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Just thought I’d make a quick post to update everyone on the progress of the new site.  I’ve purchased the new domain and hosting, and have begun some of the design work already.  The layout of the new site is going to be a little bit different:

Apps will be reviewed based on two main aspects: user interface/experience and functionality.  In addition to reviews, we’ll be conducting interviews with designers and developers, and keeping a running collection of screenshots and icons of well-designed apps on the side.

As it stands right now, the blog will be still be running WordPress. The running image collection may run on Tumblr (since it’s more lightweight), but will either be linked or reposted on the main WordPress blog at regular intervals.

Right now we’re working with different themes to ensure that the site is readable on any screen, and are looking for a robust skeleton that can be scaled into the kind of site we want.  We’ll likely have a theme switcher that can “turn off” all the bells and whistles, and make it much easier to read the site’s actual content.

I’ll be checking in from time to time to post more updates. Stay tuned!

Evom is a relatively new video conversion app that’s currently in public beta. The UI is dead simple (drag and drop, choose a format, and click export), and includes nice functionality like the option to add the video to iTunes, among other things. The developer also created a bookmarklet that allows you to download Flash video from the web straight into Evom for conversion. Evom can even upload videos to YouTube, after optimizing them in terms of size and quality. This app has essentially become my replacement for iSquint, which is no longer in development. If you’re looking for a no-frills, very fast video conversion app, make sure to check out Evom.

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