- paxScript.NET .A Script Might Be Everywhere — The implementation of many software projects requires at least two different languages: an industry-level one for the project’s core, its powerful «engine», and a scripting language, which would be interpreted when the program is running. Scripting languages are typically simpler and slower than the industrial ones, but they have their own area of application. These languages are often used when the advanced users or third-party…
- Backup prOxy Server. Backup belongs to the past - The future is in recovery! — Solutions for data backup and recovery are the frequent theme of reviews, and this frequency has an explanatory background: there is not a more important task than keeping corporate or personal vital data in a safe place. But this task (backup, namely) has one less commonly discussed aspect: what is the *overall purpose* of data backup? Don’t answer immediately; let?s think. The common answer is: «to keep data safe.»…
- Batch Picture Resizer 1.6, Automate It! — In today’s multimedia environment, when digital cameras, Internet and clip-art CDs are almost universal features, there are several frequent tasks, which should be done with a huge amount of pictures at once. It can be something like «resize all my photos», or «watermark my own clip-art», or «rotate and scale images for design» and so on. The idea is: there are multiple images, and you…
- Macro Scheduler 9.2.01e, Don't Bother Your Hands — A hundred years ago, machines first arose to automate routine operations that humans didn’t want to do. It is now the 21st century, and what do we see? How many exactly identical, exactly routine «point-and-click», «switch-and-type», «drag-and-drop», «cut-and-paste» operations do you perform on the desktop of your computer every day? A lot, I guess. But shouldn’t the…
- Attribute Manager 2.35, Auxiliary Automation — The basics: your computer stores information in files, files are organized into folders and subfolders, making filesystem structure. When we are speaking about more than one file, information is stored not only inside files, but also filenames and folders organization ARE information. And sometimes, even more important information is stored in file attributes: For example, file creation and change dates are useful for time-related organization, and attributes like…
- File Backup Watcher Professional 2.8.17 - an easy-to-use backup solution with a twist — Being able to regularly back up you crucial files is equally valuable for computer rookies and skilled professionals. After all, not everything depends on our ability to control the behavior of the system and perform the right actions — sometimes information get lost to unexpected power failures, hardware crashes and other factors that are generally referred to as Acts of God. That is a reason weighty enough to start…
- Tiff to Text: A Whole Batch at Once — Recognizing text in image files doesn’t take a whole lot these days: just load the source image into an OCR application, do a couple of mouse clicks, and voila — what was a picture just a moment ago is now a readable, searchable and editable text. Easy enough if you’ve got just a couple of images to be «converted». But how are you going to handle a whole bunch…
- Active Task Manager - a capable automation tool for novices and gurus alike — Most users — even after years of daily interaction with their computer — repeat the same familiar tasks after startup, launch backup software only when they suddenly recall that it hasn’t been done for months and perform a huge number of actions that could be automated and run on schedule. If you work with the same set of applications, you can make them start at the same time every day; if you have some…
- Running Steps - an all-in-one solution for comfortable creation and debugging of batch files — Batch files have been around for almost as long as files themselves and still remain one of the most efficient solutions in a great number of situations, such as manipulations with multiple files, installation and uninstallation procedures, and a whole lot more. Thanks to their simplicity, batch files can be created in any text editor and generally don’t require any special knowledge or skills. However, they can be made…
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