User talk:Ahc~enwikibooks

Removed from Freeware
thought this section would be better under opn source? Lobster 04:06, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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== First and foremost you need to find software that will run on your computer. All software will only run on a limited number of computer systems, and you do not want to waste time on software you cannot use (see Determining system hardware below). Most freeware packages come with a listing of basic system requirements, you should review that listing before downloading any software.

Secondly, you want to find software that will do the job you are trying to do. If you are looking for software to do a large important job you should spend a little time thinking about what features are important to you. You should also consider the speed of software and its reliability. 'Great software' that crashes is not as good as simple working programs. Sometimes it is better to use a smaller piece of software that a few things well rather then struggle with a larger package that is unstable, even if you loose some features. Know what features are important to you, and which you can live without.

Thirdly, it is important to know your source. Most of the time you can download and run software and everything will be wonderful, but there are people who may attempt to trick you into downloading and running their software, in order to take advantage of you. (You must particularly watch out for this if you run a version of Microsoft Windows.) One good way to avoid problems is to find reviews of the software from sources other then the site you are planning to download the software from (for instance if you can find a message board where the product is discussed at length and no one seems to have major problems that is often a good sign). Also make sure you have a good virus scanner (again this is more important on Windows) and scan for viruses after every installation. Some open source projects also use a type of encryption to ensure the software you download is the same as the software they published (insurance against a 3rd party tempering with the software), you should take advantage of these digital signatures whenever possible.

One common additional criteria is trying to use software that works on more then one operating system. While this by no means is a rule that must be followed it assures the user of maximum future software skills empowerment, and generally indicates a larger support community behind the software. some people consider programs written in Java a plus as they will also run on all major operating systems along with some mobile phones and PDA's. Sun has concentrated on improving Java and it is likely to find itself embedded in more consumer products). Programs written in C or other languages rely on someone recompiling and setting up for a new environment.

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Probably can just be junked altogether. It doesn't belong in Open Source, but it's not really really written well enough to fit into Ahc 03:02, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Freeware
I apreciate your work on Freeware, especialy the tables/graphics. Maybe you would like to comment on my new project, Wikisolutions and maybe contribute. It should be nice to have tables and pictures for solutions, and make it to look nicer. Moa3333 21:45, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look. Actually Lobster has done most of the work of creating graphics.--Ahc 15:05, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Ahc. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Ahc~enwikibooks that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 22:55, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 04:29, 19 April 2015 (UTC)