PMView Pro (version 3.61) software review is up!

2011-02-20 20:12:49 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru, Craig Miller ]

PMView Pro is a robust and configurable image viewing, conversion, and editing tool for bitmap graphics. It loads images fast, without compromising quality or robustness, thanks to being dynamically multi-threaded (meaning that threads will be created and destroyed as needed).

This review goes in-depth to show you why PMView Pro should be part of your "must have" eComStation software library.

Unlike my past reviews, this software is current, commercial, supported and not free, so the DEMO is the only version available at this time.

There is good news though! PMView Pro, for a limited time (2/20/11 to 4/20), is 50% off the normal price! Get all the details in the review!
http://www.bluenexus.net/Reviews/PMView/PMView-review-02-20-11.html

Read the review, play with the DEMO, then go support the eComStation community and buy a 1st class program.

Full list of PMView reviews

Develop new shareware program in 2 monthes

2011-02-19 19:50:07 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Every developer can sell many licenses of own program on the coming Warpstock Europe conference.

We have accumulate suggestions how to develop good shareware product (russian language)

• List of needed apps,
• How to create good program,
• Advice how to prepare for release

How to use eCo Film PM control element?

2011-02-19 13:46:02 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

During the experiments we have created PM control element eCo Film (AKA "Stripe", AKA "Stripe with frames", AKA "Matrix")

Features: it shows pictures (stripe = all pics on one line). The user can click / sort the pictures.

Main question: Which programs need such control element? What applications may be based on this window?

Announcement Warpstock Europe 2011

2011-02-17 12:37:29 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The 12th Warpstock Europe Conference will take place from May 6 - 8 in the city of Haarlem, The Netherlands, at the La Place restaurant and conference center "Dreefzicht" (http://www.laplace.nl http://www.laplace.nl/>). This year's event host is the Dutch OS/2 & eCS user group, member of the Holland computer user association (HCC) in cooperation with Mensys BV.

More information about the event location and the surrounding area can be found at the Warpstock Europe website (http://wse2011.warpevents.eu). Registration online can be done as usual at the Mensys webshop

The beautiful event location has a fully equiped "pick your own" restaurant on board, where you can create your own choice of breakfast, lunch and dinner at a very reasonable charge (as of EUR 10,00 and up). At every time of the day you can go there to get some refreshments.

The city of Haarlem, the capital of the province Noord Holland, is a beautiful city with very old typical dutch buildings and located very close to Amsterdam Airport "Schiphol". The city is from a historical point of view very famous as the place were book printing was invented by the Dutchman Laurens Janszoon Coster. The WSE2011 logo was designed keeping history in mind and therefor it carries several different font types in CMYK printing colors.

Met vriendelijke groet, best regards

Gerrit Schoenmaker, Chairman Dutch eCS-usergroup

eCS, the OEM reincarnation of IBM's OS/2

Buy eCo Market share

2011-02-16 11:30:16 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Market is a catalogue of software for eComStation. To develop eCo Market and accumulate the database of applications we have spent several thousand euro.

eCo Software is interested sell 5% share of eCo Market. One investor can buy 1% of eCo Market for 200 EURO. Contact us to discuss the details.

• You can read the business-plan.
• It's necessary sign the agreement (by mail).

Why become shareholder?

• You are sponsoring the development of important program
• 1% of eCo Market gives income 1$ per year.
• Your ideas have high priority, your packages have high priority.

Other offerings of eCo Software

eCo Labs - join eComStation software development

2011-02-16 08:42:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

(The tasks are published on russian language. Inform us if you want work on a project)

There are many tasks for standalone developers

Important projects:

• eCo Market widget to push eCo Market
• Banners module for eCo Market
• Toolbar with round buttons

Complete the projects:

• Complete FrImage viewer. Implement support of RAW-photos
• Make fixes to WPFolderEx class
• Update 3-Month calendar

New tasks:

• Personal DB designer
• Developer of the OS
• Collect information about system components

Updated tasks:

• Write simple REXX scripts for other users
• Write reviews What is PGP, available tools in eCS
• Screensavers

NDCrypt plugin updated

2011-02-14 02:38:22 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

It is recommended keep important data on crypted disk. Calculate what is your damage in case of information theft?!

The plugin supports cryptography methods (algorithms):

• Blowfish, key length 1-56 bytes;
• Cast 256, 1-32 bytes;
• GOST (the encryption standard in Russia), 32 bytes;
• Loki97, 1-32 bytes;
• Mars, 4-56 bytes;
• RC6, 1-255 bytes;
• Rijndael, 1-32 bytes;
• Safer Plus, 1-32 bytes;
• Serpent, 4, 8, 12 ... 32 bytes;
• Tripple Des, 24 bytes;
• Twofish, with 16, 24, 32 bytes keys long.

Please read reviews, FAQ before usage of the plugin -- plugins for NetDrive

P.S. To use NDCrypt plugin you should register NetDrive first.

WarpIn TOTAL - 7 programs re-packed to wpi

2011-02-13 15:44:24 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Short instructions how to create .wpi packages: Creation of distribution package for WarpIn installer (RUS)

More and more software is packed to WarpIN, look at:

• OpenGL Gold 1.1 (1997/06/10) -- hobbes
• FaxWorks -- eCS 2.0 CD1
• OpenSSH -- eCS 2.0 CD1
• Mars! game -- eCo Market
• Queency graphics editor -- eCo Market
• BackEmUp -- eCo Market
• Gimp graphics editor -- hobbes

eCo Market supports WarpIn format. We are working on integration of the catalogue with WarpIN database.

Week of USB touchscreen

2011-02-13 03:01:45 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

How to get support of USB touchscreens in eComStation? If you have an USB touch-screen in the office (or your friend or neighbour owns), please grab USB log, send the model name and the log to the developers - web-form (Example; How to grab the log? eComStation: USB Dock, USBRes; Linux: USBView; Windows: USB Deview, USB View)

The next week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible touchscreens. Our database contains 19 records about touchscreens only, Post new reports using the web-form

This information is important for developers of solutions based on eComStation. (a) Solutions page, b) Developers of POS solutions in DevCon)

Homepage of eComStation PC ------------

Warpstock Europe 2011 conference

2011-02-13 01:10:01 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

DON'T FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER SITES. Let's wait for official announcement - www.warpstock.eu

WSE2011 conference is planned to the beginning of May,

• Event: Warpstock Europe 2011
• City: Haarlem, The Netherlands
• Terms: 6/7/8 of May.
• Place: about 10 minute walk from the city center.

Are you going participate in the conference? Send us your name and topic of presentation via web-form, we are going draw "cool" banners.

It's very important collect full list of presentations in advance, so more users make decision to participate in the conference.

eCo Shop for russian users

2011-02-09 22:43:08 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Shop]

Some offerings for russian-speaking users:

• Bonus for organizations which are going publish success stories about usage of eComStation
• Many shareware applications were updated during the winter.
• Corrected the price for NetDrive

Warpstock Europe 2011 conference

2011-02-08 15:08:10 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

DON'T FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OTHER SITES. Let's wait for official announcement - www.warpstock.eu

WSE2011 conference is planned to the beginning of May,

• Event: Warpstock Europe 2011
• City: Haarlem, The Netherlands
• Terms: 6/7/8 of May.
• Place: about 10 minute walk from the city center.

Are you going participate in the conference? Send us your name and topic of presentation via web-form, we are going draw "cool" banners.

eCo Market: Week of remote control tools

2011-02-07 03:22:28 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The catalogue contains: more than 130 packages

eCo Market is an initiative of eCo Software: "The users need tools, they want to see the list of available applications not tales about powerful operating systems. That's why we are working on the GUI catalogue aimed to deliver software to users fast."

Let's collect remote control tools in the catalogue. Currently we have 1 program only.

Whatsnew: To use Java 6, to browse Internet you need additional fonts - you can find this fonts in eCo Market. All fonts are packed to .wpi (easy to install).

How to support the project? Some proposals

Message for developers: Your program should be packed to 1 WarpIn package. It may depend on known runtimes, all other libs should be included to the package.

eComStation mix of icicles and sosulkas

2011-02-07 02:46:56 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We have found in Internet:

1) The users are interested to know: How to install eComStation 2.0 to VirtualBox virtual machine?

2) The users are discussing: What solutions to developer for eComStation?

3) How to send news to OS2VOICE? It's very difficult post news to news.warpevents.eu server - you can spend hours to input captcha.

4) eComStation 2.0 wallpaper for your mobile phone: 240x400, 400x240

5) How to design apps for eComStation? New forum is created to discuss the design: http://forum.ecomstation.ru/viewforum.php?f=38

6) MultiMAC project is under development, Realtek Ethernet driver will be released soon.

7) Where to discuss gnu c/c++? How to share knowledge?

Add program to eCo Market

2011-02-06 14:15:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

To add useful program to eCo Market, fill the form and send it to the operator:

• ID or program in APeCS database
• Name of program
• Developer:
• Short description
• url of package
• version for human (1.2, ..)
• version as date (date of release in format: YYYYMMDD)
• homepage
• directory where do you keep the program on hobbes storage?

Multimedia center based on eComStation 2.0

2011-02-03 14:47:57 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Multimedia center is based on AT3IONT-I DELUXE motherboard and eComStation 2.0 operating system russian text

Other reviews about Multimedia in eComStation:

• 2010/01 -- (RUS) eComStation and Multimedia, Part 1
• 2008/01 -- (ENG) Usage of eComStation at home
• (ENG) OS/2 enters the living room (August, 2005)
• (DE) Multimedia player(May, 2005)