Presspit and the Pendulum
AmphetaDesk has been highly praised in the media, discussions
about the emerging world of syndication and aggregation technologies,
and as an all-around good piece of software. Below, we collect all
the mentions we know about, for both ego-enhancement and curiousity
fulfillment. Know of one we're missing? Let us know!
- 2002-10-03: San Jose Mercury News - "RSS feeds are catching on...", by Michael Bazeley.
- 2002-10-03: San Jose Mercury News - "News-reader software can...", by Michael Bazeley.
- 2002-09-20: OSDir.com - Review of AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, by Steve Mallett.
- 2002-09-17: Delaware Online - "You can build a better 'blog', by Leonard Fischer.
- 2002-08-29: The Guardian - "Working the web: Newsreaders", by Ben Hammersley.
- 2002-08-20: LockerGnome - "GnomeDownloads", by Jake Ludington.
- 2002-08-15: LLRX.com - Review of AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, by Steven M. Cohen.
- 2002-07-25: FreePint Newsletter - "News Agencies on the Web", by Sam Vaknin.
- 2002-06-20: Network Fusion - "A better RSS reader", by Mark Gibbs.
- 2002-06-18: AmphetaDesk and the Adventures of Morbus Iff - Interview by John S. Rhodes.
- 2002-06-13: AmphetaDesk Pre-Release Exclusive - An impromptu interview, by #swhack.
- 2002-06-15: Pricelessware - "The best in Windows Desktop Freeware".
- 2002-05-31: Meryl.net Software Reviews - "Get High on AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk", by Meryl Evans.
- 2001-10-16: ResearchBuzz Extra #27 - Generic mention (subscription-only), by Tara Calishain.
- 2001-10-10: ResearchBuzz Extra #26 - Generic mention (subscription-only), by Tara Calishain.
- 2001-07-16: TechTV - Download of the day, "The Screen Savers".
- 2001-05-03: Webreference.com - "The Evolution of RSS", by Andrew King.
- 2001-04-07: LockerGnome - "GnomeDownloads", by Chris Pirillo.
- 2001-03-15: ResearchBuzz - "More RSS News Options", by Tara Calishain.
User Quotes
It takes no genius to realize that the success of a piece of
software is dependent on usability, stability, and the love of the
users. We've collected a few tasty responses from our mail box to
share with you - each one brings a little more glee to the darkened
closet we hole ourselves in. If you've got a comment about
AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, don't hesitate to email
us or give
thanks.
- "The more I'm using AD the more I love it - just had to let people know how good it is. Keep up the good work!" - Justin McKeating, 2002-09-02
- "btw, Morbus, i owe a massive hug, kiss and anything else you want for amphetadesk" - talli, 2002-06-25
- "The new icon is nifty too. Gulp! I take AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk every morning with coffee. :-) I hope that's the prescribed dosage." - Gordon R. Meyer, 2002-06-20
- "[AmphetaDesk is] rather impressive. In our testing, AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk ran flawlessly and it is reasonably fast (Internet access speed not withstanding). Way, way cool and (drums please) it's free! Ten gearteeth out of 10!" - Network World, 2002-06-03.
- "I don't condone the use of drugs, but AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk is a good kind of drug and it's addicting... awesome program ... The software gets high fives all around." - Meryl Evans, 2002-06-03.
- "i love a learning curve as much as the next guy, but getting this kind of personal customer-building response from someone who takes such obvious pride in his product will sell me every. single. time." - Ed Murray, 2002-06-03.
- "I gotta run, but I gotta say - I try a LOT of new stuff that comes by, but once in a while there's a real gem that does EXACTLY what you need it to do and Ampheta is one of those gems." - EddiesHomeNYC, 2002-04-03.
- "The short answer is that I don't know how I learned of AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, but I'm glad I did, and I will continue to recommend it to anyone who will listen. Keep up the good work." - Mark Pilgrim, 2002-03-25.
- "I just wanted to say thank you for Amphetadesk... it's just the tool I was looking for. I've been using it for a few days now and am super-pleased with more aspects of it than I care to detail." - Quinn Murphy, 2001-12-10.
- "Absolutely fabulous UI and an amazing approach..." - Klaus Johannes Rusch, 2001-11-02.
- "I installed AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk today; it's a great tool!" - Damien Barkan, 2001-10-25.
- "I am a RAMPAGING AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk fan. Try it, I think you'll like it!" - Tara Calishain, creator of ResearchBuzz, 2001-10-22.
- "I was thinking of [a logo] for AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk: You could have this big stupid desk in the middle of a rave. Wouldn't that be awesome?" - Aaron Swartz, creator of Syndicate Your Page, 2001-10-16.
- "Thanks for such a great program as AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk...." - Leo of BORG, 2001-10-11.
- "Best little app I've seen for ages." - Andrew S. Webb, 2001-10-09.
- "It's terrific, something I've long sought and never found until now." - Peter Suber, creator of Nomic, 2001-09-20.
- "I wanted to write and give a big thank you for AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk. It is such a wonderful program, especially with the events that have taken place this last week. I am now able to find out what is going on during the day while I am at work. With out this I wouldn't be able to find out what is going on until late at night." - Don George, 2001-09-15.
- "Love the program!" - Tom Hayes, 2001-09-15.
- "Thanks for AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, it's cool stuff." - Marcus, 2001-09-14.
- "I like it. Love it, in fact." - subvert, 2001-08-22.
- "Just wanted you to know that I've downloaded AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk 0.91, and want to say thanks for your effort in producing it." - Steven Swernofsky, 2001-08-04.
- "Thanks for your hard work for AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk - it rocks." - Christopher Wlaschin, 2001-08-01.
- "Kudos for your work on AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk, I just installed it and it looks great so far." - Olivier Travers, creator of The End of Free and WebVoice, 2001-08-01.
- "AmphetaDesk is great -- I've been using it regularly since it was mentioned several times on a computer book author mailing list." - Rogers Cadenhead, creator of Cruel.com and more, writer of a zillion and one Java books., 2001-07-28.
- "The answer is YES!!! I like it. I heard about it on The Screen Savers on Techtv and thought I would really like it. I also teach school (math and computers) at a local high school and thought it would be great for our librarian to have on the PC's in our library." - Judy Quigley, 2001-07-19.
- "Just installed AmphetaDesk::AmphetaDesk and am impressed. Heard about it on TechTV 'The ScreenSavers' and ran out to get it. ... Thanks for a great product!" - Jerry Heyman, 2001-07-17.
- "I wanted to write, and thank you for a great program. It is a lot better than My Yahoo, which I have. I loved to read news and articles and this is loaded with channels. Thank you for taking the time, to put this together." - Lester Hinton, 2001-07-17.
- "... great app. Maybe now someday I can nuke my.yahoo." - Mike Finn, 2001-07-17.
- "AmphetaDesk rocks - highly recommended for anybody who wants to keep up with what's going on in just about anything. Only problem is that it's a bit addictive, and a time-sink if you're not careful." - Martin Brown, 2001-06-25.
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