Knapsack 1.1 is here!
The four of us here at TinyPlanet Software are excited to announce that Knapsack 1.1 is now available as a free upgrade for existing customers. Version 1.1 features two-way trip synchronization with iCal among a host of minor improvements and bug fixes (view the complete release notes on our website). We believe integration with iCal is something that improves all aspects of Knapsack's mission to help you plan, organize, and relive your travel adventures and we've made the integration as seamless as possible. There's a screenshot below.
Read on to hear how we chose to focus on iCal integration for our first update.
It's been less than two months since we first released version 1.0, and as Merrilee mentioned in her earlier post, the response has been amazing. We loved finding and reading the apple.com feature, the website interviews, the reviews, the blog entries, the tweets on twitter, the forum comments, and all the rest. But one thing that we really love is direct user feedback. We're continually amazed by the high quality of our users' ideas. Knapsack really resonates with people and many take the time to let us know. Here are just a few examples:
"I'm extremely excited by your software. Not only can I keep track of everything in one place, but it will be there for future reference."
"I'm a frequent traveler, so an app like Knapsack has a lot of appeal for me."
"I am considering purchasing Leopard just so I can use Knapsack."
Now, not everybody is completely satisfied, as you might expect for a 1.0 product (or any product for that matter). We've had many, many feature requests since we went live and a few keep on bubbling to the top. Our top-three requests continue to be (in no particular order):
* iCal integration
* an improved world map
* iPhoto integration
Our plan is to tackle these features in minor releases (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc) which will be free upgrades for existing customers. Here are a couple of the comments that lead us to iCal first (I love the second one. So ... pithy!):
"The things obviously missing are iCal and Todo integration. I'm pretty much bound to want to put trip details into my calendar. So I hope this is on the roadmap."
"It doesn't integrate with iCal? Are you kidding? IT'S A TRAVEL PLANNER!!!"
We took these to heart and got cracking on the design and implementation. We're quite happy with how it turned out and as always, would love to hear your thoughts. Leave your comments on this blog or feel free to send us an email to our support address listed on our help page.
Read on to hear how we chose to focus on iCal integration for our first update.
It's been less than two months since we first released version 1.0, and as Merrilee mentioned in her earlier post, the response has been amazing. We loved finding and reading the apple.com feature, the website interviews, the reviews, the blog entries, the tweets on twitter, the forum comments, and all the rest. But one thing that we really love is direct user feedback. We're continually amazed by the high quality of our users' ideas. Knapsack really resonates with people and many take the time to let us know. Here are just a few examples:
"I'm extremely excited by your software. Not only can I keep track of everything in one place, but it will be there for future reference."
"I'm a frequent traveler, so an app like Knapsack has a lot of appeal for me."
"I am considering purchasing Leopard just so I can use Knapsack."
Now, not everybody is completely satisfied, as you might expect for a 1.0 product (or any product for that matter). We've had many, many feature requests since we went live and a few keep on bubbling to the top. Our top-three requests continue to be (in no particular order):
* iCal integration
* an improved world map
* iPhoto integration
Our plan is to tackle these features in minor releases (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc) which will be free upgrades for existing customers. Here are a couple of the comments that lead us to iCal first (I love the second one. So ... pithy!):
"The things obviously missing are iCal and Todo integration. I'm pretty much bound to want to put trip details into my calendar. So I hope this is on the roadmap."
"It doesn't integrate with iCal? Are you kidding? IT'S A TRAVEL PLANNER!!!"
We took these to heart and got cracking on the design and implementation. We're quite happy with how it turned out and as always, would love to hear your thoughts. Leave your comments on this blog or feel free to send us an email to our support address listed on our help page.
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