Pronounced "Nice-us"
So this year is a Leap Year. Huh … who knew? Everyone but me, it seems.
I will make up for my lack of knowledge on this subject by running a Leap Year Sale. It works like this: From now until Leap Day, February 29, you can save 10 percent on Nisus Writer Pro. All you have to do is use the coupon “LEAPYEAR” in the shopping cart to get your discount.
Remember, this absolutely ends on the 29th of February, so be quick about it!
Yesterday we had some weather. For us here in San Diego, that’s news. Our county (San Diego County) ran the gamut: rain, sleet, slush, and snow. It rained hard enough that the streets flooded, and the area we park our cars was suddenly a muddy mess. There were some people visiting the local mountains that were caught off guard. They were stranded and had to be rescued. It was a bizarre day, to say the least.
Weather like this usually brings out the surfers, and yesterday was no exception. This picture was snapped in the middle of the afternoon, as the winds were howling from the east and the water was quite cold. This guy was going out just after the rain stopped. He was soon joined by more than a few surfers trying to catch a few waves.
Contrary to popular belief around here, I do not have a Pocky problem. Sure, I have an awful lot of Pocky around, but I can handle it, man. Dude, I can stop any time I want. I don’t need it, I just like it after dinner.
Look, I admit that I might have a bit more than I should. But I use it in moderation. I don’t have a problem!
Sure, I wear sunglasses when I eat my Pocky, but that’s because my eyes are sensitive to the packaging.
Hey, I am not hurting anyone. I like it, that’s all.
Get off my back, man!
In the January 2008 MacLife (formally MacAddict) Nisus Writer Pro was named an Editors Choice. Pro was also rated “Awesome”.
Needless to say we are both thrilled and humbled.
The author calls Pro a “worthy wordsmith” and writes that “Nisus Writer Pro is simple, responsive, and packed with useful features …” and goes on to say that “The Pro version positions itself as a heavyweight word processor for demanding users—and it’s much more pleasant to work with than Microsoft Word any day of the week.”
Music to our ears!
I have been trying to remember to post this now for a while, but I keep forgetting. However, I have been home sick for the last few days and this suddenly came to mind. The fact that I can get paid for doing this only sweetens the deal.
But I digress.
In an article titled “An Interface of One’s Own” Virginia Heffernan has a nice mention of “Nisus Writer”. I think she is talking about Nisus Writer Express, which Michael Chabon used to write “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.”
In the end, it was just one sentence, but as our very own Mark Hurvitz says “It’s the New York Times!”
Indeed.
We also had a nice mention in the Seattle Post Intelligencer. Their reporter, Todd Bishop, came by the booth on the first day of Macworld and asked a lot of questions. Thankfully, we had answers. The article isn’t about us, but again, we love the mention!
This isn’t really about Nisus in the news, but I thought it was cool enough to warrant a mention. We were told at the show that the MacSpeech folks were using Nisus Writer Pro to demonstrate MacSpeech Dictate. How cool is that! I can’t wait to use that app … if it works the way I think it will, I won’t even have to type!
Yes, I am that lazy.