We are all aware of the failings of the various QUANTA committees, Geoff. Why not send me a list of your popular software (showing latest versions of each package, whether there are different versions for differing QL platforms, where they can be obtained and how much etc.) and see if this will start off my new feature.
I note what you say regarding the changes of topics/subjects on this list. I had hoped to be in contact with the authors or tinkerers themselves rather than have to extract confused info off the list. John Gilpin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gwicks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software versions was Sedit 2.26 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Gilpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:03 PM > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Sedit 2.26 > > >>I am getting hopelessly lost and confused regarding what the current >>version >> of which programme is the latest and which platform(s) it runs on. >> >> Would it be an idea to include a Software Updates Page in the QUANTA >> Magazine listing all the popular applications, what their latest version >> is, >> the platform(s) it runs on, where it's available from and how much it >> costs? >> Clearly this will mean some regular correspondence between the >> "tinkerer"(s) >> and the "editor" but may help a number of people who do not have >> www.access >> from their Black box QLs and therefore rely on hard written publications >> to >> keep their interests alive. >> > > A fine idea in theory, but I suspect it will not work in practice. I am > now > writing my third news section for QL Today, and have discovered there are > only a handful of people who send their news items to the magazine. At one > stage I thought I would have to make up the news for the last issue: > > "Bill Gates ate my hamster" (Sorry an in-joke few will understand) > > In practice most of QL Today news is gleaned from this list, but I also > have > to do a little spying at shows etc. Given that many discussions on this > list > are rambling and off topic or the topic changes it can be quite difficult > to > decide what is relevant and what not. > > I wonder how well Quanta can learn to sniff out the important news. I > stopped sending Just Words! news to Quanta some time ago because it just > did > not get printed. I also never send review copies of programs to Quanta. Of > my last four new products Quanta has produced a review of only one. And > that > was an initiative from someone who had bought it at a show. I don't waste > my > time on unproductive work, > > Best Wishes > > Geoff > > PS If any one is wondering if the above is personal or official, it is > neither. I resigned from all my Quanta duties a fortnight ago. > > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
