Release Notes

• Support for sizing images without re-paging them. Will greatly shrink download size for CASA PM installations which support images that have not been re-paged.

• Album Manager will no longer crash when clicking the “Upload Album” button without a local album selected.

Download

* Download Album Manager 1.4695 for Windows
5.31 MB - Released September 30, 2009

* Download Album Manager 1.4695 for Mac
16.45 MB - Released September 30, 2009

* Note: You must have a valid registration number to use Album Manager.

Lately I have had many customers ask me about the best way to share files (with me) that are too large to send via email. While there are many ways to do this (ftp, sftp, box.net, etc…), I have begun to prefer the free service DropBox. DropBox is more than just a file sharing tool. It can keep files and folders synchronized between multiple computers, their own secure internet website, and multiple DropBox users. It is also fairly multi-platform in that it is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Thus using DropBox will not only make it easy to share files between people, it can become an extremely valuable tool for one’s daily routine.

Simple Tutorial

To facilitate sharing files between myself and my customers I have created a very simple tutorial to get started with DropBox and file sharing. This tutorial is very simplified and the easy to follow DropBox help system should be consulted for more information.

Using DropBox to Synchronize Files between multiple computers

Keeping files and folders synchronized between multiple computers is extremely easy. You need only to sign up for a free DropBox account (here) and install DropBox on all the computers you wish to sync too. Then simply drag files and folders into your “DropBox folder” and your files will automatically be synchronized.

Using DropBox to File Share

Using DropBox to share files is a bit complex to set up, but once set up it will become an extremely easy way to share files in the future. For example, to create a file share, simply instruct the other person to sign up to a free DropBox account (here), install the software, and alert you. Then sign into the DropBox website and choose the “Sharing” tab.

Next click the “Share a folder” button:

Then simply instruct DropBox to create a new folder (or user an existing DropBox folder):

Finally, type the email addresses of the persons you wish to share with and click “Share Folder.”

Once the other people have elected to accept the file share, you may simply drag files and folders into the newly created Shared Folder inside of your DropBox folder and those files will be automatically sent to all the shared persons. It’s that easy.

Conclusion

DropBox is an easy to use tool which facilitates securely synchronizing files and folders between multiple computers, people, and the internet. I highly recommend trying out the free service.

To sign up for a free DropBox account please follow this link.

I am pleased to announce the newly completed corporate home page of Road Science LLC. Road Science, as stated on their new site:

…is the leading technology company for the road paving industry. The company focuses on developing long-term business relationships with contractors, manufacturers and agencies. With a team of nearly 100 professionals, Road Science specializes in differentiated products and services for contractors and asphalt manufacturers, as well as assists agencies in creating greater value by protecting and re-using pavements.

Road Science, LLC is a new yet experienced and ambitious company who’s aim is to improve and develop the world’s road technologies. Their new site is hip, fully standards compliant, and boasts a nice balance between simplicity, ease of use, and beauty. The company also features many standard web technologies including a company blog, twitter account, and an email newsletter.

Please check out Road Science, LLC’s new corporate website at www.roadsciencellc.com and also check out some of the launch screenshots below.

Photo: Vladimir Grygorenko

Over the last few weeks I have had the pleasure of overhauling Vladimir Grygorenko’s Iconography website. Vladimir is an accomplished world class Orthodox Iconographer who came to the United States to paint St. Seraphim’s Cathedral in Dallas, Tx. Since his time in the US he has painted many icons and churches including my own church Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church in Bixby, Ok.

Vladimir is a joy to work with and his work (murals here) is simply stunning. Not only is encountering his work inspirational it is a deeply spiritual and prayerful experience. It has been a joy to worship in a church filled with Vladimir’s work and now it has been a joy to design his new website.

Please check out the before and after screenshots below and visit his new website at www.orthodox-icon.com.

Periodically I want to clean my mac’s system cache, repair permissions, run the maintenance cron jobs, and toggle hidden files in Finder. In the past I would always use Titanium Software’s Onyx to accomplish this feat easily and all in one program.

Yet a few days ago I stumbled upon Dare to be Creative’s MainMenu. While I think that this software has a horribly unspecific name, MainMenu consolidates many of the features contained in Onyx into a simple, beautiful, and elegant menu bar UI. In fact all of MainMenu’s features are only 2 clicks away.

While MainMenu does lack in the depth of Onyx, it contains all of the features I would want to use on a day to day basis. Thus while I still love and will continue to use Onyx, MainMenu is a wonderfully polished and ellegant replacement for much of its functionality.

Check it out at santasw.com!