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dtplink
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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 153

So then the question is what software app is causing the software-related problems? Stall, freezes, slowness? We would'nt be using some clever little OS hack would we?

I'm proud to say I've been Hackmaster-free for 11 months now!

11-09-2000 06:50 PM

StiMPy
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Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Posts: 63

I have found that the stowaway keyboard driver causes this momentary "stall" on my machine (had the same problem on my Palm Vx/keyboard combo).

Disable the driver (if you're using it) and this should clear up the problem.

If not...hacks seem to be the most likely culprit.
Enable and disable one by one...that should root out the problem.

-M.

11-09-2000 06:54 PM

Winchell
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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

quote:
Originally posted by dtplink
So then the question is what software app is causing the software-related problems? Stall, freezes, slowness? We would'nt be using some clever little OS hack would we?
I'm proud to say I've been Hackmaster-free for 11 months now!

But that puts one at such a handicap!
I'm currently using:

FindHack
PopUp Calculator
SafeHack
TealGlance
MiddleCaps Hack
TapPad driver

For the most part, it is my considered opinion that if you are not using at least some of these, you are working too hard.
FindHack makes the 'find' function vastly more powerful.
PopUp Calculator allows one to popup a tiny calculator over top of the currently running program, and allows one to paste the results into the current program.
SafeHack automatically hides all your private data upon Visor power down.
TealGlance displays your current priority ToDo list and your impending appointments when you power up your Visor.
MiddleCaps Hack allows one to capitalize graffiti on the fly, it is one of the most useful hacks.
TapPad driver allows one to use the TapPad, which is one of those indispensible things that should be standard equipment with all Visors ( http://www.tappad.com )

I've had my Visor for a bit over a year, and none of these hacks have bothered it (or at least not bothered it so much that I noticed).

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11-09-2000 07:11 PM

dtplink
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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 153

I beg to differ. In my considered opinion, restoring 7-plus MB of data, minus recent entries on a regular basis due to hard crashes from memory or GUI conflicts is far too much to pay. Especially when the hack enabler is not regularly updated to match incremental OS updates.

Imagine using a Hackmaster OS patch in November 2000 that was created on Sept. 1997. A version 0.9 at that. Wow! I think this one wins the S/M award for the decade.

11-09-2000 07:23 PM

Winchell
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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

quote:
Originally posted by dtplink
I beg to differ. In my considered opinion, restoring 7-plus MB of data, minus recent entries on a regular basis due to hard crashes from memory or GUI conflicts is far too much to pay.

Sure, every Visor user has to make that decision for themselves.

I'm generally pretty paranoid about new hacks (and it took a long time before I took the risk of my first hack). I always do a full backup with Backup Buddy before I take a new hack for a test drive.

Currently I use hacks due to the following facts:

The ones I have currently installed give me no trouble.
The ones I test drove which did cause trouble only required a soft reset to get my Visor to a state where I could delete the little b*****d.
Restoring my Visor from Backup Buddy is tedious, but not especially catastrophic.

But I could easily be driven into your camp if one of my hacks reared up and trashed my data.

Note well that I am extremely conservative about adding new hacks. I haven't added a new one in over half a year, with the exception of the TapPad enabler. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" and all related bromides.

11-09-2000 09:30 PM

Axeman
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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Gainesville, FL USA
Posts: 112

My Prism is perfect, as is my VDx (purchased last November).

Hacks? I wasn't really using any on the VDx, so I didn't bother keeping them on the Prism. Only software problems I've had was Quickbits and Matrix (a clock app). I dl'd the most recent versions of each and haven't had a problem since.

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11-09-2000 11:15 PM

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