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[TIP] Copying a file path to the clipboard in Vista

Vikram A Punathambekar — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:43:00 GMT

If you've ever had a file open box (or worse, a sodding text box ) staring at you while you were looking at the file you wanted in Explorer, this is for you: Just hold down Shift and right-click the file in Explorer; you will see a "Copy as path" option that does just that. I'd like to thank the guy who wrote this feature, but I would also like to wring his neck for making that option visible only when you hold down Shift FFS, the right-click feature itself is for advanced options! There should be NO reason to have commands visible only when you press Shift in addition to right-clicking. Doesn't MS have UI design guidelines?

Cheers, Vıkram.

"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.

Line Counter Add-in for VS08

Dario Solera — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:12:00 GMT

I miss the good Line Counter addin by Oz Solomon[^] when I use Visual Studio 2008. Does anyone knows a free replacement that works with VS08? Unfortunately Google returned only 2005-specific references...

If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki

Mitch Hedberg quotes

Judah Himango — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:28:00 GMT

Just stumbled on Mitch Hedberg[^] quotes. Maybe it's 'cause it's really late here (1am) but I'm laughing my head off at some of these. "On a traffic light, green means go and yellow means yield, but on a banana, it's just the opposite. Green means hold on. Yellow means go ahead. And red means, where the f--- did you get that banana at?"

64-bit...

code-frog — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:26:00 GMT

Anyone found a program that will run on 64-bit that will minimize applications to the system tray? If it does other things even better. In fact the more desktop candy it does the better. I've found loads of 32-bit stuff but nothing for 64.

Code Project and Wikipedia

My Paranoid Hubby — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:02:00 GMT

There is not much for CP on Wikipedia. Has anyone considered expanding the info? Such as when founded, who founded, current employees, etc? There is also nothing about the new rules for uploading articles. I think CP deserves more recognition on Wikipedia, but maybe I am alone.

Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

Chrome Cool Feature of the Day

Bassam Abdul-Baki — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:40:00 GMT

Okay, I just have to say this. I loved the way Chrome showed the find toolbar for some reason. But when I had a few hundred hits, I noticed the scrollbar looked like the WinDiff tool.

There are ll kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who understand Roman numerals. Web - Blog - RSS - Ma

Looking for new music... [modified]

My Paranoid Hubby — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:17:00 GMT

Napster changed their algorithm some time ago and I no longer get good 'we recommend' artists. Any good artists to recommend my way? Exclude country, and heavy metal. Pretty much anything else goes. [edit]NO Celine Dion, no Barry Manilow, no one from American Idol, or anyone in that general genre. DEATH TO CELINE!!!! AND LEONA LEWIS!!!![/end edit-slash-rant]

Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.

modified on Saturday, September 6, 2008 9:34 PM

Google uses WTL for its new browser

Nemanja Trifunovic — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:08:00 GMT

A list of open source libraries used for Chrome project[^]. Notice WTL among them

Programming Blog utf8-cpp

Another one on particle collider

Pierre Leclercq — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:11:00 GMT

I found this: http://www.newsweek.com/id/157514[^] This is showing how the US are letting themselves fall behind in a science area that has led to many major discoveries for over a century now. And this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_Super_Collider[^] Where it says the US was ahead in the 90's and they decided to drop the project because it could cost 12 billion$. And then this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092102074.html[^] When we discover the cost of keeping USA's lead is only worth 17 days of war in Iraq... Too bad, the best war weapons have been built using those advanced technologies derived from advanced science.

The browser war...

ToddHileHoffer — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:04:00 GMT

I'm really glad to see google jumping into the mix with Chrome. The competition leads to innovation. So all you browser warriors out their who have a favorite, just remember that if one browser rules them all that innovation will go away. All this competition really benefits us the user.

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Seinfeld Commercial Edited?

John Simmons / outlaw programmer — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:09:00 GMT

I live in San Antonio, TX. My wife was having her nails done, and the new MS commercial came on the TV at the nail salon. She said she didn't see the immigrant family part. Can anyone else confirm this? Could MS have ordered an edited version for our market?

"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Even Larger Large Hadron Collider (ELLHC)

martin_hughes — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:13:00 GMT

I got bored of waiting for those chaps at Cern to switch theres on, so this afternoon I built my own. I didn't have a multi-billion budget, much land to build it on, expertise in the field or know-how, so I used two extra long novelty drinking straws. I had thought I had some hadron in the cellar, but it turned out to be a couple of bottles of Hardy's Cabernet Sauvignon so I drank those instead and decided water might be a better option. I wasn't sure how to propel the particles around the collider, and couldn't make head nor tail of the "scientific" explanations, so I decided to propel the "water particles" around the collider using a booze enabled, oxygen fuelled respiratory system combined with the awesome power of the (female) accusation that I was wasting valuable time and woe betide me should I make a mess. Anyway, on switching on, and much to my relief, no black hole appeared to swallow up the kitchen - but I did pass out for a brief time (probably something to do with a fault in the fuelling system or something). One curious thing did happen, however - I had my computer rigged up to record every detail of the experiment, and on it was a message: "Gone on 'hols - back in three millennia. No Milk. No Papers. NO CIRCULARS. Thanks, God".

Winner of the 2008 Man Most Likely To Tell You To Sod Off Award

Top Secret Plan for World Domination

Don S Davis, died last month (General Hammond)

MrPlankton — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:31:00 GMT

I never heard about it in the news. Stumbled across it by accident. He played one of my favorite characters on SG1.[^]

MrPlankton

why we r so bored?

n3u — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:21:00 GMT

coz the so much preasure comed by we clients ... they could't think.

keep learning, learning and gaming ....

Samsung City

peterchen — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Just got my shiny new Samsung 226BW[^] To celebrate I'm watching Sin City - the b+w / color SFX are egg-sellent!

Burning Chrome ^ | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

Maunder!

Michael Martin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:32:00 GMT

WTF iis ging on. I have just 5 voted a bunch of posts that are grey due to a spineless twat. When I refresh the page they don't retain my vote. What is going on, obviously you can't afford to go to France poncing about on a bike. Fix the problem.

Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

Now That Is Seriously Wacked!

Michael Martin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:55:00 GMT

Yeah, I would have used another 4 letter word with ed at the end but this is The Lounge I pull the Laptop (Toshiba Tecra A6) out of the backpack to update all the software I use on it. Run WindowsUpdate (113 days since the last time) and low and behold I find that there is an update to the FingerPrint Reader. 'Maybe, just maybe', I think to myself, 'I might luck out and get to put Service Pack 1 on the machine'. So after the driver update and reboot I do indeed get to install SP1. After the reboot I have a look at System Properties to see that it installed correctly. And what do I see, 4GB of RAM. So what's whacked about that I hear you ask. Well for 1, the BIOS only reports 3GB (though I do have 4GB instaalled) and 2, I am running Vista Business 32 bit. So how is this possible?

Why is cellphone software such a joke?

leppie — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:48:00 GMT

I recall that horrendous Nokia kit or something, and now I have an Ericsson, version 2 was a joke, version 3 's installer is even more funny. [update] At least version 3's software looks a lot better than the previous one, still a bit baffled by the installer, but at least it didnt show 'Resource not found' on every text element. [update]

xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

Quick Help: Notebook selection

VuNic — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:42:00 GMT

After browsing through a bunch of models, I've filtered out two models. Dell studios 15 and Toshiba Satellite A300. Can someone help me press the final button? DELL: http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/laptop_studio_15?c=in&l=en&s=dhs&cs=indhs1&~lt=popup[^] TOSHIBA: http://www.cyberindian.net/2008/05/16/toshiba-satellite-a300-d5310-laptop-pc/[^]

OK,. what country just started work for the day ? The ASP.NET forum is flooded with retarded questions. -Christian Graus Best wishes to Rexx[^]

LHC scientists receive death threats

Hans Dietrich — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:03:00 GMT

LHC needs to produce a comic book so these morons will understand what's going on. Read more here: http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-39210-117.html[^]

Best wishes, Hans

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