Finally!

Today I’m excited to release a new version of Simidude with some cool new features.

• BIG NEW FEATURE: Well at least I’m excited about this one. The Simidude hotkey support is now available across all supported platforms (Windows (32-bit and 64-bit), Mac (32-bit) and Linux (32-bit and 64-bit)). That means on all platforms you can now use a global hotkey to make the Simidude window and you can use a hotkey to paste the latest Simidude entry (basically “Activate Item” and “CTRL-V” combined). To enable global hotkey support on Mac systems I started an open source project that does just that.
• The Simidude tray menu now hold a menu entry “Toggle Clipboard Monitoring”- you can use that to switch clipboard monitoring on or off without the need to navigate to the main window.
• I upgraded the Simidude installer which does a better job now integrating with the operating system, especially on Non-Windows systems.
• Fixing minor bugs.

As always, Simidude is available from our download page at http://www.agynamix.de/products/simidude/download/.

Enjoy,

Torsten Uhlmann

Our last BitsDuJour day was on October 29 and went were well. That is, apart from the short server outage.

Here’s their Simidude page with some nice review comments from the customers: http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/simidude/

This is the second time I have done this for Simidude, our cross platform network clipboard and file sharing tool. And this time as well as the last time I’m quiet satisfied with the results.

I thought breaking out some numbers about the sales would be interesting for those of you who think BitsDuJour or one of the alternative sites would be an option for increasing sales of their products.

On that day I sold about 64 licenses and refunded one. That is actually really great for my current situation. On normal month I sell about 2-5 licenses (which shows that I need to work on my marketing dramatically).

The pie chart shows the distribution of buyers on countries. It clearly shows that Simidude’s market is largest in the US.

From the 64 buyers 30 used Paypal for payment, all other purchases were made with credit card.

For those who like numbers here are some access statistics to the BitsDuJour site:

• The Simidude page at BitsDuJour was hit 3474 times
• Simidude was downloaded 154 times through BitsDuJour
• The checkout process was started 111 times- and 64 time it was completed.

Interestingly during my first BitsDuJour day the Simidude page was hit nearly exactly as often as this time. I sold 10 more licenses, a reason for this might be the server outage…

Now I hope the numbers help you to make an informed decision whether or not BitsDuJour can be a help for you.

Have a great day!

Our last BitsDuJour sale is a couple month back and it was quiet successful, so they invited me back for a new round.

So here we go. This time’s BitsDuJour sale will be on October 29. If you tried Simidude and find it useful then this is your great chance to get Simidude for a mere $9,95.

If you didn’t yet try Simidude download it now so you can make up your mind until October, 29. Simidude comes with a free 30 day trial license, so there’s absolutely no excuse for not trying out

During the last sale I gathered quiet a couple of nice reviews and comments about Simidude- you can still read them on their page…

Oh, did I mention? Here’s the BitsDuJour link: http://www.bitsdujour.com/software/simidude/

The current version of Simidude is 1.4.0 with 1.4.1 in the making. A license you buy now will be valid for all current and future releases of Simidude version 1.

Also one license of Simidude can be used on multiple computers as long as you use these computers as one Simidude group. So if you want to send clipboard contents and files to one or more computers in your house you only need ONE license.

I hope to hear from you on October, 29.

As always if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask…

Have a great day,

Torsten.

A few days ago I release version 1.3.3 of Simidude, the cross platform network clipboard and drag & drop utility.

And now, after I’m sure its working this time I can even write about it

This one is a maintenance release that doesn’t add great new features but it fixes some bugs, renews used libraries and makes it all together more stable. A list of new features and bug fixes is available here.

However I did realize that the update installer for Windows 7 is not working. So when the update checker of Simidude notifies you of an update you can download it but the update installer will then fail (only Windows 7). You can then quit Simidude and start the downloaded installer by hand. I’m sure we’ll figure that one out as well…

Anyway, go grab the latest release from our download site and have fun!

Have a great day,

Torsten.

Finally!

After a short beta period I have now released version 1.3.0 of AGYNAMIX Simidude, my cross platform network clipboard and file copy tool.

I did not get around to create new and shiny screenshots yet- I’ll post them as soon as possible!

This one is a pretty big release with huge improvements in usability and features. Here is a list of new features that were added since version 1.2.0:

• An embedded HTTP server. The embedded HTTP server allows you to access Simidude entries from any machines that has a browser installed. This is useful if you want to access Simidude but have no permission to install your own software, maybe because you’re setting up your client’s machine and want to use Simidude to transfer data back and forth. Here is a more in depth article about this new exiting feature.
• Save compressed… Simidude now offers a way to quickly save any text, image, file or directory in ZIP compressed format. To do this simply right click on an entry and choose “Save compressed…”. That is actually the most efficient way to get some text stuffed into a compressed file: copy the text passage to clipboard, after it occurs in Simidude click “Save compressed…”, change the file name if you want and hit that big “Save” button. That’s it you’re done.
• Restore the Clipboard after a reboot. There is now an option in the preferences, if set the current content of the clipboard will be saved to disk. After a restart Simidude  checks if the clipboard is still empty. If that is the case the saved entry will be restored. It was a bit hard to test because I didn’t find a way to really empty the clipboard (on Mac) other then rebooting the machine…
• Some minor GUI improvements. There is no Exit-Button in the toolbar any more that might have caused trouble.
• Finally there are 64bit releases for Windows and Linux. I have tested them on Windows 64bit and Ubuntu 64. If you have a 64 bit machine please make sure to try them out and report back any misbehavior.
• A list of IP addresses or network names to connect after launch. In the preferences you can now add IP addresses or network names of machines you wish to always connect to. This option is intended to be used to connect to machines in different subnets or in those rare cases when your network configuration prohibits the sending of broadcast messages which Simidude uses to find other clients.
• The modifier key can be changed. Available options are: “Ctrl” on Windows or “Apple” on Mac, “Shift” and “Alt”.
  The modifier key for instance alternates the behavior of a double click on a Simidude entry. Without holding the modifier key the entry will be opened in the chosen application (see below), holding the modifier key activates that clicked entry (puts it into the clipboard)
• Select an application for opening Simidude entries. In the preferences you can now set an application for each entry type (Text, Image or File/Folder). When double clicking of a Simidude entry that data will then be opened within the specified application.

This new and exciting version can be found on our download page.

If you have suggestions or questions please use our helpdesk or email address to contact us. We are excited to hear from you!

Have a great day!

Hi everybody, thanks for waiting so long!

Today I release the first beta of Simidude 1.3.0 to the public. I’m using this version internally but still, it’s not as widely tested as 1.2.0.

These are some of the new features of Simidude 1.3.0:

• An embedded HTTP server. The embedded HTTP server allows you to access Simidude entries from any machines that has a browser installed. This is useful if you want to access Simidude but have no permission to install your own software, maybe because you’re setting up your client’s machine and want to use Simidude to transfer data back and forth. Here is a more in depth article about this new exiting feature.
• Save compressed… Simidude now offers a way to quickly save any text, image, file or directory in ZIP compressed format. To do this simply right click on an entry and choose “Save compressed…”. That is actually the most efficient way to get some text stuffed into a compressed file: copy the text passage to clipboard, after it occurs in Simidude click “Save compressed…”, change the file name if you want and hit that big “Save” button. That’s it you’re done.
• Restore the Clipboard after a reboot. There is now an option in the preferences, if set the current content of the clipboard will be saved to disk. After a restart Simidude  checks if the clipboard is still empty. If that is the case the saved entry will be restored. It was a bit hard to test because I didn’t find a way to really empty the clipboard (on Mac) other then rebooting the machine…
• Some minor GUI improvements. There is no Exit-Button in the toolbar any more that might have caused trouble.
• Of course there where some bugs left for the purpose of being cleaned up later.
• Finally there are 64bit releases for Windows and Linux. I have tested them on Windows 64bit and Ubuntu 64. If you have a 64 bit machine please make sure to try them out and report back any misbehavior.

So here we go. I do not yet add the beta release to the update notifier. If you want to try it out please download the beta from here.

• Simidude 1.3.0b1 for Windows 32bit
• Simidude 1.3.0b1 for Windows 64bit
• Simidude 1.3.0b1 for Mac OS X
• Simidude 1.3.0b1 for Linux 32bit
• Simidude 1.3.0b1 for Linux 64bit

Please send your suggestions or bug reports to contact@agynamix.de or better yet use the web form- thanks!

It has been quiet around here for a while, I know. I had been way too busy with that boring stuff that pays my bills.

Yet I managed to scratch of time to work on Simidude. I got a lot of feedback from my customers and with the next version 1.3 and the following one I’m trying to incorporate those requests.

So here’s a first sneak peak of a major new feature in version 1.3:

Version 1.3 will come along with an embedded HTTP server. I have implemented that thing myself and didn’t take some out of the box servlet container to make sure the memory footprint doesn’t jump into the skies.

The HTTP server is very simplistic- in this version it will allow you to browse all entries, select a specific one for preview and then download that entry as is or as a ZIP file.

This feature was requested by people who use Simidude to install new machines where they’re not allowed to install their own software. Since a browser should be present on any machine with some kind of windowing system they can drag their setup files unto Simidude on one machine and then access that list of files via a browser from the machine they wish to setup. They just need to make sure the browser is installed before trying to use it

As another new feature I have added compression of entries. You can now save an entry as a compressed ZIP file which might come in handy for instance if you quickly want to convert clipboard text into a compressed file. This is a new option which I will add to the main Simidude gui before releasing 1.3.

Please note that when downloading directories via the browser view they will always be compressed and then served as one big file.

Some users have requested an option to save the latest clipboard contents before Simidude stops and then reload that contents later. Using this feature Simidude could restore the clipboard contents after a reboot for instance. This is a small and handy feature which I’m also trying to put into 1.3.

After the 1.3 release which I want to send out beginning of June if no show stopping bugs are found I will do some gui cleanup and improvements that make the application easier and more fun to use.

If you have feature requests for Simidude for an upcoming release please let me know!

I’m working hard on this release over the coming weekend. If someone would like to volunteer as a beta tester please give me a note! The communication protocol did not change so you do not need to update all your Simidude installations, just one. The new version will talk to the older ones just fine.

This update will be free to all existing customers.

Have a great day,

Torsten.

Now you can even make money with Simidude!

I have partnered with ShareASale.com to find new ways to bring Simidude to the people. ShareASale is a well respected affiliate system that connects affiliates and product vendors.

So if you would like to earn some money by spreading the word about Simidude you can apply here.

You will go through a registration process with ShareASale. After they have accepted your application (this is to make sure that no one gets betrayed) you can start advertising and selling Simidude through your website.

I’m in the process of creating banners and other graphics that will aid you in the process- these will all be available through the ShareASale site.

To promote the software you could write reviews on your website and link to Simidude through the links provided by ShareASale to make sure you get your “share form the sale” (nice pun, eh).

Again, here is the link to apply as my affiliate.

Thanks for your interest,

Torsten.

I’d like to announce a substantial price drop for the Simidude application. Simidude will from now on be available for just USD 25 or 20 Euro.

Due to the exchange rate between Euro and USD the previous USD I felt the price was too high. Considering the fact that most purchases come from within the United States I adjusted the price accordingly.

In the last few weeks I received a lot of great comments about Simidude like this one:

“Patrick J. Says:

Hi Torsten,
just ordered it, a big thanks for this very useful product!
As Alexander D. said, the ‘one license per cluster’ scheme is very kind.
Please keep on the good work. “

I’m thankful for all encouraging words and helpful suggestions! Currently I’m working on an exciting next release which will be free to existing customers. In this release I will polish some of the remaining rough edges. I also will implement a small web server embedded into Simidude. This will allow you to access you clipboard’s content or files and folders that you have dragged unto Simidude directly from your web browser. This is useful if you don’t want or cannot install an extra Simidude on one of the machines…

Feel free to download Simidude and try it for free for 30 days. I also won’t stop you buying Simidude right away.

Have a great day!

After reading much about Twitter and wondering if I might want to join this thing I decided a few days ago that I want to and then actually did.

I am in the process of figuring out how to use it effectively and how to provide the most value to my followers. Speaking of which- let me invite you to follow me on Twitter.

I think I was most compelled to think about the Twitter value when reading a marketing article on Peldi’s blog.

Well if you want to sell online products I guess you have to use online marketing techniques, right? And one of these is blogging- writing about things and giving free value to your readership. Twitter is like a micro blog- but more so it’s a way to communicate with a group of people.

You know, we got our first telephone (landline to my parents home) in 1995. Before that I had to go to a public phone and shell out amounts of money to call my friends.

See how much the world changed? Nowadays I use Skype, Xing, my blog, and now Twitter to communicate. For a lot less money to a lot more people.

I like technology…