Re: [LUG] big list of cool software?

[Steve Marvell <steve@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 11:48:53AM +0000, Adrian Midgley wrote:

> Idealist.

> A free text fully indexed database originally from Blackwell.
> Very good for random bits of text information, with the capacity to add 
> pictures and some scriptability, but basically just finds what you put in 
> there.
>
> > - Programming
> > (VB equiv?)
> tcl and Python, but the development environments are not as easy to use as 
> VB.  Easier to get things sorted out when they don't work for obscure reasons 
> I think, but not so easy to do things of intermediate complexity (not simple, 
> not seriously hard) quickly. 

I have a particular chap in mind who is not a programmer, but
generates his site from a business database and a VB program. He
creates static pages using his VB proggy. 

I'm trying to get into his mind to find an alternative.

DB generated web sites are not an alternative to him.

> > viavoice
> Anyone used viavoice on Linux?  I'm thinking of trying it out.

I hear it is very good, but requires a good years investment to get it
working perfectly. A chap I know uses surfers, a chat thingy. He can
just say "surfers say hello steve" and it does what he wants. 

Steve

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