Comments on: A Love Note To My Favorite Productivity App. Ever. http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-210 Patrick Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:32:57 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-210 PhraseExpress does not appear to be free for me. >> Any activity is considered as commercial use [edit by me: and thus requires I purchase a license] where the user is having a financial benefit from that task (salary, wages, commission, revenue, etc.). >> Given that I certainly make money from programming, the decision is reduced to "Do I purchase Direct Access, or do I purchase PhraseExpress?" I suppose I might have purchased PhraseExpress had I heard about it first, but I didn't. And, well, here we are. Best of luck to you, it looks like it would be a nice application for some users. PhraseExpress does not appear to be free for me.

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Any activity is considered as commercial use [edit by me: and thus requires I purchase a license] where the user is having a financial benefit from that task (salary, wages, commission, revenue, etc.).
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Given that I certainly make money from programming, the decision is reduced to “Do I purchase Direct Access, or do I purchase PhraseExpress?” I suppose I might have purchased PhraseExpress had I heard about it first, but I didn’t. And, well, here we are. Best of luck to you, it looks like it would be a nice application for some users.

]]> By: Frank http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-211 Frank Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:20:46 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-211 Yea, utotext utils are nice but Direct Access looks like a me-too of the Freeware PhraseExpress. So why waste $40 for a program where there are excellent free alternatives? I dont get it ;-) Frank Yea, utotext utils are nice but Direct Access looks like a me-too of the Freeware PhraseExpress.

So why waste $40 for a program where there are excellent free alternatives?

I dont get it ;-)

Frank

]]> By: Programming Productivity Up By 10%… Yowza « MicroISV on a Shoestring http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-209 Programming Productivity Up By 10%… Yowza « MicroISV on a Shoestring Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:11:18 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-209 [...] Productivity Up By 10%… Yowza I have tried expressing my love for Direct Access before.  Really, its hard to describe until you’ve tried it.  However, [...] [...] Productivity Up By 10%… Yowza I have tried expressing my love for Direct Access before.  Really, its hard to describe until you’ve tried it.  However, [...]

]]> By: Blatant Plug For A Program I Like « MicroISV on a Shoestring http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-208 Blatant Plug For A Program I Like « MicroISV on a Shoestring Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:01:11 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-208 [...] I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I like Direct Access, and use it on a daily basis (and by “daily” I mean “I type in a Direct Access shortcut about every 30 seconds to five minutes while working, but I do this every day, so thats daily”).  You can see my full review of the program earlier on my blog.  Actually, perhaps review is the wrong word to use: that implies objectivity, and I’ve got none here: I love the program like I love chocolate.  Anyhow, the reason I’m mentioning it out of the blue is that another site I rather like, Bits Du Jour, is running a one day 50% off sale on it.  So, if for some reason you’re still fence-sitting, you can get it for $20. [...] [...] I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I like Direct Access, and use it on a daily basis (and by “daily” I mean “I type in a Direct Access shortcut about every 30 seconds to five minutes while working, but I do this every day, so thats daily”).  You can see my full review of the program earlier on my blog.  Actually, perhaps review is the wrong word to use: that implies objectivity, and I’ve got none here: I love the program like I love chocolate.  Anyhow, the reason I’m mentioning it out of the blue is that another site I rather like, Bits Du Jour, is running a one day 50% off sale on it.  So, if for some reason you’re still fence-sitting, you can get it for $20. [...]

]]> By: Andrew Dashin http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-207 Andrew Dashin Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:26:07 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-207 You've interested me, I'll try it :) You’ve interested me, I’ll try it :)

]]> By: software.gurock.com » Nagarsoft releases Direct Access http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-206 software.gurock.com » Nagarsoft releases Direct Access Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:00:07 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-206 [...] Nagarsoft just released the Direct Access shortcut utility. This tool allows you to configure keyboard commands for launching applications, entering text snippets into the active application, send an email or open a website. Direct Access already got some fans that love the product. Congratulations for releasing the 1.0! [...] [...] Nagarsoft just released the Direct Access shortcut utility. This tool allows you to configure keyboard commands for launching applications, entering text snippets into the active application, send an email or open a website. Direct Access already got some fans that love the product. Congratulations for releasing the 1.0! [...]

]]> By: Ali http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-205 Ali Mon, 07 Aug 2006 04:21:43 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-205 Probably yea. Anyway good job with the site and product :D Probably yea. Anyway good job with the site and product :D

]]> By: Patrick http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-204 Patrick Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:14:12 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-204 Well, I checked, the version on the website at the moment is most definately 1.03. My guess is that you managed to download 1.02 in the middle of my deployment process (which, as I recounted the other day, takes about 15-30 minutes all told). I can't remember exactly how the order went, but I'm fairly certain I copied over the new 1.0?.htm files first and then later copied over the actual executable. You probably got in there in the window between the two pieces of information being in sync. Well, I checked, the version on the website at the moment is most definately 1.03. My guess is that you managed to download 1.02 in the middle of my deployment process (which, as I recounted the other day, takes about 15-30 minutes all told). I can’t remember exactly how the order went, but I’m fairly certain I copied over the new 1.0?.htm files first and then later copied over the actual executable. You probably got in there in the window between the two pieces of information being in sync.

]]> By: Ali http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-203 Ali Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:32:34 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-203 Hey patrick, I also noticed that when I installed the program I got a message to check for updated and when I checked, it told me that there is an update available. This is right after I had finished the setup program. Which leads me to wonder, did you forget to update your setup program again? I mean, shouldn't the setup program install the latest version of the program in the first place? Hey patrick,
I also noticed that when I installed the program I got a message to check for updated and when I checked, it told me that there is an update available. This is right after I had finished the setup program.
Which leads me to wonder, did you forget to update your setup program again? I mean, shouldn’t the setup program install the latest version of the program in the first place?

]]> By: Black Betty http://www.kalzumeus.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-202 Black Betty Sun, 06 Aug 2006 07:44:13 +0000 https://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2006/08/05/a-love-note-to-my-favorite-productivity-app-ever/#comment-202 Have you tried Launchy? It's free and indexes the shortcuts in your Start Menu (and also the files you specify) so you don't have to define words yourself. I like it a lot, in fact it has became indispensable to me. A suggestion for your web site: Can you make a page in which you explain what Bingo is, and why Bingo Cards are needed? I'm not from the US, and I have absolutely no clue. Except for the quote: "Keep grandma off the streets. Legalize Bingo" Have you tried Launchy? It’s free and indexes the shortcuts in your Start Menu (and also the files you specify) so you don’t have to define words yourself.

I like it a lot, in fact it has became indispensable to me.

A suggestion for your web site: Can you make a page in which you explain what Bingo is, and why Bingo Cards are needed? I’m not from the US, and I have absolutely no clue.

Except for the quote: “Keep grandma off the streets. Legalize Bingo”

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