Public Talks 2009
Current Version: 9.1.0
I have written this program to assist public talk coordinators like myself in generating schedules for the notice board at their Kingdom Halls. Several other types of report can also be generated which makes it a versatile program. These reports can be saved and reloaded at anytime. If used correctly, you will also find it easy to determine which public talks you would like to hear next. However, I am not suggesting that you only use this program and nothing else. It would be best to fit it in with your existing system that you have. There is nothing worse that asking to hear a talk and waiting on the phone for the pc to be booted up!
I know that there are other programs written to do the same thing, and it is not my intention to compete with them. I simply found that they didn't have the flexibility that I wanted. Since I have written this one, I know how it works and am in a position to adapt it accordingly.
If you are using an older computer, or one that does not have Microsoft Office installed, then I recommend you have a look through the Support Files topic before installing Public Talks. This is to avoid any problems during the installing and running of Public Talks.
During the installation, you are asked which language you would like to use for the database. The database will already have the talk titles and categories in the selected language. These languages currently supported:
| Danish | Dutch | English |
| German | Italian | Portuguese-Brazil |
| Spanish | Swedish | Turkish (incomplete) |
Thank you very much to brothers and sisters who have been willing to do these translations. Please let me know if you would like to consider translating it into another language.
Note:
Several users have requested the ability to enter the addresses of the speakers and coordinators, including phone numbers. I am not able to add this feature due to legislation in the UK. This is simply not possible. I apologise if the country you are in allows such information to be held on a PC, but here, we can't. For further information, click on this link:
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/
Also note that my source code of the program is not available for anyone. I am willing to consider updates if they are appropriate to put in. But please don't ask for my source code in order that you, or someone can add names and address functionality. You must remember that I have created this program for my personal use and as such, must ensure the data protection act is not abused. As soon as my source code is given to someone else, careful measures I take to keep the content legal are potentially lost.