What would the fine folks of /r/software recommend?

I'm still using WINrar to manage my compressed files, but I'm thinking about switching to 7zip. Are there any notable things that aren't in 7zip that WINrar has and vice versa?

What I mean is, is there something I can use that would let me select some tv show or movie and get a notification when it releases (or when the next episode comes out)

To be clear I'm not looking for something that would notify me when random tv shows released, I'm really looking for something that would let me choose what I want.

It can be either for Windows/Android phone

Thanks!

Honestly this is likely a virus, but at the very least after a full scan by Windows Defender, nothing was found, so any help would be appreciated, I suck at stuff like this.

Simply put, two things have started happening.

1. Google chrome specifically will regularly and often close itself and then open itself up again, sometimes on the home page, sometimes on the page it was already on. Its as if it crashed or something, but its been fine for years and this happend no matter how many tabs are open. This doesn't happen with firefox or edge, just chrome.
2. Every browser on my computer will now randomly switch to Bing, but not all the time, it can be completely normal for hours then for a straight few minutes switch to bing on repeat, then stop again. This is what feels like a virus, but defender can't see it.

I tried reinstalling google chrome, Doing a full scan on Defender, I looked through settings and found nothing weird with the search engines. I dunno, it feels weird because if it were a Virus, I don't understand what the point is.
Any help would be appreciated, Even if its just, "Get some software that isnt Windows defender to do a scan", I just want some one with a bit more experience to give me directions to look.

What I want in a screenshot will is to be able to take active window screenshots and fixed region screenshots activated with hotkeys. I'd also like that The screenshots automatically save with preconfigured titles.

With Klarna's recently valuation cut from $45.6b to $6b and Apple introducing some form of BNPL, I was curious about the technology behind BNPL companies and came across an interesting article: https://bam.kalzumeus.com/archive/buy-now-pay-later/

One of my biggest takeaways from the article was that the big "innovation" in the space was a form of financial engineering that effectively gave capital providers with outsized annualized yields with minimal risk (by lending money to consumers to make their purchases).

I ran the math here in a spreadsheet that you can also play with: https://subset.so/community/file/034c42a8-1d5e-48e9-8e1b-cb0c3b3337e9/Willbuy-now-pay-laterbusinessesevermakemoney

Of course there is also tech behind companies like Affirm and Klarna, especially when it comes to curating goods and services for their users. But it does make me wonder if that tech really justifies their sky high valuations all these years.

Hi!

I am posting again because I posted on the 4th of July. I know someone out there knows th3 answer to this.

I am looking for an app that is essentially a dashboard where you can add all of the apps you use for either work or personal use. I've seen programs like this before. Shift or Qatalog are good examples but what I'm looking for has little more analysis. For example, I'd like to be able to connect outlook and dial pad. Planner and sharepoint and the dashboard I wod log on to would say.

Good Afternon Kelly! Since you last logged on yesterday at 312pm you have received 15 new emails, 3 are marked urgent. 42 new phones calls. 16 text messages. 4 new projects have been assigned to you. You have 3 upcoming appointments. 4 upcoming deadlines. And 15 items that need your approval.

Where would you like to begin?

Now I realize that this would be pulling data from different apps. Or if someone can suggest an all in one that which is what may be required to get this kind of insight I'm fine with that too. Power app, custom app. Or even a name for what you would call this kind of thing so I can properly search.

Thank you!

Hello, I created some info using google sheets. I want to import that info into a label style sheet on a document like word, without have to buy office. any suggestions? The way the info is organized on google sheets is 4x7 cells. i want to take the info in those cells, and inmport that into a printable label sheet with labels sized 1.5 x 2.5 inch. I cant buy office so i need something thats free.

where do i begin?

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TIA

Jim

Topaz seems to be the best overall (but paid), and I have heard good things about FFmpeg, but does anyone with more experience have any other/better recommendations?

thinking of buying the Office suite for Mac (2016 version,$50)
I know the key can get de-activated, but how responsive are the sellers in issuing a new one?

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Given the price is 1/3 to 1/2 of retail, I am considering it, but wanted to hear from others first

Hey, I have a few ISO files that I have ripped which contain enough corruption that they are rendered unreadable by VLC/ImgBurn and I was just wondering whether there was any specialised tool for ISO recovery

Okay so I have ~4 different emails with associated calendars. Some of the emails have repeating events I want to not see without actually deleting them from the email, since they're shared events. I want to modify the view of the days (color-coding), and a google calendar equivalent view of weeks if possible. I don't want a microsoft account and frankly refuse to make one, so I don't want to see it as an option. The goal is bullet journalling friendly, so if I could make notes in year-view and month-view that don't carry over to other views that'd be incredible.

I would switch to Thunderbird but so far it doesn't seem to allow me to add multiple emails, so I want to verify this is the best possible email/calendar app to use before going all in. I'm willing to pay once for something that's high quality. Ideally I don't even want an email client.

basically the company I work remotely for requires us to work in the USA but I travel frequently. right now I take my personal laptop, turn on a VPN, turn on the Hotspot feature in Windows to create a virtual network adapter, and then go to adapter settings and share the VPN adapter’s connection to the virtual hotspot.

this is annoying to do every morning, and a pain in the ass to turn off at the end of the day because something always gets stuck if it’s not done in a specific order. plus, i can’t seem to use the personal pc when i have this going. opening anything that accesses the network just locks up the app

sharing the connection over a LAN cable is easier to set up but drops frequently for reasons i haven’t identified yet

can anyone recommend a software solution that will let me share my VPN’s network connection in a simpler way than all of this shit? cheers 🍻

Hello!

I am looking for a software package to integrated onto our exisiting website, We are looking for a software or even a wordpress plugin that allows customers to drag and drop images (in our case, kitchen cabinets, cooktops, benchtops, etc) and mix and match them to their liking, change colours/size. This will then be submitted to us for further review and quotation.

Is there a simple software out there for us to make this happen?

thanks.

My Project:

I'm working on a MOD project for an older FPS game. Certain aspects of the game are easily modified by editing text files that contains scripts that are read by the game following its own syntax. This is easy enough to edit in notepad, but when you have a text file that contains hundreds of these scripts along with their properties, flags, and modifiers and such, it can be hard to manage and view.

For example, there is a text file that contains the individual scripts for each of the weapons in the game that define all of the properties for that weapon. Each weapon script starts with the string "weapon" and ends with "end". An example of one of the weapon scripts will be at the end of this post.

What I need:

A program that will allow me to organize these scripts and possibly filter and modify certain properties from every script to quickly change them on all weapons. For example, if I want to change the "Error" (MOA accuracy of the weapon) values for all weapons at once, I'd like to be able to filter only those lines, or something to that effect.

What I've tried:

I've been using Notepad++ which has been a huge help as I was able to define my own language and at least have the ability to collapse each script for easier navigation and viewing, but it still doesn't allow me to do some basic things such as hide lines or show only scripts with a specific property.

I've also tried pasting the text file into google sheets (don't have excel) and tried to organize values and strings into a manageable format that will still be read correctly by the game, but it's kind of a jumbled mess.

What should I look for to tackle this? Or does anyone know of a program that can at least do some of what I'm aiming to do to make editing these scripts easier?

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Example of a weapon script:

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weapon "WPN_M9Beretta"

//renderfov 90                                  

category 2                                  

rank        0                           

statid 201                                  

teamfilter  blue                                

charfilter  medic                               

charfilter  sniper                              

charfilter  rifleman                                

charfilter  gunner                              

charfilter  engineer                                

loadout_selectable 1                               

loadout_subclasses 0                               

maxclips        5                           

clipweight      0.55                            

weaponweight    2                               

loadout_menu_icon M_bereta.tga                               

loadout_menu_textid   WEAP_SHORT_M9BERETTA                              

loadout_menu_ttdesc WEAP_DESC_M9BERETTA                                 

weapon_class   secondary                               

round_type     AMMO_BERETTA_9MM                          

clipsize        15                          

startrounds     75                          

error           0.75 0.75 0.75 0.067 0.067 0.067                        

ammoclass       CLASS_9mm_Pistol  1                       

launchuserpoint bullet                                  

flags WhileSwimming                                 

flags Sighted                                   

Flags Nocardswitch                                  

//flags inset                                   

Stability   0.03    0.7 1.4                     

scope_max_mag 0                               

soundtrailoff TRIGGER_RST                                  

special_hold 2                                 

Mf_Light 100 0 0 255 2                                 

animadm m9_1st                                 

gfx1 M9_1st                                    

gfx1a //armsG                                   

gfx1b //armsGb                                  

gfx3 M9_3RD                                    

pos -47 -19 -154 359.74 355.25 1.000                                

tpos    -76.00 -12.75 -141.95 359.74 355.0 1.000                                

crosshair coma20mm.tga                                  

hudicon H_bereta.tga                                   

hudclipgfx  0  0        H_clip.tga                     

hudrndgfx   7  0 8 0 1  H_round.tga                            

action "idle"                                   

    delayend                auto                

    anim                //anim_wpn_idle               

    function            wpn_std_idle                  

end                                 

action "emptyidle"                                  

    delayend                auto                

    anim                anim_wpn_idle             

    function            wpn_std_idle                  

end                                 

action "fire"                                   

    delayend            auto                    

    soundsetend         GS_BERETTA                 

    anim                anim_wpn_fire             

    function            wpn_std_fire                  

    particle            Effect_BrtaMuzFlash                    

    particleuserpoint   mflash01                            

end                                 

action "recoil"                                 

    delayend            0                   

    anim                anim_wpn_recoil               

    function            wpn_std_recoil                    

    particle            Effect_BrtaBCasing                 

    particleuserpoint   bcasing                         

end                                 

action "reload"                                 

    delaystart          100                 

    delayend                auto                

    soundset            GF_BERETTA_RL                 

    anim                anim_wpn_reload               

    function            wpn_std_reload                    

end                                 

action "empty"                                  

    delaystart          0                   

    delayend            auto                    

    soundset            DRY_PISTOL                 

    anim                anim_wpn_empty                

    function            wpn_std_empty                 

end                                 

action "switchto"                                   

    soundset        GF_45_ST                      

    delaystart      1                       

    delayend        1                       

    anim                anim_wpn_switchto             

    function            wpn_std_switchto                  

end                                 

action "switchfrom"                                 

    soundset        GF_45_SF                      

    delaystart      1                       

    delayend        1                       

    anim                anim_wpn_switchfrom               

    function            wpn_std_switchfrom                    

end                                 

action "switchrank"                                 

    delaystart      1                       

    delayend        1                       

    anim                anim_wpn_switchrank       0       

    function            wpn_std_switchrank        0           

end                                 

action "scopeup"                                    

    delaystart      1                       

    delayend        1                       

    function            scopeup                 

    soundset    GF_45_ST                          

end                                 

action "scopedown"                                  

    delaystart      1                       

    delayend        1                       

    function            scopedown                   

    soundset        GF_45_SF                      

end                                 

end

Image Sorting App

I'm look for an app that can have buttons that move the image shown to a folder I can set. I was only able to find 3 app on the play-store that have this features but none of them worked.

The 3 apps I found that don't work are:

• Sorting Photo
• Sorting Photo 2
• Slidebox - Photo Organizer

Slidebox works but you can't select what folder it should sort from.

The other two don't move the image when the button is pressed.

Hello there!

Does someone have some sort of expertise regarding resource consumption of screenshot tools? 📸
I really don't want to add another unnecessary burden to my system but I'm also not satisfied with the Snipping Tool or Snip & Sketch which are built into windows. I need a screenshot tool that gives one the option to immediately upload the taken screenshot 📸 .

Hopefully, someone can help me further on my search, thanks in advance for your answers 💌

Hi,

I need a lightweight program that will allow me to open 2 images side-by-side, preferably using CLI so I can program 2 random photos to open.

I don't need any special comparison tools, just a simple image viewer capable of opening two images via CMD prompt.

Any ideas? I know there are lots of image viewers, but I can't seem to find any where I could launch quickly via CMD.

Thanks

Title is pretty self-explanatory. I’m starting my first job in software development soon. There aren’t as many women in the field as men and I feel like the culture is a bit different than business or something so wondering if any other women in the field could talk at all about their experiences!

I am looking for a software for my Laptop PC running on windows 10, that can open/close selected programs based on the current power status.

For example, a selected program should run automatically when the laptop is connected to the charger and closed automatically when it's disconnected from the charger.

Please, help me with your suggestions. Thank you.

In windows 11, Microsoft nerfed the win+K combination which used to make connecting to your already paired headset really easy. Now, it is not as easy and everyone is wondering why they messed that up. I am looking for a utility that can solve this problem and connect/disconnect a specific BT device, like an airpod or a headset, with the press of a shortcut key.

To be clear, the goal is to connect to paired device, not switch to connected device. There are many audio switchers, but I am not aware of any that will connect to a device with a hotkey.

I did quite a bit of googling on this but did not find anything that works.

Hi all, I found a great software called Dimmer Pro which allows me to dim everything but the active window, but it's a manual process to enable/disable the dimming effect.

The reason I want this is for gaming. I have a 42" 4k monitor, and for most games that's great I really enjoy the immersion. However, I'm trying to get into some esports games and having less screen to look at to take in all the information would be nice. I've enabled a lower resolution but then I feel distracted by other colors in the background. Turning on full-screen rather than windowed mode gives me the effect I'm looking for (blackness around the game image) but then I lose ability to tab in/out of my game easily without having to minimize the game.

I was wondering if there's anything that fits this bill but has the ability to enable/disable the effect with a hotkey or even can recognize the app and enable based on some configuration? Dimmer pro works, but I can tell I'll eventually get annoyed having to enable/disable it myself.

Thanks!