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We have released the first beta version of Blogcaster, version 0.5. New features include HTML controls, an improved settings dialog, and many bugfixes. Version 1.0 Beta will be the next release, followed shortly by 1.0 Stable.

After a short hiatus from this project, we're back with renewed energy. We've set aside some time to get Blogcaster 0.5 released by Wednesday, July 13. It will include a few new features, more stability, and some bug fixes.

Plans after the 0.5 release are to get a 1.0 beta out within 2 weeks with yet more features, a simplified install and upgrade process, and more stability.

We are preparing to release the next version, 0.5, og Blogcaster. It should be available for download this weekend. New features will include:

- HTML widget bar with buttons for hyperlink, bold, italic, and underline
- New option "Close after posting" that exits the application after a successful post
- some very minor bug fixes

I started working on some improvements for Blogcaster over the holiday weekend. The new features will include some buttons for HTML markup (adding links, making text bold, italic, etc) and the option to close the application after a successful posting.

Our next planned release is a 1.0 version which will be available in a few weeks.

We are currently working on publishing a Development Roadmap that will help developers get involved with the project, and inform users of upcoming releases and features. Please check back in a few days. We will release another News item when the roadmap is available.

We have released the first public version of Blogcaster! Blogcaster is a Java-based desktop GUI application that allows you to post to your blog without a web browser. Written in Java/SWT, it works on Linux and Windows and is intended for end-user blog authors. Download it and give it a try!