After the tremendous amount of feedback I received from High Priority 1.1, I’ve spent the past week working on a simple maintenance release to fix some of the bugs that were noted. Before I get to what’s new and changed, I just want to point out two reviews of High Priority that have made my day (not to mention the 130 plus indviduals who have added me to their del.icio.us bookmarks).
The first, by Douglas Bowman, is an entry he posted on his web site. Titled Mac app: High Priority, Bowman writes about his positive experience he’s had with the program. As a result of this posting, I’ve received well over 1500 referral visits, as well as even received an email from Hamilton’s director of electronic media congratulating me.
The second review (in French), by Michel Dumais of Branchez-Vous!, is an opinion piece he wrote where he describes falling in love with the program and it’s simplicity. My favorite passage is when he writes: “Il existe de ces logiciels avec lesquels on tombe littéralement en amour. Pas parce qu’ils sont complexes, pas parce qu’ils sont des usines à gaz. Non, tout simplement parce qu’ils remplissent leur mission, et rien d’autre. Un peu comme High Priority. Plus simple que ça, tu meurs. Mais qu’il est pratique.” Roughly translated into English, this means: “There exists programs with which you literally fally in love with. Not because they are complex nor are gas factories, but because they simply do their task and nothing else. A bit like High Priority. Any more simply, you’d die. But, boy is it handy.”
It’s these types of articles and emails that make developing fun. Sure, it’s nice to receive a bit of money on the side to use for discretionary purchases or put towards a future goal (travel!), but it’s the emails where people write how they’ve found the program useful and wouldn’t use a Mac without it that make your day. Anyway, enough egoistic writing. Let me fill you in on what’s changed with version 1.11:
I’m also working on version 1.2 which will feature some additional goodies. There’s no time frame for it’s release yet (I’m working hard on some other commitments… Honors Thesis, anyone?) but it will feature second tier sorting, more display options, and hopefully a more improved edit dialog.
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