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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.
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.
Just when you thought it could not get any worse, I give you the Microsoft Store Dancing Employees.
I dare anyone to watch the entire video.
I don’t like to spread rumors, but a certain company located in Solana Beach, CA is participating in the the One Finger Discount promotion.
You save 20 percent by using the discount code “onefingerdiscount” in the shopping cart.
But again, I don’t like to spread rumors, so you didn’t hear it from me.
It’s that time again. Scary goblins, ghosts, pixies are everywhere. Not to mention Balloon Boy and the release of Windows Mobile 6.5.
But, as always, we try to make it less scary by throwing a Halloween Sale. This year, we are offering Nisus Writer Pro for only $65, a $14 savings! The upgrade is $39, and the family pack is $85. CD versions are an extra $10 plus shipping.
Simply click this link to our store and save, save, and save again!
Do you have a problem in your life that, for whatever reason, you just can’t solve? Problems in your love life, or work issues?
Well, we all face tough problems at some point in our lives. Thankfully, The Hoff is here to help.
Introducing the greatest app ever invented: Ask The Hoff.
Quoting from the press release “I know there are moments when everyone faces major decisions in life and need advice from an expert,”said Hasselhoff, “so as the proud owner of not one but two iPhones (I like to be able to make two phone calls at once!), I’m very pleased to announce the launch of my very own iPhone app.”
This, my friends, is the reason to own an iPhone. I know my life will be richer just knowing The Hoff is available to me for all of those important decisions in my life.
What a great time to be alive!
Mark (my co-worker and well known chocolate lover) just spotted a nice, short review of Nisus Writer Pro by Tom Nelson of About.com.
“One of my favorite features is the style sheet editor. Nisus Writer Pro includes enough style sheets to satisfy most individuals, but the way it lets you easily and visually customize a style sheet sets it apart from many other word processors.”
You can read the entire article here.
Hot on the heels of Pro 1.3.1 comes Nisus Writer Pro 1.4.
This version introduces several built-in menus that replace the macros that ship with Bookends. This means that you can scan your documents, find references, insert citations, and switch to Bookends by using the new menu items (Insert > Bibliography). To see all of the changes, go to our Pro release notes page.
You will need to use the latest version of Bookends (10.6.1) and Nisus Writer Pro 1.4 to take advantage of these new features.
You can download this new version from our Nisus Writer Pro download page, or just launch your current version of Nisus Writer Pro and use the menu Nisus Writer Pro > Check for Updates.
Nisus Writer Pro is a Universal Binary and requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or above.
For those Nisus Writer Pro users who are interested in purchasing Bookends, there is a 20 percent discount available.
If you are a Bookends user who is interested in purchasing Nisus Writer Pro, we also offer a 20 percent discount.
Nisus Thesaurus 1.0.6 brought back Services functionality for users on Snow Leopard. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for everyone. So, if you are one of those that doesn’t have Services functionality, Nisus Thesaurus 1.0.7 is for you. This release should work anywhere it is supposed to.
You can download Nisus Thesaurus 1.0.7 from the Nisus Thesaurus page.
It’s been busy here as of late. We have just released new versions of Nisus Writer Express, Nisus Writer Pro, and Nisus Thesaurus.
Nisus Writer Pro 1.3.1 contains no new features, but includes fixes since the release of Pro 1.3. It also includes compatibility fixes for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). The release notes can be read here.
Nisus Writer Pro 1.3.1 can be downloaded from the Pro download page.
Nisus Writer Express 3.3.1 brings new features, including an all new document manager, a style library, the ability to attach the active document to a new email message (in Mail.app and Entourage only), a selection history (allowing users to jump to prior editing locations), and an option to automatically capitalize the first word of each sentence during typing (this is disabled by default).
There have also been general bug and Snow Leopard related fixes. You can read the release notes on this page.
Download Express 3.3.1 from our Express download page.
Finally, Nisus Thesaurus receives an update as well. In this new version Services now work under Snow Leopard. You can download Nisus Thesaurus 1.0.6 from this page.
If you have any problems, please contact us using Help > Send Feedback, or send an email to support at nisus dot com.
This new beta squashes a few more bugs, and gets us ever closer to final release.
You can download the latest Pro beta from this page. Release notes can be read on the same page.
How to host a Windows 7 Launch Party.
Most of us here in the USA are celebrating a long, relaxing three day weekend. So, while we are goofing off, eating too much, and generally being lazy, you can save a bit of cash on our word processors.
Just go to our store, choose your product, and use the coupon code “laborday” in the shopping cart and save 20 precent off the purchase of either Nisus Writer Express or Nisus Writer Pro.
This sale ends at midnight (PDT) on 7 September, so take advantage while you can.
Just in time for the long (here in the US) holiday weekend, a new beta release of Nisus Writer Pro.
Since the release of the first beta, we discovered a few Snow Leopard related bugs and fixed them, and squashed a few other bugs while we were at it.
You can download this new beta and read the release notes on our Pro Snow Leopard page.
Nisus Writer Pro is a universal binary and requires at least Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).