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Show HN: Briquette, a Mac OS X client for 37signal's Campfire app

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Re: Show HN: Briquette, a Mac OS X client for 37signal's Campfire app

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Technically, both Propane and Briquette use a Webkit view, but behind the scenes Briquette actually implements the Campfire API instead of scraping the campfire site for its content. Briquette also supports Growl, multiple sites, customizable message alerts, and drag-and-drop file uploads. Searching transcripts is on the way for version 1.2. We had been using Propane ourselves when we decided to begin developing Briq…

I'm a Propane user, but I'm not even a little bit attached to it. I really like Propane though. So, sell me on how you've improved the user experience with Briquette. I mean, if you want to talk to a model customer for your product. Otherwise, good job, good luck, &c!

Wondering: how can you be 'not even a little attached to it' yet 'REALLY LIKE' it- which one is it?

Re: Show HN: Briquette, a Mac OS X client for 37signal's Campfire app

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I didn't get the nab one of the promo codes, but I figure I will check it out a little later - our office uses Propane and we don't really have any gripes with it. Curious: what sort of frustrations did the Propane user experience really offer?

I don't want to bash our competitor, but I can talk about our goals. We want to craft a clean and simple Campfire experience for the desktop, and we think we're well on our way to creating a unique and easy-to-use application. It will fit each individual's workflow differently, however, and we'd love your feedback :)

Re: Show HN: Briquette, a Mac OS X client for 37signal's Campfire app

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I'm a Propane user, but I'm not even a little bit attached to it. I really like Propane though. So, sell me on how you've improved the user experience with Briquette. I mean, if you want to talk to a model customer for your product. Otherwise, good job, good luck, &c!

Wondering: how can you be 'not even a little attached to it' yet 'REALLY LIKE' it- which one is it?

Orthogonal. If Briquette is better, I'll happily switch to it.
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