Tubular

04/01

Beta 5 around the corner

We’re wrapping up work on the beta 5. We’ve been working really hard on fixing the search issues and it looks like they’re gone. Unless there’s a lurking special case that wasn’t caught before, that means no more crashing and you can perform multiple searches. The search box also scrolls properly if you type off the edge of it.

Also, we’ve been working really hard on importing your YouTube favorites. We’ve rewritten the process to get your favorites off of YouTube, and are now able to import all of your favorites into Tubular instead of just the first 10. And, while we were at it, we made it possible for you to keep your Tubular favorites synched to your YouTube favorites (only from YouTube to Tubular, not vice versa yet). It’s been a highly requested feature, and extremely easy to roll in.

It should be coming out sometime this week. We’re trying to wrap up some of the iPod conversion bugs that caused Tubular to crash.

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James Said

at 11:35 pm on April 1, 2007,

I’ll believe it when it’s out

alej744 Said

at 1:09 pm on April 2, 2007,

Si Brindley Said

at 2:39 pm on April 2, 2007,

That’s all well and good, but will it play videos without having to preload the entire file?

Steve Streza Said

at 3:31 pm on April 2, 2007,

Si: Not yet. Fixing that seems to be taking a lot longer than it should, so I’ve been taking breaks to fix some of the smaller bugs. Aside from preloading, a good portion of the major issues are going to be fixed in this beta.

Thorsten von Plotho-Kettner Said

at 11:51 pm on April 2, 2007,

Last chance for the app, if that version is just as buggy (or more) than the last one, my email will come to get money back.

Christian Said

at 7:07 am on April 3, 2007,

Fat chance, Thorsten. I emailed in to ask for my refund a LONG time ago, and I’ve heard nothing from the developer. This guy is a fraud and a liar.

Drew Said

at 8:07 am on April 3, 2007,

Why did you ignore my email request for a refund I sent you last Wednesday? Are you going to provide me with one?

peter Said

at 9:57 pm on April 4, 2007,

I think this is just an April fools joke, don’t anyone get their hopes up.

Regardless, I’d like a refund as well. This is my second request.

Christian Said

at 5:13 am on April 5, 2007,

Hmm.. now that I’ve got a couple of other users behind me…

STEVE!!!!!

Your customers have spoken. Directly to you. Via email. You have chosen to ignore us, and that’s wrong. Many users want a refund, and you aren’t allowing it. What you are doing is WRONG.

I am serious when I say this. I have seriously considered reporting you to the Better Business Bureau about this shameful behavior, and I regret to say that I might if I don’t get my refund in a timely manner.

I don’t need your software, it’s a headache, it’s broken, unsustainable, and above all a waste of my time.

We deserve a refund, yes, but that isn’t the most important thing here. A refund comes second to respect… you have not, in the slightest, given us the respect we deserve as your customers. In my opinion you have ruined your standing as a developer. I am sure only a brave few and a bunch of new suckers will ever be interested in whatever software you have coming in the future; at least I will not be interested at all.

Please give us the respect we deserve. Do the right thing, and maybe some of us will buy back your product when it’s finished. If you keep all of that money, you are a criminal; I hope you realize this.

Si Brindley Said

at 6:29 am on April 6, 2007,

I’m going to hang in there for now but only because Democracy Player has a few bugs that really annoy me. However, considering this was supposed to be usable back before Christmas, it’s really shameful that the beta is as unusable as it is still. I litterally have no desire to fire Tubular up at the moment as it essentially achieves nothing. I’ve got to be honest - I’ve worked through Cocoa Programming for Dummies since Tubular was announced and I’m fairly confident I could do better than this myself.

Mitch Said

at 1:36 pm on April 7, 2007,

I finally got my refund after emailing 3 times (over many weeks) and posting numerous comments on the site. Keep trying guys. It isn’t an easy process.

James Lepthien Said

at 2:54 am on April 9, 2007,

So where is the new beta? Week is over unless you count different in the states….

This really sucks…..again!?!?!

Thorsten von Plotho-Kettner Said

at 11:12 am on April 9, 2007,

Just that week, then I want my money back, enough is enough. On Sunday I´ll write my mail!

Steve Streza Said

at 8:31 pm on April 9, 2007,

There were some small delays because of some bugs that have been particularly nasty to fix. I’m working as hard as I can to get it out as soon as possible.

Stone Said

at 12:39 am on April 10, 2007,

I’m going to be brutally honest with regard to the posters asking for a refund on their purchase…

YOU PAID FOR A BETA.

If you are unable to wrap your head around the meaning of that last word, I’m afraid I can’t help you.

Now shut up.

Thorsten von Plotho-Kettner Said

at 7:16 am on April 10, 2007,

Honey, beta is fine, but the promises …….. okay?

And… some people are adults here…. so behave just in that way!

James Said

at 9:10 am on April 10, 2007,

Hey Stone, this Soft ain’t a beta. It is more like alpha. And don’t tell people to shut up, just cause you are on the internet and think you are anonymous

Zero Said

at 8:21 pm on April 10, 2007,

I’m afraid that I cannot wait any longer, I just sent my refund request too. Since the first beta, this app just NOT work on my computer. I think I’ll write a blog post warning my visitors not to buy this just later…

James Said

at 6:38 am on April 11, 2007,

Man, you are so ridiculous! You posted this on April 1st and still no new version! You can keep your crap player! Give me my refund! I will also mail you, so that you can give me my money back. Please don’t develop any more software for the Mac. We have seen that you are nor able to!

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at 7:55 am on August 29, 2007,

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markofando Said

at 10:25 am on October 2, 2007,

Want to start your private office arms race right now?

I just got my own USB rocket launcher Awsome thing.

Plug into your computer and you got a remote controlled office missile launcher with 360 degrees horizontal and 45 degree vertival rotation with a range of more than 6 meters - which gives you a coverage of 113 square meters round your workplace.
You can get the gadget here: http://tinyurl.com/2qul3c

Check out the video they have on the page.

Cheers

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FooginnaFiege Said

at 8:12 pm on October 4, 2007,

I’ve got an Amazon gift certificate burning holes in my pocket,
and I want to get the most bang for my buck.

Enter the Secret Amazon Web Pages:

http://tinyurl.com/38sojf

This is where you’re going to find the “latest sales, rebates, and limited-time offers” from
Amazon, and you can score some pretty deep discounts if you’re a savvy shopper.

Next, there’s the special Sale link. This is open every Friday, and ONLY on Fridays.

You can find the same good discounts here as you would in hidden Deals, although some
Fridays you can really get lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit - I’ve seen discounts
there as low as 75% off sticker price.

glalaymop Said

at 3:21 pm on October 5, 2007,

There’s one special secret Sale link on Amazon:

http://tinyurl.com/2r7ldr

This is open every Friday and ONLY on Fridays!

You can find very good discounts here, although some Fridays you can really get
lucky and make off like an Amazon bandit - I´ve seen discounts there as low as 75%
off sticker Price.