I dislike DeskPro as well, though it does not affect my system. AdMuncher seems to keep it in-line.

I did donate to MileTracker when I first installed it and would be quite happy to donate to it again to secure a Version 2.x and again when Version 3.x comes out.

Like many here, the only thing I need in DeskPro is MileTracker. Fortunately, I still have 1.x installed so I can continue to use it until it just plain breaks, at which point I'll hold my nose and fire up DeskPro, check my balances, and then Exit it. I did delete it from my Startup folder since I like as little "trayware" as possible running on my system.

I always enjoyed using MileTracker and also contributed a few times to it. If Mike asked for some moola, I would have gladly paid to keep MT stand alone. Deskport is terrible for my needs. First, it is terribly slow. Second, MT in Deskport doesn't work behind my corporate firewall.

What I never understood is why Mike doesn't consider open sourcing his code. If he is looking to make money from it, sell the stand alone app. If he is looking to provide free products to get advertising revenue, he still can with open sourced apps. I am disappointed that Mike's old apps that were quite useful now sit on some harddrive locked away.

Any way, I just un-installed deskport and have no intention of installing it ever again. Time to check out the other programs...

deskport.biz is the pits
 

I downloaded it. What was being displayed wouldn't even completely fit on my monitor's screen. So much JUNK. Computer froze. That could have been because my own pop-up blocker was working overtime. I wanted to uninstall using my own tool, but the program seems to have a fail-safe survival instinct (like the HAL 2000 computer in the film "2001: A Space Odyssey.") I was forced to let the clutter remain, using the deskport's own faulty, incomplete "uninstall" feature. At least the thing APPEARS to be gone for all intents and purposes, though I KNOW it isn't totally erased. I'm still using the old Miles Tracker again, after that experience with the "new and improved" version! -Max.

to download i had to disable the firewall ( which is one thing i do not like to do ), then tried to install it.
after restart it checked for updates and started installing again.
same story 3 times, so i finally deleted the whole crab and have kissed
miletracker bye, bye. :td:

good while it lasted. :(

DeskPort froze my system big time. Took me the better part of an hour to get the PC working again as it froze at boot up. The DeskPort uninstall seemed to work though.

I also disliked the UI.

I got the same email from Mike as the other poster about him being busy with the holiday weekend.

I also installed... and uninstalled DeskPort. I sent an email to DeskPort, and received this reply:

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I'm sorry you don't find the additional functionality of DeskPort
worthwhile. If you came from MileTracker, the standalone MT version
will continue to work for the foreseeable future. If we can find the
resources to keep it updated, we will do so.

Thanks for trying DeskPort.

Harris Turner

DeskPort Technologies, LLC
10803 Portside Court, Indianapolis, IN 46236 USA
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

I too used MileTracker. I too contributed at least twice. I too do not like Deskport. In fact Deskpot everytime I try to use Deskport it shows all my accounts as unknown. So besides the fact that it makes multiple connections out to the Internet at program launch, besides the fact that it puts itself in the startup, besides the fact that you can't resize the display, besides the fact that it puts a behemoth in the task bar, it flat out doesn't work on my system.

I sent an email to the author, but I'll send a plee here: Don't abandon Miletracker!

Yahoo Awrads Tracker not the answer
 

States it only allows 5 accounts. Yeah right. Also doesn't appear to have the handy "launch" feature of MileTracker.

"Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?"

While I did not have the problems that others have had attempting to install theprogram I dislike the "new" program.

I deleted it and it will never be seen on my harddrive again. I hope the old program continues to function.

Suggestion: Microsoft Money
 

I'd like to suggest that folks check out Microsoft Money as a substitute. While it's probably not the best out there, it does a great job of basic mile tracking (dates, comments, flight miles vs. other miles, expiration, and so on). It works well for me, anyway.

You likely wouldn't want to buy it just for the FF account tracking, but if you're thinking about one of these programs anyway, it might be a factor for your decision. I have the Deluxe version -- don't know if the Standard version has FF accounts or not.

Does it go out on the web and semi-automatically download your mileage balances from the airline and hotel websites?

I'm afraid not. I know there are or were some web-based solutions that do/did that, but Money just has a specialized register for FF miles where you can enter them yourself. It's actually a fairly simple process, but it's not automatic. Maybe if Microsoft got enough letters from consumers asking for the feature, then they would add the capability, like they already have with bank accounts...

Yodlee seems to work well for me. I just hope I can trust them.

I too am sorry to see Mile Tracker go and would be happy to pay an annual fee to keep it alive. After reading all the negative posts, I won't bother downloading Deskport.

Ditto here.

So what's an appropriate fee to request. I'd certainly pay $20 or $20 annually.