Adam Kalsey

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Products and Tools

Zempt 0.3

1 Jul 2003

Zempt 0.3 is out and ready for download. If you’ve tried it before and didn’t like it, you will now. If you tried it and did like it, you’ll love it now. Go get it.

  • Offline operation.
    You can now use Zempt when you aren’t connected to the Internet. Create your posts offline and post them later.
  • Spell check
    Check spelling on your entires on demand or every time you publish. Dictionaries are available in dozens of languages or you can create your own.
  • Post editing
    Download previously-posted entries and edit them in Zempt.
  • Winamp and Windows Media Player plugins
    Insert the songs you are listening to into your blog entries.
  • Easy account management
    Now running blogs on multiple servers is easier. No need to log in and out of Zempt.
  • Default post options
    Tell Zempt what text filters, categories, and ping ids and comment statuses you want to use by default.
  • Customizable editor interface
    Hide and show fields to make Zempt work how you work. Have multiple blogs? Each blog remembers which fields you want to use.
  • Proxy server support
    Connect from behind your firewall using HTTP or SOCKS proxy servers

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