Re: [amibroker] Re: UKB news, AmiBroker Email List Archive

On Apr 24, 2008, at 4:55 AM, Mike Orlyk wrote:

Dennis,

"The Windows XP desktop is hidden away, but I can recall it if I need to (Rare)." Then how do you view the running Amibroker app on a frequent basis. If I am extensively using AmiBroker, which is quite often, then I have my virtual Windows XP desktop visible all the time and interacting with it in the process of using AmiBroker.

As an aside I bought my MacBook Pro in August, 07 after being away Apple computers for quite a few years. I haven't turned on my PC since the purchase. Anyone want to buy a high performance PC?

Mike

----- Original Message ----
From: Dennis Brown <see3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: UKB news

OS X is the Mac standard OS. It is based on an open UNIX kernel.

I run Parallels Desktop 3.0 to integrate Windows XP windows into my
Mac desktop, complete with file or clipboard copy and paste between
Mac and PC windows. The Windows XP desktop is hidden away, but I can
recall it if I need to (Rare). I can also share files on the desktop
between OS X and XP. I can even run native UNIX apps, but I rarely do
that. I really have the best of all worlds.

Backups are very simple too with the Time Machine program that comes
with OS X 10.5. Every hour it backs up files that have changed. I
can just go back in time and recover a document I messed up, but did
not realize it until it was too late --yes, I have needed to use this.

Oh, there are only little tiny getting started manuals. Some day I am
going to have to open one of those to see what's in there. LOL.
Everything is very intuitive.

Apple made a heavy R&D investment in switching to OS X many years ago,
and to the intel chipset more recently. It is all paying off nicely
for them today. Apple's market share is gaining rapidly in the last
couple of years, and more so with the disappointing Vista release.
50% of new Mac sales at their retail stores are to first time Mac
buyers.

I am spoiled rotten, and getting more so with each 18 month or so
release of a new featured OS X version.

Yes, I have been using Macs since 1984. I use a PC only when there is
no other choice.

BR,
Dennis

On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:32 PM, brian_z111 wrote:
> OSX?
>
> I am not there yet, but who nows?
>
> What is that the standard for? Mac or is it open source?
>
> So, you are a Mac lover?
>
>
> brian_z
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com, Dennis Brown <see3d@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> I guess I have a significant advantage in that I work exclusively
> in
>> OS X (except for AmiBroker running in a virtual PC XP machine).
>> PDF is built into everything. Printing to PDF files is standard.
> The
>> Apple iWork Pages'08 word processor I use can export
>> as .pdf, .doc, .rtfd, or .txt. It also has auto TOC generation.
>>
>> OSX 10.5 comes with 'Preview' a default viewer for most image
> formats
>> and PDF is the standard. It also lets me mark up PDFs, merge
>> different PDF files and rearrange pages in PDF documents.
>>
>> My default browser (Safari) opens PDF files directly in the
> browser
>> without going through a download (it is just in the Browser
> cache).
>> My Google searches turn up PDF files all the time. I just click
> on
>> them and my search terms are highlighted in the displayed page, so
>> Google must be able to find them in the .pdf docs. I think it is
>> because they have a PDF to HTML converter built into the Google
>> engine, but I prefer to display the fully formated PDFs.
>>
>> My system eats and breaths the PDF format, and I don't have any
> Adobe
>> products involved.
>>
>> It is no wonder that I want to do ALL my work with this tool set.
>> Believe me, it was quite painful for me to try working in
> WordPress
>> after being spoiled with these tools. It felt like doing
> carpentry
>> with rocks for hammers.
>>
>> I don't know what is best for others, but I do know what is good
> for
>> me when I see it.
>>
>> I hope you find the tools that fit you perfectly.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Dennis
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2008, at 8:16 PM, brian_z111 wrote:
>>> Dennis,
>>>
>>> Everything about the UKB was new to me, including net publishing,
> so
>>> I experimented with a range of options, PDF being one.
>>>
>>> I had a liking for PDF, since I could control the formatting more
> and
>>> also I personally quite like to download a PDF - it's a freebie
> and
>>> also they build to form a searchable desktop database (which I
> have
>>> had success with - since trading info is so thinly spread and
> often
>>> recycled I find it efficient to get some quick hits via searching
>>> ebooks).
>>>
>>> I did some homework and had no trouble finding reliable free word
> to
>>> PDF convertors (they act as a psuedo printer).
>>>
>>> I have some links from that searching if you need them (I wouldn't
>>> have got them all though).
>>>
>>> I personally thought that posting a summary of the content, as the
>>> UKB page, with the copy attached as a PDF link was a good option
> (IMO
>>> the summary should contain all of the keywords needed for portals,
>>> like google, to index the page (web indexers don't search through
>>> attached PDF's).
>>>
>>> (the negative is that visitors won't open an attachment as often
> as
>>> they will read a webpage).
>>>
>>> I was keen on adding a TOC to my PDF's and that is where it came
>>> unstuck.
>>>
>>> I tried the best of the PDF clones - my pick was:
>>>
>>> http://www.nitropdf .com/
>>>
>>> It claims to be capable of indexing the PDF but I couldn't get it
> to
>>> work.
>>>
>>> In the end I was faced with buying some Adobe software but I
> didn't
>>> want the price tag, or the maintenance, just for a one off use
> (the
>>> UKB).
>>>
>>> From there, I changed over to using Word, with a TOC (I left a
> couple
>>> of examples of that approach behind FTR).
>>>
>>> In the end, as I gained some experience, I changed around to
>>> preferring the pages ( the only limit there is my skill levels
> and/or
>>> the arm wrestling with WordPress etc e.g. an HTML index of the
>>> content of a page is easily achievable in any everyday HTML editor
>>> and probably WordPress if I could be bothered to learn it).
>>>
>>> Anyway, I am heading in a different direction as my next post will
>>> show.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>>
>>> brian_z
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> As far as the UKB postings, I have thought about this also. My
>>>> approach will be to generate my material as a stand alone PDF
>>>> document and then provide a link to the PDF or other files that
>>> are
>>>> uploaded. The PDF will be formatted for printability. Then some
>>>> screenshots or text as a summary only will be put on the UKB for
>>>> direct reading. I did some of that with my first post. I don't
>>> know
>>>> how pervasive it has become, but my web browser (Safari) displays
>>> PDF
>>>> files as easily as HTML files. I am sure that this will
>>> increasingly
>>>> become the standard capability over time. If the vehicle of the
>>> UKB
>>>> changes in the future, the PDF files will not be affected. I
> also
>>>> have a lot more freedom in the presentation layout and can work
>>>> WYSIWYG with my Pages word processor locally (like I did with my
>>>> Flexible Parameters document that was emailed to this list a
> short
>>>> time back).
>>>>
>>>> While I would have preferred to have something a bit easier to
>>> work
>>>> with, like the easy way AFLs can be uploaded to the AFL Library
>>> (zero
>>>> learning curve), I believe the organizational structure of the
> UKB
>>> is
>>>> the best place we have right now to place pointers to information
>>> so
>>>> that people can find it or refer to it.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Dennis Brown
>>>
>>>
>>>> The K-ratio file is on this site because the UKB was offline
> when I
>>>> first posted it - it is not a political statement.
>>>>
>>>> If I do post more, on this and related subjects, I am now
> unlikely
>>> to
>>>> use the UKB as the vehicle - that isn't a political statement
>>> either.
>>>>
>>>> I am just considering my own creative well being and like all
>>> artists
>>>> I prefer having control of my canvas/workspace.
>>>>
>>>> I am likely to continue occassional posting to the
>>>> Data/DatabaseManage ment categories at the UKB and move my
> original
>>>> stats work elsewhere (I haven't made a final decision yet).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@ >
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm having a break from writing for the UKB.
>>>>
>>>> When Tomasz started it I told him I would write X amount in the
>>> period
>>>> up to the end of year 2007 - it was my payback to him for
>>> unbelievable
>>>> support.
>>>>
>>>> So, I went beyond that but now I am not certain that I want to
>>> continue.
>>>>
>>>> I like the coummunity spirit and internet compact, where we share
>>> free
>>>> stuff with each other, but I find that publishing requires
> ongoing
>>>> commitment to keeping up with additional software (if only I
> could
>>>> publish hassle free).
>>>>
>>>> Although I feel the UKB is a success it is a problem for me that
>>> more
>>>> authors haven't come forward to sustain the opening effort.
>>>>
>>>> IMO the WordPress software, structure of the site, need to sign a
>>> legal
>>>> for etc are holding the site back, and turning away authors, but
>>> AFAIK
>>>> Tomasz is unlikely to make any changes there.
>>>>
>>>> I am looking at other software/sites where I might set up a NFP
>>> site on
>>>> my own, or as a joint open effort with other AB users, as I do
> have
>>>> more stuff (some I have started).
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I dropped a dictionary on my PC tower and killed it (some
>>> UKB
>>>> articles on it were not backed up - if it is a hard drive issue
>>> they
>>>> may not be recovered) so it will be a while before I publish
>>> anything
>>>> anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to Tomasz, Herman, Fred and Dennis for UKB collaboration,
>>>> especially Herman, who is a one in a million guy.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to the forum for seeing me through my forum/publishing
>>>> adoslescence.
>>>>
>>>> brian_z
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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