by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)

Hi All.
I just tested here on my Windows 2000 Professional the new and fantastic release of Clear & Simple (Anthony Pereira): DiskJockey 2000 Beta (v3.1.085 February 15, 2000). It is the biggest (above 13MB, packed) and the most improved file manager that I saw. Runs fine and have several enhancements in comparison with DiskJockey 98. Runs fine, without problems. The only problem I see in this release is the size of the file!

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 I downloaded this monster (13.2MB) quickly and easy, sucking it through a free call telephone line & free Internet Service Provider, connection gripped by iNTERNET Turbo Ping...In exactly three hours I sucked it totally. Are you using @Home (cable) or another ultimate connection feature? Don't judge me! I' m using an obsolete telephone line here in the Third World, man...). Fortunately the telephone cable was not broken by the wind and I received perfectly here this very big file manager. I installed it without problems, as you can see in the photo below:

Man, I' m sincerely surprised: this giant file manager install smooth and secure, no troubleshooting are verified and all keys in Windows 2000 Pro Registry are appropriately inserted. I clicked the icon created on my active desktop (no reboot is requested!) and the DiskJockey 2000 Beta jumped quickly my screen! This is not a file manager for 680 x 480 resolution as I use here: if you intend works in a decent environment with this big tool you must set your resolution to 800 x 600 or above. Actually, in the called First World, these requests are not problem, because people have jobs, money and can buy big hardware, including large monitors, and can runs Windows 2000 with its 700 megabytes...I tested DiskJockey 2000 in my Windows 2000 Pro but in order to make this review I returned to my OS/2 Warp 4 FP12 with the screenshots made by NamoCapture and produced it in the old fashioned mode, using Boxer text editor and Brian Haward's FileCommander/2.
Well, if you are an authentic Windows fanatic, enjoy this giant file manager on this giant Bill Gate's release! Runs fine and have several options. In the photo below you can see DiskJockey visualising image as thumbnail:

For a beta this release is running very fine. I performed several tasks using it and any problem I encountered. Note that Clear & Simple is an experienced softwarehouse that was developed for OS/2 since the first versions. One of most respected OS/2 tools is just Performance Plus by Clear & Simple. I'm registered user and use it at this time on my Warp 4 FP12 and I just optimized my Config.sys using it. I' m registered user of 212 OS/2 applications but just it I not purchased it: I received it in boxed version, as a gift, from the Brazilian OS/2 guru Renee Senger.
Sincerely, man, if you are fortunate and lives in the First World; if you have big hardware & big operating systems as Windows 2000; if you have a big monitor as Sony 21", I recommend: register DiskJockey when the GA is out because it is really a fine piece of software.

As you can see in the photo above, DiskJockey 2000 have the ability to see in real time (in its internal viewer or in MS IE) html pages. You can administer your web site using DiskJockey 2000, visualizing quickly hundreds html pages as you are using a browser of a web editor; you can edit this pages with a right button click mouse on the file desired, using an embedding programmers' editor or a simple Notepad if you prefer (I' m using Boxer 99). Note that DJ 2000 have a nice and very efficient FTP client built-in , you can use it to upload updated pages to your web site with a simple drag and drop operation. With DJ 2000 you take total control navigation and operation on your desktop for several purposes.

Release Notes

The Jukebox does not currently function properly.

Toolbar customization is not finished, but works to some degree.

All toolbar icons are not final versions.

If you are having trouble getting ftp to work properly try this:
Click View-->Viewer Window-->Reset Default Panel Sizes. Close and then re-open DJ. Try logging on to the site again.
Strange as this sounds, it should work. We're working on figuring it out.

New in this release

Changes in DiskJockey 2000 Beta Release 1.085  2/15/2000

Implemented option to view/notview filelist columns - Icon, Timestamp,
attributes, extension.

New Toolbars and toolbar customization capabilities (not yet finished)

Shortcut Key customization.

Quick Unzip - unzips a file to the currently selected DJ folder without a dialog.

Various FTP enhancements - Automatic restart, transfer rate, progress indicator in status line.

Changed ftp menu item "Update Site" to "Site Properties"

Dropped FTP progress/thread window--added FTP toolbar

Fixed window sizing glitches.

Dropped Action Items from top menu to avoid confusion

Changed registry settings for program preferences

Various bugs fixed

Exciting new feature: FTP

An exciting new feature in DiskJockey 2000 is its built-in File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client. FTP is a method of transferring files between your PC, the local system, and a remote PC running FTP server software. DiskJockey's FTP client is designed to be easy to use, fast and reliable. The DiskJockey FTP client features a simple setup interface, multithreaded file transfer for super-fast multiple file downloads and resumeable download capabilities so that you can resume where a transfer may have been cut off without having to start frmo the beginning.

About the FTP Neighborhood
Within DiskJockey your FTP site information and settings are stored in the "FTP Neighborhood." The FTP Neighborhood is a "Virtual Folder," meaning that it looks and acts like other folders on your system, but has some important differences. When you look at DiskJockey's Folder window you will notice that the FTP Neighborhood appears at the bottom of the folder list, with your FTP sites listed as "folders" within it. The real FTP Neighborhood folder is actually located in the DiskJockey folder, with each of your ftp site's configuration information stored inside as files. You may change the name of the FTP Neighborhood, but it must be located in the DiskJockey folder.
Started ftp'ing by following these 3 steps:

1. Add a new site
2. Connect to a site
3. Transfer files

Adding a New FTP Site

In order to connect to a site you must first tell DiskJockey about the site. Begin by right-clicking on the FTP Neighborhood Icon in the Folder List and choosing "Create New Folder" from the resulting context menu. The "Add New FTP Folder" dialog will open.

Fill in each of the necessary fields. In most cases only FTP Folder Name, Host Name, User ID and Password are required.

FTP Folder Name - This is a "friendly" name used to identify this site in your FTP Neighborhood. You may want to ues the site's doamin name (i.e. www.clear-simple.com) or something that is more descriptive (i.e. Clear & Simple, Inc.)

Host Name/Address - This is the FTP server's "internet name" It can be an IP address (207.69.43.179) or a domain name (ftp.diskjockey2000.com)

User ID - Your user ID for this server. Note: many public "anonymous" servers allow you to log in by simply entering the user ID "anonymous"

Password - The password corresponding to your user ID. Note: on "anonymous" servers you are normally required to enter your email address as your password. Click the "Remember Password" checkbox if you do not want to be prompted for the password each time DJ logs on to this site.

Initial Directory - The directory on the server which you would like DiskJockey to open when you initially log on.

Set FTP Port - All ftp servers listen for client commands on a specific port; enter it here. Note: Most servers use the default port of 21. If you do not know the server's port leave this set to 21.


Set Firewall Mode (PASV) - Check this box if your firewall/proxy server requires PASV mode for FTP transfers. Beta Note: DiskJockey does not seem to work properly on some systems without this checked, whether you are behind a firewall or not. If you are having trouble connecting to a site, try checking this box.

Proxy - If you are behind a firewall/proxy server enter its IP address here.

Connecting to an FTP site

Connect to a previously configured FTP site by clicking its "Folder" in the FTP Neighborhood. After DiskJockey negotiates a connection with the server the site's folders will appear in the folder and file lists, giving the appearance of local folders.

Transferring Files and Folders

Transferring files and folders is easy: Select the files or folders you wish to transfer and drag and drop them on the folder into which you would like to transfer them. This works when either transferring files to or from the server.

Transfer Queue List

All file transfers appear in the transfer queue list. This list provides a considerable amount of feedback to the user-transfer status, rate, and progress, as well as reporting transfer errors. When transferring folders, DiskJockey will search the folder path for files and add them to the transfer queue individually. From this list you may stop, restart or resume the individual transfers by right clicking to display the Transfer Queue List Context Menu.

Transfer Queue List Context Menu Options

Stop Operation - Stops the selected transfer. This is only available if the selected file is currently being transferred.

Restart Operation - Restarts a stopped file transfer from the beginning of the file. This may be used if the transfer has been interrupted by an error or by clicking Stop Operation.

Resume Operation - Resumes a stopped file transfer from where it was interrupted. This may be used if the transfer has been interrupted by an error or by clicking Stop Operation. Very handy when your internet connection has been lost or in the case of a server crash.

Set Top of List - Puts the selected file at the beginning of the Transfer Queue List. File will begin transfer when next thread is available.

Set End of List - Puts the selected file at the end of the Transfer Queue List. File will begin transfer when all others are finished.

Delete Entry - Removes a file from the transfer Queue List. File will not be transferred.

Creating New Remote Folders
Right click on the FTP Folder or Subfolder where you would like to create the new folder and choose "Create New Folder." A new folder will appear, ready for you to edit its name.


Deleting Files and Folders
Right click on the folder or file you would like to delete and select delete from resulting context menu.

Sending Server Commands
(This feature is not yet implemented in DiskJockey 2000 beta 3.1.030)

Changing File Permissions
(This feature is not yet implemented in DiskJockey 2000 beta 3.1.030)

CONTACT AUTHOR

Anthony Pereira
Clear & Simple, Inc.
http://www.clear-simple.com

@Macarlo, Inc.
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