More Feature Talk
Beta 3 of nActionr 1.2 has been released for internal testing. The feedback for 1.2 in general has been really pleasing. As a developer, you like it when your customers are enjoying using your application; it's what makes me leap out of bed in the mornings, ready to work on nActionr.
The other big feature of 1.2 is Outlook support.
There are now three modes of operation in nActionr. First, there's the original mode: XML. This mode is unchanged from how nActionr functions as of 1.1 and earlier. All tasks, contexts and projects are stored in an XML file.
Second, there's an Outlook mode. This mode does not use an XML file at all. Instead it stores all the tasks in the Outlook task database and loads the projects and contexts from the categories of the Outlook tasks. The downside to Outlook mode is that empty projects and contexts do not persist between nActionr sessions. Colour-coding does not persist either. The benefit is that all the information is stored in the Outlook database.
Third, there's a Hybrid mode. This mode stores contexts and projects in an XML file, and all the tasks in the Outlook task database. This allows for empty projects and contexts to persist between nActionr sessions. Colour-coding is also saved in the XML file.
I personally use Hybrid mode now.
There is also some other news about nActionr: The price will be increasing to $29.95 when version 1.2 goes on general release. I do not know when this will be yet, that depends on when the beta tester feedback indicates that it is ready. The number of issues is decreasing every day so I do not think it will be long before 1.2 leaves beta. Until then the price will stay at $19.95.
Anyone who has a full license to nActionr is welcome to join the beta. You should have received an email from me inviting you to use version 1.2 but in case you haven't, just send me an email asking to be added and I'll sort things out for you.
Posted by Jonathan Ballinger on Sunday, September 23, 2007