It’s been a week since we made Photology free, and we’re humbled by the overwhelming response.  Thanks so much to all of you who downloaded Photology and gave it a try.  We’ve also received very nice feedback from our new users, and some people have asked about how they can show their appreciation for our work.

So, we’ve now made it possible for you to donate any amount you want.  This is purely an optional donation — your free copy of Photology is fully-functional — but if you enjoy using Photology and want to say “thanks,” we’ll gratefully accept your donation.  Simply select “donate” from the fold-out menu at the upper-right of Photology’s title bar and you’ll be redirected to PayPal.

Whether you make a contribution or not, thanks for using Photology!

Photology version 2.0.117 has been posted for download.

Based on the overwhelming response of our new friends all over the world, this version has a donation button built into Photology so users can show their appreciation if they want.

[Image courtesy Moms Cash Blog]

A year ago (almost to the day), we made Photology available for sale to the general public.  Since then, we’ve received some great feedback from our users, but one universal theme has been clear right from the start — everyone wants the software for free.  It’s a hard point to argue, right?

Seriously, the general availability of free (and good quality) software creates a tough landscape for commercial software, but it’s an undeniable force.  No matter how much we cut the price of Photology, any cost is greater than the almighty “free.”  Based on our experience, our web demo and free trial period notwithstanding, the price tag on Photology has kept it from reaching as many users as we had hoped.

When we created Photolgy, we really wanted it to be used by lots of everyday people.  So, we’ve decided to make it free — no trial period, just download it, use it, and spread the word.

Enjoy!

Photology version 2.0.116 has been posted for download.

No significant changes… other than Photology is now free!

[Image courtesy Neiman Marcus]

Photology version 1.1.115 has been posted.  The purpose of this release is to resolve a problem seen by some of our customers with the photo index stored by Photology.  If you have seen problems running Photology and sent diagnostics to us, there is a good chance this version fixes the problem you were experiencing.

Please feel free to download and install the new version. If you are already using Photology and have purchased a license code, be sure to enter the license BEFORE you install the new version.

[Image courtesy TheNibble]

We all know what a pain it is to organize and find your photos. Heck, that’s why we made Photology for you. Photology makes it easy to find your photos without having to do manual tagging and organizing.Lifehacker is conducting a Hive Five Call for Contenders today to determine the best way to organize your digital photos and they want your input as to the best software options.

All of you loyal Photology users, please head over there and vote for Photology!

Thanks.

Photology version 1.1.111 has been posted. Our on-going efforts to support the popular photo sharing sites continue with the addition of support for uploading groups or individual photos to Google Picasa Web Albums. You’ll find this new addition in Detail and Group views under the Share menu.

Here’s what’s new:

• You can now upload photos to Google’s Picasa Web Albums directly from Photology
• Alert user and close Photology if screen resolution is below minimum
• Polish language support

Please feel free to download and install the new version. If you are already using Photology and have purchased a license code, be sure to enter the license BEFORE you install the new version.

[Image courtesy Carolyn@Picasa Web Albums]

Photology version 1.1.109 was posted on February 4, 2008. A couple of really annoying bugs popped up in 1.1.108, and we just had to squash them:

• Problems installing and running on Windows language versions other than English, German or Dutch.
• Duplicate entries could be added to the Photology “watch folder” list, resulting in an exception each time the user tried to run the program.

Please feel free to download and install the new version. If you are already using Photology and have purchased a license code, be sure to enter the license BEFORE you install the new version.

[Image courtesy Aine D@flickr]

Photology version 1.1.108 was posted on January 30, 2008. Lots of new features and enhancements in this one, just in time for the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) tradeshow in Las Vegas this week and Valentine’s Day too. Here are some of the changes that you’ll notice:

• Added “Upload to SmugMug” capability for all our new friends at SmugMug.
  - Send full or reduced size photos to SmugMug - selectable from the “Settings” dialog.
  - The default setting is to upload the full-resolution file. Hooray for unlimited storage!
• Photology has gone to Berlitz and now is available in the following languages (in addition to English):
  - German
  - Dutch
• Added an “info” button in Detail view so you can quickly view photo info.
• Added a “folder” button in Detail view so you can easily locate the photo file in Windows explorer.
• Added “Add to Group” button in Detail view so you can add a photo to the currently active group right from Detail view.
• Improved diagnostics to help you help us troubleshoot any problems you run into while using Photology.
• Notable bug fixes
  - Fixed a bug which prevented Photology from processing images on certain disk drives
  - Fixed a bug which caused problems when attempting to delete from a read-only photo (e.g. CD/DVD)
  - Fixed a bug which prevented Photology from processing images in the root folder of a disk (e.g. CD/DVD)
  - Fixed a bug which caused Photology to exit with certain selected regions for cropping a photo
  - Fixed a bug to avoid additional processing when the user does not change the folder list in settings

Please feel free to download and install the new version. If you are already using Photology and have purchased a license code, be sure to enter the license BEFORE you install the new version.

[Image courtesy Rubryan@flickr]

From the beginning, we’ve felt that Photology was a different kind of application, not only in what it does, but also in how it works. That’s a kind of double-edged sword: one one hand, being different from other applications makes it stand out; on the other, explaining just how useful the search filters can be can be challenging. Really, trying out Photology yourself is the only way to get the full experience, and that’s why we’ve always made a free trial version of Photology available. And we’ll continue to offer the free trial, as well.

But to make things even easier, we’ve just gone live with a new “spin” on Photology…

We’ve brought our automatic tagging to the web! You can now try a web version of Photology that allows you to search through some Flickr photos. No download, no installation, no indexing — the web demo allows you to jump right in to a Photology session. We’ve automatically analyzed a sampling of Flickr photos (with no human interaction or training), and now you can search through the photos on the web using an interface almost identical to the Photology application you can install on your computer. We’re really excited about this web demo and think you will be to. Go ahead and check it out at the following link:

http://www.getphotology.com/flickrsearch/

As always, let us know what you think!