Reminder how to protect JFS volumes

2012-11-29 02:35:00 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We have collected some suggestions how to keep JFS volumes in safety: 2012/11, JFS advice

Other articles and reviews about JFS

Week of modern Thinkpad notebooks

2012-11-29 01:52:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The next week is dedicated to collection of reports about supported modern Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. The users have tested compatibility with Thinkpad T520, W500, W700, etc. Our database contains 388 records only. Post new reports using the web-form.

PHOTOS! Send us the photos of your Thinkpad with eComStation running. It's impossible find photos of computers with eComStation in the Internet.

Questions to all eComStation users:

• Does new ACPI work for you?
• How do you replace WiFi adapter? wifi unauthorized
• Does AHCI driver work for you? -- ahci fast reports
• How to setup Unimix for UNIAUD? -- unimix report

Warpstock Europe 2013 - check the list of visitors

2012-11-23 04:00:45 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

We have accumulated all information on this site: http://ecomstation.ru/wse

This people are going visit the conference as visitors (Visitors page)

Some speakers prepare own presentation in 30 minutes, other need 3-5 monthes. Are you ready make a presentation? Do you want share some knowledge with other users? (Speakers page)

What presentation to make?

• You can demonstrate 7 useful applications.
• Connectivity with communicators and tablets
• Usage of WPS and REXX (not theory)
• Or ..

photo: NREY/Shutterstock.com

Photos of Haarlem city: www.flickr.com, for example:

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/44571756@N00/sets/72157623130840842/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/migulski/sets/72157612007971283/with/2496804229/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mvwijk/sets/72157603687805457/with/2407765388/
• http://www.colourbox.com/image/streets-and-canals-of-haarlem-netherlands-image-3097068

P.S. This message is unofficial, official site: warpstock.eu

eCo Software: feedback from users

2012-11-22 23:43:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

All eComStation and IBM OS/2 Warp people are using eCo Software applications and drivers. The applications are based on powerful libraries and work stable and reliable. The development of this software required many efforts and resources.

Shareware applications: Special offer for november/december. No need to pay for upgrades. All fixes and upgrades are free. The upgrade to the next version is free.

Send testimonials via web-form (write if we should hide your name). We are going collect the testimonials from our users

P.S. The only thing which you should keep in mind: eCo Software runtime is available from the site http://ecomstation.ru/runtime , if something goes wrong then update the runtimes. During installation always select: overwrite all, unlock all.

Warpstock Europe 2013 -- exhibitors

2012-11-17 03:48:18 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

A) In the past, many famous companies were participating in Warpstock Europe (Epson, Norman, Sun, IBM, Lexmark, ..)

What companies to invite this time?

• Software developer: ..
• Peripherals: ..
• Laptops: ..
• Books: ..

Share your minds, what company to contact? What are the arguments to join the event?

Does your (small/medium, not international corporation) company want participate? What the participation means? Show large banner with company logo + guard? no.. Stand + table + 10 chairs + mini presentation (10 minutes) x repeat 5 times per day.

B) Good video (slow, with notes) about Haarlem in may: Amsterdam and Haarlem: Two Great Dutch Cities (Haarlem at minute 9:00)

C) Reforms:

• WSE-REFORM-201211-03: How to hold the visitors? Many visitors go away after the launch in the second part of day (because are tired, because don't know about coming presentations). Large, most popular, official presentation should start at ~ 16:00, not in the morning.
• WSE-REFORM-201211-04: 1) There should be a room where the users can talk with the developers of software. The list of developers should be published in advance. There should be 3-5 chairs around every table.

Are you going upgrade to new version of eCS?

2012-11-17 03:18:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

If you are going replace old eCS with new one then share your experience with other users:

• which directories may contains apps? c:\programs, c:\tools, c:\util
• (for developers) What cfg files of your application are important for migration? (should be copied to new system)
• What system settings to save? (local network params, ..)
• What settings of User Interface to save?

Suggestion for developers:

Create script migrate.cmd in the directory of your application, parameter: target_dir - target directory to save user data and cfg

Example: e:\migrate-20120725\688 - we are collecting all data to migrate-20120725, to the sub-directory N 688 (ID of your application)

Create cfg\ for settings, userdata\ for user data.

The user installs new system, extracts the contents of e:\migrate, All applications during installation can check if this directory exists and contains user data and settings.

Compatibility of Thinkpad and eComStation

2012-11-16 06:48:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

You can find more reports in the database of tested hardware: Hardware Database. Post add-ons: setup of ACPI, AHCI, ..

More and more people select Android tablets. This devices are useful to view data only. eComStation users need real notebooks to make real work, generate content and products.

Use Dock-station to extend functionality of the laptop:

P.S. And replace battery every year (2 years)

eComStation Home or Business

2012-11-16 05:44:33 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

(unofficial message)

What is the difference between eComStation Home/Student and eComStation Business?

Do you like such options? Or do you need 1 standard license?

eComStation: on bicycle

2012-11-15 21:02:58 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Some news from internet:

1) Some activity in os2ddprog, (in reality, all developers are subscribed to separate mailing lists: USB, ACPI, ..)

2) Discussion of AirBoot in forums: forum.ecomstation.ru, and see also news.ecomstation.nl

3) All information about Warpstock Europe 2013 is collected at this page: http://ecomstation.ru/wse

4) Wow.. there is life in this forums: http://computing.net/os2/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

5) What system banners / dialogs do you need?

• Waiting for CD-ROM reaction: "Wait.. "
• New WPS Copy/Move
• ..

More ideas about banners: http://ecomstation.ru/banners

6) os2world.com is down, service maintenance at ecomstation.com

7) Test your browser: http://new.weavesilk.com/ (you can disable symmetry)

Warpstock Europe 2013 - new people

2012-11-11 02:07:32 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

How to invite new people? Look at your contacts list, are you familiar with IT journalists? OS/2 fans and businessmen which may be interested in the conference?

Notify this people about the conference (May, 2013, Netherlands). Recommend Haarlem city as good place for relaxation: Old Haarlem (video), and one more video: Haarlem - Zandvoort, Netherlands [HD720p] (via Haarlem to the beach)

Suggestions:

• it's not effective to rotate slideshows on the screen of notebook in the hall. people ignore standard promo clips (related to applications)
• No reason to distribute flyers - major part of people don't read flyers
• During presentation make questions to the audience so people wake up, stay cheerful and listen to you.

eComStation Korean

2012-11-11 02:00:56 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

How to attract more user to eCS in your country? eCS should be translated to your native language (you can participate as translator, as tester or sponsor)

It's easy switch english eComStation to Korean language using LIP pack (Current state of korean LIP: 1%, available)

Other available LIP packs:

• German language pack (basic)
• Spanish language pack
• Polish language pack
• Swedish language pack
• Norwegian language pack
• Czech language pack
• Korean language pack
• French language pack
• Italian language pack

Homepage of LIP

PM Backup Suite: saving OS/2 lives

2012-11-10 18:59:28 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Every developer is obligated make backups of own source code. The users depend on your product, the customers depend.

Several famous OS/2 developers lost all data after harddrive crashes, they didn't prepared backup of source code and personal data.

If you want stay "alive" (continue development and communication with the users) make backup of your data today.

PM Backup Suite 6.0 is available (homepage) view gallery of screenshots

Whatsnew:

• Now the Backup Manager keeps the last 10 backup logs and can shows them.
• Now the Backup Manager restores a last status of a task after restart.
• Now you can keep orphaned files during incremental backup. This could happen under a rare abnormal end situation where the backup control file was not sucessfully written.
• Fixed copying selected part of execution log to the clipboard.
• Context menus of the Backup Manager and Restore correctly translated to russian language.
• Fixed of a Restore command-line help window.

See also: Snow discounts to eComStation applications

Warpstock Europe 2013: headline of the conference

2012-11-09 02:00:42 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Warpstock Europe conference is planned to May 2013 (Netherlands) (the 1-st announcement)

After you participate in Warpstock Europe 2013 you should visit Haarlem city.

Watch the movie one more time to feel the spirit of Haarlem: Haarlem: 'The most welcoming city in Holland'

What is the headline of the conference? (What is your opinion?)

• New applications
• Virtual machines
• eComStation and modern Hardware
• Network compatibility
• ..

Are you going participate in the conference? What is your role? As visitor / speaker / exhibitor? Send short message via web-form, we are going show the listings so other users can make decision.

P.S. This message is unofficial, you can ignore it. Official web-site of WSE2013: warpstock.eu

P.S. How to watch youtube?

• try youtube.com/html5 -> Join
• If doesn't help then download video file: change url to http://ssyoutube.com .. -> and select mp4 format

eComStation 2.2 whatsnew

2012-11-05 15:49:11 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

What to expect from eComStation 2.2? New version (beta-version) was planned to November (may be delayed).

Here is unofficial information (rumors, plans, ..): http://ecomstation.ru/ecs22

Request official information from ecomstation.com web-site.

What do you recommend? All your suggestions will be collected to one web-page and passed to Mensys.

• What utilities do you recommend include to eComStation?
• What applications (trial versions) do you recommend include to eComStation?
• What settings to set by default?

Week of non-standard Thinkpad notebooks

2012-11-05 01:31:35 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The next week is dedicated to collection of reports about supported modern notebooks Lenovo Thinkpad X300, X1, X100e .. Our database contains 386 records only. Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports using the web-form.

PHOTOS! Send us the photos of your Thinkpad with eComStation running. It's impossible find photos of computers with eComStation in the Internet.

Questions to all eComStation users:

• Does new ACPI work for you? ACPI 2012
• How do you replace WiFi adapter? wifi unauthorized
• Does AHCI driver work for you? -- ahci fast reports
• How to setup Unimix for UNIAUD? -- unimix report

Discounts for eComStation applications

2012-11-04 03:49:45 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software goes reward the users, here is the offering:

Useful applications

Read the list, do you need this applications? List of eCo Software apps

Sum up

(During november and december 2012) eCo Software offers (to every OS/2 user) summarize, how many eCoSoft programs did you purchased (and goes to buy) since 2001 .. till the end of 2012.

For home user:

• If you purchased (or going buy) N our apps (3 .. 5 different), then you get to your eCo Market account N*1 euro
• If you purchased (going) (6.. 15), then N*1.5 USD
• Example: You purchased 7 apps (disk utilities, multimedia, ..), then you get 10.5 USD to your virtual account.

For companies:

• if you purchased (going buy) N (1..5) licenses of application X, then you get N*1 USD
• if you purchased (going) N (6.. 50), then you get N*1.5 USD
• Example: you buy 15 licenses for PMMaps, then you get rebate and can buy PMDownloader.

Invest

What to do with the money accumulated at eCo Market account?

You can buy new program from eCo Software (List of apps) or any other shareware product for eComStation, or prolong subscription to eComStation (standard european price; usually it's necessary pay the remainder)

As result, you minimize your expenses, give impulse to the developer of native applications for eComStation.

Don't delay!

Don't delay the calculation and ordering of new apps. Summarize during november (all people are busy during the december).

We don't plan repeat the action in the next year!

Obligations

We remember that we should update our apps and serve the queue of the customers. We expect that the investments from users give us new impulse.

Contacts

Send messages: via web-form

• if you have purchased many apps and summarizing the quantity
• to order new apps