OrchidWiz - Orchid Board

goodgollymissmolly · #1 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 06:36 AM

OK, I have a question...it's partially rhetorical and partially not.

Where the he.... is the OrchidWiz update? I realize there are 7 days remaining in June, but there is also no sign that the update will be delivered in those 7 days. Actually, rather than asking you who probably know even less than I do, I asked Alex.

About two or three weeks ago I read on this forum that the update schedule was unknown. Finding that incredibly unbelievable I asked Alex myself when he planned to deliver. The answer I received was, "I don't know, I'm programming the journal option that allows a personal database now and don't know when it will be ready". That is not an exact quote and probably should not be in quotation marks, but it accurately reflects the answer.

Since I have no plans to use the journal option and hope a custom install that allows skipping that part of the program will be available, I sure have no patience when it comes to waiting for it. Besides that makes no common sense. The plans for a journal option were announced last year. Why would programming it just now be underway?

So I ask, is the AOS awards data the source of the problem? I doubt AOS would release the data to Alex prior to AQPlus being ready for delivery so this could be the issue (AOS also has not delivered the AQPlus June update).

Since I paid OW $80 last Fall for the 2009 updates and AOS $50 last fall for their 2009 updates, I think I could reasonably argue that I have $32 paid well in advance for this single June update cycle. That said, I think a better answer than, "I don't know" might be in order.

Am I just cranky or is some explanation from both AOS and OrchidWiz a reasonable expectation on my part?

camille1585 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 07:58 AM

That's also what he told me (and also posted on Facebook), that he's busy programming the journal. This was his FB post on June 9th: "I'm programming the OrchidWiz Journal right now. It's looking good so far."

Strange for him to wait so long to do it when the journal feature was mentioned months and months ago. Unless there was a huge glitch and it had to be redone. But as soon as he posts more info about OW 6.0 on FB, I'll be sure to relay the info to OB!

I really don't understand why you are paying OW and the AOS.

The AOS award updates are included in the OW quarterly updates, so you should only pay for one! And I don't see where your $32 comes from

brooke · #3 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 09:23 AM

camille1585 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 09:24 AM

Ooohhh, right, you have AQplus as well! I didn't know that, no wonder I didn't understand! lol

cb977 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 09:25 AM

I'm moving this thread to a more appropriate forum

goodgollymissmolly · #6 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 09:32 AM

I'm required to own AQPlus and it is the only source for official awards photos. OW offers some things not available on AQP so I have both.

Neither AOS or OW has offerd any public communication about their current plans. True it's still June, but I'm not expecting anything this week. Maybe I'm wrong.

I think you figured out That it's 20 for OW and 12 (12.50) for AQP.

camille1585 · #7 (**permalink**) 06-30-2009, 06:59 PM

Just a heads up, Orchidwiz 6.0 is being shipped out!!

Just got an email from Alex, so probably everyone else did too.

Jkelee · #8 (**permalink**) 06-30-2009, 07:16 PM

I just got my email too!!

quiltergal · #9 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 12:06 AM

Me too!

Grandma M · #10 (**permalink**) 07-01-2009, 01:47 AM

A lot of us will be watching for the mail to arrive today. I know I will be watching and waiting. I was so thrilled when that e-mail arrived. I feel like a little kid waiting for Santa.

Marilyn