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General Software Discussion / Re: Made the plunge changing to DVD Profiler

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 08:48 PM »

I was using DVD profiler for years (I only stopped because I'm trying to wean myself off of buying DVDs so regularly).  It's a great product with a great community, and they have several custom made extensions by users.

Here's one set of tools - http://www.dougweb.org/dvdpro/companion/

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Living Room / Re: Micropayments now officially supported by PayPal

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 08:46 PM »

PayPal now officially supports 3 types of micropayments, which include (1) one-time micropayments, (2) pay-as-you-go, and (3) subscription models.

-superticker (February 13, 2011, 01:26 AM)

Though the manner of doing this is a little different than before, it's worth noting all of the ways listed above were already supported by paypal; this is more of a cosmetic change than a new feature, i.e. I have pay-as-you-go on one service and a subscription on another service currently, and I never have to visit the paypal site to do anything with either of these services.

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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Pledges?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 08:41 PM »

- I assumed it was more like a fundraiser where you got sponsorship or something.

-timns (February 21, 2011, 03:28 PM)

That was my thought when I used the word pledge.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google set to steal Opera's thunder yet again, decides to eliminate url bar

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 09:47 AM »

I just want the extension icons back at the bottom, in the status bar or above it.  I hate the extensions being right next to the URL bar.

-y0himba (February 21, 2011, 08:01 AM)

+1.  I understand that it takes away a bit of the screen real estate.  But on my desktop, I don't care.  I do want it to be an option though, b/c it's very convenient on my tablet.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google set to steal Opera's thunder yet again, decides to eliminate url bar

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 07:38 AM »

I think the most irritating "removal" in Chrome is how if I stop moving my mouse, it hides my cursor. I have not yet figured out how to disable it from doing that.

-app103 (February 21, 2011, 12:00 AM)

It does?  Mine doesn't do that.  The cursor is always there.  The only time it's hard to find is if it's over text, as it changes to a very skinny I-bar.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Oh God... I've Forgotten ASP.NET Entirely...

« Last post by wraith808 on February 21, 2011, 07:31 AM »

W3 Schools has an introduction to ASP.NET.  The beginning is very basic, so you'll probably skim over it until page 6.  As far as Razor, there's an intro on ASP.NET.

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Living Room / Re: Too many facebook friends linked to anxiety

« Last post by wraith808 on February 20, 2011, 07:32 PM »

"recruit" people?

-Paul Keith (February 19, 2011, 11:30 PM)

Yes, you have to recruit people to increase the size of your gang, mafia, whatever in order to progress.

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Living Room / Re: Too many facebook friends linked to anxiety

« Last post by wraith808 on February 19, 2011, 10:31 PM »

^ You do more than me.  I don't even pay attention to the wall posts.  I just play games- and pretty much only until I reach the point where I have to recruit people.

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Living Room / Re: Borders Goes Bankrupt - The Death of Print at Retail?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 18, 2011, 02:50 PM »

A really good read... thanks!  One thing I think that was partly mentioned, but not really dwelt upon- Borders' approach to a lot of important markets was very piecemeal.  I think I understand a bit more after reading this why that was, but still...

Also, their prices were very high on the specialized markets they did get into.  I liked their selections of CDs and DVDs, but I rarely bought from them; I used a scanner on my phone to compare everything to amazon, and would browse there, and order from amazon.  I like the ability to browse a hard copy before buying, but when the price difference is so prohibitive, I wouldn't spend the money for the privilege.

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Living Room / Re: Apple: if we get you subscribers, we deserve a cut

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 10:16 PM »

I know there are illegal copies out there.  But I do like the e-reader software better than any pdf reader I've seen.  I have illegal copies of all three of those books- but the legal copy is much more legible and is easier to read.

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Living Room / Re: Apple: if we get you subscribers, we deserve a cut

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 09:20 PM »

wraith, why can't you read a pdf on your device?  Instead of a proprietary format, that is?

-superboyac (February 17, 2011, 09:15 PM)

I can.  But *all* books aren't available in PDFs is my point.  Can you get Heroes Die in PDF?  How about Changes or A Game of Thrones?

*That's* my point.  It's the content, not the format.  And if the content that you want isn't in PDF, do you just forego it?  I suppose if you want to make a point... but I just want to read.  I've bought Heroes Die and A Game of Thrones 4 times because of this- once in hardcopy, and 3 different digital versions.  And it means that much to me to be able to read them when I want.

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Living Room / Re: Apple: if we get you subscribers, we deserve a cut

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 09:11 PM »

Man, if you are good with computers, why even bother with ebook formats?  

-superboyac (February 17, 2011, 02:54 PM)

It's because of content and convenience.  I want to read on my device, and I want to read mainstream novels.  So it's not that simple.

@40Hz - If only it were that simple...

-Renegade (February 17, 2011, 07:35 AM)

It's as simple as you let it be.  

-40hz (February 17, 2011, 09:08 AM)

Much easier said than done.

When so many people go out and buy Apple products, and with such a large economy, it's hard to ignore (as a developer).

As a developer, you need to write for the devices/platforms that people are using. If that means Apple, well, then it's Apple.

What good would it do to write for Palm OS? Or the PET, or CBM, or Windows 98? Nobody uses them anymore.

While it may seem simple, it's not really THAT simple.

-Renegade (February 17, 2011, 04:19 PM)

This.

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General Software Discussion / Re: anything better than Object Dock 2 Plus?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 08:45 PM »

My Chart

$0-25	I'll buy on a whim	Yeah, I buy a lot of software.
$26-50	I'll buy with very little justification	I lied.  I buy a hell of a lot of software.
$51-100	I'll buy with a little more justification	I have software that I've never used.
$101-250	It will take some time to justify	Office, Windows, SlickEdit, ReSharper
$250+	Very few software packages will I buy in this range	Delphi, Visual Studio

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General Software Discussion / Re: anything better than Object Dock 2 Plus?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 01:48 PM »

Some people won't pay for certain things.  I paid for the Winstep Xtreme suite, and it saves me a lot of time.  Nexus doesn't offer that much above Object Dock Plus.  But Winstep Xtreme at $10 more gives you Nexus + a lot more, so it's a no-brainer for me.

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General Software Discussion / Re: anything better than Object Dock 2 Plus?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 01:11 PM »

Winstep Nexus is of no use, once it autohides I can't get it to show again (I'm sure it will work fine on a single monitor setup).

As for Directory Opus - when I read the help it gives the impression that specific Toolbars can be saved with specific Listers, but I've been though all the options and tried over and over and cannot do this. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting the help.

I thinking maybe another File Manger type Explorer could be used for this one task - or I could just shut-up and get on with using Dopus.

-nudone (February 17, 2011, 12:47 PM)

It might be b/c of where the hotspot is.  I use it on a multi-monitor setup, and have no problem getting it to show again.  It has a *lot* of options related to that.  Also try workshelf- that was more of what I was thinking of for you.

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Living Room / Re: Apple: if we get you subscribers, we deserve a cut

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 01:08 PM »

FWIW, I don't have a problem with Apple's technologies - even if their most significant were either 'borrowed' or acquired rather than developed in-house.

I have a big problem with Apple's business, legal, and marketing practices. And I have an even bigger problem with their resident demigod, Mr. Jobs, who is the most significant single factor that's keeping Apple from becoming something truly great.

 

-40hz (February 17, 2011, 12:53 PM)

This.  Unfortunately, but this.

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Living Room / Re: Too many facebook friends linked to anxiety

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 01:02 PM »

I thought that having one life to live at a time was enough. It seem that many want to also have a virtual life.
The hunter that follows 2 preys, catches none.

Anyway, how many of Facebook friends are really friends? How many will take time to visit you or call you if you are sick in the hospital? How many will visit you, if you are in jail? The ones that care about you enough to move their but, those are your friends. All others are just acquaintances.

-rxantos (February 17, 2011, 12:41 PM)

That's a pretty limited definition of friend IMO.  I have true friends that live in foreign countries or across the country that could not do what you say, but have helped me in ways that are more important to me personally than visiting me if I'm in the hospital or in jail.  Friendship IMO is a matter of connection rather than trivialities such as physical presence.

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General Software Discussion / Re: anything better than Object Dock 2 Plus?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 17, 2011, 12:06 PM »

I used OD2 Plus for a while, but a better one IMO if you're willing to pay is WinStep.  It includes 3 different ways of setting up your apps.

1. NextStart - It can either be a bar to replace the start menu and task bar, or a right click menu (or both)
http://www.winstep.n..._thumb_nextstart.jpg
2. Workshelf - This is a dock that has shelves (which are the folders that you ask for)
http://www.winstep.n..._thumb_workshelf.jpg
3. Nexus - A separate dock that's more like the NeXT type of dock that can have fly out folders.
http://www.winstep.n..._thumb_nextstart.jpg

All of them allow you to display either the content of folders, manually generated content, or even special folders.

I'd say give it a look.  It's not cheap ($29.95), but it does everything that you asked for, and I like it.  I'll post a screenshot of my desktop when I get home.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the best SQL software for writing queries?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 16, 2011, 08:03 PM »

This thing helps considerably:

Regex Buddy

-timns (February 16, 2011, 07:29 PM)

^ That's what *I* swear by... great app!

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Found Deals and Discounts / O'Reilly Theory in Practice ebooks 50% off - 2011-02-16 Only

« Last post by wraith808 on February 16, 2011, 01:49 PM »

For one day only, you can SAVE 50% on these Theory in Practice titles. Use discount code DDTP5 in the shopping cart. Ebooks from oreilly.com are DRM-free. You get free lifetime access, and free updates.

http://oreilly.com/s...-theory-ddtp5-direct

Some good titles for sale in this offer.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the best SQL software for writing queries?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 15, 2011, 07:15 PM »

TOAD is the one I always used for Oracle.  They have a free version (the one I linked) and a non-free one.

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Living Room / Re: A question for Google -- why are you so desperate to have me switch to Chrome?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 11, 2011, 12:13 PM »

I'm confused, if you're using FF 99% of the time, what "important" stuff are you doing in IE?

-Stoic Joker (February 11, 2011, 11:17 AM)

There are some things that *just don't work quite right* in browsers other than IE.  And those things happen to be important.  So if his situation is like mine, that might apply.

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Living Room / Re: All Hail...!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 11, 2011, 12:10 PM »

I was tempted to try again.. I shouldn't have been

All Hail His Royalness wraith808 the Unbearable: Toeless Pope of the Arcane Wilderness

-wraith808 (February 11, 2011, 11:01 AM)

How do you manage to stand up without falling over, your Holiness?

-timns (February 11, 2011, 11:02 AM)

Stand ... up?    And it's Royalness!  Get it right!

The ineffable Stoic Joker the Categorical: Capricious Bitch-Queen of the Archane Wilderness

-Stoic Joker (February 10, 2011, 11:17 AM)

All Hail His Royalness wraith808 the Unbearable: Toeless Pope of the Arcane Wilderness

-wraith808 (February 11, 2011, 11:01 AM)

Hay man, looks like we're neighbors...

 

-Stoic Joker (February 11, 2011, 11:53 AM)

There goes the neighborhood...  

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Living Room / Re: All Hail...!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 11, 2011, 11:01 AM »

I was tempted to try again.. I shouldn't have been

All Hail His Royalness wraith808 the Unbearable: Toeless Pope of the Arcane Wilderness

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Official Announcements / Re: March 2011 DonationCoder.com Fundraiser Celebration -- Ideas for Special Events?

« Last post by wraith808 on February 11, 2011, 10:30 AM »

Some dangerous ideas:

• Could we pull together enough DC coders to do a Coding-Snack-A-Day throughout all of march?

-mouser (February 11, 2011, 09:27 AM)

Could we get pledges per the NANY event (coding snacks, whatever) ... and people pledge support to the ideas?

i.e. you have pledge 1...n ... and if someone likes pledge 1, they pledge a certain amount towards its completion to go to DoCo.

A sort of code-a-thon.

Just an idea...