Re: TRAINING videos - Prove IT.
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21528
interpreted = N
texte = When I was first learning WebCatalog, I found the manual to be quite sufficient, dare I say even helpful. It wasn't until I really began to push the program and develop a good sense of the intricacies of WebDNA that I began to notice the shortfallings of the documentation. The shortcomings are, for the most part, in the form of undocumented or underdocumented advanced features. I used the tutorials to get started, and have used them to teach others, and found myself doing useful things with WebCatalog right away.Also, the videos are not being sold by Pacific Coast. A separate company produced and is selling the videos, so I think any anger toward PCS in this matter is misdirected. Are we all getting upset with Adobe because the MacWorld Photoshop Bible is better than the manual that ships with Photoshop? Hell no. Why should this situation be any different?Really, the bottom line is this: you don't need the tapes to use the product. If you don't want to buy them, don't. You may miss a few advanced tricks, but your ability to use WebCatalog certainly won't be hindered.I'll think step off the soapbox now.-Dave At 8:15 AM 12/4/98, James wrote: >Say what you want but any company that charges another 800 for videos to >train you how to use there product that cost $2500 because the manuals are >weak will never get me as acustomer. > >WebCatalogue may be a good product once your hooked. But from all the >postings I read on this news group you'll never hook me. I don't have time >in this busy computer world to have one company tell me where and how to go >to the bathroom then tell me if I want toilet paper I have to pay another >$800.00 o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ o----------- Digital Frontier --+ o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+ o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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When I was first learning WebCatalog, I found the manual to be quite sufficient, dare I say even helpful. It wasn't until I really began to push the program and develop a good sense of the intricacies of WebDNA that I began to notice the shortfallings of the documentation. The shortcomings are, for the most part, in the form of undocumented or underdocumented advanced features. I used the tutorials to get started, and have used them to teach others, and found myself doing useful things with WebCatalog right away.Also, the videos are not being sold by Pacific Coast. A separate company produced and is selling the videos, so I think any anger toward PCS in this matter is misdirected. Are we all getting upset with Adobe because the MacWorld Photoshop Bible is better than the manual that ships with Photoshop? Hell no. Why should this situation be any different?Really, the bottom line is this: you don't need the tapes to use the product. If you don't want to buy them, don't. You may miss a few advanced tricks, but your ability to use WebCatalog certainly won't be hindered.I'll think step off the soapbox now.-Dave At 8:15 AM 12/4/98, James wrote: >Say what you want but any company that charges another 800 for videos to >train you how to use there product that cost $2500 because the manuals are >weak will never get me as acustomer. > >WebCatalogue may be a good product once your hooked. But from all the >postings I read on this news group you'll never hook me. I don't have time >in this busy computer world to have one company tell me where and how to go >to the bathroom then tell me if I want toilet paper I have to pay another >$800.00 o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+ o----------- Digital Frontier --+ o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+ o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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