MJ: CVData

[MJ]

Norm,

On the Multi-Betting Strat Setup screen I attached a wong out strategy for the last row, and a non-wonging strategy for the first 5 rows and then saved it. When I press the Display Strategy button the first 5 strategies are displayed on the screen but the last strategy is always removed. Why is this happening?

Also, for my wonging sims if I press the Customize button followed by Hands Played (DI/SCORE/SD), SCORE sky rockets from 4.5 to 42. I don't really understand why this occurs. Which one should I use? The SD/Hand is fixed, regardless if I play 100 hands/hr or 15 hands/hr. I don't really see why SCORE changes.

MJ

[Norm Wattenberger]

Go to Tools-Export and send me the file. But, all members of a multi-betting strategy should wong or all should not. Although you can change the wonging level such that it never occurs. The definition of SD/Hand can be changed to hands played or hands observed.

> Norm,

> On the Multi-Betting Strat Setup screen I attached a
> wong out strategy for the last row, and a non-wonging
> strategy for the first 5 rows and then saved it. When
> I press the Display Strategy button the first 5
> strategies are displayed on the screen but the last
> strategy is always removed. Why is this happening?

> Also, for my wonging sims if I press the Customize
> button followed by Hands Played (DI/SCORE/SD), SCORE
> sky rockets from 4.5 to 42. I don't really understand
> why this occurs. Which one should I use? The SD/Hand
> is fixed, regardless if I play 100 hands/hr or 15
> hands/hr. I don't really see why SCORE changes.

> MJ

[MJ]

Norm,

I am trying to install the software on my new laptop from the CD. The OS is Vista.

After it installs and I click on the CVCX or CVData icon, I get the following message.

CVame
Component 'Vsflex6d.ocx' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.

What should I do?

MJ

[Norm Wattenberger]

This is a documented Vista bug that occurs on some Vista systems and not others and no one seems to know why.

1. Reboot
2. Make sure NOTHING is running
3. Hold down the Windows button on the keyboard and type R. A RUN box should appear.
4. Type REGSVR32.EXE c:\windows\system32\Vsflex6d.ocx /u
5. Hit OK
6. Hold down the Windows button on the keyboard and type R.
7. Type REGSVR32.EXE c:\windows\system32\Vsflex6d.ocx
8. Hit OK

[bfbagain]

> This is a documented Vista bug that occurs on some
> Vista systems and not others and no one seems to know
> why.

This can be said about many aspects of Vista.

Ya gotta love those Mac commercials. I especially like the one where the PC guy says that he already went back to XP a couple of weeks ago.

It is by far, one of the most annoying computer Operating Systems of all time. A true clusterfuck.

bfb

[Norm Wattenberger]

Windows is the worst operating system ever written by a very long shot. And I have used dozens of OSs over the last 40 years. It is the bane of my existence and I am constantly astounded at its flaws.

That said, the Mac commercials are absurdly dishonest and Apple should be fined for running them. If you believe them then you believe that PCs do almost nothing and are in black and white while Macs do everything. Fact is, Macs have less than 1% of the software that PCs have and less than 0.1% of the hardware. Since the commercials have started running, the number of e-mails I have received from Mac users complaining that my software doesn't work has gone up by well over 20 times. As if it's my fault these poor users have been lied to by Apple. It's up to me to explain that they have been hoodwinked by a crooked company.

But yes, Vista sucks. One company is incompetent and the other criminal. Your choice

[Trapper]

I'm not a fan of the ads either - they are misleading. Hardly criminal. They generally play upon the half-truth that Macs are easier to use and are better at creative tasks. Anyone who has had to struggle through using Windows video editing software at a professional level may find it to be more than a half-truth. I think it is a testament to the badwill that Microsoft has built up over the years that you are the first person I have ever heard complaining about them.

That said, my mac runs your software just fine. The current Apple operating system (10.5 Leopard) and all new macs are built on the Intel platform and come with support for Vista or previous Windows operating systems built in. Of course, you need to own or buy a copy of a Windows operating system but it will give you the ability to run virtually every current commercial software.

"Fact is, Macs have less than 1% of the software that PCs have and less than 0.1% of the hardware."

This is far from a fact or at least it is a very misleading one. Current Macs, which are the hardware that runs the Mac OS, will run far more current apps including pretty much any Windows application out there. In any case, the 1% figure is a red herring. How many of the many pieces of software available for Windows simply duplicate the functions of others. I have had Macs for 15 years which I have used every day at home and for several businesses that I have run. I have almost never needed a Windows program. I purchased emulation hardware and software solutions in the past for vertical market programs that had no Mac equivalent and soon found that I didn't need them. It wasn't until I got interested in blackjack and your excellent products and the many Windows-only internet casinos that I had any real need for using a Microsoft OS and the awkward and slow emulation programs that were then available; I even considered buying a cheap PC to use only for blackjack. Now with Boot Camp and the fast and inexpensive virtualization programs available, I no longer have to make that choice.

"Since the commercials have started running, the number of e-mails I have received from Mac users complaining that my software doesn't work has gone up by well over 20 times."

I am surprised that you are reacting that way to a potential source of new customers. Are you saying that customers have been having problems running CV software with Boot Camp?

[Norm Wattenberger]

The people fooled by these ads have no idea what virtualization means or what Boot Camp is and no interest in learning. This is very confusing to the neophytes targeted by this campaign. They were told that all they had to do was plug in the Mac and unlike the PC it would do everything with no effort. That's the entire thrust of the commercials. Nowhere in the commercials is there any mention of the fact that Windows programs don't run natively on Macs. Of course a Mac can run more than 1% of software developed - if you install Windows on the Mac. But then you still have to deal with Windows erasing all meaning of the ads. Worse, computer neophytes have to set up Boot Camp, learn two operating systems and learn to use Windows apps with a one-button mouse. I believe this is clear false advertising.

[Trapper]

I won't defend the advertising. The ones I have seen exaggerate the differences between the two platforms. From my experience, setting up Boot Camp and installing Windows is no more difficult than installing any major application or OS upgrade. That may be beyond the ability of a complete newcomer to the computer world but that is what more technically minded friends and relatives are for. Anyone even remotely familiar with the latest mac OS will have no difficulty using Vista. Two button mice for Macs are a dime a dozen. On the whole, I think the new Mac OS and hardware will be a benefit to your business. I know that I would have bought sooner if I didn't have to deal with the hurdles of emulation or buying a box that would be otherwise useless to me.

If the ads are designed to give the impression that you can run any Windows application out of the box with no extra cost or difficulty then that is seriously misleading. I haven't seen that ad but I tend not to pay attention to ads. I suppose I have become so used to misleading advertising that it probably doesn't even register anymore. Deception and spin are becoming so pervasive on television news that it would be almost comforting if it were confined to adverting where it belongs.

[Norm Wattenberger]

> Deception and
> spin are becoming so pervasive on television news that
> it would be almost comforting if it were confined to
> adverting where it belongs.

Good point.

[Wylie]

I have two MacPros, an iMac, a Mac-mini and I'll be getting a Macbook Pro in a few weeks.

These are Intel machines. The MB and the CPU are made by Intel. They will load almost any modern OS. Apple, like many other companies sells their strong points. Most of what you see is true. I can plug in almost any device and it just works.

In my experience, most of today's neophytes don't need a computer, they only need an online device. After all, how many people actually buy more than Office and all that anti-malware? Neurotically updating and worrying about viruses is something I don't miss.

I'll be the first one to admit that I hated my Mac-mini for a long time. I refused to open a book and learn. Somehow, I thought it would be similar enough or I was smart enough to just "get it". A year later, I fell in love. The software automatically backs up to my four on-site and two off-site drives. That took something like five clicks to set up.

Installing XP was incredibly easy. The Macs downloaded boot camp, made a driver CD and prompted me to put my XP CD in the drive. After that, it was a breeze. Seriously, It is a "retarded-easy" OS. I use Office and I'm online a lot. Aside from that, I use CV products a lot. I purchased my 8-core just for CV products.

If a computer neophyte is having problems understanding what an OS is or what his computer comes with, his/her ignorance is the problem. Does anybody truly think a newby like that would find Windows Vista easier and more friendly? ALL operating system's have a learning curve. I have a feeling that these are the same people who think a perfume will get them laid, just because the TV ad said so. Stupidity goes way beyond operating systems, it is very sadly a way of life for most here in the US.

If an Apple computer won't load XP, it is broken or the user is inept. Apple can fix the computer, but the user has to fix him/herself.

Norm, I can tell we have a difference of opinion here. I once felt like you do. After owning one and forcing my self to learn the OS I realize that my prejudice was in my heart, not my head.

What do you want a computer to do that Apple cannot? It runs almost all OS'. The hardware is completely compatible with PCs. The MacPro is a standard PC. Apple, like many other companies, makes mini and fashion computers which are proprietary. However, their standard PC, the MacPro, is very very compatible. I have not found one piece of hardware or software that won't work.

I get a bit passionate. I was a butt-head and refused to see the beauty in the simplicity for almost a year. When I finally used OS X instead of bemoaning it, I was pleasantly surprised.

Virtualization software is also extremely easy to install. I'm not sure who told you this was a high-tech operation, but they were wrong.

My Apples just work. My wife is a photographer, I've used computers since CP/M was the "new thing". Apple comes with almost every piece of software that most computer users could want with very little worry about malware.

If you want to email me with any specific question, feel free. I'm not sure why you have seen a 20x increase in confused Apple customers. My guess is that they are new to computers and it is just part of their personal learning curve.

My last words are... Remember Apple makes PCs and they pre-install their OS. Don't confuse the hardware and the software. My Macs are fantastic Windows machines that also come with a simple and safe OS should you choose to use it.

-Wylie

[David Spence]

As Norm kindly pointed out to me earlier, there really isn't any good blackjack software for Linux, so I've lowered my requirements: does anyone know of ANY blackjack software for Linux? All I've found so far is a pretty feeble "Blackjack for the Hopelessly Luckless."

[Parker]

> As Norm kindly pointed out to me earlier, there really
> isn't any good blackjack software for Linux, so I've
> lowered my requirements: does anyone know of ANY
> blackjack software for Linux? All I've found so far is
> a pretty feeble "Blackjack for the Hopelessly
> Luckless."

Take a look at BJ Strike. While it does not have the myriad features or polished graphics of Norm's products, it does run on most Linux distributions.

BJStrike