gljakal.com - blog » gljakal software http://www.gljakal.com/blog Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Still alive + Working on a game… http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2009/07/28/still-alive-working-on-a-game/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2009/07/28/still-alive-working-on-a-game/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:58:52 +0000 glJakaL http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2009/07/28/still-alive-working-on-a-game/ …and I’m going to document the whole process on this blog :)

It will be a 2D mario-style platformer, whith a twist: the game is set on a physically realistic world. More details to come soon!

I also have a very cool productivity (“serious”) application to release. Testing is complete, I just need to get the boring part done (creating setups, writing web pages…).

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]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2009/02/07/clock-3d-screensaver-released/feed/ 3 gljakal’s ToDo 0.9.3 fix http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2008/01/22/gljakals-todo-093-fix/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2008/01/22/gljakals-todo-093-fix/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:49:03 +0000 glJakaL http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2008/01/22/gljakals-todo-093-fix/ I have updated gljakal’s ToDo to fix a nasty bug that occurred when you tried to create a new to-do list with the AdvancedStatus plugin disabled and the AutoBackup plugin enabled.
This was actually a kind of weird situation, since I always have both the plugins enabled all the time… Turns out that many ToDo users prefer to disable AdvancedStatus while leaving the backup feature enabled….
Anyway, thanks to the kind people who sent the error report! (yes, I do actually read them!)
Also, if any of you happen to send an error report, please do include your email address. This way I can contact you once the problem is resolved. (And you won’t say “this program sucks!” :) )

]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2008/01/22/gljakals-todo-093-fix/feed/ 3 New software – gljakal’s Sql Exporter http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/12/19/new-software-gljakals-sql-exporter/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/12/19/new-software-gljakals-sql-exporter/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:54:28 +0000 glJakaL http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/12/19/new-software-gljakals-sql-exporter/ You created a database for your application. You designed the perfect table structure, added some smart views and created the coolest stored procedures that make your application work like magic.

But now, you want to back them up together with the code of your program, using subversion or CVS. Afterall, they are part of the application logic.

Better yet, you would like to automate the extraction procedure so that you only need to launch a batch file and your backup is done.

Gljakal’s Sql Exporter does just that: it extracts tables, views, stored procedures and triggers from your database and saves them as individual text files.

Used together with a source control software, you can have a precise idea of what changed between the various releases, just like you do with your applications’ source code.

gljakal's Sql Exporter

You can do that with the interface version (shown in the picture) as well as with the command line version, that you can automate to run whenever you want.

Plus, it’s a free download!

]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/12/19/new-software-gljakals-sql-exporter/feed/ 2 gljakal’s ToDo version 0.9.3 http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/10/26/gljakals-todo-version-093/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/10/26/gljakals-todo-version-093/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:36:22 +0000 glJakaL http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/10/26/gljakals-todo-version-093/ New version highlights: ...]]> Finally!
Today I am releasing the new, improved version of gljakal’s ToDo:


ToDo version 0.9.3

New version highlights:

  • Stable, documented plugin support:
    Now adapting ToDo to your needs is easier than ever. Plugin support is great for custom exports and imports, intranet integration, even synchronization with online services!
  • New, nicer user interface, with famfamfam’s famous icons.
  • AdvancedStatus plugin
    Now you can set a task as 50% (or any %) complete!
  • Copy & paste inside the details window
    You could already do this with CTRL-C and CTRL-V, but now there are also cut-copy-paste buttons inside the details window
  • Help file
    Now you can press F1 inside todo and actually see something :)
  • All the new features in the preview release

Comments & critics are welcome!

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In Windows, there is a very simple way to start any program right after you type your username and your password in the login screen. It’s called the “Startup Menu”.

The startup menu

The startup menu is simply a folder located under “All programs” in your Start menu. Every program located in this folder is automatically launched when you log into windows.
How do you add an item to the startup menu? The first thing to do is right-click it and choose Open. Now, probably you have a link to the program you would like to launch on your desktop. Just drag and drop your desktop icon inside the startup menu folder and there you have it: your favorite program will now start with windows!

]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/06/22/how-to-start-any-program-with-windows/feed/ 3 Clock3D screensaver progress http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/24/clock3d-screensaver-progress/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/24/clock3d-screensaver-progress/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:14:09 +0000 glJakaL http://gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/24/clock3d-screensaver-progress/ Progress on Clock3D screensaver is slow, but ongoing!
Here you can see the new “Fashion watch” skin:
Clock 3d screensaver
More pictures to come!

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Clock 2.3 - 10 of the 50 included skins
New features over the beta version:

  • clock's style manager
    Improved style manager: now you can create and save your custom skins, preview all the skins, customize all the details, hide the second hand.
  • Quick calendar: a small calendar window, useful when you are planning a trip, or a visit to the doctor! The calendar window can be resized to display multiple months.
  • Even more skins because they are never enough :)
  • Improved stability: no more need for the library files setup, everything just works at the first install!

Of course, all the cool features that were in the beta versions also made it to the new stable:

Get it now!

]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/19/clock-reaches-version-23/feed/ 27 gljakal’s MP3Streamer http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/17/gljakals-mp3streamer/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/17/gljakals-mp3streamer/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:42:22 +0000 glJakaL http://gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/17/gljakals-mp3streamer/ gljakal's MP3Streamer screenshot
Have you ever visited the website of an independent musician? Often you will find that they are kind enough to let you download some of their tracks in mp3 format. But then you have to download the mp3 somewhere on your computer, wait for the transfer to complete and (if you still remember where you actually saved it!) open the mp3 file with your audio player of choice. Isn’t there a quicker way to listen to a song or a podcast? Sure there is!
Gljakal’s MP3Streamer does just that, in the simplest way possible: just copy the address of the song you want to listen in the “mp3 file address” field and hit “Stream” to start listening: no downloads, no waiting, it’s all set!
If you are a musician or a podcaster, you can also use the HTML code provided to embed the mp3 player directly into your site!
Also, if you are really really lazy like me, you can get a bookmarklet that will convert all the links to mp3 files in the page you are currently visiting in mp3 players :) .
Have fun!

]]> http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2007/04/17/gljakals-mp3streamer/feed/ 0 File Partitioner version 2.0 released! http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2006/12/11/file-partitioner-version-20-released/ http://www.gljakal.com/blog/2006/12/11/file-partitioner-version-20-released/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:00:33 +0000 glJakaL http://gljakal.com/blog/2006/12/11/file-partitioner-version-20-released/ A newer version of File Partitioner is out today.
It now features its own setup program, improved performance and a much better interface.

File Partitioner version 2.0

Go to the program page to learn more and download it.

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