State of dotTech Address: Why only discoveries of the day and what is next
April 18, 2012 46
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Hello all,
As I’m sure most of you have noticed, lately dotTech has only been doing Windows Software of the Day, Android Apps of the Day, and iOS Apps of the Day articles. By now some of you must be wondering where the freebies, tips, tricks, news, and reviews have gone; and if this is a permanent change to dotTech. This post is to let all dotTechies know what is going on.
Any longtime dotTechie knows this time of the year dotTech goes ‘quiet’ because I don’t have the time or access to update dotTech because of other responsibilities. This year, however, I wanted to try something different. Instead of simple shutting off the lights for a few months, I decided to have daily Discoveries of the Day articles to keep the articles ticking until dotTech can be back to full speed. So what am I trying to say? Simple put, I am saying Discoveries of the Day-only articles is not a permanent change for dotTech. We will go back to posting the much loved freebies, tips, tricks, news, and reviews in the future. For now, however, please enjoy Windows Software of the Day, Android Apps of the Day, and iOS Apps of the Day. Oh and don’t worry — we won’t stop Discoveries of the Day even when we restart all the rest.
Feel free to leave suggestions and/or feedback in the comments below. Constructive criticism is always welcomed.
Tale care,
Mr. Boss aka Ashraf
i discovered your website few month back, added your RSS feeds to my Google Reader and i was wondering why no special updates are coming to the website.
thanks for letting us know and looking forward to the comeback ;)
Thanks for the heads up Ashraf. I for one am really enjoying “Discoveries of the Day”
Love your work
B
You are much appreciated.
Thanks for the heads up. I was wondering what was going on. BTW, I’ve found a few great programs in the discoveries. Great addition to the site, and great filler for the lull! Thanks.
whether you spend substantial time with us or not, dottech is still a great resource. i don’t even get time to visit dottech frequently, however, when i can, i can always find some awesome advice/app. cheers.
As always, love the site and (as I mentioned a few days ago), always appreciate the apps o/t day.
I do miss your informative and interesting posts on GAOTD (that is how I found dotTech, by the way —when you stopped I asked others what happened to you, and they pointed me to the site).
GAOTD is not the same without your daily posts that more or less “lay down the law”, be it favorable or unfavorable, on all those “tom, dick and harry” apps that get offered. Without your refreshing insights, I find that I simply don’t trust GAOTD as much any more.
Thanks, though, and many of us appreciate your efforts.
Thanks for the update Ashraf.
I’m sorry to hear that you are busy with other things. However, I appreciate that you are keeping dottech alive as a resource and even providing a trickle of good stuff until you and others can restore the myriad of valuable information that usually populates this site.
The Daily Discos are great. It’s nice of you to give an update — all good wishes until you resume!
Thanks for keeping us posted. Looking forward to the return of the full website but the updates have been very useful. keep up the good work!
Thank you for all the great work. I do like the discoveries and have explored several of them.
The software of the day is keeping things ticking along just fine, thanks to Locutus there’s a couple of programs I’ve found handy and keeps me visiting the site every day. Thanks for the update and I look forward to your return Mr Boss :)
I can’t really add anything to what has already been articulated. I thoroughly enjoy this site and appreciate all that you, Ashraf, and your team have and continue to do for us techies. Keep up the great work and have a wonderful summer.
I suspected it a little…thanks for the heads up.
Thanks for everything will still be there everyday checking it out and downloading.
Sometimes we all have periods in our lives, be it annual or occasional, that turn our time and energies to other pursuits. I’m pretty busy myself, right now, due to a temporary life change. Because of this, I am having to skim my email and weed out those that I feel I can do without and I no longer have time to check a series of regular websites every day just for news that might be interesting to me. Because of this, your daily messages are usually among the first to get trashed because there is nothing in the Subject line to catch my attention or make me think you might have useful information for today.
Mind you, I am NOT complaining – I just thought you might be interested in why this one reader is no longer opening your daily messages. Time will pass. Our situations will change and I may eventually have time again to open generic messages or you may have time to add information in the Subject line about the contents of your messages. Knowing this, I am certainly not unsubscribing – just not reading right now. I appreciate what you do.
@Ashraf:
Thanks for the explanation. The new content is so much better than just the “quiet”. Also glad to know that you have a life outside dotTech.org – the amount of content you normally put in can’t leave much time! Good luck with your “other responsibilities”.
Finals time again!
All of what you do is truly appreciated Ashraf.
Thank you.
You read my mind. Thanks for the heads-up, Boss. Looking forward. Take care
I have always appreciated any input you have, even if I don’t find it personally useful. I don’t have the time to do the research myself and you have saved me a lot of time and trouble over the years.
When you went “silent” the last time, I was concerned. Were you sick, were you having a crisis, were you shutting down the site…. and when you started posting again I was very happy to see that.
I like the new feature and hope you are able to continue it in the future. That being said, I’ve only found one app in all of those messages that I could fully utilize.
Boss ,
Keep on smiling …..very good job of you
Thumbs up
Thanks for everything
All this love. Geez. I’m getting all misty here.
You have given me many opportunities to get the freebies in the last few years and am grateful to you Asfraf.
In the time I have subscribed you have taken time for your own needs when neccarsary and returned a while later with the same if not more commitment to your site .
Go take your time to do what is needed
I will be happy to wait
Just saying “Ditto” to all the good posts!
Thank you Ashraf! I do remember you posting about “this time of year” before.
For those of you who do not want all the emails, just go into your account and choose the ones you want, or do not want, to subscribe to. The link is in each email you get, at the bottom.
Thanks for keeping the site active. I find the ‘Windows Of the Day’ articles very informative, and I too have used a few of the gems! :)
Happy Dottech Hiatus Ashraf! :D