[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by Ariesjill

R U the John Will also active on another tech site? If so.,...it's all good, right? Well....maybe not all.

Yep, how many John Will's do you think there are in the world?

[ChuckE]

At last count: 98
Google: John Will

[Ariesjill]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

Yep, how many John Will's do you think there are in the world?

Hi,

OK, I C via below....98. But each ENTIRELY UNIQUE.

I have a far more common name.....so there must be a gazillion of me...one only a few blocks from my building and since she apparently shops there too, she keeps gettin my points in the Vitamin Shop.

Bet there is only one puter freak John Will!!!!!! Hah.

[hewee]

How much worse can Adobe get?...

Adobe And Yahoo Partner To Place Ads On PDF Documents
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...LINE000521.htm

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by hewee

How much worse can Adobe get?...

Adobe And Yahoo Partner To Place Ads On PDF Documents
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...LINE000521.htm

Guess what? im uninstalling Adobe right now.

[hewee]

Originally Posted by CrazyComputerMan

Guess what? im uninstalling Adobe right now.

Great to hear and have fun because it is not easy to get everything uninstall.

I use FoxIt and love it. Loved it more before they added more in the last version but still it opens up right away. I have it set as the default to open .pdf files.
Then I have it so when online and I click a .pdf I get the download box that pops up and I can download or open it with FoxIt.

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by hewee

Great to hear and have fun because it is not easy to get everything uninstall.

I use FoxIt and love it. Loved it more before they added more in the last version but still it opens up right away. I have it set as the default to open .pdf files.
Then I have it so when online and I click a .pdf I get the download box that pops up and I can download or open it with FoxIt.

How do you edit AVG update and Automatic scan, im getting sick of it!

[hewee]

Originally Posted by CrazyComputerMan

How do you edit AVG update and Automatic scan, im getting sick of it!

Not sure because each day I just check on updates on my own. I know the free version there is NO auto update.
Now maybe in the Scheduler you can set a time to update and scan. I have it turned off so not sure.

[DaveBurnett]

I know the free version there is NO auto update.

Yes there is.
There are two scheduled tasks: Update, and Scan.
I set the update to run at 01:00 but if missed do it when I go online, and the Full scan to run at 02:00 but skip if missed.
I then leave my machine on once a week overnight.

[breadcrab]

My favorite is Paint.Net 3.20 http://www.getpaint.net/download.html#Download

[Ariesjill]

Originally Posted by DaveBurnett

Yes there is.
There are two scheduled tasks: Update, and Scan.
I set the update to run at 01:00 but if missed do it when I go online, and the Full scan to run at 02:00 but skip if missed.
I then leave my machine on once a week overnight.

Ditto. Grisoft would no way omit auto updates....they are almost daily and vital. I schedule autoscan for a time I am never around....effectively disabling it. I scanmanually and not that often given the efficiency of AVG....have not had a virus so far.

[Ariesjill]

These two favs of mine not necessary and do not address anythng serious. I just like them:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop...t/LClock.shtml

This wIll up the level of your systray clock. Very attractive, totally configurable....and when U mouse over its icon will bring up a calendar also entirely configurable.
____________________________
http://www.lux-aeterna.com/clock/

This is adorable speaking clock. I use it mainly as alarm clock I set during eBay auctions. They offer it in many languages.

I just noticed says no longer available....but I tried and it appears it is.
Cute sounds U can choose from or even import yr own wave files.

[DNA_Uncut]

http://www.divx.com/dff/index.php

[ChuckE]

I recently had a few videos that I was having trouble playing. I also was having some trouble in trying to identify which codec I needed for each. So, upon searching, I stumbled across this free, skin-able, player:
http://www.kmplayer.com/
(You will probably have to select the (English) language button to read, since the default page comes up in Korean.)

It was able to play all the oddball videos that were giving be a problem, PLUS it gave me features that I really had not thought of:

• I was easily able to make snapshots of playing videos (where Windows Media Player, and all the other players I had used before, would just give me a blank box in the player window.
• I can now play a video at stepped slower or faster rates, WITH sound.
• I could now single step through the frames of a video.
• I can also adjust the video contrast and brightness while playing some fairly dark videos.
• and I already mentioned the skins there , which some users have added some very useful other abilities, too.

There are a lot of other features that were in there, too. I have not investigated them all, but what I've seen so far I really like.

[WhitPhil]

Secunia Software Inspector

https://psi.secunia.com/

Now available as a standalone app.

"The Secunia PSI detects installed software and categorises your software as either Insecure, End-of-Life, or Up-To-Date. Effectively enabling you to focus your attention on software installations where more secure versions are available from the vendors."

Online Version