Geek & Mild by Sean Sperte

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I’ve been demoing CSSEdit for the past few weeks, since version 2.5 was released. Every time I launch it I’m presented with a nag screen that says it’s in “tryout” mode, and reminds me to register it. I smile, and sometimes laugh, every time. Here’s why:

Registering CSSEdit produces endorphins. Endorphins make people happy. Happy people don't see nag screens.

A disruption in the Force I feel. Not registered you have. Make a choice you must. Use or use not, for try leads to the Dark Side.

Mom was on the telephone. She loves you, but told you to watch your vitamins and feed the cat. Oh, and to buy CSSEdit.

Research shows that registering CSSEdit can put a stop to nag screens. You're going to need a good salve, however, for that rash.

My name is Demo. When I grow up, I want to be a real registered application without a nag screen.

POWERED by FUSION

I’ve been using CSSEdit since it’s infancy over many years… and have been a beta tester for all versions. What’s cool is that we all wrote those as part of the beta-test team :)

§  Joshua · 11 May 2007

Okay, that’s awesome, Joshua.

I’d looked at CSSEdit when it was first released and loved it, but preferred my straight-up text editor. The powerful new features and nice text-mode are making it very appealing now, though.

§  Sean · 11 May 2007

I love those messages and just recently bought my own copy. I’m love’n it.

§  Rob · 11 May 2007

Heh, looks fun!

Does this mean you’re not using Coda for your CSS editing needs?

§  Sam Rayner · 11 May 2007

No, Sam, just demoing CSSEdit. With both tools I much more prefer the textual editing modes — and both are pretty much the same in that regard.

I’ll talk more about this is my upcoming post about the tools I use.

§  Sean · 12 May 2007
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