Pronounced "Nice-us"
From the same company who brought you this cinematic experience and … well, whatever this is, now brings you this:
The full story on the thinking behind this is here.
Windows Phone 7 might actually be a pretty good product. But, this isn’t going to help your cause, mates.
That is so bad I won’t even bother with this page.
In an astonishing turn of events, it seems that Mac news sites and blogs are realizing that the Mac still exists.
I kid, but it really does seem like the Mac gets short changed these days. And word processors are even less talked about than the Mac. But, there is hope. Over the last few weeks, we have spotted three articles that mention our products. Hooray for us!
Besides the Macgasm article previously mentioned on this blog, MacTalk has a great round up of word processors called “You Don’t Need Word: A Word Processing Round-Up”. The article recommends both Nisus Writer Express and Nisus Writer Pro.
In an article on Mac360.com titled “A Tale Of 2 Writing Tools: Strange vs. Normal”, Bambi Brannan writes “If you’re looking for a complete writing tool, an aircraft carrier of features, Nisus Writer Pro carries the flag.”
If you haven’t tried out either Express or Pro, please download the demo versions from the above links and give them a try. As the above articles show, they come highly recommended.
And just like that, VersionTracker is gone. It was purchased by CNET a few years ago, and seemed to get less attention as time went on. Now it has been rolled into CNET Downloads.
It’s not that I was a huge fan of VersionTracker, but in its day it was a valuable tool. In its heyday it was the place to find out about updates to your favorite Mac software. You could also read the sometimes hilarious comments and angry rants. It was both fun and infuriating for developers.
If you are not a fan of CNET Downlads, MacUpdate is around to fulfill your Mac updating needs.
But I for one will miss VersionTracker just a bit.
Since school has started for most, if not all of you, I thought it would be a good time to mention this article from Macgasm.
In her “Macgasm Presents: A Back-to-School Macstravaganza!” article, Susan Piggot mentions Nisus Writer Pro among many cool and essential apps for those of you heading back to school.
There are many reasons to purchase Pro, but one of the best in this case is cost. The academic version of Nisus Writer Pro is only $39. This is the same version of Nisus Writer Pro that us non-academics purchase for $79. The only difference is price.
So, if you are an academic, and you want a word processor for your Mac that won’t break the bank, Nisus Writer Pro is a great choice.
I know that Labor Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate us working folks. But, it also seems to be an excuse to throw a sale. And we here at Nisus are no exception.
From now until September 7th, save twenty percent on most versions of Nisus Writer Pro and Nisus Writer Express. Just go to our store and purchase, no coupons or secret handshakes needed.
So if you ever wanted to purchase Pro or Express and save some money, now is the time.
A competition to design a new symbol for the Indian Rupee just came to a close. The new symbol is distinct from the generic rupee symbol (“Rs” / ₨, Unicode U+20A8) used by a variety of rupee currencies and is destined for inclusion in the Unicode standard.
Personally I think the new symbol looks quite nice and is the best of the five finalists, though I prefer the fluid handwriting appearance shown in the finalist graphic. But then, that’s why fonts exist.
While most everyone in the USA is celebrating our independence by consuming copious amounts of food and drink, we are celebrating by throwing a Fourth of July sale.
From now until the 7th of July, we are offering most versions of Nisus Writer Pro and Nisus Writer Express at 20 percent off.
To take advantage of this sale, go to our store and enter the coupon code “fourthofjuly” in the coupon text box. You will then see the discount reflected in the shopping cart.
We are also offering the Nisus Writer Pro printed manual for $22.50, or 10 percent off. You do not need a coupon for this purchase.
Remember, this sale absolutely ends on the 7th of July, so act quickly.
As of 30 June, we have decided to end support for all products that we are not currently selling. This means we will offer support for Nisus Writer Express, Nisus Writer Pro, Nisus Thesaurus, and Nisus Writer 6.5. We will no longer offer support for any other product.
However, you can still find support for older products in our support forum, and on the mailing lists.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
This coming weekend is the Memorial Day weekend for us in the U.S. It is the time when we remember our military veterans. It also means a three day weekend for us working slobs. Not to mention plenty of sales. This reminds me to tell you about our weekend sale.
To celebrate the long weekend, we are discounting Nisus Writer Pro. The full version, normally $79, is $69. The upgrade is $40 (normally $45). The three license Family Pack is $89 (regular price $99). CD versions are an extra $10 plus shipping.
You can order directly from our store.
So if you would like to upgrade from Express, or if you are using another word processor and checking out our award winning Nisus Writer Pro, now is the time to buy.
The sale ends in 31 May, so act quickly!
We are happy to announce the release of Nisus Writer Express 3.3.2 and Nisus Writer Pro 1.4.1.
Both Nisus Writer Express 3.3.2 and Nisus Writer Pro 1.4.1 are bug fix releases. Pro 1.4.1 also gains an updated file importer. For those of you who want to read the release notes for Express, you can find them on the Express release notes page. The Pro release notes are can be found on the Pro release notes page.
These updates can be downloaded from our Express and Pro pages. They can also be downloaded from within the applications, using the “Check for Updates…” menu located under the Nisus Writer Express or Nisus Writer Pro menus.
We have decided to produce an Intel-only version of Pro 1.4.1 that can be downloaded from our Pro download page. The Intel version should show a significant speed improvement in file translations (.doc import is faster, for example). This version will only run on Macs with Intel processors (this means Macs produced from early 2006 through now. You can check this by checking “About this Mac” which is located under the Apple menu on your Mac.). You can only download this version from the above link. Using the updater within Pro will download the universal binary version.
Enjoy!
Unless you have been under a rock for the past week, the ash cloud hanging over Iceland is really making a mess of air travel all over the world. Air Freight as well. I was reminded of this today when a customer from Europe was wondering when their package was going to arrive.
The latest update from the company we use for shipping (USPS) is advising their customers that “As a result of these airport closures, several postal administrations have reported they cannot receive and dispatch mail. Consequently, USPS outbound flows have been impacted beginning April 14, 2010. Although restrictions on flights are beginning to lift, outbound and inbound flows will continue to be affected.”
So if you are in Europe, and are thinking about order a Pro CD, be aware that while you will eventually receive the package, we cannot give a precise date as to when the package will arrive.
We are hoping this won’t last long and shipping will resume to normal levels soon.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all!
I know a bunch of you are looking forward to drinking green beer and generally enjoy your day of being Irish. However, before you spend on that beer, I should tell you that we are having a sale to celebrate the day.
Enter the coupon code “green” and save 10 percent on the purchase price of Nisus Writer Pro.
The sale ends on 18 March, so buy quickly if you want to save some … well, green.
About.com is holding their annual Readers Choice Awards, and Nisus Writer Pro has been nominated in the Best Mac Word Processor category!
So if you feel that Nisus Writer Pro is deserving of this award, please feel free to vote for us.
Voting ends on the last day of the month, so be sure to vote early and often (I am not sure you can vote more than once, actually).
I hope that all of you had a safe, sane, and healthy holidays. I have a feeling this will be a better year for all of us.
Now to clean up some old business from last year. Macworld magazine here in the US finally got around to reviewing Nisus Writer Pro. The review was worth the wait, as Macworld awarded Pro 4 and 1/2 mice out of 5.
To quote from the article: “For an awful lot of users, including users with advanced document-production needs, Nisus Writer Pro is a solid and very satisfactory alternative to Word, offering more than two-thirds of Word’s features in an easier-to-use user interface, for about one-third the price. In particular, for SOHO business users, and for graduate students and scholars using Bookends, Nisus Writer Pro 1.4 is an unbeatable bargain.”
The full review can be read here.