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1 month ago
in It’s no wonder people think Mac’s are elitists on Shooting at Bubbles
Hi there! This is Daniel Jalkut, the developer of MarsEdit.
I agree with you that Windows Live Writer is a stellar example of Windows application design. I am not too familiar with the entire PC market, but I'm extremely impressed with Windows Live Writer.
As for the pricing disparity, it would be a lot easier for me give my application away for free if I was a multi-billion dollar corporation and could view the application as some kind of strategic leverage point as opposed to a means of making a living :)
Daniel
I agree with you that Windows Live Writer is a stellar example of Windows application design. I am not too familiar with the entire PC market, but I'm extremely impressed with Windows Live Writer.
As for the pricing disparity, it would be a lot easier for me give my application away for free if I was a multi-billion dollar corporation and could view the application as some kind of strategic leverage point as opposed to a means of making a living :)
Daniel
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4 months ago
in Everything Buckets on Sci-Fi Hi-Fi Blog
A good compromise for somebody like Alex, assuming he's not hell-bent on avoiding technology that might make his life easier, is EagleFiler from Michael Tsai:
http://c-command.com/eaglefiler/
One of the core philosophies of that software is to use the file system as a the backing database for the "everything" ... so a lot of Alex's arguments about database corruption, etc, go out the window.
His arguments seem to condense down to two points: some data management apps demand format lock-in, and if you try hard enough, you can invent your own solution for just about anything. The former is not true of all apps, as EagleFiler testifies, and the latter is technically true, but usually a complete waste of time and energy.
http://c-command.com/eaglefiler/
One of the core philosophies of that software is to use the file system as a the backing database for the "everything" ... so a lot of Alex's arguments about database corruption, etc, go out the window.
His arguments seem to condense down to two points: some data management apps demand format lock-in, and if you try hard enough, you can invent your own solution for just about anything. The former is not true of all apps, as EagleFiler testifies, and the latter is technically true, but usually a complete waste of time and energy.
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I tried to use EagleFiler for a while, but it just seemed to act as a speed bump in getting things done. It needs to index itself, reindex itself, it needs 20 seconds to load, it needs to load a library before you can start inputting data, and it can only quick-import from certain applications (sorry, no Entourage support)
9 months ago
in Goodbye Cocoa on OS\Zen
Hi there! Two things:
I'm really glad to read any blog post where the appreciation for what goes into a product like MarsEdit is celebrated ;)
In addition to being the developer of MarsEdit, I'm also the organizer of the Boston-area CocoaHeads group. I am dismayed to learn that you got such a cold reaction to "newbie" questions at a CocoaHeads meeting. At our group you probably wouldn't have had such a cold experience. I agree the mentality on the mailing lists is often very cold and discouraging, but that's exactly the opposite from what I think many CocoaHeads chapters are aiming for.
I applaud you for giving Cocoa programming a go. Give it a try again when you get inspired again. Many of the things that seemed difficult the first time may seem easy the second time through. It's true that getting a large application to behave as you expect is a monumental task, but it gets done one step at a time, as with anything in life.
Daniel
I'm really glad to read any blog post where the appreciation for what goes into a product like MarsEdit is celebrated ;)
In addition to being the developer of MarsEdit, I'm also the organizer of the Boston-area CocoaHeads group. I am dismayed to learn that you got such a cold reaction to "newbie" questions at a CocoaHeads meeting. At our group you probably wouldn't have had such a cold experience. I agree the mentality on the mailing lists is often very cold and discouraging, but that's exactly the opposite from what I think many CocoaHeads chapters are aiming for.
I applaud you for giving Cocoa programming a go. Give it a try again when you get inspired again. Many of the things that seemed difficult the first time may seem easy the second time through. It's true that getting a large application to behave as you expect is a monumental task, but it gets done one step at a time, as with anything in life.
Daniel
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ibuys
Hi Daniel,
First off, thanks for such a great app. MarsEdit has long been a favorite of mine. You are right about taking things one step at a time. I think a lot of the problem was just putting to much pressure on myself. I probably will go back to Cocoa eventually, but I'm certainly going to enjoy my break!
As for the CocoaHeads, they are a good bunch of guys. I don't have any hard feelings or anything towards them at all. I was just trying to illustrate the changes in my plans and why I decided to walk away from programming, at least for a while.
Who knows, maybe I'll see you at WWDC one of these days!
First off, thanks for such a great app. MarsEdit has long been a favorite of mine. You are right about taking things one step at a time. I think a lot of the problem was just putting to much pressure on myself. I probably will go back to Cocoa eventually, but I'm certainly going to enjoy my break!
As for the CocoaHeads, they are a good bunch of guys. I don't have any hard feelings or anything towards them at all. I was just trying to illustrate the changes in my plans and why I decided to walk away from programming, at least for a while.
Who knows, maybe I'll see you at WWDC one of these days!
9 months ago
in Meta Meta on Josh Kim dot Org
Hi Josh - I'm glad to see you're giving such a thorough test of MarsEdit.
I'm curious which HTML in particular ecto deemed dirty? It might be a matter of taste :) But you can also edit any of the built-in markup macros to use the HTML of your own preference.
I'm curious which HTML in particular ecto deemed dirty? It might be a matter of taste :) But you can also edit any of the built-in markup macros to use the HTML of your own preference.
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joshkim
I personally am not sure about the HTML, it's just that when I opened the post in Ecto, Ecto itself complained about the HTML. It's not happening anymore, so I can't test it again, though.
I'm leaning more and more towards MarsEdit. I just hope there was better image-related features. I'll write on that later.
I'm leaning more and more towards MarsEdit. I just hope there was better image-related features. I'll write on that later.
11 months ago
in Wordpress for iPhone released on Laaker.com
With MarsEdit at least, you can set the "Post Status" of a post (from the options panel). If you set it to Draft, it will be sent to WordPress as a "server draft" (not local). Then, if you refresh from another client it shows up in the posts list, can be edited, and resubmitted.
Daniel
Daniel
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That Kid from Omaha
@Daniel: Funny you mention that... I was just on your site, reading up, and trying the suggestion you posted in your forums: editing the date on server-side Drafts to be waaay in the future.
Turns out, this little trick also works for the iPhone app! Just tried it out, and edited a Draft (which remained in Draft status) from the server on the iPhone. Very cool.
And, by the way, MarsEdit is very impressive. A number of fellow Yahoo! folks use it and have spoken highly of it. I purchased ecto some time back (before you acquired ME from Ranchero), but have downloaded MarsEdit a couple times to see where things are at there... particularly in regards to remote server editing. From what I've seen, I think I'd now choose MarsEdit. (Hint, hint, to anyone reading.)
Just out of curiosity, what percentage of MarsEdit users 1) have more than 1 blog setup, and 2) have different blogging platforms configured? (In other words, do you see a fair number of folks with Blogger, Movable Type, *and* WordPress blogs all configured within the same instance of the MarsEdit app?)
Anyway, thanks for the note here, and keep up the great work on developing Mac apps.
Turns out, this little trick also works for the iPhone app! Just tried it out, and edited a Draft (which remained in Draft status) from the server on the iPhone. Very cool.
And, by the way, MarsEdit is very impressive. A number of fellow Yahoo! folks use it and have spoken highly of it. I purchased ecto some time back (before you acquired ME from Ranchero), but have downloaded MarsEdit a couple times to see where things are at there... particularly in regards to remote server editing. From what I've seen, I think I'd now choose MarsEdit. (Hint, hint, to anyone reading.)
Just out of curiosity, what percentage of MarsEdit users 1) have more than 1 blog setup, and 2) have different blogging platforms configured? (In other words, do you see a fair number of folks with Blogger, Movable Type, *and* WordPress blogs all configured within the same instance of the MarsEdit app?)
Anyway, thanks for the note here, and keep up the great work on developing Mac apps.
Again thanks.