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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Farr Alias: nircmd alias

« Last post by tomos on May 30, 2008, 03:34 AM »

Thanks. Another question for ya. I added an alias that uses nircmd's emptybin function to empty my recycling bin, but I can't find the recycling bin image on my computer anywhere... any idea where I would look for that? Thanks.

-davidma22 (May 30, 2008, 02:55 AM)

is it under
C:\WINDOWS\system32\shell32.dll  [missed your reply there Grorgy]
(I've messed around with my icons -got the Tango pack to replace all windows icons so not quite sure if that correct location)

I'm afraid the hibernate alias doesnt show for me -
I tried it in FARR as you recommended mouser
Duplicated Standby, changed name and added your alias David

I notice FARR options show Reboot & a bunch of others under the nircmd alias that dont show in FARR window - anyone got any ideas there?

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Farr Alias: nircmd alias

« Last post by tomos on May 29, 2008, 03:44 PM »

Not in the plugin directory, in the Aliases/Installed directory.

-mouser (May 29, 2008, 03:34 PM)

sry, just read "plugin" & started typing

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Living Room / Re: Why do children love CAPS LOCK?

« Last post by tomos on May 29, 2008, 03:21 PM »

Yeah, it's easier to read.

-f0dder (May 23, 2008, 10:44 PM)

Not. All-caps is the hardest to read.

long spans of text in all upper-case are harder to read because of the absence of the ascenders and descenders found in lower-case letters, which can aid recognition.
http://en.wikipedia....apital_letters#Usage

-CWuestefeld (May 29, 2008, 03:07 PM)

the worst type of small-print is in all caps
cause as you say, it's more difficult to read (scientifically proven to be)
I dont see it that often, but it probably means there's something very important in there

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Farr Alias: nircmd alias

« Last post by tomos on May 29, 2008, 02:54 PM »

Sorry, I know this thread is kind of old, but could someone please explain how to install this plugin? It would really help if these things came with readme's...

-davidma22 (May 29, 2008, 12:21 PM)

unzip - the zip has a nircmd folder already in it,
copy that folder into the AliasGroups/Installed directory plugin folder in the FindandRunRobot install folder
hope that makes sense!
Tom

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Living Room / Re: Shipping outside USA not an option - workaround?

« Last post by tomos on May 29, 2008, 03:15 AM »

For example US Adobe products are not licensed for export to Europe because Adobe sells licenses in Europe.

This probably breaks all sorts of international trade agreements, involves price fixing and is probably 'cartel' activity (which is certainly illegal in the UK) but some companies (Adobe is one - they actually told me they can identify the product source by the serial code) say they will not provide support or upgrades for products purchased outside the license territory.

-Carol Haynes (May 28, 2008, 07:43 PM)

I'm shocked about Adobe doing that, I was considering doing exactly that, buying in the States or Canada & then "moving" to Europe.
But as Target says this must happen (people moving) & what happens then...

EDIT/off-topic a little- -for European companies selling in the States I can understand that they have two different prices, it's a bad time to be selling anything to the US from here now & they have to reduce their $-prices to be competitive in states & probably making little or no profit on those sales. I know someone who's just gone out of business because of it & may have to sell their house.. but ADOBE, that's another story

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Living Room / Re: It is pitch dark...

« Last post by tomos on May 28, 2008, 04:14 PM »

My favorite NerdCore rapper has been written about several times on DC: MC Chris.
Check out "Fett's Vett" about star wars character Boba Fett, I've still not heard anything better in this genre.

Not quite nerdcore but close, and not to be missed: The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destinty.

-mouser (May 28, 2008, 12:36 PM)

really enjoyed both of them :thumbsup:

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Living Room / Re: This might take some of you back - IBM laptop, can anyone give me some info?

« Last post by tomos on May 28, 2008, 03:42 PM »

have you tried the -who makes IBM laptops now- LENOVO website
I have a Thinkpad600E from about 5 years after yours - 1998 - & I've gotten lots of info on their site about it
Dont know do they go back that far but you might be lucky

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Living Room / Re: Photoshop disasters

« Last post by tomos on May 28, 2008, 02:18 AM »

And this biker one seems like it could be a legitimate photo.

-Deozaan (May 28, 2008, 02:01 AM)

I agree - reckon thats NOT pshopped - it's just the angle

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« Last post by tomos on May 27, 2008, 03:13 PM »

hi czechboy
yes, we can see your main hobby on your avatar 

BTW: is there any kind of geographic map active, as it formely was?
see https://www.donation...some_geographic.html

-czechboy (May 27, 2008, 02:22 PM)

was that the frapper map? -
I get a 404 on that link, but the frapper map never worked for me anyways..
It would be nice to see a (more successful) map - anyone any ideas?

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Living Room / "high quality fonts for publication"

« Last post by tomos on May 27, 2008, 12:39 PM »

Just came across this & it looks very good
OpenType & Postscript fonts that have the "look" as he says himself of commercial fonts

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/arkandis/ADF/index.html

Available for commercial use

List of fonts, there's a couple more too

Name

AlbertisADF.otf
AlbertisADF-Bold.otf
AlbertisADF-BoldItalic.otf
AlbertisADF-Italic.otf
AlbertisADFTitling.otf
AlbertisADFTitling-Oblique.otf
AmerisADF.otf
AmerisADF-Bold.otf
AmerisADF-BoldItalic.otf
AmerisADF-Italic.otf
AmerisADFSC.otf
AmerisADFSC-Bold.otf
AmerisADFSC-BoldItalic.otf
AmerisADFSC-Italic.otf
ArrosADFRoman-Bold.otf
ArrosADFRoman-BoldItalic.otf
ArrosADFRoman-Italic.otf
ArrosADFRoman-Regular.otf
BirkenADF-Regular.otf
ColonnadeADF.otf
ColonnadeADF-Italic.otf
ColonnadeADFCd.otf
ColonnadeADFCd-Italic.otf
ColonnadeADFCdTitling.otf
ColonnadeADFEx.otf
ColonnadeADFEx-Italic.otf
ColonnadeADFExTitling.otf
ColonnadeADFTitling.otf
ColonnadeADFWdTitling.otf
Desktop.ini
EditorialisADFTitling.otf
FrontonADFTitling.otf
GaramondeADF.otf
GaramondeADF-Bold.otf
GaramondeADF-BoldItalic.otf
GaramondeADF-Italic.otf
GaramondeADFCd.otf
GaramondeADFCd-Bold.otf
GaramondeADFCd-BoldItalic.otf
GaramondeADFCd-Italic.otf
HelvetisADF-Bold.otf
HelvetisADF-BoldItalic.otf
HelvetisADF-Italic.otf
HelvetisADF-Regular.otf
HelvetisADFCd-Bold.otf
HelvetisADFCd-BoldItalic.otf
HelvetisADFCd-Italic.otf
HelvetisADFCd-Regular.otf
HelvetisADFEx-Bold.otf
HelvetisADFEx-BoldItalic.otf
HelvetisADFEx-Italic.otf
HelvetisADFEx-Regular.otf

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General Software Discussion / Re: XPPro SP3

« Last post by tomos on May 27, 2008, 08:28 AM »

I just think in this Internet age, one should be able to buy just a key instead of full CD/DVD(media)+shipping fees etc - wonder what is so vital in getting an actual CD/DVD ? One has to slipstream further patches anyway even to a SP3 CD

-SKA (May 27, 2008, 07:52 AM)

I was thinking along the same lines when looking at winXP offers on ebay -
mind you no-one would trust anyone on ebay to simply pay for a number, I wouldnt anyway

Maybe MS dont allow it somehow - after all you need your sticker on your machine in case they get a chance to check up on you physically... knock knock:
who's there?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: 10+ suggestions to make FARR the most interesting launcher

« Last post by tomos on May 27, 2008, 05:50 AM »

This name business wont go away will it, my suggestion is call it FARR, just FARR, not find and run robot.  Seems to me that the name FARR is probably becoming known, so keep it, and have a little note in the about box or in the help as to its derivation. 

-Grorgy (May 27, 2008, 05:47 AM)

agreed (here)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for simple "before & after" file/registry snapshotter

« Last post by tomos on May 27, 2008, 02:07 AM »

I think the best snapshot/diff tool ATM in the freeware area is SystemExplorer.

http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/

-AbteriX (May 26, 2008, 02:29 PM)

When I click on the link, I get redirected to http://www.spywarete...er_id=semain_banner_*GeoUSCA*

-PhilB66 (May 26, 2008, 07:29 PM)

that's funny, looks fine here.. (now)

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General Software Discussion / Re: XPPro SP3

« Last post by tomos on May 26, 2008, 03:06 PM »

thanks nudone,
OEM versions available on ebay.de quite/very cheap too

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General Software Discussion / Re: XPPro SP3

« Last post by tomos on May 26, 2008, 11:38 AM »

Can anyone recomend economical(low price) online website  where we could just buy a
XP SP3 product key and use it with above (nudone's) ISO link ?

-SKA (May 16, 2008, 12:39 AM)

I know there's an offer like that from microsoft for Vista - well, if you have a pirated version you can buy a key (dont know will it only work for pirated versions) - in fact I think I read it's the cheapest way to buy Vista...

Anyone know if that's possible for XP?

(Actually I do know someone who just got a new pc & an aquaintance of theirs put a pirate version of xp on it - they're unable to update & already have major problem with viruses - they havent a clue about computers but at this stage they'll probably have to get the real thing & reinstall)

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Living Room / Re: Digital Camera Help

« Last post by tomos on May 24, 2008, 02:59 AM »

I'm not going to be very much help except maybe what to watch out for/avoid

Often a problem with cheaper cameras is with the flash - it often takes up to 10 seconds to recharge - another aspect to consider/check
You'd also want something with Image stabilisation (IS)

I usually go here Imaging-resource/Dave's Picks if researching a camera.
Straight away I see

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 8.0 megapixels, 10.00x zoom    $264.87 Check Prices! Packed with features, the Sony H3 has a fast shutter, a long zoom, and turns out great 13x19-inch prints... (more)

in the allround section

There's a long zoom section there too
And they do great reviews

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Synology DS207+ NAS

« Last post by tomos on May 23, 2008, 06:58 AM »

wow what a great review, well done Perry, not so sure about mini though    Makes me want one 

-Grorgy (May 23, 2008, 06:34 AM)

absolutely wow
very impressive Perry

I keep starting to type questions & then going back & finding the answers in the review !!

BackUp Regime ....     * File versioning on "creative" files. Planned: FileHippo

do you mean FileHamster there (I think)

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Living Room / Re: What annoys you to no end?

« Last post by tomos on May 23, 2008, 04:25 AM »

I know this off-topic but I couldnt stop myself (yes, I'm procrastinating )

Sure, the temperature may have risen on average over the last however many years, but I'm under the impression that that's just natural, periodic heating and cooling of the earth.

-Deozaan (February 28, 2008, 07:44 PM)

@Deozaan,
the problem is: if it continues & we continue contributing to it (which is obviously the case), well, put it this way, if you live near the sea you could be losing your house pretty soon and that might even be the least of your worries.
It could be natural, but we'll still be screwed

I've always being pretty sparing (following my parents example I guess) but I got a bit of a shock lately when I got an offer: - if I pay my electricity for the year in one go (an estimated amount which they kept pretty low) I get it at a reduced price per KW
The fact it's estimated & a low estimate at that, has me afraid that I'll get a huge bill at the end of the year for the balance & has made me much more conscious of how wasteful I can be.

What with the cost of these things moneywise & the possible cost of these things environmentwise I think it simply makes sense not to be wasteful or overly extravagant

Also, it's very easy to say they do that why shouldnt I (drive a car that guzzles gas, whatever) - ???? imagine if everyone went for the lowest common demoninater with beliefs & or actions - that would be, eh, interesting!! (I'm not saying you are in general -but- "telling me stay away from airplanes, automobiles, and technology in general and go green, all the while riding private jets across the world to preach global warming" smacks a bit of it)

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Find And Run Robot / Re: LifeHacker launcher application voting and FARR Name

« Last post by tomos on May 23, 2008, 03:05 AM »

Just finished eating and took a  few minutes to post my own comment on lifehacker. Wonder if it's going to pass the, ahem, quality control filter... 

-Armando (May 22, 2008, 07:47 PM)

mine doesnt seem to have - posted in the first round 1 & half days ago - no sign of it

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Find And Run Robot / Re: LifeHacker vote, stage 2, final voting

« Last post by tomos on May 22, 2008, 12:39 PM »

The final article is up so this is probably irrelevant at this point.. All the people who did vote for FARR had an an impact and brought FARR to light for a lot of people.  I'll make a separate post on the lifehacker article.

-mouser (May 22, 2008, 12:23 PM)

No, this still relevant mouser 

!!!! GO AND VOTE !!!!

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Living Room / Re: More Abuses of Technology - Government Surveillance - Computer Confiscation

« Last post by tomos on May 22, 2008, 11:51 AM »

You're doing some pretty major generalising there Cpilot
Denmark this, Europe that, America wont..
Calling people idiots doesnt help either

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Wirless Keyboard does not have PrctScr key...

« Last post by tomos on May 22, 2008, 08:43 AM »

in options > HotKeys you can change the shortcuts -
havent tried it myself but it looks like it should work

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Find And Run Robot / Re: LifeHacker launcher application voting and FARR Name

« Last post by tomos on May 21, 2008, 02:47 PM »

 
I couldnt vote cause I had "joined" before with same email address - doh!
Joined again so post made & awaiting approval

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Find And Run Robot / Re: LifeHacker launcher application voting and FARR Name

« Last post by tomos on May 21, 2008, 08:04 AM »

well,
I gave up trying to make a comment - maybe they've blocked comments cause there's already so many
I've tried registering (just now), no comment box, no mails from them & login not accepted

mouser,
I think most people who use Launchy see it looks slick & it opens the programmes & dont think beyond that
I remember trying it & something bugging me about it but cant remember what now

A good few mentions of resource hog in connection with it

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Living Room / Re: How hot is too hot? Overclocking thoughts...

« Last post by tomos on May 21, 2008, 07:45 AM »

ERrrrrrr... Don't want to hijack that thread but... my laptop's GPU is often between 60-65º C. Should I be worried ? 

-Armando (May 20, 2008, 07:50 PM)

Armando
Tuckndar had success cleaning his fan (dust)

about the temperature again, not that anyones interested, I'm sure... uh, well I think I've got some dust in the fans. Thanks for your mentioning this, or I probably wouldn't've dug around so much. Now I know that the dust can be easily removed from my laptop

back to topic...

-TucknDar (March 23, 2008, 04:51 PM)

you could always pm him or continue off-topic in that thread (says me, off-topic )