Archive - December, 2008

Irfanview 4.23 released

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My man Irfan is still kicking image butt.

You can download the new version of Irfanview here.

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Version 4.23            (Release date: 2008-12-29)

- Added History list for Random slideshow (“No file repeat” removed)
- New multipage images menu: Create Multipage PDF
- Option to save changes on exit (Properties->Misc 1, default: OFF)
- TIF loading bugs fixed (Thanks to j00ru//vx)
- New command line option: /filelist=txtfile; Examples:
i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt
i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt /thumbs
i_view32.exe /filelist=c:\mypics.txt /convert=d:\*.jpg
=> use files from mypics.txt as input for different operations
- New Contact Sheet options: Set custom paper size and units
- Options to set start parameters for external editors (see Help file/button)
- External editor names are showed in the menu text
- New Panorama dialog option: Add space between images
- Browsing: if CTRL + number (0-9) pressed, the file index increases by number
- New wallpaper menu: Stretched – proportional
- New Slideshow dialog option: Remember last file index on exit
- New option to show DDS alpha color (Properties->Misc. 1)
- Support for WSQ format (Wavelet Scaler Quantization, PlugIn by Steven Venable)
- New Thumbnail option: Use full file path for sorting (if subfolders loaded)
- New thumbnails tree menu: Load subfolders
- New hotkeys: SHIFT + arrows = Move selection rectangle
- New hotkeys: SHIFT + N = Create new image; SHIFT + V = Add canvas;
CTRL + SHIFT + Y = Auto crop borders; CTRL + SHIFT + J = Lossless JPG crop;
SHIFT + O = Fit window to image; F11 = show/hide mouse in Fullscreen/Slideshow
- Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions:
Download from: http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm (plugins version is 4.22)
- Some bugs fixed (SGI loading, crop selection)
- Two small 4.22 bugs fixed: Next toolbar button, PDF saving

Switching back to Google Desktop Search

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Yeah, well that was fun while it lasted.  I’m back to using Google Desktop.

What I liked about the indexing flexibility of Locate32 is now out the window.  The path to get to what I need to get to is just not easy enough.  I’m used to using Launchy.  I can’t start Locate32 with Launchy and search for a Word Document that contains the phrase “whee” without clicking.

I also thought Xobni might be nice for searching Outlook e-mail.  It’s fine, but it’s, I don’t know….too much.  The contact analytics is cool, but I don’t need it.  I know who I e-mail the most, etc.

Peter Piper picked what??

Couple things that bug me:

Pickled Peppers.

pickled-peppers

Who picks pickled peppers? Is anything pickled and still on the vine?

No.

Even if he picked them from the store, why would pickled peppers not be in a jar of pickle juice?

Makes no sense.  What a crock of a nursery rhyme, I say.

Cinnamon.

cinnamon

How is it that red-hots and Big Red gum have a “cinnamon” flavor, while the “cinnamon” spice is something totally different?

Grr.

Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

canada-dry

How can a wet drink be dry?

I’m ditching Google Desktop (for now)

locate32

I’m tired of not being able to control how and when Google Desktop indexes files.

I’m switching over to Locate32.

First, it seems faster — both in searching and indexing.

Second, the results aren’t in the browser.  I don’t like results in the browser.

OK, that’s all good.  However, one thing I will miss about GDS is the indexing of Outlook e-mail.  I’m willing to try a third-party add-on for that.

xobni

Enter Xobni.

I’ll let you know what that’s like after I’ve used it for a while.  It’s currently indexing the 500 MB of Outlook e-mail that’s been archived for 12 years.

The Next White and Nerdy?

Yep.

Thoughts on the Chiefs

This pretty much sums it up:

true chiefs fan

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