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    April 27th - Directory Opus 9 is out! :bowdown:

    In amongst everything else that I get up to i'm also a beta tester for the next version of Directory Opus (something that I have had affinity for since the Amiga days). I can't recommend this app enough - nothing (nada) touches it for power and flexibility. If you're on Vista, you _really_ need this as it so much better at handling UAC than explorer and much quicker to boot.

    You can get a 60-day trial http://www.gpsoft.com.au/index2.html

    Probably the most useful thing for me is it's now portable - you can export the whole app (and all your settings) to a USB key and use it (install-free) anywhere. I find this very useful (as i'm often between offices or in the labs where I work).

    Leo Davidson has a good guide to what's new on his website - http://nudel.dopus.com/opus9/ where he also has a rather good introduction to it.

    And no, i'm getting no kickbacks i'm a fully paid (multiple licence) user for this

    I'd recommend waiting for the release before signing up for a trial so you can give it a go on Vista (and use all the neat new features).
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    had version 5 on amiga was about only software i bought for it LOL

    but i could never get the buttons set up right

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    Thanks, I'll take a look into it

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    Ah man that software was a godsend in my Amiga days - I spent ages getting every datatype I came across customised. Can't say I have much use for it these days though

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    Ahhh datatypes.. (sighs and goes misty eyed).

    You'll have good use for it on Vista - explorer is horrifically slow and triggers UAC like wildfire by comparison..
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    Well I'm using Vista (Ultimate 64 bit) now and it's damned nippy ... I don't mind the UAC popups that much - kind of used to them as I've been using it for a fair while now.

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    Fair enough matey - i'm just saying it's worth a (free) 60 day punt
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    DOpus was the best kit for the Miggy - I remember the excitement at getting it to do lharc and lzh files, not to mention DeDMS and the whole kaboodle.

    It was the thing I always felt that Amiga would have over IBM PCs...

    Now you've made me want to go and try the new version out - but I don't know if I even need it these days as we can convert IFFs to GIFs (or, heaven forbid the complexity, JPEGS) in Windows,
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    It's one of those programs that you use and grow dependant on - then when it's gone (and your left with explorer) you realise how pants MS are at this sort of thing.
    I guess that's why they let you try it (free) for two months - they know you'll get hooked if you try it!
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    Well I might just give it a whirl this weekend as it's a Bank Holiday so will probably rain
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    Liked it on XP, I might have to give it another blast on Vista.

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