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... For the abbreviation and acronym challenged, he means Microsoft Terminal Services. ;o)...
... The direct link in this message downloads SkyTools 3 update. Which I discoverd when I began to update my SkyTools 2. I downloaded the correct SkyTools 2.2i...
Hi everyone, Please ignore the "direct link" at the bottom of my previous message. That was not supposed to be there. The link in the main part of the text is...
Hello, I'm a new user of SkyTools. I have two questions that I am unable to find answers in the documentation. Although this probably means I haven't found...
Thank you for the guidance, Shawn. I downloaded the pdf of the manual, and I'm reading through it while waiting for the software to arrive. I'm not sure what...
Bob, Open Data Manager (from top menu bar), select "Sync" tab. In the section where it says "merge user data from another computer," put the information of the...
Greg, Thanks! I've converted the PDF for reading on my Kindle 2 ebook reader and it looks great (as opposed to most other PDF's). Now I can be learning new...
Hi Bob, ... It depends on the format the logs are in. Joe provided the instructions for importing from SkyTools 2. But if you mean from another source, that...
Dave Kodama wrote; ... I've converted the PDF for reading on my Kindle 2 ebook reader and it looks great (as opposed to most other PDF's)... ******************...
Hello, Thanks for the replies. I am new to SkyTools with version 3. I do not have version 2 logs. I would like a way to enter my paper logs into SkyTools via...
Hi Bob, ... It may be easier to simply type the text into the SkyTools logbook, since you are going to type them in anyhow. I'd set up all the locations and...
Hi everyone, I have improved the "current" observing list of Novae and Supernovae. Now it contains all of the current supernovae, regardless of magnitude, and...
Is there a way to search the observing list that is displayed for an entry and then have that entry automatically scrolled to? For example, if I have the...
Paul, To follow up ... I used the Amazon conversion process for the manuals, which are in .azw format for the Kindle. They are over the limit for placing in...
Hi Dave, I read your message and it sounded familiar. Sure enough you had asked it before. I apologize for not responding the first time. The short answer to...
Thanks, Dave, I also used the Amazon conversion process, it took less that 2 minutes, even for a 4 meg file... \Paul A ... From: skytools@yahoogroups.com...
Hi Greg, I entered a few observations as you suggest and it's kinds a PITA. Please hurry with tool you mentioned earlier. Please... I'd really like to keep my...
Hi Bob, I think the real problem is that you are not using the program in a way that helps you enter objects most efficiently. I have instructions on how to...
Thanks Greg, I was just looking for a quick way to get an item on a big list located/highlighted in short order rather than scrolling down to the bottom of the...
Hi all, first post here -- I'm new to this program, so I hope there's something simple that I'm doing wrong. Sorry if this has been covered previously. My...
Well, I couldn't find these 2 particular objects in ST3 either, so I just added them via the supplemental database editor. This works just fine for me, and I...
Hi Greg, Thanks for your detailed suggestions. I still have questions... -Bob ... I'm glad you're satisfied with the interface. I need to learn to use it....
Hi Roy, Although I create my own databases and take great pains to make them as accurate as possible, the many errors, typos, and omissions in the professional...
Hi Bob, ... I answered that one: "When this dialog appears the log entry already exists, but with a blank description. To remove it use the "Delete" button....
Bob, One more thing to add: looking at the documentation I see that somewhere along the way the explanation of the dual purpose of the "New Log Defaults"...
APOD is practically my home page....check it most every morning & love to get a better familiarity with its featured objects (& frequently, others associated...
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