Re: [NF] Deactivate an activated M$ product

2007-10-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 25 October 2007 01:31, Man-wai Chang wrote: > Why isn't there such an option? Or did I miss something? Hi Man-wai! Seems I remember something about the remote deactivation of M$ stuff any time they damn well like. I think it came about in the revised EULA of Win2K SP 3. Slipped a ne

[NF] Deactivate an activated M$ product

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Why isn't there such an option? Or did I miss something? -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 14:30:01 up 11 days 16:56 ^ ^2 users load average: 0.48 0.10 0.03 news://news.3home.net news://news.hkpcug.or

Re: [NF] Vi$ta Upgrade DVD

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
> If it's a new drive just run the install but DO NOT try and register it > yet. Reboot and start up Vista. Then reinsert the DVD and rerun the > upgrade, this will upgrade your copy of Vista to Vista and allow you > legally to register it without having an old messy OS still on it. I am going the

Re: Public letter to Steven Black (way [OT])

2007-10-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 25 October 2007 00:21, Steven Black wrote: Hi Steven! You got into it pretty good with JVP as well, if I recall correctly. You don't have a short fuse, do you? Now if you are writing an article about Garret Fitzgerald himself, and not giving him input to it? If you write an article

Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread Steven Black
To hopefully clarify this a little Garretts's "Public letter to Steven Black" was never addressed to me. I am not currently a subscriber to this list. I heard from someone else that something had been posted here. For some specific background, please see http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 24 October 2007 23:10, Bill Arnold wrote: > Another approach for sales, which I'm seeing work, is telemarketing. > Because it's B2B the response isn't like calling to sell insurance to Hi Bill! One of the reasons I closed my clinic and took my social security was the (insert the vi

RE: Shrink To Fit - Report Listeners

2007-10-24 Thread Rick Schummer
>> Ideally I want to get to the point where shrink to fit also means expand to fit and as well as doing width it will do height and multiple line boxes etc.<< Yes, Cathy Pountney showed this at Southwest Fox. You might consider hiring her for a bit of consulting to get this implemented immediatel

RE: memberdata

2007-10-24 Thread Rick Schummer
Ken, >> However, using it makes the object that contains it incompatible with previous VFP versions (ie., forms won't open).<< This is only if the MemberData is more than 254 characters, and only the class (not the entire class library) or form with the limit broken are unusable in VFP 8 and ea

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Arnold
Kris, > As far as regretting starvation? I just lost a client because > I didn't want to drive 3 hours per day to work on site every > day. That was never our deal and I just can't do that kind of > a daily commute... So we parted company. It's interesting that with high speed connections, re

Re: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread Michael Madigan
Ed's been hosting every Garrett Fitzgerald message ever posted to Profox for free for all these years. --- MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Leafe wrote: > > On Oct 23, 2007, at 5:32 PM, Garrett Fitzgerald > wrote: > > > > > >> "You know, looking quickly at my tallies, w

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Ed Leafe wrote: > Anything that can manipulate text can build web pages. C# has plenty > of text processing power, so yes, it can be used to build a website. > I'm betting he thinks that we can re-do the app in C#, click a button and have it generate web pages that look and function jus

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Ed Leafe wrote: > On Oct 24, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > > >> The backend will be hosted on MS machines, using MS SQL Server, and he >> has a fear of losing business because a few of his larger clients >> are MS >> ONLY shops. (Period. Not anything we have any control over.) >>

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > The backend will be hosted on MS machines, using MS SQL Server, and he > has a fear of losing business because a few of his larger clients > are MS > ONLY shops. (Period. Not anything we have any control over.) And they would know w

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 9:59 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: >>> The whole point of a browser-based app is that it is *not* >>> platform- >>> dependent. Desktop apps, yes, but not browsers. > Actually, will C# even build web pages? If not, I don't know how it > will help, anyway. I'm going to just h

Re: Sedna label rotation

2007-10-24 Thread Garrett Fitzgerald
On 10/24/07, Cesar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you using SP2 ? Yep: I installed the beta, so when SP2 RTMed, I uninstalled and reinstalled everything. > This new feature is visible only when the report runs. Right, that I expected. > For me it works perfe3ctly. Ok. I'll create a report fr

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Ted Roche wrote: > That's a bogus reason. PHP runs on Windows. Or do they only want to > run MS languages with MS databases on MS operating systems? > Yup. That's actually the mentality of a few of these shops. We don't have access to the PHBs in those shops, and it's a dead issue. > If the

Re: [NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Oct 24, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Ken Dibble wrote: > Typing is typing. Desktop publishing is desktop publishing. The two > should > not be conflated. > > So there. Yes, they should, so nyaa - nyaa to you, too! Well, that is the difference. When I care, it is because DTP is exactly what I am do

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Vince Teachout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mainly because he wants to be > sure he doesn't run afoul of any customers that have MS Only shops. That's a bogus reason. PHP runs on Windows. Or do they only want to run MS languages with MS databases on MS operating systems? > I'd like

RE: Form appearance in XP

2007-10-24 Thread Lew
check if, whether & how each is using windows themes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bernardo Stanfield Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Form appearance in XP Hello all, I've been developing with V

Re: Sedna label rotation

2007-10-24 Thread Cesar
Are you using SP2 ? This new feature is visible only when the report runs. For me it works perfe3ctly. Or are you rendering the label manually, aplying the rotation with GDI+ ? - Original Message - From: "Garrett Fitzgerald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > How do you feel about that? How do they feel about that? I've found that the > typical C# shop is pretty certain they know so much more than anybody else > that they think you have to be already programming in it for a couple of > years before you can work for them. >

Re: [NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Ken Dibble
> > Also, they *finally* made having paragraph spacing "on" in the normal > > template. As a result, even my dearest one has stopped doing > > after paragraphs. Will wonders never cease? For what it's worth, I hate that. Just try cutting/pasting those paragraphs to some other text-editing soft

RE: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Vince, > I know nothing about C#, but can learn anything. How do you feel about that? How do they feel about that? I've found that the typical C# shop is pretty certain they know so much more than anybody else that they think you have to be already programming in it for a couple of years before y

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Vince Teachout wrote: > Ed Leafe wrote: > >> The whole point of a browser-based app is that it is *not* platform- >> dependent. Desktop apps, yes, but not browsers. Actually, will C# even build web pages? If not, I don't know how it will help, anyway. I'm going to just have to wait unt

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
Ed Leafe wrote: > The whole point of a browser-based app is that it is *not* platform- > dependent. Desktop apps, yes, but not browsers. Ask him if he has any > problems with my site, which doesn't have a lick of Microsoft- > anything on it. Or even this list that supports a Microsoft pro

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ken Dibble
Ed said: "Choices are a drawback? Didn't you say they were a benefit? Yes, it can be both. It can be hard to pick the right open source software to best fit your needs." I'd love to see this guy in a supermarket. He must spend hours in the cereal aisle worrying that he might not pick the

RE: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Ken Dibble
Gee...what's the point for the Americans to drive out the Brits in the war for independence?? :) >so they can have more lawyers :) Read your deToqueville. Americans have been sue-happy since long before the Revolution. The colonial records are full of court proceedings involving people suing th

Re: [NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 9:27 PM, Vince Teachout wrote: > A client of mine wants to do a browser based version of his App > (which I > spend most of my time supporting) in C#. Mainly because he wants > to be > sure he doesn't run afoul of any customers that have MS Only shops. The whole p

[NF] Re-doing an app as browser based, using C# vs PHP

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
A client of mine wants to do a browser based version of his App (which I spend most of my time supporting) in C#. Mainly because he wants to be sure he doesn't run afoul of any customers that have MS Only shops. I know nothing about C#, but can learn anything. He doesn't want to hear anythin

Form appearance in XP

2007-10-24 Thread Bernardo Stanfield
Hello all, I've been developing with VFP 9 and Win 2000 server. I transferred an application to a laptop with Win XP Professional also VFP 9. My question is that I don't get the new form look that I was expecting. I still have the grey rectangular form that I was used to in Win 2000 instead of t

RE: [NF] Virus for mainframes or AS/400?

2007-10-24 Thread Bill Arnold
> Do they exist? Speaking for mainframes: in the sense that the word 'virus' usually applies to Windows/Unix based PC's, no. For one thing, there is no concept of 'buffer overflow' in mainframe-land. But in the sense that a program can purposefully or inadvertently cause harm, that's true with

Re: [NF] Vulcans (was RE: Public letter to Steven Black)

2007-10-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 24 October 2007 11:26, John Weller wrote: > Yes. > > Look at http://www.tvoc.co.uk/ Hi John! Download history is an .asx file. What Linux application do you use to open that? -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ ___ Post Mess

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread mrgmhale
Hmmm... Now I am wondering if this is going to be good or bad for you. Oh well, take the cash and run with it... How bad could it get? ... Gil > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Ted, > > I did send him this a bit later this morning: > > Pick. Up. the. Phone. So you've noticed that a lot of computer people don't like to talk on the phone? :-) As far as regretting starvation? I just lost a client because I didn't want to drive 3 hours per day to work on site every day. T

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 7:43 PM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > Thanks for the reminder, EdI remembered after reading this that I > didn't take my daily vitaminin that case, I absolutely love a > one-pill Centrum that gives me all the things my body needs for that > day, as I'm not disciplined

Re: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ed Leafe wrote: > On Oct 23, 2007, at 5:32 PM, Garrett Fitzgerald wrote: > > >> "You know, looking quickly at my tallies, which might or might not >> be accurate, >> I see that since November 1999 you've received, from me, for free >> (no donations, >> no contacts, nothing that I can recall)

Re: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ed Leafe wrote: > One of the beautiful aspects of the internet is that whenever there > is a disruption in the free flow of information, another path appears > to help restore the balance. > > Either the idiocy at fox.wikis.com will evaporate, or some other > source of information

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
Ed Leafe wrote: > I'd love to see this guy in a supermarket. He must spend hours in > the cereal aisle worrying that he might not pick the absolute best > kind of cereal for his needs. And what about all those fruits and > vegetables? Ah! I'd just rather swallow a pill supplied

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
mrgmhale wrote: > Wow, Michael, tact and diplomacy go a long way, especially with a new > client... IMHO, you badically hit him between the eyes, and allowed him to > feel you may not trust him. It is the, "but not until we get the signed > contract.", part of the eMail I think may have caused th

[NF] Microsoft buys Facebook stake for $240M

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071024/ap_on_hi_te/facebook_microsoft -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" __

Re: [NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > Ok, I gotta say it: From what I see, Word 2007 is pretty good. > > There. I've said something good about M$. I never thought it would > happen. > > I had to install Orifice 2007 for testing and client work (long > story). I did it on a new machine I bought for m

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
mrgmhale wrote: >> Gee...what's the point for the Americans to drive out the Brits in the >> war for independence?? :) >> > > not getting their liquor taxed excessively (meaning NO taxes) > > Gil > Hey! Fellow Yanks! Have you heard? NO TAXES ! ! !LOL __

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread mrgmhale
Yep, there is always "the other side of the story", or so it seems. I am sorry about the personal grief. I have gone through 2 divorces in past years, and know the emotional and financial grief that comes with the mess. Uggghhh... Gil > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [ma

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Alan Bourke wrote: > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:43:25 -0400, "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: >> Aspect-Oriented Programming > > (checks Wikipedia) > > That looks even more confusing than functional programming. My programs have a uniformly bad Aspect. Is that ok? ___

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Ted Roche wrote: > On 10/24/07, Mike yearwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy >> store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these >> choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention >> retooling e

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Mike yearwood wrote: > Hi Ted > >> Message: 8 >> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:56 -0400 >> From: "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is >>better for the consumer? >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Message-ID: >><[EMAIL PRO

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 > Loved the concept "Proprietary software is based on the communist style of one-size-fits all rather than the capitalist free market." ___ Post Messages t

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Man-wai Chang wrote: >> I have several attorneys I work with for my business and personal matters. >> I like them all, but hate calling them unless really necessary. And when I >> am with them socially I make certain to never, ever discuss legal matters >> involving myself or my business lest I ei

Re: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
John Weller wrote: > They were - and one has just been restored to flying condition!!! > C'mon guys, you know he's a Yank! Now he'll have to google the bloody airplane. > John Weller > 01380 723235 > 07976 393631 > >> -Original Message- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [OT] - Dates for your diaries

2007-10-24 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Adam Buckland wrote: > Countdown to Iowa: 71 days > Countdown to New Hampshire:76 days > Countdown to Michigan: 83 days > Countdown to SC GOP primary:87 days > Countdown to Florida:

Sedna label rotation

2007-10-24 Thread Garrett Fitzgerald
I'm setting a report up and running it with a ReportListener, which has been working fine. I've recently tried setting rotation on some of the labels, but that's not going so well. Am I correct in thinking that the ReportListener I already have is interfering with the one that's supposed to be doin

Re: [NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
On Oct 24, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Whil Hentzen wrote: > Someone has stolen Ken and replaced him with an alien! You - may - be - next! > Please, pod-people, please! Return him! Then - what - is - that - rejoicing - I - sense - among - some? Don't worry, Whil. I am building up a HUGE ra

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael J. Babcock, MCP
Ted Roche wrote: > On 10/24/07, Michael J. Babcock, MCP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I did send him this a bit later this morning: > > Pick. Up. the. Phone. I've called this guy in the past on numerous occasions...this hasn't been an electronic-only kind of relationship. I just felt that he wa

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Michael J. Babcock, MCP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did send him this a bit later this morning: Pick. Up. the. Phone. If you two can't work this out civilly, you'll be in court in no time when you hit your first snag on the job. I have never regretted the clients I declined to w

Re: [NF] Virus for mainframes or AS/400?

2007-10-24 Thread Paul Hill
On 10/24/07, Man-wai Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Do they exist? The original internet worm? That was mainly VAX and Sun boxes. Do these count as mainframes? Probably not. -- Paul ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Mainten

Re: Browser Recomendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Paul Hill
On 10/24/07, G Gambill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Browser Recomendations Wanted other than IE and Mozilla. IBrowse: http://www.ibrowse-dev.net/ Of course, you'll need a Commodore Amiga to run it on :-) One of the first browsers with tabs BTW. -- Paul __

Re: [NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Whil Hentzen
Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > Ok, I gotta say it: From what I see, Word 2007 is pretty good. HEEEPP! Someone has stolen Ken and replaced him with an alien! Please, pod-people, please! Return him! We'll do anything! Whil

Re: Browser Recomendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Whil Hentzen
G Gambill wrote: > Browser Recomendations Wanted other than IE and Mozilla. WHY? "In order to better answer your question, I'm gonna need more info." Why do you need a different browser? Why are IE and Mozilla not filling your needs? What ARE those needs? Are you restricted to a particular OS?

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael J. Babcock, MCP
Michael Madigan wrote: > You're right Gil. But I think Mike may be at the end > of his rope with this guy. > > I once had a guy reneg after weeks and weeks of > negotiation because I dared ask for all the hardware > costs upfront. > You're reading this fairly well, MM. This is the guy who's bee

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael J. Babcock, MCP
mrgmhale wrote: > Wow, Michael, tact and diplomacy go a long way, especially with a new > client... IMHO, you badically hit him between the eyes, and allowed him to > feel you may not trust him. It is the, "but not until we get the signed > contract.", part of the eMail I think may have caused th

Re: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 23, 2007, at 5:32 PM, Garrett Fitzgerald wrote: > "You know, looking quickly at my tallies, which might or might not > be accurate, > I see that since November 1999 you've received, from me, for free > (no donations, > no contacts, nothing that I can recall) -- free hosting of the > "Ga

[NF] Vulcans (was RE: Public letter to Steven Black)

2007-10-24 Thread John Weller
Yes. Look at http://www.tvoc.co.uk/ John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: 24 October 2007 17:01 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Public letter to Steven Black > > > Would

Re: [OT] - Dates for your diaries

2007-10-24 Thread Michael Madigan
I love the morons who say, "It's too early to believe the polls". Both nominees will probably be known in just 104 days. Then we'll have all year to watch Giulliani and Her Thighness battle it out. --- Adam Buckland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Countdown to Iowa:

[OT] - Dates for your diaries

2007-10-24 Thread Adam Buckland
Countdown to Iowa: 71 days Countdown to New Hampshire:76 days Countdown to Michigan: 83 days Countdown to SC GOP primary:87 days Countdown to Florida: 97 days Countdo

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael Madigan
You're right Gil. But I think Mike may be at the end of his rope with this guy. I once had a guy reneg after weeks and weeks of negotiation because I dared ask for all the hardware costs upfront. --- mrgmhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, Michael, tact and diplomacy go a long way, > espe

RE: Public letter to Steven Black

2007-10-24 Thread Michael Madigan
Wouldn't their ears cause turbulence? --- John Weller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They were - and one has just been restored to flying > condition!!! > > John Weller > 01380 723235 > 07976 393631 > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread mrgmhale
Wow, Michael, tact and diplomacy go a long way, especially with a new client... IMHO, you badically hit him between the eyes, and allowed him to feel you may not trust him. It is the, "but not until we get the signed contract.", part of the eMail I think may have caused the friction. Tome it sou

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael Madigan
Why does he want the invoice for? To make sure it doesn't change from the quote? --- "Michael J. Babcock, MCP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Got a potential buyer for FabMate who wants me to > invoice him...but he > hasn't yet signed the contract. I sent a simple > email with this message > yes

Re: Browser Recommendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Richard Kaye
Or even easier, open all the pages you want in tabsand then select the option to save the current pages as your home page. Alan Bourke wrote: > You can do that in Firefox too - just enter a list seperated by pipes in > the home page field. > -- Richard Kaye Vice President Artfact/RFC Systems

RE: Browser Recommendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:05:47 +0100, "John Weller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > than anything else. I also liked IE7's facility to have multiple home > pages > which all load when you start; not a facility I need but I can see it > being > of benefit to some. You can do that in Firefox too - just

Re: Browser Recommendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Vince Teachout
John Weller wrote: > I also liked IE7's facility to have multiple home pages > which all load when you start; not a facility I need but I can see it being > of benefit to some. I wrote a HTML snippet that did that ages ago: http://www.sanangelostandardtimes.com/"; title="Single click goes to

RE: [NF] Vi$ta Upgrade DVD

2007-10-24 Thread Adam Buckland
Yes, Yes, Yes. Are you installing it on a clean machine or really doing an upgrade? If it's a new drive just run the install but DO NOT try and register it yet. Reboot and start up Vista. Then reinsert the DVD and rerun the upgrade, this will upgrade your copy of Vista to Vista and allow you lega

Re: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Brian Abbott
In practice it doesn't matter too much. Just make sure you don't do anything for him without at least 20% of the total invoice amount paid and banked. (Why 20%? that way, if it all goes to ratshit later, you've at least covered your costs). Michael J. Babcock, MCP wrote: > Got a potential buyer

RE: [NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread John Weller
In UK if an invoice is not challenged it acts as a form of contract, ie the buyer is obliged to pay. We also have the concept of an 'unfair' contract which means that if I sign a contract and later decide that it is unfair I can ignore it (but I may well have to persuade a court that the contract

RE: Browser Recommendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread John Weller
Funnily enough I demonstrated several browsers to a group yesterday. They were IE7, Firefox, Opera and Safari. I was impressed by Opera, particularly the speed dial facility, but found the help and preferences setup un-helpful. I turned speed dial off by accident and couldn't find how to restore

[NF] Business basics question -- invoice before signed contract?

2007-10-24 Thread Michael J. Babcock, MCP
Got a potential buyer for FabMate who wants me to invoice him...but he hasn't yet signed the contract. I sent a simple email with this message yesterday to him: Good morning, Walter! Once you return the signed contract, we will then invoice you...but not until we get the

[NF] Eating my WORDs

2007-10-24 Thread Kenneth Kixmoeller/fh
Ok, I gotta say it: From what I see, Word 2007 is pretty good. There. I've said something good about M$. I never thought it would happen. I had to install Orifice 2007 for testing and client work (long story). I did it on a new machine I bought for my wife & kids. I had really hoped to star

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Alan Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That looks even more confusing than functional programming. > Yeah, we used to think that OOP was hard to understand, too. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ Po

RE: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread mrgmhale
> Gee...what's the point for the Americans to drive out the Brits in the > war for independence?? :) > not getting their liquor taxed excessively (meaning NO taxes) Gil > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Man-wai Chang > Sent: Wednesday, O

Re: Browser Recomendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, G Gambill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Browser Recomendations Wanted other than IE and Mozilla. Mozilla SeaMonkey and Mozilla FireFox offer two very different experiences. Opera is a top-notch browser. There are many programs that offer themselves as a "wrap-around" to the underlyi

Re: Browser Recomendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread Alan Bourke
On the PC there is really only one other - www.opera.com -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mai

[NF] Vi$ta Upgrade DVD

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Anyone bought, installed and activated it? Any special step? -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 22:06:01 up 11 days 32 min ^ ^2 users load average: 0.02 0.04 0.00 news://news.3home.net news://news.hkpc

Browser Recomendations Wanted

2007-10-24 Thread G Gambill
Browser Recomendations Wanted other than IE and Mozilla. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://lea

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > Man-wai Chang wrote: >> Man-wai Chang wrote: >>> Allen wrote: so they can have more lawyers :) >>> I see.. it's a flick show to kill the real patriots. How dirty... LOL... >>> >> aka Star Wars -- Revenge of the Sith. Gee... LOL... >> > > A bit like what happened to dBas

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Alan Bourke
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:43:25 -0400, "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Aspect-Oriented Programming (checks Wikipedia) That looks even more confusing than functional programming. -- Alan Bourke [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFo

Re: Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, Mike yearwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is also "too much of a good thing" and "the kid in the candy > store". There's no standardization with the confusion of all these > choices. That alone is costing businesses plenty. Not too mention > retooling every few years. > > Mik

Re [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Mike yearwood
Hi Ted > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:48:56 -0400 > From: "Ted Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is >better for the consumer? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/pla

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > MB Software Solutions wrote: >> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 >> > > Two faces of the same coin :) > ... war for independence again... LOL... -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 > Two faces of the same coin :) -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 21:06:01 up 10 days 23:32 ^ ^2 use

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > Man-wai Chang wrote: >> Allen wrote: >>> so they can have more lawyers :) >> I see.. it's a flick show to kill the real patriots. How dirty... LOL... >> > > aka Star Wars -- Revenge of the Sith. Gee... LOL... > A bit like what happened to dBase language... ?? -- @~@

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 "Stripes or plaid: which is the right choice?" I am so tired of these stupid arguments that just set up an artificial either-or situation. "GPL or LPGL?" "Debian vs. Ev

Re: Public letter to Steven Black (maybe [OT])

2007-10-24 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 24 October 2007 06:38, MB Software Solutions General Account wrote: > Pete Theisen wrote: > > But they shared a contemporary hayday. > > Some of the elite have class Hi Michael! I see you remember those classy sheep. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/

RE: RES: Gradient backgrounds in your forms for modern look

2007-10-24 Thread Allen
they are so alike. :) Allen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ailsom F. Heringer It was there where He learned Kung Fu and VFP. Ailsom No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Datab

Re: [NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Leafe
On Oct 24, 2007, at 8:34 AM, MB Software Solutions wrote: > http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 From the article: "Choices are a drawback? Didn’t you say they were a benefit? Yes, it can be both. It can be hard to pick the right open source software to bes

Re: [OT] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Ted Roche
On 10/24/07, mrgmhale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seriously, one way I know of to get free legal advice is to... ... take it [OT], where it belongs!!! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > Allen wrote: >> so they can have more lawyers :) > > I see.. it's a flick show to kill the real patriots. How dirty... LOL... > aka Star Wars -- Revenge of the Sith. Gee... LOL... -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Allen wrote: > so they can have more lawyers :) I see.. it's a flick show to kill the real patriots. How dirty... LOL... -- @~@http://changmw.homeip.net / v \ May the Force and Farce be with you! Linux 2.6.23.1 /( _ )\ (Xubuntu 7.04) 20:37:01 up 10 days 23:03 ^ ^2 users load ave

RES: RES: Gradient backgrounds in your forms for modern look

2007-10-24 Thread Ailsom F. Heringer (Osklen)
> -Mensagem original- > De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Em nome de Ricardo Aráoz > Enviada em: terça-feira, 23 de outubro de 2007 19:46 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Assunto: Re: RES: Gradient backgrounds in your forms for modern look > > Ailsom F. Heringer (Osklen) wrote:

[NF] Open source or proprietary: Which software model is better for the consumer?

2007-10-24 Thread MB Software Solutions
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=117&tag=nl.e101 -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" ___ Post Messages

Re: [NF] The System Builder OEM WinXP/Vi$ta in Amazon

2007-10-24 Thread Man-wai Chang
Man-wai Chang wrote: > Allen wrote: >> so they can have more lawyers :) > > Aka, upper-class nobles and royalties? ha.. Americans should sing "God > Saves the Queen" from now on. :) > The blue-eye genes in America came from Britain anyway... object-oriented, inheritance. -- @~@http://cha

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