tag:winesorganizer.com,2009:mephisto/blog Mephisto Noh-Varr 2009-02-05T10:01:14Z Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2009-02-05:24672 2009-02-05T09:59:00Z 2009-02-05T10:01:14Z <p>Now, this is an excellent idea and all should consider joining!</p> <p>See the website for details on the pact <a href="http://www.ccpact.com/">http://www.ccpact.com/</a></p> <p>5 very no-nonsense rules for both companies and customers.</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2009-02-02:24631 2009-02-02T08:23:00Z 2009-02-02T08:26:06Z <p>Baring some major catastrophe, the public beta should open Friday (2/6) evening (Pacific Time).</p> <p>I’m quite excited to be getting near this important milestone and to get feedback from all of you! Just a few details to take care of and I’ll be ready to launch :)</p> <p>Thank you all for your patience.</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-09-11:15890 2008-09-11T21:28:00Z 2008-09-12T05:37:22Z <p>Apparently, <a href="http://amazon.com">Amazon</a> has announced that it will start selling wine online. Not an easy task, but it will rely on New Vine Logistics, and only deliver to 26 states. That’s good news and likely to expand our horizons quite a bit.</p> <p>It remains a mystery to me why these antiquated laws haven’t been repealed decades ago, but who am I to challenge that? Well, just your average wine lover I guess.</p> <p>Last I <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;#38;keywords=Wine&amp;#38;tag=nanorails-20&amp;#38;index=blended&amp;#38;linkCode=ur2&amp;#38;camp=1789&amp;#38;creative=9325">checked</a>, though, still only books.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/amazon-is-getting-into-the-alcohol-business/">TechCrunch</a>)</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-27:14376 2008-08-27T06:44:00Z 2008-08-27T06:47:23Z <p>Using the new <span class="caps">DYI</span> social network kid on the block <a href="http://slinkset.com">Slinkset</a>, it is very easy to create your own, on topic, site for news and link, complete with submission and voting.</p> <p>Check it out and <a href="http://news.winesorganizer.com">submit your best wine news</a> !</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-19:13880 2008-08-19T09:05:00Z 2008-08-19T09:17:18Z I could not be more happy to introduce the new look of Wines Organizer! <img src="http://winesorganizer.com/assets/2008/8/19/wines_organizer_new_look.png"></img><br /> Thank you to dpan06 for his great logo, and the graphics help provided by <a href="http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/">CSS Edit</a> and <a href="http://www.pixelmator.com/">Pixelmator </a>. <a href="http://winesorganizer.com">Check it out</a>! I'm also quite happy about the progress on the site copy itself, although still needs much work... Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-03:13342 2008-08-03T04:46:00Z 2008-08-03T04:52:37Z <p>Excellent question! I’m glad you asked :)</p> <p>The current plan is to have the base service be free.</p> <p>Later on, I may be adding more advanced features, like access to wine reviews for example for a small fee. I’ll also be adding a priority support (a la <a href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com/">Remember the milk</a>), and earlier access to new features.</p> <p>The base service might have a limit on the number of wines you can track, but rest assured that the limit will be placed fairly high (several hundreds…).</p> <p>Of course, as they say, this is subject to change at any time…</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-02:13297 2008-08-02T01:21:00Z 2008-08-02T08:26:58Z <p>In building the <a href="http://winesorganizer.com">WinesOrganizer</a> site, I’ve put together a list of likely questions visitors may have. Here’s the list of these questions so far.</p> <p><strong>Who should use WinesOrganizer?</strong></p> <p>Any one with more than a few cases needs a way to get organized.</p> <p><strong>Is it easy to use?</strong></p> <p>Using the latest in Web UI technology to make it easy to do the most simple and often needed tasks, and yet you’ll find advanced features just a click or two away.</p> <p><strong>How safe is it?</strong></p> <p>Data will be backed up daily offsite.</p> <p><strong>I have tried to use paper, stickies, and even other softwares, and nothing has worked</strong></p> <p>Don’t give up till you’ve tried Wines Organizer, in just a few clicks you can effortlessly add, remove, rate, or search for a bottle and find where it is.</p> <p><strong>Can I access the data from my smart phone</strong></p> <p>Of course, whether you use a Blackberry, an iPhone or any other browser capable phone, your precious collection is right there at your fingertips</p> <p>That’s it for now. This list will grow as new questions comes in, and this will eventually get its own page of course.</p> <p>Feel free to add more in the comments if you have any others</p> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-01:13260 2008-08-01T08:13:00Z 2008-08-01T08:20:45Z <p>Some time back I created a Lens about Wine Organization on <a href="http://squidoo.com">Squidoo</a>. There’s already lots of interesting books to review, and lots of other web sites about wine organization. <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/wineorganizer">Check</a> it out today!</p> <p>Some other lenses you may also find interesting:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/recipesorganizer">recipesorganizer</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.squidoo.com/booksorganizer">booksorganizer</a></li> </ul> Pascal tag:winesorganizer.com,2008-08-01:13258 2008-08-01T07:23:00Z 2008-08-01T07:28:16Z <p>The site has been saying “Wine Organization made simple. Coming summer 2007�?�” for too long!</p> <p>It’s hard to realize that it has been over a year since I got started on this project. Granted, I got involved in a lot of other projects, but a way to organize my wine bottles is something I really need, and I’m really done with spreadsheets. So I’ve been making a lot of progress in a the past month, and I’ll be ready to roll out a limited version soon.</p> <p>If you’d like to be part of this initial rollout, please use the <a href="/contact">Contact page</a></p>