Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-28 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Oh, dear. This use-after-free vulnerability affects IE6, too. And doesn't require Flash …Dump IE. It doesn't matter if you don't like Firefox, just do it. There won't be a fix for this in XP, even if there's no fix available for any of the

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-28 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Oh, dear. This use-after-free vulnerability affects IE6, too. And doesn't require Flash …Dump IE. It doesn't matter if you don't like Firefox, just do it. There won't be a fix for this in XP, even if there's no fix available for any of the

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-26 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @Fastfinge: Thanks! I now have my answer: it uses a 301 Moved Permanently redirect, which takes you to the file, authenticated by the cookie they send in the redirection. This is not curl-friendly, but it's by no means terrible, either.Thanks again.URL: http://forum.au

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Yahoo Users Beware: DMARC Reject Policy At Yahoo.com

2014-04-26 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Yahoo Users Beware: DMARC Reject Policy At Yahoo.com AOL.com has now joined the fold. Google Groups reacts by rewriting the From: field to contain the list address for affected domains. Looks like this is becoming reality. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173319#p173319 __

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-26 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Just want to clear this up: when Sendspace is paid by the sender not to display ads, what does the recipient get?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173318#p173318 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audioga

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Cheat engine...

2014-04-25 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Cheat engine... I think you'll find NVDA inadequate for this application. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173216#p173216 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucuk

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] playing DVDs from multiple countries

2014-04-25 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: playing DVDs from multiple countries This topic pertains to your drive, by the looks of it. However, I think you're out of luck. They have working firmware update, but it's OEM-supplied so it's not trivial to do without messing about with a debugger. And, it appears they have not achieved RP

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Linux and Orca

2014-04-25 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Linux and Orca This whole thread just makes me sad.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173208#p173208 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailma

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-23 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @Gellman: Thanks a lot mate. It all checks out. This will save me a lot of time. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173084#p173084 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] ReactOS, Anyone?

2014-04-23 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: ReactOS, Anyone? @Chris: Yes, Win8 original is unsupported. You have to update to 8.1 Update. And I agree that M$ have gone off the rails, just at the moment.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173083#p173083 ___ Audiogames-reflecto

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] ReactOS, Anyone?

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: ReactOS, Anyone? Windows 8.1 is already obsolete; you can't get patches until you've applied the update. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173007#p173007 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucuko

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Anyone tried rsync.net?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173006#p173006 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/lis

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Anyone tried http://rsync.net?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=173006#p173006 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mail

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @fastfinge: Your shared web+BTSync is a very neat idea. I might be able to extend it to syncing to S3 (and hence distribution via CloudFront), actually. Or I could set something up from Rackspace to Akamai (I have access to that through Rackspace Cloud Files). The tric

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Yeah, I actually considered using git-annex to manage file versioning with a private repo and an EBS-equipped EC2 instance, but thought it was all a bit too much just to avoid the inconvenience of making a second copy. Besides then I would have to remember where all my

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] playing DVDs from multiple countries

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: playing DVDs from multiple countries Normally you need a tool that performs the flashing and a binary file with the firmware's contents. Normally if you just Google "ModelName firmware" you would find it. If not, I'll see what I can find if you provide the exact model string.URL: http://foru

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @Gellman: check your PMs. You may notify me of follow-ups by email.I may be a Mac user, but I still have BitTorrent. On the contrary I do not have Java. Please refrain from any suggestion that require it. We may be pirates, but we are not t

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] playing DVDs from multiple countries

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: playing DVDs from multiple countries @harrylst: Certainly, there is even a necflash binary for OS X that can send the ATAPI commands. I have patched my iMac's internal Sony DVD drive firmware to remove ripguard and it works.You need the patched firmware for your drive first. Try to find it i

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-22 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox All right, so basically nothing beats just typing ./aws put mybucket/myfile.zip myfile.zip 'Content-Type: application/zip' 'Cache-Control: max-age=373248000' 'x-amz-acl: public-read', looking up my CloudFront endpoint from a post in these forums, and concatenating the

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Thanks Gellman. I was looking for those.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172844#p172844 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cg

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @Dark: Yeah, how stable are those Sendspace links, and can you link to the files directly? That's really what matters for sharing. I see from your previous posts that links you've shared take you to a dedicated download page with ads that you can pay to remove--that's

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective is sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @gellman: I was just going to ask. Yes, both the XP and 7 offline installers would be very helpful. Thanks a lot!Edit: Cannot find this Driver Forge of which you speak.Edit2: yes I can, if I remove the space that Siri inserts. Ta. URL: htt

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective is sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @gellman: I was just going to ask. Yes, both the XP and 7 offline installers would be very helpful. Thanks a lot!Edit: Cannot find this Driver Forge of which you speak.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172745#p172745

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-21 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @gellman: I was just going to ask. Yes, both the XP and 7 offline installers would be very helpful. Thanks a lot!URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172745#p172745 ___ Audiogames-

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @gellman: nope, this is just my retail install.Thanks for reference to DriverPacks, that looks totally awesome and I expect I'll be using that fairly soon.Win2K updates are still available as of now. I'll definitely get the XP updates at so

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. @gellman: nope, this is just my retail install.Thanks for reference to DriverPacks, that looks totally awesome and I expect I'll be using that fairly soon.Win2K updates are still available as of now. I'll definitely get the XP updates at so

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective is sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] new form of english, so funny.

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: new form of english, so funny. Blimey, that's a bit harsh, isn't it? Different people do find different things funny, and it's entirely possible that there was something amusing in it that many people didn't see. Personally I think it's all a bit silly, nothing more. This new form of English

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective is sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective is sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox @gellman: the primary objective if sync, followed closely by availability, and then sharing.Regardless of the perils, sometimes storing unencrypted is necessary for convenience. My backups are already encrypted in Amazon S3 using Arq. That's really not an issue. iOS al

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-20 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox OK, I thought I understood that the BitTorrent Sync client itself offered a web UI. Perhaps not, or perhaps one could be bolted on. Anyway, I can live without. They now have an iOS client and an API (but still proprietary ).@Dark: I looked at Sendspace but they seem t

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Alternative To Dropbox Ta. Can you also get what you need from the web UI, if you tried that?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172609#p172609 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Confirmed that a fresh VM can obtain all the patches.I wouldn't bother with Security Essentials, even if you can get it installed. It nags you to death about the OS no longer getting patches, and moreover recently completely broke XP if you

[Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Alternative To Dropbox Following what seems to be a determined effort by Dropbox to instate Condoleezza Rice as their privacy advisor, I am thinking it can't be long now before the shit hits the fan and that maybe, just maybe, I should perhaps get off this sinking ship and find an alternative.An

[Audiogames-reflector] Alternative To Dropbox

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Alternative To Dropbox Following what seems to be a determined effort by Dropbox to instate Condoleezza Rice as their privacy advisor, I am thinking it can't be long now before the shit hits the fan and that maybe, just maybe, I should perhaps get off this sinking ship and find an alternative.An

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] playing DVDs from multiple countries

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: playing DVDs from multiple countries @harrylst: vobcopy and libdcss. If you intend to archive the DVDs, simply brute-force-decrypt the disc data. If you intend to play your discs without ripping them first, then @tward's suggestion is best--go find a region-unlock firmware for your drive, an

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Pausing the Screen in Console Programs

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Pausing the Screen in Console Programs @tward: if you use stdio then getchar() is perfectly adequate for this job. If you are doing something more elaborate then you will have to roll your own if you want to maintain a consistent view (in which case you might as well use ncurses ).URL: http

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Enabling TalkBack on the Android setup screen

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Enabling TalkBack on the Android setup screen Turn the power on (press and hold for about five seconds and leave). Wait 20 seconds. Now put your fingers on the tab, spread out somewhat: do a victory sign, and then bend your fingers to touch the screen. Press into place and hold, until TalkBa

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Getting headphones and speakers on 1 device

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Getting headphones and speakers on 1 device No, I don't think so. Newer cards tend to treat them as separate, but only expose one at any given time as the active device. I think this is supposed to be a safety mechanism, because for example the volume levels can be different. Also, if you ha

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Just Some Random Tech Questions

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Just Some Random Tech Questions Put your questions in General Game Discussion using the Post New Topic link.HTH.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172572#p172572 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] has anyone used emacspeak?

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: has anyone used emacspeak? Emacs? Yeah, nice OS. Pity about the included text editor. No, seriously, I wouldn't waste your time with it, personally. Well, OK, waste your time with it, but only in order to experience what accessibility might have looked like, and not what it is. The fact is t

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] A BrailleNote Problem

2014-04-19 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: A BrailleNote Problem Remove any connected peripherals and then do a soft (lightly touch reset) and then a hard (press and hold reset) reset. If it still doesn't work, then back up the important bits off your Flash drive (I have an SD card for this purpose) and do a factory erase (Space+O th

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-13 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Thanks Gellman; got it.The VMWare article was especially useful, but thanks for the BIOS; I will be trying it with my next clean install.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172017#p172017

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-13 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Thanks Gellman; got it.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=172017#p172017 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucu

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] how does growl work?

2014-04-12 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: how does growl work? Does the Windows Skype client support it? I wouldn't think it did. There was a time when various Mac programs bundled Growl, but now that Apple have stooped to the level of implementing system-wide notifications this doesn't happen anymore.URL: http://forum.audiogames.ne

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-12 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Yeah, it's possible, and I'll have that reference on freezing the date and time and configuring the BIOS machine description strings in various products if you have them, thanks.The question is why. TechNet used to offer (my sub just recent

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Enabling Narrator in Windows Longhorn setup

2014-04-12 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Enabling Narrator in Windows Longhorn setup I think Windows 8 now has proper support for HD Audio, yeah.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171935#p171935 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukog

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Can anyone help me with SMC Fan Control for my mac?

2014-04-12 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Can anyone help me with SMC Fan Control for my mac? You shouldn't need to mess with the fans. Seriously, if the fans are needed, they'll come on, and if they aren't, they won't. I've done Bitcoin mining on this iMac and it's a wonder the thing didn't melt with the fans running that high. URL

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] strange issue with my vmware player keyboard driver thing

2014-04-12 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: strange issue with my vmware player keyboard driver thing With the screen reader unloaded, try pressing tab.I eventually went out and bought Workstation. Expensive, but worth having.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171929#p171929 ___

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Just Some Random Tech Questions

2014-04-11 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Just Some Random Tech Questions @Guitarman: Any HDMI-to-HDMI cable (the shortest that will work for you, preferably) will do. Don't spend too much money on it though; too expensive and it's overpriced, and there are lots of those about. I wouldn't spend more than £30 here.URL: http://forum.a

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-10 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Here's an article about using the Windows XP mode image as your XP installation. It might be an option, although it's frought with some treachery, namely that switching hypervisors causes freezes. And you need another key, because the VPC B

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] a little problem with my web browser, please help

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: a little problem with my web browser, please help _javascript_ control?After pressing the link, check the page again thoroughly for a new area that has appeared.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171688#p171688 ___ Audiogames-refl

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Just Some Random Tech Questions

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Just Some Random Tech Questions For your second question, it depends on the type of TV you have. Most of the time it's HDMI, so you need the HDMI adaptor plus any HDMI cable.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171685#p171685 ___ Aud

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] the new skype chat ad

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: the new skype chat ad I take it this doesn't apply to credit holders. I have some, and haven't seen the ads.Honestly though, what do you expect from a company that "Expires" your money? Or, under Microsoft's rules, "Deactivates" it? Thieving bastards. I lost some of mine. URL: http://forum.a

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] how does growl work?

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: how does growl work? I don't know about Growl for Windows; it started life as a Mac app, primarily to add notifications to Mac OS X. It wasn't accessible unless you used TTS output. But OS X now has native notifications, like Windows and iOS, albeit not as advanced as those of Growl. It's po

[Audiogames-reflector] Windows 8.1 Update Released

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Windows 8.1 Update Released Find it in the usual place. Whether screen readers are ready or not I've no idea.Whether anybody would actually want it is another matter. Windows 8 is clearly intended for consumption. Although they've moved it closer to the desktop paradigm, apparently you still can

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Apple alex

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Apple alex Ah, it uses AIFF. Just use the say command to get it to make a wav file. Or else install VLC or a decent codec pack Windows-side.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171645#p171645 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Aud

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Apple alex

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Apple alex Ah, it uses AIFF. Just use the say command to get it to make a wav file. Or else install VLC or a decent coded pack Windows-side.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171645#p171645 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Aud

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-09 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Indeed, XP seems to have been the gaming OS for a lot of us. Now, why is that? Sure, it emerged at about the right time for the exploding audio games market, even though the initial versions were crazily revolutionary, much as Vista was. I

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-08 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Well, of course, it's quite unlikely that your latest computer runs XP though. It's OK. XP runs really, really nicely in a VM on this SSD. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171588#p171588 __

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-08 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Well, that's it.XP is now at end of life, or "dead" for short. It died at 15:00 in your local time zone. You can see this for yourself at AmIRunningXP.com. Long live XP. You'll be missed.Meanwhile, our government, being a typically incompet

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-07 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Why Windows XP's Demise Is Bad for Linux and Open SourceMight as well get a bit more mourning in while the going's good, eh? BANG! A whole bunch of Windows XP machines just spontaneously burst into flames! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/v

[Audiogames-reflector] Yahoo Users Beware: DMARC Reject Policy At Yahoo.com

2014-04-07 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Yahoo Users Beware: DMARC Reject Policy At Yahoo.com If you have a yahoo.com email address, or if you run a mailing list, this will be important to you.Summary: if you subscribe to mailing lists using a yahoo.com address, you might like to think about changing to another free email provider, bec

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-07 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. There's just enough software out there requiring Win7 minimum that Vista isn't an option in spite of the attractive old look. Also, Micros~1 have intentionally deprecated Vista in favour of Win7 for core components like IE and .net.People f

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-04-06 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Further discussion about TRIM in VMs.It seems the takeaway is this: don't worry, be happy. Because SSDs are instant, there is no harm in using regular shrinks, and letting the host handle TRIM on actual free blocks. Defragmentation isn't something you need to worry about a

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-06 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Any system changes for deep-freezing, or is this virtual?And according to Which Windows operating system am I running?, the site Microshaft offers to its terrified customers, this iMac with OS X 10.8.5 is running Windows 8.1. Well, I guess

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-06 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Any system changes for deep-freezing, or is this virtual?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171415#p171415 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gu

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] tips for using tween properly?

2014-04-06 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: tips for using tween properly? Why did The Qube stop working? Is this an API change, or did it just stop working on your system?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171409#p171409 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-refl

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-04-06 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. Well, here we are. It's April 7. Tomorrow, XP reaches end of life, and unspoken evil will sweep across the land.Are you ready for this? Have you prepared for the long descent into insanity?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Apple alex

2014-04-05 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Apple alex @burak I should think so. If VoiceOver will use it, it should work. Look at the say man page for how to use the utility to create the samples in your choice of file format (wav, mp3).URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171343#p171343 ___

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] help finding people to discuss something with

2014-04-05 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: help finding people to discuss something with Of course, if you really are having trouble finding a group, the other option is to start one, and then (using completely legitimate channels) ask people to participate. It could really just be that this is an underserved discussion topic. URL: h

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] screenreader landscape in 2014

2014-04-04 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: screenreader landscape in 2014 @pitermach, my experience was about mid-2013 or so, and at that point console support struck me as sort of dumb. It worked in straightforward command prompts, but totally broke in full-screen apps or when the display scrolled a lot (IF interpreters). And TerraT

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Trouble with my ipod

2014-04-04 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Trouble with my ipod The iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Touch are all accessible. Only the classic (sadly) is not.And this new audio player--what's it called? It's the one that uses some fancy-pants DAC and plays FLAC and is collecting a boatload on Kickstarter--is touch-screen based. Will

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] screenreader landscape in 2014

2014-04-04 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: screenreader landscape in 2014 I really wanted to like Cobra, but I just couldn't get on with it. Too kludgy for my taste, though by all means a viable alternative.Dolphin's braille support has consistently been very good, indeed. In some ways, I would argue, better than that of JFW. Window-

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Trouble with my ipod

2014-04-04 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Trouble with my ipod I didn't catch what type of iPod you're using.If you have an Apple USB power adaptor, first try that. Often times USB ports aren't always good enough, or sleep, or power-save when the computer does. Just a thought.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171208

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] screenreader landscape in 2014

2014-04-03 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: screenreader landscape in 2014 I must be odd in going towards JAWS, not away from it, ever since version 9. NVDA is OK, I suppose, though it still needs work; mostly this is owing to applications that custom-draw, but at least it's extensible, sort of. Still, Windows just wasn't designed for

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] frustrated with companies that Provide products for the blind

2014-04-03 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: frustrated with companies that Provide products for the blind Well, since we're on it, I just happened to buy a couple of gas duster cans, to clean out my optical drive (haven't tested the effect yet), and used the opportunity to try cleaning my braille display with it.Quite apart from the d

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] frustrated with companies that Provide products for the blind

2014-04-03 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: frustrated with companies that Provide products for the blind Well, since we're on it, I just happened to buy a couple of gas duster cans, to clean out my optical drive (haven't tested the effect yet), and used the opportunity to try cleaning my braille display with it.Quite apart from the d

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Any clues on how to read out iBooks with a braille display properly?

2014-04-03 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Any clues on how to read out iBooks with a braille display properly? Panning buttons?URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=171137#p171137 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabah

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] screenreader landscape in 2014

2014-04-03 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: screenreader landscape in 2014 I must be odd in going towards JAWS, not away from it, ever since version 9. NVDA is OK, I suppose, though it still needs work; mostly this is owing to applications that custom-draw, but at least it's extensible, sort of. Still, Windows just wasn't designed for

[Audiogames-reflector] GNOME 3.12 Accessibility

2014-04-02 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
GNOME 3.12 Accessibility Any news on accessibility? Or is this to be yet another non-release …On a related note: does linux actually have a complete, holistic desktop environment yet? I mean, how close are we to not requiring a CLI, other than optionally? It's interesting to me that focus in rec

[Audiogames-reflector] GNOME 3.12 Accessibility

2014-04-02 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
GNOME 3.12 Accessibility Any news on accessibility? Or is this to be yet another non-release …On a related note: does linux actually have a complete, holistic desktop environment yet? I mean, how close are we to not requiring a CLI, other than optionally? It's interesting to me that focus in rec

[Audiogames-reflector] GNOME 3.12 Accessibility

2014-04-02 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
GNOME 3.12 Accessibility Any news on accessibility? Or is this to be yet another non-release …On a related note: does linux actually have a complete, holistic desktop environment yet? I mean, how close are we to not requiring a CLI, other than optionally? It's interesting to me that focus in rec

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-31 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Just a note that DiskKeeper apparently lets you do TRIM on XP too. So there's another possibility. But I don't know how accessible it is.@Dark: While I agree "Security" is often just a hysteria-generating buzzword, equally you do need to care about it. You DO NOT want to g

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you.

2014-03-31 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Goodbye Windows XP, i still get nistalgic over you. This won't help, but here's a (slightly JAWS-centric, but still usable) guide to the Windows 7 start menu, task bar and system tray. You can run Win7 if you intend to stick with Windows, but on newer hardware that XP doesn't support. Then y

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Well, honestly, I would consider going to Win7, but for the improvements in Win8. And both need Classic Shell. That is certainly an option, but compatibility goes down the drain and if you attempt it you'll find you can't virtualise it as well as XP. Is it worth it just fo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Well, honestly, I would consider going to Win7, but for the improvements in Win8. And both need Classic Shell. That is certainly an option, but compatibility goes down the drain and if you attempt it you'll find you can't virtualise it as well as XP. Is it worth it just fo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Well, honestly, I would consider going to Win7, but for the improvements in Win8. And both need Classic Shell. That is certainly an option, but compatibility goes down the drain and if you attempt it you'll find you can't virtualise it as well as XP. Is it worth it just fo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Well, honestly, I would consider going to Win7, but for the improvements in Win8. And both need Classic Shell. That is certainly an option, but compatibility goes down the drain and if you attempt it you'll find you can't virtualise it as well as XP. Is it worth it just fo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] TRIM In Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: TRIM In Windows XP Hi Gellman.I am maintaining XP as my Windows, and I agree all upgrades beyond this point are naff. It runs in a VM with a sparse file (flat) on Mac as the host. That host has an SSD, that is passed through to Windows. So when the guest does a TRIM, the block is purged from

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] So Many Apps!

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: So Many Apps! @Chris: I guess the question you want to ask yourself is: do I have to be afraid of containment?In theory, with sufficient granularity, you can get a lot of the benefits of iOS, and still have the flexibility. Sandboxing stuff, in and of itself, is not a bad thing and really do

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Torrent problem

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Torrent problem @Fastfinge and @Gellman: OK, fair enough. My solutions to those problems are to stick it to the man and get the f***ing laws changed, to wait patiently for downloads to finish, and to employ a good QoS strategy. BitTorrent won't discriminate against you based on your connecti

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Using a write filter to secure Windows XP

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Using a write filter to secure Windows XP Heh, I still have my copy of GoBack 3 Deluxe lying around somewhere. Oh, the good old days …It is fascinating to reflect on how much M$ got right with XP. In particular, Windows 98 compatibility was (mostly) assured.The other thing to think about: if

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Eloquence Coming to Android!

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Eloquence Coming to Android! Actually I think Supernova gives you access to parameters you don't get in JFW, like head size and the user lexicon, which is pretty cool.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=170602#p170602 ___ Audiogames

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Torrent problem

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: Torrent problem I'm not really sure I understand. Torrent is one of the few things that is genuinely uncomplicated to set up at home, even with a dynamic IP address. The only caveat is getting cooperation from your NAT box, which is often automatic if you turned on UPnP/NAT-PMP. Why would yo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] So Many Apps!

2014-03-29 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: So Many Apps! Well this is all very interesting. I'm off to learn about a few more apps. Are you quite sure you wouldn't like to join me in the "Post-PC" revolution? @Dark: watch out for a much-rumoured "Maxipad". Of course speakers will always be preferable, but having one on the device alo

Re: [Audiogames-reflector] So Many Apps!

2014-03-28 Thread AudioGames.net ForumOff-topic room: Sebby
Re: So Many Apps! @Fastfinge: yeah, I think you must be right; many apps are essentially "Consumerised" versions of websites. But doesn't this just support the notion that iOS is all about friction freedom, rather than productivity? Hmm …The other thing is the updates. Apple practically begs dev

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