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by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 23, 12:43
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Just what is the Root of all evil...
Replies: 4
Views: 998

Just what is the Root of all evil...

Whilst I was only too happy Vista did away with XP's rather condescendingly childish "My Computer" nomenclature, is there a simpler method than attaching "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}" to a shortcut for X2? It's not as condescending, to be sure, but it doesn't just ro...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 23, 11:53
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: find folders without mp3 file
Replies: 16
Views: 10276

For a slightly less nuts and bolts approach, try this handy little freeware programme designed specifically for finding/removing empty folders.  A simple option can be set to not consider *.JPG's, thus considering the folder empty if no other file types exist.  Very handy for managing those pesky mu...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 13, 20:43
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

My original purpose for linking that article was not to proselytise to the unconverted, unconvinced x86 proletariat majority.  Simply to suggest a clarification to those who are so lost as to ask if " the new x64 version of x2 will be available for x32 [sic] Windows. "  Inevitable, I suppo...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 13, 06:51
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

As Nikos' recent blog resparked the questions pertaining to x64 (and it's purpose/functionality), hopefully this link will provide a port in the storm of teacups. A much as it pains me to create a "brief", "terse", "castrated" post (and no doubt relieves others :D), 64-...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 12, 12:27
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Drag files on bookmarks
Replies: 9
Views: 3749

Thongs go well with Brazilian beaches - come to think of it, so do "bumps" but as this is a family show, we'll leave that watershed alone.  :D As anyone familiar with programming will say, no product can ever be considered a "complete product"... by the laws of human exploration,...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 12, 10:25
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Drag files on bookmarks
Replies: 9
Views: 3749

...that feature was in the plan until xplorer2 got kitted with the miniscrap. Although having a single road through Thermopylae did prove fortuitous for the beleaguered Spartans, would it be such an evil were the civic authorities to put a little time and effort into road infrastructure and offer t...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 11, 21:17
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Drag files on bookmarks
Replies: 9
Views: 3749

...this is already in my list for the future Apparently in 2005 it was sardonically rumoured that the future was an epic place where pigs could fly for a month of Sundays through the high waters of Hell... But the Future had a lesson to be found in A short History of Greece: Who knew then that 2005...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 10, 06:12
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Size Doesn't Matter, She Said Sesquipedalianistically...
Replies: 5
Views: 1255

...tersely speaking... unless you forcely press Ctrl+D twice... Ah ha, indeed true (it was the twice bit that had me flummoxed).  Why twice? Though again it's seems a case of rules formulated for antiquated hardware rather than practical use.  I understand the intent behind the limitation (and I et...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 09, 19:26
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Size Doesn't Matter, She Said Sesquipedalianistically...
Replies: 5
Views: 1255

Size Doesn't Matter, She Said Sesquipedalianistically...

I like obscure post-titles.  The world needs more of this sort of thing to annoy the straight laced behaviour Nazi's who believe moderation is not only for wine.  Men were not born to grow up to be concise automatons. I'm unsure if this is related to x86, x64, x86 on x64, 11th century theology or ma...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 05, 13:03
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Oliver is Alive and Well and Singing for his Dinner...
Replies: 2
Views: 1764

Oliver is Alive and Well and Singing for his Dinner...

One of the common difficulties developers seem to encounter for Windows-oriented machines is the wide (and almost insurmountable) gulf of hardware that's out there.  Just when you've got your filesystem happily buzzing away, there will inevitably come a cry from the balcony whingeing about why his N...
by Kilmatead
2008 Oct 01, 08:57
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

just to clarify i don't stick with VS6 because i'm cheap (i have VS2007) Wasn't implying anything, VS2008 was more of a suggestion for financially dodgy yet interested hobbyists who are frustrated with the 'Express' version's lack of x64 compilation and absent MFC support.  Ever tried to create (le...
by Kilmatead
2008 Sep 30, 13:37
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

For example, serious amateur and professional photographers have the need. Granted, and video editors, CAD, high-def porn mongers, virtualization gurus, all are happier in the brave new world of "more memory than we really need." Not unrelated to this, due to that recognition, how many ye...
by Kilmatead
2008 Sep 30, 12:46
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

...but i think the problem is in the porting process. Quite true, but that's why God invented #pragma - to prevent people having anything better to do on Sunday afternoons. Being a Medievalist myself, I'm the last person to advocate change; I treasure my copy of Kernighan & Ritchie and personal...
by Kilmatead
2008 Sep 30, 07:31
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: say hello to 64 bit
Replies: 21
Views: 29508

it looks like i'll manage to get by using my trusty VS6. Perhaps next week I'll blog about the 64 bit compilation process For testing purposes (and just fun), the Academic Version of VS2008 is available from Amazon.  Quite inexpensive (regarding the commercial version) it can only be used for non-p...