Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

A Click Is Worth A Thousand Double-clicks

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Among my list of annoyances recently has been the issue of my fancy $100 mouse occasionally performing undesired double-clicks. This has made managing files with drag-and-drop something of a minefield. The obvious fixes are updating your drivers and adjusting your double-click speed from the Windows Control Panel. But in my case these didn’t set things right because the cause is actually a faulty micro switch in my mouse sending too many click signals. Maybe it has flotsam in it. Maybe I’m on my third pass through the web and the poor thing is exhausted.

Regardless of the cause, thanks to Daniel Jackson there has been a software solution for this hardware issue called MouseFix for about five years now. People like him are the reason I want to start sharing my stuff. Thanks Daniel!

DeepDual 1.3 Released

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Nobody asked for this, but most of the code was written ages ago. So this is really for my people out there who spend massive time with their computers. We’re the ones up at all times of the night working like mad to create stuff but having to squint our tired eyes against the relentless onslaught of white windows. I should’ve just called this app DeepDark. Mmm, sounds like a candy bar.

whats new

  • Now handles disabled/re-enabled monitors gracefully
  • Dimmer effect is better able to keep windows beneath it
  • New dimmer hotkey allows you to instantly activate/deactivate
  • Monitor Power Off now has customizable delay setting
  • Monitor Power Off now shows form with countdown timer and cancel button

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DeepDual 1.3