tip2tail.co.uk

tip2tail Disk Library

Welcome to tip2tail.co.uk. My new website will be online shortly in the meantime I have created this page to provide some information on the Disk Library application I have created.

About

Having recently had a tidy out of all my loose CDs and DVDs, and with rapidly dwindling storage space on the PC itself I decided it was time to start using some disk storage drawers that I purchased years ago.

I quickly realised that once the disks were in the drawers I would need an easy way to find something I required, and so the tip2tail Disk Library project was born.

The application allows a user to create a searchable database of disks, that are stored in multiple locations with descriptions, notes, media type and item type. This information is displayed in a simple table format. Users can add, edit and remove Item Types and Locations via the application settings.

The application is now feature complete enough to be released. I have decided to release the application as an Open Source application. This means you are free to download and use this application as well as distribute it in any way you wish so long as you retain credit to me. It is released under the GPL license, and uses icons that are used under the terms of a Creative Commons license.

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Screenshots

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Future

I plan on updating the application over the next few weeks with some other features such as:

~~Window size and position saving~~ Added in version 1.21
~~Latest version information from this website~~ Added in version 1.21
Image storage for each entry in the database

If you have any thoughts on these or some other features please let me know.

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Download

Note: You will require the .NET Framework Version 3.5 to be installed on your PC. Dowload it below.

Name	Version	Downloads	Type	Size	MD5 Checksum
Disk Library Installation	1.4	94	Application	755 Kb	0BF65712DBE4A3085BA6BA422F82B4B8
Source Code	1.4	38	Zip File	4.88 Mb	33342DDE61CE870A88E1F299CFC14770
Microsoft .NET Framework	3.5	26	Application	2.82 Mb	C626670633DDCC2A66B0D935195CF2A1

The source code is written in Microsoft Visual Studio Express C# 2008 (free download). The installer script is compiled using InnoSetup (free download).

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Contact & Support

You can contact me by e-mail: mark@tip2tail.co.uk.

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Changelog

Changelog for tip2tail Disk Library =============================================== Version 1.4 - Released: 24 January 2010 =============================================== f Fixed bugs with online update system. Version 1.3 - Released: 24 January 2010 =============================================== + Save main window position in settings. + More ways to use the online update. f Minor bugs with the online update. c Seperated online update code to DLL file. Version 1.21 - Released: 24 January 2010 =============================================== + Minimise to tray. + Online updates. + Start with Windows. c Persistant column widths. c User interface chnages (About/License windows). f Now works on x64 based systems. Version 1.1.1 - Released: 09 January 2010 =============================================== f Items no longer change type/location when editing. c User interface tweaks. Version 1.1 - Released: 03 January 2010 =============================================== c Settings dialog style changed. c About dialog updated with correct images for GPL v3. c Minor user interface changes. + Database options (location, backup, restore, clear). + Location of storage able to be changed. + Changelog access in the About Dialog. Version 1.0 - Released: 02 January 2010 =============================================== ? First release.

(+) Addition (-) Removal (f) Bugfix (c) Change

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Credits & Copyright

The application and this webpage make use of the following resources:

Silk icon set 1.3 _________________________________________ Mark James http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/ _________________________________________ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ ] This means you may use it for any purpose, and make any changes you like. All I ask is that you include a link back to this page in your credits. Are you using this icon set? Send me an email (including a link or picture if available) to mjames@gmail.com Any other questions about this icon set please contact mjames@gmail.com ********************************************************** Silk companion icon set #1 - "More Silk!" Last updated: 19 November 2007 _________________________________________ Damien Guard http://www.damieng.com/icons/silkcompanion _________________________________________ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. [ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ ] The FamFamFam Silk icon set is a very large, consistent set of well-drawn icons that has proven to be popular with both applications and web sites. On a number of occasions I have found myself wanting more icons in the same style. This companion set represents what I needed but also what I felt like adding. Some are new icons in the same style, some are alternative sizes/colours of the existing icons and some are new compositions of the elements. Any questions about this companion set please contact damieng@gmail.com.

Thanks to all who helped and contributed, knowingly or through the publishing of resources online.

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