Archive for November, 2007
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
You can get it either from the website, http://www.getpaint.net, or from within Paint.NET itself via the auto-updater. Note: Make sure you have "Also check for beta releases" enabled. You can access this option by going to Help -> Check for Updates, and then clicking on the "Options" button.
Please be sure ...
Posted in Update News | 5 Comments »
Monday, November 26th, 2007
If the software you work on ever ends up with more than a few dialogs or a non-trivial navigation flow, then you should create a document that I call the "UI Map". This document is quite simple to create, and the work you put in to it will pay off ...
Posted in Tips | 8 Comments »
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
I just signed up for Kontera's in-text advertising program. I've put it on the main Paint.NET website and on the help content. It seems pretty unobtrusive, and hopefully it will help out the bottom line. Maybe it will increase revenue 5%, 10%, maybe 50%? (That would be exciting!) Who knows! ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments »
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Back in September I posted a tip stating that freeware authors should release frequent updates to their products. I claimed to be practicing this tip myself, and that it was working. A constant stream of updates creates a constant stream of press and blog coverage. Someone who sees two bits ...
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
A friend and former co-worker of mine, Terrence, has started up a new blog called Double Journey. His goal is to double his money from $20,000 to $40,000 using any legal means at his disposal. So far he's in the hole by almost $100 because of website hosting and domain ...
Posted in Money | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 19th, 2007
You can get it either from the website, http://www.getpaint.net, or from within Paint.NET itself via the auto-updater. Note: Make sure you have "Also check for beta releases" enabled. You can access this option by going to Help -> Check for Updates, and then clicking on the "Options" button.
Please be sure ...
Posted in Update News | 4 Comments »
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Get it either from the website (http://www.getpaint.net), or from within Paint.NET itself. Note: Make sure you have "Also check for beta releases" enabled. You can access this option by going to Help -> Check for Updates, then clicking on the "Options" button.
Please be sure to report any compatibility problems with ...
Posted in Update News | 9 Comments »
Monday, November 5th, 2007
A forum member who goes by the name Myrddin was quick to point out that the Sepia adjustment has a bug. It does two things … one, it seems to produce a result equivalent to the Black & White adjustment. And two, if you undo it, it doesn't produce the ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Monday, November 5th, 2007
Get it either from the website (http://www.getpaint.net), or from within Paint.NET itself. Note: Make sure you have "Also check for beta releases" enabled. You can access this option by going to Help -> Check for Updates, then clicking on the "Options" button.
Please be sure to report any compatibility problems with ...
Posted in Update News | 12 Comments »
Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Earlier I wrote that I was receiving many small, suspicious donations. I notified PayPal about the issue, but unfortunately I only got a form-letter response back (and it took a week to get it). I refunded every single suspicious donation, and was getting worried that the refunding would then flag ...
Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »