[bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly report function added to the latest firmware release?
- From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:38:04 +0100
Hi,
I doubt the memory is a concern anyway, they tend to save data on the flash
behind the scenes as I understand it. In any case, surely i'm waisting lots
of memory on the device by having 24 hourly alarms set, when they could do
it with just one global variable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:24 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly report
function added to the latest firmware release?
> Greetings again.
>
> I was not thinking in terms of degree of difficulty; I was thinking more
in
> terms of limited software memory and, since it is limited and if the
hourly
> alarm function add-on would use some of the memory, is this really what is
> wanted in light of other suggested changes and the software's memory?
>
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:29 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly report
> function added to the latest firmware release?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > In principle, your right. The thing is, it wouldn't be that hard to
> > implement as the alarm feature is already there. All you need is a
> > variable
> > called CurrentTime and check it for the hour and make a noise. lol,
what's
> > hard about that? The system is already doing that with the ordinary
> > feature.
> > Think of it as defining 24 hourly alarm variables without needing to do
it
> > yourself.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:56 PM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly report
> > function added to the latest firmware release?
> >
> >
> >> Greetings, All.
> >>
> >> I am not opposed to the addition of an hourly report function per se
but
> >> I
> >> would wonder how high a priority this is given the software and maybe
> > other
> >> considerations I have not thought of. If I had to choose, I don't
think
> >> I
> >> would rate this as a very high priority.
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bruce Toews" <DogRiver@xxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:50 PM
> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly report
> >> function added to the latest firmware release?
> >>
> >>
> >> > It keeps good time, but if you're changing batteries a lot it stops
> > doing
> >> > so.
> >> >
> >> > Bruce
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he
> >> > gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 NIV
> >> >
> >> > Bruce Toews
> >> > E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: DogRiver@xxxxxxxx
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> >> >
> >> > On Wed, 9 Aug 2006, Richard Ring wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have to agree with Lou. My clock seems to keep good time.
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:27 PM
> >> >> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly
> >> >> report
> >> >> function added to the latest firmware release?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Interesting. The clock on my unit is one of the most accurate I
have.
> >> >> Lou
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:32 PM
> >> >> Subject: [bookport] Re: What are the chances of having an hourly
> >> >> report
> >> >> function added to the latest firmware release?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> As for me, I would never use it. The clock is too inaccurate for
> >> >> that.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> At 03:56 AM 8/9/2006, you wrote:
> >> >>>> Hi folks,
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> What do people think of adding in an hourly chime option in the
> >> >> settings
> >> >>>> menu switching between internal or external beaps? It would be
> >> >>>> handy,
> >> >>>> saves setting all those alarms.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Best
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> -James-
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Sandy Licht
> >> >>> Phone: 409-898-8218
> >> >>> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14A
> >> >>> 11For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They
> >> >>> are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a
> >> >> hope.
> >> >>> 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13If you look for me
in
> >> >> earnest,
> >> >>> you will find me when you seek me. 14I will be found by you," says
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> LORD...
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
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