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What's the Best? / Re: What's the best Journal (Diary) software?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 30, 2009, 10:35 AM »
It's definitely different- seems like he's going for a more standard commercial view.  But yeah- I like J4's appearance.
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What's the Best? / Re: What's the best Journal (Diary) software?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 27, 2009, 09:03 PM »
I didn't bother to get 5.  Now I'm glad. :)
9553
Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Steam early holyday sale and Plants vs. Zombies for 5 bucks
« Last post by wraith808 on November 27, 2009, 09:02 PM »
Darn you Steam!  And Gog!  And GamersGate!  And D2D!  And Impulse!  And Didimatic!

(Hmmm... I need to update my reviews...)
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Developer's Corner / Re: Apple's App Store Mistake
« Last post by wraith808 on November 24, 2009, 03:38 PM »
^ I think it's more about what Apple's primary 'product' can be said to be- Marketing.  If you can eliminate X% of issues by making the loop closed, and then build upon that, then you have Apple...
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Living Room / Re: Microsoft decries standards grandstanding
« Last post by wraith808 on November 24, 2009, 12:55 PM »
If you look at it in terms of industry... that would be a no, IMO.  Mosaic launched the mainstream access to the web... but it wasn't really industrialized until later (ok... you could say arguably that Netscape did... and it's based on Mosaic.  But that wasn't really a systematic industrialization of the web, IMO)
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Developer's Corner / Re: Apple's App Store Mistake
« Last post by wraith808 on November 24, 2009, 12:52 PM »
Speaking as the Devil's Advocate, there is the flip-side of these artificial limits, that being a more stable platform in regards to interoperability and end user experience.  Or does that not matter?
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Developer's Corner / Re: Apple's App Store Mistake
« Last post by wraith808 on November 24, 2009, 10:17 AM »
But neither are they the devil...  Just a company like any other IMO.
-wraith808 (November 23, 2009, 11:12 AM)

Closer to the devil than the average company though. Others may aspire to their level of brutal monopolistic product control and fencing their customers in, but very few get anywhere close.
-Dormouse (November 23, 2009, 02:33 PM)

How is control of your own product monopolistic?  I say the same thing about MS and Windows.  Your product, your control.  When you use that control to squeeze into markets, or leverage your share, that's where things become shady.  Both MS and Apple have crossed into that territory.  But wanting control of your own product is just good business IMO, and makes for a better customer experience.  As for getting out.. well, let's just say that this is the reason that I'm going slow with the whole adoption thing, and why in any case that my data ends up in a proprietary or closed format, I'm very cautious in stepping in.  For the longest time, even though I had an iPod, I didn't use iTunes and I still used MP3s.

And +1 for FLAC and I'll raise you OGG. (The reasons I had a Karma... sniff.)
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Developer's Corner / Re: Apple's App Store Mistake
« Last post by wraith808 on November 23, 2009, 11:12 AM »
Lucky?  You can say a lot of things about Apple, but I don't think that luck entered into the equation.  I'm not an Apple apologist, but I do see that Apple is a pretty savvy company, and has made some pretty good moves.  They've made some bad ones too, but I think that can be said of any company out there.  I resisted iPod for the longest time, but when my Karma finally died (Rio Karma, that is- the best music player of its time, IMO), I took the leap... and though there are things about Apple that still irk me, I've been slowly using more and more of their products (iPod -> iPhone, and am soon to get a Mac of some kind).

Are they the saviour of the world as some say?  Not by a long shot.  But neither are they the devil...  Just a company like any other IMO.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Wanted: Comparison of code beautifiers
« Last post by wraith808 on November 20, 2009, 02:31 PM »
No comparison, but I've used SourceFormatX for a while, and I really like it.  Decently priced, a GUI with preview for tweaks to how it handles formatting, and a decent editor...

http://www.sourcefor...m/code-formatter.htm
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Coding Snacks / Re: What language is the best for a new programmer to start with?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 20, 2009, 08:32 AM »
Every time tinjaw mentions Python, an impoverished snake gets a free meal.  :D
-app103 (November 18, 2009, 10:03 PM)

Which means a bunny dies?  :huh:
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Living Room / Re: I'll donate $20 to Donation Coder if DC member PMs me a valid Google Wave invite
« Last post by wraith808 on November 19, 2009, 01:15 PM »
They are doing them in batches and slowly.
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Developer's Corner / Re: What's your Programming Language?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 18, 2009, 02:07 PM »
There are some downsides to using it also IME.  I attempted to replace Delphi with Lazarus and VS with SharpDevelop for my personal use on my projects... and am now back to Delphi and Visual Studio.
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Developer's Corner / Re: Help with ASP.Net program
« Last post by wraith808 on November 16, 2009, 08:57 AM »
VS2008 uses an instance of IIS that is integral to it.  You just have to copy your deployment files to a virtual directory (or real directory) of your IIS server.  Three links that might help you.

http://msdn.microsof...ibrary/bb398992.aspx

http://msdn.microsof...ms178610(VS.80).aspx

http://msdn.microsof...aa719551(VS.71).aspx
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pledge to Participate Here
« Last post by wraith808 on November 16, 2009, 08:49 AM »
I pledge to release *something* this year for NANY.
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Living Room / Re: Netflix might delay new release shipping by 1 month
« Last post by wraith808 on November 14, 2009, 09:51 PM »
Well, I don't doubt it- I don't know if anyone on here knows this, but they *do* restrict your viewing based on how efficiently you use them, i.e. I primarily use the online viewing, and have had the same DVD for 3 months+.  If I tried to rent UP, for instance, and you'd been renting 4 DVDs a month on a 1 DVD out at a time subscription, I'd get prioritized for the UP rental, even if I added it to my queue after you.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Ideamason Tutorial Videos - any place to still get them?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 14, 2009, 09:48 PM »
One wonders if that was the cause or the effect of slacking sales, i.e. did they stop development because they needed to focus on other issues, then finally closed the doors when they realized they couldn't devote time?  Or was it the other way around?
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General Software Discussion / Re: Ideamason Tutorial Videos - any place to still get them?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 14, 2009, 09:09 AM »
I'm just glad they put up the unlocked version on the site- they didn't *have* to do that.  In this economy, you have to do what's best for your bottom line- and though I'm not sure what their hosting plan costs, to keep it up after this long means they're aces to me...
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General Software Discussion / Re: Ideamason Tutorial Videos - any place to still get them?
« Last post by wraith808 on November 11, 2009, 01:22 PM »
Not as far as I know.  I'm surprised they're still keeping the site open for downloads of the program after this long.  You could try looking at it through the internet archive cache and see if 1) you can get them or 2) you can contact the owner?

Here is some info I was able to glean:
- http://www.aboutus.org/IdeaMason.com
- http://web.archive.o...oducts/tutorials.htm
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Living Room / Re: Large hadron collider shut down by bird dropping bread
« Last post by wraith808 on November 11, 2009, 09:05 AM »
Imperial Officer: "We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should I have your ship standing by?"
Grand Moff Tarkin: "Evacuate? In out moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances!"

"You're all clear, kid! Now let's blow this thing and go home!"

At least *I* think the parallels are obvious...
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Living Room / Re: Best Free and Pay FTP Client
« Last post by wraith808 on November 02, 2009, 03:43 PM »
I'm confused.  :huh: Subject says client but you folks are talking server. Where is this Best FTP Client thread that is mentioned in the first post? And I am curious to see if it has been updated with recent products as I am thinking about purchasing an FTP client if it is better than Filezilla and WinSCP.
-tinjaw (November 01, 2009, 05:10 PM)

Let me confuse you even more... the subject says Client, but the OP says server, i.e.

Now that we have discussed what FTP clients people like and use the most, I was wondering what free FTP server people thought was "best" and what pay FTP server people thought was "best".

?!?!
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: In the past there was the carrot.. for NANY 2010 there is the stick..
« Last post by wraith808 on November 02, 2009, 03:42 PM »
I'm in... I just hope I can figure out something to write :)
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Living Room / Re: Leather messenger bag recommendations?
« Last post by wraith808 on October 28, 2009, 01:00 PM »
Back to topic, you can check eBags.com.  They have a wide variety of bags, and a nice return policy.  I've bought several bags from them (none leather) and have never been disappointed.
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Developer's Corner / Re: What's your Programming Language?
« Last post by wraith808 on October 27, 2009, 01:42 PM »
In general i think it's silly to say a scripting language isn't a "real" programming language -- the real issue is choosing the right tool for the right job.
-mouser (October 26, 2009, 02:45 PM)

... or the right money. :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows vs. Mac: I'm starting to change.
« Last post by wraith808 on October 22, 2009, 11:19 AM »
Oh my.. and someone said there's no Apple bias here  :P
-wraith808 (October 22, 2009, 09:36 AM)

Looks as if they were right, doesn't it?
- a no Apple bias
 :)
-Dormouse (October 22, 2009, 10:59 AM)

Heh.  I guess I left myself open for that.  But for all of the computers as tools talk, it was proven wrong in the latter part of the thread methinks. ;)  Personally, they'd have to pry my windows out of my cold dead hands... the hardware is another thing :)  As long as I can run Windows on it, it's fine... it's the features (and right now, I want to run OSX and Windows on the same box)
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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows vs. Mac: I'm starting to change.
« Last post by wraith808 on October 22, 2009, 09:36 AM »
Oh my.. and someone said there's no Apple bias here  :P
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