Archive for February, 2008

Paint.NET v3.30 Beta 1 is now available

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Alright, here we go: finally a new update to Paint.NET! Please note that this is a beta, and expires in 60 days on April 28th. You can get this update by downloading it from the website, http://www.getpaint.net/ (no need to uninstall your current version, it will figure it all out ...

Paint.NET learns Italian!

Monday, February 25th, 2008

There's one more feature, so to speak, that's been able to sneak in to the v3.30 release. From the blog title it should be obvious: Paint.NET will soon be available in Italian! I get a lot of e-mails asking for this, and now thanks to the hard working folks ...

"Just Add More Cowbell"

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

As an owner of a software project, one trap that's easy to fall into is that of adding more and more features. Quite often these features do in fact add value, but there's a certain point where adding features ends up being superfluous and actually has a negative impact. At ...

Paint.NET v3.30 Preview

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

It's time once again to start babbling about the next minor update to Paint.NET, which will be version 3.30. I'm planning to push it out the door in early April. Here's what's coming: Integration of Ed Harvey's Fragment, Vignette, and Posterize effects. An enhanced version of the Polar Inversion effect, also written ...

Another Dumb Way to Start a Business Proposal

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

They just keep coming in. Subject: re: advertising proposal Hi, I am a media buyer at Medios One LLC (www.mediosone.com).  I am interested in buying inventory on your site.  MediosOne is a global online advertising ...