newsletter for March 29th, 2011 - "6th ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISER - FINAL DAYS"

« Last post by tomos on March 30, 2011, 05:46 AM »

Can you change the target in the header to be $13,838 instead of $15,000, to make it more tantalizing and less seemingly unreachable in the final days!?
 

-kwacky1 (March 30, 2011, 05:37 AM)

nice idea,
either way, good going mouser

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2011, 12:10 PM »

@gprant & mouser -
unfortunately both your videos are blocked here - could you please give a name with the link so they can be tracked down by people who cant see them?
thanks

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Mouser's Zone / Re: entering my old license to my new win7 platform

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2011, 08:31 AM »

... I don't have the password.

-Briansdad (March 25, 2011, 08:16 AM)

me neither!!

I searched for it - upper-right of the page there's a searchbox and a dropdown list where you can choose members.
If you do want to use the older ID again, you could log out, and when logging in, click on the forgot password link under the login box - then you can just give the user name. Of course the email address you used for that regristration will have to be accessible still.

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Mouser's Zone / Re: entering my old license to my new win7 platform

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2011, 07:04 AM »

here's your old ID:
https://www.donation...ion=profile;u=121514

But it's just as easy to get license from your current one, go to this link:
https://www.donationcoder.com/Keys/

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: askapic.com - Photo Q&A Site

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2011, 06:59 AM »

Wot, not even 42?

-cranioscopical (March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM)

you have me there Chris

-tomos (March 25, 2011, 05:32 AM)

Sorry… HHGTTG. Obviously, it's time for me to throw in the towel.

-cranioscopical (March 25, 2011, 06:19 AM)

ahh, I was thinking of bands (Level 42 in this case - maybe that's where they got their name...)

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: askapic.com - Photo Q&A Site

« Last post by tomos on March 25, 2011, 05:32 AM »

PS dont be posting any answers here please

-tomos (March 24, 2011, 03:26 PM)

Wot, not even 42?

-cranioscopical (March 24, 2011, 05:12 PM)

you have me there Chris
Wild guess: would that be anything to do with levels ?

but speaking of numbers, I just clicked what those planes are

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: askapic.com - Photo Q&A Site

« Last post by tomos on March 24, 2011, 03:26 PM »

I have to admit I've been ignoring askapic lately  

Someone posted an interesting image today - it "visually" has the names of 72 bands e.g. The Eagles, Led Zepplin (I'm showing my age, only guessing the older ones)

Have a look (click on the screenshot below) - it's only fun (for you, and us) if you havent seens the answers elsewhere



PS dont be posting any answers here please

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the Windows Helvetica equivalent (original Helvetica from a Mac)

« Last post by tomos on March 24, 2011, 02:52 AM »

I have gotten help with typography in the Adobe forums, here's the indesign one, looks very active
http://forums.adobe....ign/indesign_general
and,
probably more to the point, the typography one:
http://forums.adobe....ity/typography_fonts

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Living Room / Re: Is your Hosting Company Secure ... Really?

« Last post by tomos on March 23, 2011, 07:46 AM »

I've advised the client to switch hosting companies ... and they are.

-Stoic Joker (March 22, 2011, 05:41 PM)

And thanks for all that mail… some interesting reading, eh?

-cranioscopical (March 22, 2011, 06:19 PM)

  Ya know, I'm usually pretty good at this ... But I have no I dea what you mean by that. 

-Stoic Joker (March 23, 2011, 06:50 AM)

=>

2nd Call:
I requested that all the existing MX records be removed (Um... Yeah), a new MX record be created, and that all the mail was now to be sent to an off-host IP address that I specified.

-Stoic Joker (March 22, 2011, 05:41 PM)

...you gotta be on your toes with that guy

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on March 22, 2011, 04:29 PM »

I didnt mean to distract (or take away from) from the music btw - there's a great series of videos, live in NY

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by tomos on March 22, 2011, 03:46 PM »

^enjoyed that recommendation 

No fancy choreography, half-naked dancers, tattoo pose-downs, special effects, or staging in this vid.

-40hz (March 22, 2011, 02:32 PM)

--
that's she's good looking & only got one button on her shirt probably didnt put you off either though, I'm sure :-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: DC member apps being promoted

« Last post by tomos on March 22, 2011, 02:28 PM »

this is like a mini dada thread...

you can of course tell this unspecified joke better than me

[PICTURE]
So, what is the joke like?  

-Curt (March 22, 2011, 11:18 AM)

is it that you dont understand it?  - or is it me that doesnt understand ?

While in the living room I couldn't find the remote to surf the channels.
It was there, right where I left it.

-cmpm (March 22, 2011, 11:32 AM)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: New pixelate effect for Screenshot Captor

« Last post by tomos on March 21, 2011, 01:12 PM »

Coreldraw never looked so good

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Ocster Backup ÷75%

« Last post by tomos on March 21, 2011, 10:59 AM »

I've been looking for a simple backup so I'm interested - did a search for a review and found version 3 was on GAOTD a year ago and it got looked over by ghacks:

Positive

    * Easy to use thanks to wizards guiding the user
    * Preset folders and file types that can be selected
    * Reporting and logs
    * Incremental backups supported (automatically)

Negative

    * Proprietary compression formats, restore only possible with the backup software
    * No file inclusion filters
    * Insufficient scheduling options
    * No remote backups
    * No recovery CD

"Proprietary compression formats"  

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Living Room / Re: Fascinating story about the consequences of sharing your art in the Internet age

« Last post by tomos on March 19, 2011, 02:42 PM »

^ In the latter part of it, he says he has no problems with the renditions that appear that are for arts sake- even though not attributed to him.  His big issue seems to be with people making money off of something that isn't theirs, which is what my issue would be, also.

-wraith808 (March 19, 2011, 02:03 PM)

which seems fair enough!
Someone in the comments suggests getting a lawyer/attorney and going after the publishers etc that used it, most of whom would probably pay X now rather than having to pay 10X or 100X later. That route must be a major PIA too though...

The image really struck a chord, didnt it...

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Living Room / Re: FULL MOON tonight (March 19) is the LARGEST in 18 Years

« Last post by tomos on March 19, 2011, 02:30 PM »

> FULL MOON tonight (March 19) is the LARGEST in 18 Years

20:30 here
I just saw it on the way home & I'll believe it !

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Living Room / Re: Nuclear boy: The Japan crisis explained, in layman terms

« Last post by tomos on March 19, 2011, 04:02 AM »

 

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Skwire Empire / Re: Birthdays (simple birthday tracking app)

« Last post by tomos on March 19, 2011, 03:28 AM »

Excellent little helper. Kudos to grandma Marlene. Love the icons.

-PhilB66 (March 18, 2011, 11:58 AM)

+1 (for each)

and adding notes would be great, be it pop up or part of the main window

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T-Clock / Re: T-Clock 2010 (download)

« Last post by tomos on March 18, 2011, 10:16 AM »

2. My systray is aligned in 2 lines. How can I make T-Clock to  show date and time in separate lines?

-hank55 (March 18, 2011, 09:06 AM)

hi hank55,
I dont know about #1.
I presume #2 is same as older systems -

Right-click T-Clock -> T-Clock properties:
TimeFormat tab -> Advanced Custom Clock Configurations:
Tick the Custom Format box - add time as apporpriate e.g. mine has the following:

  yyyy/mm/dd  \nhh:nn:ss

the back-slash "\" causes it to go to the next line
it's a while since I set it up - I had to experiment with spaces around the date in order to centre it

The various date options (yy mm dd etc etc) are in the help file (in the main T-Clock folder)
HTH