Friday, December 31, 2004

Grouper

Grouper is a new Windows based application that allows users to share their personal media within private groups. Grouper uses P2P technology connecting you directly to your friends’ hard drives where you can share large files in a safe, encrypted environment. Grouper is a simple install and requires no firewall reconfiguration.

I am a Grouper user and use it to connect directly to the folder on a RailTrak 2000 User's computer in which the application is installed. This allows me to make updates directly to the User's computer as well as to more easily diagnose issues with the User's data.

If you are interested in using Grouper, I ask that you share your C:\Program Files\Railtrak folder with me. This will not allow me to view any other files on your PC other than the RailTrak 2000 files.

Latest Updates

Version 9.03.01 has been uploaded to the RailTrak 2000 web site. It includes a change to the new UTO Logo so that it displays better for those users needing the UP Form 10. It also brings back the Scheduler Screens. Other minor fixes and enhancements have been incorporated into this release. Please feel free to download from the Downloads page. Please note that this update incorporates the new subscription service for RailTrak 2000. If you upgrade and are told that your subscription will or has expired, please notify me immediately so that I can correct that for you.

Welcome

Hello Everyone. I've decided it is about time to use a weblog as a way to communicate to new and potential users of RailTrak 2000. This will be a forum that I will watch in which anyone can post comments or questions about the program and it's use. Anyone can answer someone else's question, but I'll try to watch this each day for new posts and answer them the best I can.

If used properly, this should prove to be a positive learning tool for users of RailTrak 2000. It will also be used by me to try to incorporate feedback into future revisions of the software.

Please join in the discussion. The topics should primarily center around the use of RailTrak 2000, but other comments to our roles as Union Officers and rail workers are welcome as well.

Erik Cross
Developer