Enterprising Software Developers

I am looking for programmers and software developers who are employed in full time positions but who have great ideas for software they are privately developing or have developed and would like to bring to market, but cant afford to leave their job until their product starts selling.
I am specially interested in software products that work alongside other ERP solutions. For example if someone has developed a reporting solution for SAP or a remote web based data entry solution for Axapta.
The ideal candidate will be a developer or consultant who has a product ready, or almost ready to go, but is struggling to figure out how to bring the product to market whilst employed full time. This can be a tricky situation because in this position the developer would not want their employer to find out what they are up to and to release a product they would need to provide tech support and find a way to deal with the marketing, demo and sales process whist still holding down their full time job.
We are an organization that helps people who are in this position to bring products to market and we work on a percentage of sales basis, so there is nothing to loose. We do however insist on a territory exclusive contract for a set time period.
Does this interest you? Or do you know any other media where I can get in touch with the people I am seeking. If so please reply to this post and you may also email to [email protected]
Ross White

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Name: _____________
Email: _____________
Mobile or work telephone: _________________ (where we can contact you during the day)
1. What is your current job title?
[ ] software developer
[ ] application architect
[ ] system administrator
[ ] database administrator
[ ] technical manager
[ ] program manager
[ ] project manager
[ ] CTO, CEO, CIO, etc.
[ ] other (describe here: __________ )
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[ ] less than a year
[ ] 1-2 years
[ ] 2-4 years
[ ] 4-6 years
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3. Who is your current employer and what type of industry do you work in? (industry such as financial services, hardware development, software development, health care, and so on �)
[ ] I�m not currently employed
[ ] I am self-employed in ________ industry
[ ] My employer is: ___________ in ________ industry
4. How many people are employed where you work?
[ ] 10 or fewer people
[ ] 11-99 people
[ ] 100-999 people
[ ] 1000 or more people
5. What are your top responsibilities at your job? Or, if unemployed, what were your responsibilities at your last job?
[ ] Software/Application development
[ ] Coding software application(s)
[ ] Quality Assurance
[ ] Systems Administration
[ ] Other -- Please describe: __________________
6. When did you last participate in a focus group or a usability interview?
Month: ____
Year: _____
[ ] I�ve never participated in a focus group or a usability interview
7. How often do you use the Web (not including Web email usage)?
[ ] Under 5 hours per week
[ ] 5 or more hours per week
8. Please check which of the following sites you have used and briefly describe how you used them or what you looked for when you used them:
[ ] java.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] sunonedev.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] soldc.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] msdn.microsoft.com/
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] www.ibm.com/developerworks
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] forum.java.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] forum.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] wireless.sun.com:
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] developer.forte.com
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[ ] developer.iplanet.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
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[ ] J2EE
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[ ] JSP, EJB, XLST, et al.
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, et al.
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Fortran
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] C++
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Solaris
How do you use it or for what is it used?
10. Which application, web, portal or integration server products do you use? (check all that apply and briefly describe how they are used)
[ ] Sun ONE (formerly iPlanet)
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[ ] IBM WebSphere
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[ ] BEA WebLogic
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[ ] Other: (describe) _____
How do you use it or for what is it used?
11. Which IDE do you use?
[ ] VI
[ ] Notepad
[ ] JBuilder
[ ] Sun ONE Studio
[ ] IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer
[ ] Microsoft Visual Studio
[ ] Other: (describe) _____
12. Do you work with any of the following? (check all that apply)
[ ] Sun Linux Development Tools
[ ] Sun ONE Studio Enterprise Tools for Solaris
[ ] Sun ONE Application Framework Web & Directory Servers
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[ ] Sun ONE Web Server
[ ] Sun ONE Directory Server
[ ] Sun ONE Portal Server
[ ] Sun ONE Certificate Server
[ ] Sun ONE Active Server Pages
[ ] Sun ONE Web Proxy Server
[ ] Sun ONE Application Server
[ ] Sun ONE Integration Server EAI Edition
[ ] Sun ONE Integration Server B2B Edition
[ ] Sun ONE Connector Builder
[ ] Sun ONE J2EE Connector Architecture
[ ] Sun ONE Message Queue
[ ] Sun ONE Calendar Server
[ ] Sun ONE Messaging Server
[ ] Sun ONE Solstice X400 Messaging
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[ ] Apr 16, 9am (1 hour for $150)
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[ ] Apr 16, 1:00pm (up to 2.5 hours for $200)
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[ ] Apr 17, 9am (1 hour for $150)
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[ ] Apr 17, 1:00pm (1 hour for $150)
[ ] Apr 17, 1:00pm (up to 2.5 hours for ($200)
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OTIVO is recruiting software developers to participate in a Web site research study. Through a structured set of questions and exercises, you will be asked to provide feedback about a Web site.
In exchange for a $150 cash incentive, we are inviting you to participate in a 1-hour interview on Wednesday, April 16 or Thursday, April 17 at 451 Hayes Street in San Francisco.
Interviews will be video taped. Before the interview, you will be asked to sign a consent form, and you will receive the incentive in cash at the conclusion of the interview.
Participants who can commit to staying up to 2.5 hours will receive a $200 cash incentive.
If you are a software developer and are available for 1-2.5 hours on April 16 or 17, please complete the survey below by copying/pasting the text in an email and placing an X in the [ ] spaces that best fit your answer to each question.
Then email it to [email protected]. Please do not call or send faxes to OTIVO.
WE WILL ONLY CONTACT YOU IF YOU ARE SELECTED FOR THE RESEARCH.
Name: _____________
Email: _____________
Mobile or work telephone: _________________ (where we can contact you during the day)
1. What is your current job title?
[ ] software developer
[ ] application architect
[ ] system administrator
[ ] database administrator
[ ] technical manager
[ ] program manager
[ ] project manager
[ ] CTO, CEO, CIO, etc.
[ ] other (describe here: __________ )
2. How long have you been in your current position or how long have been working in the same/similar capacity? (for example, how long have you been a software developer?)
[ ] less than a year
[ ] 1-2 years
[ ] 2-4 years
[ ] 4-6 years
[ ] more than 6 years
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[ ] I�m not currently employed
[ ] I am self-employed in ________ industry
[ ] My employer is: ___________ in ________ industry
4. How many people are employed where you work?
[ ] 10 or fewer people
[ ] 11-99 people
[ ] 100-999 people
[ ] 1000 or more people
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[ ] Software/Application development
[ ] Coding software application(s)
[ ] Quality Assurance
[ ] Systems Administration
[ ] Other -- Please describe: __________________
6. When did you last participate in a focus group or a usability interview?
Month: ____
Year: _____
[ ] I�ve never participated in a focus group or a usability interview
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[ ] Under 5 hours per week
[ ] 5 or more hours per week
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[ ] java.sun.com
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[ ] sunonedev.sun.com
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[ ] soldc.sun.com
How have you used it or what did you look for?
[ ] msdn.microsoft.com/
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[ ] www.ibm.com/developerworks
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[ ] forum.java.sun.com
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[ ] forum.sun.com
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[ ] wireless.sun.com:
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[ ] developer.forte.com
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[ ] developer.iplanet.com
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[ ] J2EE
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[ ] JSP, EJB, XLST, et al.
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Oracle, MS-SQL, MySQL, et al.
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Fortran
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[ ] C++
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[ ] Solaris
How do you use it or for what is it used?
10. Which application, web, portal or integration server products do you use? (check all that apply and briefly describe how they are used)
[ ] Sun ONE (formerly iPlanet)
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] IBM WebSphere
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] BEA WebLogic
How do you use it or for what is it used?
[ ] Other: (describe) _____
How do you use it or for what is it used?
11. Which IDE do you use?
[ ] VI
[ ] Notepad
[ ] JBuilder
[ ] Sun ONE Studio
[ ] IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer
[ ] Microsoft Visual Studio
[ ] Other: (describe) _____
12. Do you work with any of the following? (check all that apply)
[ ] Sun Linux Development Tools
[ ] Sun ONE Studio Enterprise Tools for Solaris
[ ] Sun ONE Application Framework Web & Directory Servers
[ ] Sun ONE Identity Server
[ ] Sun ONE Web Server
[ ] Sun ONE Directory Server
[ ] Sun ONE Portal Server
[ ] Sun ONE Certificate Server
[ ] Sun ONE Active Server Pages
[ ] Sun ONE Web Proxy Server
[ ] Sun ONE Application Server
[ ] Sun ONE Integration Server EAI Edition
[ ] Sun ONE Integration Server B2B Edition
[ ] Sun ONE Connector Builder
[ ] Sun ONE J2EE Connector Architecture
[ ] Sun ONE Message Queue
[ ] Sun ONE Calendar Server
[ ] Sun ONE Messaging Server
[ ] Sun ONE Solstice X400 Messaging
[ ] Sun ONE SunForum
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[ ] Apr 16, 4pm (1 hour for $150)
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Do You Think Software Developers Are Obligated To Have A Windows 10 Build?

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Dear All, latest airport upgrade (this am) prevents windows computers and roku? Conspiracy? Or just ******* software developers?

Dear All, latest airport upgrade (this am) prevents windows computers and roku? Conspiracy? Or just ******* software developers?

What do you mean "prevents"? What AirPort upgrade did you just apply?
The one Windows computer we have in the house works with a few glitches on 7.6.4. It's running Vista, which is said to be one of the less successful Windows versions.
I can't address Roku. We don't have one of those.
If you explain what symptoms you are seeing, maybe somebody will drop by and recognize them. Starting over with a more specific posting title might help also.

I wonder if the apple software developers can come up with a password input before you switch your phone to airplane mode?

I wonder if the apple software developers can come up with a password input before you switch your phone to airplane mode?
Could this be a solution to making your phone less prone to be stolen and easier to find in such case?
Just asking.

Tell Apple...
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How do java software developers protect their code from their customers...

How do java software developers protect their code from their customers, if their code can be easliy decompiled? I will really like to know how to protect my .jar archives and .class files.
Thanks,
RilwanJ

That depends on what you mean by 'protect', and how paranoid you are.
The best way is with the license, but then... it's nearly impossible to know when someone violates the license.
You could make the source available to them for a reasonable fee (many companies won't even consider your product unless they can get the source).
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Ultimately if you want your customers to take you seriously, you have to trust them. Onerous protection will usually cause them to look elsewhere.

Boot Camp Assistant fails on Windows 7 Enterprise software assurance DVD

I've been struggling all morning with this and thought I'd post to help others that might encounter this problem. I'm trying to use Boot Camp Assistant 3.0.1 on an Early 2009 20" iMac to install Windows 7 Enterprise. The disc I was using was a genuine Microsoft DVD sent to us through our Software Assurance program. For the life of me I could not get Boot Camp Assistant to recognize that the disc was inserted into the drive. I didn't find an answer to this problem, but I did find that downloading an ISO of the Windows 7 Enterprise installer from Microsoft's Volume License Service Center site and burning it with Disk Utility to a DVD-R was immediately recognized by Boot Camp Assistant and the install proceeded normally.
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Does apple provide enterprise software management?

Hi there,
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A Question for Software Developers

Is it that difficult to build into the software code of iWeb an ability to add HTML inside a text box so that the result is a textbox-constrained HTML widget?
This way, two options for HTML would be available. One, the current widget option and, two, this text-box option. The latter of which would actually place the HTML inside the same page the text box is located as opposed to the former option which places it on a separate page.

Is it that difficult to build into the software code of iWeb an ability to add HTML inside a text box so that the result is a textbox-constrained HTML widget?
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you need to see in iweb xml to understand that it will take a huge revamp to accommodate that.
The latter of which would actually place the HTML inside the same page the text box is located as opposed to the former option which places it on a separate page.
this can be done but you need to have controls from inside iweb, this takes understanding of how iweb works so you can dynamically manipulate what is on the page.
see my example here:
http://www.cyclosaurus.com/Home/CyclosaurusBlog/Entries/2009/8/11Pieces_of3.html#7
look at the page source and you won't see any code for drop-down menu nor CSS nor javascript.
all the code is added to my example with my widgets.
There are NO non-apple developers on this site?
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Opinions required on long term prospects for software developers

I'd like to canvas opinion on how secure people feel about being a software developer. Aside from the current economic situation, do you think that it's possible to be a career software developer? I have no aspirations to be a manager, and I'm happy being a hands-on developer.
One or two things have led me to question my long term job security:-
1. The trend in off-shoring development work to 'low cost' centres worries me.
2. Migrant workers can move to the UK, and significantly undercut salaries of native workers.
3. Experience seems to count for little in this industry, and there appears to be an ageist attitude from employers. I know someone who is 50, has a significant amount of experience as a developer, yet can't even get any interviews.
I don't see many developers who are in the 'older' age bracket (I'm currently 42, which I don't consider to be old :) However I do not want to continue in my current career, and find I'm unemployable at 50. Does anyone else share my worries?

I don't think taking a survey of opinions in these forums is statistically valid in understanding what's going on in the workplace. Even with a statistical study of the current situation, the studies make a lot of assumptions. Also, I believe the situation is about to change. The population of the US is aging quickly and a large number of baby boomers are about to retire (or try to). Companies have no choice but to deal with an aging population.
Those companies that are still in the old mind-set that older workers aren't valuable are short-changing themselves. That justification existed previous to the 1960's in the Industrial Revolution when most of labor was involved in hard physical labor and older workers literally wore out. Today its the Computer Revolution and its knowledge based work. Experience counts more than muscle. Its odd that the companies that consider themselves young and cutting-edge are using an outdated old Industrial Revolution paradigm. Oh well, I guess they will learn with experience.
The best we could do is to keep our skills up and not defeat ourselves by thinking negatively. Those two things will have a bigger impact on our success than age discrimination. As far as over-seas competition, I think a lot of the grunt-work will go overseas, but a lot of the creativity will remain here. We'll have to re-define what it is to be a US software developer (yes I know, a lot of creativity will also occur overseas!).
Here is one link I found that is useful:
http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/laws-government-regulations-employment/1163979-1.html

Hiring Software Developers - Full-time - Permanent - Michigan based

Location: Zeeland, Michigan
The Software Development Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and testing embedded software to detailed requirements. This position interfaces to Project Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Software Test, Program Management, and Research & Development.
The following qualifications are required:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
Ability to relocate to West Michigan
U.S. Citizenship
The following skills are required and will be tested as part of the interview process:
High proficiency in C
Proficiency in RTOS concepts
Proficiency in Embedded Development
Ability to collaborate in the development process
Appreciation for good development practices
The following skills and qualifications are desirable:
Automotive software development experience
Experience with Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration and other Agile practices
Proficiency in C++
Experience with CMMI/SPICE
DSP experience
E.O.E.
Apply online at www.gentex.com/careers

Hi
I completed my M.S in electronics engineering and working with GE in INDIA since June 2005. I have total 20 months of experience with LabVIEW and have the follwoing skills.
Intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of LabVIEW.
Ability to analyze empirical data against theoretical predictions to enhance and improve mathematical model of system.
Familiarity with data acquisition concepts and hardware.
Ability to work both alone and with colleagues to solve problems and to weigh the merits of differing approaches
you can reach me at [email protected]
Thanks & Regards
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Replace an existing enterprise software device with the standard one for 8700f ?

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Vital webOS limitations Palm must fix and my "wish list" for software developers

I have now updated following many many times, in my free Best Buy guide - Vantage Technology Magazine - so it's time to post an update here... Just as I done in PreCentral ;-)
WebOS is now the clearly best alternative, for most people - but the Personal Information Management functionality, got a lot worse since the "old" Palm OS and that is a huge problem, because a really smart PIM suite with excellent ToDo and calender functions, can really improve your life and that make it the most valuable part of a smartphone, if it work great... And if Palm finally begin to fix this limitations, can they also advertise "We make the best mobile OS even better" each time they update and not just use the updates as bug fixes...
Then do I live in Sweden and we don't got the Palm Pre yet - so I could not test anything myself and that mean that some details below might be wrong or already fixed... So please email me - [email protected] - if something need adjustment... And that also mean that I maybe missed some more problems, that was very hard or impossible to see in screen shots and reviews... And I will actually not buy any device with webOS before most of the first 8 limitations below, are fixed either by Palm or someone else - because I simply don't want to pay for clearly worse functionality, than I already have with my "old" lovely Palm Treo 680!!
I read that many share my views, about following problems - but PLEASE comment this post anyhow, if you feel the same about ANY part... So Palm finally wake up, understand that people actually are very different (with dramatically different needs) and simply give us the vital options / settings, that only will make webOS dramatically better for heavy users and absolutely NOT make anything less fancy, if they simply let the current "look" be the default setting... Type Palm will only win, if they make "the best mobile OS" even better!!
01) There is still no complete desktop sync for every important Personal Information Management part, as ToDo lists with categories... Except if you are connected to an Exchange server... You can only back up automatically to Palm's servers, but without any option to edit your own text from your notebook... So complete desktop sync should actually be included in the box, as an alternative and offer sync through both USB and Wifi, plus maybe Bluetooth... And naturally include some kind of desktop application, so you can save and edit the calendar and tasks in your notebook... Now must you first buy MS Outlook (if you not have that) and a third party sync program, that not even handle ToDo lists... But palm have at least a migration tool, that help you move all your data (one way only) from an old Palm device and Palm desktop (or MS Outlook) to a new pre...
02) There is a lot of "elegant" waste of screen space and very BIG fonts, in almost every basic view... That should naturally be an option, because and absolutely not a default setting, you can't even change... Because most people need just 33% more space, to max 50% more if you have huge finger tips, for accurate finger navigation (compared to a stylus) and NOT more than twice the space, to show the same text info... They should at least offer two extra alternative settings - that show two or three times as much info (at every view that now use huge fonts) and that would anyhow be easy to navigate with your fingertips... Yes, the events have now small text in the calender (that not should get smaller) and many may love the new spacious design, with a lot of empty space and huge fonts... But there should naturally be some alternative setting - for everyone that have normal finger tips, a lot of info in the smartphone and don't want to scroll like crazy.... And it's especially very easy to miss vital info, if you can't see it directly, as in Tasks and Contacts... So I sincerely hope it soon will be possible to "tighten" up all the new empty space between text lines and at least select smaller fonts (naturally together with less empty space around the letters) in the settings... And the absolute best would be if you can select that options separately for the tasks, contacts, email, calendar and messaging... And then choose between four text sizes, with the current as 4 with a bit bigger text for calendar events and "modern" or roman fonts... Because if some tightening NOT is possible, will the the bigger screen only be useful for web browsing and that would be very very sad... Yes, you can now only see HALF the info in Tasks (without scrolling or missing vital stuff) even if the screen is much bigger, than I can see directly in my "old" Palm Treo 680 and that vital missing option, would make Palm Pre practically useless for me!!
03) The included Task application seems to be almost worthless, because of five big usability limitations... -1- You can't see if there is an "extra note page" connected to the task... -2- It don't show the priority either... -3- You can now only select 3 priority levels (just as in Windows mobile and Symbian) even if it was 5 levels before... -4- The huge fonts and plenty of empty space around the text, make it only possible to view 6 task without scrolling, instead of the 11 task that I can view on the much smaller Treo 680 screen and that is almost insane, when a simple setting / option could allow 12 task in Pre, with clearly more empty space around the text (for easy finger navigation) than before... -5- Then will task only sync with Exchange servers (if you have that) but not with Google, as example... But the lousy task management, can of course be fixed soon by Palm or in good time, with extra programs... And it support at least "multiple todo lists" as categories, so it work slightly better than simple Nokia smartphones... Then can you anyhow use the old PalmOS task application (that not have any of this limitations) with help of the amazing "Classic" emulator, instead of the crippled webOS version!!
04) The last BIG problem I found, was the fact that webOS not support any categories (as friends, biz, service and shops) in the contacts application any more - which are very bad news, if you have about 200 contacts and extremely inconvenient for people with a lot more than 600 contacts... Note that otherwise is webOS contact application clearly more advanced than before... And I expect there will be some even more advanced contact applications, with category functionality, pretty soon - even if that naturally should be included by Palm, from the start... Then can you actually use the old PalmOS contact application (that not have this limitation) with help of the amazing "Classic" emulator, instead of the otherwise great webOS version!!
05) In the calendar should you also be able to remove the fancy "empty time holder" completely, to free up even more space for real calender info!!
06) The "date picker" that help you select another day for an entry in the calendar, should naturally show a mini calendar (with dated and weekdays) as it was before and not just let you select days from a list, guessing what weekday that might be!!
07) The "universal" search don't search in the Calendar, any documents, in the message part of emails or Tasks* and that is very strange - it should at least be a two step search, with a "Search deeper in Pre" option, before Pre offer you to search in Google... Or even get a finer possibility, to select where the Pre normally should search... * But you can search Task, if you are inside.
08) There is no longer any "scroll bar" that show where you are, not even as an option and it should be a slim transparent indicator, that also show how big the actual view is of the total page.
09) Then do I also want the magnificent "floating event" functionality (at least in a third party application) that I now have in DateBk6 so you can show vital events that should be done today, in the calender and get them automatically moved to next day, every new day... But before you get this in a webOS application, can you use DateBk6 (made for the old PalmOS) that have this great functionality, with help of the amazing "Classic" emulator!!
10) The pretty "Memo" application is pointless (just as before) when you anyhow have Task and Calender... And it is not possible to sync, so what you really need is a good plain text editor - that is easy to back up and open from your notebook, rock solid, ultra fast, has smart search & replace and handle minimum 144 huge text documents, in 12 folders... Including at least txt, html and hopefully some other file types... I sincerely hope (and guess) that someone will make a fine text editor, because a true Word document editor IS a lot more clumsy and slower to use, in a smartphone... But you can probably use the excellent old PalmOS application CardTXT that have the text functionality you may need and more, with help of the amazing "Classic" emulator!!
11) There is no multiple email management, so you have to delete or move each email separately and that should naturally be fixed... Even if you (maybe) can do that in Google email or outlook, instead? * And you can now "delete all" in the trash folder!
12) You can't change the alert sound for texts and emails!
13) Then is the new program launcher, rather limited... You get only three windows, without any helpful category names - like main, games, web favo, friends, settings and extra - you get only a simple I to III style indicator at bottom... But you will probably be able to buy a more advanced launcher, soon... And you can temporary put your 12 main programs (that not is on the quick bar) on the first page, web favo's plus settings on the second and everything else on the last page... But there is now a free "patch" at www.precentral.net that add extra pages and two more, that show 4 or 5 icons on each row... And you can in addition use the old PalmOS application manager (that not have this limitations) for any excellent "old" programs, with help of the amazing "Classic" emulator!
14) Pre shuts down the phone, when you connect it as a USB drive and you have to enter your PIN to get back online.... Yes, that is one thing that even iPhone handle better.
15) You use right or left swiping to view another day and the same method to view another week, in that view... But you must swipe up and down in month view and that's just dumb!!
16) Some part of the ultra smart "Synergy" integration give you also trouble, because if you include your Facebook account will everyone you "know" there (you can't just select a few) be saved as contacts and that may result in ton's of contacts, you don't want in your smartphone - but it will probably come some extra program that "filter" that later and the other new "Synergy" contacts functionality, work like magic.
17) Then does copy & paste not work in IM or SMS messages, but that should be very easy to fix... ** But copy & paste (of text) work now in both emails and web pages, plus many many other places!
18) You can't change how many "message lines" you can see in the email preview.
19) Pre work normally very fast, but there is a delay when you open new programs and no "hourglass" so you might sometimes wonder if something happen, the first times you open a heavy program... But I don't know if that really need a fix or just some getting use to?!
20) Then might the ring signal be too quiet, but only according to 1 of 9 reviewers and another one say it's loud enough... And the alarm clock use now the ringtone volume, so it should be fine... Even if the alarm clock naturally have a separate volume!!
This replace naturally my old version, that I did post here over one year ago!

One alternative to the Tasks application is Outline Tracker which has knobs to open items with content text, and multiple projects, which should fill your need for multiple to-do lists. It does not currently have priorities, though.

How can I get software developers to stop changing default options (like my search engine) and then telling me that it is better for me?

It isn't better for me. It is annoying and intrusive for you change my stuff.

When it was '''userset''' it was not changed to Yahoo, only the "default" setting was changed.
Sorry you are unhappy with that change, but if you change it now it will become '''userset''' and it won't be changed again.
Options > Search at the top to change it.

Apple software developers please read

Many people have converted their personal spreadsheets to numbers to take them on the go. You need to give an option to password protect the numbers program. If someone steals or if I misplace my iPad, I do not want others to have access to my spreadsheets!
Please insert an option to password protect numbers!

gb apple tv2 wrote:
Please insert an option to password protect numbers!
The right place to post that here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/numbers_ipad.html

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