Forum Archive Index - October 2002

[dsafari@paradise.net.nz]

Hi Phaedrus, my comments are mixed in with yours below.

Quoting Phaedrus <Phaedrus@techemail.com>:
> Holden,
>  Re .gif format - I didn't realise that the ScreenHunter program
> wouldn't run on Linux. I guess you can't give Microsoft the finger and
> expect to get away with it without some disadvantages. Can you not
> instal the GIMP? (Not that I know what one is!)

GIMP = Graphics Image Manipulation Program. I'm just guessing that you can save
to .gif with it because with GIMP you can do _a_lot_. I'm not too keen on
playing with fancey graphics programs though and really just need something
small and simple.

>  Data supplies for MetaStock or any other charting program are very
> cheap. There are several vendors, with prices of around $17 - $24/month
> for NZ data, for example. It only takes a minute or two each day to
> download the new data and merge it with your database. You don't have to
> do it every day if you don't want to - the files simply accumulate. You
> can even get free data if you want, for example Sanfords provide free
> Australian data for their clients. With excellent free charting
> facilities now available on the net, buying your own software and data
> is no longer a necessity.

Are you referring to any other net facilities besides bigcharts.com? The
bigcharts applet gives me some grief sometimes (damn the applets! :) I've found
stockfetcher.com is pretty good for helping me look for stocks based on
technical indicators. It has a 'natural language' to use to write custom filters
on top of the many pre-written ones they already provide. It is pretty cheap
too, approx $20 NZD/month. I ask so I can try and maintain a comprehensive
collection of net tools. Any comments are warmly welcomed.

>  Phaedrus.

Signed,
Holden Glova

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