On and Off the Internets
MercuryMover and Helium Foot Software have both been garnering some pretty nice attention recently. In the wake of the recent v2.0 release, MercuryMover has leapt from the pages of the internet to the, er, pages of MacWorld magazine. That's right, MercuryMover made the print edition!
Hot on the heels of our print debut, MercuryMover was featured on the excellent ScreenCastsOnline in an episode about working with large displays. In the run-up to the release of this screencast, i offered Don McAllister, the proprietor of ScreenCastsOnline, a $2 commission on every MercuryMover license sold via ScreenCastsOnline. This would just be a small way to help support his really terrific site. Don turned around and donated all of these commissions to the National Cancer Coalition as part of Helium Foot's philanthropic work. I was (and continue to be) really moved by Don's generous offer and have in turn pledged to spread the word about Don's menschiness.
Next up was a really nice mention by Tonya Engst on the Mac Notables vidcast. Tonya and her husband Adam publish the very successful Take Control series of e-books as well as the long-standing Mac news site, TidBITS. I've always been grateful for the coverage that Tonya and Adam have given to Helium Foot over the past year and after seeing them together on the vidcast, i immediately nominated them for the Cutest Mac Couple contest.
One great mention can definitely lead to another. After watching the Mac Notables cast, i contacted the host and well known Mac-about-town Chuck Joiner and before i knew it, he was interviewing me for his MacVoices show. I'd never done an interview like this and it was a lot of fun! We shot the breeze like old pals for half an hour covering MercuryMover, Highbrow, my podcast, our work with the National Cancer Coalition and even touched on our purported iPhone app. Chuck's a really great guy and if you see him out there in the Mac World, you should definitely introduce yourself.
Exciting things are ahelium at Helium Foot Software. Stay tuned to these same internets and you'll surely hear all about them.