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DavidR · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject: Icon Designer

I must be missing something here.
After I registered VDS 5 I got an Icon Designer.chm help file but no exe. I still have an old version from one of my previous versions of VDS but my understanding was that a new one was included with VDS5.
Has anybody else received the new one Question

Thanks..........
..............David

jules · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:46 pm Post subject:

No. In fact, last week I downloaded IconEdit32 from http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/program.asp?program_id=135. It's really excellent. Grab it now, because it's a PC Magazine utility and the, er, nice people at ZDNet have had it removed from their website so that they can make people pay for a CD containing these utilities which were once free.

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I've used this one forever. It's great. Very Happy

Only I thought in the license agreement
it said that you weren't allowed to redistribute it at all. Confused

Serge · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:13 am Post subject:

i was thinking the same thing...no icon editor with vds 5...strange!!!

serge

DavidR · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:45 am Post subject:

Protected · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 10:59 am Post subject:

jules · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 11:39 am Post subject:

Serge · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject:

i gave up on them the moment they expected us to pay to have our software listed Evil or Very Mad

serge

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1565

I payout $99 a month to cnet/zdnet to get my software listed/up to date with them, it's proved to be pretty good.

I currently only have one title updated monthly otherwise I would have to pay around $500 - $600 a month to get all of my software titles updated monthly. Which isn't that bad but I'd rather not spend that much at one place just for updating software when I can pay for real advertising.

Their initial fee of $79 to get your software listed honestly is worth it, you get thousands of downloads from zdnet and cnet. This fee is just one time to get your software listed, if you want to update it monthly you have to shell out a minimum of $99 per month.

jules · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 4:49 pm Post subject:

I didn't realise there was a one time fee. I get about 10 registrations a month of my $12 program World Clock. So I'm not wild about giving best part of a month's earnings to ZD without any guarantee of a payback.

I have had ONE reggie so far of GetBack. Sad

I just can't understand why there is so little interest in a program that I have personally found to be a life-saver on several occasions.

BTW I will happily give free registrations of GetBack to those who regularly contribute code to this forum, if they want one. (It requires NT, 2K or XP though.)

Skit3000 · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject:

Julian, I think you should make more advertisement for your GetBack program. I never used it, but I also haven't seen anything like it (or well, not for $12). If people know it's their and what it does, they probably will try & buy... Smile

Edit:
I just downloaded your program, and it says you also are a PC magazine columnist. Can't you make some advertisements that way? Rolling Eyes

Garrett · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject:

LiquidCode · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 2:10 am Post subject:

If you are willing Jules, I would love a copy. I used to use GoBack, but, it did some really bad things....oh...like completely mess up my computer! Sad

GetBack would be a great solution. BTW. If you need a logo for any reason, you can give me a shout. I'll hook you up. Wink

jules · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:30 am Post subject:

jules · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:41 am Post subject: