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dhlucke   03-19-2005 at 04:47:31 AM

Could you write a batch file or something that you then stuck in your startup folder that would delete the contents of certain directories?

It seems to me that deleting your temp files, prefetch files, recent files, internet temp files, etc would keep things nice and clean. Maybe even delete all cookies except certain ones?

Also, does anyone know of a friggin' utility that lets you see the size of FOLDERS when you're exploring in windows? I simply don't understand why that feature is not a part of the OS.

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dhlucke   03-19-2005 at 04:51:00 AM
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One more question. I think Windows Media Player creates a folder called MY VIDEOS. Is it possible to have that as an option in the START menu like MY DOCUMENTS and MY MUSIC? What about MY PICTURES? I could have sworn that one was possible and I have it selected but it's not showing up in my menu.

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 07:09:48 AM
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The answer to part of it is MS Antispyware... They have a thing in there called Tracks Eraser... It's a whole sh-t load of temp file, cashes, & such, that you can check a box & delete them... It shows more of it & lets you delete them, than an other tool I've seen....



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arnold873   03-19-2005 at 07:15:52 AM
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some internet providers provide a check off to delete certain files
i know juno does so check out your options section

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mrface   03-19-2005 at 07:52:10 AM
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wow wtf are you still doing up?

i figured someone of ur age would be in bed by now...

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 07:59:50 AM
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*Bastage*

Ah, I'm up rattling around the pondee.... I'm going back to bed here in awhile though...





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mrface   03-19-2005 at 08:19:49 AM
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alrighty night, see ya at 4, :wink:

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 08:28:45 AM
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lmao

I'll probably turn back in at 4 tonight...

I'm kind of anxious for tomorrow... An old friend is coming up to build a machine with me.. I haven't seen him in over 3 years & I'm looking forward to it... He was a Marine Sniper & we get along fine... Be a lot of drinkin & BSn all weekend... I guess I can't wait to get started [shrug]



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mrface   03-19-2005 at 08:35:24 AM
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overanxious i guess...

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 08:39:38 AM
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Yep, All dressed up & no place to go.... :smile:



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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 09:51:52 AM
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do you work the grave yard shift, phukly wukly or just an insomniac?

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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 09:53:04 AM
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YOU, go to bed you want to be sharp when you start the build and the coors

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russell   03-19-2005 at 10:05:53 AM
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mornin bud. your up early and I'm up late.

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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 10:08:04 AM
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We don't seem to ever get on this together, but I do like reading your posts...Tried but couldn't sleep today....

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russell   03-19-2005 at 10:10:05 AM
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My sked. is nonexistent.
Are you off work today?


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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 10:11:27 AM
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Weekends off yasssss...

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russell   03-19-2005 at 10:13:38 AM
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Great have you talked to your son in Hotlanta lately?

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russell   03-19-2005 at 10:16:30 AM
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Hate to run off on ya bud and leave you alone but I better lay down and at least rest for a while.



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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 10:17:00 AM
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Yes we talked last weekend and AIMed tuesday while he was at work. I like to see his woks in progress so we do that at least once a week.

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 10:47:21 AM
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Well, I got Steam loaded again & I'm starting over...



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Jake_Barnes   03-19-2005 at 02:11:04 PM
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dh, there is the free program that does most of what you want ... except the selective save of some cookies ... but it might do that too ... I've used it for quiet a while to periodically clean up all the crap around ... and it's called (da da) ... <A HREF="http://www.ccleaner.com/" target="_new">CCleaner (Crap Cleaner)</A> ... small d/l and fast - I manually use it daily ...


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TeeTewl   03-19-2005 at 03:07:16 PM
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didn't expect to see you at all on here today..

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RCPilot   03-19-2005 at 03:40:10 PM
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Oh, I'm around.....



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mrface   03-19-2005 at 09:21:12 PM
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cohuldnt sleep last night...

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eden   03-19-2005 at 11:21:43 PM
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Hovering your mouse over a folder in WinXP reveals the folder size.

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Jake_Barnes   03-19-2005 at 11:41:34 PM
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When I hover my mouse over certain porn links ... it reveals a thumbnail of some asian chick giving head ... but no mention of size ...


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eden   03-21-2005 at 03:49:28 AM
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Jake that was genius. You MUST give me a link to the program that does that!

That way I'll hover often over DH's username...

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dhlucke   03-21-2005 at 04:27:46 AM
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Not necessarely. If the folder is large it just says "larger than..." and it takes a while for that.

Seriously, this feature is so obviously needed. There must be a utility for it.

BTW, one more fantasy about me and I'll fly up to Hull and [-peep-] your mother.

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eden   03-22-2005 at 02:08:05 AM
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ROTFLMAO!!


Yeah I agree, it's ridiculous that simple information like that is kept from us. You shouldn't have to open folder properties to get what you want. It should appear in the status bar if anything. I don't think I've seen the message you see though, how much are you storing in one folder?!

OS X has a few things Windows could really stand to use too.

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mrface   03-22-2005 at 03:02:17 AM
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OSX are u kidding?

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dhlucke   03-22-2005 at 03:25:18 AM
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If I remember correctly my old Mac did have this feature. One feature that the Mac really has right is the ability to resize windows to fit the contents. All windows has is tiling windows.

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eden   03-22-2005 at 03:58:10 AM
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Uh no I'm not. OSX kicks ass IMO. It is definitely limited versus Windows in terms of experienced user's tweaking needs (registry tweaking, etc.), but it's got some great functions, an excellently optimized OS graphically and in terms of efficiency/performance, and overall a nice user friendly interface.

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mrface   03-22-2005 at 04:06:59 AM
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yeah it has a friendly interface but it is graphically better becuz macs normally have better grafix than pc's and pc's use too much graphic hog things(you know what i mean by that?)

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eden   03-22-2005 at 04:52:16 AM
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Actually anything before OSX for Macs was simply horrible visually. I couldn't fathom how people liked these things, with their bold fonts scattered everywhere, like a Win3.1 on drugs!
And the window icons are simply not intuitive, I never could remember which button resizes and which closes! The whole MAC OS was a mess in my eyes, until Apple came along with their trend of sober but excellent design philosophy.

Also, I don't quite see your point for graphics hog things. This is exactly why I said OSX is well optimized, because the interface, which is quite rich in design, doesn't suffer as much as Windows XP's on a weak system. If anything, WinXP, although it has a very nice GUI (IMO), prolly is lacking optimization. Seriously, both OSX and WinXP are similar in how much design is put on the interface.

But I will admit that when it comes to specific tasks like 3D, Flash and some other multimedia formats, Macs just plain suck from the architecture ground up. Though a G5 does very well for Photoshop/static 2D work.

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dhlucke   03-22-2005 at 04:54:23 AM
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Longhorn will be following in OSX's footsteps if I'm not mistaken. It's a 3D rather than 2D desktop isn't it?

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mrface   03-22-2005 at 05:01:11 AM
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. This is exactly why I said OSX is well optimized, because the interface, which is quite rich in design, doesn't suffer as much as Windows XP's on a weak system.


thats what i was saying xp systems suffer more, becuz those machines are graphics hogs cuz of all the freakin candy microsoft tries to put into their machines.

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eden   03-22-2005 at 11:06:04 PM
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No but that is what I was saying lol. Graphics are rich in both. But OSX has a better programming interface that makes it run better. MS crams graphical eye candy quite similarly to OSX's animated interface, but it's just a matter of proper optimization. It doesn't have anything to do with the machine per se, since more often than not they are more performing than a MAC overall anyways.

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eden   03-22-2005 at 11:07:05 PM
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Err OSX is not 3D.

Longhorn though seems to be using 3D. It's a first of its kind I guess.

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mrface   03-23-2005 at 12:10:00 AM
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roger...

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eden   03-23-2005 at 04:41:19 AM
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Hehheeh, we are both dense, don't worry. :tongue:

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