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General Software Discussion / Re: PKWARE, releases free SecureZIP

« Last post by Curt on April 24, 2007, 03:59 AM »

I had no problem downloading it. (However, I did not install it, as I don't think I have any use for this kind of app.)  Did you register? The link is sent by e-mail.

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 05:59 PM »

Pointing at the top left icon, the tip will show below the row:



- but I don't have any shortcuts in Quick Launch Bar, as I don't use it, so the picture here is kinda True Launch Bar IN Quick Launch Bar..., and that MAY cause a difference. I wouldn't know.

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:56 PM »

I meant of course 'the tip covering the bar, is wrong' ... 

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:48 PM »

Its supposed to do as shown on my screnshot - to stay above the icon:

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:44 PM »

Sounds if you need a virtual desktop instead. Search DC and read about it  

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:40 PM »

If your bar looks like this there must be something wrong!
This is not how its supposed to!

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:36 PM »

... using an app like True Launch Bar instead and have one row only?...

-Curt (April 23, 2007, 04:20 PM)

The case is that you can store a lot of shortcuts in an app like True Launch Bar, and maybe settle with one row only?


Trickphoto (3 in 1) of my Quick Launch Bar:

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 04:20 PM »

Ohh; two rows - then I understand how it will be a problem. And of course you need the extra row - I mean: its not done by using an app like True Launch Bar instead and have one row only? You do need TWO rows, right?

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Living Room / Re: Windows XP Annoyance: ToolTip pop-ups

« Last post by Curt on April 23, 2007, 03:44 PM »

I'm having a little hard time understadning why these tips are so annoying to you. Are they any bigger than this one, or maybe placed too many pixels lower, so they're covering the taskbar icons? Can you show us a screenshot, please?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2007, 04:43 PM »

Back to the subject, at least for a short comment:

Some have implied that I have a lot of programs running in the 'TNA' (: system tray), but if I close EVEREST it really isn't that many, I think:



- and, I may add, not one of these are heavy on RAM or CPU  usage

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2007, 01:04 PM »

Screenshots of trimall effect:

Right before (73.2%):


Right after (60.2%):


The effect may grow if you have very little RAM free. Normally I wouldn't try to free any RAM when there is 26.8% free, but in this case I did it for the picture.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2007, 12:11 PM »

....clicking on trimall or trimws doesn't make anything happen.

-dantheman (April 22, 2007, 10:25 AM)

The work of trimall is not visible, but on my XP the use of RAM is immediate lowered with 10-20%, and in a second trimall will close again, when the job is done. There is nothing to actually see. Please check how much free RAM you have, right before and after clicking trimall, and tell us the result.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2007, 10:09 AM »

... my XP sounds have gone South!

-CleverCat (April 22, 2007, 08:42 AM)

Start by checking the obvious: Control Panel > Sounds & Sound Units ...
 

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Living Room / Re: Funny small software company names

« Last post by Curt on April 22, 2007, 08:46 AM »

and the theme song:
http://image.nartbox.../swf/040121_dung.swf

-app103 (April 21, 2007, 04:37 AM)

Will someone please check and tell if this link gives any result? I only receive a blank page, but I have set the browser to allow all popups, rich media, and so on, so ... ?

http://image.nartbox.../swf/040121_dung.swf

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Free 3D Box Shot Maker

« Last post by Curt on April 21, 2007, 05:51 PM »

I tried the Bosseye 3D but was very disappointed with the picture's (lack of-) quality. So far I am for Quickbox!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 21, 2007, 05:42 PM »

A little thought only? No, f0dder, you give it a big thought, please!  

---

download here (look below the post):

Here you go

"trimall.exe" automatically trims all processes, has no GUI or status indication or whatever (thus the small size). It still won't trim system processes, and on a multiuser system it will probably only trim other people's processes if you have an administrative user account.

-f0dder (April 20, 2007, 08:30 AM)

trimws.zip = a direct link

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Official Announcements / Re: The Gizmo Effect!

« Last post by Curt on April 21, 2007, 05:37 PM »

Welcome at DC, Sarkand   

- and may you prosper! 

---

If you need free RAM, don't overlook the brand new trimall by f0dder

Here you go   "trimall.exe" automatically trims all processes, has no GUI or status indication or whatever (thus the small size). It still won't trim system processes, and on a multiuser system it will probably only trim other people's processes if you have an administrative user account.

-f0dder (April 20, 2007, 08:30 AM)

Direct link: https://www.donation...=2794.0;attach=17116

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 21, 2007, 04:23 PM »

f0dder and mouser:

trimws / trimall must be given a page if its own, at DC!   

This little wonder-program shouldn't die un-noticed.

-

Only; I don't yet understand how to use trimws, and maybe I'm not the only one? Can I encourage f0dder to create some kind of a manual for beginners, please, to be placed on the program's new page?

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General Software Discussion / Re: DVDProfiler 3.0 is finally out !

« Last post by Curt on April 21, 2007, 07:15 AM »

Legal Issues
On April 5, 2007 Jesse Slicer, Kenneth Meade and InterVocative Software, LLC (represented by Tim Haverty) filed an injuction (Case #07CY-CV03512) in Missouri's 7th Judicial District (Clay County) against Ken Cole and Invelos, LLC (represented by Joseph Gall). Judge Anthony Gabbert is set to preside.

A motion for expedited discovery by the plaintiff has been granted however, as of April 19, 2007, no court date has been set and DVD Profiler 3.0 and Invelos.com are currently unavailable due to the injuction.

-Wikipedia

A sad part of the story is that InterVocative not have been able to update DVDProfiler themselves, for two years its still version 2.4 and 2.5 Beta.

Quote:

DVD Profiler is a program to catalogue a DVD collection. It was created by InterVocative Software. Although it can be used for free (with free registration), it can be upgraded to a premium registration for a small one-time fee. Registration allows users to download higher-resolution cover scans, to vote on all changes to the DVD database and to use the newest beta versions of the software.

DVD Profiler allows the adding of DVDs (and, since V3.0, HD-DVDs and Blu-ray Discs) by entering the UPC, inserting the disc itself into the computer's DVD drive or searching by title. The users can upload their collection to the internet to provide other users the possibiliy to view their DVD profiles.

Also available is DVD Profiler Mobile 1.0 which allows you to access your DVD Profiler database via a Pocket PC. You can also make changes to your database directly in DVD Profiler Mobile and syncronize back to your main DVD Profiler database.

Until version 2.4 the program is maintained by InterVocative Software. Since version 3.0, the program is maintained by Invelos Software, a company set up by developer Ken Cole to focus entirely on DVD Profiler and related products & services.

A major drawback is the unsupporting of Unicode, making it impossible to enter Asian [etcetera etcetera] DVD titles correctly.
- end of quote.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where is WMP 11 hiding CD cover images?

« Last post by Curt on April 20, 2007, 04:39 PM »

Ohh; it was that easy! Well, it often is, if you know what you are doing...
Thanks, Deozaan!

"see hidden files" inside each album folder, is the answer.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 20, 2007, 11:42 AM »

Here you go

"trimall.exe" automatically trims all processes, ....

-f0dder (April 20, 2007, 08:30 AM)

I'm amazed! The RAM usage was 88%, so I clicked trimall, and
within a single second the RAM usage was lowered to 62%!!
This is awesome!!!




[Edit: FreRAM XP Pro has left my PC...]

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General Software Discussion / Where is WMP 11 hiding CD cover images?

« Last post by Curt on April 20, 2007, 10:31 AM »

In the Windows Media Player 11 Library I was to insert a CD cover picture, but got distracted and forgot I had another image in the clipboard, so when I clicked "insert image" it was the wrong image. I have tried everything to change this image, but havent yet figured out what to do. So where I should see young Robyn's face, I now see an add offering some program at €30. I would rather prefer to look at lovely Robyn! 

I deleted the file from WMP, but when it comes back, WMP is remembering the image. So I guess I need to find where WMP is hiding the album info, and delete something there? But where? So far I have not been able to find anything smelling of music album infos.
Where in XP is WMP 11 hiding CD cover images?    

---------
Most wrong:


The right stuff:
http://www.robyn.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: foobar...honestly...WTF?! WTF?!

« Last post by Curt on April 19, 2007, 12:23 PM »

, I cannot recognize a single artist in your screenshot, superboyAC

-urlwolf (April 19, 2007, 11:16 AM)

I knew half of them  

1242 entries (most of it cue sheets) and foo is using 45mb of RAM + 37 of virtual memory.

I wonder why that is...

-urlwolf (April 19, 2007, 11:16 AM)

- "I wonder why that is..."

I was thinking 'wonder what that is' when I read the words "cue sheets"

cue sheet:

(Theater) list of instructions and explanation for the director's or technician's use when preparing for a performance

-Dictionary

What's a 'cue sheet'?  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 19, 2007, 11:47 AM »

.. - hope I haven't offended you

-f0dder (April 19, 2007, 10:12 AM)

On the contrary; I was soo pleased: Have I really managed to hide my ignorance that well?... 

I can cook up an "autotrim" version for you if you'd like, but it'll be after tonight's work at post.dk is done.

-f0dder (April 19, 2007, 10:12 AM)

No hurry, please: I've managed to stay without for several years!
- but sure; an autotrim version would be wonderful 

All you folks out there:
Do you see why this site is such a good place to be?!! 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Must-have apps in the System tray?

« Last post by Curt on April 19, 2007, 08:24 AM »

Curt, if you're too lazy to open a cmd.exe console,...

-f0dder (April 19, 2007, 07:35 AM)

You are cute 

How to help someone use a computer.

First you have to tell yourself some things:

(...)

Beginners face a language problem: they can't ask questions because they don't know what the words mean, they can't know what the words mean until they can successfully use the system, and they can't successfully use the system because they can't ask questions.

(...) http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/

-Phil Agre

Are we talking about "kør"? - or maybe right click in Explorer > "Command prompt here"? - or Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Kommandoprompt ? What is a batch file? How do you create such one? What is it you have shown here inside these "code" -boxes? Is it any different from normal text? Did you think the words below my avatar was a joke?

 

I am quite happy with people writing programs that will do the stuff themselves.