A customer messaged me today saying that they weren’t going to buy GraffitiSuite right now for two reasons:

1. My health.  Let me say that I’m basically fine.  I feel nauseas a lot, and sometimes my brain just doesn’t function correctly but, other than that, I’m fine.  Just a little sugar problem.
2. The impending update.  The next update will be free to current GraffitiSuite customers, with the exception of any new classes.  For new classes, those customers will only have to buy the controls they don’t already own and we’ll upgrade your GraffitiSuite registration code.  So instead of paying another $170.00, you’ll just be paying the cost of the new controls.  For instance, if I add one new control and price it at $19.95 then current GraffitiSuite customers will only have to pay $19.95 and we’ll upgrade their registration code.  After you’ve made your purchase, you should email your current registration information to agcyphers@envieddesign.net and request the code upgrade(at least until we get our automated system working properly).

So there’s no need to worry.  Even if I did fall off the face of the Earth tomorrow, I have someone waiting in the wings to run the entire business, and I have the utmost faith in them.

That said, I’d like to hear what kind of classes you guys would like to see added to GraffitiSuite.  We’ve got a lot in it already, but there’s always room for more.

I’ve run across several terrible bugs in RB while working on the next release.  The only workaround appears to be switching back to R3.1.  While I hate to do that, I don’t have much of a choice.  The switch back to R3.1 will only be for my development, and I will still test in R4 before release.

One of the bugs is really driving me crazy.  On Win32, if you encrypt a project item then either try to make it external or save the project…instant death.  Memory error.  As you know, if my classes aren’t encrypted they don’t get released.  So R3.1 will be for dev, R4 will be for testing.

Myself and a few others are anticipating a R4.1, as there appear to be some significant issues in R4 for Mac as well.  I really hope it addresses these issues.

First of all, I’d like to think all of the well-wishers I’ve heard from recently.  Comments, emails, and IMs have come in from many good people, some of which I had figured would never read this website.

On to other things…

Students and educators, be sure to check out our new Educational Sales program via the link on the left side of the page.

I’ve gotten reports that GraffitiSuite has problems in 2008R4.  Although I’m unsure why, the problem happened on Leopard, and was solved by redownloading the currently available version.

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So, I recently found out that I’ll soon be diabetic if I don’t change my sinful ways.

My blood test results came back with an insulin count double that of a normal person, good cholesterol was half the norm, and bad cholesterol was double the norm.

As such, my doctor put me on this wretched medication which basically makes me wish he had given me some sort of anesthetic as well.

I’m still working on things for GraffitiSuite, have no fear, but the updates here may slow even further as I attempt to become more healthy.

After all of the redesigns this site has seen, you’d think I’d pick one and stick with it.  Well, the one we just changed from I liked a lot…but you guys didn’t.  The jQuery and placement made it hard for some of you to use the site, so I scrapped it.  What you see now, I like a whole lot.  I hope you guys feel the same way.

Let me know your opinion in the comments.

So, I’ve been playing with Google’s new browser, Chrome.  I have to say that this concept is killer.  Aside from a few bugs(can’t maximize on a secondary monitor with varying resolutions), I love it.

See, I use a lot of web apps.  GMail, Google Docs, MySpace, FaceBook, my blog dashboards, etc.  I’ve come to the point that I don’t feel these are web applications anymore.  I feel more like they’re local, as I use them so much.  As such, I’m glad to see a browser come along that takes the same stance, and takes it seriously.

I really don’t feel like Chrome is a browser.  It’s more like a computing gateway, or web container.  I’m beginning to think of Chrome more as a necessity for my web applications.  I like having certain sites as shortcuts on my desktop that load into an exclusive window with all links opening up in a new tabbed window.  It’s just so much more comfortable this way.

I’d like to hear everyone’s thoughts on Chrome.  I know what I’m sticking with for a while, at least.

Alright, folks…the new version of GraffitiSuite is live.  If you are an existing GraffitiSuite key holder, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY MORE.  You get all of the old classes with updates, as well as the new classes.

New customers may now purchase only the classes they need.  The registration scheme allows you to purchase only what you plan to use, even though all of the classes have received great praise.

So, go ahead and check out the new demo(downloadable from any of the product pages).

Change log after the jump…

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So I’ve spent most of the day rebuilding the product pages for the individual Graffiti classes.  It’s not been easy(or fun, really), but it’s done now.  In total, there are now 14 GraffitiProducts.  I know, I thought I had miscounted.

The prices have gone up a bit on some of the classes, and it’s going to go up a small bit on the Suite as well, due to all the work that’s been put in to this update.  I’m always open to feedback so please feel free to either comment here or email me.

I am sorry for all of the confusion we’ve had since the switch to the one payment model for GraffitiSuite.

So I’ve been steadily working on the next GraffitiSuite update, and I have to say that it’s looking really good.  We’ve got a lot of bug fixes in, and three new classes(as long as they make it through testing, which is going on now).  Yes, three!  Not to mention the new registration scheme.

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So things have been a bit crazy lately.  Basically all of my jobs have come together in one big “WTF IS GOING ON HERE” style situation.  I’ve been readying an update to GraffitiSuite(which is looking really good) based on customer feedback, writing a tiny redemption management system, and readying a system audit software for primetime.

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