I have just sent the following email to all Cathodique customers.

Dear Cathodique customer,

As you might already know, Cathodique (YouTube player for Mac) stopped working due to changes on YouTube side. The first time this happened, we quickly updated the program to make it work. Unfortunately, YouTube doesn’t provide H.264 videos via their API, so we had to reverse-engineer changes to their website to get videos, emulating browser behavior. This process required a lot of energy and effort, which we could use to write more useful software instead of rushing to reverse-engineer the website every time there’s a change on YouTube.

That’s why we stopped developing Cathodique, and will be focusing on other projects. But there’s good news too: we arranged a deal with Flavio Tordini, creator of Minitube: he was kind enough to offer every paid Cathodique customer a Minitube license for free.

Basically, Minitube is Cathodique with many more features. Not only you won’t be left without standalone YouTube player, you’ll get a better player. [… information on how to receive license …].

You can download the program from Minitube website.

Thank you for being our customer!

Best regards,
Dmitry Chestnykh
Coding Robots

Even if you haven’t tried Cathodique, I encourage you to take a look at Minitube, an awesome YouTube player for Mac, Linux, and soon Windows.

I want to thank Flavio for this opportunity.

Mémoires 3.2 has been released. If you purchased it from our website, you’ll get the update automatically (or click Mémoires > Check for Updates) today. Mac App Store customers will get it once Apple reviews the update.

What’s New

• Enabled dragging of images and files out of entries.
• Added button for full screen mode.
• Added entry-related items to File menu.
• Bug fixes.

We are happy to announce that NoteTask 1.1 is available in the App Store.

What’s New

• iPad support! NoteTask is now a Universal app.
• Custom iPad keyboard to easily add and edit tasks.
• Color themes for iPhone version.
• New view switcher for toggling between Note and Task views. Tasks are no longer just a subview of Notes.
• New “Display First” option: Note View first, Task View first, or remember the Last View.
• New design makes Tasks View feel more like a paper list.
• The toolbar is replaced by a drop-down menu in the title bar.

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Mémoires 3.1 is a minor update that adds ARC4-64 encryption algorithm to make the program compatible with the version that will soon appear in the Mac App Store.

The initial version that was available in the App Store had no encryption, because we haven’t yet done the paperwork required by US Government. Today we have sent an update to this version that includes ARC4 encryption with 64-bit key, which complies with export restrictions.

The version that is now available from our website has both AES-128 (stronger) and ARC4-64 encryption algorithms.

Summary:

• If you bought Mémoires from our website, you will have both algorithms available once you update the program by clicking Mémoires > Check for Updates.
• If you bought Mémoires from the Mac App Store, you will have ARC4-64 algorithm available once Apple approves the new version.

Update (2010-01-25): The updated version with ARC4-64 encryption has been approved and is available from Mac App Store. Please launch App Store, click “Updates” and update Mémoires.

TextileNote makes it really easy to create notes using the popular Textile markup language in your iPad.

What’s New in 2.0

• Dropbox support
• Styles for HTML preview
• More polished user interface
• New app icon
• Anchor option to keep scroll at the bottom when writing
• Fixed bug where you couldn’t scroll preview to bottom in iOS 4

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Hidden is a fast, clean, and simple note taking application that syncs with Simplenote cloud service, and allows you to keep your private notes hidden.

What’s New in 1.1

• iPad support. Hidden is universal app now.
• Add refresh icon for note

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And, yes we’re working for iPad version of NoteTask

MarkdownNote makes it really easy to create notes using the popular Markdown markup language in your iPad.

What’s New in 2.0

• Dropbox support
• Styles for HTML preview
• More polished user interface
• New app icon
• Anchor option to keep scroll at the bottom when writing
• Fixed bug where you couldn’t scroll preview to bottom in iOS 4

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NoteTask Lite released! It’s a free version of NoteTask, an app that transforms your notes into a simple task management system. The Lite version lacks Simplenote sync, but everything else is the same.

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NoteTask and Hidden are on a special holiday sale today: you can get each app for only $0.99.

Hurry up, this offer won’t last long!