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Shooting at Bubbles: Nick Bradbury and FeedDemon - The Interview

Stop by Shooting at Bubbles today if you'd like to read Steven Hodson's wide-ranging interview with me about FeedDemon, social media, my status as an indie developer, the supposed death of RSS, and a variety of other topics. (translate)

FeedDemon 3.0 Introductory Pricing Ends October 31

Just a quick reminder that the $9.95 introductory pricing for the ad-free version of FeedDemon 3.0 ends on October 31.  Starting November 1, the price will be $14.95. (translate)

Introducing FeedDemon 3.0

It's been a long time coming, but the final release of FeedDemon 3.0 is finally here.  If you're using FeedDemon 2.x or a pre-release of FeedDemon 3.0, simply install the final release on top of the previous version.  There's no need to uninstall first. As most of you know, the biggest change in the new version is Google Reader synchronization, which replaces the now-defunct NewsGator synchronization that existed in previous releases.  The first time you run FeedDemon 3.0, you'll be asked whether to convert your NewsGator subscriptions to Google Reader.  The conversion may take a few minutes, but I think (translate)

ANN: FeedDemon 3.0.0.39 Pre-Release

Looks like I'm going for a personal record in the number of pre-releases before the final build, because FeedDemon 3.0.0.39 Pre-Release is now available. If you're using an earlier FeedDemon 3.0 pre-release, just stop by the FeedDemon Beta Site to get v3.0.0.39.  As always, if you run into any problems with this build, please let me know by posting in the FeedDemon 3.0 Beta Forum, and be sure to include the build number (3.0.0.39) in your subject line. Thanks! (translate)

ANN: FeedDemon 3.0.0.32 Pre-Release

We're very close to the final release of FeedDemon 3.0, but there's still time for another pre-release to make sure I didn't overlook anything. If you're using an earlier FeedDemon 3.0 pre-release, just stop by the FeedDemon Beta Site to get v3.0.0.32.  As always, if you run into any problems with this build, please let me know by posting in the FeedDemon 3.0 Beta Forum, and be sure to include the build number (3.0.0.32) in your subject line. BTW, if you haven't used a recent build, you may be surprised to discover that you can now purchase a serial number (translate)

ANN: FeedDemon 3.0.0.27 Pre-Release

FeedDemon 3.0.0.27 is now available from the FeedDemon Beta Site, and you'll definitely want to upgrade to it if you're running an earlier pre-release. For one thing, it offers completely redesigned synching with Google Reader which corrects many of the issues customers have been reporting in our support forums.  There are a number of other additions and improvements, too, including a new "quick tag" feature and support for WP.me in the short URL preview. As mentioned in my previous post, NewsGator is shutting down their synchronization platform at the end of the month, so at startup FeedDemon now offers to (translate)

The End of NewsGator Sync: What it Means for FeedDemon Customers

Today NewsGator announced that their consumer synchronization platform will no longer be available as of August 31, 2009.  Rather than re-hash the announcement here, I invite you to read it on NewsGator's official company blog.  There's also an FAQ which addresses most of the questions about this announcement. So how will this impact you if you're FeedDemon a customer who relies on NewsGator sync?  Honestly, this shouldn't have much impact on you.  Sync will still be available – but instead of synching with NewsGator, you'll sync with Google Reader.  A pre-release of FeedDemon 3.0 which syncs with Google Reader has (translate)

Why I Use Delphi

Every now and then someone will ask why I develop my software using Delphi.  After all, there are more "modern" languages for Windows like C#.  And besides, Delphi is going to die eventually, right? Funny thing is, 15 years ago when I was developing HomeSite I was getting razzed by some geeks for using a development tool that they said would soon disappear.  And yet 15 years later I'm still going strong writing software in Delphi. Here's why: Speed.  Delphi isn't an interpreted language – it compiles to machine code, making it exceptionally fast.  Delphi's string handling is particularly fast, (translate)

HomeSite Discontinued

Last night I found out that HomeSite has been discontinued. I was surprised to hear this, but not because I thought it was premature – truth is, I was surprised HomeSite hadn't been discontinued a long time ago.  It's been almost 15 years since I created HomeSite, and I stopped working on it in 1998 when I left Allaire Corporation.  Several other developers took over after I left, but to the best of my knowledge nobody has touched it for several years, so the fact that it was still being sold until now is a nice testament to how useful (translate)

If You Want to Write Useful Software, You Have to Do Tech Support

Before I fell into the world of shareware, I worked in the bowels of corporate America developing client-server applications.  And I hated it. Perhaps the thing I hated the most was that I rarely talked with the people who ended up using my software.  I was given a list of requirements, told what was expected, and that was it.  I never found out whether my work met the needs of those using it, never got to ask them how I could improve it, never knew if my software was a blessing or a burden to them. Apparently that was smart (translate)

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