Re: What do you consider the best recipe software for Windows?

On 3/22/2011 1:12 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:40:14 +0000, l, not -l wrote:


On 21-Mar-2011, Janet Wilder<kelliepoodle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 3/21/2011 1:43 PM, l, not -l wrote:
On 21-Mar-2011, Janet Wilder<kelliepoodle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The discussion group is critical to owning the program. A couple of
months ago a Windows XP SP3 patch knocked out a string needed for the
program to operate properly. One of the Pams (there are 2 gals named
Pam) provided a fix and now it's working fine.

That must be the one where editing and you change tabbed areas (notes,
directions, etc) it crashes. I'll check the yahoo group right-away and
get
the fix.
Thanks

That was the one!

Yea!!!!!! It works; guess I better start reading the discussion group
regularly again.
Thanks

If I'm using freebie software, and it suddenly starts 'crashing', I'm
prepared to mooch around on the 'net to see if anybody knows why and/or
has come up with a patch... However, if I *pay* for software, I'd expect
the vendors themselves to notify me if/when M$ Windows patches screw
something up in their software package - and supply patch(es) for download
from their support website. *Having* to join some yahoo discussion group
to get information/patches for stuff like this is ludicrous, IMHO.


Cathy,

You are correct.

There is basically no corporate support for Mastercook. The company that made it is gone. Another company bought the rights and the people on the Yahoo! discussion group work with that company's programmers to fix glitches.

I have several expensive software programs like Word Perfect Office and Adobe Elements and *never*, over the many, many years I've used these bought and paid for programs, has either company sent me a notification about patches. It is up to me to go to their web site and look for updates or, in the event something doesn't work and I contact them, they will email me a patch.

The newest version of Mastercook is simply the last version by the defunct company that had some additional code put in so that it will load and run better on Windows 7 and Vista. Before that, people running W7 and Vista had to do things with "administrative permissions" (I have no idea what that is, I still run XP)

I also use Firefox and Thunderbird. If I have a problem I go to one of Mozilla Project newsgroups (news.mozilla.org) and get help or I go to the Mozilla web site. Is that any different than going to a Yahoo! discussion group? I don't think so. Both places have people who volunteer. Neither place charges a fee for the help. I use Open Office and I go to their site and see if there are updates. They don't send me notices.

The Mastercook discussion group has several very dedicated people, some of whom worked with the original developers on upgrades and enhancements, who volunteer their time and efforts to help users of the software. I find it very comforting to have a place I can go where I trust the information and assistance rather than just "mooch around" the internet. These folks will be around for the long haul, unlike many free software providers and even commercial software providers.

I did pay for my software as I'm sure others did, but lots of people pay for "free" software by making donations to the developers. Unlike the people purchasing the program now, I did not pay the current owners, I paid the developers who are no longer there, but If I ever switch to a newer OS and buying another copy of the software would make it easier to use, I'd do it.

Though you aren't at all interested in its capabilities, I am quite attached to it and I have not found anything else, paid or free, that does what it does for me. I do not find having to go to a Yahoo! discussion group any more "ludicrous" than taking my car to a local mechanic instead of bringing it back to the factory where it was made.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
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