PostWarden

PostWarden 0.2.0 has been released

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:40:00 -0600

This update includes mostly bug fixes, logging improvements and some minor UI tweaks.

You can read about the changes with full detail in the release notes page or after the break.

Improved post viewing by disabled post view refresh when the user is viewing it.
Added way to enable debug logging via user defaults.
Improved logging using Cocoalumberjack.
Cleared post view’s command menu of unnecessary items.
Added a new guide which describes what information to send to support in case of an error.
Implemented downloading of images with alternate size if original image URL is broken.
Fixed a crash that happened when the Tumblr API wasn’t reachable.
Fixed a crash that happened sometimes when composing an offline draft from the menu bar.
Fixed a memory management related crash.
Fixed bug in custom tweets.
Fixed blog auto-selection which failed when a blog was disabled.

PostWarden crash fix

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:51:00 -0600

Tumblr is currently having some issues therefore some requests to the Tumblr API are failing.

A piece of code in PostWarden isn’t handling that issue very well so it’s causing a crash.

I want to apologize and let everyone know that I just fixed the problem. It will be part of the next update which will be submitted to the app store this week.

Sorry for the annoyance.

How I kept myself organized while creating PostWarden

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:17:25 -0600

We all deal with to-dos, knowledge management, notes, ideas and so on every single day. Just wanted to share the methodologies, tools, techniques and so on I’ve used (and will continue using) while developing PostWarden.

programmista:

These days there are so many methodologies, tools and technologies for product management, productivity, organization, task tracking, knowledge management, etc. There’s so much to choose from that I decided to share the whats, hows and whys of the methodologies, tools and technologies I used to keep myself organized while building PostWarden. For now, lets just say that it involves GTD, Pomodoro, Things for Mac, Moleskine notebooks, Notational Velocity, Dropbox and TiddlyWiki.

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PostWarden Feature List

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:10:00 -0600

PostWarden Feature List:

Want to know everything PostWarden does? Well, now you can!

Some users (and potential users) have been asking me whether PostWarden does this or that. I can’t put the whole list in the Mac App Store’s app description nor the products homepage. What I could do, is make a list of everything I know PostWarden does and make it accessible somewhere on the internet.

Well… that’s what I did! I’ve compiled quite a comprehensive list of all the things PostWarden does, and you can see the list by clicking on the link above!

Update: The list can also be visited by going to http://postwarden.com/features or by clicking on the link on the bottom right of the feature summary of the main page.

Give ideas and vote for them to make PostWarden even better! ...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:07:29 -0600

Give ideas and vote for them to make PostWarden even better!

Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.
— Sue Grafton

I agree, but time is a finite resource and good execution takes time. I want to make sure I focus my time on executing the ideas which will give more value to my users.

Help the little box guy turn that light bulb by going to http://postwarden.com/ideas to vote for feature ideas and give new ones.

PostWarden goes to trial

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:10:19 -0600

Because looking at the pretty GIF on the PostWarden webpage isn’t enough to experience the app’s goodness (although it’s a pretty sweet GIF, I might add), I’ve released a trial version of the app!

You can go to http://postwarden.com click on Try it at the top right of the page and then click on the Download Trial button.

Or you can download it right here: http://postwarden.com/trial

It’s a trial version so it comes with a few limitations:

Archiving is limited to 500 posts per blog.
Composing is limited to 30 new posts or drafts.
Limited to only one Tumblr account.

That’s it, no time limitations. If you have less than 500 posts on your Tumblr blogs then this is all you need! Well… if you have 500 posts on your Tumblr blogs, then what have you been doing all this time? Get tumbling! :)

If you like PostWarden after trying out the trial version then go get it at the Mac App Store

Note: PostWarden and PostWarden Trial require Mac OS X 10.7 or above and a 64-bit processor

PostWarden hits the Mac App Store

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:15 -0600

Thanks to everybody who helped test PostWarden during beta.

Some of your suggestions have made it into the first release, those that didn’t will probably make their way into future versions.

This is only the beginning, now that the app is stable enough for release I can start working on features you’ve requested and others I have in mind.

You can get your copy of PostWarden by clicking here.

PostWarden Beta 4

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:32:33 -0600

A new beta version is ready to be downloaded! It might be the last beta version before release.

This update includes a few bug fixes, UI tweaks and improvements. The main change is that PostWarden will now load images from the archive. Because of this, posts will render faster and images will be displayed even without an internet connection. The in-app help has also been improved by adding new items under the Help menu bar item.

Please keep sending feedback to: support@postwarden.com
or visit: http://postwarden.com/feedback

Download PostWarden Beta 4 at the following link: http://bit.ly/pw-beta4

Unzip and replace the old one with the new one when dragging it to your Applications folder.

Update: The beta phase is over, the link above will not work anymore. PostWarden can now be downloaded from the Mac App Store.

PostWarden Beta 3

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:36:56 -0600

A new beta version is ready to be downloaded! This time it includes several bug fixes and a few UI tweaks. The main change is the fact that now when you edit or create a new post in PostWarden, the UI will reflect those changes immediately. Another noticeable change is that the blog which is currently selected on the main window will be pre-selected on the post composer window.

Please keep sending feedback to: support@postwarden.com
or visit: http://postwarden.com/feedback

Download PostWarden Beta 3 at the following link: http://bit.ly/pw-beta3

Unzip and replace the old one with the new one when dragging it to your Applications folder.

Update: The beta phase is over, the link above will not work anymore. PostWarden can now be downloaded from the Mac App Store.

Fun fact of threes

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:32 -0600

Just increased the PostWarden version number to v0.0.3 for beta 3, when committing the changes, it turned out to be changeset number 333.

PostWarden Beta 2

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:13:00 -0600

First and foremost thank you for trying out PostWarden and providing feedback. PostWarden Beta 2 is ready for download, it contains mainly performance and memory improvements. You should notice that switching between archived months is faster and that images also appear faster than before (specially for older posts who’s images haven’t been archived yet).

I will continue improving the core functionality and then move on to UI tweaks.

Please keep sending feedback to: support@postwarden.com
or visit: http://postwarden.com/feedback

Download PostWarden Beta 2 at the following link: http://bit.ly/pw-beta2

Unzip and replace the old one with the new one when dragging it to your Applications folder.

Update: The beta phase is over, the link above will not work anymore. PostWarden can now be downloaded from the Mac App Store.

PostWarden Feedback and Support

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:58:00 -0600

PostWarden Feedback and Support:

To make it easier for you to give feedback and to get help I’ve created a UserVoice page. All types of requests, ideas and complaints are welcome.

To get to the support page, click on the link above or on the feedback & support button on the lower right of the PostWarden site.

A Thank You Note

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:40:00 -0600

I just wanted to thank you for following and giving PostWarden Beta a try. It’s still quite fresh out of the oven but I wanted to give you a chance to try it and let me know what you think. If you find a bug or the app crashes on you (sorry about that, I also hate when that happens) please let me know at support@postwarden.com, the more info you can provide about the crash the better.

I will work to fix the bugs, and make the app a little better every day. Whenever there’s a new version I will let all of you know.