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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2009 / Re: AutoFocus (software) (Windows only)

« Last post by tomos on January 23, 2011, 01:09 PM »

I don't see what the big deal is with this app.  Is the "notebook-like" interface supposed to make you focus more on the task at hand?  WTH?  Something like this could be coded in next to no time using standard Win32 controls.  In fact, I'm sure it's been done a hundred times over.

-skwire (January 23, 2011, 11:32 AM)

It's based on Mark Foster's AutoFocus 'method' - which I tried for a little - but not long enough to praise it or knock it.
It's a way of intuitively prioritising stuff, particularly on a long todo list.

Probably best read one of the two links I posted above if you want to find out about it. Start here:
http://www.markforst...r-autofocus-v-4.html

Actually I just saw there's a very good PDF linked at the bottom of that page - if you use the mouse wheel to scroll through it, it shows an animated todo list in practice:
http://autofocus.cc/...ic/data/af4-demo.pdf

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2009 / Re: AutoFocus (software) (Windows only)

« Last post by tomos on January 22, 2011, 12:33 PM »

Thanks Paul, it looks nice

 I've downloaded it - I'll report back if I manage to install and if I actually use it
Probably should reread Forsters instructions for the AutoFocus "method" - dont think he's been active on his blog for a while...
I dont know which of these links if more recent (one is dated 2009 - the other has month (Jan.16) but no year... I think the 2009 one is the most recent)
http://www.markforst...et/autofocus-system/
http://www.markforst...r-autofocus-v-4.html

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Living Room / Re: I need advice: which laptop to buy?

« Last post by tomos on January 21, 2011, 03:58 PM »

edited my post above:

[...]
Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 NSLDFGE
[...]

[edit] I was working with this a little today. The fan does start and stop, so I guess that rules it out [/edit]

-tomos (January 17, 2011, 09:31 AM)

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: Itching to code apps

« Last post by tomos on January 21, 2011, 03:39 AM »

Looking for ideas?
Have you looked at the NANY ideas thread - I'm pretty sure there's a few ideas there that werent used

NANY 2011 :: Entry Ideas & Requests

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: That NANY badge

« Last post by tomos on January 21, 2011, 03:27 AM »

Hmmm... my first impression on seeing them was "very nice!"  Then the digits, "01," "03" and the "05" on the badges provoked an instinctive perception the digits were "years." 

Maybe we could consider just single digits "1," "3" and the "5" centered in the lower portion?

-CodeTRUCKER (January 20, 2011, 05:35 PM)

I agree, it would be clearer - designwise, I think you might not even have to center the digits

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: That NANY badge

« Last post by tomos on January 20, 2011, 05:31 PM »

I like them

Some minor comments/suggestions:

tooltip should read
nany x 5 badges  [mainly the added space but also the "s" at the end]
instead of
nanyx 5 badge

Page showing number of entries should sort from the highest number to the lowest
Page showing year of entry should sort from current year backwards

(IMO!)

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Living Room / Re: Miss America Hates Wikileaks, Might Be An Idiot =D

« Last post by tomos on January 20, 2011, 04:19 PM »

Apologies in advance to my American friends  Wink

http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Why the subtitles?  I guess they figured that people who watched the video would be just as lost as the people in it.

-mrainey (January 20, 2011, 10:34 AM)

it is all pretty confusing...
but it does bother me that the makers obviously set out with an agenda - the maps have the countries all mislabeled - that way you can laugh at the people even if they're just reading the map...

In my experience people from bigger countries, especially better off countries, tend to be very ignorant of the rest of the world, even if it is on their doorstep, and you dont get much bigger than the US of A, but, OTOH, as KatyKaty says: of course we have no way of knowing how many smart people they had to edit out...

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General Software Discussion / Re: a plead for fine rotate / straight line / horizon correction of 1 HDR photo

« Last post by tomos on January 20, 2011, 07:32 AM »

I'm not sure what you mean by "without destroying the HDR light" -
which I presume means I'm not qualified to help :p

nice photo btw
Would the new Sagelight manage it?

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

« Last post by tomos on January 20, 2011, 06:02 AM »

Great stuff superboyac

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Living Room / Re: I need advice: which laptop to buy?

« Last post by tomos on January 18, 2011, 03:08 PM »

@tomos: long time no type! :-) I read that thread, but what exactly do you mean regarding the CPU? That's it's a reasonable choice?

-brotherS (January 18, 2011, 01:11 PM)

that bit was not so important  
basically:
of the two versions of the laptop I was looking at, JavaJones noted that "the higher-numbered CPU might actually be lower performance"

_______

It's seems quite difficult to get matte screens...

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General Software Discussion / Re: LibreOffice UI Mockups (with sidebar)

« Last post by tomos on January 17, 2011, 09:36 AM »

[...]
they're taking advantage of widescreens rather than reducing vertical space.

-zridling (January 17, 2011, 07:58 AM)

well, that sounds good. Using Word with the ribbon on a laptop is a PIA.

Would you recommend Libre these days Zaine? or Lotus, or ?

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Living Room / Re: I need advice: which laptop to buy?

« Last post by tomos on January 17, 2011, 09:31 AM »

hi BrotherS -
here's a possible candidate but WAY below your budget (!) - meets most of your requirements but not the SSD drive.
     Matte screen - unfortunately only 768 high (x 1366). Not super-bright but okay. (Not recommended for outdoors)
     I'm not sure about the on-off fan thing - I have used it a little - but not a lot (it's not mine). It seemd fairly quiet to me.

Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 NSLDFGE

with 6GB RAM (comes with 2 - you got to install the extra RAM) for €469
http://www.cyberport...sldfge-6-gb-ram.html

This version has no graphics card but is quieter because of that. Dont know how that suits - there is a version with card but reviews said it a bit noisy then. See this thread here for a bit of discussion about the CPU (especially the second last post).


[edit] I was working with this today and the fan does start and stop, so I guess that rules it out [/edit]

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General Software Discussion / Re: WRITEMONKEY 2.0 for Windows

« Last post by tomos on January 17, 2011, 09:11 AM »

thanks cmpm

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Adventures of Baby Cody / Re: Baby Cody arrives in Berlin, Germany

« Last post by tomos on January 17, 2011, 08:57 AM »

looks like a bird of the sea now:
Admiral Von Cody

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Living Room / Re: Forum / Thread Etiquette

« Last post by tomos on January 17, 2011, 08:56 AM »

The reason I thought they weren't a good idea is for more practical reasons than anything else.

What I've seen happen in some forums I'm involved in (where filters are used) is that the person filtering doesn't see all the posts.

-40hz (January 17, 2011, 07:57 AM)

Yeah, I think it could make threads very stilted

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App

« Last post by tomos on January 16, 2011, 01:33 PM »

 
^

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by tomos on January 15, 2011, 02:29 PM »

for posterity

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: That NANY badge

« Last post by tomos on January 15, 2011, 01:48 PM »

If the year went where the 01 now is, you would actually be able to read the year.

yes that is exactly what we will be doing -- and coloring each year differently.

-mouser (January 15, 2011, 01:43 PM)

gotcha
I hadnt read the thread very closely 

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: That NANY badge

« Last post by tomos on January 15, 2011, 01:31 PM »

I know it's late in the day to be saying this:

If the year went where the 01 now is, you would actually be able to read the year.
Currently, on my monitor anyways, I cant actually see any difference between the icons

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Living Room / Re: Forum / Thread Etiquette

« Last post by tomos on January 15, 2011, 11:55 AM »

Does DC have a set of unwritten rules about what is and is not acceptable? Maybe a set of written rules that I should have read when I joined but did not? (Much the same way as I gaily click "I agree to the terms of the license" radio button the moment it appears when installing software)

-timns (January 15, 2011, 10:51 AM)

I dont know timns - but I dont think it would actually make much difference either way.

As you know,
things usually work nicely around here, but, yes, sometimes they dont. If they dont it's a challenge... I've been, eh, in "challenging" situations a few times - always a PIA but I think I have also learned a bit about myself too that way, FWIW (put it this way, sometimes I've rewritten my posts a lot before posting - luckily I'm not hasty with clicking [Post])

mouser always seems to be able to keep his cool - maybe I should try persuade him to do some coaching sessions

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Living Room / Re: Aspartame: Sweet Misery - A Poisoned World (Wikipedia Abuse)

« Last post by tomos on January 15, 2011, 03:43 AM »

In the States, 1990, I tried giving up cigarettes and started chewing a sugar-free gum.
What was really ironic was that the gum came with a big cancer warning on the wrapper - unfortunately I cant remember what artificial sweetener was used in it...


PS I always hated the taste of aspartame... I could add that to wikipedia - tastes like sh!te, maybe after the bit where they say:
The taste of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners differ from that of table sugar in the times of onset and how long the sweetness lasts, though aspartame comes closest amongst artificial sweeteners to sugar's taste profile - but it still tastes like _____ :p

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« Last post by tomos on January 14, 2011, 06:09 PM »

This section could help
http://www.autohotke...s/Variables.htm#YYYY

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« Last post by tomos on January 14, 2011, 05:36 PM »

Here's another that jgpaiva made based on a request of mine:
yyyy-MM-dd etc
and a hotkey:-
Alt+D

I havent used it in a while, not sure why but far as I know it works well

Following your indications, Tomos..
Here's PasteDate.ahk:

[Select]

; Author: jgpaiva
;
; Script Function:
; Send the current date to the active window
;

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.

!D::
  FormatTime,CurrentTime,%A_Now%,yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
  tempClipboard := clipboard
  clipboard := CurrentTime
  Send,^v
  clipboard := tempClipboard
  return

It's really simple to change the format, just change the stuff after the last comma on this line:

[Select]

FormatTime,CurrentTime,%A_Now%,yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss

-jgpaiva (February 14, 2008, 01:36 PM)

and there's yet another one from Kartal at the bottom of the linked page

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General Software Discussion / Re: Anyone else here have an unhealthy fascination with progress bars?

« Last post by tomos on January 12, 2011, 03:17 AM »

I've also just remembered one of my favorite DailyWTF's - Meaningless Progression. You don't need to be able to understand the code to get the joke.

-Eóin (January 11, 2011, 06:11 PM)

this was linked in the comments



Link

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

« Last post by tomos on January 12, 2011, 02:52 AM »

...when people have to fill in a user name they dont expect the full name to be used (that's the feedback I'm getting).

-tomos (January 11, 2011, 02:48 PM)

for registering (NOT via FB) why not leave out the real name altogether? i.e. people would just fill in a username
or
would there be a sort-of legal requirement (or security) in attempting to get the full name?