The Next Remember? Update
When I wrote the first version of Remember? back in 1988 a maximum year of 2018 seemed like a pretty safe bet. But, here we are 21 years (!) later and it’s actually in striking distance. And a couple die-hards schedule things far enough in advance that bumping into it is becoming an actual concern.
Help is on the way.
The next update to Remember?, version 4.5, extends the upper limit to 2134. It also features improved file updating code to minimize the possibility of damaged occasions and automatically retains backups copies of the last few changes you’ve made to each occasion file.
It will still not be Intel native, that will have to wait for a bone fide rewrite. However I have verified that Remember? does in fact work on Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” if you turn on the Rosetta PowerPC support when you install/upgrade to it.
I don’t have a definitive release date for version 4.5 yet because I have a few more minor tweaks I’d like to include, but I’m getting very close. All of the above features are implemented and reasonably well tested so if you have a pressing need just let me know and I’ll get you a pre-beta version to play with assuming you are comfortable running pre-release software.
Thanks for your patience. Keep watching this site for updates.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I keep hoping that an iPhone Remember? app will surface . . .. Been using it since the very beginning (the dawn of time) and it’s still my fave. Thanks Dave!!!!
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:13 am
Hey, Dave.
I use Remember? over a LAN to access an Occasions file on a server (I simply added an alias in the Documents:Remember? folder). This even works from my home though the Internet! (I don’t think this possibility is mentioned in the manual.)
When more than one user accesses the same Occasions file using the above method, the Occasion types need to be made the same by copying preferences files, to ensure all users see the same names for each of the 32 types. You could add an “Export/Import Occasion Types” function. Currently, I do this by copying preference files.
Also, since the “What” field is basically a blank piece of paper, one feels tempted to enter long notes in there. Unfortunately it caps out at 255 characters. Perhaps you could eliminate this length limitation and add an Expand button or a scroll bar, so the info displayed will still be compact.
Regards,
Daniel
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
Hi Daniel. There are Applescripts provided to perform a full backup/restore of all of the settings. They can be adapted pretty easily to just export/import the occasion types. That’s a good idea anyway so I’ll see about providing a modified set of scripts just for that.
Expanding the description field beyond 255 characters isn’t going to happen in the current incarnation of the code. Too extensive a change.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Hi Dave,
I’ve been a loyal Remember? fan since the beginning. Your program is the hands down best !!!!!!!!!!. Thank you.
I hope you will publish an IPhone App Version of Remember? That would be the absolute Greatest!!!!!!!. Thank you again.
All the best.
Bob>^. .^<>^. .^<>^. .^<
January 15th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Another long-term user.
I remember when, instead of picking the hour and minute from a dropdown value list, it was entered (somewhat clumsily) on an analog clock representation. That was in one of its very early incarnations as a disk accessory.
January 16th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Hi Allan. Yeah, the original Desk Accessory versions used clock face controls but they were too small and awkward to use.
January 17th, 2010 at 1:04 am
It would be fun to have a copy of Remember from that era, to run in vMac Mini under System 4 or something. Con you into making it available for download?