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Opera - Transfers tab - "Explore" or "Open Containing Folder" contextmenu

Monday, January 12, 2009 8:49:38 PM

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SUBJECT: "Transfers tab - "Explore" or "Open Containing Folder" contextmenu"

Why was this removed?
(I hate it when "updates" remove useful features.)

Does anyone know a hack to re-enable it if you don't want to upgrade
to the latest version of Opera?

(According to http://www.archivum.info/opera.general/2007-10/msg00170.html (reprinted below for your convenience)
it was planned to be added in Opera 9.5).

Could someone please confirm or deny that the feature (on Windows) has been re-added?
[I'm running 9.0 at the moment, and it's missing...]

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Subject: Re: Transfers tab - "Explore" or "Open Containing Folder" contextmenu option
From: lutz <fakeaddress@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2007, Oct 24
Newsgroups: opera.general


Op Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:44 (+0200), 'schreef lutz':

Hello All,

I am searching for an option to quickly get into the folder where
Opera downloaded something ( for example to delete older versions
of the download). I rmember sometimes there was an "Explore"
context menu item available in the Transfers tab. I cannot find it
anymore.

Any advice where I could find this option ( an "Explore" or "Open
Containing Folder" context menu for downloads ) ??


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This will be available for all platforms in Opera 9.5.


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Hello Rijk,

thanks for the good news !!!



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keywords: ' Open Containing Folder ' ; context menu ; context-menu

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VLC + mp3 streams = audio happiness

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:24:20 AM

This seems obvious in retrospect, but after using
the amazingly useful (and free) VideoLan player (VLC) [1] for ages
(for all my video and flash needs) ....

... I just realized that it also works for mp3 Audio Streams ("internet radio") !

Works great when it's set up to be the default application for .pls files
in your web browser;

» Click to try it in your browser now!


\[1]: VLC Media Player (multi-platform)

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Hybrid DVDs - About - Expanded Support in Philips DVD-VR

Monday, December 1, 2008 3:37:48 AM

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(from an old quoted Q & A...)
"Can I have web links on my DVD?

Yes, you can....The best option for web links is to make a Hybrid DVD.



What are Hybrid DVDs?

Hybrid DVDs are have two types of contents:

1st Type = A standard DVD-Video (just like the ones you rent at the video store)
2nd Type = A DVD-ROM portion that can have anything on it that a CD-ROM can have; things like software, games, links to websites, photo galleries ...

We use 'Macromedia Director' to create the DVD-ROM portion of a hybrid DVD (also for standard DVD-ROMs....)."



They're also called "Dual-Content DVDs" or "multimedia DVDs".


A key point is that "hybrid DVD" refers primarily to a DVD Video disk that you can stick into your Mac or PC to access COMPUTER FILES. (i.e. FILEs that you can't access from your DVD player).

If this is all you are trying to achieve, then it's as easy as just making a single-session disk!
When you're building it, add your DVD-Video- compliant material first ([VIDEO_TS] and [AUDIO_TS]) then dump your other files onto it. (You can put the computer files anywhere, but if you really want to be on the safe side:
put them in a folder name that comes after "V" -- like "X_DATA" -- so that you can be confident that the VIDEO_TS folder comes first on the disk; this, reportedly, allows old DVD players to "find" the video...)

The general understanding is that you cannot do multi-session on a DVD-Video disk (it's not supported in the DVD / ISO specification). Multi-session means doing part of the data now, and some later... DVD-VIDEO is Read-Only [ROM], so it must be finalized.
BUT, there is another option for most "standalone players" : use DVD+VR instead !
*( Note that VR is for "Video Recording" format; DVD+VR _REQUIRES_ use of DVD+RW disk. Should not be confused with DVD-VR, which is a different --and much less compatible-- format.

See this post/thread "about dispelling the no-multisession-dvd myth".
...
The Caveat / Disclaimer: (from the DVD FAQ (quoted in the same thread)):

"DVD+VR and DVD+R Video closely resemble the DVD-Video format and, as such, maintain playback compatibility with most - but not all DVD devices. Keep in mind that not all products exploit the full range of features offered by these formats and that there may be additional restrictions to consider.
(Un-finalized disks are NOT [to be considered] DVD-Video disks, but the video CAN be played in some 'standalone' players.)"




.. from a 2007 post ["How to create hybrid ISO/UDF DVD?" -September '07; Mac Help Requests @ forums.macrumors.com]:

"....There's a description of how to [create a modified hybrid ISO/UDF DVD] on a PC ("BMW Professional Navigation" DVD rebuilding). I've managed to do all the file editing and PERL script, etc., but the problem comes when I try to burn it.
The how-to uses Nero and creates a hybrid ISO/UDF disk using relaxed ISO restrictions to allow longer file names, but also states that the Joliet file system doesn't work..." *




* Note reference to Advanced Editor "vEdit"! » [http://vedit.com/hex_editor.htm]

Lastly, for those with a Philips DVDR-3400 (what got me started on this post in the first place):
DVDR3400_NAFTA Firmware Update , Version 09_11 [FEBRUARY 2008] (for model 3400/37):
[ link (pdf / download) ]

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Guitar Hero III - King of Kong moment (weezer)

Friday, October 24, 2008 5:19:08 AM

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Preface: If you find the following inane and boring, I've put a bonus video for you at the end: weezer does viral video.
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Was suddenly stuck by an impulse today to plug in the PlayStation 2 and Guitar Hero III (a game I haven't played in a while), and I picked one of the songs I like the most: ' My Name Is Jonas ', by weezer ...

(
for Reference, or just for fun:
)

I then proceeded to have what was almost a "King of Kong" moment:
(I say 'almost' because I did, near the end, miss a note..)

But it was such an in-the-zone moment, I felt I had to take a picture and share it
:-)

... but then I realized I had previously done much better in career mode:

bonus video: weezer does viral video

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Google Search Alternative keeps your searches private

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:19:44 AM

Ken Sommers alerts us to a more secure way to search the Web:

"My favorite search engine, ixquick, has just been awarded the first privacy certification issued by the EU [European Union].

Read more...

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Another failed web service - Windows 'Expo'

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:18:34 AM

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Another 'web service' bites the dust... this time from Microsoft.

Ever hear of "Windows Live Expo"? No? Well you're not alone... Microsoft tried to set up their own Classifieds ("for sale") web site. Nobody ever used it, apparently, so they are closing up shop for good as of June/July 2008. See the webshot for details...

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Another excuse to stop using 'MySpace' - myspace.com down again

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:14:50 PM

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Probably nobody here in the Opera community indulges in the mess that is "mySpace.com", but for those users who almost have to use it (to keep in touch with some family members in the United States, or for those who need to use it for marketing and advertising purposes), there was more downtime today...

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Google Turns the Lights Out - Now It's Your Turn!

Saturday, March 29, 2008 2:04:25 AM

Google has turned the lights out, in participation with the global Earth Hour:

(view full-size image)
On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m. (your local time), join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change and energy efficiency by turning off your lights for 'Earth Hour' (an event created by the World Wildlife Fund)...

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Microsoft Update for Vista - error code 0x8007000b

Saturday, March 15, 2008 11:50:00 PM

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Update "kb946041" (Knowledge Base article # 946 041; per Revision 1.1 [February 12, 2008])
"resolves issues that ...have been reported by customers who use the Error Reporting service or Microsoft Customer Support Services." ...


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Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 12:58:50 AM

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For those who haven't seen it, a bit of sad news for (older) Dungeons & Dragons fans:

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Sony Adds DivX Support for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) !

Monday, March 3, 2008 8:43:23 PM

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With the downloadable system update version 2.1, the Sony PS3 now supports:

* DivX codec (playback)
* VC-1 (WMV - Windows Media Video ; Microsoft's attempt to create their own proprietary MP4 format)
* For [Music Settings], you can now select [Type 3] under [Bitmapping]

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Sites (dot) Google (dot) com : 'Google Sites' takes JotSpot out of Beta

Sunday, March 2, 2008 10:08:40 PM

(February 28, 2008, by Liberty Miller)
Google has officially announced the launch of "Google Sites for Business"[1] by moving the project out of Beta... (I haven't checked yet, but this probably means it's no longer free.)

» Watch Features Video.

As you may or may not recall from my blog (or other sources), there's a small group of people who have been waiting to find out what Google was going to do with its acquisition of JotSpot[2]...

Read more...

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Japanese Language Learning Tool (recommendation)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:26:11 PM

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[File under: Japanese Language Learning Tools , j-talk_japanese-webtool, web tools, j-talk]

Note to everybody who would like to transcribe stuff like song or game titles:
I strongly recommend J-Talk's Kanji Converter: check it out!

http://www.j-talk.com/nihongo/

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Install Log - XP Pro Image #2 - Flash Player Plug-In for Firefox

Monday, January 21, 2008 9:38:09 PM

File under:

eXperience XP Ultimate on CyberTower >
> Firefox

Shockwave Flash

File name: NPSWF32.dll
Shockwave Flash 9.0 r115


SEE [about:plugins]

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Install Log - XP Pro Image #2 - Google Pack

Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:55:13 PM

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Drive: SATA-750.1_475GB
Image: XP Pro (Ultimate eXp)
PC: CyberTower

Software: {G Pack Dec 17 2007}

Picasa 2
(Photo organizer)
version 2.7 (37.32)



Google Photos Screensaver
(Photo screensaver)
version 2.0.0 (1007)
http://www.google.com/support/pack/bin/topic.py?topic=8315



Real Player



Google Desktop
[Hard Drive Indexer + Desktop Widgets]
version 5.5.709 (30344)



Google Talk
(Voice and IM Application)
version 1.0.0 (104)



Google Earth
3D Earth Browser
version 4.2.205



Spyware Doctor
version 5.1.0 (272)
with "OnGuard Protection", by "PC Tools"
[not registered]



Firefox w/ G Toolbar
version 1.8.20070 (25881)



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Yahoo Gives No Love to Firefox, Opera

Friday, January 11, 2008 3:57:46 AM

This made me laugh; it's 2008, and Yahoo Music { http://music.yahoo.com } gives an error message if you try to use Firefox, and the so-called "list of supported browsers" states only that support Internet Explorer 6 (no mention of Opera, of course...)

View screenshot


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Guidelines for Using Plug-in Content on Web Pages

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:57:01 AM

bbc.co.uk has some interesting guidelines on when and how to use content that requires a web browser plug-in.

(came across it during a search on Shockwave vs. Flash content)

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Download User Manual for Belkin OmniView E Series KVM Switch (User Guide)

Tuesday, December 18, 2007 3:13:49 AM

Belkin's Website is Broken, So I'm Doing Them a Solid.

Belkin OmniView E Series User Manual for [ F1DB102P (2-Port)], [ F1DB104P (4-Port)], or [F1DB102P-B (slim model / version 2)].

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