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by Midas
Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:52 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: PRISM
Replies: 57
Views: 203471

Re: PRISM

Yep, spooky stuff. :evil: For once, this went straight to mainstream media -- I saw it at Reuters (" Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying program ": http://reut.rs/1DyNHyP ) and the Financial Times (" Kaspersky links US to spread of PC spyware across 30 countries "...
by Midas
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:45 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Discussion
Topic: Vote for the 2014 best portablefreeware!
Replies: 14
Views: 27812

Re: Vote for the 2014 best portablefreeware!

Ditto. Another aspect of it could be the high ratio of lurkers to active users here at TPFC... :o
by Midas
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:39 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Bit Che (Torrent Search Framework)
Replies: 33
Views: 96801

Re: Bit Che (Torrent Search Framework)

Cool. Thanks for that, Userfriendly and Specular. 8)
by Midas
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:31 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: MobaXterm - Portable X server with SSH client
Replies: 123
Views: 474682

Re: MobaXterm - Portable X server with SSH client

We're the ones who should be thanking you for the tireless support of Portable Freeware... 8)
by Midas
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:24 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Error Lookup
Replies: 3
Views: 6777

Re: Error Lookup

Voted. :)
by Midas
Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:07 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Rufus - USB Formatting Utility
Replies: 76
Views: 193976

Re: Rufus - USB Formatting Utility

Excellent news. After this, Rufus will definitely be the go to utility for ISO and formatting work. 8)
by Midas
Sat Feb 14, 2015 7:55 am
Forum: Resources & Links
Topic: RapidShare is dying
Replies: 2
Views: 3530

Re: RapidShare is dying

One dies, another blossoms:
Not tested, but showing much promise... :)
by Midas
Fri Feb 13, 2015 7:51 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Dual monitor display
Replies: 4
Views: 7225

Re: Dual monitor display

Old topic update: listing here additional software alternatives for Windows XP (or later) multi-monitor setups... - Zhorn Software ZBar , freeware, non-portable (https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21489); - MediaChance MultiMonitor , freeware legacy version, non-portable (https:...
by Midas
Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:03 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: [Zhornsoftware] Stickies [reminder utility]
Replies: 28
Views: 20023

Re: Stickies 6.7a

Stickies v8.0c released (changelog at http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/versions.html).

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@Ennovy, webfork: since the present is Stickies official forum topic, please remove version info from OP. Thanks. :)
by Midas
Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:58 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: RenPhoric: renamer
Replies: 1
Views: 4795

Re: RenPhoric: renamer

RenPhoric v1.4.1 released (changelog at http://www.neophoric.com/renphoric/revisions.php).
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by Midas
Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:54 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Pocket Radio Player
Replies: 140
Views: 328274

Re: Pocket Radio Player

Pocket Radio Player #080215 released (changelog at http://pocketradio.awardspace.info/prp_changelog.txt).
by Midas
Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:49 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: ImBatch (image file utility)
Replies: 23
Views: 64297

ImBatch (image file utility)

[ Moderator note : this is the primary ImBatch program thread. View database entry ] --- ImBatch is a reputed image file editor and converter with lots of functionalities -- acceptance of command line parameters deserves highlighting, for example; it can be easily ( Uni )extracted, but sadly it sto...
by Midas
Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:54 am
Forum: Chit-Chat
Topic: Linux distro for a novice
Replies: 57
Views: 157366

Re: Linux distro for a novice

Quick note about two excellent step-by-step Ubuntu installation guides (note also that Linux Mint is still pretty much an Ubuntu derivative, making these relevant for it, too): http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubun...
by Midas
Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:37 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: FileOptimizer - broad format compression
Replies: 138
Views: 408741

Re: FileOptimizer

[*]How do you compress a TAR file? I thought they were by nature uncompressed. This one I can answer: with GZip ( http://www.gzip.org/ ) or other similar tool. TAR is just some kind of streaming backup format and as such it is not compressed by default -- in accordance with the Linux software mantr...
by Midas
Sat Feb 07, 2015 4:55 am
Forum: Portable Freeware Submission
Topic: Portable Skype (AKA sPortable)
Replies: 131
Views: 731985

Re: Portable Skype

i found that should block auto update 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com ... but i would create a firewall rule but i don't know download.skype.com IP No need to. Search your windows drive for the ' HOSTS ' file, open it in a text editor and add a line at the bottom: 127.0.0.1 download.skype.com Note tha...