Comments on: Ecto: The Review http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/ Where Past Meets Future Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Testing Ecto 3 alpha at .tom http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-35193 Testing Ecto 3 alpha at .tom Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:07:15 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-35193 [...] and distant past, before my other blog, Past Thinking, began to focus solely upon heritage matters, I reviewed Ecto 2. Now, 2 years later, I’m writing this with the alpha version of Ecto [...] [...] and distant past, before my other blog, Past Thinking, began to focus solely upon heritage matters, I reviewed Ecto 2. Now, 2 years later, I’m writing this with the alpha version of Ecto [...]

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]]> By: Adriaan http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-27 Adriaan Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:50:09 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-27 Wow, quite an extensive review and very flattering, thanks! Wow, quite an extensive review and very flattering, thanks!

]]> By: Tom http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-25 Tom Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:31:46 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-25 Have I come across anything for Windows? Yes.. Ecto for Windows :-) Go to http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/ and look it up. It doesn't have all of the functionality of the OSX version, but I would imagine it would do the trick. You could also look up BlogJet (Win32 only), which is apparently a reasonable client. Cheers, Tom Have I come across anything for Windows? Yes.. Ecto for Windows :-)

Go to http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/ and look it up. It doesn’t have all of the functionality of the OSX version, but I would imagine it would do the trick.

You could also look up BlogJet (Win32 only), which is apparently a reasonable client.

Cheers,

Tom

]]> By: Paul http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-24 Paul Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:18:36 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-24 Tom, Have you come across anything similar for windows...? My Mac is less than portable! I too have been looking to find an easier way to blog when i'm pootling round the country but haven't found anything of any real benefit. ttfn, p :-) Tom,
Have you come across anything similar for windows…? My Mac is less than portable! I too have been looking to find an easier way to blog when i’m pootling round the country but haven’t found anything of any real benefit.

ttfn,
p :-)

]]> By: Tom http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-23 Tom Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:48:47 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-23 Hi Brian, I mentioned iPhoto integration a few times in the review, and it works in exactly the same way as dragging an image in from the Desktop or Finder (with the exception of showing your iPhoto albums etc). I have just tested it, and it does offer all of the normal options to resize. When you import from iPhoto, it puts the image in as a thumbnail, as usual. Double-click the image, and from the image dialogue just check the "embedded" radio button, go to the conversion tab, and select the relevant options from there. It even gets the title from iPhoto, and puts that in the 'alt' tag. It's a stunning bit of software, and I haven't really touched on some of the advanced features. Download the demo and give it a go. Hi Brian,

I mentioned iPhoto integration a few times in the review, and it works in exactly the same way as dragging an image in from the Desktop or Finder (with the exception of showing your iPhoto albums etc).

I have just tested it, and it does offer all of the normal options to resize. When you import from iPhoto, it puts the image in as a thumbnail, as usual. Double-click the image, and from the image dialogue just check the “embedded” radio button, go to the conversion tab, and select the relevant options from there.

It even gets the title from iPhoto, and puts that in the ‘alt’ tag.

It’s a stunning bit of software, and I haven’t really touched on some of the advanced features. Download the demo and give it a go.

]]> By: Brian http://www.pastthinking.com/blog/2005/07/15/ecto-the-review/#comment-22 Brian Tue, 19 Jul 2005 05:52:41 +0000 http://www.goskar.com/?p=25#comment-22 Thanks for that very thorough review. I have been using MarsEdit but just tried ecto today and agree with your assessment. One thing you didn't mention was the iPhoto integration. It seems to just upload the image without an option to resize -- is that right? Thanks for that very thorough review. I have been using MarsEdit but just tried ecto today and agree with your assessment. One thing you didn’t mention was the iPhoto integration. It seems to just upload the image without an option to resize — is that right?

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