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Anand Agarawala replied on May 19, 2009 04:44 to the problem "My bump top is not starting." in BumpTop:

Hey, I just wanted to confirm you're using the latest version as we've updated it quite a bit since your last post. Please download the latest from bumptop.com if you haven't already.

Anand Agarawala replied on May 11, 2009 18:29 to the question "I can't remove my Bump Top from my Desktop!" in BumpTop:

Just use the uninstaller. Start Menu > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

Then select BumpTop and click Uninstall. Should be very easy to remove it.

Anand Agarawala replied on April 25, 2009 19:52 to the idea "Disable Bumptop during Graphic intensive applications" in BumpTop:

Thanks everybody. This is something we're aware of and going to be improving and optimizing BumpTop over the next several builds.

By the way, when BumpTop isn't in the foreground it shouldn't really be taxing your CPU, and runs at or near 0%. If its not then its either doing a background process (ie, getting new pics for your digital picture frames). If its not, please report the problem here so we can better diagnose it.

Anand Agarawala replied on April 20, 2009 17:48 to the question "No Satisfaction from Get Satisfaction" in BumpTop:

Thanks RedIron. We're rethinking some of your support services and so we'll take this into consideration.

Btw, there's more technical detail at bumptop.com/support

That said, there are some things we definitely like about GS. Such as the conversational style and community focus versus more traditional bulletin board software. And there are some pretty established companies using GS such as Microsoft, Adobe and Twitter.

Thanks for your feedback though.

Anand Agarawala replied on April 16, 2009 18:15 to the question "Original Desktop Settings" in BumpTop:

Its easy. Go to the settings (right-click, More menu, Settings) then near the bottom of the settings dialog there's a "Reset BumpTop Layout" button. Hit that and your'e back where you started.

A comment on the question "What are the 3 most annoying things about BumpTop?" in BumpTop:

You can remove your start menu by auto-hiding it in windows, that way you get full screen BumpTop! – Anand Agarawala, on April 15, 2009 17:54

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

Nothing to announce yet, sorry. – Anand Agarawala, on April 15, 2009 14:24

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

minor updates will be free but major updates will be extra. we'll try and take care of our loyal 1.0 users with upgrade pricing. – Anand Agarawala, on April 13, 2009 08:10

A comment on the question "OK, I have loaded it. What is the value prop?" in BumpTop:

I think Ars Technica said it best.

“Instead of dragging ambiguous little icons around on a flat, two-dimensional canvas, files and folders in BumpTop can be scaled up in size, stacked on top of each other, and pinned to 3D walls. Some of the features and effects may seem like needless flair at first, but after exploring BumpTop for a little while, the significant usability shifts that it brings to the desktop become quite intriguing.”
— David Chartier, ArsTechnica.com – Anand Agarawala, on April 10, 2009 20:35

A comment on the question "OK, I have loaded it. What is the value prop?" in BumpTop:

You can cleanup your messy desktop in 1 click with Pile by Type. Watch the video http://bumptop.com/youtube all those junky shortcuts get filed into a pile and you desktop becomes useful again – Anand Agarawala, on April 10, 2009 18:50

Anand Agarawala replied on April 08, 2009 17:52 to the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

Sorry guys!! It is a little confusing. Here is the URL you can go with your invite code & email you signed up with to get your discount. Thanks!!

https://bumptop.com/buy/ExistingUserD...

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

You get up to 3 PCs with one pro version. And you can deauthorize them at any time from the settings. – Anand Agarawala, on April 08, 2009 16:35

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

The best way is to do it is right from BumpTop. Go into the Settings, click the Pro tab & click Authorize. Then click the discount button in the window that pops up – Anand Agarawala, on April 08, 2009 16:19

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

We turned that into an experimental BumpTop Labs folder, since it was being inconsistent. You can still enable it in the first tab of the settings. – Anand Agarawala, on April 07, 2009 22:36

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

Thanks for the feedback. We didn't want Free too be too constrained and want our paradigm to spread far and wide, because we think its pretty awesome. That said, we've got some awesome Pro features in the pipeline. – Anand Agarawala, on April 07, 2009 01:13

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

Appreciate it! – Anand Agarawala, on April 07, 2009 01:10

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

What's holding you back? – Anand Agarawala, on April 07, 2009 01:09

A comment on the update "Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!" in BumpTop:

Thanks so much. You can definitely use paypal and BumpTop Pro works on 3 machines too. Just enter the code you get into them all. Thanks so much for your support!! – Anand Agarawala, on April 07, 2009 01:09

Anand Agarawala posted an update in BumpTop on April 06, 2009 02:46:

Beta users, Get your BumpTop Pro discount!

To our beloved Beta users,

We've been working hard alongside you to refine & iterate on the BumpTop beta. We think we've got something pretty special and will be opening to the wide world real soon.

We couldn't have done it without you and as a Thank you we want to give you a discount price of $19 on the Pro version starting today. It'll be available to the world for $29 later on. To get it, just restart your BumpTop and let it notify you of the new update. Update to the new one and it'll take you through the rest.

Beta users will remain Pro until May 1, 2009. After that it'll seamlessly bump you down to the Free version. Why go Pro? Read more here. As always, let us know if you have any questions.

Happy Bumping,
Anand Agarawala
Co-Founder, BumpTop

Anand Agarawala replied on April 05, 2009 19:57 to the idea "Multiple Rooms (Multiple Desktops)" in BumpTop:

love it.