I have been a user of DXBase since the DOS days.
I for one, find going to a BLOG to check for news a pain to say the least. I will not be doing it, and I am sure many others feel the same way. Why not send out announcements to the newsgroup instead of forcing everyone to go to your blog Neal? You ask me, this is a giant step backwards in customer service. While it is nice that you have a blog, I do not want to have to go to it when there are more effective ways to communicate. Paul - ND4X > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:19:16 -0400 > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] suggestion > > 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. 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