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TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:37 am
by donald
I could not find this in the database or the forums. It is tiny and claims full portability.
TinyTask provides basic automation (recording and playback). It is a case study in minimalist programming: the entire program is only 24k -- and 12k of that are icons, which means the executable portion is just a few K in size. It was used as the test harness for the "Hardware" recording method used in Tasker. The recording files (*.rec) that it creates are fully compatible with Tasker.
There's no installer, help file, or anything unnecessary; just a tiny EXE program, which doesn't touch your registry or change your system folders
http://www.vista-software.com/support.php#tools
Re: TinyTask 1.16
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:51 pm
by dmg
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:13 pm
by vevy
Does anybody know what this is about?
https://www.tinytask.net/
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:28 pm
by juverax
Scroll down to the bottom of the page (
https://www.tinytask.net ):
"UPDATE 2020-Feb-05: Currently attempting to get TinyTask back online, and bypass Google's idiotic "trojan keylogger" designation"
TinyTask 1.77 is available at:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE- ... Task.shtml
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 7:14 am
by vevy
Thanks. It wasn't there when I checked. Instead, there was something about providing download link for v 1.80 for businesses.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:38 pm
by billon
https://www.tinytask.net/ wrote:
• Update 2020-Feb-13:
[...]
It doesn't seem possible to continue anymore with these barriers. Google is fucking evil. Enjoy the results of unrestricted monopolies, everyone. TinyTask will switch to being developed as a private, internal productivity app.
Thanks to those who supported TinyTask. It's possible it could return someday if Google is finally killed.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:47 pm
by webfork
billon wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2020 7:38 pm
TinyTask will switch to being developed as a private, internal productivity app.
From the website, maybe my favorite reason to not use Google:
5) there is nobody to call at google for resolution.
First, I will say there are plenty of ways around this that don't require that you terminate your project. I encourage the developers to reach out to me and I will try contacting them as well. You're not the first person this has happened to.
Second, an ongoing reminder that -- even though Google makes money off your usage of their services -- you are
not their customer. I've run into this numerous times, including with projects getting the axe, and an important gmail address that mysteriously disappeared.
It's also a great example of how Silicon Valley companies think automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will let them rule the world. While might dislike the red tape of bureaucracies, the wall of utter silence is far worse.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:29 pm
by webfork
Another simple keyboard and mouse mimic program like TinyTask is available, but this one is open source and cross platform:
atbswp (Automate the boring stuff with Python)
Home:
https://github.com/RMPR/atbswp
Recommendation and article:
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2020/03/h ... e-and.html
NOTE: this is a source-only distribution. EDIT: vevy pointed out correctly that there's binaries available.
Status: Untested
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 3:08 am
by Midas
webfork wrote: ↑It's also a great example of how Silicon Valley companies think automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will let them rule the world. While might dislike the red tape of bureaucracies, the wall of utter silence is far worse.
/Rant
Not to mention the prevailing
techbro mindset that always assumes to know better what's good for the user.
Big tech has now fallen for this, one company after the other, and consequently computing environments have become so adversarial nowadays that decades old tinkerers like myself are considering the prospect of just letting go and not be bothered with any of it anymore.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:38 am
by vevy
webfork wrote: ↑Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:29 pm
NOTE: this is a source-only distribution.
There is an executable under releases.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:42 pm
by webfork
vevy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:38 am
There is an executable under releases.
Oh good, thanks -- not sure how I missed that.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:08 pm
by vevy
webfork wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:42 pm
vevy wrote: ↑Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:38 am
There is an executable under releases.
Oh good, thanks -- not sure how I missed that.
Maybe the redesign threw you off. I know it did me at first.
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:47 am
by davidrodriguez88
Hi,
You can download the portable version of tinytask from here:
https://tinytaski.com/
Re: TinyTask - basic macro recorder
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:25 am
by webfork
So a few questions came up on this:
1.
What's the difference between
tinytaski.com and
tinytask.net ?
I don't know why there are two different sites but I downloaded both software programs. They're both coming up as the exact same file.
2.
Are they both safe? Weirdly both of them have pretty bad ratings on the Virustotal site 14/72:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/75e ... c7893ffe12
But yes, they do look safe. evidently this is a known issue on PA's site:
https://github.com/PortableApps/Downloa ... g/download
