Great idea, Mick. Best,
Jerry Daniels Follow the Rodeo discussion: http://rodeoapps.com/rodeo-discuss-among-yourselves On Jun 23, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Michael Kann wrote: > Andre and Jack, > > I think the rule should be that all posts should be accompanied by an > accurate subject line. Post anything you want, but make it clear what it is > so people can open it if they wish. > > Examples > > From: Julie Smith > Subject: My Super Program is Now for Sale > > -- O.K., let's open this and see what this woman has done > > From: John Adams > Subject: I Know More about Apple Computer than Steve Jobs > > -- Not so much. > > > > > --- On Wed, 6/23/10, Andre Garzia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Andre Garzia <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Thoughts on Announcements Posted Here >> To: "How to use Revolution" <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 2:35 PM >> Jerry, >> >> I agree with you as usual. >> >> I have all the Rev add ons available, some I even have >> twice or thrice due >> to bundles. I am a sucker for bundles, I am that guy that >> buys that bag of >> bananas not because he likes it but because of the "look at >> my banana ROI, >> they cost me -3 bucks since they were bundled". >> >> Now, speaking of announcements and links of interest, I >> like them, I also >> like progress reports on other devs initiatives, specially >> if they are built >> with Rev. I like to see what people are doing. I think the >> signal is higher >> than the noise and we all benefit. >> >> One can always filter messages if they want. I hope to have >> some >> announcements shortly... >> >> :D >> >> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Jerry Daniels <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Friends, >>> >>> Many of us on this How to Use Revolution list enjoy >> the helpful, learning >>> environment it offers to all its subscribers. I am one >> of those people who >>> read it, enjoy it and contribute where and when I >> can. >>> >>> I'm also one of those people who follow every link >> when there's a product >>> announced here. I do not consider announcing products >> (mine or anyone >>> else's) to be purely commercial. I learn MUCH more >> from downloading every >>> demo, watching every video, and going to each website >> than I could from just >>> reading the text-only information offered here. >>> >>> My motto: people can say or type anything, but what do >> they actually do? >>> >>> These products people are creating and announcing here >> are their >>> accomplishments. They're real and vibrant with >> knowledge. I love to see how >>> other developers approach their market, create their >> app's workflow and and >>> do their UI. I really enjoy seeing break-through stuff >> like Chipp's >>> diagramming tool. I wonder...how did he/she did that? >> Often I email them and >>> ask. >>> >>> I buy a couple thousand dollars worth of software a >> year for my Mac, iPhone >>> and iPad. I don't necessarily use it all. Most of it I >> learn from. I play >>> with it and get a huge transfer of knowledge from >> people who put their >>> intelligence and devotion into solving a problem with >> a real product. >>> Sometimes they just entertain me. That's great, too. >>> >>> Even if I was not a software developer I would be >> buying apps just to >>> explore them. My brother Jon spends more than a couple >> of thousand dollars a >>> year going to baseball games, buying baseball books >> and collecting baseball >>> paraphernalia. Is he wealthy? No. Does he play >> baseball? No. Not even a >>> little. Lots of people have their hobbies and passions >> and want to spend >>> time and money on them. >>> >>> So, I encourage others to post links to their products >> and other products >>> that strike their fancy. I don't even care if they're >> not Revolution >>> products. I haven't seen a software project or product >> where I didn't learn >>> something that helped me in Revolution. >>> >>> All that said, I do think there should be a few lines >> we don't cross with >>> our announcements. >>> >>> - I would recommend that commercial product >> announcements don't "call for >>> the sale" but rather offer links to additional >> information--not "buy" links. >>> >>> - Announce something new, or a noteworthy development >> in a known product. >>> Don't hammer everyone with the exact same thing over >> and over--or with >>> minutiae. Thankfully, we don't see much of this. This >> isn't Twitter, after >>> all. >>> >>> - I also recommend avoiding download links in an >> announcement. Downloading >>> from an email makes many people nervous. I guess I'm >> one of them. >>> >>> - Also, the [ANN] prefix in the subject line makes it >> easy to filter or >>> avoid announcements, if that's really desired. >>> >>> BTW. I'll be posting my product announcements here, >> too, and will do my >>> best to follow my own announcement strictures. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Jerry Daniels >>> >>> Follow the Rodeo discussion: >>> http://rodeoapps.com/rodeo-discuss-among-yourselves >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-revolution mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and >> manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage >> your subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
