I was privileged to be given a copy of Zixy's program, although I haven't re-installed it since getting my XP up and running.
It's great - you can be on another site, or here in the forums, and the program "checks" the chat room for people you may be waiting to talk to when you don't want to sit around staring at an empty chat room waiting for them.
I'd pay for it - but I'm a chat user. I think a modest price would make it a success. It's a great idea.
I'd be interested. One of the main reasons I don't do chat much is that I never know when folks are there. Sounds like this program would fix that problem for me. Let me know what you'd like for it.
The more I think about it, the less I feel comfortable charging a set price for the ChatChek program. There's a lot of unforeseeable support issues, and it's all tied closely to how beSeen runs their chatrooms. If those suddenly change, it will break the way the program works.
So, here's what I'll do: as soon as I get a reasonably-stable version updated, I'll see if Paw won't post it somewhere here. If he can't, I'll dump it onto one of those freebie web sites.
Download it, use it if you like. If you get a lot of use out of it, pay me whatever you think is fair for it. If you look at it once and throw it away, that's fine. If you use it constantly, but are struggling to make the mortgage payment, then keep your money, and God bless you.
Some folks call the shareware/honor system the "sucker system", but I can't think of a fairer way to distribute it.
I beta tested a software program for a teacher's gradebook and classroom management software developer. I did eventually pay a small price for it, but that's not the point.
Now that lots of folks spend time in chatrooms, maybe we can beta test it if you feel like developing this into something more than what it is now. There is nothing wrong with developing another good source of revenue...and maybe this could work.
Of course, if you don't feel like playing around with it anymore, that's a horse of a different color!
Actually, HopeRich has done most of the beta testing over the past year (she's currently the entirety of the installed user base) and has been on top of suggestions, etc.
I just have to find the most recent version of the source code, as the one I found yesterday was horribly broken. (Didn't work more than once...)
I'm not trying to be mercenary about this stuff, but considering the support issues I got over the Waydale CD Archive, (how difficult is it to put in a CD and read the ONLY file that shows up? Sheesh!) I doubt very seriously there'll be any more supported freebies.
I had a few moments to work on the ChatChek program, but apparently the GS Chat Room is not available at the old URL any more, so ChatChek is kaput at the moment, possibly forever.
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I was privileged to be given a copy of Zixy's program, although I haven't re-installed it since getting my XP up and running.
It's great - you can be on another site, or here in the forums, and the program "checks" the chat room for people you may be waiting to talk to when you don't want to sit around staring at an empty chat room waiting for them.
I'd pay for it - but I'm a chat user. I think a modest price would make it a success. It's a great idea.
Hope R. color>size>face>
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Just my luck...
The one person who would actually pay for it, and she's already got it...
Now we know why Zix will never be a millionaire!
(Note to self: Get the money FIRST, dumbass!)
God bless!
Zix
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krys
I'd buy it, if it was reasonaably priced. This way I would always know when Wacky is having lunch hee hee
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I'd be interested. One of the main reasons I don't do chat much is that I never know when folks are there. Sounds like this program would fix that problem for me. Let me know what you'd like for it.
HW
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Guess I'll have to dust off the source code, then... Next question, what's a good pricing model?
a) My life is empty without that program! I'll mortgage my house!
B) Shareware programs rarely prosper when more than $20.
c) It doesn't matter what you charge, I'll just copy it off of whoever buys it first. It's not really stealing, is it?
d) What you do is, you put a big bucket out, ring a bell, and people will pay you to shut up.
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The more I think about it, the less I feel comfortable charging a set price for the ChatChek program. There's a lot of unforeseeable support issues, and it's all tied closely to how beSeen runs their chatrooms. If those suddenly change, it will break the way the program works.
So, here's what I'll do: as soon as I get a reasonably-stable version updated, I'll see if Paw won't post it somewhere here. If he can't, I'll dump it onto one of those freebie web sites.
Download it, use it if you like. If you get a lot of use out of it, pay me whatever you think is fair for it. If you look at it once and throw it away, that's fine. If you use it constantly, but are struggling to make the mortgage payment, then keep your money, and God bless you.
Some folks call the shareware/honor system the "sucker system", but I can't think of a fairer way to distribute it.
God bless!
Zix
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Hey! Now I remember!
I beta tested a software program for a teacher's gradebook and classroom management software developer. I did eventually pay a small price for it, but that's not the point.
Now that lots of folks spend time in chatrooms, maybe we can beta test it if you feel like developing this into something more than what it is now. There is nothing wrong with developing another good source of revenue...and maybe this could work.
Of course, if you don't feel like playing around with it anymore, that's a horse of a different color!
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Actually, HopeRich has done most of the beta testing over the past year (she's currently the entirety of the installed user base) and has been on top of suggestions, etc.
I just have to find the most recent version of the source code, as the one I found yesterday was horribly broken. (Didn't work more than once...)
I'm not trying to be mercenary about this stuff, but considering the support issues I got over the Waydale CD Archive, (how difficult is it to put in a CD and read the ONLY file that shows up? Sheesh!) I doubt very seriously there'll be any more supported freebies.
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Of course the workman is worthy of his hire! The guy I'm talking about knocked off 50%.
Do what you think best. Suggestions are just that...and sometimes they aren't worth the paper they're written on
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I had a few moments to work on the ChatChek program, but apparently the GS Chat Room is not available at the old URL any more, so ChatChek is kaput at the moment, possibly forever.
Sorry!
Zix the Mostly-Itinerant
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