Need someone to lead product management at your software company? I build high-craft software and the teams that build it. I'm looking for my next opportunity. Check out my resume and get in touch.

Adam Kalsey

This is the blog of Adam Kalsey. Unusual depth and complexity. Rich, full body with a hint of nutty earthiness.

Products and Tools

Zempt 0.3

Freshness Warning
This blog post is over 21 years old. It's possible that the information you read below isn't current and the links no longer work.

1 Jul 2003

Zempt 0.3 is out and ready for download. If you’ve tried it before and didn’t like it, you will now. If you tried it and did like it, you’ll love it now. Go get it.

  • Offline operation.
    You can now use Zempt when you aren’t connected to the Internet. Create your posts offline and post them later.
  • Spell check
    Check spelling on your entires on demand or every time you publish. Dictionaries are available in dozens of languages or you can create your own.
  • Post editing
    Download previously-posted entries and edit them in Zempt.
  • Winamp and Windows Media Player plugins
    Insert the songs you are listening to into your blog entries.
  • Easy account management
    Now running blogs on multiple servers is easier. No need to log in and out of Zempt.
  • Default post options
    Tell Zempt what text filters, categories, and ping ids and comment statuses you want to use by default.
  • Customizable editor interface
    Hide and show fields to make Zempt work how you work. Have multiple blogs? Each blog remembers which fields you want to use.
  • Proxy server support
    Connect from behind your firewall using HTTP or SOCKS proxy servers

Recently Written

Protecting your Product Soul when the Same Product meets New People.
Nov 23: Expand into new markets while preserving your product’s core value. Discover how to adapt and grow without losing your product’s soul.
Building the Next Big Thing: A Framework for Your Second Product
Nov 19: You need a first product sooner than you think. Here's a framework for helping you identify a winner.
A Framework for Scaling product teams
Oct 9: The people, processes, and systems that make up a product organization change radically as you go through the stages of a company. This framework will guide that scaling.
My Networked Webcam Setup
Sep 25: A writeup of my network-powered conference call camera setup.
Roadmap Outcomes, not Features
Sep 4: Drive success by roadmapping the outcomes you'll create instead of the features you'll deliver.
Different roadmaps for different folks
Sep 2: The key to effective roadmapping? Different views for different needs.
Micromanaging and competence
Jul 2: Providing feedback or instruction can be seen as micromanagement unless you provide context.
My productivity operating system
Jun 24: A framework for super-charging productivity on the things that matter.

Older...

What I'm Reading