I've spent a bit of time this weekend with software and servers. Quite a bit of time with release candidate 2 of version 2 of ecto for Windows, the offline blog manager and editor which I've been testing over the past few weeks. I've been giving the developers a bit of feedback in the ecto Windows beta forum. Lots of typing messages to post there. Yesterday I had a tricky concept to explain where writing it would have taken ages and would unlikely have enabled the developer to see what I was … [Read more...] about Software testing and talking
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Ups and downs with offline blog editors
Upward movement with new beta versions of a couple of offline blog editors I'm trying out: ecto for Windows 2: Release candidate number 1 is now available. As I mentioned recently, this new version has WYSIWYG editing and other improvements over the current version 1.8.8. Some rough edges remain, though, even in RC1. Still, I think version 2 when released should prove to be a tempting upgrade. Qumana 3 for Windows and Mac: Now in beta 3, this free Java-based application gets better with each … [Read more...] about Ups and downs with offline blog editors
Now this is transparency
Last week, I wrote about Plaxo. You know, the impersonal emails you get from people asking you to update your contact info. I really don't think much of the service at all. I consider it to be equal to spam. But what I think about Plaxo the company just went up a significant number of notches. Plaxo's CEO Ben Golub posted a public apology on Friday on the Plaxo blog: [...] To everyone who hated getting Plaxo update messages, felt we were generating acquaintance spam, or otherwise were harmed … [Read more...] about Now this is transparency
Feed Demon 2 released
The new version 2 of the FeedDemon RSS reader for Windows was released yesterday. In a press release, NewsGator Technologies said: [...] The release marks the first major update of the product since NewsGator’s acquisition of FeedDemon developer Bradbury Software in May of 2005. FeedDemon 2.0 includes seamless synchronization with the entire NewsGator Online platform, including NewsGator Online, NewsGator Inbox, NetNewsWire, and the other desktop and mobile products. In addition to … [Read more...] about Feed Demon 2 released
New ecto for Windows looks good
The first post with the second beta of the forthcoming ecto for Windows version 2 offline blog editor. Yes, it's a beta and so you expect to encounter bugs and other quirks. On first run, though, I'm impressed especially with the changes I see in the post editor. Now, there is true WYSIWYG editing instead of the semi-code view of past versions. You can also access full HTML code view to directly edit the code of your post. While I like the semi-code view, there's no question I prefer … [Read more...] about New ecto for Windows looks good