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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 11, 2009, 07:40 AM »

will one be able to search all log files via the viewer ?
or would you recommend using another app?

Re: the timetracker idea -
one would really have to indicate when you're starting on a project & when ending - otherwise:
if all other entries are filtered out you wouldnt know at which times you began / ended

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General Software Discussion / Re: fully free software utilities for biz use - discussion

« Last post by tomos on November 11, 2009, 04:28 AM »

Thanks to tinjaw's recent post, someone on friendfeed told me about this one:

Anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-rootkit/firewall (and more) intended for commercial use.

Standard version of FortiClient Endpoint Security Suite is freeware.

http://www.forticlient.com/standard.html

-app103 (October 26, 2009, 07:44 PM)

found this (unfortunately) not very promising review (you could call it a mini-review/test).

According to one comment (from Prosa)

The databases are not equal, free editon is a subset of premium edition

From releases notes:

Antivirus updates / Database

Free Edition – Daily (using core signature database)
Premium Edition – Hourly (using extended signature database)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best free firewall for Windows?

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 02:22 PM »

thanks sajman

[...]
http://fileforum.bet...irewall/1059097279/1

Reviews of Privatefirewall
  Rating 4 out of 5 stars
  by CyberDoc999
      Reviewing 7.0 (Oct 15, 2009)
      Firewall Works great......
      and it is free !
      the HIPS (Host-based Intrusion Prevention System)
      is Lame.....
      I tested it on 5 differents programs and it blocked none of them....
      HIPS that worked would make this a killer app

Has anyone else on this forum tried Privatefirewall out? If you just wanted a firewall and no HIPS, then presumably this could be quite a useful firewall proggy.

-IainB (November 10, 2009, 01:26 PM)

this one is also free for commercial use (havent tried it)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best free firewall for Windows?

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 12:55 PM »

FWIW I'm really liking Online Armor's new pricing structure with $19.95 for a single user license for OA Premium.

-sajman99 (November 09, 2009, 12:38 PM)

getting back on topic - anyone know does that work well with AntiVir (Avira) (full version)

edit/ found this via search

[...] my normal defense system of Avira and Online Armor is generally strong [...]

-Steven Avery (June 08, 2009, 10:27 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Best free firewall for Windows?

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 12:49 PM »

I guess I was guaranteed to get the reaction I did (by calling his post 'bitchy') = I not perfect either (that was a land :p)

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 08:47 AM »

Try interim build 1.0.3.9 and see if that fixes it.  I used a different method for the enter/ctrl-enter strokes in this version.

-skwire (November 10, 2009, 08:23 AM)

sorted 

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 07:50 AM »

One very minor thing - when I press Ctrl+Enter to go to new line, it jumps down two lines

-tomos (November 10, 2009, 05:21 AM)

Hmmm...odd.  It doesn't behave that way for me.   

-skwire (November 10, 2009, 06:19 AM)

anyone else getting that behaviour ?

just for the record:
XP SP2 up-to-date
cant think of any thing else that could be relevant. (maybe the settings? see below)

Settings

[Settings]
G_Options_Startup=1
P_Interval=6
P_Type=Minute(s)
P_Text=Entry
P_Sound=
P_Flash=0 times
P_Enter=1
P_Timestamp=yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm
A_Interval=1
A_Type=Day(s)
A_Text=Log_
A_Timestamp=yyyy_MM_dd-HH-mm
A_Folder=F:\Portable\Anuran
N_Timestamp=yyyy-MM-dd @ HH:mm:ss
H_Popup=!A
H_Popup_Win=1
H_Options=
H_Options_Win=0
H_Popup_Close=A
H_Popup_Close_Win=1
P_X=39
P_Y=34
P_W=312
P_H=95

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 05:30 AM »

Have people considered using this for basic time-tracking ?
e.g. if I always lead my note with say ARD for project #1 & SURV for #2 etc,
then if I was able to sort notes alphabetically (& by time) I could roughly see how long I was working on each project

The idea has been in the back of my mind - to be honest I havent really considered it practically beyond what I've written here - just throwing it out there as is

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 05:21 AM »

hi Skwire, I'm only starting to use it this morning,
so far I can say:

~ hotkeys are working well,
~ I just had a quick look at the log (I have it set to archive once a day), the 24 hour clock is looking good

One very minor thing - when I press Ctrl+Enter to go to new line, it jumps down two lines

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

« Last post by tomos on November 10, 2009, 03:24 AM »

...and Deo is gaining speed there on the right heading for the straight....  

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 09, 2009, 04:35 PM »

wowee
got a bit of catching up to do

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by tomos on November 08, 2009, 03:58 PM »

(see attachment in previous post)

-Darwin (November 08, 2009, 11:01 AM)

Can you give us a summary when you're done

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

« Last post by tomos on November 08, 2009, 03:57 PM »

almost missed Darwin's 6,000^th post



congrats Mike

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General Software Discussion / Re: At last: MP3 Lossless!!!

« Last post by tomos on November 07, 2009, 02:42 PM »

Am I the only one who thinks MP3 should've died a slow death by now?

-scancode (November 07, 2009, 11:56 AM)

as someone who hasnt a clue I ask:
are there alternatives that dont involve huge filesizes - or should we just get used to large filesizes ?
(I know, there's loads of space on current hard-drives...)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows vs. Mac: I'm starting to change.

« Last post by tomos on November 07, 2009, 02:37 PM »

I'm a confirmed Windows guy and yet my parents insist on running a Mac

-Darwin (November 07, 2009, 12:11 PM)

were they influenced by the advertising or what ('hip' parents?)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows vs. Mac: I'm starting to change.

« Last post by tomos on November 07, 2009, 11:39 AM »

The second thing I tell them is if their circle of friends are computer-centric (discuss computers, software, the internet, etc. a lot) it might be best to buy what your friends have if you want to be included in all the conversations as if you are the odd man out you might feel like an outsider when these topics come up.

-Innuendo (November 07, 2009, 10:20 AM)

of course that's where people will get help first, so logical to consider the same as they all have - unless you of course you know a helpful friendly forum

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General Software Discussion / Re: Rotating JPEGs *without* changing modified date

« Last post by tomos on November 07, 2009, 09:54 AM »

revisiting this (correcting created date of photos) -
this about correcting the date in the Exif info if that incorrect.

From the current newsletter (Nov.6th 2009) from Imaging Resource. I added a link for the recommended app in the quote:-

camera manufacturers record it in the Exif header of their image files in several places. The DateTimeOriginal, CreateDate and ModifyDate tags all record it, for example. The trick is to reset all three on a new image.

ExifTool can do that with one simple command. There's a Windows version and a Mac version. The simplest way to use the utility is from the command line (Terminal on the Mac).
[...]
   exiftool -AllDates-=1 *

Full article: http://www.imaging-r...v11/20091106.htm#adv

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

« Last post by tomos on November 06, 2009, 01:02 PM »

a bit of a laugh (NSFW I guess - but otherwise safe, I guess..)

        

Bonzo Dog Band - Give Booze A Chance (BBC Radio Session 1969)

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Living Room / Re: Post Your Funny Videos Here [NSFW]

« Last post by tomos on November 06, 2009, 06:17 AM »

NSFW - but only if you can actually understand the accents lol

Scottish star trek
(helps to listen to it a couple of times if you're not used to the accent)

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 06, 2009, 04:20 AM »

not sure if this has been requested
(but I'll chance repeating it I dont have time to reread all those requests lol):

Option for systemwide hotkey (customisable if possible) to close the window for when I dont want to interact with the app (I have it set to come up very often)

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The Getting Organized Experiment of 2009 / Re: 15 Free Beginner Guides on Multiple Subjects

« Last post by tomos on November 06, 2009, 03:42 AM »

saved a few of them,
thanks Paul

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 05, 2009, 11:06 AM »

well, awaiting a response from dr.frog...
I gotta say it's very nice  - I'll chance a couple of requests :-)

• one request would be that it stay on top until properly dismissed - currently can get lost behind other apps
• It would be nice if one could call it up manually to add a note
• oh yeah, it uses a 12 hr clock?
  e.g. the saved text file says 20091105 05:53:35:
  Windows time said 17:53

[edit] maybe that's bad manners - to make requests before drfrog approves - apologies if so [/edit]

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Living Room / Re: Lenovo Reliability

« Last post by tomos on November 05, 2009, 07:47 AM »

Toshiba used to have a reputation for good service if you have a problem (I dont know if that still the case)
Acer have a very bad rep (here in Germany anyway) - I've seen stories online of people sending off their laptop & getting them back not properly fixed but with additional problems

Something else to consider...

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 05, 2009, 06:12 AM »

I can make it pop up on top of all windows but not activated/focused.  Also, I have a working prototype of this Frog Diary almost ready to go.

-skwire (November 05, 2009, 06:10 AM)

tester here

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Idea: A 'polite' reminder/diary system

« Last post by tomos on November 05, 2009, 05:38 AM »

great idea doctorfrog 

a couple of thoughts:

A reminder/diary system should never, ever, EVER steal focus away from what I'm working on. EVER! Something like this should help with workflow, not interfere with it.

-doctorfrog (November 05, 2009, 03:27 AM)

I would suggest that it stay on top though (that's maybe presumed - but just in case!)

Hitting ENTER makes the window go away. No other interaction is necessary.

If the window shows on top without focus - you'd then have to give it focus & then press enter - that would work. Otherwise I'd suggest not using ENTER - in my experience (with App103's "Instant Boss" app) hitting the Enter key at the 'wrong' time sends the reminder window away unintentionally, sometimes before I even see it. Could be done via a hotkey or maybe even with the mouse?