Actually Robert I think you hit the nail on the head with the request so thank you. That is exactly what they are asking for. My feedback to them is going to be to consider if people will download an application like this from a new branded site. My thought is not. So doing a Widget on Mac makes sense since people are more comfortable with those.
This request is in a long list for this proposal. The project has a 12-18 mo time span and 3 Phases. I just need to gather enough info to make the best proposal to them for the overall project so all this information from you and others is might fine. I appreciate the feedback and suggestions as always. Dan -- Dan Stein FileMaker 7 Certified Developer Digital Software Solutions 799 Evergreen Circle Telford PA 18969 Land: 215-799-0192 Cell: 610-256-2843 Fax 413-410-9682 FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dss-db.com "I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends." Abraham Lincoln > From: Robert Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:53:02 -0700 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds > > NP, his question, said they want to do something like southwest's > DING. DING is a mac/windows application, like the one I described. > That is why I mentioned, based on his request. And he asked > specifically how an app like that was written, unless I am reading it > wrong. You guys seemed to be putting him on the write track for a web > reader, so I answered the question RE: Ding. > >> Also they would really like to do something like southwest's Ding! >> Not sure >> it is in their budget but if anyone has an idea how that is written >> it would >> be good info to have. > > > -- > > Robert Garcia > President - BigHead Technology > VP Application Development - eventpix.com > 13653 West Park Dr > Magalia, Ca 95954 > ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ > > On Oct 28, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Scott Cadillac wrote: > >> Sounds cool Robert, >> >> But I think Dan's requirements are just for building an RSS feed >> for the customer's website. Not a client (reader) as well. These >> are two different things. >> >> It's one thing to build an RSS output feed for a website, where >> that website's data is unique to itself, but once that unique data >> conforms to one of the popular RSS standards, i.e., RSS 2.0, then I >> think it's pointless to try and upsell the client on needing a >> special Mac/Window workstation app to read the RSS data when there >> are hundreds (maybe thousands now) of finished products that do >> this already (free and paid, including desktop or web-based >> solutions). >> >> But of course, if this data is doing something other than what >> typical RSS provides - then don't use RSS XML, and either implement >> SOAP or a custom XML vocabulary, and your special desktop solution. >> >> My observation, eh. >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Scott Cadillac, >> Xmlx Software >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> (403) 254-5002 >> http://www.xmlx.net/ >> >> XML-Extranet >> P.O. Box 69006 >> RPO Bridlewood SW >> Calgary, Alberta >> Canada T2Y 4T9 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Sat, October 28, 2006 11:21 am >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds >> >> I am not sure where your programming experience is, but it is >> "fairly" easy to build an application, in RealBasic, that in one app, >> you can build a frame work, so that it is a dock application like >> DING, and a system tray application in windows. >> >> RB can handle any level of RSS and xml you can throw at it, and you >> can create a great custom interface. >> >> I just built an app, that runs in the background, and compiles for >> mac and windows, which polls my servers every 15 minutes and parses >> xml to check for images to upload to the server when needed. It runs >> as a BG dock app on mac, and windows system tray, and also checks to >> see if it is set to launch on user login. >> >> Anyway, this will give you the ability to do a DING like app, that is >> consistent and native as universal binary on mac, and win32 app on >> windows. >> >> -- >> >> Robert Garcia >> President - BigHead Technology >> VP Application Development - eventpix.com >> 13653 West Park Dr >> Magalia, Ca 95954 >> ph: 530.645.4040 x222 fax: 530.645.4040 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://bighead.net/ - http://eventpix.com/ >> >> On Oct 28, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Dan Stein wrote: >> >>> Yes it looks like it could be done as a Dashboard widget on Mac >>> side and >>> that would be accepted by Mac Users. What is there on the windows >>> side that >>> mot users would accept? >>> -- >>> Dan Stein >>> FileMaker 7 Certified Developer >>> Digital Software Solutions >>> 799 Evergreen Circle >>> Telford PA 18969 >>> Land: 215-799-0192 >>> Cell: 610-256-2843 >>> Fax 413-410-9682 >>> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> www.dss-db.com >>> >>> >>> "When you are born, you cry and those who love you rejoice. >>> And if you >>> live your life as you should, when you die, you rejoice and those who >>> love you cry." >>> >>> >>>> From: Roland Dumas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:46:35 -0700 >>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: RSS Feeds >>>> >>>> just looked at it, it's done in xerces: http://en.wikipedia.org/ >>>> wiki/ >>>> Xerces >>>> one might also look at how the macos widgets are done >>>> >>>> On Oct 27, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Dan Stein wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have to do a quote for a new client that has in it the need for >>>>> RSS feeds.. >>>>> Anywhere I can get a quick primer on this. >>>>> >>>>> Also they would really like to do something like southwest's Ding! >>>>> Not sure >>>>> it is in their budget but if anyone has an idea how that is written >>>>> it would >>>>> be good info to have. >>>>> -- >>>>> Dan Stein >>>>> FileMaker 7 Certified Developer >>>>> Digital Software Solutions >>>>> 799 Evergreen Circle >>>>> Telford PA 18969 >>>>> Land: 215-799-0192 >>>>> Cell: 610-256-2843 >>>>> Fax 413-410-9682 >>>>> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000, MySQL, CWP >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> www.dss-db.com >>>>> >>>>> "The love of one's country is a splendid thing. 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