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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

SQLGrinder 2 Beta 4 now available


The fourth beta version of SQLGrinder 2, the completely-rewritten version of our database development tool was posted yesterday.

Please see the release notes page for the full list of changes.

One thing to note is that the new version has been "redesigned" to better fit what seems to be a "consistent" move by Apple: no window borders, and 3 pane views with a colored outline view on the left, like Mail and iTunes 5. Changes like this are one of the reasons I hold off as long as I can on completing documentation. Doing screen shots is bad enough. Having to do them multiple times as the UI changes is even worse.

Also, just a reminder that beta builds are full debug builds and aren't optimized for speed, size, etc. yet, and carry the usual "use at your own risk" warnings.

Finally, you can subscribe to the release notes page, which now has an RSS feed, to stay up-to-date on what's changed and what known issues there might be.
Pricing and availability for SQLGrinder 2

Pricing for the new version has been set at $59. During the beta period however, SQLGrinder 2 can be purchased for the current price of $49.95 with purchasers receiving a free upgrade to the final version once available. Owners of the current version can purchase an upgrade for only $19 by sending their current registration information to upgrades@sqlgrinder.com. Beta coupons will be sent out to users near the end of the beta.

SQLGrinder 2 for Mac OS X is currently available for a limited time as an unlimited beta version.

The beta of SQLGrinder 2 can be downloaded from the Advenio web site at: http://www.advenio.com/sqlgrinder/download.




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