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Posted by NW
Apr 5, 2007 at 08:05 PM
I have been thinking about setting up a version control system for the documents associated with my dissertation when I came across a program called FileHamster (http://www.mogware.com/FileHamster/). It is ‘lite’ version control application that suits my basic needs better than a full blown system (such as subversion). It may be of interest to some of you. Best of all it is free.
Nigel
Posted by Jon
Apr 5, 2007 at 10:39 PM
Hi. I’m new to this forum, having discovered it a few weeks ago while seeking information about IdeaMason. I have tried FileHamster and found that it works as advertised, but was surprised at the memory resources it required. Another ‘lite” version control application, also free and simpler to use, is called VCSLite, available here: http://www.acaciacons.com.au/vcslite/vcslite.htm. It’s been around for awhile with no updates, but I’ve used it under both Windows 98 and XP and it performed fine in each case.
FYI, if a heavier-duty version control option is required, another (free again) option is CS-RCS Pro. Quite powerful. Other free options available at the site: http://www.componentsoftware.com.
Jon
NW wrote:
>I have been thinking about setting up a version control system for the documents
>associated with my dissertation when I came across a program called FileHamster
>(http://www.mogware.com/FileHamster/). It is ‘lite’ version control
>application that suits my basic needs better than a full blown system (such as
>subversion). It may be of interest to some of you. Best of all it is free.
>
>Nigel
Posted by David Dunham
Apr 6, 2007 at 06:13 AM
NW wrote:
>suits my basic needs better than a full blown system (such as
>subversion). It may be of interest to some of you. Best of all it is free.
If it meets your needs, that’s great, but Subversion is free too, and the TortoiseSVN interface is one of the few times that I get Windows envy—it’s really slick.
I’m pretty sure you can set up the repository on a local disk so you don’t need to run a server.
Posted by NW
Apr 6, 2007 at 03:29 PM
Yes, you can set subversion to use a local disk. I had Subversion/TortoiseSVN installed and was about to put it to work when I ran across FileHamster. I use ClearCase at work and Subversion/TortoiseSVN are a good alternative for heavy duty version control. However, FileHamster will fit into my workflow and my more modest requirements at home.
Nigel
David Dunham wrote:
>NW wrote:
>
>>suits my basic needs better than a full blown system (such as
>
>>subversion). It may be of interest to some of you. Best of all it is free.
>
>If it meets
>your needs, that’s great, but Subversion is free too, and the TortoiseSVN interface
>is one of the few times that I get Windows envy—it’s really slick.
>
>I’m pretty sure
>you can set up the repository on a local disk so you don’t need to run a server.
Posted by NW
Apr 6, 2007 at 03:53 PM
Hi Jon,
What I like about FileHamster is that it can be setup to remind me/prompt me for comments when I save a file. Whilst at work I’m used to checking in & out files when I’m programming, I’m not used to doing it for Word documents especially at home. I just checked the resouces and yes it does eat up quite a bit of memory. Once I get my dissertation completed, I’ll probably take it off my PC again as I don’t think I’ll have a need for it. As I mentioned in another post I was going to use Subversion/TortoiseSVN and hadn’t really considered looking much further until FH popped up in a RSS feed.
Jon wrote:
>Hi. I’m new to this forum, having discovered it a few weeks ago while seeking
>information about IdeaMason. I have tried FileHamster and found that it works as
>advertised, but was surprised at the memory resources it required. Another ‘lite”
>version control application, also free and simpler to use, is called VCSLite,
>available here: http://www.acaciacons.com.au/vcslite/vcslite.htm. It’s been
>around for awhile with no updates, but I’ve used it under both Windows 98 and XP and it
>performed fine in each case.
>