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Living Room / Re: Lavabit & Silent Circle Bring You ==> DARKMAIL
« Last post by mouser on November 06, 2013, 06:12 PM »
Might be relevant, new article critiquing some of the practices of the original Lavabit:

http://arstechnica.c...critique-of-lavabit/

"Op-ed: Lavabit’s primary security claim wasn’t actually true Ladar Levison stood up for users' privacy—but perhaps a little too late."
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: Freewaregenius
« Last post by mouser on November 06, 2013, 04:23 PM »
Freewaregenius is another one of our favorite websites for discovering new software.

The site has expanded its focus in recent years -- evolving from covering just freeware software to a variety of web and mobile technologies, but the site has remained one of the best places to discover new free software.

It's one of the most frequently linked to sites on our forum, and some of their more recent long comparative reviews of software have been invaluable.

Visit Site: http://www.freewaregenius.com



To see other posts on the DonationCoder forum that mention the Freewaregenius website, click: here.
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: gHacks
« Last post by mouser on November 06, 2013, 04:15 PM »
gHacks is one of a handful of wonderful websites that has always been friendly to, and supportive of, independent software authors.

The site has been mentioned hundreds of times on our forum, and they've featured many of the software utilities made by the members here.

Truly one of our favorite sites for discovering software.

Visit Site: http://www.ghacks.net/



To see other posts on the DonationCoder forum that mention the gHacks website, click: here.
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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
« Last post by mouser on November 06, 2013, 10:06 AM »
We tend to have meta-discussions about the nature of the site here: https://www.donation...index.php?board=83.0
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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
« Last post by mouser on November 06, 2013, 09:19 AM »
Sorry if I wasn't clear!

I was *NOT* objecting to this thread or the discussion of bitcoin stuff in general, which i think is completely appropriate for this forum (though i do hope we get to the point soon where the topic doesn't make up a majority of the posts on any given day).

I was only objecting to the recent comments on investment advice and financial market prediction, and trying to nip that in the bud early.  I have a deep seated distaste for such things, and while members here may occasionally be in a position to offer advice about how to invest money to get rich quick, i don't want this forum to have any part in such games.

To repeat, I'm not objecting to this thread or discussion about bitcoin -- just asking people to steer far clear from talking market predictions and offering investment advice.
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Living Room / Re: Does anyone here use Bitcoins?
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 10:54 PM »
I'd like to add financial market prediction and investment advice to the list of topics we should avoid like the plague on this forum.

It's fine to talk about the technology of these new currency things, but i rank financial market predictions and investment advice right up there on par with arguing over politics and religion.  If you want to talk about whether the stock market or the price of gold or bitcoins is going to go up or down please do it on an investment forum.. as far as i'm concerned such things are games for the rich, the insiders, and those who like (and have the spare money to burn for) gambling, and they're contrary to the spirit of this site in my opinion.
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: BoingBoing
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 09:32 PM »
There are a ton of websites competing to offer you a daily helping of new and unusual discoveries on the internet, but few can hold a candle to BoingBoing, which sets the standard for coming up with new interesting items every day that you won't find anywhere else.

BoingBoing is short on business, law, politics, and slapstick humor -- and instead focuses on under-appreciated artists and creators, and on bringing the obscure to the public.

Visit Site: http://boingboing.net



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Screenshot Captor / Re: Suggestion: The ability to float screenshots on your workspace
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 06:06 PM »
If no one else does it for NANY I will.

What would be nice is if those of you who like this feature help specify the features and interface options that are important to you.

The features that seem important from what i gather are:
1. super-thin border (or borderless)
2. float on top of all windows
3. easily resizable (maybe with some options for this).
4. transparency control.
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Screenshot Captor / Re: Suggestion: The ability to float screenshots on your workspace
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 05:58 PM »
This has come up before, but i haven't quite grasped the value of it entirely until this post.

In the past when this has come up i have suggested that people simply use a standalone image viewer, of which there are many (irfanview is the one that comes to mind).

But I can definitely see the value of a simple quick image overlay that you could drag around and would stay on top, perhaps with transparency controls.

Now, I *could* fairly easily add such a function directly to Screenshot Captor, but I think this would be a perfect candidate for a standalone little tool that someone could write for NANY 2014.  It's trivial to interface such tools into Screenshot Captor.
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: Instructables
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 05:54 PM »
It's impossible not to love Instructables, the website where amateur do-it-yourselfers post visual tutorials on how to make just about anything you could imagine.

Now if you're interests are focused on a narrow domain -- for example if you're interested in knitting, painting, electronics, etc., then you're going to find better websites for tutorials in your chosen area with content created by people with professional-level skills.  That's not what instructables is about.

But if you're tastes are eclectic, and you like meeting fellow amateurs and dabblers, the charm and friendliness and sheer variety of the tutorials at Instructables is a joy to behold.

If you have kids, and they get bored -- get on the computer and go to the Instructables website, and you're bound to find something fun to make.

Visit Site: http://www.instructables.com



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Find And Run Robot / Re: FARR isn't displaying icons correctly on Windows 8.1
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 05:10 PM »
Thanks for posting the solution -- that will help others in the future I'll bet.  :up:
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: Techdirt
« Last post by mouser on November 05, 2013, 09:39 AM »
For those who want to keep up with the intersection of technology and law/politics, Techdirt is the perfect website.

The site features original writing, updated multiple times per day, offering perspective on current legal and political issues that involve technology.  

The posts are written by people who know what they are talking about, but the writers don't take themselves too seriously, and write in a way that is accessible to the layperson.

The entire site is a testament to the value of presenting information in a clean, structured, no-nonsense way.



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General Software Discussion / Re: Clever screenshot - automatical selection
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 11:35 PM »
Contro, make sure you have the latest version of Screenshot Captor, and then tell me what you are doing to save the file that the %datetime% in the filename is not being expanded.
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Living Room / Re: Making a new page of "DonationCoder's Favorite Web Sites" - suggestions?
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 05:45 PM »
I'm starting to add more favorites so keep the suggestions coming.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Clever screenshot - automatical selection
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 04:05 PM »
Nice addon find cmpm  :up:
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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: Rock, Paper, Shotgun
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 03:44 PM »
Rock, Paper, Shotgun is my favorite website for reading about computer/video games.

It's a small site, run by just a handful of guys.  And what they do is written reviews of computer games.  They don't give out ratings and awards, and they don't have fancy multimedia stuff.

Explaining what makes Rock, Paper, Shotgun so great requires a bit of a exposition..

I have learned something about myself -- I don't really *ENJOY* playing computer/video games.  I used to as a young kid and I do sometimes still play them, but mostly when I do, one of two things happen.  Most often, I just don't enjoy it -- I just don't have the patience.  Occasionally I'll find a game that really captures me (Mafia2 for example).

However, while I don't actually enjoy playing video games much, I find I am fascinated by reading about them.

There are lots of reasons for this.  From a programmer's perspective, video games in many ways are the apex of pure coding challenges.  We're also at an amazing time where robust simulation is becoming a part of the core of game design, and where simulations are more and more treading on what was previously the domain of AI and Artificial Life research.  And it's becoming increasingly clear that video games can be genuine master works of fiction and art.

Which brings us back to the Rock, Paper, Shotgun website:

No other website does as good a job of writing so regularly and satisfyingly about the joys and failures and potential of video games (large and independent).

It's a bit hard to explain, but Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a reminder that some people just write well (and differently).  And that when you read reviews from people who have broader interests in the genre, you get insights that you don't get on a normal game review site.

It makes all the difference in the world if you are interested in reading game reviews not (just) to decide if you want to play it, but for the love of the idea of computer games and what they are capable of.



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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: ArsTechnica
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 02:32 PM »
Over the last year I have found myself admiring the editorial staff at Ars Technica, more than once.

It's one of those rare news sites that manages to do a great job of balancing some lighter reading with some very informed and expert takes on breaking technology stories -- and they aren't afraid to step on some rather large toes when they need to.

It's one of the very very few sites that reports on business/industry issues without managing to come off like an unbearably obnoxious regurgitator of press releases.

What ArsTechnica seems to do better than anyone else is to combine general interest technology issues with an understanding of big business, and skilled writers who clearly know their stuff and are up on breaking news stories.



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Official Announcements / Our Favorite Websites: MakeUseOf
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 02:05 PM »
MakeUseOf is one of the better sites offering daily articles on various technology-focused ideas for living.  Like the similarly-focused site Lifehacker, MakeUseOf covers a wide variety of eclectic topics, including software and hardware gadgets, and they have featured a few of our tools on their website over the years.

MakeUseOf seems to be producing new content at a very rapid rate these days.  While this may make it a little harder to find the real stand-out items -- it does make the site a great candidate for daily exploration.


One of the nice new areas at makeuseof that we've written about before is their "guides" section, which has a ton of downloadable pdf guides on a wide variety of topics (free but you need to sign up).

To see other posts on the DonationCoder forum that mention the MakeUseOf website, click: here.
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LaunchBar Commander / Re: AN OPTION TO DISPLAY SPECIAL FOLDERS (virtual folders) WOULD BE INVALUABLE
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 11:43 AM »
Welcome hackeronte, and greetings to Italy.

I'm glad you like the program.

I've thought about this feature too -- it would be nice to add -- I looked into it once and didn't find an easy way to do it, but I will try to look a little deeper.  If you find any open source tools to show the contents of such special folders let me know.
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Find And Run Robot / Re: [Solved] Multiple parameters to URL?
« Last post by mouser on November 04, 2013, 11:11 AM »
Everything seems to go into $$1
then your regex is wrong, and you aren't capturing the different components into the different groups.
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Find And Run Robot / Re: Multiple parameters to URL?
« Last post by mouser on November 03, 2013, 08:33 PM »
yep, you just need a regex with multiple capture groups.  see if you can figure it out, if not someone good at regex will be able to post a solution.

note that the farr alias group configuration where you specify the regular expression has a place where you can test things out -- you can use that to experiment.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Clever screenshot - automatical selection
« Last post by mouser on November 03, 2013, 07:14 PM »
Why not do what tomos says, right click on the image and "Save Image As.." no need for any screenshot tool at all.
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Find And Run Robot / Re: Multiple parameters to URL?
« Last post by mouser on November 03, 2013, 04:23 PM »
It may work exactly as Nod5 says, but you can also use
You can use $$u1 instead of $$1 to have FARR urlencode the spaces and special characters when doing a web search.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Clever screenshot - automatical selection
« Last post by mouser on November 03, 2013, 02:20 PM »
I'm not understanding what you are trying to do.
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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]
« Last post by mouser on November 02, 2013, 03:44 PM »
Most of this thread is perfectly fine and fun -- no need to do anything dramatic with it.

I think the real solution lies in trying to improve the rest of the site and working harder to increase the quantity and quality of the more genuinely useful and informative threads on the other areas of forum.
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