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So should we update the database entry to the "NF" fork, leaving a stub to the original version?

Please see discussion for suggested new favicons and opinions.

Although vevy's icon looks nice at its original size, down-sampled to 16x16, it doesn't look very distinctive IMHO: icon16x16.png This reminds me that when designing a very small icon, it is typically not sufficient to down-sample from a large icon. I was trying to find an article that I read previo...

Via: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/26/103207/the-beauty-of-finished-software => https://josem.co/the-beauty-of-finished-software/ There's something in there that resonates with me. In our world where new features are constantly being added (thus introducing new bugs before old ones can be fi...

Mine already set to private, just confirmed!

Actually come to think of it, I suspect maybe that's the reason why I was having so much trouble with the other alternatives (Google's LocalShare, Warpinator etc.). The problem was always with the instance running on Windows. The Android device couldn't "see" the Windows instance but had n...

Just wanting to share my recent experience with LocalSend. When I reboot my machine (damn Windows Update), I frequently get the error that LocalSend is unable to bind to the default port (53317). This is well documented at Github . The command: netsh interface ipv4 show excludedportrange protocol=tc...

Yes! I have been wanting to add LocalSend to the database and just waiting for portability to be fixed.

The entry: https://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=3099

Please vote!

vevy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:13 am I recommend something like this:


1. Depicts both a USB and a folder.
2. Free for commercial use (with attribution).

I like this!

Special wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:56 pm My vote.

Haha! This is funny

Honestly can't remember why/how the icon was chosen

I am not opposed to changing it for something else... what do the rest think?

The summary of the LogoFAIL exploit is this: - Most PC manufacturers get their UEFI firmware from the same few companies. - Each PC manufacturer wants to display their own logo upon startup - What should have happened is that each logo file should be signed and verified, but because the firmware coy...

vevy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:13 am LOL. You moved the whole thread! The first half is one way and now the rest will be another (I feel attached. Sorry ) .

My bad..

Used the split topic function to (hopefully) restore the universe back to the way it should have been..

Moved to "Portable Freeware Discussion" section.

What made you guys suspicious? Other than the fact that this old account started posting a lot in a day, the content of those posts looked totally ok to me!