1.2 Progress…
December 28, 2008 – 12:50 pmHi everyone. I have been quiet for a while and need to update you all on where things stand with Prospects 1.2. I ran into some bugs in 1.2 that I did not expect. They ended up taking quite a while to track down and fix. The good news is I think I squashed most of them and am down to a list of about 6 small issues to fix / enhance before 1.2 is ready. I also need to complete updating of the documentation. Once this is complete, 1.2 will be ready to go barring any last-minute bugs found by the beta testers. There is quite a bit of documentation to update this time around. I hope to streamline the process in future updates so it does not hold up releases.
Last night I completed some preliminary work on the support site to bring it up to speed for the 1.2 release. The biggest addition will be video tutorials. I think in many cases the usefulness of short video tutorials outweighs that of lengthy documentation, with the exception being any activity that requires a significant number of steps. In this case, I think a combination of a video tutorial and detailed documentation is important. Version 1.2 will most likely be a bit of an experiment in terms of finding that right mix of video tutorials and documentation. Eventually I see them merging where the videos supplement the Help with direct links to the website. Oh yeah – you’ll also notice the forums have FINALLY been updated to match the appearance of the rest of the site.
Finally, as of this entry, I have closed the ability to comment on my blog entries. I really enjoy corresponding with users of Prospects, but I am finding that there are just too many places I am constantly checking for user feedback. Even though commenting is closed, please remember you can always contact me directly at michael at motimotion.com for any reason or post on the forums.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season and enjoying being with their family and friends. Here’s to hoping my next entry reads “Prospects 1.2 is FINALLY RELEASED!!!!!!”
Mike


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