Re: Fwd: altBrowser Question and MAC version of altBrowser...

2003-06-15 Thread Dan Shafer
I would absolutely be willing to pay for a multi-platform browser tool like this one accessible from RR/MC. The free access to a browser in MC isn't what I need; launching the user's browser rather than keeping the user in the context of my application isn't acceptable for much of my

Re: Fwd: altBrowser Question and MAC version of altBrowser...

2003-06-16 Thread Dan Shafer
--On Sunday, June 15, 2003 19:06:46 -0700 Dan Shafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I would prefer a product I pay for and which is therefore supported to a free, Open Source solution for which I'd be on my own for support. This is a little off subject but you don't seem to have it very

Re: Fwd: altBrowser Question and MAC version of altBrowser...

2003-06-16 Thread Dan Shafer
--On Monday, June 16, 2003 00:25:57 -0700 Dan Shafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And I would prefer a product I pay for and which is therefore supported to a free, Open Source solution for which I'd be on my own for support. snip First, my observation didn't imply that Open Source software

Re: [ANN] News Reader Stack Available

2003-06-18 Thread Dan Shafer
Scott Rossi wrote: In any event, specialized browsers seem like an area worth exploring. I agree. I've been touting specialized browsers for about five years now. Some have appeared. I think this is going to become an even more significant trend now that MS has dropped IE development. The

Re: [OT] Info about MS dropping IE development

2003-06-18 Thread Dan Shafer
to become an even more significant trend now that MS has dropped IE development. this has been mentioned a few times on this list and i tried finding information regarding it on microsoft's website but to no avail.. anyone have any URL's they can email me offlist There are literally dozens

Re: resolution stats

2003-06-25 Thread Dan Shafer
Do any of you have a link to current stats of the marketshare for various default screen resolutions? http://www.servustats.com/screen_resolutionex.php Shows 43.7% at 1024x768, 39.5% at 800x600. My guess? It's not going to change any time soon. I think it's been in that ballpark for several

RE: [ANN] Game Available for Test

2003-07-03 Thread Dan Shafer
Seems to run fine on OS X. I hate the game, always have. It always shows me up. Yours did, too. But it worked fine. Right up to the point I smashed my LCD display. :-) Scott, Very Cool! Works great on XP. 2nd time thru, used only 5 slotsmust admit to being a bit lucky! ;-) -Chipp

Re: [ANN] Game Available for Test

2003-07-03 Thread Dan Shafer
Actually, it's one of my favorite pastimes. I've just never been as good at it as I'd like! Recently, Dan Shafer wrote: go stack url http://www.tactilemedia.com/test/stacks/kodekraker.mc; Seems to run fine on OS X. I hate the game, always have. It always shows me up. Yours did, too

Re: METACARD ACQUIRED BY RUN REV!!!

2003-07-09 Thread Dan Shafer
I have a different perspective from most people on this list and probably don't have a right to a strong opinion on MC vs. RR but I figured I'd chime in anyway. Irrepressible, you know. I looked closely at both MC and RR when I decided to join the Revolution when it was still in 1.1.1 release.

RE: METACARD ACQUIRED BY RUN REV!!!

2003-07-09 Thread Dan Shafer
(WARNING: This is a bit of a long rant and is probably of marginal interest unless you are a programming language junkie or just interested in the history of our business. You've been warned.) Chipp Walters wrote: But, the question is, will RR sellout? Meaning, what if Oracle or Adobe or

Re: OracleCard=OMO?

2003-07-09 Thread Dan Shafer
Dan Shaefer wrote: ...OracleCard, which is what Oracle turned PLUS into, was a fantastic, dynamite product. But its price tag was necessarily low, profit margins modest, and demand for it anemic. Eventually, Oracle cut it loose Is this the same product that was known as Oracle Media

RE: METACARD ACQUIRED BY RUN REV!!!

2003-07-10 Thread Dan Shafer
Shari wrote: I envy those of you who are 35 and under, who at least had computer access as a teenager. I am 40+. And my primary goal is Gypsy King Software. It isn't a hobby. It is my company. My heart and soul :-) So beware what criteria you use to define a * serious programmer *.

RE: METACARD ACQUIRED BY RUN REV!!!

2003-07-10 Thread Dan Shafer
I'm approaching 60, Shari. When I was in school, IBM didn't exist. Thats interesting Dan, as IBM has been around since 1924! Yeah, bad choice of words. IBM didn't exist in the broad consciousness of the community. In 1960, when I was in high school, computers were even less evident and