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KVS Oct 23, 2013 3:08 pm


Originally Posted by CLEguy (Post 21656804)
Hi, I'm noticing a difference in inventory available between KVS (using Availability/FS method and ensuring UA is airline selected) and the united.com site:

Meanwhile, UA.com shows two F seats available on the flight. Any ideas?

It's a POS variation:
http://Help.KVSTool.com/#Factors

[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.0/Diamond - Awards-Upgrades/UA]
Code:

AMS  Amsterdam Schiphol NL [EHAM]
ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl IL US [KORD]
SUN  15 Dec 2013

Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Availability
---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UA        908    AMS  11:00    ORD  13:20    763  0  F2 FN2 A0 ON0 O0 J9 JN9 C9 D9 Z9 ZN9 P9 PN9 R9 RN9 IN0 I0 Y9 YN9 B9 M9 E9 U9 H9 HN9 Q9 V9 W9 S9 T9 L9 K9 G0 N0 XN9 X9


belfordrocks Oct 26, 2013 7:22 am

Any chance of making a feature where you can copy only one line (i.e. the selected line) of results rather than the whole result page? Thanks

lewinr Oct 26, 2013 11:48 am

+1 on this request

KVS Oct 26, 2013 1:11 pm


Originally Posted by belfordrocks (Post 21671831)
Any chance of making a feature where you can copy only one line (i.e. the selected line) of results rather than the whole result page? Thanks


Originally Posted by lewinr (Post 21672869)
+1 on this request

You can drag-and-drop an individual results line to WordPad/Word/etc.

jmoorfoot Oct 26, 2013 7:43 pm


Originally Posted by KVS (Post 21639814)
It is not a user error -- it's a problem with CrossOver/WINE.

There are no plans for a separate Mac version at this time.

Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users? We are paying you for a service, & all we get is the above response. As a supplier YOU have the ability to negotiate with Crossover/WINE developers on behalf of a large group of users. Leaving it up to each individual Mac user is unacceptable.

Your other responses to Mac users is equally unacceptable. The large majority specifically choose a decent OS to overcome the security issues of 2nd class Microsoft offerings & are unwilling to pay for the "privilege" of installing a compromised OS on our hardware.

belfordrocks Oct 27, 2013 4:26 am

Just tried doing that with NotePad, didn't work.

greg0ire Oct 27, 2013 8:26 am

Is This For Me?
 
Is this the ideal tool for me to search for 2 J tickets on OW rewards?
Though not complicated, I am having trouble using the AA and QF sites to find availability for LAX-DPS or LAX-DXB travel in Feb or Mar. Is purchasing a 2 month Diamond subscription the right thing for me? I probably will not need to use it again in the near future beyond this booking. Thanks.

belfordrocks Oct 27, 2013 9:15 am


Originally Posted by jmoorfoot (Post 21674630)
Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users? We are paying you for a service, & all we get is the above response. As a supplier YOU have the ability to negotiate with Crossover/WINE developers on behalf of a large group of users. Leaving it up to each individual Mac user is unacceptable.

Your other responses to Mac users is equally unacceptable. The large majority specifically choose a decent OS to overcome the security issues of 2nd class Microsoft offerings & are unwilling to pay for the "privilege" of installing a compromised OS on our hardware.

Then this is not the software for you. That's nobody's fault, not all software can be made to suit everyone.

I use a Mac and while it does have some shortcomings I find that the benefits far outweigh these.

Jim055 Oct 27, 2013 11:30 am


Originally Posted by jmoorfoot (Post 21674630)
Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users?

No, it is about time you create a dual boot system. No software runs well long term on Crossover or Wine. Creating a dual boot is easy. Acquiring Windows 7 is cheap. Security is not issue because you've created a physical wall to your Mac files. The best windows machine is a Mac.

KVS is a great piece of software. The developer works hard to keep the software up to date with all the important underlying award sites. It has saved me personally tens of thousands of dollars. It runs on Windows. Let me repeat that: It runs on Windows, not Crossover, not Wine. It will save you tens of thousands of dollars.

KVS Oct 27, 2013 2:36 pm


Originally Posted by jmoorfoot (Post 21674630)
Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users? We are paying you for a service, & all we get is the above response. As a supplier YOU have the ability to negotiate with Crossover/WINE developers on behalf of a large group of users. Leaving it up to each individual Mac user is unacceptable.

We do provide support for Mac/Linux users to the extent it is [technically] possible and also liaise with Wine/CrossOver developers when they are willing to fix bugs in their products. However, we have no way of forcing them to do so.


Originally Posted by jmoorfoot (Post 21674630)
Your other responses to Mac users is equally unacceptable. The large majority specifically choose a decent OS to overcome the security issues of 2nd class Microsoft offerings & are unwilling to pay for the "privilege" of installing a compromised OS on our hardware.

As Jim055 had already mentioned, in a VM environment:


Originally Posted by Jim055 (Post 21677297)
Security is not issue because you've created a physical wall to your Mac files. The best windows machine is a Mac.


Originally Posted by belfordrocks (Post 21676759)
Then this is not the software for you. That's nobody's fault, not all software can be made to suit everyone.

I use a Mac and while it does have some shortcomings I find that the benefits far outweigh these.


Originally Posted by Jim055 (Post 21677297)
No, it is about time you create a dual boot system. No software runs well long term on Crossover or Wine. Creating a dual boot is easy. Acquiring Windows 7 is cheap.

Indeed, using Parallels Desktop/VMWare Fusion/VirtualBox for Mac is the only way to ensure 100% compatibility. Neither dual boot, nor Windows 7 are required for this.


Originally Posted by Jim055 (Post 21677297)
KVS is a great piece of software. The developer works hard to keep the software up to date with all the important underlying award sites. It has saved me personally tens of thousands of dollars. It runs on Windows. Let me repeat that: It runs on Windows, not Crossover, not Wine. It will save you tens of thousands of dollars.


KVS Oct 27, 2013 2:39 pm


Originally Posted by greg0ire (Post 21676564)
Is this the ideal tool for me to search for 2 J tickets on OW rewards?
Though not complicated, I am having trouble using the AA and QF sites to find availability for LAX-DPS or LAX-DXB travel in Feb or Mar. Is purchasing a 2 month Diamond subscription the right thing for me? I probably will not need to use it again in the near future beyond this booking. Thanks.

Yes, and, as it appears that you travel dates are flexible, you can use the new [Power Search] feature for this:

http://Help.KVSTool.com/#PowerSearch

KVS Oct 27, 2013 2:40 pm


Originally Posted by belfordrocks (Post 21675896)
Just tried doing that with NotePad, didn't work.

You need to use WordPad, not Notepad.

fritzzz25 Oct 27, 2013 8:18 pm


Originally Posted by jmoorfoot (Post 21674630)
Isn't it about time you provided some REAL support to Mac users? We are paying you for a service, & all we get is the above response. As a supplier YOU have the ability to negotiate with Crossover/WINE developers on behalf of a large group of users. Leaving it up to each individual Mac user is unacceptable.

Your other responses to Mac users is equally unacceptable. The large majority specifically choose a decent OS to overcome the security issues of 2nd class Microsoft offerings & are unwilling to pay for the "privilege" of installing a compromised OS on our hardware.


Works excellent for me using VMware. Why anyone would try to use something that doesn't host the Windows OS on it with all the code to run programs properly is beyond me. The program was written for Windows OS. Run in it Windows OS and THEN if it doesn't work properly you can make your complaints.

Keep up the good work KVS

jmoorfoot Oct 27, 2013 9:52 pm


Originally Posted by fritzzz25 (Post 21679670)
Works excellent for me using VMware. Why anyone would try to use something that doesn't host the Windows OS on it with all the code to run programs properly is beyond me. The program was written for Windows OS. Run in it Windows OS and THEN if it doesn't work properly you can make your complaints.

Keep up the good work KVS

Windows is CRAP! Why on earth would I want to support a company (Microsloth) who can't make an OS that doesn't require heaps of add-ons to guard against their myriad security problems? At least with Crossover, I have only a minimum exposure to their problems.

jasonvr Oct 27, 2013 10:11 pm

I know this is going OT for this thread, but people really need to come forward by about a decade. Windows is no longer the security swiss cheese that it used to be. The old claims that Mac OS X is invulnerable are also no longer true

http://blogs.computerworld.com/malwa...ecure-mac-os-x

http://www.extremetech.com/computing...-and-mobile-os

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/07/3...re-os-in-town/

And separately, KVS is a Windows program, plain and simple. There are plenty of applications that are not available for every platform. Do you hear people complaining because iMovie isn't available on Windows? How about the Halo franchise not being on PS3/PS4? Nope. (ok, people may complain, but they coming out and demanding that something be done about it?)

To put it bluntly, KVS is a relatively small operation (my personal guess is a single owner/coder/support rep...i.e. one guy/gal doing everything). They see no reason to provide a native Mac version and that is their right as a business. If they saw a legitimate business case for it that would entail a higher profit margin, I would be they would jump at it. I find it quite customer friendly that KVS even offers a modicum of support to those running in a non-fully native Windows environment (i.e. outside of what KVS was originally coded for).


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