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Coding Snacks / Re: IDEA: show the week number on the Windows system tray calendar?

« Last post by Curt on August 26, 2015, 05:49 PM »

ehh, yeah, I've tried T-Clock, but it was a long time ago - actually a VERY long time ago!

I stopped following 2010 because of the lack of week numbers, so I am very pleased to hear that this feature has been made available in the latest "Redux" >version by the White Tiger<. Really fine job!

Thanks a lot, Tom, for informing , and White Tiger for writing!

My T-Clock Redux in Danish (uge is of course week). Tray, and mouse hover:

._.


Modified:

My eyes needed Bold characters & digits:



of course ^that^ was in the wrong order, so I made this instead: HH:nn:ss dddd\ndd mmmm (Wi) yyyy 

click to enlarge:

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Coding Snacks / [SOLVED] show the week number

« Last post by Curt on August 26, 2015, 03:51 AM »

show the week number on the Windows system tray calendar?

or just show the week number

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General Software Discussion / Photo panorama for Windows 10

« Last post by Curt on August 25, 2015, 05:13 PM »

This is still free from Curt's post.
Updated this year.

-cmpm (January 02, 2010, 05:08 PM)

New (apparently stable) beta version for Windows 10:
WPanorama version 10.1.2 beta available since August 14, 2015: http://www.wpanorama.com/beta.php

With WPanorama you can display panoramic pictures by letting them scroll horizontally or vertically on the screen. You can use this software to view the gorgeous 360° swiss panorama included with the program, the 3'474 panoramas available on this site or your own pictures in .jpg or .bmp format.

-WPanorama

Normal homepage: http://www.wpanorama.com/wpanorama.php
Revision history: http://www.wpanorama..._version/history.txt
Details of some WPanorama settings and features: http://www.wpanorama...eenshots.php#FreqSet

The package includes a viewer and a screen saver

Before updating from a version 7 or older to a version 8 or newer, it is strongly advised to uninstall the old version, as the files are not installed in the same folders. After the new version is installed, you should move your data files (images and ".wpa" configuration files) from the "C:\Program files\WPanorama\" folder to the "WPanorama" folder located in your personal folder ("My documents" or "Documents").
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WPanorama is distributed as a freeware. This means you don't have to pay for it, it has no functionality limitations and you can use it for as long as you want. However, if you really like it and wish to make a donation to its author, you can do it by using "this" link

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General Software Discussion / free Windows 10 Tweaker @TheWindowsClub

« Last post by Curt on August 25, 2015, 04:26 PM »

freeware

http://www.thewindow...tweaker-4-windows-10
http://www.thewindow...ks-available-in-uwt4

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10 has been released. This tweaking software adds several new tweaks for the new operating system. Those of you who have upgraded to Windows 10, would definitely want to use it to judiciously tweak your Windows 10 and personalize your computing experience. With judicious tweaking, it can make your system faster, more stable, personal and more secure with just a few mouse clicks.

While you may be able to access all these via the Windows 10 Settings app, the Registry Editor or the Group Policy Editor, Ultimate Windows Tweaker makes things easier for you by offering all useful tweaks from its single UI.

http://www.thewindow...tweaker-4-windows-10

-thewindowsclub

List of Tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10

Check out the complete list of over 200 tweaks available in Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10:
http://www.thewindow...ks-available-in-uwt4

-thewindowsclub

Like the other 75+ freeware released by us, Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 (UWT4) is a clean freeware and does not include any 3rd-party offers nor does it push crapware.

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.0 for Windows 10 has been developed by Paras Sidhu, for TheWindowsClub.com. It supports Windows 10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and Internet Explorer 11

-thewindowsclub

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on August 24, 2015, 11:20 AM »

Fix for installing unsigned add-ons in Firefox Dev and Nightly - gHacks Tech News

-IainB (August 24, 2015, 08:54 AM)

wrong link, IainB

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Allow me once again to recommend Nightly Tester Tools https://addons.mozil...ightly-tester-tools/
It can do a lot more than I'll ever need, but I only use it for allowing me to have whatever extension I want to, signed or not.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Take a list of PDF tabs and create a text file of the links?

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 04:07 PM »

I think rgdot in his answer already had realized the typo.

Anyway, even the title of a thread is modifiable.

Besides:

create shortlinks to urls in a folder from a txt file with the url list

-Contro

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Lintalist - searchable interactive text to copy & paste with plugins

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 01:28 PM »

Bravo, Congratulations, and Thank You!

My favourite line in your post:

a program (script) I've developed and used for a long time.

-Lintalist

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mozilla to replace add-ons with Chrome compatible extensions

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 01:01 PM »

FF seems to want to freeze or get hung up more often than I'm willing to put up with.

-40hz (August 23, 2015, 12:42 PM)

Could "Encrypted Media Extensions" (EME) be the problem? Like some of the other latest Firefox browsers, version 40.0.2 also comes in a "EME-free" version: https://ftp.mozilla.....0.2/win32-EME-free/ I am running this version and it is faster than the normal 40.0.2 -

-Curt (August 23, 2015, 02:12 AM)

I have no idea why "Encrypted Media Extensions" should make a difference, but on my PC it did. Not much, but some.

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General Software Discussion / Re: The stupid windows 10

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 09:49 AM »

...the free upgrade to Win10 is available up-until July 2016

-Ath (August 23, 2015, 03:53 AM)

Since Contro has already claimed his free upgrade, it's his to keep forever with no deadline on needing to reinstall it before a certain date.

-Innuendo (August 23, 2015, 09:17 AM)

Surely he must first find & keep the license key?

Product key can easily be found by using NirSoft ProduKey: http://www.nirsoft.n...t_cd_key_viewer.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: The stupid windows 10

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 07:55 AM »

I cannot imagine Windows 10 itself should be the problem, Contro. It's more likely the settings in Win 10 that you need to test some more; there are quite many, but at first the right setting can be difficult to even find. Keep looking inside "Settings" and in the security programs!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mozilla to replace add-ons with Chrome compatible extensions

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 02:45 AM »

To help the add-on development community understand how we will enable these improvements, we are making four related announcements today:

    We are implementing a new extension API, called WebExtensions—largely compatible with the model used by Chrome and Opera—to make it easier to develop extensions across multiple browsers.

    A safer, faster, multi-process version of Firefox is coming soon with Electrolysis; we need developers to ensure their Firefox add-ons will be compatible with it.

    To ensure third-party extensions provide customization without sacrificing security, performance or exposing users to malware, we will require all extensions to be validated and signed by Mozilla starting in Firefox 41, which will be released on September 22nd 2015.

    We have decided on an approximate timeline for the deprecation of XPCOM- and XUL-based add-ons.


For our add-on development community, these changes will bring greater cross-browser add-on compatibility, but will also require redevelopment of a number of existing add-ons.

We’re making a big investment by expanding the team of engineers, add-on reviewers, and evangelists who work on add-ons and support the community that develops them. They will work with the community to improve and finalize the WebExtensions API, and will help developers of unsupported add-ons make the transition to newer A

-Mozilla

Forgive me for not (yet) giving praise.

But Thank You for telling, xtabber.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Weird Firefox hangs since 40.x?

« Last post by Curt on August 23, 2015, 02:12 AM »

Could "Encrypted Media Extensions" (EME) be the problem? Like some of the other new Firefox browsers, version 40.0.2 also comes in a "EME-free" version: https://ftp.mozilla.....0.2/win32-EME-free/ I am running this version and it is faster than the normal 40.0.2 - but other than the speed, I don't understand or sense what's the difference.

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's up with WinPatrol?

« Last post by Curt on August 22, 2015, 05:06 PM »

it all depends on various settings; I have not had any problems downloading WinPatrol or WinPrivacy, using Firefox 40.0.2

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Living Room / Re: How Much RAM? 4GB vs. 8GB vs. 16GB Performance - TechSpot

« Last post by Curt on August 21, 2015, 06:59 PM »

Forgive me for talking about things I don't understand.

Every time I explore my collections of music, videos and pictures, using Windows 10 Explorer, I will get disappointed with both Windows and my computer (4GB RAM) because of the ever so slow process of updating picture, video, audio, -thumbnails, icons and data.



The slowness makes me dream about lots of extra memory sticks for my machine. It makes me imagine that I can add the picture thumbnails and icons and mp3 data into memory. Can I? Isn't the idea of RAMDisk programs (or eBoostr) that you can take some of your RAM and allocate it, say especially to icons and media files etcetera? How can I ever need only 4 GB RAM? I would expect 64GB to be much better... I know I certainly have a need for more RAM, when I explore my media collections!

1)  Dataram RAMDisk
RAMDisk creates a virtual RAM drive, or block of memory, which your computer treats as if it were a disk drive. By storing files and programs into memory, you can speed up internet load times and disk-to-disk.

2) eBoostr™, working as an alternative solution to ReadyBoost and SuperFetch technologies, implements a different advanced approach to use flash memory to speed up your computer.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by Curt on August 21, 2015, 03:20 AM »

The current problems with >Google versus WinPrivacy< made me go searching for VTzilla. It was a little hard to find at first, because I knew the name "VirusTotal" but forgot the abbreviation "VT", so I kept imagining the word "virus" being part of the file name. I repeatedly found some Italian VirusTotal extensions, but not the right one. The right one, (if you're not Italian), is VTzilla, now "signed": https://addons.mozil...refox/addon/vtzilla/

VTzilla 1.5.1-signed
by Emiliano Martínez Contreras

Right-click on any link and scan the target with VirusTotal, scan your downloads with VirusTotal before storing them in your PC, free and easy.
More information at: https://addons.mozil...refox/addon/vtzilla/

A good one to have.  

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's up with WinPatrol?

« Last post by Curt on August 21, 2015, 02:42 AM »

Google has a False Positive on our WinPrivacy installer. Yet, if you look on Virus Total (A site owned by Google), you will find our software is clean.

-WinPrivacy

The problem is that the group responsible for detecting “Potentially Unwanted Programs” is sequestered from the outside world. There is absolutely no way we’ve been able to find to contact them and from communication with people in the security industry we are not alone in being falsely accused by Google with no way to appeal.

Even using Google’s Web Master Tools does not give a software vendor a way of appealing a false positive.

-WinPrivacy

Because of this false positive, we have moved the WinPrivacy installer to our site at winpatroltogo.com to prevent customers from being blocked from our PLUS data.

However before you can download, you will need to disable the over zealous security in Chrome and regrettably now in Firefox as well (starting with V40) first.
You can disable the warning messages in Chrome as follows:

    Open Chrome and go into Settings by clicking on the icon upper right that looks like 3 horizontal lines
    Scroll to the bottom and click on Advanced
    Uncheck the box “Enable phishing & malware protection

That’s it.

-WinPrivacy

You can disable the warning messages in Firefox as follows:

    Click on the three horizontal lines located in the upper-right of the screen
    Select Options
    Next, click on “Security” in the left hand menu
    In the General section, uncheck “Block reported attack sites”

We are sorry for this inconvenience, but in the end this is because of Google and their insistence to hide behind the Internet and automation and refusal to interact with human beings. If you do not like this inconvenience, uninstall Chrome and uninstall Firefox.

-WinPrivacy

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General Software Discussion / Re: win update issues

« Last post by Curt on August 20, 2015, 03:11 PM »

it talks about a System Update Readiness Tool from Microsoft’s website.

-crabby3 (August 20, 2015, 02:40 AM)

Windows 7 32-bits: http://www.microsoft...details.aspx?id=3132
Windows 7 64-bits: http://www.microsoft...etails.aspx?id=20858

This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software.

-System Update Readiness Tool for Windows 7

modified:
oh, a better page for all windows systems:

http://windows.micro...pdate-readiness-tool

What is the System Update Readiness Tool?

The System Update Readiness Tool can help fix problems that might prevent Windows updates and service packs from installing. For example, an update might not install if a damaged system file prevents the update from recognizing the version of Windows that's running on your computer.

If your computer is having problems installing an update or a service pack, download and install the tool, which runs automatically. Then, try installing the update or service pack again.
To download and run the System Update Readiness Tool

    Click the link in the table "below" that corresponds to the version of Windows running on your computer.

-Microsoft

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General Software Discussion / Re: So, what pdf reader app is your fav?

« Last post by Curt on August 19, 2015, 09:20 AM »

I prefer Sumatra

-aarontx (August 19, 2015, 07:50 AM)

I am proudly quoting this answer, because it's been almost 3 years since aarontx's previous post! 

Are you one of them Texas cowboys that can go all day saying nothing but ahum... yeah, well..., aha... see you next year.   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Label making software

« Last post by Curt on August 19, 2015, 02:29 AM »

An old Avery for free: http://download.cnet...6675_4-10179048.html , but I have never tested it.

or maybe pay to have the labels printed & mailed to you! http://www.avery.com...ls/Addressing-Labels

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Wanted: better desktop icon grouping system

« Last post by Curt on August 19, 2015, 01:52 AM »

half of my "seriously?" was because I found it unlikely that you didn't remember Splinter. The author got quite some attention 3 years ago when he launched Splinter here on DonationCoder's forum - some of it because he talked like an lifestyle advert, instead of a pedagogic instructor - and some of it because it was (is!) very difficult for him to explain what the program actually does. His homepage: http://spli-stuff.blogspot.co.uk/

modified:
Oh, of course: His program is a system for grouping the desktop icons.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Wanted: better desktop icon grouping system

« Last post by Curt on August 18, 2015, 04:50 PM »

Can someone explain it?  I'm not going to look at a video just to see about software...

-wraith808 (August 17, 2015, 10:00 AM)

^seriously?

   

This is from dmd7978's first post about Splinter:

Splinter is a real-time still imagery in motion desktop interface / super simple imagery based programming language, and the ultimate desktop customizer. It turns your desktop into Wonderland, where the impossible becomes possible, and it is only limited by the imagination.

It combines the 5 most commonly used desktop application functionality genres:

File Launcher, Icon Docking Station, Stack Docklet, Wallpaper Flipper, Visual Style Editor

in a unique way, giving it uniquely amazing abilities that have never been seen

-dmd7978

http://deema78.deviantart.com/

-deviantart

... many people still haven't realized that NOTHING you see within a splinterface is "animation" There is no animation with Splinter. There is ONLY a STILL PNG IMAGE OPENING. It opens from one set of variables to another. It is called "splanime". Using the three sets of variables, you are able to make a still image opening appear as though it is pre-recorded / frame by frame animation.

This is key for two reasons. One, it means that everything is always and forever editable, simply by changing out the image or adjusting how it opens. Two, because since they are "just" still images, they are no different than any other "icon" (either standard desktop icons or a 3rd party dock icon). Meaning that they are able to be hotlinked just like any other "image"/icon

-dmd7978 (July 20, 2012, 09:35 PM)

Hi. Thanks again for the reply. Yes, absolutely, splinter can do exactly what you ask, it just does it "differently". I would gladly create/show how/or anything else for ANY specific request or question, it just needs to be asked.

-dmd7978

Re: Splinter go here to read dmd7978's thorough and enthusiastic answer to me.

I genuinely don't know what to make of this (Splinter).

Splinter claims to be a revolutionary new way to interact with Windows. It's a visually rich launcher, I guess, with a massive amount of (allegedly) simple ways to customise things.

I've been trying to persuade the author to add some words to the many, many pictures on his site but he seems to be struggling to clearly communicate the features, benefits and so forth of Splinter without getting, well, so deep into what you can do and how easy it is that you lose track fast.

-oblivion (May 04, 2012, 05:04 PM)

oh no, videos just about software!

All About Splinter

Splinter Icon Dock Tutorial

-dmd7978 (May 15, 2013, 02:48 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Privacy Concerns

« Last post by Curt on August 18, 2015, 08:08 AM »

Let me see what Cortana offers me

-anandcoral (August 18, 2015, 06:41 AM)

does this mean that the previous problem has been solved?

What should I do ? Wait till "Get Windows 10" enables "Upgrade" option ?
I am afraid to click "Get started" in "Windows update" 

-anandcoral (August 16, 2015, 11:42 AM)

 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Abbyy screenshot reader

« Last post by Curt on August 18, 2015, 03:12 AM »

and even cheaper: $6.99  
http://www.bitsdujou...yy-screenshot-reader
but again normal price seems to be €9.95 ?
I wonder when the price last actually was $30?  

-Curt (May 31, 2015, 11:15 AM)

http://www.bitsdujou...yy-screenshot-reader



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The price is plus any VAT

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Brainstorm Pro Thesaurus Software With Multi Language & Research Tools

« Last post by Curt on August 17, 2015, 06:49 PM »

Welcome, jessegilbert1. Wow; you are not afraid of competition!  I wish you the best of luck!  

but it all was about time:

wordzilla really wants someone to rewrite mobysaurus..
i've talked with a few people and made some progress but nothing major so far.

-mouser (November 17, 2008, 07:07 PM)

You were of course already aware that you have advertised your program right where the most competent predecessor was living! I still use the fantastick (but very old) Mobysaurus Thesaurus ("Mark II" version 1.0.55) by Anderson~Wordzilla. Now, Mobysaurus has clearly been abandoned, so sadly it's no longer working in up-to-date Firefox etcetera. But Mobysaurus is still working perfectly on Windows 10 (with or without MS Word installed) in WordPad and other basic~old editors. It's also still working in perfect harmony with the mighty WordWeb 7, and even with an endless amount of implemented dictionaries and word lists, the reaction time is always less than a second.

So, I really wish you the best of luck ;-)


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first activated via Ctrl+Shift+A, here in WordPad:





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then plus WordWeb activated via Shift+Enter:

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Wanted: better desktop icon grouping system

« Last post by Curt on August 16, 2015, 05:48 PM »

I have no icons on the desktop, I keep them all in True Launch Bar [TLB].

TLB for Win 10 is in Beta. It's not yet pretty to look at on Win 10, but what is. An example: I had to make the Windows Taskbar icons smaller (in order to match the icons in TLB), but I would much prefer, if I could make the TLB icons just a little larger instead. Other than that, I have found no bugs / errors.

 

beta version: 7.1.3 beta August 12, 2015

-TLB