Author Topic: NANY 2009 Emergency Release - Dad's Around (Read 110,664 times)

scancode · « **on:** December 26, 2008, 02:10 PM »

NANY 2009 Entry Information

Application Name	Dad's Around
Version	1.1
Short Description	A bosskey application, originally made for Wreckedcarzz
Supported OSes	WinALL
Web Page	about:blank
Download Link	Dad's Around.7z (276.3 KB)
System Requirements	A computer A brain
Version History	1.0 - unreleased - may 2008 - Made for wreckedcarzz. 1.1 - unreleased - december 2008 - added blackscreen and minimize options. NANY build! 1.2 - december 2008 - minor bugfixes - NANY release!
Author	scannie

Description
A simple boss-key app.

Features

Silence Wave audio
Minimize All Windows
Forcefully Terminate Foreground Process (Gamers!)
Configurable Hotkey
Ugly GUI.

Planned Features
Open to requests.

Screenshots

Usage
Installation
Unzip, run.

Using the Application
Right-click the tray icon to access the menu and configuration dialog. Default hotkey is Win+z and performs all actions (Vista users might need to change it, it's used for mobility center or whatever)

Uninstallation
Delete unzipped files.

Known Issues
Yup, default hotkey clashes with Windows Vista. Who cares? Change it!

Darwin · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2009, 02:51 PM »

gHacks reviews Dad's Around today: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/02/panic-button/ and mentions Donationcoder and NANY 2009!

Cool!

Well done, scancode

scancode · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2009, 03:05 PM »

Quote from: Darwin on January 02, 2009, 02:51 PM

gHacks reviews Dad's Around today: http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/02/panic-button/ and mentions Donationcoder and NANY 2009!

Cool!

Well done, scancode

Also... can you guys suggest a better hotkey?

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2009, 10:01 PM »

Good to see you've updated this, scannie!

EDIT: Whats wrong with the hotkey? Win and Z are like right next to each other... and its not obvious like Alt-F4.

gexecuter · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2009, 02:02 AM »

Hey this is a pretty cool app, i featured it in my blog so hopefully more people hear about dad's around.

scancode · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2009, 02:05 AM »

Quote from: gexecuter on January 27, 2009, 02:02 AM

Hey this is a pretty cool app, i featured it in my blog so hopefully more people hear about dad's around.

Muchas gracias

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2009, 12:47 AM »

Scannie, you need to hook me up with the source so I can fix that GUI

scancode · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2009, 01:01 AM »

Quote from: wreckedcarzz on January 28, 2009, 12:47 AM

Scannie, you need to hook me up with the source so I can fix that GUI

HDD crash. Lost it. Use Autoit's decompiler!

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2009, 01:35 AM »

>_<

You and your Bunny will pay.

scancode · « **Reply #9 on:** January 29, 2009, 12:34 PM »

Quote from: wreckedcarzz on January 28, 2009, 01:35 AM

>_<

You and your Bunny will pay.

Bunny died in an unfortunate accident, and was replaced with a random quote script.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #10 on:** January 29, 2009, 12:49 PM »

Quote from: scancode on January 29, 2009, 12:34 PM

Bunny died in an unfortunate accident, and was replaced with a random quote script.

Pity you weren't able to retrieve Bunny's reading glasses from the coffin!

lanux128 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2009, 03:49 AM »

Spotted by lifehacker! nice app, scannie..

http://lifehacker.com/5142123/dads-around-hides-your-goofing-off

gexecuter · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2009, 01:14 AM »

Quote from: lanux128 on January 30, 2009, 03:49 AM

Spotted by lifehacker! nice app, scannie..
(see attachment in previous post)http://lifehacker.com/5142123/dads-around-hides-your-goofing-off

When i was using google analytics just now i noticed that lifehacker was linking to my blog and what do you know, it was because of my dad's around review, first time too! Anyway hopefully Dad's around will get some more well deserved exposure thanks to lifehacker.

lanux128 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2009, 03:40 AM »

Quote from: gexecuter on January 31, 2009, 01:14 AM

Quote from: lanux128 on January 30, 2009, 03:49 AM
Spotted by lifehacker! nice app, scannie..
(see attachment in previous post)http://lifehacker.com/5142123/dads-around-hides-your-goofing-off

When i was using google analytics just now i noticed that lifehacker was linking to my blog and what do you know, it was because of my dad's around review, first time too! Anyway hopefully Dad's around will get some more well deserved exposure thanks to lifehacker.

i didn't know that too, perhaps i should add your blog to my feed as well.

wreckedcarzz · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2009, 07:51 PM »

Random info:

For any of the gamers out there that use DA: It closes NFSU2 within 1 second on a 1.6Ghz Celeron M.

I should build a list of how long it takes to close each app

mouser · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2010, 03:55 PM »

spotted on ghacks:
http://www.ghacks.net/2010/07/20/dads-around-windows-boss-key-app/

monqs · « **Reply #16 on:** July 20, 2010, 04:59 PM »

Also spotted on Portable Freeware today

http://www.portablefreeware.com/

Regards,

Martin O'Neill

Deozaan · « **Reply #17 on:** July 20, 2010, 11:39 PM »

Quote from: monqs on July 20, 2010, 04:59 PM

Also spotted on Portable Freeware today

Here's a direct link to the feature:

http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1871

DCUser · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2020, 12:49 AM »

Sorry to necro the post, but there's no download link.

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2020, 01:34 AM »

Quote from: DCUser on October 05, 2020, 12:49 AM

Sorry to necro the post, but there's no download link.

I mean, Scancode hasn't been around in like 6 months and this is a 12-year-old thread. Not really all that surprising that the download link is gone haha

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2020, 01:37 AM »

However, since I'm ~~bored~~ bloody lovely: https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1871

Click that link and hit the download button ^_^