Oh! User Privileges never so easy w/V-9 eXtreme

eXtreme 9.0 Beta is Here

Merriam-Webster says eXtreme means:

a: existing in a very high degree 

b: going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical 

c: exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected 

And it's true. Everything is familiar (but much better looking). And everything goes way beyond what you've seen before. We've only seen the unveiling presentation so far, Thursday night, near Indianapolis. Today (Friday, May 8) we start with the hands-on Super-Advanced Training.

I know you're envious that you couldn't be here. From what we've seen so far, you have reason to be. We'll tell you more later.

Moon Duffers

Five developers spent Monday afternoon at a golf course new to R:BASE conferences. Moon Golf Club, in Moon Township, PA, is virtually adjacent to the Pittsburgh airport. Duey, Dewey, and Dewey (Heffelfinger, Brock, and Paul), played with Steve Sweeney and Bill Downall, who prefer not to be known hereafter as Hughie and Louie.

As with our usual courses in Murrysville and Irwin, PA, Moon was lovely, hilly, short, and inexpensive. Paul took so many pictures that we were afraid Tiger Woods caddy Steve Williams would appear to smash his camera. The weather was perfect. The course was not crowded, so five people playing together didn't disturb anyone. We finished in about three and a half hours, so catching a plane to California was still easy.

Everyone hit some really nice shots. And Duey birdied the first hole.

Capturing a signature from a handheld unit

Frank Taylor and Karen Tellef: Capturing a signature from a handheld unit and scanning back documents

Frank and Karen demonstrated an application they developed for Araho Transfer that enables the capture of signatures from handheld units. The application uses VB code to perform the actual signature-capture event. The signature is converted into a bitmap file which is stored on a central server.

It took a good bit of research to find the equipment that best fit the needs of the project. They settled on Fujitsu 5650C Scanners along with the bundled software Virtual ReScan by Kofax.

By taking advantage of today’s technology, with R:BASE as the centerpiece, Araho Transfer has made significant strides in their transition to a paperless office. Impressive indeed!

Banquet Awards - Big Spender

The 2008 Big Spender award went to Jan Johansen

Banquet Awards - Helping Hands

Conference Photographers - John Engwer, Ken Shapiro, Paul Dewey, Emmitt Dove
Foodies - Brad Davidson (Starbucks) and Tom Eldred (Restaurant Map); also not pictured: Cheryl McClure

Cruise Control - The Limas


Duffer - Steve Sweeney

Not pictured: The BloggingHeads - Bogey Bill (Bill Downall), R Bang (Paul Dewey), RBDeveloper (Mike Ramsour), MANOPT ON (Emmitt Dove)

Not pictured: Fundraising - Adriana Montano and Claudine Robbins

Banquet Awards - Best Suggested Feature

The awards for Best Suggested Feature went to Mike Byerley (dllcall), Charlie Parks (PROPERTY everything), Jan Johansen (images in listviews) and Emmitt Dove (hide on startup)