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Coding Snack: Drive to open on Dated folder Hi Coders I have a partioned drive which I download programs, web pages, etc.to . almost on a daily basis. This is done mostly through a program downloader (called DOWNLOADER) it automatically archives the programs etc into a dated folder ie 20/01/ 2008. I leave these in the folders there in which they are archived in until they are needed. What I want to be able to is to open the today’s dated archived folder when I access the drive which there are on. This hopefully would be be done from a shortcut from the desktop. The coded program would have to locate the (today’s)dated folder if it exists and if a today's dated folder doesn’t exist open the drive as normal . The date format is dd/mm/yyyy Continue reading and download the utility written to do this.. |
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Monitor Dimmer ScriptI guess this program could be a little more flexible, and its not that amazing, but I wanted to share it as it fulfilled a need I had.
Also, I wanted to share the technique I used as it took me a while to get it to work the way I wanted. Background: I have two monitors. Often, I'll watch a movie or play a game on the left one, while I will also be browsing web pages and chatting with people on the right one. If the movie or game is dark, and I'm looking a mostly white webpage, there is too much light. Solution: This program creates a window. A variable-alpha-transparency, black, always-on-top window, with no titlebar, etc. It covers my entire right monitor. BUT, by setting WS_EX_TRANSPARENT, its made transparent to events, and thus mouse clicks, keystrokes, etc. are passed on through to the windows below it. Win Numpad+ darkens the screen, Win Numpad- lightens the screen, Win Numpad* toggles the overlay on/off. So, without further ado, I present -- MonitorDimmer. In both AHK and EXE. Enjoy! --matt |
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Mini-Review: PhotoLine - Advanced Image EditorAlthough PhotoLine has already arrived at version 14, it has remained largely unknown outside its country of origin, Germany. PhotoLine is an advanced image editor which also packs considerable vector editing and page layout functionalities. Highlights are for example the 16-bit capability throughout the program, LAB color space and CMYK support, color management, and extensive options for lossless editing. Since I am used to do my vector graphics in CorelDraw I never did learn the vector and page layout aspects of PhotoLine and this mini-review is focused on the bitmap- or photo-editing capabilities of PhotoLine. I have been interested in photo enhancement and image editing for a long time, but could never get used to the unwelcoming photoshop user interface. Thus I have used Paintshop Pro instead for years as it is easily usable without memorizing a multitude of keyboard shortcuts. I did switch to PhotoLine 32 (now named just PhotoLine) a year ago, as it is similarly mouse-friendly but provides several more advanced features.
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Mini-Review: Recipe Manager / Shopping List Generator: CookingAction 2005Arca CookingAction 2005
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