Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi. I don’t mean to give anyone a hard time or anything, I see what you’re saying. But, what about the security wholes in xp that won’t be patched anymore? How will you be sure to remain secure? regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out

Re: [Audyssey] The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Bryan Peterson
LOL. I used have a similar attitude toward school. In my Freshma and Sophomore years of High School anytime I would walk through the school corridors I would mentally hum the cave or Tartarus theme from the NES game Battle of Olympus. Then anytime I was in class with a particularly unliked

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread dark
Well maria, that is what I rely on Avg and pc tuneup for. I also will disable automatic updates after April so that nobody attempting malicious hacks through the system will have access. I do agree security is an issue, but at the same time I don't see the point in being paranoid about it.

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Not only that, but there are workarounds for running older software in say Windows 8.1. As I have said many times a person can get VMWare Player, install XP in that, and run it side by side with Windows 8.1 allowing you to play any games or use any apps that does not work with Windows

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Just a correction here. Windows 7 was released in 2010 not 2007. Windows Vista came out in January 2007. I wanted to point that out as you seem to be confusing the two here. However, I do take your point. The reason XP is still widely supported by websites, some third-party programs,

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Just a correction here. Windows 7 was released in 2010 not 2007. Windows Vista came out in January 2007. I wanted to point that out as you seem to be confusing the two here. However, I do take your point. The reason XP is still widely supported by websites, some third-party programs,

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Dallas O'Brien
hi Thomas, a correction to the correction. lol. windows 7 came out in 2009. July 22, 2009; 4 years ago General availability October 22, 2009; 4 years ago dallas On 18/12/2013, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dark, Just a correction here. Windows 7 was released in 2010 not 2007.

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dallas, Oops! I stand corrected. Still, my basic point still stands. It was not 2007. :D Cheers! On 12/18/13, Dallas O'Brien dallas.r.obr...@gmail.com wrote: hi Thomas, a correction to the correction. lol. windows 7 came out in 2009. July 22, 2009; 4 years ago General availability

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, To be honest this sounds like another one of your categorical statements without evidence or reasons to back it up. Why exactly do you think professional wrestling is not wrestling? The reason I take issue with your opinion is this. I have been watching or listening to professional

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Dallas O'Brien
yep, I know. lol. it's amusing in a sense, it doesn't feel that long ago that 7 came out. but when you look at it, its now 4 years old. even windows 8 is now a year old. time gos fast, doesn't it. dallas On 19/12/2013, Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dallas, Oops! I stand

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread shaun everiss
Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things. Its really not that flashy but gets the job done and I have found nothing better than it. I do hope there will be a place where we can get

Re: [Audyssey] BGT, Mac and More

2013-12-18 Thread shaun everiss
Yeah I guessed that it would be. I am going through the processes of finding out from the authors of the implimentation of the lib I am using, and the main programmer on my team, well the team I am in. Aparently the issue is always there, but there are probably ways to get round that. At

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread dark
Hi Tom. I was probably thinking of vista, since I do know when getting my desktop repared in 2008 I very much didn't want a machine with newer windows, which was one other advantage of going to a local custom manufacturer since all the main shops like Pc world were the slaves of microsoft

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Chris H
Just a thought but why not make X-Wheel abandonware? I'm not condoning piracy in any way at all, it's just a suggestion. On 18/12/2013 04:21, shaun everiss wrote: Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back. I use your old timer program as part of my training

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Damien C. S. Pendleton
Hi Shaun, To be honest I've deleted a lot of my older stuff. It would be fun to take a trip down memory lane and see exactly what you have got in the way of older material, even if it's for a laugh to see what a crackpot I was ten years ago. The nearest I have now is the Acefire II released in

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
When I used to watch the wrestlers on TV, they would use something to cut the opponent, break chairs on heads, put the referee out of commission, and stuff like that. This is not wrestling. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are!

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Damien C. S. Pendleton
Chris, I did consider that, as it has been done so much in the past. However I figured it wasn't fair on the customers who have actually paid for a licence, to have that feeling of, Oh, if I'd waited so long, I could have gotten it for free. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Although I can see how gamers might feel that they could have gotten it for free if they had waited, I don't think this applies, as you are not giving it away out of generosity while staying in business. There will be no updates or support in the future, right? In this case, you are closing

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Draconis
Hi Tom, Dark, and others, I am not sure that anyone is misrepresenting your position, Dark. You want tangible benefits to a very small set of criteria, but life is made up of a combination of both tangibles and intangibles. For instance, perhaps you don’t spell check because you are using XP.

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dallas, Yeah, time is definitely passing by. I guess the reason I thought Windows 7 came out in 2010 because that must have been when I upgraded my machines from Vista to Windows 7. Still, it is hard to believe that much time has gone by, and Windows 8 is a year old already. It does not seem

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, Yes, I do see your point, but as I pointed out in professional wrestling there is both wrestling and a lot of the extra stuff you mentioned. The WWE is definitely one for having a lot of artistic stunt work such as throwing people through tables, people getting thrown from ladders,

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Damien C. S. Pendleton
Hi Charles, If that really is the case then I shall certainly consider it. In any case, it shouldn't be too hard to remove the shareware restrictions from it if I decide to. Kind regards, Damien C.S. Pendleton. -Original Message- From: Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18,

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, Just a note about the spell checker. It is true that in older versions of Outlook Express it did not come with a spell checker. However, Windows Live Mail, the e-mail client that replaces Outlook Express on Windows 7 and Windows 8, does come with a spell checker. So that does help your

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, I certainly don't want to misrepresent your position, and I do think I understand your position very well. I guess for me I'm just very concerned that you are making a bad decision based on very flawed criteria, or at the very least the perceived benefits you are looking for are too me a

[Audyssey] Rail Racer 2 and mac numpad

2013-12-18 Thread Che Martin
Hi all, I have set up a thread on the forums at audio games: www.audiogames.net in the new releases section called rail racer cometh for those interested in purchasing and playing the public beta. Right now, the online chat feature uses the num pad to review messages, for instance numpad

Re: [Audyssey] Rail Racer 2 and mac numpad

2013-12-18 Thread Lukáš Kakara
Please, I Purchase your game Rail racer, but I don.t get license key. I have windows 7, What can I do with? Thank you very much. Dne 18.12.2013 17:12, Che Martin napsal(a): Hi all, I have set up a thread on the forums at audio games: www.audiogames.net in the new releases section

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Yes, there are very legitimate wrestling holds and moves that are done, and I am not ignoring them. However, my point is that, to me, professional sports should be just that; professional. Throwing someone through furniture or busting furniture across someone's head is not wrestling. If

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread dark
Well i wouldn't say my criteria are that narrow, I just want something that actually is of some use to me in what I do. To me your like someone who says buy this new car. it doesn't go any faster, use less fuel or handle better, but it's got different engine parts and so will wear out in 40

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Chris H
Hi but, you are closing up shop, so i don't see it a big deal, after all we only paid $10 or the equivalent for a license, i know it's money but not much is it compared to say $100, just some thoughts. Regards Chris. On 18/12/2013 15:06, Damien C. S. Pendleton wrote: Chris, I did consider

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Darren Duff
Yeah but that is just the way things go sometimes. Plus, I am sure the folks that payed were glad to support you at the time. That is how I would feel. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Damien C. S. Pendleton Sent: Wednesday, December 18,

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Ken Downey
Well, look at iOs 7. I really didn't want to upgrade. I was used to iOS6, but apps just stopped working with 6, like Fleksy, so I had no choice. Also, i wanted the opportunity to try DoItWrite, but that alone didn't convince me to upgrade. There were too many bugs, too much hastle--but when

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Ken Downey
Ditto. Check out my games at www.ThePionEar.net and my music, and that of my band, at www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html . Also, check out, The Believer and Skeptic Show, at iTunes! If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook, (KenWDowney,) or write me at

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Darren Duff
Well said sir! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:32 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Just to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood: I was not criticizing you in any way. I was just pointing out that the thinking of some gamers might not be right. Don't wait for a game to possibly be abandoned so that you can get it for free. If enough gamers do this, then the developer will

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread dark
Well Tom I do agree our criteria are different. I think part of this is that you, as a person with a rpactical interest in computers attach some sort of intrinsic value to the efficiency of hardware and software. You care for example that modern machines have more ram and use more memory

[Audyssey] spelling in XP - Re: mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
I do have a spell checker that I found on the Internet. I use Outlook Express 6 and Windows XP home edition. The spell checker was free. I have it always running. It is not an inconvenience at all. Although I am a good speller, I do want to give a good impression, and I do make occasional

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Pro wrestling doesn't pretend to be a sport in the same way that hockey, basketball, and don't forget football. You take or leave the violence, because it's an inherent part of the experience. It's not meant to be competetive. It doesn't even pretend to be that. It's mindless fun, IMO. I like

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Every pro wrestling fan knows it's not wrestling. But it's a good show, though. :) Teresa Sent using Alpine messaging system in Mac OS X Terminal On Wed, 18 Dec 2013, Charles Rivard wrote: When I used to watch the wrestlers on TV, they would use something to cut the opponent, break chairs

Re: [Audyssey] professional wrestling - Re: The Psychology of First Person Shooters

2013-12-18 Thread dark
I do sort of see charlse point here, that pro wrestling with the staged matches, supposed foul moves etc isn't exactly the same as another professional sport, even another combat sport like boxing or olypic wrestling or competitive martial arts. I wouldn't say it's not wrestling though

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread dark
Equally though ken, Ios 7 didn't stop anything in ios 6 working, and to me at least the interface is similar enough so there wasn't much hassle getting used to it. I admit I didn't grab it straight away, I checked what bennifits it came with, but the Siri upgrades convinced me it was a

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Ah, but if we upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 8.1, will all of our games still work? You're comparing apples to oranges. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Ken Downey

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Teresa Cochran
Arifi still works? I like that game a lot. I just haven't played it for awhile. Teresa Sent using Alpine messaging system in Mac OS X Terminal On Wed, 18 Dec 2013, Ken Downey wrote: Well, look at iOs 7. I really didn't want to upgrade. I was used to iOS6, but apps just stopped working with

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Sir was my Dad. Not me. (grin) --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Darren Duff duff...@gmail.com To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Re: [Audyssey] Rail Racer 2 and mac numpad

2013-12-18 Thread Che Martin
Hi lucas, Please email me off list with your email address and I will check your purchase. I have sent out licenses to everyone that has purchased the game, so make sure and check your junk folder as well. Again, email me off list at: blindadrenal...@gmail.com thanks che -Original

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Aurify, or however it is spelled, works with ios7. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
If gamers see a compilation that includes games that are no longer available, those compilations have not been updated. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Matheus Rheine

Re: [Audyssey] Rail Racer 2 and mac numpad

2013-12-18 Thread Scott Chesworth
Yo Che, Yup, out of the box Apple don't imbed numpad functionality into their portables now. Haven't done for a few years. I emailed accessibility to request that they reintroduce the feature drawing their attention to the fact that they provided numpad commander as a feature of VoiceOver, then

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Chris H
Hi no, i do not mind what he does, i was just suggesting for those who never got the opportunity to buy a license for the games. Regards Chris. On 18/12/2013 16:24, Ken Downey wrote: Ditto. Check out my games at www.ThePionEar.net and my music, and that of my band, at

Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update

2013-12-18 Thread Darren Duff
Lol fair enough then! Lol! -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:51 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update Sir was my Dad. Not me. (grin) --- Be

Re: [Audyssey] spelling in XP - Re: mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Charles, You are completely missing the point. The point Josh was making is that Outlook Express does not come with a spell checker by default. Microsoft intentionally left it out, because they wanted you to buy Office to get it. In Mac OS the spell checker is a core component and you don't

Re: [Audyssey] Rail Racer 2 and mac numpad

2013-12-18 Thread Che Martin
Yeah, sounds like a possibility scott, but hate for users to have to install more third party stuff just to use my game. Hmm, looks like I'll have to come up with a different solution, that sucks, already spent a lot of time getting this num pad thing to work. Ah well, live and learn. Later

Re: [Audyssey] spelling in XP - Re: mac versus windows sales plusiOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
You're right. I did miss his point. I do not like the fact that Microsoft purposely did not put the feature into Outlook Express in order to get you to buy some other product. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! -

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Sky Mundell
Also xp is going to stop being supported in 2014, so whether users say xp or not is the best are going to have to eventually upgrade. -Original Message- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:05 AM To: Gamers

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Charles Rivard
Only if XP no longer meets their needs. The fact that it isn't being supported does mean that it will no longer operate. If David Greenwood no longer produces or supports the games he currently sells, you can still play them. True, you may get hacked if hackers come up with programs that

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Now I absolutely will not get in the middle of this one. :) I will say though, as regards people's responsibilities when it comes to keeping their systems up to date in reference to security, that this is not just a matter of one's own system. One's security really affects everyone with whom

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Draconis
Hi Cara, Another great example of an intangible that does not directly impact daily usage of email, word processing, listening to MP3’s or playing games. :) Thanks! On Dec 18, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Now I absolutely will not get in the middle of this one.

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Dallas O'Brien
i have to agree. security isn't just for yourself in this world of computers. it's for all really. i love windows 8, and one thing i love about it, is the built in security for viruses and malware and all that. some people seem to have an idea that it's not as good as a third party one. but

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Cara Quinn
Actually it did. The reason you didn't see it, as a user, is that some developers did what they were supposed to do to fix things so you didn't. :) Smiles, Cara :) --- iOS design and development - LookTel.com --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on

Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question

2013-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Actually, the reason I upgrade and urge others to do so has nothing to do with some misplaced intrinsic value of newer hardware, more ram, and having my computers run more efficiently as you stated. I am not that shallow. The real reason I upgrade and urge others to do so is that I see