What is Wise Manager / Wise Machine?

2011-11-01 23:21:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Help us remember what is Wise Manager / Wise Machine from Kim Cheung? What is it? how the applications were packed, what is installed on client/server side, how remote installation goes?

• Google -> wise manager ecomstation
• screenshot 1
• Description Wise Manager
• short message
• discussion: http://www.possi.org/extended_attributes/2001/07/meeting
• discussion: http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-04-18-003-20-OP-SW&tbovrmode=3
• discussion: http://www.mombu.com/programming/programming/t-serenity-lied-no-ecs-until-4q-2005-10587498.html

eCo Shop for eCS/OS/2 users

2011-10-29 03:36:02 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Shop is offering different discounts for sleepy *russian* eCS users:

• discounts for Varenye backup
• D-Link USB FM-tuner supported by eCS (CooLFM)
• DrWeb anti-virus for OS/2 was updated several hours ago
• The user which purchases sponsor units for popular eCS projects gets a 20% return to eCo Market account + announcement on eComStation.RU.
• Discount for users which buy InJoy dialer and publish short report how to setup 3G/4G connection.

Moreover, eCo Shop is investigating the interest of users in expensive Thinkpad notebooks with eCS pre-installed.

eComStation - mix of yellow leaf

2011-10-27 19:31:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

1) The celebration of IBM anniversary continues, "What's the Best Product IBM Invented?", people answer..

found by Martin Iturbide

2) What apps to include to eComStation Demo CD? It's important to demonstrate the power of the system. Games? WPS apps?

3) Bug-trackers

• Common - eComStation -> Log in -> Bug-tracker
• AHCI driver - http://svn.ecomstation.nl/ahci/report/1
• SNAP driver -- http://svn.ecomstation.nl/snap/report/1
• other: full list

4) Does eCS work with DDR3 memory? Reply: DDR3 is used with Intel i3/i5/i7 usually. 50%/50% - half of users are happy, eCS works fine, other have troubles with video.

5) ecomstation.org web-site is closed. We need 2 new sites!

Eugene Gorbunoff talks about eComStation

2011-10-24 04:34:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Short interview What's New in eComStation World?

You can quote part of the text at other site and add link to full text.

More interesting interviews with eCS / OS/2 developers - Community site

eComStation 2.1: share your experience

2011-10-24 02:15:46 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCS 2.1 was released in the spring, Pay attention to some of new features of eComStation 2.1:

• (RUS) eComStation 2.1 - the next step
• Review at bluenexus site ??? ops, can't find.

Share your experience:

• does it work with your computer? Post a report

Don't forget:

• How to activate New File Open Container?
• eCS 2.1 is equipped with AHCI driver. But test Danis driver with SATA controller switched to AHCI mode first.
• Unofficial fixpak for eCS 2.0 and 2.1 -- Unofficial Fixpak 1 for eCS 2.0 and 2.1

Installation, Known issues:

• Downgrade OS2KRNL is going test ACPI 3.14 .. 3.18 (it's easy install other kernel via eCo Market, .wpi packages)
• Switch SATA controller to Compatible mode (via BIOS Setup). Later try switch to AHCI driver.
• If the PC hangs, works slow or .. then disable USB controllers
• Other known issues

Visual Roadmap of eComStation development

2011-10-23 02:39:53 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Drawing the map of eComStation development. What way to select? What is the priority of tasks?

Example: What will happen after USB stack update?

Every user and developer can send us small roadmaps (sequences) about other driver or sub-system.

Think what is the goal, what is the current state and how to archieve the goal (step by step)?

Shareware discounts 2011/10

2011-10-21 15:20:27 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecoshop.biz]

eCo Software is the largest developer of shareware applications on eComStation market.

We offer some discounts and special offerings: Special offerings

• Buy DVD Toys and Varenye Backup and get 5 EURO to eCo Market account (*).
• etc.

(*) More information about your eCo Market account: http://ecomstation.ru/account

Updated: Varenye backup, Virtual keyboard, PM123 player, Color picker

2011-10-21 03:23:04 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eCo Software updated some popular applications:

1) Varenye backup 0.04.00 is released (incremental backup, easy to manage and setup) New utilities: Manager and scheduler.
Homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/varenye
Special offering: Discounts and bonuses

2) PM123 audio player, version 1.33 rc3
Homepage: http://glass.ptv.ru/pm123.html

3) Virtual keyboard - on-screen keyboard for touchscreens and tablet notebooks.
Whatsnew: you can resize the window now and adjust it to the size of fingers.
Homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/vkeyb

4) Color picker - one more cheap application for eComStation
Homepage: http://ecomstation.ru/colorpicker
(Offering for developers to develop small useful apps)

Offerings for standalone developers

2011-10-19 23:05:25 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The standalone developers can create cheap 1$ applications (1$ What? Why?) for eComStation and distribute this apps via eCo Market

eCo Labs (experimental laboratory of eCo Software) is collecting ideas what applications to develop and update:

New projects

• (PM) Develop new SysInfo utility (tree on the left, container on the rigth)
• (USB) Read/Write to USB Flash disk using USBCALLS
• (PM) Simple voice recorder (with extra requirements)
• (PM) Library: Toolbar with round buttons for creation of multimedia apps
• (PM) eCo Market widget
• Disk utilities (eCS Clone, etc)
• (PM) Library: Window with animation (GIF, own format)

Update existing apps:

• (PM) Update PMPDF utility
• (PM) Add support of RAW to FrImage viewer
• (Win) Port utility aimed to format volumes to FAT32
• (PM) Update SysBar to support transparent PNG icons
• (USB) Update USB Audio for SMP
• (PM) Continue the development of Multi-desktop utility (doesn't depend on Security/2)

The site of eCoLabs International is under construction: eCoLabs International

NeoWPS + Virtual keyboard free

2011-10-15 22:55:14 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

Virtual keyboard (on-screen keyboard for touch screens) is included to NeoWPS package. In other words, it's free for you if you have NeoWPS license.

Week of Blu-ray burners

2011-10-13 00:48:19 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

The week is dedicated to collection of info about compatible/non-compatible Blu-ray drives. Our database contains 31 records about CD-ROMs.. Major part of the models are not manufactured anymore. Post new reports using the web-form.

How much time do you wait while DVD/CD Toys is burning the disk?

Suggestions how to improve User Interface

2011-10-11 19:50:51 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

eComStation.ru site contains several texts discussing how to improve the user interface of eComStation (russian texts):

• Common suggestions how to improve user interface of eComStation
  • 2008/07 -- The future of WorkPlace Shell (WPS)
  • 2011/10 -- How to improve Presentation Manager (PM)
  • 2011/07 -- The 3-rd generation of eComStation: TouchPM interface
• Changes in 2010:
  • 2010/09 -- eComStation 2.0: Changes in user interface
• IBM OS/2 Warp
  • 2004/05 -- Features of eComStation user interface
  • 2004/01 -- Visual standards of OS/2

eCo-Books from eCo Software

2011-10-09 18:58:17 -- eCo Shop

eCo Software continues to sell Thinkpad notebooks with eComStation pre-installed. We offer the range: Thinkpad T42 ... T61 + X61 Tablet and X41 ... X61 + X41 Tablet. All notebooks are equipped with SSD disks and popular eCo Software applications (Sunny icons, DVD/CD Toys, Backup utility)

It's not easy to sell eCS notebooks, we are missing some tools. What applications are needed for the resellers of eComStation notebooks and barebones?

• Benchmark tools. The customers want see the comparison marks.
• Good SysInfo utility. We have old SysInfo/2 only.
• Demo applications aimed to demonstrate the power of the system. (apps working in demo mode; video effects / slideshows enumerating eCS features)
• Fullscreen launchpad. So novice user can launch standard application (email, browser or setup)
• Simple system setup. Currently eCS setup utilities are located in different "corners" of the system.

The standalone developers can help to the resellers of eCS notebooks / barebones and develop additional tools.

More ideas for standalone developers: eCo Labs International

Corporate IT to allow eCS computers?

2011-09-27 20:31:21 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/eComStation/message/86392]

Neil Waldhauer have initiated a disсussion in eComStation yahoo group

This morning there is an interesting article in the New York Times.

IT departments are allowing employees to buy their own computers and bring them to work. www.nytimes.com

I imagine that you can now bring an eCS computer to work and use it at these companies. This is a pretty big change, and paints a pretty black picture for Microsoft and companies like HP and Dell. Actually, Microsoft will probably pull through; they've got the technology even if few people are currently using it.

For my part, I've brought an eCS computer to a corporate network, and found that some things work (where the latest Firefox is important) and some don't (where a solid SAMBA implementation would be needed).

e-ball Awards 2011

2011-09-19 02:15:36 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [ecomstation.ru]

You have some time to release the best application / utility for eComStation!

What is e-ball Awards? Best applications.. drivers.. It is sometimes equivalent to 'most surprising', 'most subversive', 'most promising', 'most unnerving', 'most opportune', 'most happening'.

Post your nominations via web-form. Let's join e-ball Awards 2011 with 2010, we accept nominations before the end of november.

Notebook with eComStation pre-installed

2011-09-19 01:27:05 -- Eugene Gorbunoff [eCo Shop]

eCo Software is offering notebooks with eComStation pre-installed. To modernize the notebook, we install SSD disk. Moreover, we offer add-ons: multimedia package (web-camera + remote control), super pack (dock station + caddy + USB HDD), basic pack (bag + USB HDD).