Ok! Its time for another software review! And this time it would be AutoHotKey!
Imagine this, you got 1000 PC to manage, and each of those PC will require you to install some programs at one go, which will normally take up to around 3 hour or more. So what do you do? Sit there and wait for the program to finish? Of course not! You use a marco program!
For me I manage to source out this great program call AutoHotKey! I had used it to create a marco type of program that will auto install the require software for me in all my lab PC.
Quoted from AutoHotKey webpage: http//www.autohotkey.com/
AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:
• Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
• Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.
• Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way".
• Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details.
• Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
• Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
• Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.
• Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have AutoHotkey installed.
And it really does what it said and so much more! I was able to create a simple program that can do checks and input keys.
User interface 3/5
It really have a very simple user interface, if you switch on the program, you will notice that it is just a window that is cover with 75% text box and the rest is just a few buttons(record, save, exit). I would give this 3/5. The 2 points lost is from the lack of design, but the 3 points gain is for simple to understand interface.
Sound effect Nil
I can’t say I notice any sound effect for this. I can’t say I’m disappointed since it is free.
PROS: 5/5
If you know programming, then this is a great tool for you since you can do quite a lot of stuff from creating function to detecting existing program and also record keys!
A few of the inbuilt function that I really like is that it can detect if your program is running, also it can do loops so you can keep on inserting keys or any functions that you need. Also it support IF else statement which make it great for doing complex work.
Cons: -4/5
First I have to say that the recording on this program is kind of bugged, I can’t get it to work properly. And also the learning steep for AutoHotKey is quite high here, if you are a programming idiot, then most likely u will stay clear of this software. But if you do manage to learn how to use this, then it will be great tools!
Conclusion
I would recommend this software to anyone that have 100 plus PC and Laptop to manage and since BATCH file obvious cannot do everything and cloning really can’t solve all problems, this would be great tools to help with the managing of your PCs.
Final score = (3/5+5/5+(-4/5)) = 4/5!
Imagine this, you got 1000 PC to manage, and each of those PC will require you to install some programs at one go, which will normally take up to around 3 hour or more. So what do you do? Sit there and wait for the program to finish? Of course not! You use a marco program!
For me I manage to source out this great program call AutoHotKey! I had used it to create a marco type of program that will auto install the require software for me in all my lab PC.
Quoted from AutoHotKey webpage: http//www.autohotkey.com/
AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can:
• Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
• Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.
• Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way".
• Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details.
• Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
• Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
• Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities.
• Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have AutoHotkey installed.
And it really does what it said and so much more! I was able to create a simple program that can do checks and input keys.
User interface 3/5
It really have a very simple user interface, if you switch on the program, you will notice that it is just a window that is cover with 75% text box and the rest is just a few buttons(record, save, exit). I would give this 3/5. The 2 points lost is from the lack of design, but the 3 points gain is for simple to understand interface.
Sound effect Nil
I can’t say I notice any sound effect for this. I can’t say I’m disappointed since it is free.
PROS: 5/5
If you know programming, then this is a great tool for you since you can do quite a lot of stuff from creating function to detecting existing program and also record keys!
A few of the inbuilt function that I really like is that it can detect if your program is running, also it can do loops so you can keep on inserting keys or any functions that you need. Also it support IF else statement which make it great for doing complex work.
Cons: -4/5
First I have to say that the recording on this program is kind of bugged, I can’t get it to work properly. And also the learning steep for AutoHotKey is quite high here, if you are a programming idiot, then most likely u will stay clear of this software. But if you do manage to learn how to use this, then it will be great tools!
Conclusion
I would recommend this software to anyone that have 100 plus PC and Laptop to manage and since BATCH file obvious cannot do everything and cloning really can’t solve all problems, this would be great tools to help with the managing of your PCs.
Final score = (3/5+5/5+(-4/5)) = 4/5!
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