This is for version 4 of Wintix and Tixsales. http://centerstage.com/cssforum/list.php?2Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:27:23 -0600 Phorum 5.2.14 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,21,21#msg-21 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,21,21#msg-21
There seems to be some confusion about Vista. On one hand, computer stores are saying that Vista is all they have. On the other hand, there are stories about users paying to re-format their computers with Windows XP. Both stories are true.

You can still purchase XP - but you need to go where business computers are sold.
HP's website:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/12454-12454-64287-321860-3328893.html

Dell's website:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/desktops?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

Whether you get XP or Vista, make sure it is the right edition. This means "XP Professional" or "Vista Business"

Vista will work, but at half the speed of a comparability equipped XP computer. It slows down even further after about 6 months of use. That is the main reason we prefer XP. The compatibility and drivers issues do not seem to be a problem. Most of our customers use pretty standard equipment.

The highly touted "Aero" interface is cute. But that's all. It has no advantages. It's not even original. Sun Microsystems developed a very similar semi-transparent interface for their Glassfish server.

Tip:
Want to save yourself $462? Rather than Microsoft Office, get Open Office (OpenOffice.org). It works pretty much the same as Microsoft Office. It has all the bells and whistles. And, it's free.]]> bruce Version 4Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:47:15 -0600 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,13#msg-13 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,13#msg-13 parksquare Version 4Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:07:04 -0700 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,12#msg-12 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,12#msg-12
If you need a report on 1 or 2 publicity codes, you can do it by getting a report by run of a show and copying it to another file. Of course, you do need to know the code number (on the other information tab when you edit a sale).]]> bruce Version 4Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:56:49 -0700 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,11#msg-11 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,11#msg-11
2. A checkbox for each show could be in the edit a show page and would be easy enough to turn on or off.

3. I don't think there should be a MASTER publicity list to copy show to show. Simply make it work the same as copying ticket categories and prices from show to show. There is no MASTER list that would change things if you changed the master. Copying publicity from Show #1 to Show #2 would be all there is to do. Then you can go into the publicity for show #2 and update the unique publicity for that show. Show #1 stays the same and Show #2 gets edited as needed.

4. There also needs to be some tweaking on how to USE publicity. Currently I need to get a report or mailing list for everyone who ordered a subscription via telemarketing. Since we are limited in price codes, we have to track this in publicity. What I need is the ability to run a report choosing a series of publicity codes for a particular show/season package.

And Bruce...there are my thoughts!

Cheers
eric]]> parksquare Version 4Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:00:11 -0700 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,5#msg-5 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,5,5#msg-5
For instance, they may have a newspaper ad for a single show. That newspaper ad would not apply to other shows, therefore, it should not be available to the other shows.

Another limitation is that the current system does not keep track of older shows well. Any changes made to the current publicity codes automatically make older publicity entries invalid.

The obvious solution is to have a separate set of publicity that is a permanent part of each show. This is do-able but there are some questions:
1. Will each show need a checkbox to use publicity? That way, the publicity switch would no longer be global.

2. If the default publicity for each show is built from the master list, what happens if the master list gets changed? Should each show have it's list automatically updated? Or, should each show be updated separately? For Jamye (who has 260 shows to maintain) this could be a major problem.]]> bruce Version 4Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:38:41 -0700 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,3,3#msg-3 http://centerstage.com/cssforum/read.php?2,3,3#msg-3 diane Version 4Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:21:44 -0700