Library Cataloging
Here is another example of why open source software is necessary.
I've been using MS Money for years, mid-90s at least. A while back my version stopped working, just would not work any more without an upgrade. $35.00 just to keep using a program I had purchased.
The upgrade did not work. I couldn't open the files at all. Contacted customer support and got back instructions. I followed them. I'm no idiot and I've been using a computer since the 80s so I'm no novice either.
Lost all my data since 2001. Like all the tax info I had kept in those files.
Moneydance might have been a better option. Could not have been any worse.
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- Connexion Problem Fix
OCLC has developed updates to install to fix the problem in Connexion client caused by Microsoft Windows update KB918118. With KB918118 installed on your workstation, you cannot open and display records from online or local files in the Connexion client....
- Yet Another Example Of Why To Avoid Microsoft And Go Open-source
About a year or so ago I bought MS Plus! Digital Media Edition. I registered it when I bought it. Worked fine until today. Now it is asking for a registration key. I can't be expected to keep track of cases forever. Calling MS help line is a long-standing...
- Open Source
The Dynix Institute presents this free seminar, James LaRue: Open Source, Open Minds May 12, 2004, 8 AM to 9 AM PacificThe Open Source model of collaborative software development, building on the work of others, is a close match to the culture of the...
- Open Source
The latest issue of WebJunction focuses on OS. The articles include:New Zealand Leads the Way: the Horowhenua Open Source Story by Rosalie Blake and Rachel Hamilton-WilliamsOpen Source Software in the Meadville Public Library by Cindy MurdockNelsonville...
Library Cataloging
Open Source
Here is another example of why open source software is necessary.
I've been using MS Money for years, mid-90s at least. A while back my version stopped working, just would not work any more without an upgrade. $35.00 just to keep using a program I had purchased.
The upgrade did not work. I couldn't open the files at all. Contacted customer support and got back instructions. I followed them. I'm no idiot and I've been using a computer since the 80s so I'm no novice either.
Lost all my data since 2001. Like all the tax info I had kept in those files.
Moneydance might have been a better option. Could not have been any worse.
- New Version Of Omeka
News from Omeka.Omeka 0.9.1 is our first release since the initial public launch on February 20, 2008. It fixes 20+ bugs, and we highly recommend that all users upgrade their existing Omeka installations. The API hasn?t changed since the 0.9.0 release,...
- Connexion Problem Fix
OCLC has developed updates to install to fix the problem in Connexion client caused by Microsoft Windows update KB918118. With KB918118 installed on your workstation, you cannot open and display records from online or local files in the Connexion client....
- Yet Another Example Of Why To Avoid Microsoft And Go Open-source
About a year or so ago I bought MS Plus! Digital Media Edition. I registered it when I bought it. Worked fine until today. Now it is asking for a registration key. I can't be expected to keep track of cases forever. Calling MS help line is a long-standing...
- Open Source
The Dynix Institute presents this free seminar, James LaRue: Open Source, Open Minds May 12, 2004, 8 AM to 9 AM PacificThe Open Source model of collaborative software development, building on the work of others, is a close match to the culture of the...
- Open Source
The latest issue of WebJunction focuses on OS. The articles include:New Zealand Leads the Way: the Horowhenua Open Source Story by Rosalie Blake and Rachel Hamilton-WilliamsOpen Source Software in the Meadville Public Library by Cindy MurdockNelsonville...