We’re almost ready to release the new version of BlogJet. I decided to change the upcoming version number from 1.2 to 1.5 since it has a lot of improvements over 1.1 (and to match FeedDemon’s version  ).

I also decided to raise the price, so if you’re evaluating the trial version, don’t wait until it expired, buy now for a low price.

Update: BlogJet 1.5 is the free update for registered users.

The sexiest users of BlogJet – http://girl2.com/ 

Meet the new build of BlogJet – it’s now release candidate. This build brings new level of security for blog clients – it can use secure (SSL) protocol to communicate with servers (if you don’t use it, your password can be sniffed, since it’s being transmitted as plain text).

Most popular services support SSL (e.g. TypePad), so if you have an account in BlogJet, edit it and tick “Use SSL” checkbox.

This feature will also enable MSN Spaces support as soon as they implement an API via SSL.

BlogJet 1.2 build 33 Release Candidate (Release Notes)

FEATURES

• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support.
• Added BlogHarbor and PUSHlogs to providers list.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed: BlogJet doesn’t use FTP proxy at all.
• Fixed inserting apostrophes when pressing NumPad keys.
• Minor fixes.

Download it here: http://blogjet.com/download/

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The new beta of BlogJet 1.2 build 31 has been uploaded. This build is primarily the bug-fix release.

BlogJet 1.2 build 31 BETA Release Notes

FEATURES

• Added caption to Generate Excerpt button.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed keyboard shortcuts bug.
• Fixed: BlogJet uploads only first picture of post.
• Fixed: pictures inserted from the Web (http://) have zero sizes.
• Fixed: errors with converting local file names of pictures.
• Fixed: BlogJet fails to delete and edit LiveJournal posts.
• Fixed: Generate Excerpt button is enabled for services, which don’t support excerpts.
• Fixed: spell checker doesn’t treat typographic apostrophe (’) as apostrophe.
• Minor fixes.

Download BlogJet 1.2.0.31 beta from Download section (second link).

Microsoft announced the launch of their own free hosted blogging service – MSN Spaces. They do not offer API at this moment, so you can’t use BlogJet to post to Spaces.

As promised before…

BlogJet 1.2 build 30 BETA Release Notes

FEATURES

• Image resizing and thumbnail generation.
• Support for GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and 10 other image formats.
• Extended entries.
• Date/time, excerpts and keywords for posts.
• Pings.
• File attachments.
• Text statistics (words, characters, paragraph count).
• Typographic characters (with auto-replace).
• Auto-replacement of text smilies with images.
• “Edit last post” feature.
• XML-based draft files.
• New Code editor: improved code completion, highlighting, …
• Full XHTML standard compliance.
• BlogJetThis! for Mozilla Firefox.
• Better account switching.
• Drag-and-drop in Normal editor.
• New application icon.
• DearDiary support.

BUG FIXES

• Clicking Cancel when closing BlogJet in Save As window closed application.
• Fixed Access Violation when using Code editor (again).
• Fixed “Interface not supported” when trying to spell check pictures.
• Fixed issues with dates and not publishing entries to WordPress.
• Fixed strange characters instead of apostrophes and dashes in Blogger.
• Images now correctly uploads from Code editor.
• A lot of other bug fixes.

Download here: http://blogjet.com/download/

Anyone asked for the statistics feature? Try Tools > Statistics in BlogJet 1.2 beta.