Time is running out - using Windows Task Scheduler

The title may be a little too over dramatic as this article features a tutorial and practical example of how to configure the Windows Task Scheduler to perform automated tasks for us.

Microsoft Windows has a program called Task Scheduler which is located Start->Accessories->System Tools. You should look for the icon shown below. Task Scheduler is actually a plugin, but that is a fact we care little about as the program does what we tell it to do.

Task Scheduler isn't the best scheduler around, but it is decent and can perform tasks as we would want them to be. Windows itself has a bunch of system tasks hooked up inside Task Manager. It is not advisable to go ahead and delete these as it may affect you system quite a bit. So leave them be. That putten aside, Task Scheduler is not one of these NO, NO programs that you should not use, like regedit.exe can be. So do not think that Task Scheduler is for experts only.


As Task Schedulers most frequent basic task is a daily schedule, then it is possible for you to create more that one daily task, naturally. You can easily configure the same script to be run at 9am and then again 9pm again, for a dual daily schedule.

Also besure to explore how to run tasks as system tasks, where you do not have to be logged in. This can be extremely useful in some situations.

Anyway, the video tutorial is here:

Download video: Setting.up.Task.Scheduler.XViD.zip

(Direct link: http://www.mediafire.com/?trlh9dzejgg)

News and csvs on a silver platter - automatic get news and csvs

On the 1st. of September RSS was introduced. MG has searched the web for a decent alternative to the commercial NewzLeecher client.

This is why we introduce a free RSS / Atom reader which will enable you to subscribe to your favourite web feed sites. You can find YeahReader on http://www.yeahreader.com and it is free of charge.

MG has smacked together a small video presentation on how to configure YeahReader so that you can enjoy the nice things of RSS/Atom so that you can get your csvs and news as you see fit.

Here you have the video:

Download: Setting.Up.YeahReader.XViD.zip

Here is the direct link: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mc4zauekzpd

Finding Luba - creating custom csvs with your fav

Luba, one of the fine wonders of the world, would quite a bunch of people claim. And they are not all wrong.

Luba is a model and a photographer, and now married with with Petter Hegre, who is the owner of the fine art site Hegre-Art.

Luba has perfectly shaped b(.Y.)bs and a hourglass body figure like a 50's pin-up. Pretty admireable. And she was/is still young.

But this article is not as much about Lubas as it is about finding her. Finding in csv specific terms. So MG has prepared a small video of easy ways to find Luba and even a way to bringing it all together.

Think of this as ways to make your own custom collection of everything you like.

Finding.Luba.XViD.zip

Download the small video clip. It is 6:38min and is meant as inspiration.

Get the tools used a http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html

PS: A note from ash1: "Luba is not all that good in bed!"

Luba and Petter

Making a directory list

Here's a small video example of how anyone can create a list of directories. The example uses some lines from some html pages. It is raw html, which we turn into a nice list.

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Download video: UltraEdit.DirectoryLists.XViD.zip

Alternative - DOS / commandline scripting

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The Alternative - Scripting the Bad Jojo

There is various ways to download.

A) You can download by using your browser and choose Save.

B) You can also use download managers like Down Them All, ReGet or GetRight and even extend it with download lists.

C) You can also use an advanced Offline Browser like Offline Explorer EE, BlackWidow, HTTrack, HTTP Weazel or Teleport Pro. And you can even spice it up with filters, depth, HAM and macros while the program crawls like a spider over the website of choice.

State of the art tools all of them, doing what they do best. But they all have overhead. Either you have to click too many pages, or you will have to hand pick every download with the download managers or your "spider" traverses too many pages to download only what you want.

What you need is an alternative

The alternative to choose is:

Scripting is only something for you if you have skills. You need skills in programming, you need to have knowledge about http/url's and html. Knowledge about JavaScript and Ajax is an advantage. And especially knowledge about regular expressions is very beneficial to have.


These skills are all learnable. Here on MG you can read about regular expressions and learn them here in article 1, 2, 3 and 4 and you can also gain knowledge about URL's.

But before you go all cold and say that this is way above your head or maybe even too tedious, then you should take some time to watch a small 3:39min video of a tiny script (62 lines) which makes some things easier. The script is not flashy or anything, but it may inspire you.

Download Scripting.badjojo.XViD.zip (6.26Mb)

Thanks to _Store_ for keeping Perl in the focus area and thanks to lobos for script inspiration.

Making the URL / link list

If you've bother to watch the video tutorial on how to easily transform an url list file into a ReGet queue with all nessary information, then you must face the job of creating an URL list file.

Now this can be done manually by copying the nessary information from the html files in your browser....OR....you may lean against regular expressions and GREP.

NOOOOOOOO!, I can hear you scream...too complex!

Yeeees!, I shout and tell you to watch the video tutorial on how to produce a URL list file by using regex. I will make some articles on the regular expression language. But for now.... watch the videoclip and decide for yourself if it is worth using.



Download videoclip here: urllist.avi.zip

Now, you may say "I could have done this with ReGet and IE integration or FireFox and FlashGot." and you're right. But when the contents spans 25 pages or hundreds then using ReGet integration or FlashGot becomes a hazzel. That is why I introduce this way of doing things as it is easier if you have to produce URL lists for several pages by this method. Using only 1 html file is to keep the complexity to a minimum.

Practical TXT2WJR

Here you have a video tutorial with a practical example of how to use the tool. The video takes advantage of the newest version of TXT2WJR, which is v0.03. You can download it here.

Be advised that it is better if you download the video (XViD format) and view it as the image may seem blurred here on the blog.




Download video file for better view: http://www.mediafire.com/?zjzwsymflwe