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5.0 stars"Well-written software and worth its cost"July 12, 2012 | By r2satellite Version: Automatic Mouse and Keyboard 4.0.8.2Pros- It's fun automating mindless tasks and this software makes it easy (assuming you have some cursory background in programming concepts).
- The "search a picture" feature is single-handedly what puts this app apart from other auto-mouse/auto-keyboard apps. You can configure how precise the image search is and can limit the search to certain regions of the screen so it doesn't search your entire desktop. You can then perform IF/ELSE-type functionality based on if that image was found or not.
- The trial runs long enough to let you see if the app's automation features work for your scenario versus some hobbled trial where it feels like you're gambling on the purchase.Cons- You need to pay for the app for it to be really useful. If you're running the trial version it will stop your script and throw up a dialog after 3 minutes or 5 repeats-- whichever occurs first.SummaryIf you perform any repetitious task, say playing a Facebook Flash-based game or some other task that doesn't require active thinking, consider how much time you spend doing that activity and if you could be doing something else. Then calculate what your time is worth and multiply that by how much time you spend doing that activity. For me the value of my time exceeded the cost of "Automatic Mouse and Keyboard"'s 1-seat license of (~$30) and so it was easy to justify paying for it. (I know, paying for software, right?)
- The "search a picture" feature is single-handedly what puts this app apart from other auto-mouse/auto-keyboard apps. You can configure how precise the image search is and can limit the search to certain regions of the screen so it doesn't search your entire desktop. You can then perform IF/ELSE-type functionality based on if that image was found or not.
- The trial runs long enough to let you see if the app's automation features work for your scenario versus some hobbled trial where it feels like you're gambling on the purchase.Cons- You need to pay for the app for it to be really useful. If you're running the trial version it will stop your script and throw up a dialog after 3 minutes or 5 repeats-- whichever occurs first.SummaryIf you perform any repetitious task, say playing a Facebook Flash-based game or some other task that doesn't require active thinking, consider how much time you spend doing that activity and if you could be doing something else. Then calculate what your time is worth and multiply that by how much time you spend doing that activity. For me the value of my time exceeded the cost of "Automatic Mouse and Keyboard"'s 1-seat license of (~$30) and so it was easy to justify paying for it. (I know, paying for software, right?)
Suggestion:
- the software could use a feature to let you preview what areas would be clicked by the "search a picture" feature because it can be hard to determine what %-accuracy threshhold to set and having to keep running the script to test it isn't optimal.
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