This Time For Sure
It seems that the new xHTML strict code that we put into Blocks 3.0.2 last night is not compatible with the beta of Safari 3. Although I'm pretty sure it's a bug in the Safari beta since it works just fine in Safari 2 and all other browsers, I'd really rather not there be any problem at all. I rewrote the rollover code so that it will validate to xHTML-Strict but now it won't use the "id" property that seems to be giving Safari 3 so much trouble.

Jump over to the Download page and get a copy Blocks 3.0.3.
This bugfix is, of course, free to registered users of Blocks 3.

Blocks 3.0.2 is here: Go get your download.

RapidAlbum Times Two
We're releasing a new version of Blocks today. This is primarily to add support for a new version of RapidAlbum. The new version of RapidAlbum should be able to embed multiple slideshows in a single Blocks page. It's something you can't currently do with the RapidWeaver slideshow and it needed some colaborative effort between Scott Makie and I to make it work.

Bug Squashing
We're also rolling in a couple bug fixes, so even if you don't use RapidAlbum it's a good idea to grab this version. Fixed in this version:
- Blocks pages should now validate xHTML Strict again. Yeah!
This is actually two fixes. One to old-style properties in img tags and the other to to a type property to a script tag that was missing one.
- Blocks will no longer generate an error when using an empty page block from a library page.
This is a pretty exotic bug that probably would have escaped detection had I not published a tutorial that included exactly the kind of Library Page that causes it.
- A change to the way master pages are loaded when files are opened.

How Much?
This is a free upgrade for those that already own Blocks 3.0.
If you're still running Blocks 2.0, now would be a great time to upgrade (nudge, nudge). Blocks has never been more powerful and more stable than it is today. The upgrade is $9.95 and comes with some really super great features. Click here to buy the upgrade.

Collage 1.7.1 is here: Go get your download.
A couple minor bugs crept into Collage when we released version 1.7 a few weeks ago. And there's no time like the present to fix those last few imperfections. Hopefully most people won't notice the changes, but a few probably will. If you use Collage on a regular basis you should definitely download this release. It fixes two known problems and also cleans up its memory more efficiently.

Fixes:
1. The Footer will now retain its formatting when both Header and Footer have paragraph justification applied.
2. The Add Link button should now be enabled when it needs to be.
3. Memory used for export should be reduced for large sites.

It's a free update for registered users, so download and enjoy.

We're hunting for a really elusive bug that has popped its head up a few times now in Blocks 3.0. Unfortunately we cannot duplicate the bug here on our computers. It seems to happen only with Master Pages. We're looking for a few brave souls that use Master Pages on a regular basis. You don't have to be a technical whiz or even have experienced any problems -- we'd just like to hear from you and perhaps invite you to a little bit of Blocks beta testing.
If that sounds like you, send us an email and let us know.

We're hard at work on a new Accordion build. It's still a ways off yet and we're trying to make sure we've got everyone's suggestions for what else too add. So if there's an Accordion feature that you've been dying for, and we don't support it yet, now is the time to be heard. Send us an email and let us know.

Some things are already complete and a few have been summarily cut from the list for a variety of reasons, some are on the edge -- should I do it or not?

For sure:
Open on hover

Maybe:
Hover images/backgrounds

No way:
Horizontal

Obviously we'll be reworking things to work with the new version of Mootools. It changes a few items and a couple things had to be rewritten, but I think it's safe to say that Newer MooTools == Better MooTools.