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Windows Software to constantly record the last X minutes of audio entering the microphone?
You need What did I say?:
works on Windows: yes, requires .NET 4.5
constantly records the last X minutes of audio: yes, configurable time span
in the background: once configured, the window ...
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Get alerts with diffs of web-page changes
I found the free Android app Web Alert very useful for this case. It is also one of the very few that can work with webpages that require you to log-in beforehand or submit some form sheet.
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Android app that auto navigates automated telephone menus?
In the old days there was a hardware solution, most hardware modems can do this for you, especially fax modems - you had to read the manual but with the basic command set sending to the modem the ...
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GUI scripting for Linux
In Linux you can use the shell scripting (such as Bash) along with relevant command-line tools described below.
xdotool
This is a command-line tool for faking input from the mouse and keyboard. It ...
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Android app to automatically send incoming SMS messages to a URL
I was needed the same functions so I created a simple SMS to URL Android forwarding App.
Since Google refused to publish it in the Play Store, because it needed read SMS permission, you can install it ...
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Android app to check webpage for changes
The Android app Web Alert (http://www.webalert.me) is by far the best for automatically checking web pages for changes and receiving notifications. It has several more features:
View diffs of the ...
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Get alerts with diffs of web-page changes
I have been happily using https://www.changedetection.com/ for over 10 years now. Give it a URL and it will email you when any part of the page changes.
"Since 1999 ChangeDetection.com has been ...
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Android and iPhone app automation tools
Bharat Mane’s answer (on Software Quality Assurance & Testing SE):
There are number of tools available in the market like:-
a) Robotium b) Uiautomator c) Espresso d) Appium e) Calabash
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Get alerts with diffs of web-page changes
I've been using two tools for that purpose so far:
Initially I used urlwatch as a cron job which sends mail upon website changes. But it caused too many false positives for my taste and ignoring ...
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Software to detect BPM and tag MP3 files
BPM Counter (Abyssmedia) is free (as in you-know-what) and will chew through thousands of MP3s analyzing the BPM and (if you check the option) insert this into the BPM tag. Has a decent GUI, works on ...
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What software do I need to convert a pdf to text that can then be processed using regex to extract specific pieces of data?
It's possible to convert .pdf document to a text file. After doing that it should be possible to extract a piece of text depending on how regular will it be using regular expressions. You did not ...
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A program to make my computer do a certain thing on a website every 30 minutes for two days
Here are the options I can suggest (in no particular order):
Selenium. This is an automation tool for web browsers. It is typically used by developers for running web site testing scripts, but can be ...
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Detect if a github pull-request on json file is valid?
What you need is the Github hook API. The basics are explained HERE.
Webhooks allow you to build or set up integrations which subscribe to certain events on GitHub.com. When one of those events is ...
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Windows Tool for automatic regular screenshots
I just tried TimeSnapper Classic and it seems to meet all primary and secondary requirements.
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Automated full system backup solution that deletes old backup files as needed
If you are using Acronis Backup and Recovery 11 or 11.5 (and apparently v10 as well), there are advisories in the support section of the web site you've linked. Automatically deleting backups ...
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Automate taking screenshots of the same region on the screen
You could, assuming that the area of the screen that you need to screenshot is fixed, create an icon or shortcut for imagemagick such as magick convert screenshot: -crop 200x200+100+300 screenshot.png
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Lightweight buildserver for C++ project
Drone.io is pretty lightweight CI server.
It is distributed as docker image and it is easy to setup.
It also allows you to keep pipelines as code. In their guides there are examples for several ...
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Open-source software to automatically generate simple flow chart
For simple graphs I could recommend d2lang
#file: d2-example-lamp-bulb.d2
Lamp doen't work: Problem {
Lamp plugged in? -> Bulb burned out?:yes
Bulb burned out? -> Replace bulb:yes
}
call it ...
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Software to detect BPM and tag MP3 files
Jaikoz Pro Music Tagger displays the bpm field so it can be easily edited. But more importantly for you it can match songs to MusicBrainz and then uses the MusicBrainz Id to look up the bpm from ...
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PDF editing software for removal of dark scan margins
Try the following software:
Unpaper [cmd-line tool, Cross-Platform]
Post-processing tool for scanned sheets of paper, especially for book pages that have been scanned from previously created ...
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Software to detect BPM and tag MP3 files
Mix Meister BPM is great if you have an iTunes library as you can pick the music folder and it will analyze all songs within. Simple and effective. https://download.cnet.com/MixMeister-BPM-Analyzer-...
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Software to detect BPM and tag MP3 files
I'm a developer of the free BPM Counter that was mentioned above.
Few months ago, we released an improved version - tuneXplorer. It's much more faster and accurate.
update ID3 tags (yes)
run on ...
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What can tell me that I'm probably out of garbage bags?
ONLY Part of the answer:
You still need to get the raw data into the database, and transfer the calculated restock date to a calendar.
SELECT "Description", DATEDIFF( 'dd', MIN( "Posting Date" ), ...
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HTML to PDF Batch Mode Converter (or Library) that Respects CSS @font-face?
Pandoc has already been mentioned...
...but PrinceXML is also a strong contender.
While Pandoc is Free Software, PrinceXML is proprietary (though free to use for private purposes). PrinceXML is ...
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Software (IDE) for web-automation
You probably want RubyMine. This is from JetBrains, a very well known company. To start up with selenium you can start with Selenium IDE for recording and exporting the test then put them on RubyMine ...
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Autoclicker that moves mouse using relative coordinates
On Microsoft Windows, you use AutoHotkey (free, open-source), which provides:
a MouseGetPos function to retrieve the current position of the mouse cursor.
a MouseMove to move the mouse cursor.
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Take screenshot from "command line"
You could use ImageMagick which fits most of your requirements with the command:
convert screenshot: screenshot.jpg
The output should be similar to that copied into the clipboard by Windows if you ...
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Android app so I'm not using my mobile data at home
There are many Automation apps to achieve what you want – and more. There are even single-purpose app exactly for that: Automatically activate/deactivate WiFi. So depending on whether you want "just ...
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Android app to disable lock screen security automatically
Thanks to @wingedpanther's suggestion, I've found Llama to be great.
It's an app for automation that can do much more than I was asking for, in a clever way (see the list on the app page).
Basically ...
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