It was not too long ago that the guys over at Bohemian Coding announced the retirement of their font management app Fontcase. Apparently, the main reason behind this unfortunate move was because:

“[…]a large percentage of our customer base just didn’t get the idea of font activation and why such a thing was ever needed.”

However, in a recent turn of events Bohemian Coding released a brand new app called Fonts — Simple Font Organizing. It is based on a completely new build and should not be looked at as a simple revamp of the now defunct Fontcase. Surprisingly, some of the key features of traditional font management software have been removed, most notably: font (auto-)activation. Instead, your Fonts Collection is now directly synched with Font Book and other Mac apps.

As for the visual side of things, the user interface has adopted a fresh flat look and feels like it just broke out of iOS 7. It may take some time getting used to it but hey why not? The designers might have started a new trend right there.

In my book, this doesn’t qualify as a font management app, because a key feature is missing: font activation. For me, this is a deal breaker. The developers complained that people did not understand why they should use Fontcase back then, but now that a major feature has been removed (among others it seems), I don’t see how you could attract new users this time around since all it does, is give you a preview of your Font Book.

It’s wait and see for now. I’m not pulling the trigger unless some significant changes are made in the future to improve Fonts.

For this very first entry I decided to tackle a recurring problem I’ve been facing lately: putting things off. Whether it’s been myself telling others about upcoming projects I have in mind or people of my entourage waiting for the right opportunity to take action in situations such as personal life, work and whatnot. I noticed the more you talk, the less you will actually achieve. It felt as if just saying what you are going to do already brought you halfway there. As if the hardest part was done.

At that moment you don’t even realise that the more you wait to actually get things going, the less likely you are to complete said project. Unfortunately time is only your second worst enemy. The worst? Excuses. Plain and simple.
When it comes to taking action, all of a sudden you have too much work, other priorities, more pressing things to do or are just tired.

Breaking the habit

I find that one of the hardest things to do is breaking old habits, but what is even harder is to pick up new, positive habits such as going to the gym regularly or writing 1,000 words every single day. Consistency over time takes a lot of dedication, patience and hard work. Launching a blog is something I’ve been putting off for far too long and I feel like now is as good time as any to start. Sure, I do have other side projects and priorities that will require my attention, but you have to start somewhere right? And if not now, when?

The same goes for anything in life really. If you have things in mind you’d like to start soon, do it now. And keep it at it. Don’t just wait for inspiration or the right moment. Learn by doing. It’s okay if you make mistakes.

At last

Ironically, you would have been able to also include this very website on my “to-do sometime” list until recently. Granted, it is still a work-in-progress but the fact that you’re reading this, is probably a good sign for things to come. I hope you’ll enjoy the ride.