peter_severin

Thank you for your kind words! We are trying to do our best.

WireframeSketcher does this too. This feature is called components and you can share them across screens. You can also override some properties locally, so for example a navigation menu can have a different selection in each screen.

I'm worried about Posterous too. I've noticed that search function has been broken on all Posterous websites for at least a week. There's no fix in sight. I didn't expect this from them at all.

Edit: looks like the search was finally fixed.

I had a relatively good interview experience with Google. I wasn't hired but I felt that the process was fair. True, it was long and I had to invest some significant time to freshen up my algorithm skills. But overall I was left with a good impression.

I do think that Google puts too much accent on algorithms and college-level CS. I consider myself a good programmer. I created two moderately successful Micro ISVs in my free time. I contributed a huge chunk to the product at my corporate job. I get things done. However I felt that this is not what Google looks for even if the say they do.

Take a look at WireframeSketcher. It's an Eclipse plugin for Eclipse, Aptana and other Eclipse-based IDEs. There is a Mockups Gallery website with templates for iPad and iPhone apps that you can make use of.

http://wireframesketcher.com

My latest reading list:

* Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

* Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl. This one was very good. Psychology can actually be logical and accessible.

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I use Google Tasks. I use it both from my PC and my phone. I tried many solutions before and this is the one that worked the longest for me.

Your schedule looks similar to mine.

- I wake up at 5 and go to bed at 9.

- I also work from home so I don't waste time on commute.

- I run for 1 hour every 2 or 3 days and do some exercises in other days.

- I cook a lot at home. Eat lots of salads and fruits.

- All errands are reduced to minimum. Very few things now can't be done using internet. Strange thing about your landlord. I haven't seen mine in months.

- I usually work during weekends. Then I make longer 2-3 week breaks once every 2 months to compensate. My day job is flexible enough to allow it.

- I don't own lots of stuff so things are easy to take care of around home.

Exactly! I went through a lot of setups but I think I'll stick with this one for a long time. I also use it to implement GTD for my everyday life by creating different lists for different contexts.

Keeping context outside of your head is a really good advice. I've been using Google Tasks for that and it works quite well for me. This way I also have the context with me on my phone and I can quickly note down ideas when I am away from my desk.While coding I progress through the list of small tasks and check them away.

Here's a quick iPad stand solution proposed by Russians: http://san-teh-nik.ru/2010/07/01/ivantuz-santekhnika-na-sluz...

Sorry, just couldn't resist.

On Ubuntu there is a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory and files included there are automatically loaded by apt.

Google Chrome uses this mechanism and it seems to work well. You install the .deb package manually the first time and then the package manager will update it automatically.

I thought that this solution was really great when I saw it.

I use Niçoise salad as a starting point for many salads: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C3%A7oise_salad

I don't bother with aesthetics and just mix everything. A usually add a boiled potato, chopped bacon along with the egg to make the salad more consistent. This makes the salad a main dish of its own. I use other ingredients like beans, peas, spinach, boiled beet, salmon, tuna, cheese, avocado, various herbs etc. Quite often I put a shredded carrot in the mix.

The salad is pretty quick to make. I cook an egg and a potato in the same pot. I take the egg out after 5 minutes of boiling and leave the potato a bit more. Meantime I wash and chop the greens, tomatoes any other ingredients that I have. I add the egg and the potato, put some balsamic vinegar and olive oil and it's good to go.

I make a point to buy the best vegetables and greens I can. This means that I always try to get them from the market, directly from people that produce them. It's not always easy when you are living in a big city.

New Eclipse logo: http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20100401_newlogo.ph...

Norton Commander and its derivatives. DOS Navigator was very nice but slow. Then Windows/Total Commander later.

Yes, I've had other requests for dimming masters. For now you can overlay a semi-transparent panel to achieve the same effect.

Better samples, better screencasts - all this is on my list. But like for any coder it takes some great effort for me to spend my time on website/marketing. But I'll get there I promise.

You can also do PNG exports. There is batch export that will let you export a set of screens all at once. You'll have multiple files but I am not sure if it's a limitation.

I think the update system got better in later versions although there are sill some usability problems and I am not a big fan of it.

I realize that Eclipse is not for everyone. But a plugin for IntelliJ or some other IDE is a completely different product. FWIW there is a "standlone" version of WireframeSketcher that you can get through Yoxos: http://wireframesketcher.com/install_details.html#yoxos

I'll see what I can do about the immediate edit box. Obviously an option for it could be a solution. I'll see if there are more requests for it.

Take a look at master screens. I think it might be what you are looking for. You can reference screens from other screens and create reusable units this way. Changes to referenced screens are propagated automatically.

I plan to add editing inside groups. I think your idea of logical grouping is good. It was actually this issue that was stopping me from adding the possibility to put in Outline the complete contents of a group. Logical hierarchy would give much more appropriate results.

You are totally right. I'll replace this example with something better. Making a good video is next on my list.

I've emailed you the original image. Thanks for looking into it.

I've just started improving the website design and striped headers and footers are next on my list. I need to figure out how to do it with Blueprint CSS. CSS buttons is something that I've added only a week ago. I've used the fancy-buttons plugin for compass to do it.

I've fixed that '&' everywhere. It didn't occur to me that there should be spaces. I've also fixed the links.

I actually thought about placing the "get it free" section somewhere else or removing it altogether. I thought it was a good strategy to acquire as many users as I can.

In my case I've started working on WireframeSketcher roughly at the same time Peldi did. He just was much more successful than me :). You can see that my blog posts go way back to October 2008. So WireframeSketcher didn't start as Balsamiq's copycat but it certainly looks like it now.

To give credits where it's due, the original idea came to me after seeing MockupScreens. I thought that with my Eclipse experience it would be easy to do something like this but better for Eclipse. I was looking for a side project and this one seemed like a perfect candidate to me.

Done :)

You can export to PDF. Also take a look at storyboards which let you create something similar to PowerPoint presentations. Those can be exported into a multi-page PDF: http://tinyurl.com/yczskbh

I target specifically Eclipse users. There are many advantages of having the tool integrated into the IDE: familiar and customizable interface (views, window system), use the same resource management (files, projects), version control.

Feature-wise it's more difficult to differentiate but WireframeSketcher has some distinct features like master screens and storyboarding. There are more subtle differences like the possibility to insert icons in any piece of text which gives a lot of flexibility. Take a look at this blog entry: http://tinyurl.com/yeuo3v4

Speedwise I'd say WireframeSketcher is as close to native speed as it gets considering that it's also cross-platform.

Thank you for your feedback. I quickly fixed the text and changed the buttons.

I know that the screenshot is badly resized but couldn't do better. I've used GIMP. What tool should I try?

1) 2 years 2) no 3) no 4) http://wireframesketcher.com

I work alone but I still use Trac and couldn't be effective without it. The Wiki is excellent and I love the Subversion support and how you can cross-link everything.

I love Eclipse for enabling stuff like this.

This is exactly the kind of presents I like to give and to receive. Good chocolate, a pack of good tea, a bottle of very good olive oil, nice bottle of wine.