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General Software Discussion / Re: "Pointer" Directories in Windows

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 01:38 PM »

I thought Diablo II only updated (saved) character data every few minutes anyway. Sometimes I've brought up task manager and chose "End Task" to quit without it saving changes.

-Deozaan (February 04, 2010, 01:21 PM)

CHEATER!!!! 

I've definitely gone longer than 1 or 2 seconds, which is how often D2 is freezing up.

Though I suppose it could be the other files D2 creates, relating to the maps.

-Deozaan (February 04, 2010, 01:21 PM)

I still wonder if the solution is to get the junction directory to recognize the change.  Do you think that AHK could look at the file to see when the timestamp changes, then touch the file again through the junction?

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Circle Dock / Re: circledock DELETED ALL MY FILES! help!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 12:52 PM »

I don't agree. I have often restored a snapshot after mistakes etc and I have always been able to completely recuperate everything.
Are we talking about the same thing ? I use Farstone Driveclone Pro and automatically make a snapshot once every 24 hours plus a snapshot when I am about to install something that could make important changes and this has often got me out of serious trouble.

-joiwind (February 04, 2010, 12:19 PM)

His drive was deleted.  Taking out of the equation what system restore does, for it to restore a drive's worth of data, that data would have to be cached on his system drive.  Even notwithstanding system restore's functionality, that doesn't seem plausible.

Then add in the actual function of system restore, i.e. from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084

Note System Restore does not affect personal files, such as e-mail, documents, or photos. You can only restore files that you have deleted if you have made backups of those files.

And you have a cut and dried case for the fact that System Restore is not a substitute for backups.  It will not restore deleted personal files.  Just trying to get this across as a lot of people have that fallacious view, and it's a misconception that can make you very frustrated when the time comes to put it to the test.

You state that you also use Farstone Driveclone Pro.  That, IMHO, is what has saved you... system restore is only there to restore your system- not your files.  As it was his data that was affected, system restore wouldn't have helped him at all.

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Circle Dock / Re: circledock DELETED ALL MY FILES! help!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 11:51 AM »

Another suggestion for this kind of situation in general would be restoring a system snapshot - even Windows restore point could/would have rectified this "disaster", not to mention the many better applications to create snapshots.

-joiwind (February 04, 2010, 11:04 AM)

A windows restore point will not restore lost non-system files, so it wouldn't have rectified the problem- in fact, it would have made it more difficult to retrieve the data.

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Circle Dock / Re: circledock DELETED ALL MY FILES! help!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 09:53 AM »

CircleDock is not an application that a user would expect to be deleting anything from their drive, regardless of warning boxes.

-Veign (February 04, 2010, 09:50 AM)

QFE, and totally agreed.

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Circle Dock / Re: circledock DELETED ALL MY FILES! help!

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 09:46 AM »

^ That was a classy response in a very stressful situation.

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General Software Discussion / Re: "Pointer" Directories in Windows

« Last post by wraith808 on February 04, 2010, 09:27 AM »

I've noticed that going through a junction does cause a speed hiccup- and it doesn't always refresh the directories.

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General Software Discussion / Re: "Pointer" Directories in Windows

« Last post by wraith808 on February 03, 2010, 10:36 PM »

Hmmm... I wonder if AHK could be the answer?  Create an extra file in the directory, and have AHK touch that file through the junction at intervals?   So Diablo 2 doesn't freeze up?  You'd probably experience a bit of lag b/c AHK would have the same problem going through a junction.  But if you set it to only do it every 30 minutes while Diablo 2 was up, it might not be such an imposition...

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General Software Discussion / Re: "Pointer" Directories in Windows

« Last post by wraith808 on February 03, 2010, 07:09 AM »

I just tested out using Junctions to point "My Dropbox\Games\Diablo II\save" to "Games\Diablo II\save" and it appears to be working properly as far as the fact that it's the same folder and same files, unfortunately it doesn't work at all with regard to Dropbox recognizing the files are changing and synchronizing to the cloud or to other computers.

Has anyone else successfully gotten something like this to work with Dropbox?

-Deozaan (February 03, 2010, 05:21 AM)

I know that when I use LSE to create junctions, sometimes I have to press refresh in order for the folder contents to refresh if I've gone through the junction.  Maybe you can do it in reverse.  Create the actual directory as your dropbox directory, then create a junction for diablo 2 to point to it?

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General Software Discussion / Re: "Pointer" Directories in Windows

« Last post by wraith808 on February 02, 2010, 10:05 PM »

Here is a shell integration for the functionality... I use it extensively.

http://schinagl.priv...ardlinkshellext.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple DropBox instances

« Last post by wraith808 on February 02, 2010, 09:59 PM »

So you mean having multiple Dropbox accounts on one computer?

-Deozaan (February 02, 2010, 09:07 PM)

That's what I take the article to mean.  I haven't done it- but I was just pointing out that there could be a need... and actually if I was less lazy, I'd set it up the way that I said... it's the one computer that I use for business and home that's the sticking point.  If you could filter out what is synced that would work also, but they don't support that functionality.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multiple DropBox instances

« Last post by wraith808 on February 02, 2010, 09:04 PM »

Different syncs for work and home based computers?  I have a laptop that I sync to work and home projects, a desktop at home that I only want home stuff on, a netbook that I only want home stuff on, and a desktop at work that I only want work stuff on.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What would life be like without Windows?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 31, 2010, 09:34 PM »

<snip>
Unless you're running MS Office, there are no compelling reasons to use the Windows OS.
</snip>

-zridling (January 31, 2010, 07:18 PM)

Wrong... I can think of *several* compelling reasons other than the MS Office suite to use the Windows OS.  They might not be compelling to *you*, but that makes them no less compelling in my eyes.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Python Language Annoyances

« Last post by wraith808 on January 31, 2010, 09:31 PM »

Oops... yeah.  Explicit.  I found that really prone to causing errors on vb if you had the option for Explicit declarations off... and it's no different in Python.  And yes, considering that different editors indent in different manners- indentation sucks as a block method.

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Living Room / Re: A simple "Start Page"

« Last post by wraith808 on January 30, 2010, 08:36 AM »

Stop going on dodgy f1nanci@l websites then?

-Tuxman (January 29, 2010, 10:24 PM)

The jokers are out in force! 

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Developer's Corner / Re: Python Language Annoyances

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 10:33 PM »

Well, what I can say, is that I took a programmer with minimal knowledge and got him Hello World! (the book on manning.com for Christmas).  I had never used python up until now, but I've been going through the PDF that I received for free with the book so that I could answer questions for him.

The Pros:
1. He's gotten up to speed quite quickly- moreso than I would have expected.
2. It's very easy to pick up- much more than any other language that I have used- and get concrete and useful things done without all of the baggage of most languages

The Cons:
1. The errors that he's had to bring to me are because of the indentation and the lack of implicit variable declarations

I think it's a nice, lightweight language- especially for teaching (and learning).  I do expect him to move on fairly quickly, but this was a way to get him programming and into the problem solving mindset rather quickly before starting classes as a developer.

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Living Room / Re: A simple "Start Page"

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 10:20 PM »

  I meant financial institutions and such 

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Living Room / Re: Optimus Maximus

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 04:28 PM »

App, you mean something like this?
https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=420.0
Not quite a touch-screen, but customizable it is!

-Edvard (January 29, 2010, 12:06 PM)

One of my friends has this... it's really cool... though the Logitech G13 works well enough for me.

And close to the touch screen concept - http://www.artlebede...hing/optimus-tactus/

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Living Room / Re: Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 04:06 PM »

they seem to be producing plenty of iDiots...

-Target (January 28, 2010, 10:33 PM)

Surely you all realize that it's an iCon!

-cranioscopical (January 29, 2010, 12:03 AM)

It's BAIT, I tell you... BAIT!*




















* Big-A$$ed iPod Touch

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Living Room / Re: A simple "Start Page"

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 03:35 PM »

I use Fast Dial in firefox.  I tried New Tab King, but I couldn't get used to it (not to mention that it used pages that I'd rather not see appear every time I open my browser)

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Living Room / Re: Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon

« Last post by wraith808 on January 29, 2010, 12:22 PM »

i hope it dies the slow agonising death it deserves, with all the owners pulling their hair out with frustration when Apple closes the apps store down for it in a years time.

-nudone (January 29, 2010, 11:49 AM)

Ouch... that's a bit harsh, isn't it?  I'd hope it gets upgrades soon.. especially for multi-tasking.  It's not a bad device in my book... just not positioned and/or priced correctly, with some addressable shortcomings.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Scumbags Hall of Shame

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2010, 09:09 PM »

^ But that's not "the company in question" if I'm following his statements correctly...

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Developer's Corner / Re: What's your *favorite* programming language and *why* ?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2010, 09:04 PM »

Of those 17% with none, how many are modern operating systems, I wonder.  I would hazard a guess that none are, or a very small subset.  So we're looking at Windows 95 systems... I would doubt that anyone but personal users would still be using Windows 95-era OSes

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software support - am I losing my mind?

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2010, 04:30 PM »

Ummm... time for a new password manager?  

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Living Room / Re: Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2010, 01:18 PM »

plus i'm holding out for a proper full-sized ebook reader with e-ink style display that is easy on the eyes.

-mouser (January 28, 2010, 10:25 AM)

What do you think about the nook?

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Living Room / Re: Yea, I won't be getting an iPad anytime soon

« Last post by wraith808 on January 28, 2010, 01:17 PM »

iPad = Newton for the 21st century

-wraith808 (January 28, 2010, 08:01 AM)

Was the Newton a success?? I heard about it, never saw one, or even any reviews really (ok: I've obviously never looked either...)

-Perry Mowbray (January 28, 2010, 08:23 AM)

Nope.  And that's the point!