I'm glad to donate. When I look at my computer, I see that about 90% of the programs installed are recommendations from Gizmo's site. I only occasionally disagree with some of the evaluations and reviews, but there is nothing else on the Internet that can be trusted as much is this site. Thanks so much for many years of assistance. Good luck reaching your goal.
I didn't mean those giveaways you're referring to, Anupam. That free section has been up and running on their site prior to the days when Photo Commander was included in my article. It was there where you could find the free program. One day the program didn't appear in the free list anymore, but a few months later it was offered there again. That happened at least twice in the next couple of years, as far as I remember. So it looked to me as an intermittent appearance based on whatever marketing reasons. I admit I haven't bothered to see what happened later on. Now their latest version is v.16 and the free one is v.11 currently, so it isn't just a capped program but quite older as well.
Anyway, I'll keep an eye on this to see how they manage these issues and that software might take a place here again. Thanks.
Yes, they used to give away older versions for free, or used to give away products on giveaway sites by promotional codes. I tried their Burning Studio then, and while it's good, I found it bulky.
But, now I see that they have a free section altogether, where they are providing slightly older than latest versions for free. You can check them out here:
Thanks for your suggestion, Eldon. Photo Commander Free was already featured in my article years ago but I had to remove it because at Ashampoo they have the odd policy of discontinuing their free offers periodically and wait for some time before giving them away again. I guess it has something to do with the fact that their free versions are always quite older than current paid ones and who knows what marketing considerations. It's a pity because I know the program is good, but I'm not prepared to keep up with that practice.
Gizmo's site has always been the first place I visit for freeware reviews, download links and general information so I'm happy to donate and whitelist.
Yes that's a good idea Rick and we will make that happen. It can only be partly effective though as our regular users only make up less than half of our site visitors, the rest come from Google Search. We could put in a popup asking everyone who visits the site to whitelist us but I find these things an annoyance when I encounter them on a site I don't know. In the longer run we need a better funding model then relying on ads or asking our users for more donations. I'm going to ask our regular users for suggestions how we might do that. Their 100,000 brains is a lot more powerful than mine :) I'll post on this next week.
Keep us updated about the status of your viability. As long as you are straightforward with us we have your back. I have already made a contribution because I have no reason to think you all have worked consistently in the interest of the commonweal - I'm talking about years and years. We know what you have done and will support you to keep it up.
Just a 'heads up' that the STORE site isn't loading. I'm interested in a hat/shirt/etc.! I don't know what I would have done through the years without Gizmo and Tech Support Alert! Happy to donate AND proudly wear something to promote the site. :)
I've used IrfanView for years. It does great batch processing. So now I use XnView for viewing and IrfanView for batch processing. It's so tiny why not have both tools in your toolbox?
I agree with Rick_S. If the current crisis in ad-related revenue is from the widespread use of ad-blockers, please let people know prominently how easy it is to make an exception (whitelist) for Gizmo's site. A few ads on one site is a small price to pay for helping out even while keeping most of your web browsing ad-free... (in Ad-block Plus, you simply click on the red "ABP" icon in the browser's toolbar row and click on the top line "enabled on this site" so that it changes to "disabled on this site".)
Gizmo is fantastic. I'm happy to support with $5 to keep recommendations unbiased and honest. If I could, it would be more. Keep up the great work!
Ron
Been coming here for years... always great information / well organized .
I wish I could have given more-- but my situation won't allow it right now.
Good thing you emailed us -- I didn't know about the threat to one of my
most used /most recommended/ most appreciated websites.
Hopefully even more people step up and do the right thing.
I will chip in in a couple of weeks, when my monthly check comes. I don't know if there are articles yet on changing whitelists for different ad block software, or fine-tuning cookies in browsers, but that might be good things to feature prominently.
I normally contribute at Christmas because I do use the ad blockers but will now start doing so twice a year. This site is invaluable to me and I am on it at least once or twice per day.
What about Ashampoo Photo Commander Free?
While it has less features than the Pro version, it's still an excellent viewer/organizer/editor. It's not bundled with any other software.
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/1518/multimedia-software/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-FREE
Note: The download's size is incorrect. It should be 154 MB.
Good point there. Rhiannon has now taken over Robert's Hot Finds category but has been posting it under her own category called "Tech Treats" I get posts from both and so hadn't noticed that Hot Finds subscribers were missing out. From now on Rhiannon will post under both categories and I'll merge the RSS feeds as well.
I feel a bit foolish admitting this, but at the same time perhaps it should be seen by current admin here... I have always visited Gizmos's at the "Hot Finds" section. Since I saw very little happening since Rob's departure, I figured the site was on the way out. I now see there has been a steady stream of "News" articles posted, but I wonder if there are others out there who only ever looked at the hot finds section (or another section - are other portions of the site being ignored?) and have drifted away because there is next to zero activity. Ad-blockers are one thing - low traffic is another, and perhaps more insidious.
Concerning "Zoner Photo Studio Free": you're mentioning that it has limited features.
Where can I find which features are in what version?
Kind of a comparison table of the free versions versus the paid version.
I turned off the ad blocker too. I didn't know that the lock up in the address bar is where that is kept.
I donated and posted this page to my FaceBook wall. Please check your store link so that you can get funds that way too.
It didn't work for me...
I've prayed that the spirits help you.
Thanks for all the years of great service to our community. With this request for help I looked back and found that 3 years ago was my last monetary support, so it's about time eh? Tech Support is ALWAYS my first goto for PC/Windows/Software help. Always. Keystroke (march) on!
thank you for all the years of excellent advice. As I consider donating I realize I'm not sure of a reliable procedure for verifying I'm actually donating to Gizmo (or any other site). I'm sorry to ask you for more info, but I'm sure I'm not the only ignorant one looking @ your site. Please publish such a guide, it seems to me to be exactly in both of our, as well as many readers, interest. Or if it exists elswhere, can you point us (we the ignorant) at it? Also if you or any readers can explain why the use of frames and therefore "printer friendly" online material is so universal? Specifically, why are comments not available on gizmo printer friendly material? I generally learn as much or more from the comments, than the articles, from most sites. Thanks in advance, to anyone who cares to enlighten us.
Finally managed to donate - just ignore the digits in the 'amount' box and start typing the amount you want to donate. Why is it that some of the biggest online enterprises (like Paypal) have the worst UIs?
To all those that can't stand the high rates or get the interface to work -
If you sign up for a Paypal account (it's FREE) it cost you NOTHING to donate and you can also send money to ANY email address for FREE.
I'm going now to give $5, won't you give a Dollar?
If everyone gave one Dollar ...
I did manage to donate.
I figured out the 0.00 you see when you lan on that page is actually not text in the text box that you can delete.
It is shadow text. That is why backspace does nothing.
Just click on a zero and type in your $ amount with cents.
Really, really bad user experience design by PayPal.
I'm having the same problem (from UK). I'm keen to donate (again) but when I follow the link to the Paypal page I can see no way of changing the default amount from '$0.00'. Have turned all ad blockers off (permanently now for techsupportalert.com) but can't donate using either Firefox or Chrome. I'll keep trying though - I like and trust your site and its ethos and am keen to support you.
I thank you all for your kind comments and generous donations. It's the Gizmo community that is by far the most rewarding part of running this website.
Gizmo
Yes I understand this may be confusing - its not well designed by PayPal. However if you click on the 0.00 amount you can then change it to whatever you want.
Happy to Donate. I have also switched off my ad blocker for your site. It's the least i could do for a site which has taught me all i know about computer software. Keep her LIT.
Hi Gizmo, it's a while since we communicated. I still figure that one day we catch up for that Sydney lunch when I come down from the Central Coast and you make it in from your green part of the world. Your site deserves to go from strength to strength as that's how I still see it travelling. Cheers, Petermac.
I made a donation. I tried to avoid using PayPal because of their outrageous 4% currency conversion fee. Unfortunately my donation was routed through PayPal. PayPal now gouge and I try to avoid using their payments service.
This is such a great, trustworthy site, that i'm happy to help. i've got most of my software through techsupportalert, and have learned a lot in the Forums.
Thanks!
Done! I'll gladly give a donation or join a membership site, but don't turn off my adblocker for anyone. Too much bad stuff out there that comes through Ad networks.
At 83 yrs young I am is the same senior position as many seniors and their $$ - I thank you for all the help and hints you have provided me over the years since I first found your site. I do not use ad blockers but sometimes i wish I did but I understand the $$ impact it could have on many sites. GOOD luck on your donation drive.
Happy to donate
One the one hand it pains me to use an ad blocker but some sites have ads that are so frustrating I keep it on. But I always turn it off when a website requests that i do. May i suggest you do that too.
J
I use an ad blocker, and so I'm not conscious of who uses ads and who doesn't. I disabled it for Gizmo just now, and upon refreshing the page there is no discernible difference. Nevertheless, I'm more than happy to allow ads here.
I tried to replicate the problem by turning my ad blocker back on and refreshing the page. The donate button was shown, so I don't know if my earlier experience represents a problem or not. I'm using Firefox.
Thank you for this site. I donated, but I almost gave up when I came to the donation page and couldn't find the donate button. I turned off my add blocker (uBlock Origin) and the donation button appeared when I refreshed the page.
Thank you Gizmo for all your help and insight that you give so freely! I will gladly donate on Paypal.
I wanted to buy a tee shirt on your link but, it's not working...
There is no better website for learning about freeware -- the site is absolutely essential, and has been a friend to all freeware coders. I have donated and put out the call on our website for others to lend their support. Keep up the great work.
-jesse (mouser), from donationcoder.com
This is by far the best 'go to' freeware site I have ever used. It is my first and only site that I use for recommended freeware. I am glad to donate to keep you going forever.
Have used your reviews and suggested software for many years. A remarkable resource. I have cheerfully donated and also whitelisted your site in Ad Blocker (have only done this for a couple of other sites). Perhaps you can suggest the whitelisting option as well in your communications and show folk how to do it easily?
Happy to contribute....suggest you alter PayPal link page to ask if people would donate an extra X cents to their contribution so as to cover PayPal's slug that's charged to Gizmo for the PayPal service.
Wish I could donate more, but am an old geezer on a very limited income. Great site that I have followed for years; keep up the great work. Thanks Gizmo and Co.
Seriously, thanks for taking the trouble to find the download, Rob! Pictomio and Bridge only have one thing in common: they are organizers, not viewers as such. But their approaches are very different from each other.
I had Pictomio in my review because it worked very well as a viewer too. It was intuitive, had an appealing interface and was very fast. These aren't features that Bridge can exactly boast. I know it well and use it very often because of its seamless professional integration with Photoshop and other Adobe products, but it's not a program that I'd recommend to use as a viewer on its own. There's also its footprint and high resource usage.
I took it as a slight challenge to find the download for Pictomio.
I failed that challenge, but came across a web site Listing Pictomio about 7th, and listing Adobe Bridge as 1st..
The said that it is free.
Softpedia has it for free -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Editors/Adobe-Bridge.shtml
I have not delved enough to see if it solves the needs desired from Pictomio.
But Shirley, that program will have some desirable features for some of our members ?
Rob
Yes, I checked too after seeing your comment, and strangely, Pictomio is not available for download from all major download sites. It's strange because generally download sites do provide a copy from their own servers, but for Pictomio, they all linked to its home site, which is not available anymore. Seems like they decided to disappear from the face of the earth for some reason.
BTW, a new version of Nomacs is out after a long time. Only 64-bit version available though, and I use 32-bit Windows. Hopefully, they will release 32-bit version soon too.
I'm not sure when this was last checked but I get the following errors from http://www.dcwg.org/detect
1. https is not supported *** ding, ding, ding, alarm bells!
2. All of the links tested (where english is supported) do not work with the exception of http://www.dns-ok.lu which had the following info:
DNS Changer inspection page
This site can no longer determine if your system is infected with the DNSchanger malware. The DNS-OK.LU site relied on the US government provided DNS servers to determine if a system was or was not infected.
Those servers were deactivated on July 9, 2012 in accordance with the expiration of the US court order that authorized those servers.
For more information: DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG).
So I'm curious how this article which was updated 1 February 2015 managed to get this to work after 2012?
Thanks a lot for your comments, Anupam, and especially for the heads up about Pictomio's wrong link. I check all the links in my article from time to time but I admit I hadn't done so since last December. It was still functional at that time. The program hadn't been updated anymore since 2012 but there was an official website maintained for nearly 6 years after.
I'd like to keep it here for a while, though, because it was very good software and could still be useful. But unfortunately, all my attempts to download its last version from any of our reputable download sites have failed. They don't seem to host copies of the program and all their links still lead to the same one I had here. So I've had no choice but to remove Pictomio from the article. A pity.
I'm glad you've found WildBit valuable. Thanks again.
I have been using Dark Reader for the last month and do like it. You can filter how light/dark, even choose between contrast/brightness, sepia and grayscale. Also notice a bit of a slowdown but worth it to save my eyes. Get migraines and those white screens played havoc with my eyes, causing headaches...had to cut down my Internet time.
Just checked the extension and found quite a few unhappy people. Seems there are some problems with the last Chrome update. You may want to wait until that's resolved.
NoSquint looks great, but it is not open source like Deluminate. You're giving a lot of permission to the extension (to view ALL your websites and data) without knowing what's going on behind the scenes. It doesn't mean that developer is doing any nefarious, but it is something to keep in mind.
NoSquint is very good.
Another somewhat related is Clearly - esp. for texts where you can set the standard background and text color to a darker theme - and the screen is "cleared up" at the same time.
Since the default Photo app in Windows 10 is basically annoying and useless for me, I was searching for another alternative. With a photo viewer, I just wanted to view the image, and be able to zoom it via mouse scroll, which was there in Windows Photo Viewer (which Windows 10 has done away with).
I was able to find this feature in Nomacs, and WildBit Viewer. Nomacs is pretty simple, and light. WildBit Viewer has many more features, which I liked, so I guess it might be my default.
ImageGlass had the desired features too, but its zooming is not smooth, and not good.
Thanks! - One other question - in the Windows7 startup screen - the logon screen with different users - I'd like to have it boot automatically into one of the three users after some seconds - is that possible?
Edit: Found the solution:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/377-log-automatically-startup.html
It's a little tricky. I use a standard account for daily use (recommended by security folks). Very rarely do I have to access the Admin's account. But if I need it now, I'll have to use netplwiz to go back to the old setting temporarily... :)
I use the free Seagate Disk Wizard.
It has an option (checkbox) to retain the disk signature, which i always tick.
Perhaps that avoids windows noticing a hardware change ?
Rob
I've regularly replaced HDD and other components including the motherboard and Windows has always been easy to authorise the change. One computer was so fried that the HDD was about the only original component.
It has been over a decade since I spoke to a human operator. More lately Microsoft provided an automated voice response system. Now with Windows 8 and 10, these issues are usually resolved at my computer because the license details are stored in the firmware. That has been a great improvement.
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I'm glad to donate. When I look at my computer, I see that about 90% of the programs installed are recommendations from Gizmo's site. I only occasionally disagree with some of the evaluations and reviews, but there is nothing else on the Internet that can be trusted as much is this site. Thanks so much for many years of assistance. Good luck reaching your goal.
David
The best organizer for me so far is TagScanner https://www.xdlab.ru/en/
Try an see!
I didn't mean those giveaways you're referring to, Anupam. That free section has been up and running on their site prior to the days when Photo Commander was included in my article. It was there where you could find the free program. One day the program didn't appear in the free list anymore, but a few months later it was offered there again. That happened at least twice in the next couple of years, as far as I remember. So it looked to me as an intermittent appearance based on whatever marketing reasons. I admit I haven't bothered to see what happened later on. Now their latest version is v.16 and the free one is v.11 currently, so it isn't just a capped program but quite older as well.
Anyway, I'll keep an eye on this to see how they manage these issues and that software might take a place here again. Thanks.
Yes, they used to give away older versions for free, or used to give away products on giveaway sites by promotional codes. I tried their Burning Studio then, and while it's good, I found it bulky.
But, now I see that they have a free section altogether, where they are providing slightly older than latest versions for free. You can check them out here:
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/fdl/21/0/free/0
Or, under Downloads, you can select product type as full version (free).
I have downloaded and will check out the Photo Commander.
Thanks for your suggestion, Eldon. Photo Commander Free was already featured in my article years ago but I had to remove it because at Ashampoo they have the odd policy of discontinuing their free offers periodically and wait for some time before giving them away again. I guess it has something to do with the fact that their free versions are always quite older than current paid ones and who knows what marketing considerations. It's a pity because I know the program is good, but I'm not prepared to keep up with that practice.
Gizmo's site has always been the first place I visit for freeware reviews, download links and general information so I'm happy to donate and whitelist.
TechSupportAlert has been my go-to site for over 10 years. Glad to contribute! Thanks for all you do!
Well, I was really hoping someone else would ask this question....but what was the minimum target amount and how was it decided upon?
My contribution to say that your expertise is very satisfying. Your friend in Costa Rica.
Keep us updated about the status of your viability. As long as you are straightforward with us we have your back. I have already made a contribution because I have no reason to think you all have worked consistently in the interest of the commonweal - I'm talking about years and years. We know what you have done and will support you to keep it up.
Just a 'heads up' that the STORE site isn't loading. I'm interested in a hat/shirt/etc.! I don't know what I would have done through the years without Gizmo and Tech Support Alert! Happy to donate AND proudly wear something to promote the site. :)
The link to your T-shirt store, http://www.printmojo.com/GizmosFreeware, is broken.
I've used IrfanView for years. It does great batch processing. So now I use XnView for viewing and IrfanView for batch processing. It's so tiny why not have both tools in your toolbox?
I agree with Rick_S. If the current crisis in ad-related revenue is from the widespread use of ad-blockers, please let people know prominently how easy it is to make an exception (whitelist) for Gizmo's site. A few ads on one site is a small price to pay for helping out even while keeping most of your web browsing ad-free... (in Ad-block Plus, you simply click on the red "ABP" icon in the browser's toolbar row and click on the top line "enabled on this site" so that it changes to "disabled on this site".)
Well its money well spent. Over the years this site has dug me out of some holes, so happy to help........ :-)
Much Myrth.......
I just tried to purchase a t-shirt but the link doesn't work
Gizmo is fantastic. I'm happy to support with $5 to keep recommendations unbiased and honest. If I could, it would be more. Keep up the great work!
Ron
Been coming here for years... always great information / well organized .
I wish I could have given more-- but my situation won't allow it right now.
Good thing you emailed us -- I didn't know about the threat to one of my
most used /most recommended/ most appreciated websites.
Hopefully even more people step up and do the right thing.
I will chip in in a couple of weeks, when my monthly check comes. I don't know if there are articles yet on changing whitelists for different ad block software, or fine-tuning cookies in browsers, but that might be good things to feature prominently.
I normally contribute at Christmas because I do use the ad blockers but will now start doing so twice a year. This site is invaluable to me and I am on it at least once or twice per day.
our IP address can be easily extracted by someone who uses your computer. https://fastestvpn.com/what-is-my-ip
I'll be chipping in next week.
I've been a happy user of Gizmo, so I've just happily been sending you USD 5,- as well !
( And yes, the adblocker will get its whitlisting too :o)
What about Ashampoo Photo Commander Free?
While it has less features than the Pro version, it's still an excellent viewer/organizer/editor. It's not bundled with any other software.
https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/1518/multimedia-software/Ashampoo-Photo-Commander-FREE
Note: The download's size is incorrect. It should be 154 MB.
Happy to help. You guys do a great job!
Mauries
Kempsey NSW Australia
I feel a bit foolish admitting this, but at the same time perhaps it should be seen by current admin here... I have always visited Gizmos's at the "Hot Finds" section. Since I saw very little happening since Rob's departure, I figured the site was on the way out. I now see there has been a steady stream of "News" articles posted, but I wonder if there are others out there who only ever looked at the hot finds section (or another section - are other portions of the site being ignored?) and have drifted away because there is next to zero activity. Ad-blockers are one thing - low traffic is another, and perhaps more insidious.
The link should be http://www.chthollystudio.com/tiat/en
Hi v.laurie,
Concerning "Zoner Photo Studio Free": you're mentioning that it has limited features.
Where can I find which features are in what version?
Kind of a comparison table of the free versions versus the paid version.
Thanks
I turned off the ad blocker too. I didn't know that the lock up in the address bar is where that is kept.
I donated and posted this page to my FaceBook wall. Please check your store link so that you can get funds that way too.
It didn't work for me...
I've prayed that the spirits help you.
Contribution done! From your friend from Canada... ;-)
Done and Done. Thank You comment on other page. Thanks again Gizmo.
Thanks for all the years of great service to our community. With this request for help I looked back and found that 3 years ago was my last monetary support, so it's about time eh? Tech Support is ALWAYS my first goto for PC/Windows/Software help. Always. Keystroke (march) on!
thank you for all the years of excellent advice. As I consider donating I realize I'm not sure of a reliable procedure for verifying I'm actually donating to Gizmo (or any other site). I'm sorry to ask you for more info, but I'm sure I'm not the only ignorant one looking @ your site. Please publish such a guide, it seems to me to be exactly in both of our, as well as many readers, interest. Or if it exists elswhere, can you point us (we the ignorant) at it? Also if you or any readers can explain why the use of frames and therefore "printer friendly" online material is so universal? Specifically, why are comments not available on gizmo printer friendly material? I generally learn as much or more from the comments, than the articles, from most sites. Thanks in advance, to anyone who cares to enlighten us.
Finally managed to donate - just ignore the digits in the 'amount' box and start typing the amount you want to donate. Why is it that some of the biggest online enterprises (like Paypal) have the worst UIs?
Thanks!
It wouldn't let me log in until I entered a Dollar amount.
I clicked on the 3 zeros and entered five point zero zero and it worked just fine.
Happy 4th, rhiannon @Y'all :)
To all those that can't stand the high rates or get the interface to work -
If you sign up for a Paypal account (it's FREE) it cost you NOTHING to donate and you can also send money to ANY email address for FREE.
I'm going now to give $5, won't you give a Dollar?
If everyone gave one Dollar ...
I did manage to donate.
I figured out the 0.00 you see when you lan on that page is actually not text in the text box that you can delete.
It is shadow text. That is why backspace does nothing.
Just click on a zero and type in your $ amount with cents.
Really, really bad user experience design by PayPal.
This seems to be a pretty general issue the solution maybe one of those suggested here. MC - Site Manager.
https://www.paypal-community.com/t5/Sending-and-receiving-money/Cannot-e...
I'm having the same problem (from UK). I'm keen to donate (again) but when I follow the link to the Paypal page I can see no way of changing the default amount from '$0.00'. Have turned all ad blockers off (permanently now for techsupportalert.com) but can't donate using either Firefox or Chrome. I'll keep trying though - I like and trust your site and its ethos and am keen to support you.
Donated. I've been using this website for many many years and it's never failed me. Well worth a few dollars in my eyes
Happy to Donate. I have also switched off my ad blocker for your site. It's the least i could do for a site which has taught me all i know about computer software. Keep her LIT.
Donated keep up the good work
When i click on Donate (the paypal link) it takes me to a paypal page but the amount shows $0.00, and there is no way to update it.
Your site has been a great help to me over the years. I am happy to give back to you. Hope this site will remain for many years to come.
Hi Gizmo, it's a while since we communicated. I still figure that one day we catch up for that Sydney lunch when I come down from the Central Coast and you make it in from your green part of the world. Your site deserves to go from strength to strength as that's how I still see it travelling. Cheers, Petermac.
Donation made and ad blocker disabled for this website
Disabled my ad blocker - I didn't realize it was on for Gizmo's - and I'm making a donation. Thanks for the great work!
Very happy to help with my donation, please continue the great work!!
I made a donation. I tried to avoid using PayPal because of their outrageous 4% currency conversion fee. Unfortunately my donation was routed through PayPal. PayPal now gouge and I try to avoid using their payments service.
This is such a great, trustworthy site, that i'm happy to help. i've got most of my software through techsupportalert, and have learned a lot in the Forums.
Thanks!
Glad to be able to help support this essential site and its mission (my only regret is that I cannot do more at this time...).
love what you do, we made a donation.
hope it helps.
however, ad blocker stays on.
Done! I'll gladly give a donation or join a membership site, but don't turn off my adblocker for anyone. Too much bad stuff out there that comes through Ad networks.
At 83 yrs young I am is the same senior position as many seniors and their $$ - I thank you for all the help and hints you have provided me over the years since I first found your site. I do not use ad blockers but sometimes i wish I did but I understand the $$ impact it could have on many sites. GOOD luck on your donation drive.
Happy to donate
One the one hand it pains me to use an ad blocker but some sites have ads that are so frustrating I keep it on. But I always turn it off when a website requests that i do. May i suggest you do that too.
J
Happy to help. I'd like to donate more but since I'm a senior with a fixed income it's kind of difficult.
I use an ad blocker, and so I'm not conscious of who uses ads and who doesn't. I disabled it for Gizmo just now, and upon refreshing the page there is no discernible difference. Nevertheless, I'm more than happy to allow ads here.
Google ads... fine.
Kindly explain Google Analytics and Skimlinks.
I tried to replicate the problem by turning my ad blocker back on and refreshing the page. The donate button was shown, so I don't know if my earlier experience represents a problem or not. I'm using Firefox.
Thank you for this site. I donated, but I almost gave up when I came to the donation page and couldn't find the donate button. I turned off my add blocker (uBlock Origin) and the donation button appeared when I refreshed the page.
Thank you Gizmo for all your help and insight that you give so freely! I will gladly donate on Paypal.
I wanted to buy a tee shirt on your link but, it's not working...
There is no better website for learning about freeware -- the site is absolutely essential, and has been a friend to all freeware coders. I have donated and put out the call on our website for others to lend their support. Keep up the great work.
-jesse (mouser), from donationcoder.com
This is by far the best 'go to' freeware site I have ever used. It is my first and only site that I use for recommended freeware. I am glad to donate to keep you going forever.
Glad to help. You are one of the true treasures of the internet. You've even been kind enough to help on specific problems . A jewel beyond price.
Thanks to you and the forum!
Is there any way that we could use PayPal?
Happy to help out. Great site that has saved me a lot of time and money.
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Shirley? Who's Shirley? :D
Seriously, thanks for taking the trouble to find the download, Rob! Pictomio and Bridge only have one thing in common: they are organizers, not viewers as such. But their approaches are very different from each other.
I had Pictomio in my review because it worked very well as a viewer too. It was intuitive, had an appealing interface and was very fast. These aren't features that Bridge can exactly boast. I know it well and use it very often because of its seamless professional integration with Photoshop and other Adobe products, but it's not a program that I'd recommend to use as a viewer on its own. There's also its footprint and high resource usage.
I took it as a slight challenge to find the download for Pictomio.
I failed that challenge, but came across a web site Listing Pictomio about 7th, and listing Adobe Bridge as 1st..
The said that it is free.
Softpedia has it for free -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Editors/Adobe-Bridge.shtml
I have not delved enough to see if it solves the needs desired from Pictomio.
But Shirley, that program will have some desirable features for some of our members ?
Rob
Yes, I checked too after seeing your comment, and strangely, Pictomio is not available for download from all major download sites. It's strange because generally download sites do provide a copy from their own servers, but for Pictomio, they all linked to its home site, which is not available anymore. Seems like they decided to disappear from the face of the earth for some reason.
BTW, a new version of Nomacs is out after a long time. Only 64-bit version available though, and I use 32-bit Windows. Hopefully, they will release 32-bit version soon too.
Concerning relieving stress on the eyes of course there is also the *excellent* program f.lux - which I am sure many of Gizmo's readers know...
I'm not sure when this was last checked but I get the following errors from http://www.dcwg.org/detect
1. https is not supported *** ding, ding, ding, alarm bells!
2. All of the links tested (where english is supported) do not work with the exception of http://www.dns-ok.lu which had the following info:
DNS Changer inspection page
This site can no longer determine if your system is infected with the DNSchanger malware. The DNS-OK.LU site relied on the US government provided DNS servers to determine if a system was or was not infected.
Those servers were deactivated on July 9, 2012 in accordance with the expiration of the US court order that authorized those servers.
For more information: DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG).
So I'm curious how this article which was updated 1 February 2015 managed to get this to work after 2012?
YMMV!
Thanks a lot for your comments, Anupam, and especially for the heads up about Pictomio's wrong link. I check all the links in my article from time to time but I admit I hadn't done so since last December. It was still functional at that time. The program hadn't been updated anymore since 2012 but there was an official website maintained for nearly 6 years after.
I'd like to keep it here for a while, though, because it was very good software and could still be useful. But unfortunately, all my attempts to download its last version from any of our reputable download sites have failed. They don't seem to host copies of the program and all their links still lead to the same one I had here. So I've had no choice but to remove Pictomio from the article. A pity.
I'm glad you've found WildBit valuable. Thanks again.
I have been using Dark Reader for the last month and do like it. You can filter how light/dark, even choose between contrast/brightness, sepia and grayscale. Also notice a bit of a slowdown but worth it to save my eyes. Get migraines and those white screens played havoc with my eyes, causing headaches...had to cut down my Internet time.
Just checked the extension and found quite a few unhappy people. Seems there are some problems with the last Chrome update. You may want to wait until that's resolved.
NoSquint looks great, but it is not open source like Deluminate. You're giving a lot of permission to the extension (to view ALL your websites and data) without knowing what's going on behind the scenes. It doesn't mean that developer is doing any nefarious, but it is something to keep in mind.
NoSquint is very good.
Another somewhat related is Clearly - esp. for texts where you can set the standard background and text color to a darker theme - and the screen is "cleared up" at the same time.
Link to Pictomio leads to some other site.
Since the default Photo app in Windows 10 is basically annoying and useless for me, I was searching for another alternative. With a photo viewer, I just wanted to view the image, and be able to zoom it via mouse scroll, which was there in Windows Photo Viewer (which Windows 10 has done away with).
I was able to find this feature in Nomacs, and WildBit Viewer. Nomacs is pretty simple, and light. WildBit Viewer has many more features, which I liked, so I guess it might be my default.
ImageGlass had the desired features too, but its zooming is not smooth, and not good.
Just my experience, as per my requirement.
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And the 150 MB difference is less than 4% of a 4 GB system. 2% of 8 GB, etc. Down in the weeds, in my minuscule opinion
Thanks! - One other question - in the Windows7 startup screen - the logon screen with different users - I'd like to have it boot automatically into one of the three users after some seconds - is that possible?
Edit: Found the solution:
https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/377-log-automatically-startup.html
It's a little tricky. I use a standard account for daily use (recommended by security folks). Very rarely do I have to access the Admin's account. But if I need it now, I'll have to use netplwiz to go back to the old setting temporarily... :)
I use the free Seagate Disk Wizard.
It has an option (checkbox) to retain the disk signature, which i always tick.
Perhaps that avoids windows noticing a hardware change ?
Rob
I've regularly replaced HDD and other components including the motherboard and Windows has always been easy to authorise the change. One computer was so fried that the HDD was about the only original component.
It has been over a decade since I spoke to a human operator. More lately Microsoft provided an automated voice response system. Now with Windows 8 and 10, these issues are usually resolved at my computer because the license details are stored in the firmware. That has been a great improvement.
You may also want to include uMatrix in that list. I primarily use it on chrome.
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