Re: Where is DateBk these days?

I use WeekCal on iOS.  It's not as good as 
DateBk6, but it's better than the stock iOS 
calendar.  WeekCal uses the same calendar 
database as the stock iOS calendar, so it syncs 
properly to my desk top.  And it's only $2 or $3 
one-time purchase.

Unfortunately, with syncing between DateBk6, my 
Mac's iCal and iOS I now have a proliferation of 
iCal calendars that bear no relation to DateBk6's 
color scheme.  I'm slowly cleaning that up.  If 
someone knows how to mass change every entry from 
one iCal calendar to another, I could consolidate 
my iCal calendars into a more logical framework. 
(I'd like to merge Calendar, Palm, Unfiled, and 
Untitled into one iCal calendar.)

That being said, it would be nicer to use DateBk6 
ported to iOS rather than WeekCal. It's not clear 
what DateBk6 needs from iOS other than what 
WeekCal uses.

Best regards,
Arthur

At 2:44 PM -0800 12/5/13, James David Walley wrote:
>
>
>A bit less snark, please?  Pimlico is/was a 
>one-man operation, selling a great product for a 
>very low price. When the market changed from 
>PDAs to smartphones, it became a major problem, 
>because Apple was the dominant player at the 
>time, and they wouldn't allow the sort of tricks 
>DateBk uses to manage the default calendar, so 
>selling through the AppStore was out. I suppose 
>it would be possible to get an Android version 
>but, as you mention, there are platform 
>differences in the Android world that aren't 
>there in iOS (and weren't on PalmOS, either) 
>that would complicate the development effort. 
>I'm sure a Nexus-compatible version could be 
>createdŠbut would you be willing to pay a 
>reasonable price for the effort?  Or is it 
>easier to just sit back and hurl sarcastic 
>rhetoric when you don't get everything you want. 
>RIGHT NOW!!!!!
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Journey 
><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> 
>wrote:
>
>>Oh I just checked -- it's not compatible with 
>>the Nexus 7?  Hmm, good job on that ... what 
>>the heck ... unbelievable.  I bet you have had 
>>a target market that would have loved throwing 
>>money at your app but it seems you've done a 
>>very poor job of marketing it to people with 
>>devices who could benefit from it.  Nice 
>>business model.
>>
>>=====
>>Is any version of DateBk on Android or IOS? 
>> That was my favorite software on Palm.  I 
>>couldn't believe when I last looked that it was 
>>a desktop-only app and that even though it was 
>>written in Java there wasn't an easy setup for 
>>Mac computers.  Talk about limiting your user 
>>base .....  Hoping this situation has changed.
>>
>>Kevin

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