Helderberg Clarion User Group » Feedback http://www.clarionusergroups.com Clarion Professionals getting together to share experiences and embrace new techniques and technologies towards being more productive. Mon, 17 May 2010 09:44:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Copyright © 2010 Helderberg Clarion User Group dswindon@eadsdirect.com dswindon@eadsdirect.com posts http://www.clarionusergroups.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Helderberg Clarion User Group » Feedback http://www.clarionusergroups.com 144 144 dswindon@eadsdirect.com no no CapeSoft WebShop in August http://www.clarionusergroups.com/90/capesoft-webshop-in-august http://www.clarionusergroups.com/90/capesoft-webshop-in-august#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 09:43:29 +0000 admin http://www.clarionusergroups.com/?p=90 CapeSoft are thinking about doing a WebShop in August of this year specifically on creating Web Apps in Clarion using NetTalk. To help them gather information they’ve put a survey online which will take about 60 seconds to complete. If you haven’t already done so you can do the survey here;

Here’s the survey: http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?8DA9C5DF8CCDD9DC88

We definitely want an event in Cape Town this year, as well as Johannesburg, so please take the time to fill in the survey if you are interested.

Happy Clarioning.

]]> http://www.clarionusergroups.com/90/capesoft-webshop-in-august/feed 0 Meeting Last night http://www.clarionusergroups.com/52/meeting-last-night http://www.clarionusergroups.com/52/meeting-last-night#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:35:09 +0000 admin http://www.clarionusergroups.com/52/meeting-last-night We had a great meeting last night with us discussing the beauty of Secwin 4 opposed Secwin 3 and all the great features which you can use everyday. We also discussed using the features of security to be able to handle optional features in your program which is not just bound to a customary system parameter but turned on based a security option instead.

We also then had a good discussion regarding Total Commander. This was conducted by our esteemed colleague Arthur. Arthur is the authority user and knowledge base on this product and has shown us things which are included in the product which most people never dream of when looking at the shell.

As an experiment we tried to record the session, but with Teamviewer running and Skype fighting for CPU cycle. Running Camtasia to do the recording made the system feel it had enough and we had to reboot. Thus, sorry Neville. No video for you. :-(

Thanks to all the attended, without your participation there is no clarion user group.

We need ideas for the next meeting and we need topics that people will find relevant. Please send them through to topics (at) clarionusergroups.com

]]> http://www.clarionusergroups.com/52/meeting-last-night/feed 1 Clarion User Group Meeting http://www.clarionusergroups.com/40/clarion-user-group-meeting http://www.clarionusergroups.com/40/clarion-user-group-meeting#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:19:35 +0000 David http://www.clarionusergroups.com/40/clarion-user-group-meeting We have been getting a lot of enquires about when we will be hosting the next clarion user group meeting. In my absence this was left to thaw and have been moving offices which along with work has taken all the focus.

We are going to have our next meeting on the 6th May 2008 (Tuesday) at our new office premises … so just to keep you all up to speed on the goings on and the plans.

Please email subscribe(at)clarionusergroups.com if you wish to receive a reminder and invite closer to the time and so that we can put you on our database and also to update it.
(For existing members please email us again.)

I will be updating the web site with directions etc as soon as time allows.

We would like to invite all, including New people who are interested in getting to know clarion and becoming part of this extremely dynamic and powerful language.

If you have something or a topic you would like to share and present. email topics(at)clarionusergroups.com so that we can publish it.

It may be obvious, but replace the (at) with @ sign and Start emailing!

David Swindon

]]> http://www.clarionusergroups.com/40/clarion-user-group-meeting/feed 0 Am I Alone? http://www.clarionusergroups.com/32/am-i-alone http://www.clarionusergroups.com/32/am-i-alone#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:07:23 +0000 Lesley http://www.clarionusergroups.com/32/am-i-alone One thing we have realised here at the HCUG, is that many people still struggle to find answers to their questions regarding their Clarion Development challenges. While we nurture an attitude of helpfulness and community, and are always keen to help our fellow Clarioneers out, we also don’t want our user group meetings to become the local Clarion Anonymous Support Group (CASG). :) So, we decided to put together a list of some the most useful resources available, and encourage and help you to help yourself.

So, without further ado, there are 2 primary forms of Clarion Resources available, namely Newsgroups, and Online Knowledge Bases. There are both free and paid for options available.

Newsgroups

I can honestly say that from my experience, the newsgroups have been one of the best possible places for finding information and getting help. I’m sure you will find this to be true. The Clarion Community world wide is very helpful and friendly.

Tip: Outlook Express support reading the NNTP protocol. If you have Outlook Express installed on your system, you can simly click the links above, and Outlook Express will prompt you through the setup. Alternatively, you can search google for various NewsReaders.

Online Knowledge Bases

Over the years, there have been various knowledge base websites popping up, but unfortunately many of them have not been maintained or drawn as much traffic and therefore have slipped into dormancy. The good news is that there are some fantastic resources available. Probably the best resource available to our community is one of the longest standing resources available, and continues to provide top quality articles and information, as well as podcasts, opinion polls, and a blog.

(Our favourites marked with a *)

  • ClarionMag *

    This without a doubt is one of, if not the best resource available to the Clarion Community. This site is subscription based, but I am sure you will find it worth every penny. Dave Harms has been running this publication since 1999. He has vast experience in Clarion, and has been an integral part of the Clarion Community for many years. He has taken Clarion Magazine to higher and higher levels over the years, and provides a very professional service. The website has a very attractive look and feel, and utilizes some of today’s latest web technologies. ClarionMag not only provides subscriber articles, but hosts a number of other useful free resources. These include free articles, podcasts, an opinion poll, blog, and news. There are numerous RSS feeds available for these various resources. All in all, highly recommended!

  • SoftVelocity’s Web Portal *

    SoftVelocity host their own blog, and a web based forum here. Though you will not find daily news on the Blog, this is often the place in which Bob Z (Robert Zaunere – CEO SoftVelocity) himself communicates the latest breaking news from the SV headquarters. The forums are generally quieter than the newsgroups, but are also a great source of information.

  • IceTips *

    Arnor Baldvinsson of IceTips Software has collected a good database of Clarion articles over the years. Many of these originate from the newsgroups, and he has provided an easily accessible and searchable site for these. Use the Resources menu to access the Article Index or Search form.

  • Steve Parker

    Steve Parker has maintained a free knowledge base and download center for many years. One of the interesting things about Steve’s site is that is built with Clarion’s Web Builder Templates.

  • ClarionPublisher

    ClarionPublisher is a portal into currently 2 knowledge bases sites, namely ClarionFoundry, and a MSSQL FAQ site. ClarionFoundry has also been a well known and useful resource to the Clarion Community for many years. The site has loads of useful information, and also provides notifications and RSS feeds. ClarionFoundry does require a subscription fee.

  • ClarionFAQ

    ClarionFAQ seems to be under contruction at the moment, but this URL does redirect you to the “old” site.

  • ClarionPost

    ClarionPost is free online resource providing a forum, comprehensive download center, and Clarion links.

Other Miscellaneous Resources

So there you have it folks. We here at HCUG can’t tell you how useful these resources have been during our Clarion Careers, and have aided us in our businesses. We strongly encourage everyone to utilize and participate in this wonderful community of Clarion Developers.

‘Til next time,

Lesley

]]> http://www.clarionusergroups.com/32/am-i-alone/feed 3 Poll: Which day of the week best suits you? http://www.clarionusergroups.com/29/poll-which-day-of-the-week-best-suits-you http://www.clarionusergroups.com/29/poll-which-day-of-the-week-best-suits-you#comments Fri, 26 May 2006 08:07:12 +0000 admin http://www.clarionusergroups.com/29/poll-which-day-of-the-week-best-suits-you As I promised, here is the poll. We want to know, which day of the week best suits you when it comes to having UserGroup meetings. Currently all our meetings are held on Wednesday evenings, but we are starting to notice that the numbers seem to be down on previous meetings (although our mailing list increases almost weekly!).

So please vote on the poll, as well as leave comments or suggestions on the meeting dates / times or anything else you can think of.




Update: It seems that the poll keeps getting suspended for some odd reason…. I’ll try and get it fixed ASAP!
Update 2: All fixed!

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