Be Good Not Bad by Brian Warren

Cartoon Me Hi, I’m Brian. I like to design and build things. I try to be good, not bad.

Dear Panic, Thanks for Transmit

Excerpted and slightly modified from an actual email I sent a few weeks ago.

Dear Panic,

Can I just say thanks? I’ve been using Transmit back since OS9 or so, and each year I use it more and more. You guys entered a market that had plenty of competition and just nailed the FTP client. I’m impressed. I imagine I’d be quite a bit grumpier without Transmit around.

Top 5 reason I like Transmit:

  • The tabs functionality in the latest version has been so amazing. So much power in a tiny little window. So many layers.
  • Docksend. I use it only occasionally, but its handy and very well thought out.
  • I’m supporting the little guy with my money. Granted, one couldn’t find any huge megacorps out there making good ftp clients, so not much of a choice there. Even if there was, it wouldn’t matter.
  • Killer value. $30 bucks for saving tons of time and making the mundane task of uploading files easy and simple.
  • You guys sell cool t-shirts. Granted, if you look at my order history, you wont see any tshirt purchases in there, but someday I’ll buy a couple Panic tees. [Note: This has been remedied since the sending of this email.]

Thanks for all your hard work. I look forward to many years of Transmit usage.

Brian

P.S. Next time I’m in Portland let me take some of you guys out for some beers.

Posted on 20 February, 2007 in Apple