I have written some new software called Obituary Helper that assists in finding the People and Places found in an obituary. I've been working on it for a while now and decided to release it and try to get some feedback. The software can be downloaded at: http://mattcombs.webs.com/ohmain.html This software requires that the Microsoft .NET environment be installed on your computer. It was designed for the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5, but may work on Version 2.0. It will not run on the Macintosh, only Microsoft Windows. I would be interested in your ideas and any problems you encounter. If you have a problem, it would help to have a copy of the obituary and a good description of the problem. Thanks, Matt Combs
On 12-30-2010 19:27, Matthew Combs wrote: > This software requires that the Microsoft .NET environment be > installed on your computer. It was designed for the Microsoft .NET > Framework Version 3.5, but may work on Version 2.0. It will not run > on the Macintosh, only Microsoft Windows. It may run on Microsoft's Silverlight which is available for Mac. It may run on Mono, which is an open source version of dot-Net -- Wes Groleau Promote multi-use trails in northeast Indiana! http://www.NorthwestAllenTrails.org/
On Dec 30, 10:16 pm, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...@FreeShell.org> wrote: > > It may run on Microsoft's Silverlight which is available for Mac. > > It may run on Mono, which is an open source version of dot-Net > Wes, I'm not sure if it will work in those environments, as I don't have these systems to check it. I'm somewhat doubtful it will run in those environments, but if you or anybody else has a setup to do it, give it a try. I'm still looking for feedback from folks with Windows computers. My old windowx XP computer only had .NET version 1.1 on it, so I had to upgrade it to .NET 3.5 before it would run. It was a simple download, took about 10 minutes to complete the upgrade to .NET 3.5. Obituary Helper ran fine after the upgrade. Matt
On 12-31-2010 11:50, Matthew Combs wrote: > Wes, I'm not sure if it will work in those environments, as I don't > have these systems to check it. > I'm somewhat doubtful it will run in those environments, but if you or > anybody else has a setup to do it, give it a try. Silverlight is free, and I suspect not much more than a repackaging of dot-net. -- Wes Groleau Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before ... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. — Kurt Vonnegut
On Thursday 30 December 2010 17:27, Matthew Combs (MattCombs@triad.rr.com) opined: > I have written some new software called Obituary Helper that assists <snip> > This software requires that the Microsoft .NET environment be > installed on your computer. It was designed for the Microsoft .NET > Framework Version 3.5, but may work on Version 2.0. It will not run > on the Macintosh, only Microsoft Windows. > > I would be interested in your ideas and any problems you encounter. <snip> I have a major hang up about software that is written exclusively for a specific operating environment, particularly in the "civilian" world of desktop computing. I will grant that M$ "owns" more than 90% of the desktop - and won't give my opinion about _that_ - but I refuse to contaminate my computer with Windows just to be able to run this application or any other that is M$-centric. I contend that there are enough architecture-neutral tools (scripting languages, language compilers, network protocols, etc) out in the wild that good, multi-platform software can be written almost painlessly. This is not to dump on you. Matter of fact, I applaud you making the effort to contribute something of value to the geni community. I just get ticked off at software that only runs on Windows (or MacOS or the linux flavor of the day). Happy New Year. Surly Ol' Bob -- Robert G. Melson | Rio Grande MicroSolutions | El Paso, Texas ----- The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes -- Thomas Paine
On 12/30/2010 7:27 PM, Matthew Combs wrote: > I have written some new software called Obituary Helper that assists > in finding the People and Places found in an obituary. I've been > working on it for a while now and decided to release it and try to get > some feedback. > > The software can be downloaded at: http://mattcombs.webs.com/ohmain.html > > This software requires that the Microsoft .NET environment be > installed on your computer. It was designed for the Microsoft .NET > Framework Version 3.5, but may work on Version 2.0. It will not run > on the Macintosh, only Microsoft Windows. > > I would be interested in your ideas and any problems you encounter. > If you have a problem, it would help to have a copy of the obituary > and a good description of the problem. > > Thanks, > > Matt Combs I have downloaded and tested it and it appears as if it will be a useful addition to my genealogy arsenal. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm