startup

How to retrieve startup folder location in 64-bit Windows

I have a VB script that adds a program shortcut to the Windows Startup folder. In my script, I'm able to retrieve the Startup folder location in 32-bit Windows with this: Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") startupFolder = objShell.SpecialFolders("Startup") but it returns nothing when I try this on 64-bit Windows. Speci...

Shortcut to open Firefox instead of Internet Explorer

Hi All, We're presenting a site that we've done for a client and put this all on a flash drive. I have installed Firefox portable because I'd like for the site to open in Firefox. I've then created a shortcut which points to the index.html page on the flash drive but I would like for the shortcut to open the site in Firefox on that fla...

How to reach out to incubating startups?

There are a number of startups in incubation and looking for engineers to bring on. What's a good channel to tell these startups "I'm interested!" ...

iPhone : how to bring up the UI faster?

I'm currently developing a client similar to twitter. The app has 5 tabs, and are all table views controllers. It seems simple enough, but the start up time (from hitting the app on the menu..to the black screen+status bar ...to the user interface) is 18 seconds! I want to slice this down to at least 5-6 seconds and don't want to have ...

Simplest survey tool to integrate into a website

For a startup website. Should have this - 1.) What they would like to see/improved upon ? - Users can enter a one liner. 2.) Visitors can leave a remark. 3.) Consumers can vote on suggestions & hence the top suggestion bubbles up. 4.) Allows for anonymous input. I think I've seen something similar to this, but don't remember where. ...

Add application to startup

Hi, How can I add my application in startup items? I want my application to get added in startup when setup is run at Client's computer. Also, how can it be automatically started after setup finishes? Thanks Furqan ...

Windows Registery: How to add a Java app to startup list?

Hi, I added a value at: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run That looks like this: Value Name: LDE Value Data: "java -jar C:\LDE\lde.jar" Really with the quotes (Because all the others where also with quotes). After adding this, I restarted my computer, but it didn't start automatically. Will wrapping my jar in an e...

Why eclipse plugin doesnt start - log ?

I have plugin that doesnt start(from dropins, with eclipse -clean), however its not even mentioned in workspace\.metadata\.log Is there any log that says why plugin doesnt start? I think the problem is that too new API is used. ...

Show version info only once on application start in Android App

I´d like to show a simple information dialog with an Ok-Button, about whats new in this version, but it should show only at the first start. Whats the best way to implement this ? ...

What is in your Python Interactive Startup Script?

Are there any common timesavers that people put in Python Interactive Startup scripts? I made a dopey one to help me know where I am when I try to do relative file operations or imports, using a win32 module to change the name of the console window. import sys import os import win32api __title_prefix = 'Python %i.%i.%i %s %s' % (sys.ve...

how can a web company like that (klout) that delivers its service for free and its api for free can make money?

Hello all, I was just reading this article: http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/28/klout-raises-1-5-million-to-measure-influence-and-authority-on-twitter/ And got a question, how can a web company like that (klout) that delivers its service for free and its api for free can make money? Just curious, probably all the money don't come just fro...

How do I start the pylons web application programmaticly?

Normally, we start a pylons web application via command line: pastser serve --reload development.ini I wanna know can we start it programmaticly? In a python script file? I want this because I can start it in IDE, and use the debugger ...

Eclipse freezing at startup - before loading workspace

First thing on a morning, just after I switch on my PC (Windows XP) and start my Eclipse it simply shows the splash screen and then freezes. After about 20 minutes it will then ask me which workspace to load. The problem was happening with 3.5 and 3.6 Eclipse. With the 3.6 Eclipse installation I only have the standard PDE install + Goo...

Tools, working environment, development methods, recruitment in starting a software/web development company.

I am gonna start a startup on dotcom. Since I had usually been working freelance alone (from back-end to front-end) and have no experience in working with other developers on web development, I want to know what are the tools, environment, development process, etc. to start a software/ web development company. Machines - Will use Mac. T...

How to get time it takes for an application to startup?

I am writing a C# application that needs to be able to tell how much time it takes for a certain application to open. I am using the Stopwatch class as my timer. Start time is easy since I set it exactly with the call to run the .exe. The problem is finding out how to time when the program is done opening. The only thing I could thin...

How to get rid of [ClusterRuleSetFactory] bug in JBOSS 4.05

I understand this is not an error, not even a warning... (repeat thrice) Still: How to get rid of this standard message on each and every JBOSS 4.0.5 (Win7, x86) startup? 14:47:01,696 INFO [ClusterRuleSetFactory] Unable to find a cluster rule set in the classpath. Will load the default rule set. 14:47:01,697 INFO [ClusterRuleSetF...

Are there any tools online to create animation like the one for "Google priority inbox" ?

This is for a one man startup. For a while I was wondering what kind of animation to create, till I saw the one for Google priority Inbox. Very simple & intuitive. Are there any tools online using which I can create something like that ? Should be simple, in the sense, point & click & enter. I know hiring someone would be better ...

Adding stuff to run on startup of Pharo Image

I'd like to add stuff to run at the beginning of a pharo image start-up. Nothing fancy just a call to a class method that is an entry point to my application. I can't find any guides to making smalltalk scripts at startup. Alternatively are there any method which you can add stuff to be done at image startup? ...

How to prevent a WPF app from loading?

I want that the WPF application starts only in certain conditions. I tried the following with no success: public partial class App : Application { protected override void OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e) { if (ConditionIsMet) // pseudo-code { base.OnStartup(e); } } } But the app runs normal...

Java Window paint problem

Hi, My application does not paint itself on startup. When resizing it or minimizing/maximizing it, the window of the application is painted. This problem only appears on Windows machines (I tested XP, Vista and Windows 7). On Mac OS X and Linux, the application works fine. The machines have installed java 6. My application uses the AW...