Archive for February 11th, 2008

Smoke on the Yangtze

Monday, February 11th, 2008

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Wakoopa

Monday, February 11th, 2008

How does it work? 5 simple steps:

  1. 1 Sign up
    … and install our small tracker application on your PC or Mac. This tracks what software you use, without being too much of a burden.
  2. 2 Get tracked
    Every 15 minutes a list of what software you’re running is sent to our servers, and put in your profile.
  3. 3 Share it
    Tell your friends about your profile or put a Wakoopa widget on your website or blog.
  4. 4 Get updated
    When we notice there’s news about software you use, we put that update in your personal dashboard. New versions or reviews: it’s on there.
  5. 5 Find cool stuff
    If you ever want to find certain cool applications for the right job in the right category, just browse our database!

http://wakoopa.com/

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AutoIt v3

Monday, February 11th, 2008

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying "runtimes" required!

AutoIt was initially designed for PC "roll out" situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. Over time it has become a powerful language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.

Features:

  • Easy to learn BASIC-like syntax
  • Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements
  • Manipulate windows and processes
  • Interact with all standard windows controls
  • Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables
  • Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
  • COM support
  • Regular expressions
  • Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions
  • Scriptable RunAs functions
  • Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums
  • Compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista
  • Unicode support
  • Digitally signed for peace of mind
  • Works with Windows Vista’s User Account Control (UAC)

AutoIt has been designed to be as small as possible and stand-alone with no external .dll files or registry entries required making it safe to use on Servers. Scripts can be compiled into stand-alone executables with Aut2Exe.

Also supplied is a combined COM and DLL version of AutoIt called AutoItX that allows you to add the unique features of AutoIt to your own favourite scripting or programming languages!

Best of all, AutoIt continues to be FREE - but if you want to support the time, money and effort spent on the project and web hosting then you may donate using the link to your left in the menu.

Take me to the downloads page!

Check out the example scripts here;

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?f9.html

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