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PS4 versus XBOX One – care e consola mai buna? (partea 2)

Raz — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 19:07:17 +0000

-Partea a 2-a (infruntarea finala)- Daca sunteti printre cei care acum cateva zile au citit prima parte din “PS4 versus XBOX One”, atunci e momentul sa desfaceti şamp… bine, berea… si sa va lasati scaunul pe spate, caci in fata voastra se va desfasura batalia finala. Asaaa, unde eram? Pe un varf de munte pustiu si batut de vanturi, doua console se bat pana la moarte… There can be only one! (OK, doua – castigatoarea si varul mai incet la minte de la Nintendo, dar el nu se pune). PS4 vs XBOX One – Online Services (sau cat mai trebuie sa lasi pe langa nota) Desi ambele console au servicii online dedicate, Playstation Plus prezinta considerabil mai multe avantaje. Atat Playstation Plus cat si XBOX Live Gold au jocuri oferite gratuit, insa cele de pe platforma SONY se schimba lunar si sunt in general foarte bune si inca de actualitate – luna aceasta (februarie) posesorii de PS3 …

PS4 versus XBOX One – care e consola mai buna? (partea 1)

Raz — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:48:31 +0000

Iata ca, acum cateva saptamani (29 ianuarie), meleagurile mioritice au fost binecuvantate de preamaritul Sony cu o lansare a noii sale minunatii negre – Playstation 4. Precum monolitul din Odiseea Spatiala, ne ademeneste, ne uimeste si ne indeamna sa ne dam unul altuia in cap pentru a-l avea. Ăilalţi (Microsoft) sunt deja pe piata romaneasca prin XBOX One, insa dupa o cautare destul de lunga eu nu am reusit sa gasesc data oficiala a lansarii… nu stiu, poate ca XBONE-ul a fost dintotdeauna printre noi, asteptand in umbre ca un Alien gata sa ne ucida contul bancar. Eh, cert e ca avem amandoua consolele “next gen.” si putem sa ne bucuram ca putem lua parte la “console wars” inca de la inceput… cine pomeneste Nintendo Wii U in commenturi ca o solutie pentru gaming, rog sa paraseasca incinta pe usa din spate, aia care miroase urat. Voi, probabil ca si mine, v-ati ignorat familia, prietena, cainele si hamsterul …

Android – show login dialog

Raz — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:19:47 +0000

Here is how you can add a simple login dialog to your Android app in two simple steps. 1. The “Show login dialog” function that creates and displays the actual login with AlertDialog (called on button/menu select?): 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960private void showLoginDialog() { LayoutInflater li = LayoutInflater.from(this); View prompt = li.inflate(R.layout.login_dialog, null); AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this); alertDialogBuilder.setView(prompt); final EditText user = (EditText) prompt.findViewById(R.id.login_name); final EditText pass = (EditText) prompt.findViewById(R.id.login_password); //user.setText(Login_USER); //login_USER and PASS are loaded from previous session (optional) //pass.setText(Login_PASS); alertDialogBuilder.setTitle("My Site LOGIN"); alertDialogBuilder.setCancelable(false) .setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() { @Override …

PHP email subject encoding

Raz — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:51:56 +0000

If you thought that setting “Content-Type” will suffice to make your email just send away without problems, think again. The specified character encoding in “Content-Type” will only describe the character encoding of the body, not the subject itself. If the subject contains UTF-8 chars your email subject will not look as expected on the recipient. To fix this issue you will need to use the encoded-word syntax (RFC2047#section-2) with either the quoted-printable encoding or the Base64 encoding. Here is a quick snippet on how I did it: 1234if (strlen($subject) != strlen(utf8_decode($subject))) //check if subject is utf-8 fwrite($socket, 'Subject: =?UTF-8?B?'.base64_encode(html_entity_decode(utf8_encode($subject), ENT_COMPAT, "UTF-8"))."?="."\r\n".'To: <'.implode('>, <', $recipients).'>'."\r\n".$headers."\r\n\r\n".$message."\r\n"); else fwrite($socket, 'Subject: '.$subject."\r\n".'To: <'.implode('>, <', $recipients).'>'."\r\n".$headers."\r\n\r\n".$message."\r\n"); This syntax uses a string of ASCII characters indicating both the original char encoding and the content-transfer-encoding used to map the bytes of the charset into ASCII characters. The syntax is: “=?charset?encoding?encoded text?=”. As you can see above I’m trying to see if …

țepe de black friday?

Raz — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:48:57 +0000

Atentie la ce cumperi azi (23 noiembrie, black-friday) din Romania, “graba strica treaba”. Reducerea era oricum seminificativa, chiar daca nu mareau pretul vechi… Sfat: inainte sa comanzi, cauta pe site-urile de profil (gen price.ro, shopmania etc) pentru a vedea exact cat e reducerea. You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Televizoare destepte – clatite nu fac, in rest cam tot ce vrei…

Raz — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 05:00:31 +0000

Ma uitam de curiozitate dupa un televizor cat de cat ok la pret, ma gandeam la un LCD sau poate chiar LED. Si cum mai uitam eu asa alene, ba in stanga, ba in dreapta, gasesc minunatia asta. Pare cel mai accesibil din categoria “Smart TV” (are si o mica reducere de 50 ron) TV LED Sony (56 cm, HD, 22EX550) cu toate cele suportate: - 24p True Cinema - Reducere inteligenta a zgomotului MPEG - Rezolutie 1366 x 768 - Imagine HD - Edge LED - Player multimedia integrat; - Intrare USB 2.0; - Intrare PC (D-sub); - Intrare video composite; - Intrari Scart (RGB); - 2 Porturi HDMI; - Iesire audio digitala (optica); - Slot card PCMCIA; - Minijack casti; - Greutate: 5.7kq; etc. Si peste toate astea mai adaugi faptul ca ti se conecteaza la retea: prin RJ45 (clasica mufa de retea, da, aia care o bagi in calculator sa ai net ) sau chiar prin Wireless. …

Procesor Intel i3, i5, i7: placa video? cine mai are nevoie…

Raz — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:12:01 +0000

Cu cateva luni in urma am reusit sa-mi schimb systemul complet trecand pe un procesor i5-2500K SandyBridge si, desi tinta mea nu a fost de a avea un system de gaming, am putut rula orice joc din 2008-2011 fara a avea nevoie de o placa video, totul la o calitate impresionanta, fara dead-lockuri si timp prea mult stat in loading screen-uri. Chiar nu ma asteptam sa pot juca Rage pe full graphics quality doar cu procesorul. Alaturi de jocul Rage mai adaug si Borderlands, Darksiders, Dead Island, Fear 3, Mass Effect 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mafia 2, HAWX 2 si probabil multe altele. Va astept pe voi sa-mi spuneti ce ati mai putut juca doar cu noile procesorare de la Intel. Pe mine m-a cam lasat fara cuvinte cat de mult a putut avansa Intel cu procesoarele. Sandy Bridge-ul, numele de cod pentru noua microarhitectura de la Intel ce a fost lansata de ceva vreme, aduce integrarea nucleului …

Unlocking Windows Phone 7 and updating to mango (beta2)

Raz — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:42:48 +0000

THE GOOD NEWS The first Windows Phone 7 jailbreak has been released along time ago and its called ChevronWP7, it has been developed by well known and respected Microsoft community enthusiasts Rafael Rivera, Long Zheng and Chris Walsh. ChevronWP7 will allow anyone to unlock a WP7 device for developing purpose, giving you the possibility to install and run your won software without a developer account. THE BAD NEWS ChevronWP7 works only with the first version on WP7, with your stock software (before the big copy-paste update, the NoDo-7392). Although at beginning I was enthusiastic and ready to pay the developer account yearly fee, guess what? My country (Romania) was not an option! and that almost filled my eyes with tears (just kidding). Anyway, because I’m from a different country not “supported” by app hub, I’ve decided to go along and try to unlock my phone for learning purpose. I’ve succeed that after hours of reading and trying that, and the …

Google+ Invites For Free: Get’em Quick!

Raz — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:20:24 +0000

The new Google’s social networking site is up and running in beta stage for some time now, as you expected is invitation based. Scams are all over the net trying to make a buck out of this. Try searching amazon for example, $100 for a Google+ invitation, wtf? Are you for real? Are you going to pay for that when is free and it will be made public for everyone to register, FREE? It looks like people do spend money on a simple thing that can be for free, just search for free invites and you will get a bunch of them. If you don’t believe that invitations can be free and you want to try the new Google’s project (Google+ Plus), just leave your gmail address in this post comments and you will get invited Notes: Leave your email address in the email field of the comment or omit the “gmail.com” part of the email if you don’t want …

Ia-ti un SSD, chiar merita!

Raz — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:18:43 +0000

Ziceam mai demult ca prefer 1TB spatiu ieftin decat un SSD, ziceam asta fara a avea experienta unui SSD. Dar acum, dupa ce am reusit sa pun mana pe un SSD si sa-l testez mai bine, imi schimb parerea total: SSD-ul isi merita investitia pe deplin! Nu am crezut ca diferenta o sa fie chiar asa de vizibila. SSD-ul testat: OCZ OCZSSD2-1ONX32G, 32GB, SATA II Pret: 339,00 RON (cu TVA) System: Notebook Dell Inspiron 1520 T7500 2.2GHz, 2GB, PM346 OS: Windows 7 32bit Cand m-am vazut cu SSD-ul in mana am realizat ca este fix identic cu HDD-ul ce tocmai il schimbasem la notebook, si cum habar n-aveam daca il pot pune la laptop am zis hai sa incerc, poate merge (evident ca mergea, doar e 2,5″, doh!). Zis si facut. Ii dau shutdown, il intorc invers, desurubez si scot hard disc-ul afara. Apoi desurubez si masca de plastic care-l tine (masca are doua suruburi pe lateral). Iau SSD-ul si-l …

SSD sau HDD in raid0?

Raz — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:22:15 +0000

Ma bate gandul sa trec pe windows 7, am deja laptopul pe win7 de ceva vreme dar cu desktopul, unde-mi “intretin” proiectele, sunt tot pe XP. Daca tot trec pe win7 m-am gandit sa-mi fac un upgrade la hhd-uri, si daca tot au aparut tehnologii mai noi ma gandeam la un SSD (solid-state drive) de pe care sa ruleze windows-ul impreuna cu cele mai folosite applicatii (Borlandul, Visual Studio-ul etc). Marele dezavantaj al ssd-urilor este pretul destul de piperat. Apoi urmeaza faptul ca au o viata mai scurta, au un ciclu de scriere/citire limitat comparat cu hardurile pe platane, care poate tine mai mult de 10 ani fara probleme mecanice. Si din cate am inteles daca intervine vre-o problema mecanica la ssd o sa-ti pierzi datele complet. Da, este adevarat, tehnologie noua flash-based, fara parti mecanice – platane, fara zgomot (no spin-up), seek time constant si performantele nu scad daca hardul este plin, rezistenta mai mare la soc, temperatura si …

Subs Grabber project moved

Raz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:51:26 +0000

I’m not maintaining the Subs Grabber project anymore, all projects copyrights and feature updates will be released from now here. As you can see Subs Grabber sources have been sold, and it goes shareware from now on. I’m still using it for my personal use, is still a great subtitles tool but I don’t have sufficient time for this project, I’ve found an old friend who will take subs grabber to the next level, hope to succeed because it looks greater and useful with every release, I’m proud I’ve managed to start it, to bad I didn’t succeed in keep it here. ps: Happy valentines day! You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

My Tweet Tools

Raz — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:20:31 +0000

BsTweet - BsPlayer plugin to automatically send a Twitter status update with your movie name when you play it. (nice one!) TwitBin- a firefox extension that allows you to keep up with all of your Twitter conversations right from your browser sidebar. Send messages, receive messages, share links Seesmic for Windows – Fully functional Twitter integration View aggregated Home, Replies, Private and Sent columns. Manage and post from multiple twitter accounts, create unlimited columns for your saved searches and lists created from Twitter. Twitme – wordpress plugin to automatically post your new posts on the twitter. You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

PS3 sau XBOX360?

Raz — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:58:32 +0000

Vreau sa scap de facut upgrade / schimbat placa video in fiecare an ca sa pot rula si pierde timpul cu niste jocuri, oare ce sa-mi iau? PS3 sau XBOX 360? Ideile sunt impartite dar hardware-ul pare acelasi din punctul meu de vedere. Din cate observ gasesti majoritatea jocurilor pe ambele console cu exceptia celor facute special doar pentru platforma respectiva. O mica lista: Jocuri XBOX360 Alan Awake, Crackdown 2, Fable II/ Fable III, Halo 2 / 3/ ODST/ ReAch, Gears of War 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Forza Motorsport 3, Mass Effect 2, Kingdom Under Fire, Banjo Kazooie, Ninja Blade, Too Human Jocuri PS3 God of War II / III, Heavy Rain, Infamous, Killzone 2, MAG , Metal Gear Solid 4, Quantum Theory, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance 2, Twisted Metal, Uncharted1 / 2: Among Thieves,The Last Guardian, Last Rebellion, Steambot Chronicles 2 Preturi Diferenta de pret a celor doua console nu este asa mare. Gasesti Consola XBOX 360 Elite …

Samsung Story Station (adica statia povestilor? )

Raz — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:12:36 +0000

Preturile unitatilor de stocare a scazut in ultima perioada destul de mult, cand ma gandeam la 1 TB spatiu de stocare si vedeam preturi de peste 1000 RON imi spuneam ca nu are rost sa-mi fac un astfel de upgrade, mai bine sterg ce nu am nevoie, avand si internetul la dispozitie ce rost are sa stochez cand pot sa downloadez tot ce am nevoie? Totusi un pret de 300 ron pentru 1TB (1 terabyte = 1024 gigabytes) m-a impins sa ma gandesc la un nou upgrade pentru birou. Aveam de anul trecut un HDD Extern Seagate FreeAgent de 500GB folosit pe post de backup, stocare filme, muzica etc (ceva de genul acestuia ) ce s-a dovedit a fi un HDD foarte bun. Nu am avut nici un fel de problema cu el, l-am luat cu mine de cate ori aveam nevoie iar singurul lucru care m-a deranjat a fost dimensiunea lui, nu este o solutie tocmai portabila dar …

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (smartphone-ul cu touchscreen)

Raz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:38:31 +0000

Am acest gadget de aproximativ 5 luni si sunt foarte multumit de el, este primul telefon cu sistem de operare symbian (S60 5th Edition) pe care-l detin si care mi-a schimbat definitiv parerea si alegerea in domeniul telefoanelor de tip gadget, tot ce ai nevoie intr-un singur aparat fiabil si robust. Avand un sistem de operare, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic poate fi transformat intr-o mica si mobila jucarie de calculatorist. Sa dau cateva exemple la ce-l folosesc eu, in afara de telefonie ce se dovedeste net superioara telefoanelor clasice fara symbian sau alt os gen windows mobile: de cate ori am nevoie il transform foarte usor intr-un access point wireless pentru laptop, avand acces la internet oriunde sunt: internet de la vodafone activat pe tel + o aplicatie numita JoikuSpot Premium. In zonele unde 3G-ul este disponibil de la vodafone ajung la viteza de 50KB/s, suficient pentru browsing/email etc. Email: cu internetul activat sau un wireless hotspot prin zona ai …

Utile pentru subtitrat

Raz — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:41:36 +0000

Va rugăm nu hrăniti trollii VisualSubSync Mi se pare cel mai user friendly si mai simplu de folosit. Iti arata pur si simplu cum arata semnalul sonor (wav) iar tu pui subtitrarea, nu trebuie sa stii neaparat timpii pentru ca ii adauga el automat dupa selectia ta de pe semnalul audio. De asemenea shortcut-urile diverselor actiuni le poti seta/modifica, vezi real time subtitrarea intr-o fereastra video foarte flexibila etc. Ce sa mai, mi se pare un “must have” AutoCorect pentru corecturi automate si diacritice. ps: Aceste doua aplicatiie sunt freeware. Auto corect este un proiect 100% romanesc. Are interfata romaneasca, dictionar romanesc imens, dex-offline si multe alte utilitare (punctuaţie, ortografie automata etc). Plus ca suporta nativ editarea subtitrarilor SUB, SRT, TXT. Un alt “must have” You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Subs Grabber previews/tuts/how to etc

Raz — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:55:17 +0000

Below are some video shots with the latest Subs Grabber “at work”, searching for subtitles, uploading subtitles and how the perfect match works …. Searching for subtitles: Upload subs: Perfect match result: (for the perfect match result you can find a flash version here) You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Subs Grabber update (v0.4.0)

Raz — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:59:43 +0000

Subs Grabber Build v0.4.0.47 is out with new features, new subtitles servers and above all his own server where everyone can upload their subtitle linked with the video file. What’s “linked” thing you ask? Well it’s actually a unique hash/id that will identify your video/movie file you have. Based on that you can get a perfect match search result of a published subtitle, no more wasted time to match names, no more wasted clicks. You can now set your video file for a perfect match result, if you are not lucky enough and a perfect match is not found on our server SG will try to match video file name and folder with the search results from the other servers and highlight the ones matching. So, for best results give SG the file name/path as well Any way, hope you like it, here are the major changes, some screenshots and download link below: What’s new subtitrari.softpedia.com removed: they moved …

Why do you need a buddy? (or the mass effect)

Raz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:33:39 +0000

That’s why: Day one: Day two: You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Subs Grabber update (v0.3.27)

Raz — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:57:50 +0000

- servers engines fixes for titrari/subtitrari.ro and subtitrari.softpedia.com - added Automatically check for updates option in options >> more. Check this option to automatically check for updates whenever you open Subs Grabber. You can also press “check now” link to check for updates. A message box will popup if new updates are available. DOWNLOAD Subs Grabber (v0.4.0) [n/a downloads] Donate Download Build Notes Details Report You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Am gasit armele de la Ciorogarla

Raz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:28:49 +0000

Cel putin 50 de arme au fost furate din depozitul Unitatii Militare din Ciorogarla, printre acestea aflandu-se inclusiv o mitraliera cu afet. Structurile operative si informative ale MAI au declarat starea de alerta de gradul I miercuri seara, dupa ce sigiliul unui depozit din unitate a fost descoperit rupt. De mic mi-am dorit sa fiu politist, soarta nu a tinut cu mine si am ajuns programator,deh ce sa-i faci, soarta Dar in adancul creierului, pe undeva printr-o zona nebanuita, unde stratul de praf persista din copilarie, zace o putere nebanuita, aceea de detectiv/politist/caratist/Chuck Norris 007/van damme/bruce lee etc. Doamnelor si domnilor detectivul lu’ peste va prezinta un caz extraordinar, armele de la Ciorogarla au fost descoperite! Iata ce s-a descoperit in urma filajului din ziua de 17 feb 2009, filajul a fost facut la cafeneaua din coltul biroului, la ora 12:30:01 in timp ce covrigul cu sare pe care-l savuram se racea si cafeaua imi aluneca suav pe camasa proaspat …

Recovering…

Raz — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:25:32 +0000

Time to “ping” my site Hi reader, how are you? Oh, you’re fine, me too, just busy coding and coding… My site is now on a new look, it got hacked by some bastard punk a few days back, didn’t notice the hack, they where some hidden links on my pages, google is not “visiting” me anymore because of that, it will be back on indexing me in a couple of days/weeks, who knows…. Site was down for a couple of days but i’ve managed to recover almost everything, there are still some things to do here, but for now is ok, i think. I’ve updated to the latest wordpress version (2.7) and i was surprised too see that my captcha plugin for wordpress is still working. I never got the chance to update and release a new version of this anti-spam captcha, but got some things modified in the plugin to work as i wanted on this site, so …

Subs Grabber Update (v0.2.26)

Raz — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:59:39 +0000

– added new subtitles server: titrari.ro/subtitrari.ro For more details about subs grabber see the release page here DOWNLOAD Subs Grabber (v0.4.0) [n/a downloads] Donate Download Build Notes Details Report You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Subs Grabber

Raz — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:08:25 +0000

Subs Grabber… a tool that i’ve started it long time ago but never got time to finish it, I’ve use it for myself for a while and now I think i should make it public for everyone who needs a subtitle searching tool. So, what’s Subs Grabber? is a simple application which allows you to download subtitles for your movies. With two clicks, one on your movie file and the second one on the search button, you’ll find your movie subtitle. Next thing you should do is just to sit back and enjoy the movie. Main features: fastest search engine on 7 subtitles servers: subtitrari.raz-soft.com, subs.ro, titrari.ro / subtitrari.ro, divxsubtitles.net, anysubs.com, subtitrari.regielive.ro and podnapisi.net display subtitle advanced info like No of CDs,FPS, Date, release name etc mass subtitles grabbing movie cover/poster on search results (ready to be grabbed as well) automatically unpack subtitles after grabbing them (external unpacker required, winrar will be detected by default) search for a subtitle in …

Hey Raz, stop wasting time and update your projects…

Raz — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:46:06 +0000

I’m not wasting time I just have not enough “man power” for all the projects started here, I have a life you know? even tho many of you may say that a coder life is just his/her computer, well guess what? is not Life is out there in the sun or under a clear moon. So please stop sending me rude mails asking for updates, if you don’t like what you can find here, for free, just move on, pick you’re next google result, it’s easy. Don’t waste your time mailing me about what great thinks you have been done if you where like me and blah, blah, blah; c’mon give me some peace. This site and all the project started here are created in my own free time, payed with my own money. Yeah! it cost me money to keep things up and running you know? Everything has a price, nothing is free, not even life itself. You want …

Clicknet – net pe unde radio (wireless)

Raz — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:55:18 +0000

Conexiune la internet wireless (adica fara fir) a devenit din ce in ce mai raspândita incat in fata fiecarui bloc (sau casa) vei avea conexiune la net trimisa pe undele radio de catre vecinul de la 5 care tocmai s-a decis sa-si arunce cablurile de retea pe un wireless access point (WAP or AP). Si pentru ca vecinul de la 5 nu o sa-si imparta conexiunea decacu el insusi, chiar daca el “bruiaza” tot blocul, nu ai ce sa faci decat sa-ati faci o astfel de retea si s-o adaugi pe lista de retele wireless ale blocului. Scriu acest “how to make your wireless connection” pentru cei care au clicknet cu modemul adsl de la Romtelecom (RTL) si vor sa “elibereze” netul prin tot apartamentul/blocul/casa/vecini etc si care sunt nedumeriti de ceea ce trebuie sa cumpere/faca… Ai nevoie de… - Una bucata Access Point (AP). Eu folosesc si recomand un D-Link (XtremeGTM 2100AP, 11/54/108 Mbps) pret aproximativ: 200 RON …

Coca-Cola

Raz — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:50:07 +0000

Ea: “Ce-ar fi daca am merge sa bem un suc Ã®mpreuna ?” El: (click to zoom) You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

Decorative purposes plugin: Snow effect (wp-flake)

Raz — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:37:14 +0000

Hello every one, it’s December already, it should snow outside right? Well here it doesn’t, only rain all day long. But I will bring the snow on my WordPress based home page (a blog publishing system written in PHP and backed by a MySQL database) . Can you see the flake? Do you like it? You can have this snow effect on you WordPress blog in less than a minute because I’ve decided to make a plugin out of it, fully customizable. So here is what you need to do: 1. Download the wp-flake plugin below (zip archive) 2. Unpack the zip archive contents in your wordpress plugins folder (/wp-content/plugins/) and keep zip folders structure intact. 3. Enable the plugin in your WordPress Plugins admin page -> Flake. * Go to Options ->Flake and adjust the options if necessary and save. Thatâ€™s All! The javascript snow effect is based on code by Kurt Grigg Have fun! Wp-Flake v0.2 (WordPress plugin: …

How To: make IssProc language aware (Pascal scripting)

Raz — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:47:15 +0000

Note: I’m not maintaining IssProc project anymore, all projects copyrights and feature updates will be released from now here This is a small article describing how to enable IssProc to be multi-language aware by expanding and using the {language} constant with InnoSetup Pascal scripting. Before we start you should know that some pascal scripting knowledge is required to fully understand and modify (if required) the iss script snippet (see below links if you’re new with Inno). Intro The power of Inno Setup (the best free installer for Windows programs) lies in the integrated Pascal scripting engine giving the setup developers control over all the setup actions. Because you can use Pascal code in your setup script you will not be limited to the setup build-in actions, you can take control over the entirely setup and write your own code. If you’re not to familiar with Pascal scripting you can build your own extensions (dll – Dynamic-link library ) and …

Hard Disk Thermometer (HyperIM plugin)

Raz — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:21:13 +0000

You don’t know what HyperIM is? C’mon… your friendsâ€™ friends are using it to show their coolest messenger status and that is not all. Take a peek here and don’t stand there and peek like a geek, go ahead and download it to get the most coolest messenger tool ever! Now that you know what HyperYM is let me give you my first plugin for this tool: HDD Thermometer . This plugin will enable you to poll the current Hard-Disks temperature and display it in all the instant messengers supported by HyperIM : Google Talk Miranda IM, Skype, Trillian, Windows Live Messenger, Xfire, Yahoo! Messenger. In order to get the Hard drive temperature you hardware must support SMART Temperature control (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology ) . If you don’t know what the heck is S.M.A.R.T don’t worry just download the plugin, install it and see if it detects your hardware. Here is how the plugin config window looks like: …

PayPal Fully Working for me, finally!

Raz — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:18:43 +0000

I’ve just got the best news of this week : PayPal works for Romania! I can now finally receive donations through my PayPal account not just send to others, let’s hope support for Romanian PayPal users will stay forever this time I’m fully opened to donations! If you want to help out Raz-Soft by donating a couple of bucks to further motivate the development of projects you’ll find here, don’t hesitate to do it. You’re name (site/email etc) will be listed in the special donors list. You can send your donation at my donations e-mail: donations at raz-soft dot com . See Donations page here . If you want to donate for a specific project just click on the Donate link next to the project download link and remember, small amounts do add up Thank you in advance for your support! You like this post? Be the first of my friends to give me a beer! click here. Thanks!

IssProc v1.0.2 (Files In Use Extension for Inno Setup)

Raz — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:26:48 +0000

Note: I’m not maintaining IssProc project anymore, all projects copyrights and feature updates will be released from now here I’m pleased to announce a new release of IssProc: Files In Use Extension for Inno Setup (IssProc.dll v1.0.2) which includes both 32 and 64 bit applications detection and some more options. What’s new in v1.0.2? 64 bit applications detection (Vista & XP x64 ) dll packer removed (size is a little bigger but bugs free, ~75KB with Inno Compression) detected applications are now displayed with icons along with their names/exe when double clicking the detected application IssProc will try to find and display the main window right click on detected application for more options: Show app file Properties and End Process minor bug fixes PREVIEW DOWNLOAD IssProc v1.0.2 (Files In Use Extension for Inno Setup) [n/a downloads] Donate Download Build Notes Details Report Version History IssProc v1.0.1 IssProc v1.0.0 FINAL WORDS Don’t worry for your previous Inno setup script (using …

I killed my best friend…

Raz — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:48:39 +0000

I didn’t want to kill him, didn’t mean to kill him. But I did. “Baring your soul fixes nothing.” Relax, nobody is dead (yet!) that was just an excerpt from the book which I just got, a triller called FEAR by Jeff Abbott (UK version) FEAR “…Fear is an adrenaline-inducing suspense thriller of the highest order. Told in staccato, action-packed chapters that are seething with angst, obsession, shocking brutality, and compassion in the unlikeliest of places, Fear will have readers on the edge of their collective seats until the very last pages, which includes some jaw-dropping plot twists that would make even O. Henry proudâ€”yet another hair-raising gem by the new master of suspense.” â€” Barnes & Noble Ransom Notes Looks like my type of book… so, let’s waste time in an exciting and terrifying way now. You can find more info about this book from the author home page: Jeff Abbott. You like this post? Be the first of …

WordPress Plugin: Login and Register Anti-Spam Captcha

Raz — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:51:28 +0000

It is time to update my Anti-Spam robot for wordpress registration page. The hack presented here for spambots is still working for me but I’m getting a bunch of emails from peoples who can’t backup a file and insert a few lines in their register form. So, let’s cut to the chase: I’ve made a plugin that will insert the captcha (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) image automatically in the Login and/or Register page of your wordpress installation. And that is not all, you can play around with 5 different captcha algoritms and customize them the way you want. Hence, ocr geeks have managed to automatically read the image? no problem… change your captcha fonts, color, add some random lines or dots or switch to a different captcha algorithm and you are done. You will find 5 captcha algorithms in this plugin: (1) PNG-Raz MiXed Fonts : fully customizable (2) JPG-Tiny Mini : a …