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General Software Discussion / Re: collaborative software, note strong, for small biz

« Last post by mouser on August 31, 2014, 02:41 PM »

Have you tried google docs?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Finding the path of a file on your computer

« Last post by mouser on August 31, 2014, 12:05 PM »

Nice find, but MRU is not built into FARR, it's an excellent plugin written by dc member phitsc:
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=13899.0

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Developer's Corner / Re: Ludum Dare 30: August 22-25, 2014

« Last post by mouser on August 31, 2014, 03:06 AM »

I can't tell you how impressed I am with the way you tackle these.  Not just your ability to follow through and consistently finish and submit an entry, but that you go the extra mile and write up the experience and document it.

As for your entry, I liked it!!  The sounds and the movement felt satisfying -- I find that's a hard thing for developers to get right in a game, and yours worked for me.  And the puzzle mechanic was pretty damn clever.

I loved the tutorial level and the text boxes that accompanied it -- I think you captured a nice Cthulhu spirit.

I did have some initial trouble understanding the rules, despite the tutorial.. Took me some time to figure out the critical idea about planet size, and the shield generators could be a little hard to see.

But seriously, this was a damn impressive entry 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Finding the path of a file on your computer

« Last post by mouser on August 30, 2014, 06:00 PM »

A tray utility that showed RECENT files and RECENT folders when clicked would solve this and be a nice coding snack..

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

« Last post by mouser on August 30, 2014, 12:34 PM »

Local garage band I recently stumbled across and love, Wolves to Whales:

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Living Room / Re: My cat needs your thoughts | RIP Saffron my dearest cat

« Last post by mouser on August 30, 2014, 01:12 AM »

Thank you to everyone for your condolences.. They bring me a measure of comfort.

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Living Room / Re: My cat needs your thoughts | RIP Saffron my dearest cat

« Last post by mouser on August 28, 2014, 07:45 PM »

Saffron died today. I can't breathe.

rest in peace my dearest cat.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Weird issue with computer: Volume spontaneously going to 100% at random

« Last post by mouser on August 28, 2014, 04:42 PM »

yeah, and also embarrassing that it took me so long to realize that it could be my own program causing the trouble.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Tool that lists digitally signed files from a folder/disk

« Last post by mouser on August 28, 2014, 03:50 PM »

nice!!!
love it.   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Weird issue with computer: Volume spontaneously going to 100% at random

« Last post by mouser on August 28, 2014, 01:18 PM »

I'm pretty sure now that the problem was, embarrassingly, caused by an older version of my own program, Multi Photo Quotes.  Installing the latest version seemed to solve it.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: alias syntax: any way to pad with blank lines?

« Last post by mouser on August 28, 2014, 10:24 AM »

I'm away from home this week, but i think i could add a blank item thing to FARR when i get back.

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Living Room / Re: Talents and talent shows

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 09:20 PM »

She got amazingly far -- a huge accomplishment.
I feel whenever someone i know participates in something like this is, the real accomplishment is simply putting yourself out there and taking a chance.  Not an easy thing to do. Surely that's a real victory.
Bravo to her.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a project time tracker/nag tool that keeps me writing billable notes

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 12:18 PM »

Anuran is a very cool app.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: selected text to clipboard setting?

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 12:00 PM »

If im remembering correctly, that setting is now in the HOTKEY configuration page, for a given hotkey.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Monitor web page for changes (incl. login to the site)

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 11:16 AM »

Website Watcher has always been my favorite.  It is a desktop app designed primarily for interactive use though.  For simply emailing you when a website changes yuo might have good luck with one of the online services.  But Website Watcher is worth a try as it is one of those really great tools.  There are some discussions of this kind of software on the forum:
https://www.donation...arch=website+watcher

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Tool that lists digitally signed files from a folder/disk

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 09:51 AM »

perfect.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Tool that lists digitally signed files from a folder/disk

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 09:20 AM »

columns would be nice.

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Living Room / Re: Talents and talent shows

« Last post by mouser on August 27, 2014, 07:58 AM »

She did great!! -- It was really fun to watch.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Weird issue with computer: Volume spontaneously going to 100% at random

« Last post by mouser on August 26, 2014, 09:02 PM »

you know.. it occurs to me i do have one experimental program that does mess with the volume settings.. my own Multi Photo Quotes..  Perhaps it is to blame..  Checking..

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Living Room / Re: Talents and talent shows

« Last post by mouser on August 26, 2014, 08:49 AM »

I mentioned the act to my sister's family (with whom i am staying this week); they all remembered it instantly and loved it -- we will be watching and voting tonight.

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Living Room / Snap Circuits - Good electronic construction kit gift for young kids (8-10yrs)

« Last post by mouser on August 26, 2014, 08:42 AM »

I had a kit like this when i was a kid, but it was much less forgiving, was much more difficult to tear down, and required much more manual dexterity.
Today I want to recommend a kit I got for my 10yr old niece that manages to capture the same spirit, but is much more forgiving and easy to use.

The kit is part of a series called "Snap Circuit": http://www.snapcircuits.net/



The one I got my niece was focused on alternative energy.
Their top-of-the-line general purpose kit is like $90, but they have starter kits for as low as $25.

I highly recommend these for young kids who you want to introduce to the fun of making stuff.

There are more advanced kinds of electronics construction kits for older kids who might want more of a challenge, like this one, which uses wires: http://www.amazon.co...Center/dp/B0035XSZDI

But the Snap Circuits I am posting about have the advantage of being very resistant to breakage and much easier to connect according to instructions, so they are better for younger hands.

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General Software Discussion / Weird issue with computer: Volume spontaneously going to 100% at random

« Last post by mouser on August 26, 2014, 07:12 AM »

Hi folks.. I'm having a strange problem that I can't track down.

Recently my computer's volume has been jumping to 100% spontaneously.
I set it to some minimal volume, and then at some point (usually overnight) everything is super loud and i check it and the volume is back at 100%.

I'm thinking it must be some program doing it, but i can't figure out what.  Another alternative is a stuck key, but the random timing makes me think not.

Any ideas?

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Living Room / Re: Animal Friends thread

« Last post by mouser on August 25, 2014, 09:02 PM »

Dog helps bring in the groceries:

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Tool that lists digitally signed files from a folder/disk

« Last post by mouser on August 25, 2014, 10:40 AM »

Thanks for posting about that.. it does seem like it would be a natural next step for someone to make a gui tool that uses this commandline utility.

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)

« Last post by mouser on August 25, 2014, 08:33 AM »

That is just awesome to hear.  I think martin really summed it up well in his review:
"Recommendation
If you want a lightweight program that provides you with excellent forecasts and all the information you can possibly want, then sWeather is the first of this list that you should take for a test ride.
While it may be too bare bones for some, it makes up for that with low memory usage and being portable."

Weather app's can get really elaborate (and often beautiful), but many of us are interested in something lightweight, clean, efficient, ELEGANT, and free of ads, and sWeather just rocks for that.

Congratulations, skwire