Re: PureEdge Viewer for Macs question Molly Daniel 10 Jan 2007 12:29 EST

How about "TransSend" for a name for tne new program?
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Molly Daniel
Grants Specialist
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> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] PureEdge Viewer for Macs question
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>
> Barbara, Thanks for the positive comment about UM.
>
> I missed the original question as I was just at the FDP meeting,
> listening to all the new things the new Vendor (General
> Dynamics) for
> Grants.gov (Integrator they are called) is going to do.  It was all
> about what I would call the engine, while we grants people are
> concerned about the interior aspects, to use a car analogy.  Where
> are the cup holders and how does the radio work.  Not much on that
> last part presented.  But I gave them our list of what Research
> Administrators want.  The new manager of G.g is very anxious
> to get a
> good product, so there is hope.  The General Dynamics folks too seem
> interested -- they came to the meeting which shows a good start.
>
> Regarding the Mac situation for the present.  While I was in a
> meeting last Sunday, I showed a person sitting next to me,
> who had an
> nice Intel Mac laptop, how to download the new IBM Viewer Program.
> She did so and then I gave her a complete application I happen to
> have with me.  She opened it, looked around and hit the submit
> button.  The login screen appeared, I signed in with my username and
> password and the "Do you want to submit" screen came up.  So
> it worked!
>
> The error message that Simone refers to may well be a result of her
> trying to install without administrator access.  The install must be
> at the admin level.  The program must stay where it is
> installed.  It
> can be put on the Dock (a cool Mac thing that shows frequently used
> programs on a sidebar), but must stay in the folder where it is
> installed.
>
> I believe the Mac problem is solved.  As Simone notes, the release
> notes are not up to date. I have gotten applications that were
> created on a non-Mac and could open with Mac with no problem.  I now
> hope that I will be able to use my iPhone to download, fill in and
> submit applications :)
>
> If anyone does download the new IBM Viewer for Mac, please let me
> know how it goes.  I will compile comments and send to Grants.gov.
> If people have problems or questions feel free to contact me directly.
>
> As a "by the way" comment, what will we call the new General
> Dynamics
> program?  No more PureEdge Forms.  Who likes "Adobe Forms?"  That is
> too generic as Adobe already has meaning in other contexts.
> Maybe we
> need a term that trans-sends the actual product.  If there is System
> to System as S2S, maybe the ex-PureEdge approach is Person to
> System:  P2S.  The Grants.gov manager said she was open to
> suggestions.
>
> I recommend that people try the new Mac stuff.  Much effort has gone
> in to getting this for us - Grants.gov, NIH, IBM, FDP and others.
>
> keep in touch.
>
> Bob
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> Robert Beattie
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> Managing Project Representative for Electronic
>     Research Administration
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> University of Michigan
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>
> On Jan 9, 2007, at 3:09 PM, Barbara Bralver wrote:
>
> My understanding is that until the Adobe version is adopted on April
> 1, 2007, this isn't really going to work with MACs.  The
> folks at the
> University of Michagan probably are the most knowledgable about the
> MAC/Grants.gov conundrum.  Good luck. bAt 02:47 PM 1/9/2007,
> you wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I heard through the grapevine that Grants.gov had issued an newer
> > version of the PureEdge viewer (IBM Workplace Forms) for the Mac.
> > I'd also heard that this new and improved version was compatible
> > with the Intel Macs and, indeed, the G.gov site now
> includes a link
> > for downloading the Intel-based version ( http://www.grants.gov/
> > resources/download_software.jsp#pureedgeviewer ). (though, the
> > release notes still state that IBM Workplace Forms isn't supported
> > on the Intel processors--go figure!).
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone had run into any problems getting the
> > software to install on their Intel-based Mac. I can get to
> the very
> > last step (actually clicking <Install>), but am met with this ever-
> > so-helpful message: There was an error installing the software.
> > Please try installing again.
> >
> > Any hints?
> > Thanks,
> > Simone
> >
> > Simone Alpen
> > Office for Sponsored Programs
> > Harvard University
> > 1350 Massachusetts Avenue
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
> > tel. 617-4962517
> > fax 617-496-2524
> > www.era.harvard.edu
> >
> >
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