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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by Target on July 27, 2011, 06:31 PM »

bug report - running version 1.0.6 build 3 and it appears to periodically steal/disable the F1 key

I generally leave it running in the background while I'm working and at some point in the day the F1 key stops working (an essential key for logging into one of our mainframe systems) - I have no idea what triggers it, but isolated it to Trout by progressively closing the running apps until the functionality returned... 

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Finished Programs / Re: Open with Script

« Last post by Target on July 21, 2011, 08:40 PM »

+1 for OpenExpert

and FYI I'm pretty sure you can set up multiple file associations - just name them to suit the end application and they'll come up in the context menu when you click on a file

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Living Room / Re: what are the merits and limitations of the different types of flash memory?

« Last post by Target on July 19, 2011, 06:17 PM »

I have a micro SD card usb adapter as well, but i like the idea of using an SD card cos it goes straight in the slot (no adaptor required) and nothings exposed, and if needs be I can take it out and put it in the laptop at work too.  And if I need to access it at home I can use a card reader

Just seemed a neater solution as USB keys could be vulnerable in certain situations, but you never seem to see them 'promoted' this way - it's always this is a camera card, this is a phone card, etc

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Living Room / what are the merits and limitations of the different types of flash memory?

« Last post by Target on July 19, 2011, 12:46 AM »

Like most everyone these days I have a handful of USB drives that I use for all sorts of things, however I just bought a netbook to do a bit of stuff on and I was wondering why I couldn't use an SD card instead of my usual key.

I assume the internals are pretty much the same as USB keys, but the SD cards form factor is a bit more user friendly (it goes in the slot, out of harms way)

What I don't know is if there are any limitations on using these things like a 'normal' drive.  It doesn't seem logical to me that there would be, but then what do I know

I've had a hunt around and I don't seem to be able to find anything that discusses the relative merits of the different types of removable flash memory, though of course having said that, the first thing you guys will do is google the answer straight away 

Anyone able to shed some light on the subject (don't limit yourselves just to SD cards and/or USB keys either)
 

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on July 18, 2011, 07:09 PM »

This is kind of old, and I wasn't sure where I first found it so I had to go back through all the pages in this thread to check. Every once in awhile something will remind me of this and it will end up stuck in my head.

-app103 (July 11, 2011, 04:14 PM)

Ya know, part of me feels obligated to like something called the Indian Nipple Song ... But that's really weird. Catchy tune. But weird.

(I think I liked it...  ), (hehe)

-Stoic Joker (July 18, 2011, 06:29 PM)

I know what you mean, the darn things been going round in my head since APP posted it (damn you!!)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: PlayDead

« Last post by Target on July 12, 2011, 12:25 AM »

The problem is if someone walked by, they would still shut it down since it "Obviously" is broken and doesn't need to be on anyway!

-steeladept (July 12, 2011, 12:01 AM)

of course they can recognise a crashed machine, just not a working one

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Post New Requests Here / Re: PlayDead

« Last post by Target on July 11, 2011, 08:42 PM »

In your specific circumstances I would think that a screensaver or tool that makes the computer look very busy might be a better scenario.

+1 - an ultra geeky screensaver with a mash up of real+fake data might actually be fun to make/watch.

-nosh (April 25, 2011, 09:03 PM)

don't nirsoft do a BSOD screensaver?

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Living Room / Re: Drive Dock: Turn bare drives into floppies

« Last post by Target on June 28, 2011, 08:14 PM »

I have an old Samsung SpinPoint 80Gb IDE drive that would do just fine for backing up my most important files (photos, C# projects, etc.)  What I'd really like to find is an enclosure for it that offers one-touch backup of any directories on my laptop that I've specified.

I don't really care whether I'm dealing with firmware or software, but I'd just like to be able to stick this 80Gb HDD is a box, push a button, and it begins backing up "Pictures"... "Visual Studio Projects"... etc.

-kyrathaba (June 28, 2011, 07:30 PM)

batch file....

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Living Room / Re: NSFW! -- IBM's Watson Topless

« Last post by Target on June 28, 2011, 01:03 AM »

nice...errrm...rack...

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Search a folder of text files for an expression, copy the line of text

« Last post by Target on June 16, 2011, 08:32 PM »

I love the name you came up with! I ran the .exe and the .ini file worked, but I can't find the output .csv file. What did I do wrong?

-ohfine (June 16, 2011, 08:17 PM)

sorry, my bad, I should have mentioned that in my original post - output is to the log file directory.  File naming format is LogOuts_YYYY-MM.CSV

note also that if you run it more than once a month it will just append to any pre-existing output file for that month (unless you've renamed said file...)

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by Target on June 16, 2011, 05:59 PM »

<snipped>
This is so great

-p3lb0x (June 16, 2011, 05:26 AM)

this is so no longer available

he's been mentioned before, but here's a lullaby (just keeping in context) from Tim Minchen

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Search a folder of text files for an expression, copy the line of text

« Last post by Target on June 16, 2011, 05:48 PM »

connect_the_nots.ahk (0.65 KB - downloaded 1 times.)

-Target

Good name, quite a few good points and never a cross word.

-cranioscopical (June 16, 2011, 12:45 PM)

better than a kick in the colon

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Target on June 15, 2011, 10:08 PM »

Guns are a good example, it is the gun? or the bullet? or what happens when you point it at your head and pull the trigger?

-elvisbrown (June 13, 2011, 06:56 AM)

a canon?

-Target (June 15, 2011, 06:59 PM)

Gives me the shutters!

-Edvard (June 15, 2011, 10:00 PM)

SNAP!

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Search a folder of text files for an expression, copy the line of text

« Last post by Target on June 15, 2011, 10:07 PM »

this little AHK script should do what you want

[Select]

#singleinstance
setbatchlines, -1

path = 20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d

iniread, PATH, CTN.INI, LOGS,Folder

fileselectfolder, PATH, *%path%

iniwrite, %path%, CTN.INI, logs, folder

msgbox, 4,, Delete the Log Files?

loop, %path%/*.txt
{
    loop, read, %a_loopfilefullpath%
    {
        if a_loopreadline contains Lost connection
        {
            stringleft,f1, a_loopreadline,20
            F1 = %F1%
            stringright, F2, a_loopreadline,22
            f2 = %f2%
            fileappend,%f1%`,%f2%`n, %path%/LogOuts_%a_yyyy%-%a_MM%.csv
        }
    }

    ifmsgbox yes
        filedelete, %a_loopfilefullpath%
}

assumes your log files are TXT files (you can edit this, though you'll need to recompile if you want to run it as an executable), outputs the relevant lines to a CSV file.

prompts for the path the the logs (path is stored in an ini file for future runs)

Option to delete the log files as you go...

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Living Room / Re: Which is more important: the gadget, or the software and apps that runs it?

« Last post by Target on June 15, 2011, 06:59 PM »

Guns are a good example, it is the gun? or the bullet? or what happens when you point it at your head and pull the trigger?

-elvisbrown (June 13, 2011, 06:56 AM)

a canon?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Naming one's product

« Last post by Target on June 06, 2011, 05:55 PM »

You're just lucky that I've not had time to install Korean on the new system yet or you'd get a browser full of 64pt, red, bold Korean cursing that I would never let slip from my lips~!

-Renegade (June 06, 2011, 11:16 AM)

kanji do that?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Naming one's product

« Last post by Target on June 05, 2011, 08:20 PM »

Pus or pis?

(see attachment in previous post)

I put that in "The Soju Garden" a while back. It's still on the market. Has been forever.

But "pis"?

-Renegade (June 05, 2011, 07:59 PM)

at least it's 'cool'

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I delete over 6,000 recursive directories?

« Last post by Target on June 01, 2011, 08:31 PM »

Latest version has a bunch of file tools including PCManFM.  Above link goes to a page with full details.  Check it out. It's not your granddaddy's Parted Magic CD!    

-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:22 PM)

cool - I've had copies of this in my toolkit for years, though I rarely have a need for it so it doesn't get updated that often (it's been quite a while )

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I delete over 6,000 recursive directories?

« Last post by Target on June 01, 2011, 08:15 PM »

Yes they are. Any 'live' Linux distro will work. It doesn't have to be a rescue release. The file manager in Puppy or one of the mini distros should work equally well.

-40hz (June 01, 2011, 08:05 PM)

yeah, I figured as much, though I thought a rescue distro may make the process easier (by including appropriate ready to use apps)

PartedMagic is a good Swiss Army type utility disk to have for this sort of thing.

Parted Magic does file operations?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I delete over 6,000 recursive directories?

« Last post by Target on June 01, 2011, 07:48 PM »

what about booting into a live rescue or linux distro?

I'm not a Linux user (too lazy) but isn't this the sort of thing they're meant for?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I delete over 6,000 recursive directories?

« Last post by Target on June 01, 2011, 07:22 PM »

can you delete from the bottom up?

if you can delete 1, try 5, then 10, etc and see if you can get it down to something reasonable

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Living Room / Re: favourite hardware hacking resources

« Last post by Target on May 22, 2011, 09:42 PM »

Actually, WD40 does work quite well for displacing moisture from wet (or mildly corroded) wiring. It was frequently used back in my junkyard days on wiring harnesses that had been pulled from a parts bike. Squirt a little in each of the multi-pin plugs before assembly and all works well.

It's flammable yes, but completely non-conductive (paraffin based).

-Stoic Joker (May 22, 2011, 06:23 PM)

yes, that's an old 'solution', though I suspect in a lot of cases the duct tape would be equally effective...

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Living Room / Re: favourite hardware hacking resources

« Last post by Target on May 22, 2011, 09:37 PM »

In those cases it's obvious... No moving parts. Plaster them with duct tape! 

-Renegade (May 22, 2011, 06:11 PM)

congratulations, you have exceed all the requirements for joining our helpdesk team!!

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Living Room / Re: Wooden Horse Art

« Last post by Target on May 22, 2011, 06:29 PM »

I'm really impressed with this one:
 (see attachment in previous post)

-kyrathaba (May 20, 2011, 08:39 PM)

Staggering!

Insert Quote
And how about this one?

Barely believable!

-cranioscopical (May 21, 2011, 07:23 AM)

oh deer...

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Living Room / Re: favourite hardware hacking resources

« Last post by Target on May 22, 2011, 06:08 PM »

The trick is Duct Tape and WD 40
If it moves, but shouldn't = Duct tape
If it doesn't move and should = WD 40

No other problems exist

-Fred Nerd (May 22, 2011, 06:39 AM)

He's got a point there... 

-Stoic Joker (May 22, 2011, 07:38 AM)

what about electrical/electronic 'projects'? 

one squirt of wd and you'll need either a fire extinguisher (if you got this far I suspect you probably keep one handy at all times) or a defribrillator (though you could use that coat hanger in the wall socket)