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General Software Discussion / Re: Homeland Security warns Windows PC users to uninstall Quicktime
« on: May 04, 2016, 01:20 PM »
sometimes other software needs quicktime installed to work.
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Bach to Moog’totally fascinating. thanks!!-40hz (March 04, 2016, 12:18 AM)
Thanks.why use a product like Adguard?-superboyac (March 23, 2016, 10:19 PM)
I use it because:
- AdMuncher stopped being effective for some things
- I got a decent deal on AdGuard
- at the time I found the situation between uBlock and uBlock Origin confusing
- I can't remember why I decided against Adblock Plus
- AdGuard seemed to have active, decent support on their forums
AdGuard is working well enough for me. Someday I might reexamine that decision. Some of my browsing is slower than I'd like, and I get the feeling that AdGuard might be factor with that.-mwb1100 (March 23, 2016, 10:33 PM)
Damn, today OneNote's capability to copy text from pictures saved me hours of typing. Really neat function.totally agree. i had no idea it was that good.-Attronarch (March 08, 2016, 04:04 PM)
The latest changes/updates in MS Office 2013 (including especially OCR features in OneNote) have helped to make life easier for notetakers.wow
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Can't this be done by turning off Tablet mode? There's usually a shortcut for that in the Action Center.I think that's only windows 10. I'm still on 8.1.
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Quotethat's really cool.
1) Sites with both a blog and a forum need to be careful about 'diluting' user content into blog comments and forum replies
definitely an issue we have to figure out.
one of the nice things about the new cms is that on cms pages we now have a sidebar showing recent posts on the FORUM that are related to that page. So software pages now show the most recent posts about the program from the forum section for that program.-mouser (February 02, 2016, 10:32 AM)
I have tried about 103 financial apps.the modular approach...now you're talking my language.
Here are my results:
Mint - for daily checking of accounts
Expense tracker - HomeBudget (iOS). They have an Android app too, but I can't vouch for the quality.
https://itunes.apple...ync/id306257910?mt=8
I advise everyone to try the lite version. If you're just interested in tracking your expenses, this is THE app to buy. There's a lite version you can try out. Trust me, i've tried all of them including YNAB.-stisev (January 10, 2016, 08:11 PM)
Is there anything preventing (in a serious sense, like legally or something) companies like YNAB from going the subscription route, and at the same time just keep their latest "classic" version updated to work on modern devices, etc.? like MS did with windows xp until recently? Of course, the only thing I can think of is that by not supporting the old one, the users will have more motivation to use the new model. but if they just don't use it and they simply lose users, old or new, what's the point?One thing I don't quite understand though is that if YNAB4 is working fine and might work fine for years to come, why are so many die-hard YNAB4 fans (like Macdrifter I linked to or the above open source developers) looking for alternatives already?-dr_andus (January 07, 2016, 05:15 PM)
It's called "getting ahead of the problem," I think. The "problem" being YNAB has overstepped what many of their existing customers think is acceptable behavior on their part. These people are now looking for alternatives outside of what YNAB is plannoing to do. Most of them also assume (and I'm inclined to agree with them) that YNAB has got something in the works (probably a sellout to some other entity) that they're not talking about. And whatever it is, their present user base suspects it probably isn't going to be too happy seeing it come to pass when it does.
From a technical standpoint, YNAB runs on Air. AndAir is a dead-end technology that's just waiting to tombstone. The minute a major update to Air breaks YNAB, your options will be to "upgrade" to whatever web-based product YNAB is currently planning to offer - or to find another desktop alternative. As of right now, there's nothing (AFAIK) that does exactly what YNAB software does in quite the way it does it. It is a pretty sweet app in it's present form. Sorta like so many other apps that started of clean and focused and then got wrecked thanks to feature bloat, being repositioned as an online service, or both.-40hz (January 07, 2016, 08:06 PM)
yea, evernote is the great example, isn't it? well...what do you say? they have not suffered much, i'd say.this happens so much, where are the pressures coming from? as a person who dabbles in this sort of business, it feels like if you don't do these kinds of things (saas, bloat, etc) then you won't be able to survive. the optimist in me wants someone to tell me that that is not the case, and there are other ways. but i'd like to be convinced of it.-superboyac (January 01, 2016, 10:25 PM)
I think that 40 laid out the problem in many industries which push them to it. Certain types of software are what they are, and you pay for them once, and then don't care about them. So, the revenue stream dries up. There has to be some impetus for your user base to purchase continually, or you find that you're pulling your money out of a well that has a very real bottom. You have a few options at that point.
One is to provide features and be very responsive to your user base, so that when you release an upgrade, they'll buy. In all realities, that's a subscription. But one that doesn't lock the users in, and relies on a lot of work. Directory Opus is a good example of that. The price is high... because you're paying for years of use, and there's no real reason to come back- at least for a while. One of the things that people say about YNAB consistently is the fact that the price is a steal. It is. And their reducing revenue is a result of selling it so cheaply.
The second is to provide some sort of add on service - needed, or perceived to be needed. AV software does this. It's not the purchase of the AV that's the big expenditure- it's the subscription over years.
The third is to take the software out of the users' hands. SaaS. It takes comparatively little to implement. And you can have a steady revenue stream if your users buy into it.
I think, however, that the implementation is the difference. Evernote did it... and for better or worse, they changed their whole business when it happened. They lost customers. But they continue to add value, to the point where even though I have options like RightNote and MyInfo, I stick with Evernote.
From what people are saying, not only do you have lock-in with mYNAB, it is not fully featured and half-baked in relation to the non-cloud version. I wish them the best... but I'm not on the boat. And I think I see an iceberg ahead...-wraith808 (January 01, 2016, 10:45 PM)
I understand them wanting to establish a regular revenue stream. But from my experience, most users aren't at all pleased with the "software as a service" concept. Especially if they're like me and prefer to own rather than rent whatever they're using.this happens so much, where are the pressures coming from? as a person who dabbles in this sort of business, it feels like if you don't do these kinds of things (saas, bloat, etc) then you won't be able to survive. the optimist in me wants someone to tell me that that is not the case, and there are other ways. but i'd like to be convinced of it.
I think YNAB (which I own and think highly of) is making a bit of a mistake with this move. The program pretty much is what it is. The philosophy and approach it teaches doesn't need updating. If anything it's just a nicely presented rework of some solid and classic financial advice. The program is simple and efficient - so it shouldn't require much if any updating to do its job. So I'm not sure what the additional value moving to a subscription revenue model is providing to their customer. Especially since so many people (myself included) are very uncomfortable having their finances stored anywhere other than on their own drive.
I wish them luck. But I'm afraid that unless they can hook up with some financial guru seminar or similar service, and bundle it in as an add-on service, it isn't going to fly.
The sad thing is that although there's a market for personal finance software, nobody seems to be interested in doing it. Because it's essentially a one-off sale. Most users of these packages aren't interested in new features. And without new features, there's no incentive to ever upgrade.
Intuit is looking for someone to take over Quicken right now. They've assured their customers that Intuit is going to make sure whoever takes over it's ongoing support and development will continue to keep Quicken going as a top notch desktop app.
And nobody with an ounce of brains believes Intuit for a single minute.
I'm sure Quicken will shortly be going the way of Microsoft Money, Andrew Tobias's Managing Your Money, and all those other nifty personal finance programs we used to know.-40hz (January 01, 2016, 09:54 AM)