Re: [NTLK] [PRE-ANN :)] In with the Old, Out Soon with the New

From: NewtonMP - Paul Curtis (paul.curtis_at_newtonmp.com)
Date: Tue Apr 06 2004 - 11:39:43 PDT

Dave,

I'm working on something so similar that we should talk.

Although my process relies on the entry from a user and not an automated
.pkg, I would love to adopt what you are doing for solving a couple of my
issues.

Regards,

Paul Curtis
MP 120 v1.3/MP 120 v2.0/MP 130/MP 2100/MP 2100/MP 2100
www.NewtonMP.com (coming soon)
Go Green! Go White! Michigan State Spartans

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Dave Abramowitz
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 7:50 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: [NTLK] [PRE-ANN :)] In with the Old, Out Soon with the New

First, the old: After tracking down the author of Out of Pocket (my
expense reporting program of choice), I was able to get the customized
expense report code he once did for me for my company. I'm gathering
everything into NTK now, and when I've figured out all the
customization steps, I will be able to offer customized expense reports
for anyone that would like them. Please let me know if you might be
interested in such a thing, so I can gauge the interest. I'm going to
do it anyway, so I can create my company's expense report. For those of
you who may not be familiar with this package, it allows you to enter
expenses into the Newt, much like another defunct Newton program
Expenses Plus, then you can fax or print the results. By creating a
customized report template, after you fill in all the expenses, and
print, the printout is your company's expense report, filled in in all
the right places with the data from the Newt - very handy.

Now, the new: I am currently working on a new package for the Newt -
one which, much like VersionTracker for the Mac, will allow you to list
all the current packages you have on your Newt with their version
numbers. Then you will be able to connect to a web server (likely
mine), and check against the latest versions of those packages. And,
yes, you guessed it, if your version is not up to date, you will be
able to download the package from the web site. I will let you know
when I'm far enough along for those interested to have a look. In the
meantime, I'm pondering names for the package ("WhatsNewt?",
"NewtUpdate",...). If you have any ideas, throw 'em my way. I've wanted
to get into programming the Newton for a while, and this package seemed
like a good way to get in and become a Newtonscript maniac.

Thanks,
Dave 

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