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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 - Collection of Hacks, Tweaks, Improvements

« Last post by 4wd on May 23, 2018, 07:12 AM »

For anyone who hasn't heard of BlackViper, outside of Microsoft he's probably the best source of what services do what in Windows and which ones can safely be set to manual, disabled, etc.

BlackViperScript by madbomb122 is a PowerShell script that displays a GUI and allows you to select various service configurations based on BlackViper's recommendations.

It allows you to perform a dry run to show what will be changed as well as perform a backup, (to .csv and/or .reg).



He also has another PowerShell script that allows you to tweak various aspects of Windows 10: Win10Script

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General Software Discussion / Re: Compare folders with identical files, but .. different file names

« Last post by 4wd on May 22, 2018, 08:19 PM »

Seems the script should be stored in some folder that 'my' Directory Opus does not have. I have no 'script' folder, nor Dopusdata, nor something that even looks like that.

-dcwul62 (May 21, 2018, 09:02 AM)

hi dcwul62, I was hoping to try installing this and was wondering what version of dopus are you using? (I have 11 on this machine and 12 on my desktop -- I will try it anyways, but will probably only get to it later in the week.)

-tomos (May 22, 2018, 02:31 PM)

The shortcut /scripts also takes you to the relevant directory, type it in the lister path.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Compare folders with identical files, but .. different file names

« Last post by 4wd on May 21, 2018, 09:54 AM »

the script didn't work, at least not with me. Reason why I am posting here...
I had the toolbar button alright (meanwhile removed), but got a Windows error.

-dcwul62 (May 21, 2018, 09:02 AM)

As was mentioned, it's a script addin, you need to install it: Preferences->Toolbars->Scripts and drop it on the interface.

Also please note that I am just an 'end-user' ...

As am I but I do know how to use the forum search and it's also in the manual.

The thread 'Hide identical file names' - that one is new to me. Thanks.
However, actually the issue is that the file names are not identical, the hashes are identical.

You need to reread what I wrote:

A modified script from here hides selected files, ...

-4wd (May 20, 2018, 01:35 AM)

It's got nothing to do with hiding identical file names other than only keeping the parts of the script that were necessary to hide selected files.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Wanted - Free (or cheap) wifi calling app for Android

« Last post by 4wd on May 21, 2018, 02:33 AM »

Can you tell me a little more about the Twilio side of things? Exactly what do I need to sign up for or buy, and roughly how much would it all cost (monthly, yearly?)

-app103 (May 20, 2018, 10:37 PM)

I've got it mostly for a presence in the USA for verification but the simple costs are shown here Pay-as-you-go Phone Number pricing

Local Number: $1/month
Call costs are based on the terminating/orignating number location, there's two CSV files at that link that pretty comprehensively list all locations, (including overseas), by phone prefix.

Originating (outgoing):  Generally USA Zone 1 seems to be $0.007/min
Terminating (incoming): $0.0085/min Voice, $0.0075/SMS, $0.01/MMS

By default the numbers are enabled for Voice, Fax, SMS, MMS, and outgoing calls to USA numbers only.

I just created an account and deposited $20 which gives me a phone number for 20 months, (less if I use it for calls/SMS naturally, since costs will be deducted from that $20).

SMS logs are kept in your account so you can view any received/replies, for example:



Note: Haven't had it long, I'm still playing around with it to see what I can do.  Used to have an Australian VoIP but they were a little expensive in comparison.  Short version, it was cheap enough so that I'd have 20 months to work out what I wanted it for

They have free trial accounts if you want to have a play: Try Twilio

There's also comprehensive API docs available if you want to create your own application.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Wanted - Free (or cheap) wifi calling app for Android

« Last post by 4wd on May 20, 2018, 08:05 PM »

CSIPSimple from the Play Store and a number from a VoIP provider, I use Twilio.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Compare folders with identical files, but .. different file names

« Last post by 4wd on May 20, 2018, 01:35 AM »

The tool should therefore 'hide' identical files.

-dcwul62 (May 19, 2018, 07:59 AM)

They gave you the answer on the DOpus forum.

The first seven files on the right are renamed copies of the last seven on the left plus an extra file thrown in on the right to show it wasn't in the left side.

Start:



Files that have identical MD5 hashes are selected on both sides.

Result:


A modified script from here hides selected files, (simple search of the forum), leaving the files that aren't identical to any on the other side.





Hide button:

Code: Javascript [Select]

1. function OnClick(clickData)
2. {
3.         var cmdSource = clickData.func.command;
4. //      cmdSource.ClearFiles();
5.  
6.         var cmdDest = DOpus.create.command;
7.         cmdDest.SetSourceTab(clickData.func.desttab);
8.  
9. //      cmdSource.RunCommand("Select DESELECTNOMATCH SOURCETODEST=in");
10. //      cmdDest.RunCommand("Select DESELECTNOMATCH SOURCETODEST=in");
11.         cmdSource.RunCommand("Select NOPATTERN HIDESEL");
12.         cmdDest.RunCommand("Select NOPATTERN HIDESEL");
13. }

UnHide function is identical to the one on the forum that Leo posted.

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Living Room / Re: The quest for a completely silent PC

« Last post by 4wd on May 16, 2018, 08:59 AM »

Possibly for the gaming crowd they needed a higher cooling capacity than just straight passive.

Plus it has more "bling" 

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Living Room / Re: The quest for a completely silent PC

« Last post by 4wd on May 16, 2018, 08:22 AM »

Took him a lot longer than necessary, Zalman had a silent computer case years ago, so long ago it's been discontinued (about 12 years): TNN 500AF

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General Software Discussion / Re: desktop sharing tool

« Last post by 4wd on May 13, 2018, 11:17 PM »

If both ends have Microsoft accounts there's Quick Assist (Windows 10) or Remote Assistance (pre-10 which didn't require a Microsoft account IIRC).

https://www.howtogee...eshoot-a-friends-pc/

Haven't tried Quick Assist but have previously used Remote Assistance and it worked fine for what I was doing.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Unstoppable Copier -- freeware that saved my bacon

« Last post by 4wd on May 11, 2018, 07:40 PM »

By doing that, you can repurpose the disk again (for non-essential stuff) for years to come.

-Shades (May 11, 2018, 09:34 AM)

This is still spinning it's wheels after an additional 6 years, when it first occurred I just told it to initiate what passes for a Low Level Format these days to map out the bad blocks.

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Living Room / Re: Help with laptop

« Last post by 4wd on May 11, 2018, 07:20 PM »

Being an Intel graphics adapter there's usually hotkeys associated with screen rotation, traditionally it was Control + Alt + (cursor key)

ie.
Ctrl + Alt + Left = Rotate 90° counter-clockwise
Ctrl + Alt + Right = Rotate 90° clockwise
Ctrl + Alt + Down = Rotate 180°
Ctrl + Alt + Up = Normal orientation

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General Software Discussion / Re: finding an old password program ...

« Last post by 4wd on May 10, 2018, 09:49 PM »

And one more: MultiHasher

Not a password program but it will show text hashes using multiple algorithms at once which you try:

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Coding Snacks / Re: Rename folder and files before deleting

« Last post by 4wd on May 10, 2018, 12:54 AM »

I did a CCleaner Wipe Drive on my SSD yesterday, results are as per attachment.

-dcwul62 (May 10, 2018, 12:38 AM)

That is going to take a fair bit more time than just doing specific files and clearing the MFT plus it puts unneeded write cycles on the SSD.

ie. If a block is wiped on the first running of CCleaner and there has been no change to it, (no data written to that block), when you next run CCleaner it will wipe an already wiped block.

It's not designed to keep track of block writes and only wipe those that have been used between runs, you're needlessly shortening the life of your SSD, (considering it will do 1 -> 3 writes on each and every block that is marked as free).

... too much focused on on the thought that using file shredders on SSD should be avoided.

-dcwul62 (May 08, 2018, 08:42 AM)

Unnecessary writes to the SSD should be avoided, it's why all my temp files go to a RAM drive.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Unstoppable Copier -- freeware that saved my bacon

« Last post by 4wd on May 10, 2018, 12:36 AM »

And how do you get the list of files it skipped?

-mouser (May 10, 2018, 12:32 AM)

Well, tbh, haven't looked at the logging of it since I'd just use Beyond Compare to do a directory comparison.

The verbose switch does show skipped files plus you can output to a log file, (console, log file, or both).

Code: Text [Select]

1. :
2. :: Logging Options :
3. ::
4.                  /L :: List only - don't copy, timestamp or delete any files.
5.                  /X :: report all eXtra files, not just those selected.
6.                  /V :: produce Verbose output, showing skipped files.
7.                 /TS :: include source file Time Stamps in the output.
8.                 /FP :: include Full Pathname of files in the output.
9.              /BYTES :: Print sizes as bytes.
10.  
11.                 /NS :: No Size - don't log file sizes.
12.                 /NC :: No Class - don't log file classes.
13.                /NFL :: No File List - don't log file names.
14.                /NDL :: No Directory List - don't log directory names.
15.  
16.                 /NP :: No Progress - don't display percentage copied.
17.                /ETA :: show Estimated Time of Arrival of copied files.
18.  
19.           /LOG:file :: output status to LOG file (overwrite existing log).
20.          /LOG+:file :: output status to LOG file (append to existing log).
21.  
22.        /UNILOG:file :: output status to LOG file as UNICODE (overwrite existing log).
23.       /UNILOG+:file :: output status to LOG file as UNICODE (append to existing log).
24.  
25.                /TEE :: output to console window, as well as the log file.
26.  
27.                /NJH :: No Job Header.
28.                /NJS :: No Job Summary.
29.  
30.            /UNICODE :: output status as UNICODE.

Main reason I guess for using robocopy is that it can copy pretty much everything to do with a file, NTFS ACLS, Owner, auditing, and probably the ADS.

Could also multi-thread it, (/MT:x), but probably not the thing to do on a suspect HDD.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Unstoppable Copier -- freeware that saved my bacon

« Last post by 4wd on May 10, 2018, 12:09 AM »

As an alternative there's always the included Windows robocopy:

Code: Text [Select]

1. robocopy <srce> <dest> /MIR /R:0 /W:0

Mirror copy, no read retries, zero wait time.

Code: Text [Select]

1. /MIR :: MIRror a directory tree (equivalent to /E plus /PURGE).
2. /R:n :: number of Retries on failed copies: default 1 million.
3. /W:n :: Wait time between retries: default is 30 seconds.

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Living Room / Re: W10 Laptop wish list

« Last post by 4wd on May 08, 2018, 04:28 PM »

You need to clarify your USB ports, USB 3.1 has to do with signalling protocol.
USB 3.1 Gen 1 is the same as the old 3.0 (5Gbps).
USB 3.1 Gen 2 doubles it to 10Gbps.
Ports can look like the usual Type A except for the colour of plastic, (but only if the manufacturer follows the standard).

Then you have Type C which is a physical port type, the new reversible connector, (it's possible to  have USB 2.0 Type C ports).

So I think you might mean:
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (or 2) Type A (same as the USB 3.0)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (or 2) Type C

The Type C will most likely have the Power Delivery standard and be used for charging it.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: [Request] Small tool to connect to wlan

« Last post by 4wd on May 07, 2018, 08:55 PM »

You can use the Windows netsh command:

Create a profiles for users on a Workgroup and disable Homegroup options & wifi
Script to autoload xml profiles
ON/OFF TaskBar button for Automatic log-on and connect to Internet.
Enables/disable internet access based on a time schedule

Plus there's other Windows tools in those threads if you prefer a GUI based solution.

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Fundraiser 2018 Money - Help Decide Where it Goes

« Last post by 4wd on May 07, 2018, 06:08 AM »

@skwire: Thanks for the nomination but anything anyone feels I should receive can go to mouser to apportion as he sees fit or to help with hosting costs.

Although, given my recent posts to some ... errrr ... frustrating(?) members of the community I am sorely in need of a replacement.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Rename folder and files before deleting

« Last post by 4wd on May 07, 2018, 05:06 AM »

Is this a SSD you are using in this test? Fileshreders like Eraser, BCWipe, etc. work well on conventional HDD's
but they say they don't work well on a SSD.

-dcwul62 (May 07, 2018, 12:20 AM)

I have to wonder whether you read anything, the very first lines in my post:

A clean SSD with just one folder and two files, Recuva set for DeepScan, show everything:

Two files on an SSD:

-4wd (May 06, 2018, 09:21 PM)

And if you looked at the images:



Apacer make SSDs, not HDDs.

Opus itself does have a secure delete of files.

Two files deleted, top one using DOpus secure delete, (since you were asking over there), the bottom using Moo0 FileShredder:

-4wd (May 06, 2018, 09:21 PM)

As shown in my 2nd image, the one where it shows FileShredder has trashed the name, the file size, the attributes, and the timestamp, (and it does it twice).

Ideally it would look like this screenshot, all with Z...ZZ  names and folders

Or indeed my 3rd screenshot, you know, the one with completely randomised names.

When you run Recuva on your SSD (if you have one), then you will see that a lot of data is revealed.

The very first image shows everything Recuva found on the SSD before I deleted anything, the following images show everything it found on the SSD after deleting the two files.

How about you just download FileShredder, Anti-Recovery, and/or SDelete and try them on your system?

PS.

... SSD (if you have one) ...

I have eight (8) of them.

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DC Gamer Club / [Android] Defense Zone 2 HD *FREE* again

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 11:44 PM »

Defense Zone 2 HD is free on the Play Store again.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Rename folder and files before deleting

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 09:21 PM »

A clean SSD with just one folder and two files, Recuva set for DeepScan, show everything:

Two files on an SSD:


Two files deleted, top one using DOpus secure delete, (since you were asking over there), the bottom using Moo0 FileShredder:


After Moo0 Anti-Recovery (with just the MFT options selected, takes a couple of seconds):


And just for an added extra, single file deleted with Microsoft's own SDelete:


You'll note the file name has partially become the original folder name, you could easily write a PoSh script that renames the folder, runs SDelete on the file(s), and then changes the folder name back.

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 08:20 PM »

Did find a goodish review of the G6 (German language) via one of the amazon.de reviews. It's very positive.
https://www.tariftip...Moto-G6-im-Test.html

-tomos (May 06, 2018, 04:31 PM)

Just one thing to be aware of is that Motorola normally only say there will one Android update they'll make available for a model, so for the G6 this means up to Android 9, (or whatever they call it).

After that you'll have to go alternative firmware if you want any later features, (I've no doubt there'll be a Lineage port some time soon for it), but at least Motorola let you unlock the bootloader to facilitate this, (even if they do say your warranty is now void).

If you want to keep more up-to-date then your choices are more than likely to be something in the Android One program or something with a well established alternative ROM community, (check xda forums).

PS. Before anyone jumps in and says "xyz company also updates to every new version", yes I know there are some that do, I'm just too lazy to go look for them 

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Coding Snacks / Re: Rename folder and files before deleting

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 07:57 AM »

So:
- randomize file name
- create a scratch folder with a random name
- move file to that folder
- delete that folder

-dcwul62 (May 06, 2018, 01:32 AM)

I find your logic a little flawed with this procedure to supposedly disguise what folder a file originally came from in the event anyone tries to recover deleted files.

• The original folder still exists, pretty much any attempt to disguise where any file came from is pointless since if anyone is interested enough to care about the name of that folder they should rightly assume that any and possibly all files came from that folder regardless of their name or where they now appear on the drive.
• Given 1, it's enough to securely delete the file in the original folder without screwing around wasting write cycles on the SSD.

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 07:45 AM »

Any rival for Umidigi S2 PRO?

I will eventually have to ditch my Xiaomi Redmi Pro 3. After recommendations here I bought it, which proved to be good, but it has a major lack, the lack of NFC, so I cannot use it to make payments.

-kalos (May 05, 2018, 02:55 PM)

I thought you wanted NFC?

Here's the product page for the Umidigi S2 Pro, no mention of NFC.

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Living Room / Re: Looking for smartphone

« Last post by 4wd on May 06, 2018, 06:16 AM »

... but is lacking a notification-led.

-Ath (May 06, 2018, 02:45 AM)

The phones I've had prior to my current Moto G5+ all had a notification LED and when I got the G5+ I thought I'd miss it but I don't.

The Moto Display feature is great, the screen lights up for a second or two when a notification comes in but it also lights up for a half second whenever you pick the phone up which shows you any notifications that have come in.

When I thought back I realised I didn't use the notification LED all that much since about the only times I noticed it was when I was reaching for the phone anyway.

Besides that, coupled with the smart watch I know when a notification arrives.