Monthly Archives: February 2006

PackRat is mentioned in The Unoffical Apple Weblog

The latest entry in the Backpack weblog is about PackRat! Thanks Jason.

I just uploaded a new version of PackRat. With this version (0.50), you can now see and navigate your tags. I also fixed a bug that sometimes show the reminders out of order.

You can now see all your data and navigate your pages via links and tags. Now comes a little more polish and some bug fixes and then I’ll start adding the ability to edit some of your data while your offline.

If you find a new bug and are helpfull in providing me with information that helps me fix it, I just might very well give you a free license.

I just uploaded a new version of PackRat. With this version (0.40), you can now see your reminders. I also fixed a bug that broke syncing with accounts that have SSL enabled. So now all of you with SSL can start using PackRat.

The only thing left before you can view everything is to add support for tags. You can already see the tags for a page, but I will be adding support for seeing all the pages with a certain tag and navigating your tags.

I just uploaded a new version of PackRat. This version (0.3) adds the following new features:

- Each page now has a Notes section
- Each page now has an Emails section
- You must now have a license to view all your pages. Without a license you can
   see your home page, the reminders page, and the first 4 pages.

Also the following bugs were fixed:

- PackRat wouldn’t accept your license key
- Dates from Backpack were interpreted in local time zone instead of GMT.
   You’ll need to delete your data file (~/Library/Application
    Support/PackRat/PackRatData) before syncing to see the correct dates.
- No longer displays Lists section if no items
- Fix bug in checking to see if you have the latest version
- Fixed bug where clicking on links open web page in PackRat rather than
   the default browser

At this point you can see all your data except your Reminders. So we’re nearing a 1.0 release, hence the requirement now for a license. Download it and let me know what you think.

PackRat is starting to sell! I’m only a one person shop so I can’t afford to work on it full time. By purchasing a license you help fund it’s development and motivate me to keep improving it. I really want to make this a product that everybody will find very useful. Then, hopefully, enough of you will find it worth purchasing and I will be able to work on PackRat full time to bring it to its fullest potential. Thanks to all of you who have bought PackRat and showed their support.

I just uploaded a new version of PackRat. This version adds the following:

• The Links section and the links can be used to navigate your pages.
• Pages look very similar to how they look on Backpack
• The Reminders Page no longer looks like a normal page

Overall, I’ve made some architectural changes that will make it easier for me to go forward and add some features I’m planning.

Download and check it out. Your lists and links are fully operational (remember though, that everything is view only. No editing will be supported till a much later version).