Thanks Keith I would appreciate if you (and everyone else) would read my latest entry in my blog ( http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ ) that discusses the options of that. My concern is the amount of user-customization that occurs with the reference files and what would happen if I would automatically update them, thereby losing any customization that users have applied to these files.
My tendency at this moment is to declare the reference files to be "internally" managed and so I can update them when new changes exists. This means that users would lose any changes they made to them, but I do not see many other good options available. I think most people would prefer to have automatic updates in a timely manner than to have to download an updater (although what would we have done without these utilities from Joe otherwise!) 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.dxbase.com www.abrohamnealsoftware.com www.sdrsystems.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ DX Cluster: dxc.k3nc.com port 23 On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM, KB2000a <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neal, > > Congrats! > > Something I would like to see, is an updated country file, instead of > everyone having to constantly due these little add-ons manually. Even > without a major revision release of the program, doing this annually or for > special updates would be a big plus. > > Thanks > Keith N5RA > > > *KB* > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:21 -0400 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Dxbase] Hello from the new owner! > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I am so proud to be at the helm of DXBase, thanks to Jack for deciding to > > give me the opportunity and, of course, establishing such a high level of > > professionalism over the years. > > > > I started out as a DXBase user back in the DOS days and its amazing to > see > > the growth that has occurred since then. I was so excited about DXBase > that > > I used to have a Sunday morning sked with my buddy ON6TT, Peter, and Jack > > every Sunday morning. What a ground-breaking product! > > > > Just some background for you: > > I have been in the IT world for 32 years, most of that spent in financial > > telecom networks. Started as an IBM assembler programmer on System 360s > in > > the 70s, worked on writing operating systems, then network systems. I > > retired from corporate life two years ago (I am 56) and have been looking > > for something like DXBase for that time to pour my heart and soul into. > > > > I have been a ham since 1968, with one period of inactivity in the > mid-late > > 70s as I got married, established my career, etc. > > > > My main interests, besides programming, are software-defined radios (I am > a > > huge fan of FlexRadio Systems radios) and digital modes, especially rtty > > contesting. I retired from corporate life 2 years ago and have been > looking > > for such an opportunity as Jack has given me since then. I am dedicated > > full-time to my software business, and can guarantee you that DXBase will > be > > the key product for my company. > > > > I am working on updating my web site while the slowly moving wheel of > domain > > name transfers creeps along so hopefully will have something up in the > next > > 2-3 days with more info from my side. > > > > I am sure it will take some time to get grounded in the code and fully > > understand every feature so do not expect DXBase 2009 but DXBase 2010 is > > guaranteed. Jack mentioned he shared your feedback on things to be in > that > > release. I would appreciate any ideas you do have on how to continue > > DXBase's dominance on logging software. > > > > Thanks to Jack for the opportunity and to you for your patience as well > as > > commitment to a fantastic piece of software! > > > > 73 > > Neal Campbell > > Abroham Neal Software > > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > > (540) 242 0911 > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ------------------------------ > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up > now. <http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222985/direct/01/> > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
