Nick Bradbury

Among the most frequent requests we receive from FeedDemon customers is to enable using Mozilla/Firefox as the embedded browser, and this is something I would love to offer. Unfortunately, I don't see how this is possible. Some history is required here. Several years ago, Adam Lock created an ActiveX control wrapper for the Mozilla rendering engine (AKA: "Gecko"), and TopStyle... [read more]

Now that TopStyle 3.5 is out, a number of customers have asked us where they can download the trial version. I generally like to wait a few weeks after a product release before putting out a trial version, so right now a trial of TopStyle 3.5 isn't available. But there will be one in a few weeks, once the rollout... [read more]

At long last, the final release of TopStyle 3.5 is now available. My thanks go out to everyone who helped during the lengthy beta cycle - I hope you enjoy the new version! As you can see from the release notes, version 3.5 isn't a minor upgrade - it offers a ton of new features, improvements and fixes. It could... [read more]

Earlier this week, Nick Harris blogged about the "My Reading Habits" feature he's adding to the next version of NewsGator Inbox (which, btw, is shaping up to be an excellent release). This simple report gives an overview of the attention you're spending on each of your subscriptions. It's a pretty cool feature, which is why it's also being added to... [read more]

This week SharewareRadio.com is featuring an interview with me that was held at SIC 2007. BTW, after listening to this, I've decided that I hate hearing myself talk - I sound like I'm speaking through a very large nose :) [read more]

Adrian Sutton blogs about the lack of CSS support in RSS aggregators, and concludes: "There has been a huge push in recent years to move away from the old habits of early HTML and to leverage CSS for presentation - the fact that it doesn't work in feed readers is a major pain for people trying to do the right... [read more]

OK, I lied: RC2 was not the last release candidate before TopStyle 3.5 goes final. RC3 has just been released - for download details and release notes, please stop by the TopStyle Beta Site. Most of the changes in RC3 are minor additions and fixes, but there is one big change: TopStyle's site reports now support multiple class names (ex:... [read more]

The second - and hopefully final - release candidate of TopStyle 3.5 is now available. For details, please stop by the TopStyle Beta Site. [read more]

The first release candidate of TopStyle 3.5 is now available - for details, please stop by the TopStyle Beta Site. [read more]

When I asked "Did I Sell Out?" yesterday, I was more than a little worried about the response I'd get. So I'm both flattered and relieved to see so many positive comments. My thanks to everyone who took the time to reply. Of course, there were some negative reactions, mostly about TopStyle. I want to make it clear that TopStyle's... [read more]

Every now and then I'll receive a comment like this one from someone claiming that I "sold out" when I was acquired by NewsGator. On the one hand, I'm a little flattered by these comments, because they mean that someone relies on my software enough to get pissed off at me. And I try not to take them too seriously,... [read more]

I'm pleased to announce that TopStyle 3.5 - which will be a free upgrade for all 3.x customers - is now in beta. New features in v3.5 include: Box Spy - exposes an HTML tag's margins, padding and content box as you mouse over it in the preview Ability to apply the current style sheet to an external URL Replace... [read more]

People have waited a long time for a new TopStyle, and to make up for this, I wanted to add one more big feature before releasing the first beta of TopStyle 3.5. I wasn't sure what to add, but then a customer named Ariba suggested that I add the ability to preview any URL using the style currently being edited.... [read more]

The big addition in the upcoming TopStyle 3.5 is a "preview spy" feature which exposes an HTML tag's margins, padding and content box as you mouse over it in the preview. Watch a Flash movie of this feature Trouble is, I don't know what to call this feature. "Preview spy" isn't exactly exciting - it's bland, whereas I think this... [read more]

Now that I'm working on TopStyle again, I'm wondering what I can do to make it less annoying. Every piece of software has annoyances - seemingly minor things that over time really get on your nerves, like: Constant dialog boxes asking you to confirm something you've confirmed 100 times before Settings that change behind your back Tasks which require too... [read more]

One of the most popular features in HomeSite was "Extended Search and Replace," which enabled searching and replacing blocks of text across multiple files. I remember hearing from countless customers who used HomeSite for this feature alone. Pretty much every text editor had a similar feature, but HomeSite's was really easy to use, and it was extremely fast. So it... [read more]

I'm finally working on TopStyle again after waaayyy too much time away from it. I really am sorry that we've been so quiet about TopStyle. As NewsGator CTO Greg Reinacker explains in this forum post, we've spent quite a bit of time trying to find a new home for TopStyle, and we couldn't say much while conversations with potential buyers... [read more]

If you rely on HTML email to contact your customers, you've probably heard the news that Outlook 2007's HTML rendering has been downgraded. A number of CSS properties that were supported in earlier versions of Outlook are no longer supported. Microsoft offers a validation tool for Outlook 2007, but if you're a TopStyle user, chances are you'd like to validate... [read more]

In this series of blog posts for developers, I've talked about simplifying your software by hiding non-essential features (or not adding them in the first place). But sometimes you can simplify your software by combining features. That may sound weird, but take a close look at your application and chances are you'll find some features that overlap. Look even closer... [read more]

If you're a TopStyle or FeedDemon customer and you've ever contacted our support team, chances are you know who Jack Brewster is. A couple of years back, Jack was an avid poster to my support forums - and he was so helpful that I convinced NewsGator to hire him after they acquired my company. Jack has done an amazing job... [read more]

Now that Internet Explorer 7 is out, it's time for TopStyle users to see it supported in TopStyle's style inspector and style checker - which, as it turns out, is simple to do. Just download the file below and copy it to TopStyle's \CSSDefs subfolder: Internet Explorer 7.def [read more]

According to FeedDemon 2.1's "Popular Topics" feature, this week's big tech news is the release of Internet Explorer 7. I've tested both FeedDemon and TopStyle with the final release of IE7, and I'm glad to report that I didn't run into any problems. Surprisingly (to me, anyway), I've read a number of negative posts about IE7. Personally, I like IE7... [read more]

If you live in the Denver area and have the chops to build great Delphi applications, perhaps you'd like to come work with us? As you can see from the job description, we're looking for an experienced Delphi contractor with proven UI skills to help take over TopStyle's development. We need someone who is committed enough to take charge of... [read more]

In his post The Great Microsoft Blunder, John Dvorak claims that Microsoft made a huge mistake by linking Internet Explorer to Windows. While I agree with much of what he says (Microsoft has taken an enormous number of hits due to Internet Explorer), as a Windows developer, I have to respectfully disagree with his conclusion: "Microsoft should pull the browser... [read more]

I'm pleased to report that a 20-day trial version of TopStyle Pro 3.12 is now available. Some of the new features are highlighted in this post, and the complete release notes are here. Download TopStyle Pro 3.12 Trial version (3.24MB) [read more]

As part of the transition to NewsGator, the FeedDemon and TopStyle support forums have been moved to NewsGator's site. My old support forums are available in read-only form so you can still browse older posts, but any new support questions should be posted in NewsGator's forums. We had hoped to make this change seamless by importing my old forum database... [read more]

Chris Pirillo is calling all CSS designers to create new style sheets for Gada.be. The first five qualifying designs will receive a free copy of TopStyle Pro! [read more]

Tantek Çelik has written an excellent article about CSS hacks and the importance of creating standards-based, cross-browser web sites. It's a lengthy post, but well worth the time. [read more]

I'm happy to announce that the final release of TopStyle Pro 3.12 is now available as an upgrade from the registered TopStyle Pro 3.0, 3.10 or 3.11. Some of the new features are highlighted in this post, and the full release notes may be found here. To download the upgrade, stop by: http://www.bradsoft.com/download/ts312up.exe Just install this upgrade on top of... [read more]

The final release candidate of TopStyle Pro 3.12 is now available to all TopStyle customers. So what's new in TopStyle Pro 3.12? You can view a complete list of changes here, but if you're in a hurry, these are the top three most popular additions: Support for id attributes in TopStyle's style insight and hyperlink navigation A thesaurus - just... [read more]

CommunityMX just posted Working with TopStyle - Part 1, a tutorial on integrating TopStyle with Dreamweaver. [read more]

I'm obviously a slave to caffeine, because I've just released betas of FeedDemon, FeedStation and TopStyle. If you're not already using beta versions of these programs, there's really no reason to start now - just stick with the current version until the final releases are available. But if you're an existing beta tester, you'll want to download these updates: FeedDemon... [read more]

TopStyle Pro 3.12 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available to registered customers. Details on changes in this release may be found in the release notes. As always, just install RC1 directly on top of the previous version, and your existing settings will be retained. [read more]

Seth Dillingham has found an interesting way to raise money for cancer research. Seth participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge, a bike ride across Massachusetts that took place earlier this month, and he's asking development companies to donate software which will then be auctioned off to help him meet his goal. We're donating five copies each of TopStyle and FeedDemon, which... [read more]

TopStyle 3.12 Beta 3 is out - details may be found here. [read more]

TopStyle Pro 3.12 Beta 2 is now available to registered customers. Details on changes in this release may be found in the release notes. As always, just install beta 2 directly on top of the previous version, and your existing settings will be retained. Feedback on TopStyle 3.12 Beta 2 should be posted in the TopStyle 3.12 BETA forum on... [read more]

The first beta of TopStyle Pro 3.12 is now available to registered TopStyle customers. My apologies for taking so long to get this beta out - I had intended to release it a couple of months ago, but needed to delay it until the acquisition by NewsGator was completed. Note that feedback on this beta should be posted in the... [read more]

Among TopStyle's validation tools is integration with the Bobby accessibility checker, but I've received word from Watchfire that they've discontinued their free web-based Bobby service. So, I need to find a replacement, hopefully in time to include in TopStyle 3.12. Personally, I've found the accessibility checks built into CSE HTML Validator Pro more than sufficient for my needs, but I... [read more]

Rok Hrastnik has posted his audio interview with me at Syndicate. Tip: Drag-and-drop the MP3 link from Rok's post onto FeedStation to download it and copy it to your iPod or WMP-enabled media device. [read more]

Yes, it's true: NewsGator has acquired FeedDemon and TopStyle, and brought me on board in the process. Wow! How did this happen? As regular visitors to my support forums know, the biggest request - by far - that FeedDemon customers have had is the ability to synchronize their subscriptions between multiple computers. They use FeedDemon on one PC at home,... [read more]

Over the past year I've become increasingly overwhelmed with supporting both FeedDemon and TopStyle, to the point that I spend far more time answering support questions than I do designing, coding and debugging my software. This is to be expected for a one-person software company, but given the rate of change in the RSS world right now, I can't really... [read more]

Last month I mentioned that I'm working on TopStyle 3.12, which will be a free upgrade from version 3.x. I don't have a release date yet, but here's a teaser on what it will include: One of the TopStyle's most popular features is class hyperlinking, which enables one-click navigation to the declaration of a CSS class. However, this feature doesn't... [read more]

The TopStyle Tips Blog is also packed with useful posts. Here are a few of my favorites: Core Web Fonts + A Speed Tweak Double-click to enlarge a thumbnail Get help for any CSS1 property Keyboard Shortcuts Related Styles Replacement Tokens Right-click to edit a color Site-wide search in TopStyle Speed Up Your Site's CSS Specificity in TopStyle's CSS selector... [read more]

I hadn't planned to release a new version of TopStyle so soon after coming out with version 3.11, but I've decided that one is necessary to resolve a few remaining bugs (including this one). It will be a few weeks before I'm ready to post a beta of TopStyle 3.12, so it's too early for me to state exactly what... [read more]

Earlier this month I posted about a conflict between Microsoft's Fingerprint reader and TopStyle which caused a harmless (but annoying) error message to appear every time TopStyle was closed. Since my initial post, I've installed a Fingerprint Reader (cool toy, btw) and have been able to reproduce the problem. More importantly, I've located the line of code where the error... [read more]

I've had a number of requests to share more details of how I develop my software, so I thought I'd write about the tools I use. This is probably only of interest to fellow developers, so feel free to skip this if you have a job with normal hours :) As some of you know, I used Delphi to create... [read more]

I've recently had a few reports of TopStyle generating an "access violation" error when it closes, and it looks like the problem is due to some sort of conflict with the software for Microsoft's new Fingerprint Reader. If you're using a fingerprint reader and are experiencing this problem, rest assured that the error message is harmless - you can simply... [read more]

I recently made plans to attend this year's South by Southwest conference and was reminded of a conversation I had at last year's SxSW. I was talking about RSS with someone who has long been a supporter of CSS-based web design, and he feared that the success of RSS meant that design has lost the battle to content. After all,... [read more]

WebReference.com just posted a great review of TopStyle Pro 3.11. Here's a quote from the review:"TopStyle was created by Nick Bradbury, creator of the HomeSite HTML editor. For those of you who like HomeSite, you'll love TopStyle Pro. This program is jam-packed with all kinds of features."And here's another one:"TopStyle Pro is a very comprehensive (X)HTML/CSS editor. Overall, the program... [read more]

Bradbury Software has just made a donation of $8044.80 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund to aid those affected by the Indian Ocean Tsunamis. My thanks to those who helped make this donation possible by purchasing TopStyle or FeedDemon. [read more]

Greg Hughes is right:"This is the right time to stop what you normally do, get out of your little digital world that you assume is all-defining and all-encompassing (it’s not, really) and come back to reality...Very real people are experiencing very real pain, and you can do your part to help them recover."Until the end of the month, everything I... [read more]

Loyd over at The Daily Thing has some kind words about TopStyle:Fabulous. Nick Bradbury has made me a user for life. It's an awesome program. If you're serious about your code then this is the program that you should be opening when you sit down to code.Thanks, Loyd :) [read more]

Every now and then I'll receive an email from a customer alerting me to a competing product that looks a lot like my own, but I'm rarely concerned by these reports. After all, my software borrows plenty of UI ideas from other programs, so how could I raise a stink when someone borrows from me? And quite frankly, it benefits... [read more]

MicroISV just posted an interview with me. [read more]

Giampaolo Bellavite just updated the PDF version of TopStyle's help and tutorial. Thanks, Giampaolo! [read more]

I announced this in the TopStyle Tips Blog last week, but now it's official: the final release of TopStyle Pro 3.11 is available as a free upgrade to those who purchased version 3.0 or 3.10. To request your free upgrade, please use the TopStyle Registered Version Download form. And while you're downloading, you'll want to read the release notes to... [read more]

The webmaster of Enzology just let me know that he created the site's CSS using TopStyle on a dual-monitor system. Enzology is New Zealand National Radio’s documentary on the band "Split Enz." [read more]

This weekend I locked the code for TopStyle Pro 3.11 in preparation for the final release. A big thank you goes out to everyone who provided feedback and bug reports during the beta. Without your help, TopStyle would be a lesser program. Unless I run into some heart-stopping problem, the final release - which is a free upgrade from versions... [read more]

Release candidate 3 of TopStyle Pro 3.11 is now available to registered customers. Note that even though the release notes mention only a single fix in RC3, intenally a lot of changes were made, including disabling the debug code that has been in all prior builds of v3.11. Unless problems are reported in RC3, this will be the last build... [read more]

Just happened to find this forum post from David Sims, which is in reply to someone asking why they'd use TopStyle when they already have Dreamweaver MX: "I like DWMX2004, and it's a vast improvement over MX, but nothing comes close to TopStyle for stylesheets. I've built and now manage a 4,000-page site using only TopStyle to create and manage... [read more]

TopStyle Pro 3.11 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available to registered customers. Please be sure to read the release notes before downloading RC1. [read more]

To celebrate the upcoming release of TopStyle Pro 3.11, I'm offering a 25% discount on TopStyle for the rest of September. Like all TopStyle Pro 3.x customers, you'll get the upgrade to version 3.11 for free as soon as it's available. To get your discount, just enter the TopStyle store, then enter the following coupon code on the "Order Summary"... [read more]

Erki Esken, Web Developer for Skype Technologies, just sent me the following:"I'm happy to say that almost all the code on new www.skype.com was built with TopStyle. And I must say writing valid XHTML and CSS in TopStyle is a breeze :) Thanks again for a great program." [read more]

Just got an email from Garrett Dimon of YourTotalSite.com stating that "every line of code was written in TopStyle, and we can't imagine life without it." The site is nicely done, and contains a number of articles of interest to web developers. [read more]

Eric Meyer has an interesting post about how using standards-oriented designs provides a faster web site. That's certainly true in my experience, but what I really benefit from is the ease of maintaining and updating my site since I switched to standards-based design. In the bad old days, I relied on bloated, table-based, font-laden HTML for my site design. My... [read more]

The Swiss weekly publication InfoWeek just chose TopStyle as the best CSS editor. The full review is only available to subscribers, but here's a summary of their findings. Note that TopStyle is the only one of the bunch that's also a full-blown HTML editor as well as a CSS editor. [read more]

Tantek Çelik offers his critique of Evolt's recent article "Ten CSS tricks you may not know" (via WebStandards.org). [read more]

As much as I love the web and am incredibly thankful for the opportunities it has provided for me, days like today make me loathe its anonymity. The day started off with a nasty bout of comment spam, followed at midday by dealing with someone posting FeedDemon serial numbers (since disabled) to a warez site, then ended with a bizarre... [read more]

TopStyle Pro 3.11 Beta 3 has been posted. [read more]

Scoble is having a redesign contest. [read more]

I've mentioned them before, but for the benefit of new users I wanted to point out the TopStyle Tips and FeedDemon Tips blogs. These blogs are authored by power-users, and are regularly updated with time-saving tips and tweaks. Recent highlights include a tip for getting help for any CSS1 property in TopStyle, and a registry tweak which adds "favicons" to... [read more]

The second beta of TopStyle Pro 3.11 is now available to registered customers. For details, stop by: http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/beta/ Before installing beta 2, I recommend reading the release notes to find out what's new: http://www.bradsoft.com/download/readme/readme311b2.asp As with previous betas, beta 2 should be installed directly on top of your existing version. Your settings will be retained, with the exception that your... [read more]

Just got an email from Albert Wiersch letting me know that he's released a free LITE version of his excellent CSE HTML Validator. This new LITE version works great inside TopStyle, enabling you to validate the current HTML document with a single click. Of course, if you're serious about finding errors, I recommend using the PRO version of CSE, since... [read more]

SitePoint has some very kind words for TopStyle today. TopStyle LITE gets most of the attention since the article is about free Windows web design tools, but they also give kudos to TopStyle PRO:"TopStyle Pro is the complete package, capable of high-level editing on much more than just CSS. At around $US80, it represents real value for anyone who spends... [read more]

It's been quite a while since the last release of TopStyle, so I'm pleased to announce that the first beta of TopStyle Pro 3.11 is now available to those who purchased version 3.x. For details on downloading the beta and providing feedback, stop by: http://www.bradsoft.com/topstyle/beta/ For information on changes in v3.11, please check out the release notes at: http://www.bradsoft.com/download/readme/readme311b1.asp [read more]

I know a number of people are anxious for me to release the first TopStyle Pro 3.11 beta, so I wanted to let everyone know that it's almost ready. I've been running a build of v3.11 here for a couple of weeks and it looks solid, so I expect to make the beta available early next week. As I mentioned... [read more]

TopStyle's color picker is something I'm proud of - it packs a ton of functionality into a small, easy-to-use dialog, and it's a tool many TopStyle customers have told me they really appreciate. Despite this, though, I realize that TopStyle's color picker may not have everything you need - especially if you're a graphic artist. So, if you're looking for... [read more]

Even though I'm posting more about FeedDemon lately, most of my work these days has been with the upcoming TopStyle Pro 3.11. Version 3.11 will focus on bug fixes rather than new features, and will be a free upgrade for existing 3.10 customers. I don't have an expected release date at the moment, but it shouldn't be more than a... [read more]

First off, many thanks to everyone who commented on yesterday's post about TopStyle Lite. There are a lot of good ideas in these comments, one of which is the idea of renaming TopStyle Pro. I've actually been thinking about renaming TopStyle Pro for quite a while, but given how many people know the name "TopStyle" I just never did it.... [read more]

Now that I've started working on TopStyle Pro 3.11, one of the big questions I'm asking myself is whether to continue TopStyle Lite. If you're not familiar with TopStyle Lite, it's an extremely scaled down version of TopStyle Pro (it's basically Notepad for CSS) that I give away for free. There are several reasons for my considering this, but here... [read more]

Harold Check wraps up his New Net Architects series with an interview with me about FeedDemon and the state of syndication. Be sure to check out the first four parts of this series, which featured interviews with developers of other feed readers. [read more]

Newsgroup posts like this one make my day :) [read more]

TopStyle and FeedDemon have both been nominated for the 2004 Shareware Industry Awards :) [read more]

As announced earlier, my support newsgroups will soon be replaced by web-based forums which are currently being tested. Once I'm done tweaking the forum code, the newsgroups will be made read-only - which should occur within the next few days. If you have a new support question, you might want to post it in the web-based forums now instead of... [read more]

The new TopStyle Tips blog has seen a number of new posts since it was announced, including this one from Roy Reed which links to a handy chart for converting Pantone colors to RGB and hex values. [read more]

I'm pleased to announce TopStyle Tips, a blog whose authors are all TopStyle power users. TopStyle Tips is devoted to providing helpful information to TopStyle users, including general web authoring tips and tricks. Entries will be posted by myself and these TopStyle pros: Rijk van Geijtenbeek Christopher Owens Randy Peterman Oskar van Rijswijk Matt ZurrAdditional authors will be added as... [read more]

The new web-based forums have been moved here. Note that the forums are still being tested and tweaked, so you may encounter problems every now and then. But if all goes well this week, I plan to go "live" with the forums next week. [read more]

I've been on the prowl for a suitable web-based replacement for my newsgroups for quite a while, and after testing pretty much every forums package on the market, I've decided that the latest version of InstantForum.NET is the best one out there. I'm still testing the software, but if all goes well I plan to offer web-based support forums very... [read more]

Given that its name is TopStyle, it's not surpising that so many people still think it's only for editing style sheets. TopStyle did start out strictly as a CSS editor, but starting with version 3.0 it blossomed into a full-blown HTML editor for hand coders. Every week I get people asking me to recommed an HTML editor to use with... [read more]

Stefano F. Rausch has created a keyword table for TopStyle Pro 3.10 that adds syntax highlighting for PHP5 keywords. Just download this ZIP file and unzip it into TopStyle's \keywords subfolder, then go to the Editor > Keyword Tables page in TopStyle's options and enable the PHP5 item. Thanks, Stefano! [read more]

I've posted this before, but for those who missed it the first time, there's a free set of MovableType snippets for TopStyle's Clip Library available. To install these snippets, download the appropriate ZIP file then unzip it into TopStyle's \User\ClipLib folder. [read more]

"Mappings" are one of TopStyle's most powerful features, but they're apparently also one of the most confusing. So what are mappings all about? In a nutshell, mappings enable TopStyle to preview files containing server-side code (PHP, ASP, etc.). Server-side code must be processed by a web server such as IIS or Apache, so TopStyle uses a mapping to pass the... [read more]

I've had a number of questions lately concerning the future of TopStyle, which is understandable given that it's been a year since TopStyle was updated. The short answer: TopStyle will certainly be updated. Even though FeedDemon is getting more attention these days (since it's new), the truth is that TopStyle sells more copies. And besides, I use TopStyle every day... [read more]

I've been using CSE HTML Validator for a long time now, and it remains one of the handful of tools I regularly rely on when working on my site. If you haven't taken advantage of TopStyle's integration with CSE HTML Validator, now is the time! AI Internet Solutions is offering TopStyle customers a $20 discount on CSE HTML Validator Standard,... [read more]

This month's Version 2 Redesign Contest focuses on completely redoing the home page for The Gutenberg Project using valid CSS and XHTML. Free copies of both FeedDemon and TopStyle are among the prizes :) [read more]

Richard Allsebrook writes about sniffing the user agent to serve browser-specific style sheets (via css vault). FWIW, my opinion is that in the long run this is more trouble than it's worth since it requires maintaining multiple style sheets, but if you wish to use this technique, TopStyle Pro's "CSS Export" may provide some help. This feature takes a style... [read more]

If you're accessing the W3C CSS validator from inside TopStyle, please be aware that Zeldman is reporting that the W3C's CSS Validator is currently broken. It's assumed that this will be fixed before long, but right now it's reporting problems in perfectly valid style sheets. (Note: this doesn't affect TopStyle's integration with the W3C's HTML validator.) [read more]

Just a reminder: it's almost the end of January, so the 25% discount on TopStyle ends soon! [read more]

Since I haven't showcased many articles about CSS and xHTML here lately, here's a plethora of web authoring links that will be of interest to TopStyle users: An interview with CSS Zen Garden's Dave Shea CSS Hacks and Filters Search Engine Year in Review W3C advances XHTML-Print to Candidate Recommendation Pure CSS tooltips Simple Tricks for More Usable Forms The... [read more]

Marc A. Garrett just posted a recent interview with me in which I prattle on about FeedDemon, TopStyle, HomeSite and software development in general. BTW, I tend to be camera-shy, so Marc agreed to use one of my cartoon characters in place of an author photo :) [read more]

Special offer for readers of this blog: buy TopStyle Pro before January 31 and save 25%! To get your discount, just enter the TopStyle store, then enter the following coupon code on the "Order Summary" page and click the "Apply" button: JAN-UIY1-TS Note: This offer only applies to new orders - the discount can't be granted for orders that have... [read more]

TopStyle Pro earned the highest rating in Access Foundation's 2004 Great Software List, and received some very high praise: "TopStyle Pro is truly one of the most well-designed software apps on this entire list...If you're in the business of building web pages or websites, then buy TopStyle Pro and take your work to another level altogether."Update: FeedDemon made the list,... [read more]

Just wanted to thank Christopher Kobayashi for his kind post about my work. [read more]

I recently blogged about the support problems I've had with TopStyle's Mozilla integration, so I'm very happy to see that Adam Locke has addressed these problems by providing a separate installer for the Mozilla ActiveX Control. This installer takes care of registering the Mozilla ActiveX Control, which should resolve many of the problems my customers have reported regarding using Mozilla... [read more]

I've recently come across a number of comments from people who believe that TopStyle is included with HomeSite and Dreamweaver MX, so I'd like to set the record straight. Both HomeSite and Dreamweaver MX include TopStyle Lite, which is a free, very scaled-down version of TopStyle. The Lite version is a basic, one-file-at-a-time CSS editor designed for inclusion with third-party... [read more]