MacJournal Development Blog

MacJournal 6.0.2b2

2012-01-21T04:24:00.000-08:00

Get it here. This is the second beta for 6.0.2. Save for one bug with books that I'm still working on, this should be complete and the final release will come very soon. Please know of any problems that you have with this release. This beta fixes a crash syncing with iOS, improves memory usage for multiple selection, and allows cancellation of backups in the Activity window, among other things.

MacJournal 6.0.2b1

2012-01-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

Download it now.Here comes the most recent beta release of MacJournal 6. This is 6.0.2b1. The goals for this release are performance, reliability, and minor UI improvements.Performance of smart journals in situations where there are a lot of them and/or a lot of entries to search should be better. You may see the smart journals update not all at once; for large amounts of entries, the search

MacJournal 6.0 and 6.0.1b1

2011-12-20T09:09:00.000-08:00

As you may have seen from a few other websites, MacJournal 6 was released last week! After 14 months of development, I’m thrilled that it’s out for everyone to use. I’m very proud of this release.However, any large release has its share of small issues that need fixing. I aim to pick off the vast majority of the problems that have been reported with 6.0.1. So far, the biggest issue is that for

MacJournal and Lion

2011-07-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

Apple's new operating system, Lion, came out last week and some users have wondered how MacJournal works with it. I'm happy to report that I've been using the current version of MacJournal with all of the developer seeds and the final release without any trouble. If you have had any issues, please do let me know at dschimpf@mac.com and we will work it out. Other than that, journal away!

MacJournal 5.2.7

2011-03-05T12:00:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This is a small bug-fix release for 5.2.6 to fix some of the issues discovered in that release and provide parity with the Mac App Store release. There are very few changes over the last beta. Thanks to everyone that tested the betas!

MacJournal 5.2.7b2

2011-02-12T14:25:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This is the second beta of 5.2.7. There are some fixes for iOS device syncing, especially in the case of "Keep Both" conflict resolution. Also, any deleted entries on the Mac will be placed in the Trash instead of deleted immediately. There are a few other assorted fixes, including ones for dragging journals between documents, and display of the word count field and search options

MacJournal 5.2.7b1

2011-01-25T09:39:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This is a small round of betas aimed at syncing up a release with an imminent Mac App Store release. There are a few fixes, including one for uploading movies to a blog and tag suggestions. Please let me know if you have any trouble with it.

MacJournal 5.2.6

2010-12-08T19:43:00.000-08:00

Another release; more syncing fixes. On that front, the "system clocks are too different" warning has been modified to show up only with a 60 second difference or more. Even if it shows, you can also still continue with the sync. An issue preventing the Mac from showing up in the device list should also be fixed. There were some other sync issues that are fixed as well.But it's not all syncing!

MacJournal 5.2.6b2

2010-11-18T00:11:00.000-08:00

Get it here.There is an important fix in this beta: a fix for iOS devices that don't show a Mac you want to sync with on certain networks. The issue was in MacJournal, but it only presented itself on certain network configurations, so you may not have seen it. But if you were in a situation where the Mac didn't show up on your iPhone or iPad even though you're sure the two devices are on the same

MacJournal 5.2.6b1

2010-10-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

Get it here.Another day, another series of betas. There are a few minor fixes in there, but if you're having trouble with the new "your clocks are too different" check with touch device syncing, this beta for you.A word about this check: I had a conversation with a user a few weeks ago that was seeing consistent data loss—entries were getting deleted every time he synced. We traced this down to a

MacJournal 5.2.5b1

2010-10-06T19:16:00.000-07:00

Get it here.5.2.5 will be a smaller release than 5.2.4 and meant to address some issues in that release and some issues discovered with syncing the recent mobile releases. To that end, there is a fix for an error that can occur during syncing that some people with PDFs were seeing. There’s also a fix for blogging with PDFs. VoiceOver support is improved in the calendar and tab bar, as well as

MacJournal 5.2.4

2010-09-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

As is my custom, I forgot about posting something about the final release. However, 5.2.4 came out a week or two ago. Going forward, there will likely be a 5.2.5 at some point soon, but as a much smaller release than 5.2.4. I will likely post a beta of it soon once I get fixes finalized, so stay tuned if you are interested. Please let me know if you have any problems with 5.2.4. Email or the

MacJournal 5.2.4b6

2010-09-07T08:49:00.000-07:00

Get it here.“Synchronize” is now available when syncing with iOS devices for the first time. What happens is that if the data sets are completely distinct (as in created separately), they can be safely merged. If there is some overlap and some other issue causes the system to think the two devices have never synced before, a Replace sync will be necessary to restore good working order as

MacJournal 5.2.4b5

2010-08-18T19:21:00.001-07:00

Get it here.Here is the next beta of MacJournal 5.2.4. This is an unofficial final candidate build. That is, I'm not expecting to have to change anything before the final public release. In terms of what has changed in this beta, a few bug fixes and a few syncing changes. Starting a sync with an iPhone will do a backup first (just like with MobileMe). The automatic sync behavior is on by default

Macjournal 5.2.4b4

2010-08-02T18:24:00.000-07:00

Get it here.It's another beta! This beta adds an explicit "Import from Journler" menu item in the File menu that does a much better job than dragging a specific folder into the sidebar ever could. It also fixes a regression in an earlier beta with creating links to entries and showing the status sheet for the daily backup. Holding down the Option key when clicking the back or forward buttons in

MacJournal 5.2.4b3

2010-07-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta has some tweaks to blogging to support some new kinds of MetaWeblog servers. It will also allow you to specify how many entries to download from Blogger. There also some fixes for searching, syncing, and international calendars. Please let me know of any issues you have.

MacJournal 5.2.4b2

2010-07-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

Get it here.There are a few bug fixes and regressions fixed in this beta. There are also a few new (very minor) things included here. "More" tags for blogs will be automatically recognized and let through to the server, even if you have "Escape > and <" turned on. If you hold the Option key when connecting a touch device, you can choose to which document you'd like it to sync. I added a new

Macjournal 5.2.4b1

2010-06-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is the first beta of 5.2.4. It has more changes than seem evident in the UI, but there are a few changes that might help you. Line endings with Blogger are improved yet again. The right text margins when you have text zoom set to greater than 100% should also be fixed. There are some changes to wiki links, internationalization, and Services as well. Please try it out and let me

MacJournal 5.2.3

2010-05-14T04:50:00.001-07:00

Get it here.My apologies for the rapid-fire release but a bug was discovered for dealing with line breaks and I wanted to keep that working for all users and I'll be away from email for a few days so it was now or a while from now. One or two other bugs were fixed, including one with editing the top-level entry template in the Inspector.

MacJournal 5.2.2

2010-05-13T07:59:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is a small bug-fix release for 5.2.1 to fix some issues with iPhone syncing and Tiger compatibility. There are also improvements to blog downloading, entry linking, and image scaling.

MacJournal 5.2.2b2

2010-05-06T19:12:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta has improvements for iPhone syncing and blogging. Please try it out and let me know of any problems before the final release.

MacJournal 5.2.2b1

2010-04-28T19:28:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is a small bug-fix release for 5.2.1 to fix some of the issues discovered in that release. There are fixes for syncing with iPhones as well as a fix for launching on Tiger. There are fixes in a lot of different places, so check out the version history and let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.2.1

2010-04-25T13:42:00.000-07:00

Get it here.Note for Tiger users: after the release, an issue was found that prevents launching on most Tiger machines. 10.4 users should continue to use 5.2 until a fix is released.This was actually released about a week ago, but I neglected to do a post here. Please check it out and let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.2.1b6

2010-04-12T09:39:00.000-07:00

Get it here.At this point, I think all the issues that are going to be fixed in this release have been fixed so far. This beta is to get some of those fixes since the last beta out there for a little while before the final release, which should hopefully be this week. Since the last beta, there have been fixes for mobile syncing, aliases and smart journals, and improvements to the Quick Note

MacJournal 5.2.1b5

2010-03-30T09:34:00.001-07:00

Get it here.This will likely be the last beta release for 5.2.1. This includes a fix for an issue where crash logs for MacJournal for iPhone would show up in the crash reporter each time you launch MacJournal, no matter what you chose to do last time. There are some other fixes for syncing with the mobile version, as well as some fixes for smart journals and entries with tables. Please let me

MacJournal 5.2.1b4

2010-03-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

Get it here.After this week's release of MacJournal for iPhone, an issue arose with getting the initial sync between the phone and the Mac set up. It varied based on network conditions, but some users saw it consistently. This beta should fix that issue. Please let me know if you see any problems getting syncing started using this beta.

MacJournal 5.2.1b3

2010-03-23T09:10:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This build fixes some small issues with smart journals, improves support for Boolean operators while searching, and a few small other UI issues.

MacJournal 5.2.1b2

2010-03-15T09:29:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This build fixes some issues people were seeing with templates disappearing. It also changes tabs behavior a bit to reduce confusion: selecting an entry that already is a tab somewhere won't switch to that tab anymore. There are also improvements for export, AppleScript, link detection, separate editing windows, and more. Check it out and let me know of any issues.

MacJournal 5.2.1b1

2010-03-09T08:48:00.000-08:00

5.2 came out a little over a week ago and 5.2.1 fixes a few small bugs found in that release. Download it now. Among the useful changes, PNG images will upload to blog servers and look better. Configuring new Picasa settings should work better now. Spell checking should work better in Full Screen. There are a few other small changes, which you can check out in the Version History item in the Help

MacJournal 5.2

2010-03-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

It's finally here! Use the Check for Update item in MacJournal or head to Mariner to get the final release. The major new features with 5.2 are support for the iPhone version, downloads of more than 50 entries for LiveJournal, automatic backups for non-main documents, better UI for setting default font and color, fixes for Quick Note with Spaces, improved compatibility with non-Blogger Atom

MacJournal 5.2b13

2010-02-16T08:54:00.001-08:00

Get it here.This beta encapsulates some changes I made that I wanted to get out before the final release. I will likely finalize the final release Tuesday night or Wednesday, so please let me know if you have any issues sooner rather than later. There are some tweaks to HTML export, the first-launch experience is fixed, and the "Save As" menu item will now worked more as expected when used on the

MacJournal 5.2b12

2010-02-05T08:56:00.000-08:00

Get it here.Mostly assorted small updates in this one. There's a "Reveal in Finder" button in the Advanced Preferences to show the current main data file in the Finder (which will help me with support). For Leopard or Snow Leopard users, the behavior of smart quotes in tricky situations should be much better. A few crashes are fixed, HTML formatting should be improved for links with smart quotes

MacJournal 5.2b11

2010-01-22T09:35:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This fixes a regression in Quick Note and MobileMe syncing that could cause a crash. It also improves MobileMe upload and resizing images for uploading to WordPress.

MacJournal 5.2b10

2010-01-18T09:30:00.000-08:00

Get it here.An assorted collection of minor enhancements and bug fixes. Recorded video should play back correctly now. Accessibility and VoiceOver support has been improved. Uploading to MobileMe via the Share menu should work better. When both the sidebar and vertical entries list are on the screen, only one set of Add and Action buttons will be visible. If you open the File menu and hold the

MacJournal 5.2b9

2010-01-03T23:39:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This beta has as few fixes here and there. Really, the release is closing down at this point (hopefully). Emailing non-textual entries (such as PDFs) should work now. You can specify a translucent (or completely clear) background color for Full Screen if you want to see your desktop. There are small fixes for MobileMe HTML upload, back/forward history navigation, maintaining selection

MacJournal 5.2b8

2009-12-14T09:27:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This beta has some syncing fixes and some other unrelated upgrades. The old simultaneous-use warning that was added in 5.1 is gone, in favor of watching the file system for changes and updating automatically. There's a fix for tabs, and for time zone switches in the calendar. The recording devices in the pref pane should update more consistently now, and page setup information is now

MacJournal 5.2b7

2009-11-25T12:37:00.000-08:00

Get it here.Search is now entirely done in the background, making large data sets and/or lots of smart journals a lot faster. There was also a bug introduced in one of the betas that could cause an issue if you edit an entry in a smart journal but this has been fixed here. The file naming scheme for attachments in HTML file has been changed to reduce duplicates on the server. There are a few

MacJournal 5.2b6

2009-11-17T01:03:00.000-08:00

Get it here.There's a fix for searching so it won't rebuild the index during searching in a certain case and a few small UI tweaks. There are a lot of under the hood changes for new syncing features, so please let me know if you experience any issues with this release.

MacJournal 5.2b5

2009-11-02T18:14:00.001-08:00

Get it here.This is a somewhat smaller beta release, but there are some fixes that I wanted to get in people's hands. There was a case when trying to save checkboxes in a template that would go awry and a case where the search index would need to be rebuilt incorrectly (which can take a while depending on your data).

MacJournal 5.2b4

2009-10-26T08:17:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta fixes support for posting to Atom blogs (Blogger not included; that has worked just fine). There is also a fix to restore 10.4 compatibility and another regression from 5.1.4 when moving entries between journals. You may not see save prompts at quit anymore, but worry not: everything is being saved anyway. Let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.2b3

2009-10-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta fixes a few key bugs: a crash while searching, a crash while customizing the toolbar on Leopard, a problem with dates when switching back and forth between these betas and 5.1.4, and a rare issue with losing entry text. Please let me know of any problems that you see.

MacJournal 5.2b2

2009-10-05T21:58:00.001-07:00

Get it here.Nothing too exciting, but there are some fixes you'll want if you are using beta 1. There's an important fix for Tiger. There's a few small usability improvements, like being able to highlight sections of text in a separate editing window. There's also a few fixes for small regressions since 5.1.4. Check out the full details in the version history if you are interested.

MacJournal 5.2b1

2009-09-21T21:20:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is a larger release than 5.1.4, but smaller than 5.1. It's largely to support a future iPhone client, but there are some features in there for desktop users as well. For example, LiveJournal users can download more than 50 entries. Also, non-main documents are backed up. Quick Note works better on Snow Leopard as well. However, this release is already feature complete, so nothing

MacJournal 5.1.4

2009-08-28T19:55:00.000-07:00

Snow Leopard is on the Prowl! The Cat is out of the bag! More tortured cat metaphors!Yes, Snow Leopard is out and so is MacJournal 5.1.4. If you use the former, you'll want the latter as well. There was only one cosmetic issue that I found in 5.1.3 (as well as a rare crash), but that is fixed in 5.1.4, along with some other things. It's a benefit to all three OSes on which it is supported.

MacJournal 5.1.4b4

2009-08-19T21:24:00.000-07:00

You can get it here, however please try to update MacJournal from within the application by using the MacJournal or Help menu to Check for Updates.This beta is pretty small. I decided to do it to test a new version of Sparkle in the last update and some build environment changes in this release. There is also a long-in-the-making data loss fix that is also in this release. I expect the final

MacJournal 5.1.4b3

2009-08-05T08:56:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta has a few fixes here and there as well as some updates to third-party components that MacJournal uses, like Sparkle. Some rare crashes are fixed, such as one opening the Inspector and editing links on Snow Leopard. A bug where the crash reporter would show up each launch is fixed as well. Tiger users will note that searches from the toolbar will no longer highlight text

Call for Beta Testers

2009-07-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

Interested folks will want to check out the Mariner MacJournal support forum where there is a post asking for beta testers for a mobile version of MacJournal. Find it here. If you haven't been there before, you can use this forum to discuss other MacJournal issues/suggestions as well (or search past discussions).

MacJournal 5.1.4b2

2009-07-09T08:55:00.001-07:00

Get it here.This beta fixes a few rare crashers and some weird window resizing behavior, among other things. It is hopefully the last beta and the final will be out sometime in the next few weeks. Let me know of any problems with it.

MacJournal 5.1.4b1

2009-06-16T19:48:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This release fixes a few bugs in 5.1.3. There are fixes for Blogger, AppleScript, and MobileMe settings. There are also a fix for a display issue in Snow Leopard. Tags will be searched case-insensitively. This release also fixes a bug with the Backup progress sheet.

MacJournal 5.1.3

2009-04-15T00:06:00.000-07:00

Get the final release at Mariner or from the Check for Updates item in the Help menu. It's pretty similar to the final beta with a few minor changes. Stay tuned for future plans.

MacJournal 5.1.3b7

2009-03-28T12:15:00.001-07:00

Get it here.This is the release candidate; there will be little to no changes for the release. This beta fixes a bug in backups and updates the Google framework.

MacJournal 5.1.3b6

2009-03-15T22:41:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This beta adds some fixes for some rare crashes. There are several improvements in searching: the selections will be easier to see during a search, multiple search terms show up in PDF documents, and fixed behavior when searching only for text. Some new AppleScript commands were added to deal with plain versus rich text. There's also a fix for the live word count accuracy.

MacJournal 5.1.3b5

2009-03-06T10:16:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This beta adds three localizations: Norwegian, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese (the latter two are still incomplete). Please let me know of any problems with these new localizations besides some missing strings in the Chinese ones. Backup behavior and resiliency has been improved. If you were seeing backup errors before, they should go away and backups should be happening

MacJournal 5.1.3b4

2009-02-20T00:18:00.000-08:00

Get it now.It's a modest list of improvements, but then again, it is a modest release overall. A few minor UI fixes, some new hidden prefs, and a fix for Japanese blogging servers round up the list of changes. This release has been a bit slow because I've been working on future releases at the same time, but expect the final release soon.

MacJournal 5.1.3b3

2009-01-31T01:31:00.000-08:00

Get it here.I intended for this to be the final release, but it's going to have to be a beta for now. I don't expect anything to change between now and then, and "then" is hopefully next week. There's not much in this build either: an AppleScript fix, and import fix for RTFDs with attachments stored externally, a entry deletion fix for WordPress, a fix for Full Screen key equivalents in the F1-4

MacJournal 5.1.3b2

2009-01-13T22:28:00.002-08:00

Get it here.This release should fix LiveJournal interactions with a few other tweaks. This should hopefully be the last beta, but let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.3b1

2009-01-03T15:09:00.001-08:00

Get it here.This is the first beta of 5.1.3. This is intended to be a very small and quick release, hopefully out this month while I work on some other things in tandem. This release contains all the fixes that I want to do already, so I suspect there will only be a handful of changes between now and the final releases.There are fixes for some bugs in the UI, blogging, and searching.

MacJournal 5.1.2

2008-12-13T23:39:00.000-08:00

MacJournal 5.1.2 is out now! Get it here now, or from the Help menu's Update item. There are a lot of improvements over 5.1.1 in the areas of text editing, blogging, syncing and more. Over the last beta, there are fixes relating to blogging, some improvements in UI layout, and improvements to the Dutch localization.

MacJournal 5.1.2b6

2008-11-30T18:51:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This release fixes a pasting bug introduced in the last beta and improves the reliability of "Send to iWeb". It also improves the layout of the Info bar and adds a "Save a Copy As" menu item (for English users right now, everyone else when they get updated again).There is also a new logging facility to collect information about file operations that take place, e.g. importing and

MacJournal 5.1.2b5

2008-11-25T21:24:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This beta fixes a crash or two, improves creating an entry in iCal, improves entry templates, and improves printing. My hope is to get the final release out next week, if all goes well.

MacJournal 5.1.2b4

2008-11-18T10:13:00.000-08:00

Get it here.Another round of syncing changes accompanies a few changes for smart journals, discovering links, and recovering entries.If you are having trouble syncing and a normal reset from the System Preferences does not work, use these steps to perform a complete reset of syncing on your machine:Close all applications.Trash the Library/Application Support/SyncServices folder.Restart your

MacJournal 5.1.2b3

2008-11-10T10:07:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This beta has a few fixes for editing, importing, and syncing. It also adds back the floating calendar window. Let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.2b2

2008-11-02T23:42:00.001-08:00

Get it here.This beta has some syncing changes and a crash fix or two. Check it out and let me know if you have any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.2b1

2008-10-26T23:11:00.000-07:00

Get it here.5.1.2 is expected to have a fairly short release cycle (I hope). It's got a few bug fixes for blog posting, data syncing, text editing, and a few other things. Try it out and let me know if you have any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.1

2008-10-10T00:39:00.001-07:00

The final version is out. Download it from Mariner. The in-application updates will be updated tomorrow to start offering it there as well if you want to wait for that. There aren't many differences versus the last beta, but there are a few bug fixes, a new Danish localization, and no expiration date.I'll post more on future plans in the coming days.

MacJournal 5.1.1b5

2008-09-30T21:42:00.000-07:00

Get it here.Beta 4 contained some good bug fixes but it also contained some regressions that caused problems. So, enter beta 5 to fix the regressions. If this works out, this will be the last beta and we will release 5.1.1 to the general public. Let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.1b4

2008-09-29T00:14:00.000-07:00

Get it here.Here comes beta four of 5.1.1. It has a fix for a bug that I've been chasing for a while, so I hope to get the final 5.1.1 out soon to get the collected bug fixes available to everyone as soon as possible. Let me know of any problems.

MacJournal 5.1.1b3

2008-09-19T19:15:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is the third beta release of 5.1.1. It's got several fixes in different places, including blogging, syncing, and general app usage. Let me know if you have any issues with it.

MacJournal 5.1.1b2

2008-09-10T09:52:00.000-07:00

Download it here.This release has a few fixes for blogging, Tiger issues, and other assorted problems. There is also some syncing experimentation for Leopard users. If you are on Leopard and use MobileMe syncing, please let me know how it works for you. As this is intended to be a fairly short beta cycle, I hope to get the final release out soon.

MacJournal 5.1.1b1

2008-08-30T11:00:00.000-07:00

Download it here.This release is to fix a few problems that popped up after the release of 5.1. It has a crash fix, a few localization tweaks, and Blogger download improvements. The goal is a fairly short release cycle for this one. If you have any problems with this release, please let me know.

MacJournal 5.1 is here

2008-08-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

Download it here.This is the final release of MacJournal 5.1. If you've been following the betas all along, not much will be new. But if you're coming from 5.0.4, there are some nice new things. I think the three biggest things are the "three-pane view", editable entry windows, and Karelia's Media Browser window. Let me know of any problems you find. I will update the in-application update

MacJournal 5.1b9

2008-08-15T00:04:00.000-07:00

Get it now.While we prepare the final release of 5.1, here is a new beta to extend the expiration date. There are a few bug fixes in this release over beta 8 and it should be very similar to the final release soon.

MacJournal 5.1b8

2008-07-10T18:51:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is the eighth beta. This contains various bug fixes, localization tweaks (including a new Italian localization), and one UI change in particular: .Mac is now MobileMe. Search is fixed, as are some issues with MetaWeblog servers. There is a fix for a crash when synchronizing Palm devices. There are some various other fixes as well that are detailed in the Version History. There

MacJournal 5.1b7

2008-06-26T05:20:00.000-07:00

Get it here.Here comes the seventh beta, now with French and Spanish localizations. Not all the localizations are complete, but we hope to get things wrapped up soon. There are also more syncing fixes, and a few other fixes in various places.I haven't mentioned it in a while, but here is the page that lists the current and recent releases, in case you should need them: http://danschimpf.com/

MacJournal 5.1b6

2008-06-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

Download it here.Watch out: here comes beta six. This beta has two new localizations: Japanese and Dutch. It also adds some AppleScript properties and a Services menu in the contextual menu. It also fixes a long-standing bug in .Mac syncing regarding resetting data, so that should work better. We're getting late in the process here, but remember: this is still a beta, so remember to back up your

MacJournal 5.1b5

2008-05-29T10:26:00.001-07:00

Download it now.It's mostly bug fixes, but fixes that will be helpful to most people. There's also a new German localization (more to follow). Let me know how it works out for you.

MacJournal 5.1b4

2008-05-21T19:25:00.001-07:00

Get it now.This is the fourth beta. There are various fixes in a lot of areas. There are some text editing fixes and some fixes for smart journals. There is now native support for importing OPML (outline) files. There are some various other fixes as well that are detailed in the Version History. There aren't any new features as 5.1 is feature complete already. Providing localizations is also a

MacJournal 5.1b3

2008-05-09T09:46:00.000-07:00

Download it now.More bug fixes! This fixes some incompatibilities with Tiger, so issues editing text in the separate windows and with new entries, and a few small issues with the sidebar. Try it out and let me know how it works for you.

MacJournal 5.1b2

2008-05-05T08:41:00.000-07:00

Download it here.This fixes a few problems with editing entries in other windows, as well as a few other problems here and there. Please try it out and let me know how it works.

MacJournal 5.1b1 is here

2008-04-28T09:19:00.000-07:00

This is the first beta of 5.1. The goal of this release is to provide a few larger features, a few smaller features, and provide localizations. We are currently working on the localizations so there are none in this release, but we will use this as a reference point and update what we have. This release is feature complete, which means I don't plan on adding any new features, largely because of

MacJournal 5.0.3 and 5.0.4

2008-03-30T15:24:00.000-07:00

As most of you already know, MacJournal 5.0.3 is now out. However, due to a silly mistake at the last minute, there was a problem preventing it from launching on Tiger. So, enter 5.0.4 with the fix to that problem. Early reports are good, so it's on to a small feature release with localizations (finally) included. It will have one or two small new features and will be a free update. More on that

MacJournal 5.0.3b8

2008-03-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is the eighth, and hopefully final beta of MacJournal 5.0.3. It is intended to fix a long-standing crash on Tiger with the sidebar. There is also a syncing fix, and new check at launch for the minimum required version of QuickTime (7.3.1), a fix f or entry tabs, and a Batch Change fix.Check out the included Version History for the full details.

MacJournal 5.0.3b7

2008-03-16T17:32:00.000-07:00

Get it here.This is the seventh beta of MacJournal 5.0.3. It should fix a crash on Tiger with expanding journals, as well as improve Picasa support, fix importing podcasts, fix saving Word files, fix the Batch Change sheet, improve support for other calendar types in the Change Date sheet, fix auto backups in some circumstances, and add badges to the entries list.

MacJournal 5.0.3b6

2008-03-09T22:07:00.000-07:00

Download it here.This is the sixth, and likely final beta for 5.0.3. There are fixes in a lot of areas of the application: services, document saving, calendar, blogging, printing on Tiger, custom-sized images, and the separate entry window.

MacJournal 5.0.3b5

2008-03-01T11:04:00.000-08:00

Download it here.This is the fifth beta of MacJournal 5.0.3. There are more fixes to be had, as expected. There are fixes for the smart journal configuration, LiveJournal blogging, SFTP uploading, image uploading in general, and image resizing. Documents open at quit will now be restored when you launch again. And there's some more, smaller things as well. Happy March.Check out the included

MacJournal 5.0.3b4

2008-02-26T00:38:00.001-08:00

Get it here.This is the fourth beta of MacJournal 5.0.3. There are fixes in lots of places, including a few crashers. Printing information should be saved better, downloading entries from blogs should work in more circumstances, image resizing should work better, and the Change Tags sheet should behave more logically when dealing with multiple entries. The entries list should go away after a

MacJournal 5.0.3b3

2008-02-19T00:46:00.000-08:00

Click here to download.Here comes the third beta of 5.0.3. This includes changes for the backup dilemma that I posed earlier. Daily backups will now wait until the application has been idle for a minute before starting the backup. It also won't cause any disturbances should that happen in the background. This should improve that situation. There are a few other fixes, including a workaround for a

On automatic backup vs. annoyances

2008-02-15T12:11:00.000-08:00

In MacJournal 5.0.2, I turned on automatic daily backups by default. New in version 5 is the ability to cull the automatic backups older than a certain date so it wouldn't consume unlimited disk space, so I felt it was useful at that point to make it the default. While I don't think anyone would argue that backups are generally good things, the way MacJournal currently handles it could be

MacJournal 5.0.3b2

2008-02-14T00:10:00.000-08:00

It's the second beta of 5.0.3 and you can download it here. It's got some more various fixes over beta one in blogging, printing, and a few other areas. Let me know of any problems.I'm getting down to the end of my email backlog. I will try to get the rest out by the end of the weekend.Happy Valentines Day, everyone!

MacJournal 5.0.3b1

2008-02-12T00:27:00.000-08:00

The first beta of 5.0.3 is out now. You can download it here. It's got fixes for syncing, sending to blogs, adding tags, automatic lists, and a few UI-related areas. There are plenty of small fixes across the app. Let me know of any problems you have with this build.Please note that this is a beta build, not a final release. Beta builds have an expiration date to make sure they aren't used

MacJournal 5.0.2 is out!

2008-02-06T17:40:00.001-08:00

Today brings the release of 5.0.2. This release contains several critical fixes for users of 5.0 and 5.0.1. You can get it at Mariner's site, from the Help menu's Update item inside MacJournal, or direct download here. There are several fixes over the last beta as well, so be sure to update.This release is still English-only, but I'm going to start the localization process soon and hopefully get

MacJournal 5.0.2b5

2008-02-03T03:44:00.000-08:00

Hot off the heels of beta 4 comes beta 5, available here for download. It has some fixes for recording and .mac syncing. It should hopefully unblock people that were having trouble in those areas. The final release should be out next week, so let me know of any problems as soon as possible.

MacJournal 5.0.2b4

2008-01-31T17:30:00.000-08:00

Download it here or use the Help menu's Update item in 5.0.2b2 or later to get it automatically.Here comes the fourth beta to 5.0.2. This will probably be the last beta for this release as I want to get fixes for some of the problems of 5.0.1 out there with as little delay as possible. The two problems areas are still .mac syncing and recording. If you're having trouble with the audio recording,

MacJournal 5.0.2b3

2008-01-27T01:27:00.000-08:00

Here comes the third beta of 5.0.2. It's got some crash fixes, .mac uploading fixes, a few behavioral fixes, and a new addition to the Info bar. Download it here:MacJournal 5.0.2b3Let me know of any problems that you have.

MacJournal 5.0.2b2

2008-01-24T01:41:00.000-08:00

Here's the second beta of 5.0.2. It's got a number of fixes in a lot of different areas. There are exporting fixes, Full Screen changes, .mac syncing fixes, crash fixes, and more. Download it here:MacJournal 5.0.2b2.Unfortunately, you won't see an in-app update this time. I'm still getting a handle on the new system (the third-party open source Sparkle system) so the first beta or any 5.0.1

MacJournal 5.0.2b1

2008-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:00

Well, Macworld is over, 5.0.1 is out, and now the first beta of 5.0.2 is out. 5.0.2 will fix a lot of problems here in there in the 5.0 release and should hopefully get those that were having trouble up and running with MacJournal 5. Here is the download:MacJournal 5.0.2b1This should fix issues with migrating locked journals from MacJournal 4, exporting entire journals to one file, scrolling

The cat is out of the bag

2008-01-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

Earlier today, we posted a public beta of MacJournal 5. This is the biggest update since probably ever for MacJournal and I'm really excited about it. I'll have more about it later, but if you want to check it out, you can get it here:http://www.marinersoftware.com/MacJournal.dmgI expect to have a new beta out tonight to fix a crash some people have been seeing. If you install the linked build,

MacJournal 4.1.3b9

2007-11-25T22:31:00.001-08:00

Download it.The aforementioned crash is fixed! Beta 9 is here and should resolve all known issues. Please give it a try and let me know if you find any problems as soon as possible. Thanks everyone!

(MacJournal vs. Tiger) vs. Leopard

2007-11-20T23:43:00.001-08:00

I reverted some launch behavior in beta 8 of 4.1.3 that I had introduced around beta 5 to try to combat a crash on launch. This new behavior made launch go a lot slower in all cases and I was hoping to avoid using it. But, as things go, now some people are seeing the crash again. However, I have narrowed the circumstances of the crash down some more, so hopefully we can avoid making launch slow

MacJournal 4.1.3b8

2007-11-20T03:00:00.000-08:00

Get it here.This is meant to be the last beta for 4.1.3. Ideally, 4.1.3 will be virtually unchanged from this release, but please send me any problems you have with this build and we can get the final release out as soon as possible. This release fixes a few various issues, but nothing too notable. Thanks for trying it out!