Writing
Recent computer-related writing by William Porter, Polytrope's owner and principal.
- Thunderbird 2 email-software: Open source offering a tempting alternative to Apple Mail, Macworld Online, April 8, 2008.
- FileMaker Pro 9: Hitching a ride on the SQL bus, Macworld Online, August 7, 2007.
- FileMaker Pro 8 Gets Serious, TidBITS 797, September 19, 2005.
- FileMaker Pro 8 Advanced: Easy to Use Database Program Morphs into a Powerhouse, Macworld Online, September 20, 2005.
- First Look: FileMaker Pro 8, Macworld Online, August 29, 2005 (within minutes of the official release!).
- What's New for Developers in FileMaker 7? Short answer: A lot..., MacTech, April 2005. (Print only.) Cover story for Mactech; discusses new features in FileMaker 7 that make it a serious applications-development tool.
- Apple Mail 2: Apple's new email program is imperfect but innovative. 3 and 1/2 mice.
- GyazMail 1.2: Upstart E-mail Program Picks Up Where Apple's Mail Leaves Off. 4 mice! In print: Macworld, June 2005.
- Panorama V: Respected Database Program Comes to OS X. In print: Macworld, April 2005, page 37.
- Upgrading an old iMac to Mac OS X, TidBITS 765, February 7, 2005.
- Review of Nisus Writer Express 2.1 and Mellel 1.8. In print: Macworld, March 2005, page 24.
- Ulysses 1.1: Writing Environment for Non-Linear Thinkers. In print: Macworld, December 2004, page 28.
- FileMaker Pro 7: Database Application Includes Revolutionary Changes but Retains Ease of Use. In print: Macworld, October 2004, pages 22-23..
- Mailsmith 2.1: E-mail client for control freaks, MacTech, March 2004, pages 50-53. (Print only.) Review of Mailsmith for Mac OS's most prestigious programming publication; the review emphasizes how customizable Mailsmith is.
- FileMaker Pro 7: Can you say Paradigm Shift?, TidBITS 721, March 15, 2004 (review article).
- Chapter 9 "Filters" in the Mailsmith 2.1 User Manual (Fall 2003).
- Mailsmith 1.5: A lean, mean e-mail machine, TidBITS 638, July 15, 2002 (review article)
- Mailsmith and Distributed Filtering, from TidBITS 648 and 649 (September 2002).
- FileMaker Pro 5: Is Better Good Enough?, in MacTech vol 16, number 2 (1999).
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