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How do I download multiple documents in Alfresco CMS?

TyGrrBalm — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:01:08 -0800

I need to download all the documents in the Document Library, while preserving the original file names. (I notice that when you use "Export", the files are compressed and renamed.) Please point me in the right direction. If anybody has a shell script, please post it here. Thanks!

All I want for Christmas is to save a franklin on postage for a holiday CD

rileyray3000 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:55:56 -0800

I used to send out a Christmas CD with holiday songs and clips from Movies and TV shows. It took a month to master and rip the CDs and 100 bucks in postage. What's a way to do this online instead? Is there somewhere I can POST a Christmas CD so people can listen online and download it if they want? This used to be my holiday project. It more or less consumed the last week of november and the first of december. So I stopped.

But I thought "If I can just take out the postage, it's not THAT awful. Ideally I'd like to have the tracks all in order and downloadable if people want. Is there a service that exists? How do I do it?

Download Adobe Presenter Flash Files

mathiu — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:29:05 -0800

I'd like to download a particular "Adobe Presenter" (Flash) document to show it to a group of students without having access to the Internet. How do I download these Flash files to replay them on my computer? I have tried a couple of Flash downloaders but I don't arrive at downloading "Adobe Presenter" Flash documents. I have the authorization to get the presentation offline but I don't have access to the "mother-file".

Here is an example of the type of presentation I'm looking at. (same link as in the title).

(Preferably macish, but both Windows and Mac solutions are appreciated)

Download it with Firefox and it's borked. Download it with Safari, and it's fine. Huh?

electric_counterpoint — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:19 -0800

Download a certain program with Firefox and a key feature is broken. Download it with Safari, and it runs fine. Howzzat? My school requires students to use Exam4, a sort of hobbleware text editor, for exams. It has different modes, which control just how hobbled your computer is. In all but one mode, the internet connection is disabled to prevent cheating. On Macs, starting an exam in these modes brings up a login box to authorize Exam4 to disable the computer's ethernet adapters at some low level.

For the longest time, when I would enter my credentials to do this, it would fail to disable my connection. (It would also fail to bring up the actual text editor, so I was never able to enhance my GPA with my 1337 h4X -- instead, I just managed to avoid any exam that forbade Internet access).

This time, tech support diagnosed my problem right off -- they told me to download the file again, but this time to use Safari. Sure enough, it worked straight away. My question is, how could the browser possibly affect a downloaded executable such that it would install and open just fine, but have one feature broken?

For what it's worth, the file is downloaded as a zipped archive with a single executable inside. The only possible thing I can come up with is deliberate interference -- the site could deliberately sniff out Firefox users and serve us a defective file. But that doesn't make any sense, and besides the files from each browser look identical (both are 1,002,699 bytes).

Cost- and effort-effective way to end up with a large HD full of lossless classical music, legally.

Your Time Machine Sucks — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:58:22 -0800

Cost- and effort-effective way to end up with a large HD full of lossless classical music, legally. Well, after my question here, I'm still not quite satisfied with the quality of my worktime music listening. I'm over my requirement for enjoyable-to-listen-to DJs, which isn't happening in combination with playlists I like, but I'm starting to get annoyed by the digital compression of internet radio. So, I was wondering if it is possible to provide my own classical radio, to myself, by stocking my work HD with large amounts of music I'm likely to enjoy hearing but haven't heard all of before, at lossless or near-lossless quality. Given the following conditions:

1. My fantasy: I would be happy to hear any non-symphonic, non-opera composition written by any European composer known or unknown during the centuries 12-19. Rather than excluding anything out of hand that fits those conditions, I would love the opportunity to hear it and if I hate it I'll take it out of the queue. Hearing some symphonic music or opera isn't a problem, but getting it into the playlist is not a goal of this undertaking. Non-operatic vocal music and proto-opera like Camerata is fine.

2. I'd like to do it legally, without individually purchasing vast amounts of CDs and ripping vast amounts of CDs. I don't have the time or money to build up a new digital music library one CD at a time. I also can't afford to pay for a big classical music library recording-by-recording on iTunes. I don't want to specify what would be too expensive, other than to say that a retail per-album payment approach to creating a radio-station-sized playlist or bigger will be too expensive.

3. Any top-tier performers, any high-fidelity recordings are fine with me. I'm OK with quirks of analog recording, so I guess that pretty much any high-quality recording after the late 50s is going to fit the bill. Please restrict commentary on my total lack of standards about important things combined with freakish pickiness about unimportant things to Memail.

4. I'm up to the task of getting any sound format into one I need for my own setup in an automated fashion. If something is available in a country that I'm not in, I'll do the legwork of figuring out whether it's an option.

OK. So, obviously what I've just described is not even remotely possible. There is no "legally purchase an enormous hard drive full of a single good example of every non-operatic, non-symphonic composition written by a European composer between the 12th and 19th century, performed by anyone acknowledged to be good, recorded decently, in lossless format" product. I doubt it would fit on even a 2TB drive in any case.

My question: what is the closest I can get (even if it's very, very far away), for the least money, as a result of investing the least effort? Examples I could imagine would be: sources of lossless (or at least top-quality lossy) public domain recordings (lots of link-clicking is not excessive effort), labels that sell drives full of their back-catalog releases for much less than the cost of purchasing them at retail, download services that have bulk download deals of recordings that are not the latest and hottest with lossless (or at least top-quality lossy) formats. Thank you for any suggestions!

Help download this flash video

corpse — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:49 -0800

I'd like to save the video from this article and convert it to a avi or something windows can play. I've tried several utilities, but can't seem to get it. Any ideas?

Why does my Canon Rebel XTi download so slowly to my Mac?

Brodiggitty — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:05:28 -0800

Why does my Canon Rebel XTi download so slowly to my Mac? Canon Rebel XTi downloads perfectly fine to my PC at home (1 sec or less per pic), but when using it at work on a mac, it takes about 10 seconds to download a single large sized JPG. This becomes a big problem when I return from a sporting event with 500 pics and it takes over an hour to get my shots downloaded.

I've also used a Rebel XT (the earlier model) on the same computer and I do not have this problem. With that camera, it's 1 second or less per pic. It's not the cord because I've tried several.

My work computer is an iMac (? no tower, just a silver screen, sorry, I don't have a mac fetish) with Mac os X 10.4.10 with a 2GHz intel core duo.

Looking for a service like Yahoo briefcase circa 2000

desjardins — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:43:55 -0800

I want to upload a few files on one computer, and be able to download them from wherever. I don't need Amazon s3 or Jungle Disk or other big backup service. I want it to be free. I don't need or want to share the files with anyone, but it's not super-sensitive information either. Yahoo used to do this. I don't like Yahoo. Yes, you can upload files to Google docs, but it converts them and then you have to convert it back if you want to download. They must stay in their original format, no matter what it is.

Whose game is this?

MrMulan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:54:49 -0800

Who owns the games on Steam?(or any digital download service) Are there any online, resources, blogs, sites that are keeping track of what seems to me a big looming question regarding IP?

When I purchase a game from Steam, am I buying or renting?
What will it take for this to get litigated? What are the possible ramifications of any decision?

If I purchase a game, I am free to resell the game after I play it, be it for console or PC. I can resell most anything I purchase.
Steam says that it is against their EULA to sell your free account that you have purchased games for.
I tried going through the Steam forums, but all I get is emotional opinions on one side or the other.

Personally, I am interested because I use Steam exclusively for all game purchases for a variety of reasons, and am wondering what happens 1,10,100 years from now when I want to give or sell Plants vs Zombies to somebody.

How can I download a free US-only iPhone app from the UK

skylar — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:32:54 -0800

I'm in the UK and want to download a free app that is only available through the US iTunes/App Store. I have memberships of both the UK and US iTunes stores, but unfortunately the credit card on my US account has expired. When it comes to the point at which I download the app (on either the computer or the phone) it asks for an updated credit card. If I could convince someone to "lend" me their iTunes login details for a short while, even if there was no money on their card, would this work? Anyone tried this or willing to help?

I don't mind paying for music, but where can I get it?

NoraCharles — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:39:10 -0800

I don't mind paying a fair price for music I enjoy. Can someone please suggest a good mp3 download site? Requirements:

I don't want any site that will require me to download any additional software, I just want to be able to buy and then download the mp3 to a folder and be able to play it with any music program or mp3 player.

I'd like the selection to be popular music from the 60's forward.

I'd like a site that has a pay-per-download option as opposed to one with a monthly fee, as I probably won't be downloading too much - most likely just the occasional popular song that strikes my fancy or an old song I forgot I liked.

I'd prefer to stay away from sites that only accept paypal. I don't mind providing my Visa for it to be billed to.

I've searched here (and found a question from 2005) and Googled (getting far too many results), but would rather hear what the hive mind recommends.

Thank you in advance.

How to download mnemosyme software?

proficiency101 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:54:15 -0800

How to download the Mnemosyne Software on computer? I'm trying to download the software Mnemosyne from the website http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/. I've downloaded a version 1.02 from source forge, but when I click on run.. there is a pop up that says that there needs to be some other software to support this download.
And the software support cannot be found.

How do I download this program? I don't use a mac.

My Taxes paid for that satellite... can I at least have pix?

tmcw — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:43:15 -0800

I want to download a bit of Landsat data - two small countries worth - but can't find any way to efficiently do this via GloVis or elsewhere. Where can I just select places on a map (or use my GloVis-exported) scene list to download these in bulk? Given 200MB/scene and the 80 scenes I need, it'll be 15.6 gigs downloaded (and likely around 40 unzippped), but that's not the problem; there just doesn't seem to be a way to do this. Also, huge bonus for any source that offers even a rough natural color (simulated) version of these files so that I don't have to do the merging myself. GeoTIFF is probably the format I'm going for (I'm using a completely open-source stack, and may have access to an ArcGIS install, but it's way way inconvenient for me).

Yes, this is an obscenely specific and obscure question. I guess I am testing the outskirts of askmeta utility by asking this one, but seeing all of these interfaces to the data and high prices and all of this bs, I have a feeling that smart people must know a better way to get lots of this data in a good form quickly.

Thanks!

I'mANoob..Tube

Mael Oui — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:08:44 -0800

Technostupid question filter: How to make unwatchable YouTube files from the Temp Files folder watchable on my computer? I watch loads of stuff on YouTube daily. Sometimes I download videos directly using KeepVid, but usually I don't bother. It used to be that I could navigate to my Temporary Internet Files folder, and all the videos that I had watched would be there. They'd be listed as something like 'get_video,' and I would drag each to my desktop and add '.flv' to the end of their name to watch them. I never had a problem watching YouTube videos (with VLC) this way.

Now all videos show up as .flvs automatically but none of them play. For instance, I now have 'video[1].flv' to 'video[11].flv' in the folder. Clicking on the files opens VLC, but there's no video or sound. There's just a bar scrolling through the would-be duration of the video (the time does display on the bottom bar of the window). Are these .flv files useless? Are any of them watchable or can they be made to be watchable? Why is it that I could get the files to work on my computer before by manually adding '.flv' but now actual '.flvs' (from YouTube) won't play? Am I making any sense? Is there a free, safe program that will make these videos watchable? I guess I'd prefer a small file converter program than another video application. I don't think VLC's to blame..?

This is on a Win2k computer. I'm still using an old IE to access YT. And I'm on very slow dial-up. *gulp* I LOATHE asking tech questions.. be gentle!

Filezilla for Panther for an idiot Mac User?

biddeford — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:59:38 -0800

I need to download Filezilla this afternoon for a freelance job, but I'm using a creaky old Mac with OS 10.3.9. All the download versions I'm finding require system 10.5. I'm starting to panic. Help! Please!

Download films/tv shows legitimately in the UK without iTunes?

plechazunga — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:11:11 -0800

How can I LEGALLY pay for or rent and download movies in the UK without using iTunes? Not an iTunes hater, but want something that will let me stream from my laptop to my TV via my Xbox 360. Also I don't mind paying. I need this to satiate my occasional (usually drunken) desire to watch a film late at night once the shops are closed.

And I am in the UK!!!

What sites do you jump on to waste excess bandwidth?

jakubsnm — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:24:59 -0800

What sites do you jump on to waste excess bandwidth? I always end up with a few Gigs of downloads left. I usually jump on Apple Trailers.

I already use torrents, just wondering if there's any other sites you guys/girls know of...

Email address before download ?

Webbster — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:22:56 -0800

Is there a (Wordpress Plugin) download manager in which you have to enter your email address before you are granted access to the file ? I'm looking for something like what Spinal Tap did.

But without the flash...

And just with an email address...

I found a nice looking download manager, but that requires the user to register before access.
For my clients purposes this is a bit much and not necessary. Just an email addy will do.

Thanks in advance Hive Mind.

Why can't I download torrents?

ACF — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:52:24 -0800

Although I have downloaded torrents successfully before, I can't get my current system to work. Everything proceeds fine until the actual download - which is stuck at 0.0%. I'm trying to download torrents from demonoid and openoffice.org and using Bit Torrent for Mac (I'm running osx 10.5.7). The problem seems to be that, according to Bit Torrent, there are "0 peers" for my torrents. Though when I check demonoid, there are plenty of seeders. Even stranger, in a previous test, I did get Open Office to start downloading, but canceled it because Bit Torrent reported a 13+ hour download time. I've optimized the download/upload speed settings in Bit Torrent. I've tried switching to Vuze. What could be going on?

Downloading MP3's of vinyl records?

monkeymike — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:42:02 -0800

MP3 download solutions for short-run vinyl record label? I run a record label that releases (so far, anyway) vinyl in quantites of 100-500. I'd like to include an option for my customers to download an digital file to listen to on their iPod/etc. but googling "MP3 download card" is not helpful at all. I'm familiar with Dropcard but I'm wondering what other options are available, with an emphasis on "no-frills" as I'm on a budget (and don't currently have a day job).

A legal and moral question about downloading...

twine42 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:39:11 -0800

A moral question about downloading... Downloading a box set TV series is bad. I get that. Legally wrong.

To me, downloading a TV program such as Top Gear (ie, a program on a free-to-view channel) is legally dubious but morally okay since I would have been freely and legally able to record it off the TV when it broadcast.

My question is this - what about programs which will be released on DVD in the future...?

On one hand, they were broadcast for me to download and record freely. On the other hand, it won't be long before doing so would be the equivalent of downloading from a box set.

Which way does the moral compass point...?

I can't believe it's not emusic!

smoke — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:50:11 -0800

Need a replacement for the now-rubbish Emusic - options bewildering me! Hello Mefites, I've just cancelled my once-beloved Emusic subscription because their latest shenanigans have upset me so (it's not just the crappiness, it's the way they went about it).

I've been looking at the most similar alternative I can find, places like AudioLunchBox, Bleep, etc. etc. but am finding it very confusing to figure which offers the most emusic-like experience, and depth of the catalogue for a ball-parkish price (little more, little less, don't really care).

The catch? I'm in Australia, so it has to allow international signups (sigh). What does the hive mind recommend?

How to create a custom download-able image for my customers?

Vaike — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:20:15 -0800

How to I create a free download of an image with text on it? The text is a poem and I would like people to be able to enter a name to it then download the whole thing so they can print it as an image. I want to offer my customers a free image that they can use on their desktop or print out at hi res for free. It is going to be a poem about their pet on a background image. I want them to be able to enter their pet's name into the text then print out (or download as wallpaper) so that the final outcome is a hi res, frame-able, image with a poem about 'their' pet superimposed on top. (if I have to leave out the customization, so be it, but I think it would be wonderful.)

I don't know:

1: How to create a link to a hi res downloadable image

2: Zip or PDF? Something else?

3: How to have it so that they can add their own pet's name to the poem?

I do know: photoshop, html, can copy and paste javascript a bit. I understand that the printable photo and wallpaper may be two different things, I can go with either or both. Just leaving options open. I am on a mac.

If there is anything prefabbed that I could use, that would be wonderful. Even suggestions on terms to google are welcome.

(at minimum, I would like to know how to just have the image as a free download)

Where can I download a Sony KDE p42 manual from?

paulramshaw — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:23:27 -0800

Sony Plasma TV Manual Download Hi.

Anyone know where I can download a manual for a Sony KDE P42?

Thanks.

Windows-Service-workable FTP Client?

Picklegnome — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:33:55 -0800

Free/cheap FTP Client as Windows service? I have a headless home server running Windows, and in order to run a program, I need to be logged in - via Remote Desktop, right now. Not so with services. I can force a program to act as a service, but that means I won't get the benefits of a GUI. I need the server to take care of downloading files without my being logged in. Downloading only; uploading either won't be necessary or can be handled on a case-by-case basis with a different client.

What FTP client can I use that has a web- or command-line-interface, or would otherwise allow me to control it even as a service?