Archive for August, 2010

How to install simpleContact Lite screencast

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I’ve been talking about screencasts for a little while, but the time wasn’t right to make one because I needed to get my applications updated for the new website look and feel. With the release of simpleContact Lite 1.21, I can start with the free version.

Here’s a video that walks through the installing simpleContact Lite. Hopefully it clarifies the process for you. It’s only about two minutes long, but believe me it took longer than that to make!

In case you’re curious, I used ScreenFlow for the Mac to record and edit this video. It’s a well designed, powerful tool and well worth the price – I highly recommend it. The text editor I used was TextMate and the FTP client was Transmit.

The music is called Green and Gorgeous and is available from AudioJungle.

I’ll be adding more screencasts to the YouTube channel over the next few months. Stay tuned!

simpleContact Lite 1.21 is available now

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I’ve released the latest version of simpleContact Lite. This update improves its presentation, fixes some bugs and adopts the new site’s look and feel. It includes:

  • New logo, colour scheme and favicon
  • All links updated for simplecontactform.com (also fixes error on line 1 bug in update check)
  • Fixed a layout problem on the logout page in Firefox 3
  • Various CSS improvements
  • Tested against the Google Chrome web browser
  • Fixed a security vulnerability in password reset function
  • Fixed a rare issue that could cause the installation script to fail
  • Added SMTP port option to config file
  • Includes PHPMailer 2.0.4 for PHP 4
  • Attribution link added to forms
  • Online support documentation replaces PDF file

See the release notes for more information. Go get it!