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Living Room / Re: Where does the power go when I save it?

« Last post by tomos on June 11, 2008, 06:46 AM »

What this says to me is that we need lifestyle change...

-Perry Mowbray (June 11, 2008, 06:40 AM)

? how do you mean Perry ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for use with scanner?

« Last post by tomos on June 11, 2008, 02:23 AM »

EZTwain http://www.dosadi.com/eztwain1.htm, a basic (as in look) scanner software application that will work with all scanners that support TWAIN.

-Shades (June 11, 2008, 12:25 AM)

I've gotten distracted from this quest but will get back to it -
thanks Shades, will try that

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Living Room / Re: Drinking Vinegar?

« Last post by tomos on June 10, 2008, 04:13 PM »

Oh, and mouser... NYAH! See! I'm not insane! (Or at least I'm not alone in my insanity... )

-Renegade (June 10, 2008, 12:27 PM)

"and drinking a $20 bottle of balsamic a week!"
go on! go for something more exotic - those rice vinegars sound intriguing - to me at any rate

Finally got to google "drinking vinegar" - mostly sites about cider vinegar, but here's an intriguing one from the first page



Then I read up on vinegar cause I realised I didnt know what distinguished it from alcohol -
afraid I'm still not sure apart from that with vinegar they start the process with ethanol which basically is a purified vodka by the sounds of it, and then the fact it has a certain PH & a certain acidity (think they the same thing actually..)

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Living Room / Re: Drinking Vinegar?

« Last post by tomos on June 10, 2008, 02:56 AM »

probably part of why some diets suggest frying your food in vinegar instead of oil/whatever

-f0dder (June 09, 2008, 06:13 PM)

that's called boiling mind you they used to "boil" people in oil in the good old days, so why not fry them in vinegar
Sounds like a scary taste sensation to me though (but then I have no need to increase my metabolism - the opposite in fact...)

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General Software Discussion / Re: XYplorer 7.20 has been released on 09-Jun-2008

« Last post by tomos on June 09, 2008, 08:48 AM »

thanks rj

http://www.xyplorer.com/download.htm

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ugly Softmaker Office icons? No more.

« Last post by tomos on June 09, 2008, 08:41 AM »

Nice one(s) scancode

the Ashampoo version has it's own icons which I much preferred to the originals but I lost them when applying a softmaker update...
is there an easy way to replace them [- I mean with your ones of course ] ?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 08:40 AM »

but i'm glad you found a better more general solution regarding shortcuts vs. exe files.

Another REALLY IMPORTANT thing for people to remember:
FARR gives a big bonus to any program as soon as you launch it once.  so if the file you want to launch comes up not quite first place on your initial search -- it's very likely that after you launch it once, it will be at the top next time, and forever after, without you needing to take any corrective action.  it will also be found much quicker next time because it is in the FARR history cache.

-mouser (June 08, 2008, 08:22 AM)

sorry, I was getting a bit frustrated with it earlier

I'm starting to understand & I've got to say it's not been a problem for me before - as in if I added to the score it usually sorted the problem
And as you say, if I launch something once that usually raised it to the top of the list, but funnily enough not with IE & the fact that the word vIEwer was being favoured over IE (shortcut name) suprised me as well - this was in ths case partly (at least) to do with exe's being favoured over shortcuts

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 08:18 AM »

so go check out that tab to see what your scoring patterns look like.

-mouser (June 08, 2008, 07:53 AM)

okay,
problem was:-
shortcuts were only getting 50 points, exe files 150
I now have them the same, I may even favour shortcuts - I mean I always make a shortcut, dont necessarily keep it on the desktop but I have FARR looking where they are kept

i think your problem may be in a misunderstanding of how this is working.

-mouser (June 08, 2008, 07:53 AM)

-
I'm afraid I dont have any understanding of how this is working but had better read the online page Lanux linked to before commenting

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 07:31 AM »

don't worry about me, i more or less have got comfortable with the way i have set-up Farr. that's why i hadn't the need to change the heuristics scoring. but since the option is already available,  i suggest you fiddle with it until you are happy with it.

• Online Help - Heuristic Scoring.

-lanux128 (June 08, 2008, 07:17 AM)

as usual I forget to  TFM   

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Living Room / Re: Why are computers getting slower (and what we can do about it)?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 07:23 AM »

funny
I last year updated to a mid-range dualcore with 2GB ram
Now I can do a lot more than on my 6 yr old machine (god knows what but it was nothing particularly powerful at the time with 512 MB ram!) and have a lot less crashes
BUT things that used to be instantaneous on older machine are taking time on the new machine,
little things like changing folder in the open dialogue box using filebox extender - takes a second before jumping to new folder, when I insert a CD/DVD that seems to sieze up everything for a few seconds ... cant think what else now - will keep an eye out ovew the next few days

- maybe it's just filebox extender having issues    no, just tried it without & the open dialog box does take a second to fill (sometimes more, some less) - it seems to freeze and then suddenly populates the box

Maybe all this actually has nothing to do with the topic... 

BTW Zaine - the Ecco lovers are starting to move over to SQLNotes!

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Living Room / Re: Where does the power go when I save it?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 07:01 AM »

Tomos: I've been looking at where my power disappears to lately, and I was a little shocked to find out that my computer uses 11W even when it is turned off and powered down!! Not sure when the term Vampire Power was crated, but I was shocked to find some lurking in my home! But one whole power plant seems a lot?? I now turn my stuff off at the wall.

-Perry Mowbray (June 08, 2008, 06:52 AM)

well there's a lot of people here (80 million+ and it is a gadgetland!)
I didnt know that about "vampire power"
I've taken to plugging out the power supply here lately cause it's thunderstorm season (getting more like rainy season the last few years as opposed to summer) and I still havent invested in a UPS thingy - which probably also uses up a lot of electricity

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 06:56 AM »

I know there's been a lot of talk about FARR & direction etc lately
I would think that this should/could(?) be simplified -
not wanting to remove the more advanced scoring options but if lanux doesnt fully understand it I reckon I dont have a chance 

Does "leftmost match scoring" favour letters at the beginning of the word?

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Living Room / Re: Where does the power go when I save it?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 06:45 AM »

cant really answer your questions
I suspect it would be a slow change - but if consumption were reduced they would follow cause of wasted costs.

I've heard that if everyone in Germany regularly turned off all appliances instead of leaving them on standby, we'd need one less nuclear powerstation -
I presume that's an estimate but makes you [me!] think

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Find And Run Robot / Re: How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 05:38 AM »

mouser,
do I add to the score or do I type in what I want the new score to be?

e.g. FSViewer always comes in above IE - prob cause I hardly use IE
So I type +200 in "IE" score, that sticks but I realise it's not enough so I again type +200 but that doesnt make any difference..
On next farr launch I type +200 again for IE - again it doesnt stick - so I type +2000 and that sticks

I have to say it's very confusing!

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Living Room / Re: Drinking Vinegar?

« Last post by tomos on June 08, 2008, 05:27 AM »

Will the real vinegarman please stand up?

-PhilB66 (June 07, 2008, 10:50 PM)

The plot thickens ... - from that site



continues:-
"the inhabitants here are quite friendly"

we know better - Renegade is friendly

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Find And Run Robot / How to increase scoring of item ?

« Last post by tomos on June 07, 2008, 05:30 PM »

apologies if this posted before - the usual dilemma - what to search for..

I tend to use FARR out of the box & havent messed around with settings much
If I want something to go up the list/be favoured, I right-click & select "Add rule for this item"
I type, say, "+200" in score - sometimes it adds to actual score of item - sometimes the score is even reduced in spite of the "plus"

What's going on - do I have to change some of the heuristic scoring settings? (if so, which? )

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

« Last post by tomos on June 07, 2008, 02:34 AM »

That's because I use the original english spelling not the butchered, "americanized" version of the english language 

-4wd (June 06, 2008, 07:39 PM)

nice reply 4WD, but really, there's no need to get snobby about english/english spelling

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by tomos on June 06, 2008, 07:05 PM »

Just replied to both, Tom. No problems from end of things. Note that Don has already replied to your question - there is not yet a file comparison tool built into XYPlorer, but it is easy to set it up to use a 3rd party app. Don suggests you take a look at WinMerge and points to a thread discussing setting this all up: http://www.xyplorer....ic.php?p=22136#22136

-Darwin (June 06, 2008, 10:46 AM)

thanks Mike,
yes I saw his answer, my reply, which I couldnt post was

Thanks Don for very quick reply! yes, I had seen that thread Would still be very interested in the "same or not" option [a simple "same or not" function]- thing is, I'm no advanced user & also am not working with text files, so seeing the actual differences doesnt interest me so much as simply knowing if the files are the same or not thanks, Tom

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by tomos on June 06, 2008, 09:44 AM »

Maybe I should just ask DonL seeing as I have XYPlorer liscence...

Please do.  I have a license too, and would like to know if that sort of feature is available or planned.

-rjbull (June 06, 2008, 03:52 AM)

done, will let you know if any news

-tomos (June 06, 2008, 05:10 AM)

off/off-topic -
I'm having trouble posting in XYPlorer forum - I can start a thread but cant reply to it -
if any of you are registered there could you see if you can reply to this thread -
Problems posting in the forum?!
or
if you want,
in the thread I started asking about comparing files:-
Checking are files the same

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Living Room / Re: PC Mag's Top 100 Web Sites - Vote for your Favorite (DonationCoder.com Love?)

« Last post by tomos on June 06, 2008, 08:30 AM »

done

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General Software Discussion / Re: File Managers! Windows Explorer replacement! Come one, come all...

« Last post by tomos on June 06, 2008, 05:10 AM »

Maybe I should just ask DonL seeing as I have XYPlorer liscence...

Please do.  I have a license too, and would like to know if that sort of feature is available or planned.

-rjbull (June 06, 2008, 03:52 AM)

done, will let you know if any news

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Living Room / Re: password-protect external HD (USB)?

« Last post by tomos on June 06, 2008, 04:27 AM »

Dongih, are you affiliated with Rohos?

Just wanted to point out that in the free version "there are encryption contingencies in 300 Mb"
which I believe translates to a 300MB limit
"Upgrade" costs 29.95$

Just to be clear

(Dont use this type of software (yet) bur Rohos certainly sounds good)

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Word Processor Roundup / Re: Textmaker (Softmaker/Ashampoo Office) 2008

« Last post by tomos on June 05, 2008, 01:26 PM »

AND the softmaker link in the corner gets a 404
So,
who's willing to try it out

Edit/ Kapersky says it's okay

-tomos (June 05, 2008, 01:09 PM)

Softmaker Office
Download Now User Reviews Rate This Product
Softmaker Office
License Type: Trial
Price: $80
Date Added: Jan 2008
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista
File Size: 38125KB
Downloads Count: 307
Author: SoftMaker
Replace Office 2003 with this fast, free, compatible suite.

-http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,69287-order,1-page,1/description.html

that's the only ref to it I could find - they give the price, call it free, & at the end of the article call it a trial

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Word Processor Roundup / Re: Textmaker (Softmaker/Ashampoo Office) 2008

« Last post by tomos on June 05, 2008, 01:09 PM »

Can't find any mention of it at PCWorld though...

-Darwin (June 05, 2008, 12:55 PM)

looks like an offer with the current mag

-tomos (June 05, 2008, 01:08 PM)

mind you the softmaker site is simply
softmaker.com
not
softmakeroffice.com

AND the softmaker link in the corner gets a 404
So,
who's willing to try it out

Edit/ Kapersky says it's okay

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Word Processor Roundup / Re: Textmaker (Softmaker/Ashampoo Office) 2008

« Last post by tomos on June 05, 2008, 01:08 PM »

Can't find any mention of it at PCWorld though...

-Darwin (June 05, 2008, 12:55 PM)

looks like an offer with the current mag