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Screenshot Captor / Re: Black screen captured

« Last post by mouser on June 09, 2014, 07:29 PM »

Awesome, thanks so much!

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Living Room / Antilock-breaking (ABS) vs Stabilty Control (ESP) vs Traction Control Video

« Last post by mouser on June 09, 2014, 07:08 PM »

Nice video(s) showing how the various car safety features work to solve different problems (Antilock-breaking (ABS) vs Stabilty Control (ESP) vs Traction Control):

Fast forward to 4 minutes in to see the tests.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Hi everyone & software announcement...

« Last post by mouser on June 09, 2014, 06:22 PM »

when you have long lists of similar looking items in a column/row format, it helps if every other row is shaded a different color so that the eye can easily see what row the checkboxes belong to

i have to disagree with this.  the logic is sound for something like spreadsheet rows -- but if you start shading your GUI options different colors just to make them stand out from their neighbors, i think that's going to be confusing.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Hi everyone & software announcement...

« Last post by mouser on June 09, 2014, 03:55 PM »

Welcome, pax.

I am not known for my good GUI design, so take what I say with a grain of salt -- but the thing I would try to think about with so many checkbox options is what would be the best way to do it that would make it easier to maintain and easier to explain to user what their options are.

That's why I have taken to trying to logically divide options into multiple tabs, and with confusing options sometimes it helps to have room to explain an option.

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Living Room / Re: Micro-Fundraiser for the Official DonationCoder CodyMobile!

« Last post by mouser on June 09, 2014, 01:17 PM »

Thought you might enjoy seeing a photo of me taking a leisurely drive in the codymobile:

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 05:57 PM »

Now accepting applications to join a $5 disbursement squad from members who do not meet the initial requirements of post-count/membership-duration, providing you are an avid reader of the forum.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 05:42 PM »

Sent all so far, keep 'em coming. 

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 03:47 PM »

no need.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Black screen captured

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 02:39 PM »

Prowling around in the low levels of Webroot I found a configuration screen that allowed me to bring SSC in from the cold.

dlroggow, i just had someone email me with same problem you had, in trying to capture from browser.

can you explain what setting you found in webroot that solved the problem for you?

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 02:27 PM »

Ok if we just send credits out of our own pocket?

negatory.  and by posting in this thread you are contractually obligated to accept your disbursement grant.

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Skwire Empire / Re: (Pre) Release: sChecklist

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 10:30 AM »

Very nice and elegant. 

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Living Room / Soccer World Cup 2014

« Last post by mouser on June 08, 2014, 09:33 AM »

The 2014 World Cup of Soccer (or football to those of you outside of the US) starts this month -- it's the only sport I ever watch.
Anyone else going to watch?

ps.
20 World Cup goals that changed history: http://www.washingto...ged-history/?hpid=z4

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Living Room / Re: Gadget WEEKENDS

« Last post by mouser on June 07, 2014, 10:17 PM »

$30 Remote light switch controls 5 outlets:


http://www.amazon.co...cluded/dp/B00DQELHBS

Works well, cheap, and you can program buttons to turn off individual lights or combinations (for example one button to turn all on or off).  Very satisfied.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.8.5 - May 14, 2014

« Last post by mouser on June 07, 2014, 09:57 AM »

Already possible

See the clipart button on the sidebar.  It comes with some nice clipart built in but you can add your own custom directories to it to use your own "stamps".

These custom images can also be used with the Screenshot Captor watermarking function, which will overlay your image but semi transparent, etc.

Let me know how it works for you!

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Error Allocating handle: #50 on two home computers after upgardes

« Last post by mouser on June 07, 2014, 07:48 AM »

Yikes, that sounds frustrating.

The network drive does seem like it might be a likely culprit -- let's try to solve that by reverting to default settings and screenshot folder:

• Exit screenshot captor.
• Find your ScreenshotCaptor.ini settings file, which will in MyDocuments\DonationCoder\ScreenshotCaptor (on WinVista and above).
• Delete or rename or move that file.
• Restart program.

Let me know if that solves the problem.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 07:44 PM »

Keep 'em coming.  

ps.
You don't have to give them all out right away.. feel free to drip them out over the next month or two if you are so inclined.  Totally up to you.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 05:18 PM »

Agreed 

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Adventures of Baby Cody / Re: Baby Cody 2014!

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 04:57 PM »

photos of baby cody in the Codymobile are inevitable..

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 03:09 PM »

Sent. Next!

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Adventures of Baby Cody / Re: Baby Cody 2014!

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 03:08 PM »

Baby Cody has returned home to visit me and take a trip in the Codymobile.

He will be ready to fly out to visit someone new next week.. Is there anyone who would like to host him?

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Site/Forum Features / Long time members with over 50 posts, report for disbursement duty

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 02:20 PM »

Time for an experiment in sharing some donations...

If you have been a member of the forum for over a year and have over 50 posts, and would like to give out $10 in donationcredits to others on the forum that you think are making this place better, please post a reply here (or send me a personal message) and I will send you $10 in donationcredits which you should give out to others on the forum as you see fit (use whatever criteria you wish to decide on recipients and amounts).

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

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 08:30 AM »

Nice 

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Reason?

« Last post by mouser on June 06, 2014, 06:47 AM »

You *can* use alt+prtscr to capture the current window.

That message is triggered when you try to capture the "Active" window using the System Tray Icon right-click menu; the reason you get that message is because when you click on the system tray menu, the active window loses focus, and so Screenshot Captor doesn't know what it was and so can't capture it.

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Living Room / Re: Programmers: What size monitors do you guys prefer?

« Last post by mouser on June 05, 2014, 06:42 PM »

Good decision.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Clips copied from CHS window dont show in QuickPaste list

« Last post by mouser on June 05, 2014, 08:15 AM »

I've noticed this too recently, and it's definitely a bug and it's definitely annoying!
I will try to get out a CHS update this weekend and make sure this fix is in it.
Thanks for the nudge.