StoryBot's really coming along. She's able to scan the hard drive for photos, looking for any she doesn't know about. A list of photos is then displayed on the left and you can view the photos by clicking their name. She automatically zooms each photo to fit in the window. The user can choose from a few dozen "themes" or skins, which is fun. Things are quick, clear, and look good.

Much of the work so far has been related to what's called "infrastructure" ... setting up the build, making the installer, establishing a solid code foundation, etc. What's a build, you ask? Well, software can be pretty intricate. There's many pieces to the puzzle. When software developers talk about "doing a build", we mean basically "re-assemble the entire software product from scratch in a reliable, consistent fashion." Think of it like an automatic suitcase packing machine: you throw in yours clothes, and it packs your suitcase in exactly the same way each time. Since the steps are well-defined and consistent, developers always know it wasn't put it together the wrong way, which helps with testing, since we're always building on a solid foundation. In the software world, consistency is a very good thing.