I used DeZign at a contract position this summer and have used Visio Professional in the past. I would not recommend DeZign unless your budget is very tight; it was much less featured than Visio Professional (and couldn't compare to Visio for Enterprise Architects).
The question always boils down to: what is your budget and what is your target market? If you are in the sub $500 market I would recommend Visio Professional as the tool has several other uses besides plain data modelling. Likewise, if your customer isn't knowledgeable in DB design, then using a less expensive tool will get you more short-term revenue. However if you have a large budget then learning a tool such as ERWin will not only give you better short-term results, but also increase your understanding of database theory and make your skills more marketable in the future.
We make a product that puts a TCP/IP wrapper around Microsoft Access databases. This wrapper means you can seamlessly query these databases remotely from either Windows or Linux without having to worry about sharing violations.
Our product name is UniverSQL and I would be more than happy to send you a demo if you email me. We provide full technical support and GUI admin and query tools that run on both Windows and Linux.
Regards,
Tyler
Re:another thinly veiled attempt to make money
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Emmett,
I agree that 10% of our proceeds should go to Xiph.org; tonight I will update the web page so that 10% of a purchase will go to Xiph.org as well as the EFF. The reason this change was not done sooner was because at the time OGG-S started, Xiph was not a non-profit organization (charging for the fixed point decoder).
Also, if you believe the name of OGG-S could cause any consumer confusion please feel free to email me at rsage@sidespace.com and I will work on changing our site accordingly. Since OGG-S has been mentioned on the Vorbis mailing lists in the past, I had assumed this name would not cause any confusion.
Sincerely,
Ryan @ SideSpace
Re:another thinly veiled attempt to make money
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I am sorry if our page is not that clear, but all OGG-S work is released under the GPL. If YOU would like to release a binary-only version of OGG-S (that contains zero Xiph code and 100% SideSpace code) then all we ask is you pay us a one-time charge of $50.
I hope that is not unreasonable, and you understand this cost only subsidizes our development tools and web hosting.
Plus, we will give 10% of your purchase to the EFF to help protect everyone's digital rights online.
Re:Independent and Unsanctioned?
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As mentioned on the OGG-S homepage, we are completely independant of Ogg Vorbis and Xiph.org.
This was done because we (and I am sure others) believe that DRM should be an add-on option that content providers or users can choose; not something that is forced upon consumers.
There are several fundemental assumptions this post makes that have to be corrected.
First, as someone who works a lot in both the USA and Canada, I can guarantee you that living costs in Canada are, on average, HIGHER than the USA. If your job was moved to Montana (which has lower living costs than where you are now) would you be asking Montana for import tariffs? Of course not; so please, drop this argument.
Second, I see a lot of Slashdot posts discussing the movement of I.T. jobs to "cheaper" locales. A lot of the arguments made against this move are the same arguments that were lodged against Japanese auto companies in the 1970's. North American IT workers may be in denial now, but the offshore trend will continue to deteriorate the IT job markets of both the USA and Canada.
So what is the solution? Just as the auto-workers realized in the 1970's, the successful worker will be one who not only performs menial tasks (i.e. programming) well, but also adds significant value to their position. For example, if you are a good communicator AND understand technology you will have no problem finding a job. If you prefer to lock yourself in the back room and code (and complain to Slashdot) then you are going to be in for some tough times. Keep in mind that times now, on average, are good. Use this time to retrain and expand your skillset, not reading up on arcane NAFTA regulations.
A Linux-friendly HDTV recording solution is definitely needed. Unfortunately, it seems that in order to record HDTV you need a $1300 Analog Input Board.
Can anyone with more knowledge about this project please post a less expensive solution if one exists?
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I used DeZign at a contract position this summer and have used Visio Professional in the past. I would not recommend DeZign unless your budget is very tight; it was much less featured than Visio Professional (and couldn't compare to Visio for Enterprise Architects).
The question always boils down to: what is your budget and what is your target market? If you are in the sub $500 market I would recommend Visio Professional as the tool has several other uses besides plain data modelling. Likewise, if your customer isn't knowledgeable in DB design, then using a less expensive tool will get you more short-term revenue. However if you have a large budget then learning a tool such as ERWin will not only give you better short-term results, but also increase your understanding of database theory and make your skills more marketable in the future.
A reasonable solution without incurring the need for costly software would be requiring self-signed SSL certificates to view the Intranet site.
You would create these certificates, and then physically distribute them to your remote users.
Using this method with a login/password provides you with end-to-end security from a known set of clients.
Sound good? Pick up the O'Reilly OpenSSL book for more info.
We make a product that puts a TCP/IP wrapper around Microsoft Access databases. This wrapper means you can seamlessly query these databases remotely from either Windows or Linux without having to worry about sharing violations.
Our product name is UniverSQL and I would be more than happy to send you a demo if you email me. We provide full technical support and GUI admin and query tools that run on both Windows and Linux.
Regards,
Tyler
Emmett,
I agree that 10% of our proceeds should go to Xiph.org; tonight I will update the web page so that 10% of a purchase will go to Xiph.org as well as the EFF. The reason this change was not done sooner was because at the time OGG-S started, Xiph was not a non-profit organization (charging for the fixed point decoder).
Also, if you believe the name of OGG-S could cause any consumer confusion please feel free to email me at rsage@sidespace.com and I will work on changing our site accordingly. Since OGG-S has been mentioned on the Vorbis mailing lists in the past, I had assumed this name would not cause any confusion.
Sincerely,
Ryan @ SideSpace
I am sorry if our page is not that clear, but all OGG-S work is released under the GPL. If YOU would like to release a binary-only version of OGG-S (that contains zero Xiph code and 100% SideSpace code) then all we ask is you pay us a one-time charge of $50.
I hope that is not unreasonable, and you understand this cost only subsidizes our development tools and web hosting.
Plus, we will give 10% of your purchase to the EFF to help protect everyone's digital rights online.
As mentioned on the OGG-S homepage, we are completely independant of Ogg Vorbis and Xiph.org.
This was done because we (and I am sure others) believe that DRM should be an add-on option that content providers or users can choose; not something that is forced upon consumers.
There are several fundemental assumptions this post makes that have to be corrected.
First, as someone who works a lot in both the USA and Canada, I can guarantee you that living costs in Canada are, on average, HIGHER than the USA. If your job was moved to Montana (which has lower living costs than where you are now) would you be asking Montana for import tariffs? Of course not; so please, drop this argument.
Second, I see a lot of Slashdot posts discussing the movement of I.T. jobs to "cheaper" locales. A lot of the arguments made against this move are the same arguments that were lodged against Japanese auto companies in the 1970's. North American IT workers may be in denial now, but the offshore trend will continue to deteriorate the IT job markets of both the USA and Canada.
So what is the solution? Just as the auto-workers realized in the 1970's, the successful worker will be one who not only performs menial tasks (i.e. programming) well, but also adds significant value to their position. For example, if you are a good communicator AND understand technology you will have no problem finding a job. If you prefer to lock yourself in the back room and code (and complain to Slashdot) then you are going to be in for some tough times. Keep in mind that times now, on average, are good. Use this time to retrain and expand your skillset, not reading up on arcane NAFTA regulations.
A Linux-friendly HDTV recording solution is definitely needed. Unfortunately, it seems that in order to record HDTV you need a $1300 Analog Input Board.
Can anyone with more knowledge about this project please post a less expensive solution if one exists?