Archive for the 'Red Sweater News' Category

FastScripts 2.5

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Today I released an updated version of FastScripts with some pretty cool features and bug fixes: Now supports running plain-text .applescript files The FastScripts menu icon can now be changed to a custom color Alter appearance of menu so it doesn’t have rounded top corners on 10.6 Bug Fixes Fix glitches with “Smart Switching” on […]

Wishes Do Come True

Monday, December 21st, 2009

I don’t use Twitter as an official support avenue. It’s simply not possible to conduct effective support when limited to 140 characters per transaction. But it’s great for staying casually in touch with existing and potential customers. To try to stay as connected as possible, I monitor Twitter for mentions of my company name and […]

You Should Be Blogging

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Starting a blog changed my life. Before Red Sweater Blog, nobody knew who I was, nobody cared what I was working on, and nobody (relatively speaking) bought any of my products. I’m not saying the blog changed everything overnight, but my first post, on June 24, 2005, set the stage for what has been an […]

MarsEdit 2.4

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

As an indie software developer, one of the biggest challenges I face is keeping a schedule. A real schedule that means I’ll actually ship software every so often. When you work for somebody else, there’s usually somebody in charge of making sure that you stick to a schedule. These people usually have little concern for […]