Not much to post here today, other than the fact that I have been ultra busy on the next version of Stuffr.

I am adding support for SmugMug to the interface, to make it ultra-easy to manage galleries, upload images, and link to them from within posts written in Stuffr.

As I get closer to releasing the next version I plan to write a post on why I chose to integrate the SmugMug API, and not some of the more “popular” free services.

In fact, the following screenshot is hosted on SmugMug.

I was thinking of looking for someone to work with me on this part, but I can’t even decide what I want to do, let alone put together job descriptions for the things I need done.

This will probably change a bit before I release it though, so don’t get too excited.

The newest version of Stuffr is here. While you thought I was sitting around doing nothing, I was planning a complete overhaul behind the scenes as well as making several changes to Stuffr’s streamlined design.

Over the course of the last couple months, I received quite a bit of feedback. Many of you asked for changes in the interface to make it look less cluttered. So I took some time and re-designed the look and feel to make it more user-friendly, if that was even possible.

The most requested item was support for Blogger. I am happy to report, I have added basic support for posting to your Blogger account. Based on user feedback, I might add more features, but for now, you can post and edit. That should make a lot of you happy.

While I did change the look of the application, I also did a complete overhaul of the code behind the scenes. Things should run much more efficiently.

The most notable change, however, will be the lack of support for Twitter and Pownce. I have removed Pownce support completely because of the utter lack of activity over there, and I removed the Twitter component of the application because of the unstableness of the Twitter site. I am still working on the code, and when I feel it is stable enough, I will re-release the Twitter components of Stuffr as a stand-alone module you can run alongside Stuffr.

So, here is the new Stuffr:

Stuffr, a desktop blogging client for Windows, has a streamlined design that works in conjuction with multiple weblog platforms.

With keyboard shortcuts, syntax highlighting, and smart prompts, Stuffr offers you all of the tools needed for speedy and convenient posting.

Stuffr allows you to save drafts or publish entries to your blog in real time, but it also offers the choice of saving the post locally for further review and editing.

New in this version of Stuffr are four preset color themes, as well as the choice to customize the interface colors.

Stuffr currently supports blogging on the Blogger, Movable Type and Wordpress platforms, as well as Tumblr TumbleLogs.

Stuffr’s features include:

• Multiple blog accounts
• Add files, images, links and web videos (from YouTube, Vimeo, College Humor, and MetaCafe)
• HTML syntax highlighting
• Four customizable tag buttons
• It’s 100% free, with no ads or spyware!

Blogging (Movable Type & WordPress):

• Post drafts and publish posts
• Save drafts locally
• Editing posts and drafts
• Multiple categories
• Add Categories (WP 2.2+ Only)
• Trackbacks
• Post date modification
• Pinging multiple update services

Blogging (Blogger):

• Publish posts
• Save drafts locally
• Editing posts

TumbleLogs (Tumblr):

• Post Text Entries
• Add Photos
• Cite Quotations
• Link to your favorite sites
• Paste an online chat conversation
• Embed Video

Release Notes:

Additions:

• Support for posting to Blogger.

Fixes:

• Embedding Vimeo clips was not always working correctly.
• When choosing a custom theme, the colors didn’t always match the chosen ones.
• Fixed the way Stuffr handles incoming parameters from other applications (like FeedDemon’s BlogThis).

Changes:

• Cleaned up and changed the entire Stuffr interface. All of the functionality is still there, I have just removed numerous buttons from the main screen to make it look “cleaner”.
• When clicking (or keying Ctrl-W) for a WordCount, the result is now shown on the status bar for a short time instead of popping up a window you have to close.

Removals:

• Support for adding Technorati tags to the end of the post content.
• Support for posting to Twitter and Pownce

Known Issues:

• None at this time.

For more information on changes included in each version of Stuffr, check the history.txt file that accompanies the file.

Stuffr, with it’s intuitive design, does what a blogging client should, and it does it quickly and efficiently.

So when you have a lot on your mind, take your thoughts and Stuff ‘em!

It took me a few days longer than I planned, but I have released the newest version of Stuffr.

Stuffr, a desktop blogging client for Windows, has a streamlined design that works in conjuction with multiple weblog platforms.

With customizable toolbars, syntax highlighting, and smart prompts, Stuffr offers you all of the tools needed for speedy and convenient posting.

Stuffr allows you to save drafts or publish entries to your blog in real time, but it also offers the choice of saving the post locally for further review and editing.

Stuffr currently supports Movable Type and Wordpress blogs, as well as Tumblr TumbleLogs.

Stuffr’s features include:

Blogging (Movable Type & WordPress):

• Post drafts and publish posts
• Save drafts locally
• Editing posts and drafts
• Multiple blog accounts
• Multiple categories
• Add Categories (WP 2.2+ Only)
• Trackbacks
• Post date modification
• Add files, images, links and web videos (from YouTube, Vimeo, College Humor, and MetaCafe)
• HTML syntax highlighting
• Technorati tags
• Pinging multiple update services
• Four customizable tag buttons
• It’s 100% free, with no ads or spyware!

TumbleLogs (Tumblr):

• Post Text Entries
• Add Photos
• Cite Quotations
• Link to your favorite sites
• Paste an online chat conversation
• Embed Video

Version 0.9.3 includes the following bug fix:

• Uploading files was not using the file upload path correctly and Stuffr was not saving the file upload location.

For more information on changes included in each version of Stuffr, check the history.txt file that accompanies the file.

Stuffr, with it’s intuitive design, does what a blogging client should, and it does it quickly and efficiently.

So when you have a lot on your mind, take your thoughts and Stuff ‘em!

I am working feverishly on getting the next version of Stuffr out the door. Most of the changes in this version are behind the scenes, and other than one bug fix most users won’t notice much difference.

I plan to release it sometime tomorrow night (Saturday night).

– Powered By Stuffr! –

Last night, I released version 0.9.2 of Stuffr.

Stuffr, a desktop blogging client for Windows, has a streamlined design that works in conjuction with multiple weblog platforms.

With customizable toolbars, syntax highlighting, and smart prompts, Stuffr offers you all of the tools needed for speedy and convenient posting.

Version 0.9.2 includes the following changes:

• Add: Strike Text (Ctrl+G).
• Add: Bulleted list (Alt+B).
• Add: Ordered list (Alt+O).
• Add: Add List Item (Alt+I).
• Add: –more– (Alt+X).
• Add: Small Caps Style (Alt+F).
• Add lowercase (Alt+F2).
• Add UPPERCASE (Alt+F3).
• Add: Line Break (Alt+G).
• Add: Horizontal Rule (Alt+R).
• Add: New button for inserting images, see change mentioned below (alt+M).
• Add: Visit Website (Alt+W) loads your blog in the browser.
• Add: Visit Admin Page (Alt+D) loads your blog admin page in the browser.
• Add: Keyboard Shortcut List (Alt+K).
• Fix: Uploading a file (non-image) was not closing the anchor link tag correctly.
• Fix: The Word Count feature no longer counts items within HTML tags.
• Change: Images and files can now be uploaded to two different places. (image folder or file folder).
• Change: Redesigned GUI buttons to make them more configurable

If you have a WordPress blog, a Movable Type blog, or you use Tumblr, check out Stuffr today.

It’s only been one week since the last release of Stuffr, but I thought it would be best to go ahead and release this latest version because a few people have been waiting for Stuffr to support posting excerpts.

Version 0.9.1 includes the following changes:

• Add: Added support for videos from any youtube.com domain (uk.youtube.com for example).
• Add: Stuffr now supports adding and using excerpts with your posts.
• Fix: Editing posts now pulls text after the more tag.
• Change: Saving Posts now saves the blog identity as well.
• Change: You are no longer required to pick a category. If no category is chosen, the default will be used.

What are you waiting for? Why not take your thoughts and Stuff ‘Em!

It’s been a little over a month since the last release, but the wait is well worth it. The latest version of Stuffr now includes an “Add Category” feature for WordPress 2.2+ users. There are a couple of other changes and fixes as well, so you’ll want to grab this latest version.

Version 0.9.0 includes the following changes:

• Add: Wordpress 2.2+ users can now Add Categories from within Stuffr.
• Fix: Minimizing Stuffr would reset most options, and clear the category field.
• Fix: Saving posts locally was not saving categories with the post.
• Change: Added ‘(comma separated)’ to post tags header.
• Change: Added Name field to ‘Custom Tags’. (Shows in mouseover hints).

Here’s a screenshot of the ‘add new category’ screen:

Yes Virginia, Stuffr allows you to add categories, at the top level or as the child of another category. So when you have a lot on your mind, take your thoughts and Stuff ‘em!

Stuffr, a desktop blogging client for Windows, has a streamlined design that works in conjuction with multiple weblog platforms.

With customizable toolbars, syntax highlighting, and smart prompts, Stuffr offers you all of the tools needed for speedy and convenient posting.

Stuffr allows you to save drafts or publish entries to your blog in real time, but it also offers the choice of saving the post locally for further review and editing.

Stuffr currently supports Movable Type and Wordpress blogs, as well as Tumblr TumbleLogs.

Stuffr’s features include:

Blogging (Movable Type & WordPress):

• Post drafts and publish posts
• Save drafts locally
• Editing posts and drafts
• Multiple blog accounts
• Multiple categories
• Trackbacks
• Post date modification
• Add files, images, links and web videos (from YouTube, Vimeo, College Humor, and MetaCafe)
• HTML syntax highlighting
• Technorati tags
• Pinging multiple update services
• Four customizable tag buttons
• It’s 100% free

TumbleLogs (Tumblr):

• Post Text Entries
• Add Photos
• Cite Quotations
• Link to your favorite sites
• Paste an online chat conversation
• Embed Video

 

Version 0.8.9 includes the following changes:

• Add: “Powered By Stuffr” option for posts
• Add: Importing Web Video now supports IFilm.com
• Fix: Status bar text will clear after timeout errors.
• Fix: Title bar was not clearing post name upon posting.
• Fix: MetaCafe file urls were not being parsed correctly when clicking the Add Video button
• Fix: Editing posts now pays attention to category changes as well.

 

Stuffr, with it’s intuitive design, does what a blogging client should, and it does it quickly and efficiently.

So when you have a lot on your mind, take your thoughts and Stuff ‘em!

Stuffr 0.8.7 is now available.

This latest version contains a couple of minor bug fixes as well as the addition of support for metacafe videos.

Head on over and Get Stuffr now!

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