verry usefull please send it as sune as you are done making it

@btman16, Can you define "it runs in a command line window?" If it runs using ncurses or another console-based GUI tool like Dialog, NVDA and other screen readers won't exactly co-operate very well with it - unless you use speakup, of course - which functions quite well with Dialog/ncurses. However, if its just a program that runs as a GUI on Win32/MAC/Linux, then we're good to go.

I'd like the security system disabled, because there is absolutely no way you're going to give out the 7 diget varafication code.

Hello,

I'm happy to inform you that your beta is ready. However, I ran into something unexpected when building. Basicly all my computer have windows 10 on them, and my compiler told me .net framework version 4.6 and 4.5.
Can someone please test on a non-windows 10 system as soon as possible so I know if I need to change something?
To make sure I don't miss anything I'm pasting in the email I wrote to some of my testers, but it has been modified to fit this forum.
We are in testing for version 2.0, which will hopefully be released in a few months time.  We have a huge release ahead of us.  The new changes so far from version 1.71 are:
 1.  The date and time option will show the date and time in a much better format.
2.  The audio file from txt converter now plays a sound when the audio file has been saved.
3.  In the menu at the beginning, you can now press volume keys to change system volume, and you will get feedback on the volume with a beep sound. Note that this may not work on some models of computers, though most I've tested seem to work.
Also pressing the mute key will not count as an error anymore.
4.  If you need to go to the start menu, this is now possible; pressing the windows key in the menu is no longer taken as an invalid key.
5.  The file reader has a new help option.  When asked for a file, type help and press enter for explanations on the file paths etc.  This replaces the older file locations.txt file.
6.  The create an audio file of some text option now places the files in a subfolder called audio.
7.  Some prompts have been reworded.
8.  Create an audio file of some text option will now automatically make the file a wav file.  You no longer need to enter file.wav, just enter file.
9.  The search google option in the menu is now search the internet, as we have added a duck duck go item to the search menu, so now you can use either Google or Duck Duck Go.
10.  Formatting issues with the letter creator have been identified and corrected.
11.  When exiting the program you will now receive a warning message, asking if you really do want to exit.  Pressing y for yes will exit the program.  Pressing any other key will return you to the menu.
12.  A new option, a very simple timer, has been added to the menu.
13.  The audio player has been expanded to be able to play more than just wav files.  You can play these files, plus some of the following:
mp3, wma, mid, wmv, mp4, m3u, asx (internet stream file) and others.
14.  Note taking option now uses a new sound for the new line.
15.  The menu sound has changed slightly.
16.  After the message in the audio player saying to enjoy the audio file appears, the delay before the file actually plays has been shortened dramatically.
17.  The beep heard when Utilities is launched has been shortened.
18.  In the menu at the beginning, you can now press the home and end keys to go to the top or bottom of the menu.
19.  Some text on the title bar has been updated in a few places.
20.  Starting with later Utilities 2.0 betas, and for all future betas, you must install an appropriate authorization on your computer for beta access.  This involves entering a certain code, which you only have to do once, even if new betas come out. Note, I have removed the authorization scheme from this particular beta.
21.  The readme document now contains information on system requirements and more troubleshooting scenarios.
22.  Utilities will now come with .net installers for windows xp, vista and 7 in case Utilities can't find the .net framework 4.0 installation.
For Windows 8 and up, this is not needed, as the files will be downloaded from Windows Update.
23.  Utilities now has a new context sensitive help system accessed from the menu.  If you are unsure of what an option in the menu is for, or how you might want to use it, press h to get information.
24. Notes are saved into a "notes" folder inside your documents folder.
25. The speech reader and txt to audio options now place the files in an audio folder in the same folder as Utilities. Note: this is where some of the inconsistency is in the beta, we need to work on this.
As you can see, we are doing a lot with Utilities 2.0 and we are still a few months away from release.
Download your beta:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/782 … _0beta.zip

Enjoy!

Hi there,
About that, it does remind me of Key Soft. That was kind of worked out that way. I didn't actually intend to do that. I'm glad its working for you.

Hey Brandon. I'd be interested in this man. I was wondering if you could make your audio player be able to change the speed, tempo and both at once like maplyer did? I miss that program soooo much.

Hello everyone,

I'm back with some great news on the Utilities program.
First of all, however, sorry for such a long delay without posting on this topic. I have been spending time preparing Utilities 2.0 for its public launch, and I am happy to say that it is now available for download from
http://btprojects.samtupy.com/utilities.zip

Also, I have a main page at:
http://btprojects.samtupy.com
where you can see the goal behind this and other projects I will be creating.

Finally, on samtupy.com, under the Awesome Tech Podcast, you can hear an audio overview of the new content in Utilities 2.0, as well as a little surprise which I'll save for when you listen to the podcast.

I hope you enjoy Utilities 2.0, and feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

I would like to thank Sam Tupy for kindly providing me a space for Utilities and any future projects.

Thanks,

Brandon

Hello,

I thought about making some sort of an installer but never thought about making it run at startup. That would be awesome if that could be possible.

I will definitely see about making this happen.
I was wondering if such an option to make it run at startup would be optional (i.e. The user can choose to have it run at startup or not)?

Thanks again for the great suggestion.

Thanks,

Brandon

Hello. Anyone know if this program is still in development? I was looking through my old posts just for anyone that says something about reviving an old topic. Thank you.