Author Archives: therks

Santa Claus screen mate update

I’ve come to realize that the batch header method I’ve been using for Powershell scripts isn’t as fool proof as I had hoped. When I sent the Santa Claus script to my mom she wasn’t able to run the batch … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas; Santa Claus screen mate

If you’re old like me, you might remember screen mates or desktop pets. These were programs you’d run on your computer that put little interactive creatures on your screen. The first one I ever encountered was eSheep, back in the … Continue reading

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Batch script admin check

Have a batch script that requires administrator elevation? Put this line at the top of your script. @FLTMC >NUL 2>&1 || (POWERSHELL -WINDOWSTYLE HIDDEN START-PROCESS """%~f0""" -VERB RUNAS & EXIT /B)

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Batch Powershell launcher

Windows comes out of the box with Powershell scripts disabled, and asking every user to change their execution policy to allow running them is a hassle. To get around that, I wrote this little batch script snippet that I just … Continue reading

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Device Wake Config tool

Have you ever had to peruse your Device Manager trying to figure out which device is waking your computer from sleep? Isn’t it annoying how you have to open each device one by one, checking the Power Management tab and … Continue reading

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TUNIC Glyph Translator

TUNIC is a great little game I’ve been waiting a long time for. Throughout the game and manual there is a seemingly incomprehensible language used. It’s not a simple cypher and instead works on a vowel/consonant combination. I did not … Continue reading

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Something broke the site

Something broke the site for a bit. Not that I’d ever know if I hadn’t received an email about it. Obviously I’m not active here a lot. Kinda wonder why I even keep paying for this thing. Anyway, for some … Continue reading

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HTML+JS Wallpaper Animations

So forever ago I made this image I called “Timeish” because it kind of reminded me of a clock face. A few months back I was playing around with the Photoshop file and found out I could create simple animations, … Continue reading

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FireKey2 (2.1.0.7)

 Last version posted was 2.1.0.4. Download | View Source | Download Source There have been a few minor updates: 2.1.0.7 Rearranged Options menu 2.1.0.6 AutoIt line now has a full edit box (merged to single line on execution). Window size/pos … Continue reading

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#include _FileGetIcon.au3

A function that figures out what icon should be associated with a given file/path. Works on customized folders, shortcuts, internet shortcuts (.url), and protocols (http, ftp, etc). Download | View Source

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