Macro Recording and Automating Windows with Macro Scheduler – Tips & News
I just received a reply to my “Macro Scheduler Resume” mailing that I sent out a few weeks ago. The sender was complaining about an incorrect spelling and suggested that my email would be seen as unprofessional if forwarded to other businesses. His complaint was that I used the spelling “Organisation”. The fact is I […]
The other day a friend of mine phoned me. He was trying to install the software that came with his new Nokia mobile phone. He said he was beginning to go mad. He just couldn’t see what he was missing. He said that when he started the installer a screen came up with a license […]
A page on Microsoft’s website currently lists almost 100 cases they are taking against software pirates that have been discovered through Windows Genuine Advantage. You can click on each case and see more details of their alleged crimes. This could be rather embarassing for companies that are distributing illegal copies of Microsoft Software and the […]
As a Macro Scheduler envangelist, I keep an eye on several usenet newsgroups for any reference to windows automation software, or anyone asking for help with automating some task. I also subscribe to Google Alerts so I know when a new article has been posted which contains certain key phrases. Now, of course, with my […]
Recent research from Computacenter and Fujitsu Siemens finds that the 200 largest UK companies waste £61m a year on unneeded electricity by using power-hungry, inefficient PCs. This wasted electricity equates to over 2.8 million kWh of energy. Of course the recommendations from Computacenter and Fujitsu Siemens are that these businesses should throw out their desktops […]
Here’s a novel use for Macro Scheduler. TeleQuery have released an inexpensive new tool, powered by Macro Scheduler and msNet, which does instant directory look-ups in the USA, and it doesn’t matter where you are in the world. This tool uses the most up to date and reliable telephone company databases to return the actual […]
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Someone asked recently how to get information on what certain error codes mean. Most of the error codes returned by Macro Scheduler functions are actually standard Windows return codes. E.g. the result of a WriteLn or ReadLn operation or the Run Program command is a standard Windows error code. Windows System Error codes are documented […]
Many thanks to Christophe Faure for translating Macro Scheduler into French. He has completed the program language file and the help file is about 40% complete. The French language pack can be downloaded here. If any French users of Macro Scheduler discover a French download site that does not currently list Macro Scheduler could you […]
Dave Collins writes that the New York Times reports a 30% increase in productivity when users run multiple monitors. He also links to an interesting discussion touting 36 screen setups and some photos of other big multi-screen configurations. A few months ago I discovered an excellent piece of software called MaxiVista. MaxiVista lets you use […]