Posts by Taylor Campbell4

If anyone is looking for an incredibly powerful and lightning-fast search tool for Windows, you might want to check out this thread
It’s been a total game-changer for me.

Honestly, this is getting a bit ridiculous—I wouldn't even be chiming in if other members hadn't already started reacting.

When it comes to spiritual discussions, I mostly stick to one specific thread I started that’s quite dear to me.
Looking at other boards, I can see the moderators are doing a solid job. (Especially Scripta Elegans Fe, who basically hands out a warning online before actually sitting you down for a chat 😬 just kidding)

Basically, they’re cleaning up—or penalizing—off-topic chatter, spam, trolling, people flooding the board with back-to-back posts, and insults.

This particular thread has been around for months now. It’s not like there’s a massive flood of posts making it impossible to follow, but absolutely nothing is being moderated. There are tons of blatant examples of everything I just mentioned. If half of these posts were actually moderated, the thread would be half its current size.
And since nobody is stepping in, you can't find any meaningful content through all the off-topic noise, spam, and trolling. In fact, I can't even find my own posts anymore 🙄

I figure I'll just point this out here with a single post, since I can see others are feeling the same way (it's something I've grown used to 😁), and I won't push the issue because that feels a bit uncalled for.

mistyseal11 said:Hey everyone,

As this forum keeps getting better, I think it's time we introduce some VIP memberships...

Since everyone seems obsessed with making a quick buck these days...
...I don't see why there shouldn't be any pushback on the idea, provided the details are fleshed out properly.🙂

Here is what I'd look for:
- A green username color
- More storage for private messages
- The ability to embed Flash videos🙂
- An ad-free experience
....

How much I'm willing to pay depends entirely on which "premium perks" actually make the cut
...which is what we can discuss right here...

PS
If you guys think this is a waste of time, feel free to just delete the thread.

Whoops, I messed up the PDF upload. Could someone move it for me, please?

It's pretty easy to strip away all those ads using Firefox, or even better, Opera (using the Block content feature).

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Try looking for it here

Taylor Morales31 said:Just turn off the default indexing for the system partition and set it up to only index your own files—it’s actually better that way so the index doesn't get bloated. It works great for me on Windows 7; everything I need, whether it's a song or a photo, I find instantly through the Start menu. It's super fast.

Yeah, I get what you mean, so I'll give that a shot.

My whole philosophy regarding searching is usually about hunting down something I've misplaced, forgotten where I saved it, or accidentally dumped in the wrong spot. And if that specific spot isn't indexed—well, then you're out of luck; it'll never show up.
I don't even know why my iTunes Library is in the index database when I have all my music neatly organized in folders, much like how I have things in my Documents folder, my Videos folder, and so on.

The real issue is when I need to dig through an old hard drive from a previous computer—which I basically use as a backup now—to find some ancient document I forgot to move over to my primary Documents folder. In those cases, this whole indexing thing is useless.

Because of that, I'm pretty frustrated with this search tool. On Windows XP, it actually worked quite well, and the search options felt more intuitive and easier to navigate.
Everything else feels better on Windows 7, though.

I honestly don't understand why there isn't a simple way to index by file type—like being able to search specifically for .doc, .pdf, or .cdr files across all folders, including .exe and .rar files... 😕

Also, I agree that 2 GB of Ram is plenty for most needs. I'm still running with 128 MB less than that due to integrated graphics. I only hit my limit when I have five or six programs open at once, along with over 20 tabs loaded up with Flash and videos in Chrome. But that's an extreme case.
If programs become even more resource-heavy in a year or two, I can easily just pop in another 2 GB of Ram.

driftingnomad68 said:🤦 They missed one crucial step: just stick with Windows XP!

They also forgot to mention disabling the thumbnail preview.

Man, looking back at this search issue—I actually wrote about this a while ago. I’ve never been able to get this working smoothly.
I tried turning off indexing and switching over to Google search (which doesn't really cut it for me either), but without indexing, it's not just slow—it finds absolutely nothing. It's a lose-lose situation.

I have no idea what the default indexing settings are supposed to be, so maybe I'll try tinkering with them again to see if that fixes anything...

Honestly, the search options on Windows XP were way better. I can't make heads or tails of this current setup. (I initially added extra directories and drives to the index beyond the defaults, because it wouldn't find anything on those disks otherwise. But once I did that, it just indexed constantly and hogged my CPU. So, I disabled all Windows indexing entirely and installed Google search, though even that isn't quite hitting the mark.)

Alright, does Daemon Tools launch automatically for you on Windows 7 while UAC is still turned on?

I have a pretty similar setup myself—plus I've got it set to autostart.
But I don't have the "image in Use Check" enabled.

Look, I definitely know my way around the Daemon Tools settings—so if anyone actually knows more than I do about this...

Does anyone have any insight regarding automounting and getting Daemon Tools Lite to launch automatically on Windows 7?
I’m not planning on disabling UAC just to make this work—definitely not happening. But essentially, I can't get it to behave; Daemon Tools Lite won't launch on its own when I boot up Windows, and it isn't automounting my disk images either.

Terry Hayes2 said:I don't think that feature exists in the 2007 version—it seems they pulled it out. You could probably pull it off in the 2003 version, and I suspect it should still work fine in 2007!

It’s not a huge deal for me personally, but I thought it might be useful to highlight something specific just so someone else doesn't accidentally skip over it... just a random thought.

As for installing another version of Word, I really can't bring myself to do it. I've had enough headaches in the past where having two different versions of Office installed at once just causes everything to go haywire—you end up needing all sorts of weird settings and it's honestly a nightmare.
So, I guess I'll just live without it. I suppose OpenOffice could be an alternative, though I'm not sure if it even has that specific tool, but again, it feels like too much trouble for something I don't strictly need.

I’d probably tackle that in Microsoft—I took a look through some options in Adobe, but couldn't find anything that really fits the bill.

I can't seem to find those specific font effects in Word 2007—you know, the ones where you get those tiny strikethrough lines or making the text blink. I could always pull that off in other versions of Word, but it seems to be missing here...

Could you provide a bit more detail? How exactly is it "failing to open"—is there an error message popping up?

You can achieve this using the Add New toolbar feature. It works for both the top and bottom areas—the only real difference is whether you opt for large or small icons. You can toss any shortcuts you want into a specific folder and then just select that folder via the Add New toolbar option.

If you’re looking to replicate the actual Quick launch experience, here is what you should do: follow the steps found at http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...LlCaGGFXCzzJIQ . Essentially, if you're replacing a Quick launch with a New toolbar, just point it toward this directory: %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer \ Quick launch (though, honestly, you could just put whatever program shortcuts you like into a custom folder and turn that into a toolbar instead).

As for other ways to get exactly what I was aiming for—there really isn't one. Those docking managers won't actually dock above the taskbar; some weaker ones might manage it, but they lack the necessary features to get the visual styling just right.

So, while it's a bit of a workaround, it’s a fully functional solution for what I needed. My only gripe is that I can't align certain taskbar icons individually—like moving them specifically to the left, right, top, or bottom.
For instance, if I wanted the Libraries icon down there with all its bells and whistles (like thumbnail previews), I simply can't make that happen.

By the way, I uploaded a little something to Freeware—it's one of the few AudioSwitcher tools that actually works properly on Windows 10 (allowing you to toggle audio output between speakers, HDMI, headphones, etc., using keyboard shortcuts).

There it is—I finally managed to put together 😁

Thomas Hernandez21 said:Look, man—don't take this the wrong way, friend—but you're overthinking this one a bit too much. 🤣

hehehe

I actually have "Display Switch" and "Windows Switcher" (that Aero thing) pinned right to my taskbar, and I just wanted to find a way to separate them from my actual apps. It would be much cleaner if they were tucked down by the system tray instead. 😁
Right now, those two buttons are just cluttered in with all my programs. Take a look...


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Zachary Barrett4 said:A handy little utility for repositioning taskbar buttons.

That’s an interesting concept, though it wasn't quite what I had in mind at first—and honestly, the little utility isn't even behaving properly for me. I suspect it might be because my taskbar is docked on the left rather than the bottom (or maybe I just haven't quite grasped how the logic works, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was the culprit).

An alternative—though arguably a subpar one—would have been to let me tuck a custom icon or shortcut right into the system tray. I couldn't find an option for that, either, but honestly, let's not get bogged down in the weeds; that's just nitpicking at this point.

Does anyone happen to know if there's a way to move my taskbar icons over to the right side? I'd love to have them aligned on the right instead of the left. 🙂

rowdyraven said:No, it's actually something else entirely.

http://rapidshare.com/files/379205802/problem.jpg.html

So—is "show only thumbnails" checked in those settings, or is it not?

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wanderingwolf1 said:Moving things along. Regarding "Taylor Campbell4": I sent an email over to Korea regarding JSCO. Just waiting to hear back about a potential distributor nearby.

Man, honestly, there have to be some webshops out there selling them or something—it’s not like they're searching for one of those two silent little mice.

...
You can even find them on eBay, so you might want to move fast (though I doubt they'll sell out immediately).
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa...=&oq=&gs_rfai=
There are also people on the local forums (Classifieds section) who help folks buy stuff through eBay if they don't have a credit card, usually for a small fee.