Working on a "Pack and Go" feature for the next version
For some time now, I've wanted to put a "pack and go" feature in the program so that Beth (my wife) and I could more easily synchonize the data we have on our 2 computers. Well, I guess we have 2 now since she got a new laptop.
I'd really like to put a genuine "synch" feature where each computer reconciles changes made on the other one, but I'm not quite ready to tackle that one yet. What I want to do is make it really easy to move the data from one computer to another.
It's actually fairly easy right now... just copy the contents of the "data" folder from one computer to another, but I want to make it a "one click" operation, including compression so people who are still using diskettes can do it.
We use a cheap little USB Flash drive (got it for $ 10 at OfficeMax). Works like a champ!
I've found a nice open source (read: free) compression tool, but it doesn't generate industry standard "zip" files (my first choice). It uses the same technology, but a proprietary (sp) format. It works great! Maybe I'll put that in, and then put a link in for those who own WinZip. I dunno.
Either way, the beta of this should be done in a day or so. I fly this weekend to Florida to speak at a supporting church, so no doubt I'll have some time in the airport and on the plane to work on this.
I'd really like to put a genuine "synch" feature where each computer reconciles changes made on the other one, but I'm not quite ready to tackle that one yet. What I want to do is make it really easy to move the data from one computer to another.
It's actually fairly easy right now... just copy the contents of the "data" folder from one computer to another, but I want to make it a "one click" operation, including compression so people who are still using diskettes can do it.
We use a cheap little USB Flash drive (got it for $ 10 at OfficeMax). Works like a champ!
I've found a nice open source (read: free) compression tool, but it doesn't generate industry standard "zip" files (my first choice). It uses the same technology, but a proprietary (sp) format. It works great! Maybe I'll put that in, and then put a link in for those who own WinZip. I dunno.
Either way, the beta of this should be done in a day or so. I fly this weekend to Florida to speak at a supporting church, so no doubt I'll have some time in the airport and on the plane to work on this.
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