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15 August
2008

Off of the Bus

Where Keith sits down at his desk to provide an update

Throughout this entire week i've blogged every day as much to keep myself focused (with the constant threat of public humiliation) as i have to keep my loyal reader up to date on the latest comings, goings and what have yous here at Helium Foot central. As a one person shop who's trying to ship an update, it can be tough to cobble together enough time to run a business (even when working full time) so i've had to be creative in order to keep the blog posts flowing. My secret? Every morning after dropping my son off at camp, i board the CTA, take out my trusty 6.5 year old powerbook and blog away. This morning, my wife had camp drop off duty, which leaves my loyal reader with an abbreviated update. Suffice it to say, that i should have the entire list finished today which will have the private beta out next week. If you're interested in joining our beta program, please contact us via our support system.

For those of you keeping score at home, here's where we stand in our run up to the v2.0 beta:

  • New pop-in/pop-out animations
  • cool display when shortcut is saved
  • Add shortcut editor to preference pane
  • fix window along the left or bottom edge +/= key unexpected behavior
  • change demo so that it is based on a number of uses, not a number of days
  • give pref pane a once over
  • change "Advanced" tab to "Keys" and list undo, redo, center and maximize
  • set the copyright year automatically at build time
  • Give EULA a once over
  • run through clang


Up today: Finishing touches on the shortcut editor, update the EULA and run the code through clang's static analyzer.

Posted by kalperin at 10:45 | Comments (3)
<< Short(cut) time | Main | MercuryMover v2.0 Beta >>
Comments
Re: Off of the Bus

Your first mistake: making promises. :)

Over the years I've made numerous promises that "the next version will be out soon", or something like that, only to get distracted by something shiny on the ground...for a couple of months...or years. Needless to say, I've become more weary about making predictions when anything is going to happen, or even making deadlines. So, I've probably become a lot more conservative in my estimates in what I'll be able to accomplish.

And is the CTA the bus system, the Metra, or a combo of both?

Posted by: Chad at August 15,2008 20:16
Re: Off of the Bus

Chad, firstly, you caught me red handed. I was actually on the Red Line (Chicago's storied "El"), but i thought that "Off of the Bus" was a nicer title 8- )

Secondly, i started making promises about the next release on purpose. It's definitely hard to ship, but i want my customers (and potential customers) to have some confidence in our products. If i promise to ship and we do, it will build valuable credibility with my users. I want them to know that i mean what i say as much as i stand behind our products. Of course if i don't ship, my cred will be shot. The solution? Make sure to ship.

Posted by: kalperin at August 18,2008 13:51
Re: Off of the Bus

Ah, the "El". Walked by it...and under it. And driven by it. Haven't ridden on it, yet.

Ja, I understand forcing yourself to get MM2 pushed out the door. If someone else isn't cracking the whip over your head, you need to do it yourself (just don't cut yourself in the process).

Posted by: Chad at August 22,2008 23:14
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