Free Grow Operation / Room Software

[robz]

:fighting0040::party0023::scared0016: gathering info huh? I smell bacon!

 

[geekygrower]

well this software sounds really cool. i'm going to install it on a VDI and dig into it.

Farmers - if you have security concerns its understandable once i install it on a VDI and turn on the privacy settings i will be able to see if it is doing any communication back to them. Nothing personal geek I'm sure it does not but as a whole our community inst trusting with this type of information especially just taking someones word who doesn't have a huge rep here.

this software sounds like a dream come true! and for the guy that said he built something like this in Excel good luck brother i spent months playing around with Excel trying to figure out a way to conveniently capture all of these attributes without having a million worksheets and came to the conclusion that Access would have to be used and never got around to building anything. if you really have a excel spreadsheet comparable share it give us farmers options!


Geek, a droid version would be awesome.....

Thats great. It's really weird... I've had many paying customers that never once cared about the program sending back misc data, but now that it's free....

but that's ok I understand fully. Hopefully you can put some of these fears to rest after you test it in your virtual environment.

the program really works well on the ipad. I have companies in Denver CO using it to manage there grows.
*note - this program will not work on the iPad yet. I am still working on a way to offer this as freeware on the iPad. Also use on the iPad requires Filemaker GO software which does cost a little bit of money, but not from me!

 

[geekygrower]

been digging into this and getting all my mothers entered today. so far this is what i have not found or think this app could benifit from.

i dont see a field to capture lineage of strains. right now i'm using the first note to do this.

i'd like to build a database of my genetics and then when i create a new record just be able to pick the genetics and maybe see what the last numbered record was for that genetic so i can continue to number them in sequential order.

also with the lineage piece it would be awesome if you put in all the info then could search for say anything you have with say 'elites dble sfv og kush' in it or anything from it's lineage '(sfv og kush X sour og(larry og x sour d v3)' in it. from there if you could say add dominance for each strain you have in clone from into the database where no new pheno's will occur you could really start having fun looking for interesting ways to chuck pollen if your into breeding.

so far just a few records in and i already REALLY like it! the only downside is i need a ipad because carrying a laptop around to record daily actions isn't convenient. so either you make a android version or i fall all the way in love with this app to the point of buying a iPad for it (i kinda want one anyways).


thanks again for sharing and so far so good!

Regarding Lineage of strains, there is a strain field in the program that you can input which strain this plant is.

i'd like to build a database of my genetics and then when i create a new record just be able to pick the genetics and maybe see what the last numbered record was for that genetic so i can continue to number them in sequential order.

This is an interesting idea and I'll put it on the too do list!

also with the lineage piece it would be awesome if you put in all the info then could search for say anything you have with say 'elites dble sfv og kush' in it or anything from it's lineage '(sfv og kush X sour og(larry og x sour d v3)' in it. from there if you could say add dominance for each strain you have in clone from into the database where no new pheno's will occur you could really start having fun looking for interesting ways to chuck pollen if your into breeding.

I'm no breeder and I have to admit that this confuses me a bit. We could perhaps work on this together in the future or perhaps I could re-read it when I have a clear head and perhaps it will make since then!

so far just a few records in and i already REALLY like it! the only downside is i need a ipad because carrying a laptop around to record daily actions isn't convenient. so either you make a android version or i fall all the way in love with this app to the point of buying a iPad for it (i kinda want one anyways).

see the post above - on a side note, I don't own an android and really don't care for the OS... I doubt a version will be coming out anytime soon for the android.

 

[frostedlove]

can i get the iphone app link?

oh and what about barcoding
alot of ideas about that one for plant ID and such
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thanks

 

[geekygrower]

can i get the iphone app link?

Sure, but as I said in a post above, the iPad / iPhone version has not been made free yet. I am still working on the coding for that. I didn't think anyone would be interested in that part of the software.

You will need to purchase Filemaker GO from the App store before using this software on your apple product.

but don't do that yet, it will be a few days to weeks before I can get this out in the public.

 

[Rabbi]

THC_Cannaplanner

This was made by a Farmer, dont know what happened to the thread.

 

[geekygrower]

Great thanks for that! we should make this is software thread for marijuana!!! all welcome!!!!

 

[Str8Dank]

Rabbi thanks for the share. i made one like this a while ago and way before H&G posted a excel nutrient chart i made one that was fluid and could be manipulated on your pc with lots of extras like the weight of Shooting powder and based on the 1 sachet per 25 gal ratio recommended how many grams you should use for say 2 gal of water. These excel spreadsheets you posted do very basic data storage and minimal manipulation outside of the formula to generate the end date. it's cool but it has nothing on what this app can do so far.

if i was a super paranoid type i would just install this app on a old laptop that has no internet access and the entire hard drive is encrypted with Trucrypt. if you do this i would personally guarantee regardless of who made the app and what their intentions were you would be 100% worry free of them getting back door information (no internet) and no way anyone would be able to be in front of the laptop and physically crack it unless you used a weak password (trucrypt encryption which is the best and free) since you are using a proven and trusted open encryption application recommended by Steve Gibson (host of the Security Now podcast the largest pc security podcast, owner of Gibson Research Company who makes SpinRite AND the guy would coined the phrase Spyware so he knows security to say the least).

personally i would never store my financial data in any application designed for it. if i really could not keep track of it in my head i would use a excel spreadsheet named something else in a hidden section of a Trucrypt file.

 

[Str8Dank]

fyi i love the double confirmation on deleting a record saying "make sure you are not to medicated to make this decision" lol nice touch!

 

[geekygrower]

Rabbi thanks for the share. i made one like this a while ago and way before H&G posted a excel nutrient chart i made one that was fluid and could be manipulated on your pc with lots of extras like the weight of Shooting powder and based on the 1 sachet per 25 gal ratio recommended how many grams you should use for say 2 gal of water. These excel spreadsheets you posted do very basic data storage and minimal manipulation outside of the formula to generate the end date. it's cool but it has nothing on what this app can do so far.

if i was a super paranoid type i would just install this app on a old laptop that has no internet access and the entire hard drive is encrypted with Trucrypt. if you do this i would personally guarantee regardless of who made the app and what their intentions were you would be 100% worry free of them getting back door information (no internet) and no way anyone would be able to be in front of the laptop and physically crack it unless you used a weak password (trucrypt encryption which is the best and free) since you are using a proven and trusted open encryption application recommended by Steve Gibson (host of the Security Now podcast the largest pc security podcast, owner of Gibson Research Company who makes SpinRite AND the guy would coined the phrase Spyware so he knows security to say the least).

personally i would never store my financial data in any application designed for it. if i really could not keep track of it in my head i would use a excel spreadsheet named something else in a hidden section of a Trucrypt file.

Thanks again man! Your Rock!

I am working now on shutting down the "send anonymous data" By the end of the day it will default to NO.

That way the software by default sends NO information and you can turn in on if you wish in the future.

Sorry for scaring everyone... not my intention.

When I sell this software on a USB thumb drive I always store the installer in a Truecrypt volume. it's great....
It's not my preferred method on the Mac because it has it's own encrypted volume software included but TrueCrypt is a great choice for the windows people of the world!!

 

[Str8Dank]

can i get the iphone app link?

oh and what about barcoding
alot of ideas about that one for plant ID and such
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thanks

ohhhh barcoding that would be the shit! i looked into this for my job to keep track of tens of thousands of records in file folders. it would be sweet to have a bar code reader and a pad (ipad) like the UPS guy and just scan the code, enter the update into the iPad and move on.

this would be some real commercial/industrial professional tracking right here!

 

[geekygrower]

ohhhh barcoding that would be the shit! i looked into this for my job to keep track of tens of thousands of records in file folders. it would be sweet to have a bar code reader and a pad (ipad) like the UPS guy and just scan the code, enter the update into the iPad and move on.

this would be some real commercial/industrial professional tracking right here!

Oh sure I don't see any reason why barcoding couldn't be added. I know that the font code 3 of 9 works well for both barcode scanners and it's a font so it works well with software.

 

[Str8Dank]

GeekyGrower - you have a total of 62 posts in your support forum of which one is mine. for having 'thousands' of users and being around since at least 2007 (Google search results) i cant find much of anything on this. in fact i only found one user using this app in a journal and he only had a few posts and i think he never updated again after his 2nd or third post.

if you have this massive user base where are they? even on cannabis.com which sounds like is your home site (google video demo videos you posted) i dont see much of anything about the app when i search it the only relevant result is your post on the 8th telling everyone it's free.

I'm not personally worried about the origin because I'll never store financial data, I'm a legal and compliant medical grower so there is nothing incrementing for me to put in here anyways. the thing is in all honesty the search results dont align with a app that's at least 3 years old with thousands of paid users.

 

[geekygrower]

GeekyGrower - you have a total of 62 posts in your support forum of which one is mine. for having 'thousands' of users and being around since at least 2007 (Google search results) i cant find much of anything on this. in fact i only found one user using this app in a journal and he only had a few posts and i think he never updated again after his 2nd or third post.

if you have this massive user base where are they? even on cannabis.com which sounds like is your home site (google video demo videos you posted) i dont see much of anything about the app when i search it the only relevant result is your post on the 8th telling everyone it's free.

I'm not personally worried about the origin because I'll never store financial data, I'm a legal and compliant medical grower so there is nothing incrementing for me to put in
here anyways. the thing is in all honesty the search results dont align with a app that's at least 3 years old with thousands of paid users.

Interesting...

Well... I'm not sure how to respond. I guess.

1. Most of my customers are private for obvious reasons. I have many posts that are never made public at the request of the customer.
2. My hosting company let my SQL database crash a few months ago so I lost all posts prior to that.
3. The life cycle of this product has been like this.
2003-2007 or so - created the database and started posting about it on cannabis.com. it stay there "free" for several years
2007-present - I created a few websites and started selling the software. during this time is when most of the improvements were made.

I can completely understand anyone's concerns. Luckily I'm not here to "sale" the software anymore.

look for the new version soon. I'm updating it to address your concerns on privacy. I will also be removing the financial section so that no one thinks i'm trying to steal their financial data.

 

[Str8Dank]

it's all good Geek like i said i dont personally care i'm legit but for the sake of my fellow farmers i want to ask legit questions and concerns for those that have more privacy concerns then i do being legal and compliant. with my background in computers and in UAT of software i feel obligated to tear your story and software apart for them :). transparency only makes everyone happier in the end which is why open source software is my favorite kind.

FYI my home forum had their db crash and we lost every pic, years worth of threads pictures gone over night that was hell.

 

[geekygrower]

it's all good Geek like i said i dont personally care i'm legit but for the sake of my fellow farmers i want to ask legit questions and concerns for those that have more privacy concerns then i do being legal and compliant. with my background in computers and in UAT of software i feel obligated to tear your story and software apart for them :). transparency only makes everyone happier in the end which is why open source software is my favorite kind.

FYI my home forum had their db crash and we lost every pic, years worth of threads pictures gone over night that was hell.

I'm a HUGE fan of Open source and actually host a project on SourceForge "posting software for Craigslist"

One day I will relinquish control over my code. Right now I can't as I have customers that are paying a monthly rate for a hosted version of the software. I gotta keep that bread on the table and nutes in the cabinet.

 

[Mr.]

The program won't let me save anything. I have put data into it and what not but just can't save anything. When I go under the "file" tab to save it it shows in grey Excel. Is this telling me that I have to have MS Excel to save anything?

 

[geekygrower]

The program won't let me save anything. I have put data into it and what not but just can't save anything. When I go under the "file" tab to save it it shows in grey Excel. Is this telling me that I have to have MS Excel to save anything?

Are you on a Windows system?

Did you install the software in your Documents folder?

What do you mean by "save" If you see the data in the program it's already "saved" it saves instantly whenever you make a change.

 

[frostedlove]

Oh sure I don't see any reason why barcoding couldn't be added. I know that the font code 3 of 9 works well for both barcode scanners and it's a font so it works well with software.

I been to a PRO PRO grow show and they had barcodes on every plant id tag.

Keep me posted on IPhone app. I do not have ipad so thats out of the question... Would like iphone app though.
barcode would work good with iphone

just keep us posted bro

 

[Mr.]

Yes, and yes. Ok so i am in the finance tracker right now and i have quite a bit of stuff plugged in where it breaks down my expenses and the costs or income. so if i x out of the program wont my data be lost? i thought i would have to save it