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RE: m600?
I didn't want to complain in the article but the documentation for McFile is a bit weak. Thanks for letting me know what McTransfer does.
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RE: m600?
You may wanna check it out...
RE: m600?
He did read the documentation, as I have. Just because something's in English doesn't mean it's easy to understand or clear.
McFile Documentation
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Am I missing something?
Am I supposed to pay $12 to be a beta tester for them?
I don't think so.
RE: Am I missing something?
RE: Am I missing something?
RE: Am I missing something?
and I don't see anything about a Beta anywhere. The name of the file I have is McFileEng.prc Where does the one you have say b7?
RE: Am I missing something?
To me the "b" in this case would represent "build" 7, but that is just my view from a programmers stand point. "B" or "Beta" would make me think it is a beta.
Just my $0.02
-Rusty
RE: Am I missing something?
RE: Am I missing something?
RE: Am I missing something?
yes there have been tons of beta of mcfile version 1.x and 2.x 2.0b7 is a beta, so is 2.0b8 and 2.0b9, but 2.0b9 was the last beta.
If you go to Imazeki's website there's an entire English site.
http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~imazeki/palm/McFL/index-e.html
The 2.0 final is there:
http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~imazeki/palm/McFL/data/McFL20.zip
Btw, make sure you load the files in the english directory.
RE: Am I missing something?
RE: Am I missing something?
The final version does not say any b on it.
Even a small look on his website, you can notice that there are tons of betas before the 2.0 final.
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No waiting...
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Best File Manager?
What's you favorite file manager and why?
RE: Best File Manager?
A good alternative...
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RE: Best File Manager?
But i Agree with the first reply....
There are some file managers out (like FileMan, and FilePoint). They look good on the eyes (nice bright colors, big text) but in functionality, they suck, plain and simple, and charge insane amounts of money.
McFile is, has and will be the best File Manager there is.
RE: Best File Manager? don't think so?
Here is the link www.toysoft.ca/myWorkbench.html
Connections...
RE: Connections...
McFile 2.0 went final December 4, 2001
This should be part of the OS
Next year: buy a Palm and then pay 20 dollar for the display driver or to be able to use the hotsync button?
RE: This should be part of the OS
RE: This should be part of the OS
RE: This should be part of the OS
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RE: This should be part of the OS
Sure, you can still manage file without McFile, but there's a lot of things that just gets done faster and easier with McFile.
I have been using McFile since I first got my Clie (almost a year ago), and McFile had helped a lot (even a few restores after hard reset). I wouldn't mind sending him $12 even if McFile was only mildly enhanced since 1.0, but the current version actually is quite a step forward... IMHO, there might be other file management software that have functions that McFile does not have, but McFile is one that have almost everything done right...
RE: This should be part of the OS
RE: This should be part of the OS
And I don't think MSGate is anything to call home about... it stinks...
Confused
My 16 SD is in the mail from Palm hopefully, so I'm speaking without having worked with it at all, BUT. . . from reading posts and lurking I'm having a hard time seeing what McFile offers over the Palm management.
Both offer the ability to copy files to and from cards and the internal memory. Great. I don't need the jog dial, I don't need the high-res, so that leaves the basic functions of copying and moving, right?
"Sure, you can still manage file without McFile, but there's a lot of things that just gets done faster and easier with McFile." Like what? Or is that McFile offers it in one place instead of scattered in different menus?
Or is this a case like alternative PIMS? Action Names serves the same function as the Datebook app from Palm it just does it differently, right?
[Note: I am not trolling or trying to be a OEM cheerleader, just being a novice.]
RE: Confused
You'll see.
RE: Confused
McFile 1.13 is still Free.
However, the Author still has a freeware version (version 1.13) available. That is the freeware version.
As for Filez, it's not as good as mcfile for moving/copying files back and forth from internal and external media.
RE: McFile 1.13 is still Free.
RE: McFile 1.13 is still Free.
Will you be kind enough to post link as well?
Or you can have it e-mailed to this addy: bond_1977@hotmail.com
Need it pretty bad.
Will greatly appreciate it.
Tnx!
PalmOS 4.x Built in copy is lame
So you tap menu, then copy, then pick "from palm to card" then scroll down to the program and then click copy. Oh, that only moves the main prc file right well good.
But then, wait, it's only a copy, so now i have one in the "card" category and one in wherever i categorized that program in my internal ram. So i don't want the one in my ram, so i go to Tap Menu, Delete, scroll down to the app... click delete.
OH NO. I JUST DELETED THE PROGRAM AND ITS VALUABLE DATABASES from the internal RAM!! oh no! i'm gonna be fired from my job now!.
^^^^^
the above was an example of how stupid Palm incorporated their "file management" utility.
At least the Clie users get MSGate, although not very functional, you can atleast choose the app you want click move and it's in the card.
McFile is great. Palm, you're an idiot.
MSGate is a total waste of space
PalmOS 4.x Built in copy is lame
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m600?
and also, you've missed out that, an application named McTransfer is included in McFile 2.0,
which allows users to use hotsync to sync files into ANY directory on their SD/MS (rather than
palm/launcher w/o using it), which is a darn useful function...