Applications and News Sites?

[Invincer]

I had been going back and forth trying to install/tweak GameEx and HyperSpin. It was like trying to decide between two women. On one hand, you had GameEx... the perfect wifey material type girl, the one who can do almost anything and everything. Not the perfect looker, but fine in her own right (not at all homely), and she was fairly easy to satisfy and not too high maintenance. Then there was HyperSpin. Vavavoom in the looks department, looks like a model, all the guys look at her as she goes by, etc. But she was EXTREMELY high maintenance, it was difficult to get her to do anything but look pretty, and as much as you might "want" to marry her, she just wasn't "wife" material over the long haul it seemed.

Then Tom created GameEx version 10 with menu customization. The choice was made for me... It was like the GameEx wife candidate went out and had a makeover. Although she may never look as good as HyperSpin, now it is like she has learned how to be even more accommodating than before. So fine, I will marry her to my cab... I may still look at hyperspin as it walks by every now and then, but in addition to it's looks i will remember the wasted hours and finicky behavior it exhibited, and I will be happy with what I have in GameEx.

Now that I have been doing the menu customizations I am ready to play around with some of the extra features like the News feature and the Application set ups. My question is this (long winded, I know)... What are some of the best applications and news sites or feeds for mapping to GameEx on a cab? I know many of you have probably used these features and I would love some suggestions. Thanks in advance!

[IMBerzerk]

I had been going back and forth trying to install/tweak GameEx and HyperSpin. It was like trying to decide between two women. On one hand, you had GameEx... the perfect wifey material type girl, the one who can do almost anything and everything. Not the perfect looker, but fine in her own right (not at all homely), and she was fairly easy to satisfy and not too high maintenance. Then there was HyperSpin. Vavavoom in the looks department, looks like a model, all the guys look at her as she goes by, etc. But she was EXTREMELY high maintenance, it was difficult to get her to do anything but look pretty, and as much as you might "want" to marry her, she just wasn't "wife" material over the long haul it seemed.

Then Tom created GameEx version 10 with menu customization. The choice was made for me... It was like the GameEx wife candidate went out and had a makeover. Although she may never look as good as HyperSpin, now it is like she has learned how to be even more accommodating than before. So fine, I will marry her to my cab... I may still look at hyperspin as it walks by every now and then, but in addition to it's looks i will remember the wasted hours and finicky behavior it exhibited, and I will be happy with what I have in GameEx.

Now that I have been doing the menu customizations I am ready to play around with some of the extra features like the News feature and the Application set ups. My question is this (long winded, I know)... What are some of the best applications and news sites or feeds for mapping to GameEx on a cab? I know many of you have probably used these features and I would love some suggestions. Thanks in advance!

I dunno... I am still recovering from having a huge 'GameEx' logo tattooed across my chest, so I can't comment on Hyperspin. I've never used it, nor will I. I definitely like you analogy though.

IMBerzerk...

really... I am.

[Tempest]

That reminded me of this:

Girlfriend 6.0 vs. Wife 1.0

Comparative Trial

Last year a friend of mine upgraded from GirlFriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that it's a memory hog leaving very little system resources available for other applications. He is now noticing that Wife 1.0 is also spawning Child Processes which are further consuming valuable resources. No mention of this particular phenomena was included in the product brochure or the documentation, though other users have informed him that this is to be expected due to the nature of the application.

Not only that, Wife 1.0 installs itself such that it is always launched at system initialization, where it can monitor all other system activity. He's finding that some applications such as PokerNight 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, and PubNight 7.0 are no longer able to run in the system at all, crashing the system when selected (even though they always worked fine before). During installation, Wife 1.0 provides no option as to the installation of undesired Plug-Ins such as MotherInLaw 55.8 and BrotherInLaw Beta release. Also, system performance seems to diminish with each passing day.

Some features he'd like to see in the upcoming wife 2.0.

1. a "Don't remind me again" button
   
2. a Minimize button
   
3. An install shield feature that allows Wife 2.0 be installed with the option to uninstall at any time without the loss of cache and other system resources
   
4. An option to run the network driver in promiscuous mode which would allow the system's hardware probe feature to be much more useful.
   

I myself decided to avoid the headaches associated with Wife 1.0 by sticking with Girlfriend 7.0. Even here, however, I found many problems. Apparently you cannot install Girlfriend 7.0 on top of Girlfriend 6.0. You must uninstall Girlfriend 6.0 first. Other users say this is a long standing bug that I should have known about. Apparently the versions of Girlfriend have conficts over shared use of the I/O port. You think they would have fixed such a stupid bug by now. To make matters worse, The uninstall program for Girlfriend 6.0 doesn't work very well leaving undesirable traces of the application in the system. Another thing -- all versions of Girlfriend continually popup little annoying messages about the advantages of upgrading to Wife 1.0.

Bug Warning

Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources.

Bug work-arounds: To avoid this bug, try installing Mistress 1.1 on a different system and never run any file transfer applications such as Laplink 6.0. Also, beware of similar shareware applications that have been known to carry viruses that may affect Wife 1.0. Another solution would be to run Mistress 1.1 via a UseNet provider under an anonymous name. Here again, beware of the viruses which can accidently be downloaded from the UseNet.

Tech Support Suggestions

These are very common problem men complain about, but is mostly due to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 6.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a Utilities & Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is indeed an operating system and designed by its creator to run everything.

It is unlikely you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 6.0. Hidden operating files within your system would cause Girlfriend 6.0 to emulate Wife 1.0 so nothing is gained. It is impossible to uninstall, delete, or purge the program files from the system once installed. You cannot go back to Girlfriend 6.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this.

Some have tried to install Girlfriend 7.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings - Alimony/Child support". I recommend you keep Wife 1.0 and deal with the situation.

I suggest installing background application program C:\YES DEAR to alleviate software augmentation. Having installed Wife 1.0 myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section regarding General Partnership Faults (GPFs). You must assume all responsibility for faults and problems that might occur, regardless of their cause. The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE. In any case avoid excessive use of C:\YES DEAR because ultimately you may have to give the APOLOGIZE command before the operating system will return to normal. The system will run smoothly as long as you take the blame for all the GPFs.

Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high-maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the performance of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 3.1 and Diamonds 2K. Do not, under any circumstances, install Secretary with Short Skirt 3.3. This is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible damage to the operating system.

Best of Luck,

Tech Support

[Invincer]

ROFLMAO!!!!!!

[Tom Speirs]

Good one. Thanks for the laughs guys

[Invincer]

So how well does GameEx 10.04 coexist with Wife 1.0? They each try to use the most RAM? I always find with Wife 1.0 it is better to partition memory for "selective memory" usage sometimes. I guess the good news for Wife 1.0 is that with GameEx 10.04 and Cab1.x there won't be enough resource usage left to run many versions of PokerNight 10.3, BeerBash 2.5, and PubNight 7.0.

Wow, did I sidetrack my own thread in the very beginning or what???

The point of the thread (which seems almost lost now) was to ask what applications and news sites is everyone running in their cabs? What are suggestions for great ones to run with GameEx on a cab. Anyone? Everyone?? Thanks....