Reflect

New "Assets" widget

by Aaron Boeving on July 24, 2008   0 comments

During the beta process, we've been making minor adjustments here and there to improve upon Reflect. We recently made an update to the old "File Widget" that we wanted to point out (this widget allows you to access all your files/links from any edit page). As we add more features, we'll continue to blog about them here. Oh, and keep your feedback coming. One aspect of this feature was directly based upon user feedback.

We've changed the "File Widget" to be an "Assets Widget". In addition to having images, docs, audio, and videos files, there is also a Links tab that gives you quick access to your site. This makes it super easy to add links to your content. Just click on the name of the page and it will automatically create a link in the editor.

Additionally, we've added a "View" icon by each file that allows a quick look at more information about that file. If the file is an image, you'll get an enlarged preview and a listing of all file sizes available. If it's another file like a PDF or Word doc, you'll get the file path with a link to download/preview the file.

We think these small enhancements make it that much easier to gain access and information about your files and links. We hope you feel the same.

We're still alive and kicking

by Aaron Boeving on July 03, 2008   2 comments

Well, it has a been a little quiet around here lately, and we wanted to post an update to make sure everyone knows we're still alive and kicking. Although it took us a little longer to get the private beta going than we originally thought, things are now in full swing. And we've been receiving some great feedback:

"The last week or so I’ve been beta testing Reflect. Nate Klaiber and our friends at ClearFunction have hit the nail on the head with their hosted CMS solution. It’s light, agile and flexible. You can build your own website in a few minutes or have a professional designer put the look and feel together for you. It’s competitively priced and offers a few well thought out features..." [...]

– Josh Walsh @ Designing Interactive

"I really liked it.  It is very simple, but still seems to let me do exactly what I want to do.  You've done a great job.  I look forward to playing with it even more." [...]

– Dana Kashubeck

"As a testament to how great Reflect is, in just a few short hours of work over the past 2 days I've been able to get two of my websites converted over." [...]

– Steve Erickson

So, if you haven't received your invite yet, still hold tight. We'll be adding more accounts in the order of how people signed up. Thanks to everyone for your patience!