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December 9th 2008
What happened to TopCity? Well, I got busy, and the 7 year old server kept taking
a nose dive. I have yet moved TopCity again to a more reliable location. I will
be updating the web site very shortly taking all outdated content offline.
August 5th 2006
The older version of PageP was automatically upgrading to version 2006 for a
couple months, and it seems to be stable. So, I have introduced a new
package and deployment for the Client and Server. The next version of
PageP will have some major core changes, and a face lift. We are talking
at least 6 months.
I am also going to give this website a cleaning, and update my current
workings and projects.
May 24th 2006
A new version of Page Professional is in beta stages. It will soon be online
for anyone to download. Check out the Page Professional section to read about
some of the new features. This update was a bit over due.
January 27th 2006
Wow, have I been busy. But, i think things are going well too. I plan on making
some needed enhancements and clean ups to the PageP. I also plan on converting
software raid on this machine to hardware raid.
June 17th 2005
Busy Busy Busy. Working on Manage-IT. Working on making it more database diverse
and adding a bit of kick to its performance. As for hobbies, i have been making
progress on the webmail portal. You can read more about that in
future logic section.
March 13th 2005
Been very busy with work that pays the bills. Wrote a small program to import email,
strip headers, and write into a SQL database. Making less data input for some
employees. A lot of little odds and ends like that are keeping me away from my
normal duties, but are important none the less.
Fixed a minor but annoying bug in the PageP program that was taking the focus away from the window you were typing in. Been so busy lately, just didn't have time to get to it.
Made some bug fixes and modifications to the Dlogic mail server. It has been undergoing a lot of changes lately to keep up with SPAMMERS and to keep things running smooth, and fast. Very happy with how this program is shaping up.
February 5th 2005
TopCity has relocated its servers again. We were offline for about 4-5 hours
on friday February 4th. Our new connection is on a T1 line. Our last connection
was microwave, and was becomming more and more unstable.
January 25th 2005
Happy New Year. First posting this year. Put on a new version of Page Professional
Client and Server. Both have added features, however the biggest changes are to the
server. I have been wanting to make a more user friendly server for quite awhile now.
Page Professional is continually becoming more popular. I guess that means I'm doing
something right. Enjoy!
November 18th 2004
Updated web site to be Mozilla Firefox web browser friendly. Much better now. A bit
of quirkiness that I was able to clean up and make look nice.
November 10th 2004
I believe now PageP v2004 is where I want it. I had some issues with file transfers
working properly when dealing with inner LAN networking. Issues arose from internal
and external IP confusion, along with stack overflows due to the higher transfer rates
within a LAN environment. I use PageP for private and business. Our office has
grown in staff, and the PageP has become a fundamental tool. Both for quick
communication and easy file transferring. Of course, i have all along been
using it to keep up with friends and family.
The last few months have been VERY busy. Between me being sick for about 2 weeks, and a new software release of Manage-IT called X4, and a new employee, things have been chaotic at times.
I finally got the last of the family on the VOIP band wagon. It's so nice to be able to call all my friends and family that i talk to the most for free. I haven't had a land based phone now for about two years. If you have a high speed internet connection, it is truly the way to go.
September 26th 2004July 10th 2004
Today, I put a new freeware program on for all. SIP my Contacts is a SIP protocol
registration agent that can register with up to 10 SIP servers. This is an
advanced program meant to please internet telephone gurus. If you download and find
use for this program, please leave your testimony!
What about Page Professional? I keep tweaking with it! Adding little features here and there and working out the little bugs that creak out.
June 10th 2004
Wow, I cannot believe how tricky these email robots are getting. I just got an
email from a friend asking if i sent her an email. The email came from an
email address that does not exist. It was made up, but with some smarts! It
was based on the title page of this website, and the domain of the website.
So, I guess I will have to change the title of my web page to NOT include my
name on it.
Page Professional is coming along. I think i will be releasing it very shortly.
March 28th 2004
Page Professional 2004 is coming along nicely. Some of the new features will
include file transfering amonst users, buddy lists, and easy link/file and
picture navigation. New who listing for better listing management. It is
in FINAL beta stages with final clean ups being made. Expected release
around May 2004.
February 25th 2004
I am keeping busy. Programming, Socializing, Skiing, Snow shoeing, Ice fishing,
and board playing.
November 29th 2003
Page Professional 2004 is being worked on, so are improvements with My Contacts.
I have also made a couple of tweaks to the Mail server. My Contacts is still
in beta stages and is not available to the general public. Happy Holidays to
everyone.
October 14th 2003
I took a much needed vacation, and have moved away from Boston, MA. I spent a little over
a month in California, and have since relocated. I have taken residence in the deep forests
where ice fishing is a winter sport, and snow mobile trails are more vasts then the highways.
I have some catch up to do, but in my off time have thought up some improved directions for PageP. I hope to start coding the changes within the next month. Some of the enhancements include co-location, and a form of buddy list.
July 20th 2003
I wrote an SIP agent that will register a contact address with an SIP proxy server. For what purpose?
I have a Cisco ATA186 device that allows you to use regular analog phones to make internet
telephone calls. This device will only register with one SIP proxy server at a time. I set it
up to use a proxy server that allows me to make phone calls to traditional telco phone numbers.
But, i would also like to be able to receive calls from other services such as FWD. So, my SIP
agent program will register with FWD telling it to send any calls that come in for me to my
Cisco device. By doing this, i can then receive phone calls from any FWD user along with the
service provider my Cisco device maintains. Slick huh.. :) If you're interested in this program
please email me.
July 3rd 2003
TopCity servers are back and happy.. :>
June 25th 2003
TopCity servers are moving locations. All websites hosted by TopCity will be offline for about 5 days as the actual server
is being shipped across country. The new location should be a more permanent location. So, don't think I have abandoned the
internet, the server is just going on a little vacation. (smile)
March 6th 2003
Page Professional 2003 version now released. This took a bit longer then expect because some (older) machines with Windows 95
and some Windows 98 were causing the program to crash because the the system did not have updated system files. This version
seems to be very popular with my beta testers, as they have been running versions of it for a couple months now. Check out
this new version by clicking programs link, and scrolling to Page Professional.
February 27th 2003
Power supply went bad on the server yesterday. Power supplies seem to be the weakest link in computer systems lately
for me. That and hard drives. Server was off line for a few hours. Hopefully a 400 watt will be good for it. Server
is now firewalled. I got tired of people unsuccesfully attempting to hack into my server. It was filling up my
security logs, so for no other reason then - got tired of looking through the logs, i jumped behind a firewall.
February 08th 2003
Well, its been an interesting last few days. The Internet server took a dump, and the mirrored backup drive failed as well. It took me about 12 hours
to get it back online, but it was off for a full night, cause i had to get some sleep. Have had some other minor down times due to new hard drive
installation and patch and upgrade reboots. Everything should be back up to snuff now. I am holding back on the latest beta release of Page
Professional, because I am having an instance of a program crash that is duplicated on multiple machines, but I have yet to figure out the
exact cause. I know it has something to do with a missing system file or outdated system file, but being i am unable to replicate this error on
my end, it is going a bit slowerer trying to track it down.
January 19th 2003
Page Professional Client/Server have been greatly enhanced. It is in beta stages, but a new version out soon. Check
out the PageP section for details on the upcoming changes.
January 16th 2003
Well, i actually made the upgrade on my personal computer to Windows XP Professional. I have made it a habit of waiting until Microsoft releases
their first service pack before I will upgrade operating systems. Seems to be going smoothly so far, but months will tell... To the point, I have noticed
that some of my programs are not very Windows XP friendly looking, So i will be cleaning up the ShareTella, and the PageP(client) So they will look
nice.
DTmail is coming along. I am creating a nice interface, so there is a lot of scripting along with programming as I'm dealing with html and asp
scripting along with programming.
December 29th 2002
New version of ShareTella released today. This version has a lot of enhancements over the previous version.
this will probably be the last version for a few months other then any bug fixes that may come up. The reason
for this is because Gnutella2 is in talks, and I would like to see where this is headed. I may adopt this
if the protocol takes hold. Enjoy the new version..
December 19th 2002
I am going to start a new project. It is a extension to my mail server. This will allow you to send/receive
email through an IIS server (ASP scripts). The first version will only support text (no file attachements).
The second version will support file attachments.
November 25th 2002
Manage-IT has reached a wonderful stage. We are closing the doors on version 2002 and I get
to spend all time now working on 2003. What does this mean? It means that 2002 is pretty
worked through. I am really happy with the progress and stability this program has shown.
ShareTella is in development again for added features. I'm in no hurry to put out version 3 as I work on it on my free time. I do hope to have it out around March of 2003.
November 19th 2002
I have been so very consumed lately on a personal level that has deeply affected me. I received
an email today - the first in a month through this website. It woke me back up so to speak. It
caused me to put some updates online that I have avoided for about two months. Life can certainly
get crazy at times. If anything - I believe it is causing me to be more expanded in my views of
life.
Background:
Hello, I am Dustin, programer, designer, engineer, and creator. I have been designing
programs since the age of eleven. My many years of
programming (over 20 now!) has brought me much joy, allowing me to discover
many new things, traveling to many new places. I have picked up extensive programming knowledge
over the years : Basic, Pascal, Dbase, Ada, VB, C++, and .NET. I've also dived quite deeply
into scripting languages, such as Asp,VB, and Java, which have helped shape many of the html-based
utilities I have accomplished. Back in the days of BBS's, I worked extensively with DLX and
operated my own BBS for a good number of years. Ultimately I designed a GUI version
which still runs today.
Currently, my main project (and greatest endeavor yet) is Manage-IT, a Property manage-ment software program I'm programming for a firm in San Diego, CA USA. Manage-IT has put all my skills as a programmer to the test, requiring me to design a program with deep complexity inside, but simplicity on the outside. This is an overflowing full featured accounting system keeping track of every movement and transaction that property managers deal with on a daily and not-so-daily basis. The project is monumental to say the least.
As this "technology age" grows ever faster, and ever vaster, it is my goal as a programmer to continually keep updated with the latest enhancements and features and versatilities that languages and its technologies have to offer. That's why in over 20 years of programming, I have spanned so many languages. It keeps life more interesting.
Utilitarian programs have always been my focus; programs that serve a purpose and make your life easier. Software that is versatile and that the end user has powerful control of. I drive on efficiency rather than clutter!
With that, I hope you enjoy what you find here at TopCity Logic