12 April 2010
PayPal integration went very smoothly, and so I'm now accepting PayPal payments in British pounds (GBP, £) for all products. You can still pay in US Dollars at SWREG if you wish, but you now also have the option of British pounds with PayPal. The price works out about the same in either case, although SWREG will add value-added-tax (VAT) for residents of the European Union, or sales tax for residents of Minnesota.
25 March 2010
I'm now accepting payments PayPal in GBP (£) for Sudoku. Previously, if you wanted to pay with PayPal, SWREG would charge a $3.50 "manual handling fee" for the privilege. You can now pay in US Dollars at SWREG, or British pounds with PayPal, as the fancy takes you.
Once I've sorted out any teething troubles, I'll be adding a PayPal payment option to other applications too.
18 February 2010
Fives and Threes has been updated to Version 2.4. The changes in this version are:- When game is to an exact figure, totalise all points for the play - including any extra for knocks, or for chipping out - before seeing whether the score counts or whether the player busts.
- When game is to an exact figure and playing in pairs, correct the determination of whether the score counts or whether the team busts.
- If the textured domino appearance was turned off, the program didn't display the plain background until it was restarted.
1 February 2010
Some cookery-oriented conversions have been added for ConvertEasy. The new conversions are:- Fahrenheit ↔ Celsius (122—482 / 50—250)
- Gas Mark ↔ Celsius (1—9 / 135—246)
- Gas Mark ↔ Fahrenheit (1—9 / 275—475)
- Teaspoon (US) ↔ Tablespoon (US) (0—15 / 0—5)
- Tablespoon (US) ↔ Cup (0—48 / 0—3)
- Cup ↔ Pint (0—10 / 0—5)
- Pound ↔ Kilogram (0—10 / 0—4.5)
25 January 2010
The description of the Nishio Sudoku solving technique has been removed. This is a deprecated technique that is rarely used these days.
25 January 2010
Fives and Threes has been updated to Version 2.3. The changes in this version are:- Increased the maximum delay between computer players. This allows you to delay their move by up to thirty seconds. See the "Player Names" tab of the preferences dialog.
- Added the option to have textures for the face and back of the dominos. See the "Colours" tab of the preferences dialog.
- Changed the display of dominos slightly to improve their appearance on larger monitors.
- Improved the visibility of the scores and player names.
- Added a variation that ends the round only after both partners have chipped out when playing in pairs.
- Improved the computers players a little so that they (mostly) avoid giving away high scores whenever possible. My thanks to Alan Pedder for his assistance with this.
- Corrected a display problem that occured when the clockwise arm reached the left-hand edge and turned up.
8 December 2009
A new entry has been added to the Sudoku FAQ. It is:23 November 2009
Two new entries have been added to the Sudoku FAQ. These are:- What solving techniques does SadMan Sudoku use?
- In what order does SadMan Sudoku use the various solving techniques?
16 November 2009
Sudoku has been updated to Version 3.5.1. The changes in this version are:- Corrected a fault that could cause a "range-check error" if the pop-up menu was enabled in place of the number-selector.
