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Re: Linux and Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

traffas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:21:25 -0000

I honestly didn't try. I've never found value in the touchscreen functionality, so I didn't even touch the screen while it was running.

Re: Upgrade from 32 bit Vista to 64 bit Windows 7 using custom install

traffas — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:24:45 -0000

I read that many times.

"Windows Easy Transfer is a free tool you can use to copy your information (but not programs) off your PC and then put them back after you install Windows 7."

...and...

"If you used Windows Easy Transfer..."

Words like "can use" and "if you used" led me to believe that it wasn't a requirement of a clean install since those passages were in the clean install section of the document. They should have said "must use" since that more accurately describes how to perform a custom install using an upgrade license.

Re: AuctionWally calls out eBay CEO

traffas — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:09:01 -0000

Hi, Craig. You'll find my review of the Auction Listing Specialist here. I don't know that it's a scam, but it definitely isn't for auctioneers. http://www.auctioneertech.com/auction-listing-s...

Re: Amazon fail

traffas — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:41:58 -0000

I was using Opera 10 on Linux.

Re: What I’m listening to

traffas — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:10:05 -0000

So I've been listening to the MySpace for a while...are there no vocals?

Re: Hays, Kansas – 08/15/09

traffas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:30:42 -0000

This is going to be a fun show...first time I've ever played solo at Professor's.

Re: Archipelago

traffas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:20:18 -0000

This may be my favorite song that we play.

Re: Google releases Chrome browser, slow for some

traffas — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:28:55 -0000

The version of Chrome in the developer channel is now at 3.0.195.1 and I've been using it for a few days. It seems to be quick and responsive. You can switch to the pre-release versions here:

http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-ch...

Re: The end of the FAQ

traffas — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:21:56 -0000

You make some good points, though I think that the FAQ has become such a standard part of the website design process that I don't know how many designers are actually doing the right thing and trying to avoid needing a FAQ. We could all benefit from looking around our sites for elements that distract from usability.

Re: State bid-call contests should use electronic tabulation, foreign judges

traffas — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:16:24 -0000

Thanks for the comment, John. It's good to hear about some actual data regarding the subject. It sounds like you've got things figured out with both foreign judges and electronic tabulation.

Re: Dimdim is viable free WebEx or GoToMeeting alternative

traffas — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:55:05 -0000

Thanks, Carl. I've been really impressed with Dimdim myself, more so after the weekly public training webinar yesterday. It's really and truly simple and cross-platform. I was always frustrated when I couldn't use Linux with Webex, but I can with Dimdim.

Re: Four Reasons Google’s “Nuke” is a Dud

traffas — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:24:10 -0000

You make a good point about Google's products being consistently behind the market leaders. Google’s Chrome browser was over-hyped and feature-poor, and it’s still slow more often than it’s fast. Chrome doesn’t have the beauty of Safari, the legacy of IE, the applications of Firefox nor the completeness of Opera. In the same way, Chrome OS won’t have the beauty of OS X, the robustness of Linux nor the install base of Windows. Google is again trying to force its way into a market space by inserting a product that is trying to compete with established players by surpassing none of them on the merits.

Smart money is that Google’s Chrome OS will be as slow and feature-poor as its browser still is, but its tough to immagine how this play from Google isn’t going to shake up the netbook and low-budget PC market.

Re: Aaron’s tweets for the week

traffas — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:45:10 -0000

I didn't think it was going to happen, but it seems that we actually will be playing on Monday night. I hope you can make it to town a day early to come to the party!

Re: Dimdim is viable free WebEx or GoToMeeting alternative

traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:32:45 -0000

Thanks for the comment. I'm truly impressed by your company and I look forward to trying it out whenever I need such a service in the future.

There are many service providers competing in the real-time bidding space in the auction industry. The difficult part is that latency is huge, as the difference between a bid being received before the auctioneer says sold can be sub-second. What kind of latency is associated with Dimdim's video abilities?

Re: Fourth Wave auction software

traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:30:30 -0000

Have you selected another software solution?

Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:29:50 -0000

By item-level entry, I mean a way of listing items that has a picture associated with each item and lists the item description next to the picture. Paragraph-level is the archaic way of listing an auction by simply providing a big block of text that has items separated by a comma or dash or tilda or some other weird character. We've all seen the old sale bills:

dresser ~ toolbox ~ wagon ~ gun safe ~ tractor ~ combine ~ Ford truck

An example of an item-level listing is anything with Internet bidding. Internet bidding requires item-level. Proxibid or purplewave.com have good examples of item-level listings. AuctionZip has examples of paragraph-level listings.

We as auctioneers can do better, we must do better and we will do better.

Re: Naming and storing auction pictures and data

traffas — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:24:11 -0000

I can't believe I forgot that part. It's crucial to find a standard set of naming conventions for images that includes letters and numbers and the few characters you mentioned. Anything outside of that is asking for trouble and headaches. More importantly, if it isn't necessary - and things like ampersands ($) and pounds (#) and slashes - why try to use it?

Re: Important Announcement / Format Change

traffas — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:54:30 -0000

No longer will my radio be tuned to NPR. I'm headed to buy an AM filter for my car stereo so I'll be able to pick up the Glenn Beck Program on any of the seven stations that simulcast the program in Kansas.

Re: AuctioneerTech launches AuctioneerTweet, gets scooped

traffas — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:24:59 -0000

Thanks, John. I agree that having a consolidated list of all auctioneers on Twitter is as valuable as being able to see the tweets themselves.

Re: Click here, don’t break the back button

traffas — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:38:58 -0000

I agree. However, one of the most insightful quotes about this topic I've found came from a talk given by someone at Google who noted that their position was to design for the expert. If you do, the novice will quickly become an expert. That's why there aren't any instructions on the Google home page.

I don't think that we designers should hurt our sites by catering to the novice users. If someone is interested in the content of the website, and the links are clearly defined by a site's color scheme, he/she won't have a problem and will quickly learn to use the site - and the rest of the Internet.

Re: phpList provides free and easy bulk email list management

traffas — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:15:31 -0000

Thanks for the comments, Joe. I'm glad you've found value from the class and this website!

Re: A Life Without Google

traffas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:46:55 -0000

And I thought it was my router. I've been having problems with Google through OpenDNS on Ubuntu Studio Alpha 3 and figured it had something to do with that. I had no idea it was systemic.

Re: Blue carries the day

traffas — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:25:18 -0000

The pictures we can and will improve.

I like the design so much, though, that it's almost becoming a sacred cow. What if we changed our music to fit the theme? What kind of music would we need to play, Rob?

Re: Vista external monitor flash and flicker problem solved

traffas — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:50:37 -0000

I'm glad it worked for you, Brandon. I also appreciate you reporting back and letting me know that it worked for other users. Thanks!

Re: Inauguration mixes hope with non-fiction

traffas — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:41:22 -0000

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