[AccessD] Tech Republic covers PowerBasic

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Wed Nov 30 19:22:23 CST 2011


No, anonymized as in -   Details which could identify individuals removed.
i.e. without identifying you or  Doug or identifying what mailing list it was on.

It was clearly from me.

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Stuart


On 30 Nov 2011 at 16:54, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> I guess that means; anonymous...without your name. ;-)
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 1:55 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tech Republic covers PowerBasic
> 
> Thanks for the feedback, I've passed it on (anonymized) to Bob Zale.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> On 30 Nov 2011 at 9:38, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> 
> > It is almost a badge of honour for programming geeks to have a lean and
> > boring site. The attitude is that the site was hard enough to write it
> > should be hard enough use. The trouble is that many of the geeks see no
> > reason for all that wimpy fancy stuff, if it works that is good enough.
> Many
> > of these guys have absolute no artist or sales abilities, at all and it
> > really shows.
> > 
> > Of course, they are blissfully unaware that a crudgy site makes their
> > product seem just as cheesy as their web site and they loss 90 percent of
> > their potential business because of it.
> > 
> > A word of wisdom. If you are selling anything on the web and you are not
> an
> > artist, do yourself a big favour and get a real web designer and artist to
> > put your web UI together and you will be amazed at the respect and
> > additional sales you get because of it. 
> > 
> > Jim  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:09 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Tech Republic covers PowerBasic
> > 
> > I just spent a few minutes reading the interview and looking at their
> > website.  They may have a good product, but the site is AWFUL.  Multiple
> > bright colours, cheesy fonts, lots of exclamation marks.  It's not easy to
> > find out exactly what products they have and how they're priced.  I bet
> > they'd have a ton more customers if they fixed it up - it's the kind of
> > site that I would just click away from automatically if I stumbled on it.
> > 
> > Doug
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:43 AM, jwcolby
> <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote:
> > 
> > > > A few of you may be vaguely aware that I occassionally use PowerBasic
> > :-)
> > >
> > > You do?  I never realized!  ;)
> > >
> > > John W. Colby
> > > Colby Consulting
> > >
> > > Reality is what refuses to go away
> > > when you do not believe in it
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/29/2011 5:03 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> > >
> > >> A few of you may be vaguely aware that I occassionally use PowerBasic
> :-)
> > >>
> > >> Here's an  interview with the founder, Bob Zale on Tech Republic
> > >>
> > >> http://goo.gl/KtZIE
> > >>
> > >>
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