From the MileTracker website:

I am having a problem also. I emailed Mike and got a response yesterday that he accidently set it to expire on the 15th. He won't have access to the computer that the program is on until tonight or tomorrow at which time he will fix the glitch. Hope this helps all of us mileage junkies out there for our daily fix of miletracker.

Not to whine, but is there really a reason for putting those expiry dates in the software? Its such a hassle for everyone.

When you're dealing with beta software, such as MileTracker, it makes some sense to assure that someone's not using a seriously outdated beta version of the software.

Great Info.

I also have enjoyed superb (personal) service from Mike and his system. Happy to make a small donation and hoping that I can encourage others to do the same. Easy with the one click method contained in the link above.

Lurker http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

It's not a hassle. It's as inexcusable as a virus. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

Your implied accusation is an inexusable as a vius. That being said, unless you donated some large amount of money, for instance, larger than I (which I know you didn't), then I wouldn't be complaining. Not having access to this incredibly usefull FREE tool for 48 hours will not ruin your life. Furthermore, as part of ANY software development cycle worth it's beans, you will find a way to kill older copies of software to prevent a variety of items, from people mis-interpreting the software because they have a bad beta copy, to simply making the user experiance better, to comabatting piracy. Please, show some respect to someone who hasn't charged anything, nor made much money off of this great product.

I think the "I WANT MY MONEY BACK" comment was tongue in cheek. The software is FREE!

I posted an upgrade earlier this morning that should resolve everyone's expiration issues.

I still do include an expiration date (currently July 31) because the software is still very much in progress. If there's vastly improved versions available, I want people using those instead. There's also the small chance of MileTracker becoming shareware in which case I'd need the free version to phase out. (Please note that if I did this, I'd either return all donations or treat donaters specially.)

I promise that I have some major updates to MT in the works, but it may be a month or two before they are available (darn full-time job http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif ).

Thanks,
Mike (not Jim or Bob)

[This message has been edited by jimbob (edited 05-18-2002).]

Guys - I think you need to lighten up or learn to understand irony / sarcasm.
Regards,
Alex

P.S. For those who still don't get it - xbrace (from what I know of his humour) was joking.


[This message has been edited by alexwuk (edited 05-18-2002).]

As a computer scientist, I more than understand this concept. I'd just rather not have the program die - a little warning would be fine.

I know 100's of people probably ask about the jimbob moniker, but I have to...

anything to do w/ the Touchtone Terrorist?

got friends named Junkyard Willie and Blade?
http://www.touchtoneterrorist.com/

No significance, I promise. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif When I first started reading FlyerTalk, I was planning my first major mileage run (It never happened. I've only done two small inner-Texas mileage runs ever http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif ). Since I figured that I might miss a day of work, I used the first anonymous nick that came to my mind which for some reason or another was 'jimbob'. I should try to switch it back to my normal nick of 'mhoeffner', but I haven't tried.

[This message has been edited by jimbob (edited 05-20-2002).]

You folks are the best http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I just downloaded the program and it works great. My donation was just registered.

Cheers,

birdstrike

I hate to touch(stone) on a delicate topic, but I am most assured this thread made it's way into the FBI, and CIA's computer somewhere.