This week, I finally was able to release my latest product at work. This latest update to TI Connect for Macintosh OS X, version 1.6, supports Apple's latest OS X version, 10.4 (Tiger).

Our earlier 1.1 release had issues when running under Tiger in that it couldn't identify an attached device. The background TI Connect Manager had no trouble finding and identifying the device, but the front-end applications like TI Device Explorer had trouble matching up those devices to what it could recognize.

Along with that issue, I fixed over 150+ other issues as they were found during software test. All this in a period of about 6 weeks... it kept me busy for sure!

I'm pondering doing something here on my website along the lines of a "tips and hints" for using some of the more esoteric features that TI Connect provides. There are lots of cool features in the application that deserve more than just a line or tool in a help file without going more in-depth. I might even start a podcast with different short episodes on how to access and use some of these advanced TI Connect features. Who knows?

After several years of the same old website, and using the same webtools, I finally decided it was time to revamp both my site and my tools.

I've switched from the old (really old) tool I was using, Claris Homepage 3.0, to RapidWeaver 3.1. While the new tool is much easier to use and does things in a much more up-to-date format, I've so far found that it doesn't have quite the level of control of formating that I'm used to. I learned HTML coding in the days when text editors were used, and you coded all the tags manually; no WYSIWYG editors...

I'm sure that as I learn more about RapidWeaver, and the various features it has, I'll find ways to do precisely what I'm looking to do in terms of page formatting and layout.