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Posted by: Brian at November 16, 2005 4:01 PM
Could someone summarize the podcast for those of us who dislike that medium?
Posted by: pwb at November 17, 2005 11:42 AM
Actually it dawned on me there's no reason not to post my notes, so I've added the transcript above.
Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at November 17, 2005 12:24 PM
Thanks for posting your notes. There is soething about podcasts that i just dont feel comfortable with yet.
Posted by: chris monks at November 20, 2005 4:16 PM
I dont think commercial softwaree is thorougly tested. As a matter of fact I think the commercial software has the same issues when it comes to:
- Quality variation
- Bad user interface
- Incompatibilities
- Lack of support
I have experience on all 4 categories with commercial software in the past. So saying that free software faces this issues is really a missconception between a technology issue versus a free software issue.
Posted by: Kahlil at November 21, 2005 12:45 PM
For years I have used a PIM called Time & Chaos. It is far superior IMHO to the calendar function in Outlook. The latest version (6) is not free, but the previous version is a free download and is not crippled in any way.
I use Thunderbird as an email client - good junk mail controls.
Posted by: jbooth at November 29, 2005 7:22 PM
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Posted by: Brian at November 16, 2005 4:01 PMCould someone summarize the podcast for those of us who dislike that medium?
Posted by: pwb at November 17, 2005 11:42 AMActually it dawned on me there's no reason not to post my notes, so I've added the transcript above.
Posted by: Leo A. Notenboom at November 17, 2005 12:24 PMThanks for posting your notes. There is soething about podcasts that i just dont feel comfortable with yet.
Posted by: chris monks at November 20, 2005 4:16 PMI dont think commercial softwaree is thorougly tested. As a matter of fact I think the commercial software has the same issues when it comes to:
- Quality variation
- Bad user interface
- Incompatibilities
- Lack of support
I have experience on all 4 categories with commercial software in the past. So saying that free software faces this issues is really a missconception between a technology issue versus a free software issue.
Posted by: Kahlil at November 21, 2005 12:45 PMFor years I have used a PIM called Time & Chaos. It is far superior IMHO to the calendar function in Outlook. The latest version (6) is not free, but the previous version is a free download and is not crippled in any way.
I use Thunderbird as an email client - good junk mail controls.
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