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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Personal Event Log

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 10:43 PM »

some feature request ideas:
ability to set a text label from the tray, that would be used on subsequent log items. so it's always still just click to add a log item without any request for additional info, but you can change the label added to each log item when you desire.
-mouser (December 29, 2007, 10:40 AM)

I think what you are asking for is already in there. You right-click on the tray icon and select the menu item "Change Log Text". If that is not what you are looking for let me know.

use a more pleasing tone -- the system beep you use sounds like my bios beep warning me the cpu is about to explode from heat
-mouser (December 29, 2007, 10:40 AM)

I have entered issue: 0000018: use a more pleasing tone and that spurred Issue: 0000021: Allow user defined audio file.

global hotkey that can be used instead of clicking tray
-mouser (December 29, 2007, 10:40 AM)

Issue: 0000020: add hotkey support

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Personal Event Log

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 10:26 PM »

1. Works with or without the log file (text or html) open in a Tab
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

I think that was because you were originally envisioning a Firefox plugin.

2. If log file can be html - record the selected event as an HTML table row.
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

Issue: 0000017: HTML Log files - Mantis

3. Indicate the event was added by sound and/or message
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

This is already in there, but I am going to change the tone. Issue: 0000018: use a more pleasing tone

3. Button includes a dropdown with entries based on my own text/vars (eg Event Description 1, 2, 3, etc)
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

I plan to add the ability to add multiple phrases. 0000019: Allow several different user definable phrases to be set. Please feel free to add to the issue by registering.

4. Record the selected event as "Date/Time" plus "Event Description"
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

In there.

5. Default button opens the html/text file
-222fbj (December 11, 2007, 01:07 PM)

There is a tray menu item to open the log file.

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General Software Discussion / Re: 'Number of days to date' program?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 06:08 PM »

i have mentioned this before but here it is once again: 1-4a Datestat 1.1, a freeware that displays the date difference in various ways...
-lanux128 (December 27, 2007, 08:33 PM)

That's a neat app. Thanks for the tip.

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General Software Discussion / Re: 'Number of days to date' program?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 06:07 PM »

Also this version seems to close with an error if I have nothing highlighted and press delete:
--------------------------- AutoIt Error --------------------------- Line -1: Error: Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded. --------------------------- OK ---------------------------

This also seems to happen on the 'days to' display if you click the remove/reset buttons with nothing highlighted.
-Falcon_four (December 27, 2007, 04:40 PM)

Issue: 0000012: close with an error if I have nothing highlighted and press delete

Having the program start with the Days To display and only having the current start screen if you edit or add (perhaps on a right-click).
-Falcon_four (December 27, 2007, 04:40 PM)

Issue: 0000013: start with the Days To display

Make it so you can have it minimized on startup/or the above (so it shows the dayto)
-Falcon_four (December 27, 2007, 04:40 PM)

Issue: 0000014: minimized on startup - Mantis

Have recurring entries, i.e. no year just day/month - so it never says time since just days to next date. Useful for birthdays or bills, etc.
-Falcon_four (December 27, 2007, 04:40 PM)

Issue: 0000016: reoccurring events - Mantis

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: DivX Author rebate coupon needed

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 07:21 AM »

Curt,

Color me confuzed.

DivX is offering it DivX Author for $19.99. What are you looking for? You bumped the thread today, but you shouldn't need the coupon with the new pricing.

Video Editing – Video Editing Software - DivX Author_1198934392296.png

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for finance app

« Last post by tinjaw on December 29, 2007, 06:25 AM »

I'd like to revisit this thread. I have used Quicken and MS Money in the past. I still have a copy of MS Money 2005. I haven't used either for over a year. I want to start the new year off right.

I don't want to use Quicken or Money because the number one aggravation I had was that the software did 1,001 things and I only wanted to use 10 of them. I had to put up with all these fricken menu items and tabs and wizards and crap. I found it aggravating and I already have enough to be aggravated about when it comes to money.

So what I am looking for is the following:

Free or under $10.
Standard checking register
Standard passbook savings
import/download transactions from my bank's website
Basic/Simple budgeting

That's it. No stocks and bonds. No loan wizards. No savings wizard telling me I should start saving $153.21 dollars a month for a $100,000.00 mortgage at3.14% every time I just want to check my balance. Arrrrrrrgh! I want notepad, not M$ Wurd 2020 Deluxe Super Extreme Special Edition (even if it is free).

I think you get the point. Any suggestions?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Prioritizing blog reading

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 09:02 PM »

I have only been messing with it for a few days, but AideRSS might help you out. It is a web service that you feed your feeds through and it will rank them by their popularity relative to other postings in that feeds history. You can then take these new RSS feeds and use them with any feed reader. I haven't used it enough to report on how well it works.

AideRSS

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Personal Event Log

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 08:55 PM »

I'm in the middle of moving, but I have scheduled some time to work on this Saturday evening. I'll have a new release and some documentation.

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Coding Snacks / Re: What language is the best for a new programmer to start with?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 08:36 PM »

I ditto what Veign said. The real meat an potatoes of the corporate job market will be solidly C# in the next two years. If you friend is dead set on crossplatform *and* this is their first language, I would strongly suggest Python. The point f0dder made about Delphi being an easy transition to C++ is doubly so because much of the Win32 api is wrapped by the VCL. So as you learn the VCL you will be learning C++ via proxy as you use the Win32 api reference docs which are in C++. You can also use C++ DLLs with Delphi.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Best way to start learning C++?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 08:30 PM »

superboyac,

The world of financial software isn't dominated by any particular language. The low-level control C++ provides is not a requirement like it is for 3D games. Much of it is also written in Java. However, that also means that you don't need to learn anything special or do anything differently. A standard course of study in C++ should suit you just fine. Just don't get distracted by flashy graphics or physics, etc. Just learn solid programming skills.

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General Software Discussion / Re: 'Number of days to date' program?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 07:36 AM »

What was up there wasn't version 0.0.0.9. It was still version 0.0.0.7. I've updated the download to version 0.0.0.11. No changes.

Let me get all this into the bug tracker and I'll try to fix some tonight.

Also, in case you haven't noticed, you can register at the bug tracker. That will allow you to enter new bugs, request new features, and get email announcements for stuff you are interested in tracking, like a bug you report.

Tinjaw's Bug Tracker.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Two Programs I am Seeking

« Last post by tinjaw on December 28, 2007, 06:46 AM »

I think Johannes Wallroth might have something to meet both your needs. I use both and can recommend them. I keep them on my USB stick.

Multi Clipboard
With Multi Clipboard you have access to nine clipboard texts (slots), which you can select either via mouseclick when the program window is active, or via Hotkey "Ctrl + NUMPAD 1.. 9", even if the program is inactive or minimized to the system tray. This copies the selected slot to the Windows clipboard, from which you can paste it into your active application (for instance with Ctrl + V). The hotkey "Ctrl + NUMPAD 0" hides or shows the program window, depending on the previous state. If nine slots are not enough and you need more, you can change to another of three available files.

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Multi Timer
Ten independent Timers in one program, to count down to zero or up to max. 100 hours, with 1 second accuracy. Timers can be viewed one by one or all at once and can resume on a later computer session, all settings are remembered from the previous time ran. Sound signal (optional) and blinking message window (cannot be hidden with other windows) with user-defined message on alarm. Each timer can be assigned an individual identifier string. Always on top mode and hide in System Tray mode.

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Older Newsletters / Re: --> Newsletter for December 24th - Codename "Here Comes Your NANY"

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 01:23 PM »

I'd love some feedback about whether you think this newsletter was too long, too "chatty", too "beggy", etc.
-mouser (December 25, 2007, 02:54 PM)

Funny you should ask. I was thinking that this month's newsletter had a very informal tone to it that I liked. It's not too long; There's lots of juicy bits in every month of DonationCoder.

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Living Room / Re: Yet Another Ploy For Tinjaw (and collaborators) To Up His (their) Post Count

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 01:19 PM »

/quit Back to work. Cya!

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Living Room / Re: What makes DonationCoder so special?

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 01:19 PM »

I love DC because it is yet one more place for me to hear myself talk and make myself feel important.

But besides that, I found what I was looking for - a civilized community of people discussing my ~~addiction~~ hobby - software. I'm am disheartened by the number of fourms/communities I have left because they almost instantly turn into a bunch of... No, I'm not going to work myself into a rage. DC is a "happy place" for me. I find myself coming here at odd times, to read and post, and only afterwards I realize I did it because I was looking to take a break from other things that were driving me crazy and I instinctively ended up here.

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Living Room / Re: Yet Another Ploy For Tinjaw (and collaborators) To Up His (their) Post Count

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 01:01 PM »

I'm going to start giving demerits for these post-count grubbing posts! How would you like to see your postcount drop in half
-mouser (December 27, 2007, 12:50 PM)

Mouser, we already know that. And you know that we know that. So you posting that is just a way for you to up your own post count.

/GDR

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General Software Discussion / Re: Recommendations Destroying Storage Media??

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 12:54 PM »

Ditto to Veign and the CD shredder. I bought one and gave my old shredder to a friend.

I did a normal delete of all the files. Then used eraser to do a seven time 0/1 write and then used it to write pseudo random data to it. Once I did all that, I realized that CF and USB sticks could be ripped open and the memory chips ripped apart with a pair of pliers.

I did the same with the hard drive platters. It's all good practice for when the US Government becomes a totalitarian state in a few years and I am deemed a member of the rebel alliance.

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Living Room / Re: Yet Another Ploy For Tinjaw (and collaborators) To Up His (their) Post Count

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 12:44 PM »

Okay, Somebody needs to fill in for app and misquote me out of context. Then we can continue.

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Living Room / Yet Another Ploy For Tinjaw (and collaborators) To Up His (their) Post Count(s)

« Last post by tinjaw on December 27, 2007, 12:27 PM »

I am on my lunch break at work. They don't allow IRC here, so I can't pop in for a quick hello. So I have an alternate plan. Since this is my first post in this thread, app103 has to reply to this with a quote. Then everybody who see this has to reply with a short play on my nick "hello metalmouth", "hey there tinny", "'sup? thinjaw". Then I reply back with something equally witty. Mouser says hi and then disappears for the rest of the thread. scancode shoots me a URL for some mobile skin he is lusting over at the moment. Then Josh posts "I HATE YOU MOUSER". Ken is just on his way out so he then replies "Hi/Bye Tinjaw". The nout of the blue app comes back with an interesting story about her daughter. This is when I ask where Deozaan is and ask how he is doing on his TGB projects. Etc.

So, we must hurry. My lunch break will be over in 40 minutes.

App! Tag! You're it.

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