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by fgagnon
2013 Mar 07, 18:28
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: blog: version 2.3 released
Replies: 38
Views: 12466

English translation of The Decameron
10 storytellers, each telling a story a day over 10 days.
Written by Boccaccio (Jean Boccace)  around 1350-53.
I had only read a few selected stories long ago but have now put it on my reading list.
also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decameron
by fgagnon
2013 Mar 05, 02:57
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: blog: version 2.3 released
Replies: 38
Views: 12466

Yes, I liked DOS ... eventually, at version 3.x, so did I -- having started with CP/M on an 8080 IMSAI (or was it an Altair Z80 box?) , and only after I had gone through "Color BASIC" on a 64KB CoCo with tape (not disk) drive and eventually forsook for a PC clone that had two 5-1/4 inch f...
by fgagnon
2013 Mar 01, 13:09
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: xplorer2 v2.3 final
Replies: 82
Views: 15706

... shaking my head while chuckling at the posts of the incorrigible K while drinking my morning coffee --  and reflecting that today this is actually a *little* better than rolling eyes while doing the same most mornings.
by fgagnon
2013 Feb 08, 17:07
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: always resolve junctions?
Replies: 13
Views: 2816

personally, I hate the use of pseudo-folders, much preferring to know where I am in the 'real' folder structure. Having said that, I can force myself to appreciate why some may like them functionally. :shrug:
by fgagnon
2013 Feb 04, 17:36
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Context menu with columns settings is missing in Mini Scrap
Replies: 8
Views: 1893

"no one" here.  ;-)
by fgagnon
2013 Jan 25, 15:13
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: help! anybody with WDS and networks?
Replies: 7
Views: 1954

OK, can do.

So PM me or post the link(s) to the stuff you want me to try along with the related instructions.
by fgagnon
2013 Jan 24, 23:04
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: help! anybody with WDS and networks?
Replies: 7
Views: 1954

I have a small home network: just a few w7 boxes and an old XP desktop. I have USB-connected storage on most of them, some of which is 'shared', but no NAS devices. The search in w7 is built-in (no version number) and , I believe, supercedes WDS 4.0 While I can get it to search the networked boxes, ...
by fgagnon
2013 Jan 14, 22:54
Forum: xplorer² Lite
Topic: SendTo folder - phantom shortcut
Replies: 10
Views: 6998

:rotfl: (even while nursing a proximal biceps tendon tear following 2nd TSA)
by fgagnon
2013 Jan 14, 21:38
Forum: xplorer² Lite
Topic: SendTo folder - phantom shortcut
Replies: 10
Views: 6998

------- and so now i am a no one with none besides ------   :lol:
by fgagnon
2013 Jan 08, 23:05
Forum: Computers and internet
Topic: Any advice on buying a new computer and monitor
Replies: 2
Views: 2280

Having just (last October) bought a new desktop computer, and seeing win8 on the horizon, I made a preemptive buy to replace my own 10-yr old XP box by going the rounds of local electronics/office store to see what they had on clearance. Got me a $200-off origList deal on a loaded Lenovo desktop at ...
by fgagnon
2012 Nov 17, 13:16
Forum: Computers and internet
Topic: offline translation
Replies: 1
Views: 2011

have a look at some of the references at these sites:

http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/ ... anslation/

and (way down on the page) at:
http://www.traduzioni-inglese.it/tools- ... on%20Tools
by fgagnon
2012 Nov 06, 11:48
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: latest version with tree
Replies: 7
Views: 1837

no crashes here
(v2.2.0.1 Ult - neither on the old XP/sp3 box, nor the newer W7/sp1 laptop)
by fgagnon
2012 Oct 22, 11:28
Forum: Computers and internet
Topic: internet through mobile phone
Replies: 3
Views: 2767

As FF indicates, about all you need is the appropriate data plan from your cell phone provider and an interface cable (or BlueTooth).
Here is one "how-to" link
by fgagnon
2012 Oct 21, 23:14
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: blog: debug hung processes [programming]
Replies: 1
Views: 1680

looks useful ... if only I can remember to do a PROCDUMP when a hang happens. :-o
by fgagnon
2012 Oct 11, 19:21
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: copy and move to other pane in one step?
Replies: 5
Views: 1507

mechanic, Unless you have changed the default settings, F5 (F6) [followed by ENTER] should Copy (Move) the selected item(s) to the opposite pane, unless you specify another destination in the dialog box before you hit ENTER. And, as Kilmatead indicates, adding the <ctrl> modifier should execute the ...