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How to keep your screen always on
On most systems this can be configured by going to Control Panel --> Power Options --> Choose when to turn off the display, but there are always some situations that this solution will not suffice. As an exmaple, the last time I faced this problem, Active Directory’s settings were overriding my system’s settings, which caused my display to turn off every 5 minutes regardless of how much I tried to tweak it using the Power Options.
As a workaround I decided to create a small application that would just keep the screen from turning off. I decided to share it with you in case you ever find yourself in a similar position.
You can download the program here.
If you know a bit about programming you can take a look at the source code below that will give you an idea on how this is achieved.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 | using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace ScreenAlwaysOn { static class Program { [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)] static extern EXECUTION_STATE SetThreadExecutionState(EXECUTION_STATE esFlags); [FlagsAttribute] public enum EXECUTION_STATE : uint { ES_AWAYMODE_REQUIRED = 0x00000040, ES_CONTINUOUS = 0x80000000, ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED = 0x00000002, ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED = 0x00000001 } static NotifyIcon tIcon = new NotifyIcon(); [STAThread] static void Main() { SetThreadExecutionState(EXECUTION_STATE.ES_CONTINUOUS | EXECUTION_STATE.ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED); ContextMenu menu = new ContextMenu(); menu.MenuItems.Add("Exit", delegate { Application.Exit(); }); tIcon.Icon = Properties.Resources.monitor; tIcon.Text = "Screen Always On"; tIcon.ContextMenu = menu; tIcon.Visible = true; Application.ApplicationExit += Application_ApplicationExit; Application.Run(); } static void Application_ApplicationExit(object sender, EventArgs e) { tIcon.Dispose(); } } } |
The theory behind this solution is very simple. We are using the SetThreadExecutionState windows function to notify the system that the screen should stay on.
Flags Descriptions
ES_AWAYMODE_REQUIRED (0x00000040)
Away mode should be used only by media-recording and media-distribution applications that must perform critical background processing on desktop computers while the computer appears to be sleeping. See Remarks.
ES_CONTINUOUS(0x80000000)
Informs the system that the state being set should remain in effect until the next call that uses ES_CONTINUOUS and one of the other state flags is cleared.
ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED(0x00000002)
Forces the display to be on by resetting the display idle timer.
ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED(0x00000001)
Forces the system to be in the working state by resetting the system idle timer.
Posted in C#, Software Releases.
Tagged fluxbytes, fluxbytes software, screen, SetThreadExecutionState
QR Workshop – A portable QR code reader and generator
QR Workshop is a free, open source and portable application that allows you to generate QR codes of your choice.
As you can see below the interface is minimal and very simple to use. In order to generate a QR code you simply need to specify the dimensions (width and height) of the image you would like to create and enter the text that will be encoded in the QR code image itself. Then simply press generate and save the image.
The result image:
QR Workshop can also be used as a QR code reader which allows you to decode and display the information that is encoded within a QR code image. In order to do that you have to switch to the QR Code Reader tab, drag&drop the QR code image in the text field or simply click the browse button next to it in order to open the file browser which you can use to select one. Finally after you have selected the image of your liking click Decode.
QR Workshop requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 and Windows XP or higher in order to run properly.
Posted in Software Releases.
Tagged fluxbytes, fluxbytes software, QR code, QR Workshop
ResWatcher is now available
ResWatcher is a lightweight and portable utility that displays the resource usage (CPU/Memory/Hard disk/Network) of your system.
ResWatcher Features:
- Free.
- Portable (No installation required).
- Allows you to monitor your total download and total upload (extremely useful feature when bandwidth is limited).
- Displays the top 5 processes in terms of CPU usage, making it easy to find the processes that slow your system down.
- Minimizes to the traybar in order to give your more taskbar space for your important applications.
ResWatcher CPU Monitor
Posted in Software Releases.
Tagged cpu, fluxbytes, fluxbytes software, hard disk drive, hdd, memory, network
ProxyChecker++ released!
If you are one of those people that value their on-line privacy then at some point you probably looked for a way to hide your true IP from being tracked by various websites. ProxyChecker++ is the tool that will make your life easier and will help you achieve what you are looking for much faster.
Although ProxyChecker++ itself won’t provide you with proxies to use, it will help you find which ones are actually working or not so that you won’t have to waste countless hours trying to figure it out on your own.
Note: This is only the core program for handling the proxy checking, more features will follow in the near future.
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Tagged C#, csharp, fluxbytes, fluxbytes software, ip, privacy, proxies
LinkBypasser++ released!
If you are one of those people that dislike clicking on redirect links which you don’t know were they will actually take you then I have the solution for you.
I’ve created LinkBypasser++ for the sole reason of finding out where the links redirect to before clicking them since it’s common practice to use those links to redirect people to malicious websites without them being suspicious of it.
The program currently supports the following domains:
- adf.ly
- tiny.cc
- goo.gl
- bit.ly
- owl.li
- ow.ly
- fb.me
- up.ht
- reut.rs
- lnk.co
- t.co
I will gladly add more on request, assuming it is possible to bypass that particular domain.
One of the main features of the program is that it’s possible to make it auto detect such redirection links upon copying the link from somewhere and placing in it’s place the direct link instead without needing to interact with the program at all, or to just do that manually yourself, it’s your choice.
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Tagged adf.ly, bit.ly, bypass links, C#, csharp, fb.me, fluxbytes, fluxbytes software, goo.gl, link redirect, lnk.co, ow.ly, owl.li, reut.rs, t.co, tiny.cc, up.ht
