We like making new features almost as much as you like using them. And after working on the final release for so long it's good to be working on new stuff again.
For instance, today we've...
- Vamped up our automated testing system.
- Prototyped a new feature (one that's very heavily requested).
- Dreamed up a cool solution to a long standing "quirk".
- Contacted new album companies.
I bet this is a bit like shooting pictures for you. I mean how much time per week do you really get behind a camera?
Cheers, Danny
Jun 30, 2008
Jun 27, 2008
Now that we’re final
Yesterday we expressed our thanks to our beta testers. Today I'd like to talk about the future, and our plans. We're not going to ease up now, so here are a couple of promises from Team PJ.
1. We will release at least two final versions each year for the foreseeable future. They’ll include ongoing feature enhancements and be free to you as part of your subscription.
2. If you want to stay involved, and we hope you do, beta releases will continue thick and fast just as they’ve done for the last year.
The idea is to speed up development as our user base grows, and we're itchy to show you some of the cool stuff we have planned.
Warm regards, Danny
PS We haven't forgot those suggestions of yours that haven't been dealt with. Yet.
1. We will release at least two final versions each year for the foreseeable future. They’ll include ongoing feature enhancements and be free to you as part of your subscription.
2. If you want to stay involved, and we hope you do, beta releases will continue thick and fast just as they’ve done for the last year.
The idea is to speed up development as our user base grows, and we're itchy to show you some of the cool stuff we have planned.
Warm regards, Danny
PS We haven't forgot those suggestions of yours that haven't been dealt with. Yet.
Jun 26, 2008
Pay it forward
Well it's been a tough week. No plague of locusts, but nothing else came easy! But we’ve reached final and it’s an amazing feeling. Our company’s growing and we want to show our thanks.
Here goes…
From Day One our goal has been to build an outstanding application, which is impossible without supportive, committed beta testers.
But beta testing is like jury service – who wants to get involved? It's purely voluntary, everyone benefits, and that’s why we’re so grateful.
We know it’s been tough at times, but what we've done together is build cool software - thank you. Trust us – the version we're releasing today is just the beginning.
Below you’ll find a list of 20 people to whom we owe extra-special thanks.
If your name is on our list you have a free, personal subscription to PJ Remix for as long as the application exists, or as long as you want to use it.
If you’re a beta tester whose name isn’t there, it’s tough to be #21 (and hard for us to draw the line) but we appreciate your help too. Email us and we’ll extend your subscription for an extra three months with our thanks.
All the best from Danny and the Dev Team
And our special thanks go to…
Scott Mullen
Paul Stobbe
Stephen Layton
Johannes Van Kan
Randy Kepple
Paul Wilkinson
Brian Charrette
Albert Lewis
Ed Te Pas
Mike Dickson
Steve Meyfroidt
Justin Scobie
Trevor Phillips
Joe Mikos
Israel Smith
David Smith
Tony Bramley
Angelique Buckley
Tim Wild
Mark Miller
Here goes…
From Day One our goal has been to build an outstanding application, which is impossible without supportive, committed beta testers.
But beta testing is like jury service – who wants to get involved? It's purely voluntary, everyone benefits, and that’s why we’re so grateful.
We know it’s been tough at times, but what we've done together is build cool software - thank you. Trust us – the version we're releasing today is just the beginning.
Below you’ll find a list of 20 people to whom we owe extra-special thanks.
If your name is on our list you have a free, personal subscription to PJ Remix for as long as the application exists, or as long as you want to use it.
If you’re a beta tester whose name isn’t there, it’s tough to be #21 (and hard for us to draw the line) but we appreciate your help too. Email us and we’ll extend your subscription for an extra three months with our thanks.
All the best from Danny and the Dev Team
And our special thanks go to…
Scott Mullen
Paul Stobbe
Stephen Layton
Johannes Van Kan
Randy Kepple
Paul Wilkinson
Brian Charrette
Albert Lewis
Ed Te Pas
Mike Dickson
Steve Meyfroidt
Justin Scobie
Trevor Phillips
Joe Mikos
Israel Smith
David Smith
Tony Bramley
Angelique Buckley
Tim Wild
Mark Miller
Jun 23, 2008
The dev guys heart compliments
Charles "The Storyteller" said… Version 1.10 has been a lifesaver. We are designing albums with much ease and love the simplicity of PJ Remix. I can't wait to get our new duo album. Here is a link to the design (nice work - and the new version will fade the music - Ian).
angelique said... Possibly my favorite version yet! I read through all 75 fixes before hitting download to see if any of my bugs were taken care of...and they ALL were!
Aran Anderson Photography said... The new templates are great on Remix. I have been waiting for an album design program to work with Asuka Books and thank god you have done it! You are ahead of the competition, good work!
rexyinc said... Oh no no no no! … You have no idea how bad this move is going to make me look in front of my bosses! … What used to take me a week or more to do by hand, now takes just a couple of hours with Photojunction … Now what am I going to do with the other five days of the week?
angelique said... Possibly my favorite version yet! I read through all 75 fixes before hitting download to see if any of my bugs were taken care of...and they ALL were!
Aran Anderson Photography said... The new templates are great on Remix. I have been waiting for an album design program to work with Asuka Books and thank god you have done it! You are ahead of the competition, good work!
rexyinc said... Oh no no no no! … You have no idea how bad this move is going to make me look in front of my bosses! … What used to take me a week or more to do by hand, now takes just a couple of hours with Photojunction … Now what am I going to do with the other five days of the week?
Jun 17, 2008
PJ Remix 1.11
On June 26, barring floods, plagues of locusts and unexpected software meltdowns, PJ Remix goes “final”.
Today’s release, v1.11, is our last pre-release beta. Don’t miss this last chance to grab our special offer!
Cheers
Team PJ
P.S. PJ Remix v1.11 release notes
Today’s release, v1.11, is our last pre-release beta. Don’t miss this last chance to grab our special offer!
Cheers
Team PJ
P.S. PJ Remix v1.11 release notes
Thought required
Ever wonder what goes into adding an "easy" new feature?
Case Study: Our thumbnails truncate the file names if they're too long to display, like this:
That's not very useful if you store important information at the end of the file name. Umm?
EASY! Just reverse it, so we get "...end.jpg" instead of "start..."
Nope. Maybe having the end without the start isn't so useful either. Hmm?
EASY! I've seen other awesome apps do this. Let's put 'etc' marks in the middle, like this: "star..end.jpg"
Nope. Turns out we're using the smallest font and still it's not quite right when the thumbnails are small. Hmm?
EASY! Let's strip the file extension if there isn't room for it! "start..end"
So the final result is...
After so much debate, let's hope we got it right.
Case Study: Our thumbnails truncate the file names if they're too long to display, like this:
That's not very useful if you store important information at the end of the file name. Umm?
EASY! Just reverse it, so we get "...end.jpg" instead of "start..."
Nope. Maybe having the end without the start isn't so useful either. Hmm?
EASY! I've seen other awesome apps do this. Let's put 'etc' marks in the middle, like this: "star..end.jpg"
Nope. Turns out we're using the smallest font and still it's not quite right when the thumbnails are small. Hmm?
EASY! Let's strip the file extension if there isn't room for it! "start..end"
So the final result is...
After so much debate, let's hope we got it right.
Jun 12, 2008
Random thoughts on your comments
1. What's the significance of an increasing rate of referrals and WOM? Healthy signs of a growing business, no more nor less, recession or not.
2. After so many years in this trade it's hard not to notice that some of the most successful photographers don't win awards.
3. And that some award-winning photographers don't know how to translate their abilities into cash.
4. “The average client just wants good believable pics that are vibrant & clean & candid. The challenge is to give them that + more by way of making sure that we include some masterpieces that are beyond the ability of the semi pro masses.”
Right on! Like the poor, the weekend warrior is always with us, and you can’t beat ’em on price. The challenge is, what do YOU do to add another zero to what they charge.
5. Years ago, Ivan McLellan, who founded New Zealand’s premier pro lab (now part of Queensberry) used to tell his clients that you could market to the Carriage Trade or the Bottom End, but the market in the middle was disappearing. Good advice for decades.
2. After so many years in this trade it's hard not to notice that some of the most successful photographers don't win awards.
3. And that some award-winning photographers don't know how to translate their abilities into cash.
4. “The average client just wants good believable pics that are vibrant & clean & candid. The challenge is to give them that + more by way of making sure that we include some masterpieces that are beyond the ability of the semi pro masses.”
Right on! Like the poor, the weekend warrior is always with us, and you can’t beat ’em on price. The challenge is, what do YOU do to add another zero to what they charge.
5. Years ago, Ivan McLellan, who founded New Zealand’s premier pro lab (now part of Queensberry) used to tell his clients that you could market to the Carriage Trade or the Bottom End, but the market in the middle was disappearing. Good advice for decades.
Jun 4, 2008
Trend to "hybrid books"
There's growing interest in PJ Remix's ability to handle books that incorporate both flush-mount and matted pages. Photojunction is the only vendor-independent software that can handle them, and Remix does a much better job of it than Retro. Hybrids are a great reason to upgrade.
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