Silk 2.0.2 was released on Friday. Funny thing really. I wasn't going to submit it to VersionTracker until the whiny FedEx guy came and dropped off the monitor I cannot use and the speakers I cannot listen to until my G5 arrives (to replace my aging G4/450 AGP desktop). Anyways I updated the project pages of the main site along with Silk's page and the download links. I had updated the news page but removed it about 2 minutes later in case VT picked it up. I came back an hour later and checked VT. Silk was listed! They even had the new release note which I hadn't (and haven't) posted on the main site yet. Which means someone downloaded it and posted the update to VT or maybe it went to MacUpdate (where no-sleeve Thursday is the norm) and VT picked it up from there.
Speaking of VersionTracker, Ian Schray left VersionTracker on Thursday, July 24th to pursue other interests. He tells me it wasn't at all scandalous but my imagination prevents me from believing it. I quite annoyingly made sure to chat with Ian every MacWorld at the TechTracker booth except this last New York one which I couldn't be bothered to go to. I swore I'd never go to another MWNY after my first, and last, visit there. Anyways, I'll miss "sensing" Ian's presence whenever I go to the VersionTracker main page. I guess Kurt will do... for now.
By the way,
- Fixes a random crash that could occur in Cocoa applications (specifically Safari) if font substitutions were enabled and different styles of a font were substituted. Probably emerged from a previous bug fix. The crash looked like Silk_CopyReplacementFontNameForName:CFDictionaryContainsKey.
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So, what do you have against Versiontracker? Or are you just remarking on their efficiency at updating?
Posted by: on July 29, 2003 9:17 PMI love VT. I was commenting on their excellent timing, efficiency and telepathy.
Posted by: Rosyna on July 30, 2003 12:36 AMInteresting. I wonder if Ian would be interested in working for MacUpdate now instead? A site that's doing it the right way.
-Joel
www.macupdate.com
Never in a million years, Joel. But thanks for asking. I only work for companies that have an original and unique approach to doing business.
Ouch.
Posted by: Ian on August 4, 2003 12:51 PMHey Joel,
Ian has an interesting point. Speaking of original ideas and unique approach, anyone been to www.buymusic.com? That's SUCH a great idea! Buy my music online, even a song at a time, just by clicking and... oh wait... how macupdate.
haha - I rhymed. *wheee*
I don't remember ever reading "Joel" praise, unsolicited.; probably because I don't subscribe to "Doublewide Weekly".
Excuse me, I have pertinent content to review at VT - where the news comes first. Thank you for your efforts and diligent work, Ian.
Posted by: Bill on August 4, 2003 1:01 PMWhen you say "Kurt," do you mean Christensen, or me (von Finck)?
If it's me, I'm depressed that I "will do...for now." I have carefully cultivated the reputation as a cantankerous and indolent prick. Please tell me you mean Christensen...
*muah*
:)
Posted by: Kurt (not Christensen) on August 4, 2003 4:32 PM
Original or not, MacUpdate is eating VT's lunch, since I can subsccribe to MU w/o paying.
I don't know why anyone would knock MacUpdate for taking an idea that VT started a while ago, and making it better.
I used to visit VT daily. Now I hardly ever do.
And- is bogging a site down with confusing organization and plenty of flashy ads considered an original idea? I've seen that done many times before on planty of other sites that I also avoid.
The only thing VT has on MacUpdate is that it has more reviews. I think that that is slowly changing.
Posted by: Jim B. on August 5, 2003 1:20 PM