Alright, after a bit of a hiatus, a few side projects and a great deal of open sourcing, we’re back on track with Per Se beta releases!

Download Per Se 1.0.2b2

The Beta 2 update includes a few stylistic changes and some under the hood improvements. Importantly, it resolves an issue with the Sparkle autoupdate that prevents in-app updating from working. This means you’ll need to install the 1.0.2 beta 2 update manually.

The more apparent changes include:

• An improved styles bar, less obtrusive and with an iWork like color picker
• Preference for opening the journal to the last selected entry
• Re-organization of the Edit and Format menu to model other writing applications
• Select multiple tags to see all the associated entries

The main goal of the 1.0.2 version remains improvement to Per Se’s printing and export capabilities. Along the way we’ll continue to see smaller changes to the interface and unseen improvements to the underlying code.

Enjoy, and happy journaling!

This Wednesday I’ll be running a promotion with Bits du Jour. Promotions and discount packages have long been a staple of the Macintosh shareware community so I thought I’d give it a go with Per Se.

For 24 hours Per Se will be 50% off and available for $9.95 instead of of the usual $19.95. The sale begins and ends Wednesday, August 3rd. You’ll find additional details for the promotion at the Per Se Bits du Jour page, which will go active on the 3rd.

Although I am working in tandem with Bits du Jour for the promotion, all purchases are made here at Sprouted using the normal payment mechanism, so you don’t need to worry about giving your financial information to another company. In fact, Sprouted never sees your financial info either. PayPal handles every detail of the transaction. I prefer it that way.

I’m relying primarily on word of mouth for the sale. If you or someone you know has been waiting to pick up Per Se, holding off for that additional feature or extra something, now is a great time to go ahead and make the move. The discounted purchase guarantees the same license as a regular purchase, and there will be no sudden upgrade payment. You can pick up the license now and when the upgrade you were hoping for comes along you’ll be able to download it without extra cost.

If you know someone who might enjoy Per Se pass the word around! Hopefully we’ll be able to put a fun application into a bunch of hands at a fantastic price.

~Phil

Per Se v1.0.1 is here! Waiting for Mac OS Lion to finish downloading? Grab the latest version of Per Se and be ready to journal with your newly updated Mac!

Download Per Se v1.0.1

The update includes a number of changes under the hood and a great new look. Among the most significant are:

• Mac OS Lion compatibility
• Improved stability and other important fixes
• Password protection
• Improved user interface
• Last edited and word count tracking
• Additional preferences and shortcuts for paging through the journal

Per Se v1.0.1 is for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS 10.7 Lion. The update is free for all currently registered users.