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Bonsai Album v2.4 update now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Dec 8

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The Bonsai Album v2.4 update is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Bonsai Album makes keeping track of your bonsai or penjing collection easy, whether you’re new to bonsai, a collector, a dealer, or even a bonsai master.

Bonsai Album

This update contains the following changes:

Note: This update requires iOS 5.1.1 or higher!

  • Added iOS 8 and 64-bit support
  • Support for new high-resolution iPhone 6 / 6 Plus displays
  • Added database transfer via AirDrop (requires iOS 7 or higher and AirDrop-capable devices)
  • Added support for the PC version of Bonsai Album
  • User interface improvements
  • Bug fixes

If you’re enjoying the app, please take a moment to rate or review it on the App Store!

You can learn more about Bonsai Album at my website or on the Bonsai Album Facebook group.

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Orchid Album v1.1 update now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Dec 8

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The Orchid Album v1.1 update is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Orchid Album makes keeping track of your orchids easy, whether you’re new to orchids, or an experienced collector. It’s the ideal tool for organizing your plants, watering schedules, and notes.

“Orchid

This update contains the following changes:

Note: This update requires iOS 5.1.1 or higher!

  • Added iOS 8 and 64-bit support
  • Support for new high-resolution iPhone 6 / 6 Plus displays
  • Added database transfer via AirDrop (requires iOS 7 or higher and AirDrop-capable devices)
  • User interface improvements
  • Bug fixes

If you’re enjoying the app, please take a moment to rate or review it on the App Store!

You can learn more about Orchid Album at my website or on the Orchid Album Facebook group.

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Bonsai Album for PC Preview

Sep 21

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Track your Bonsai tree collection on your Windows PC – Coming Soon!

Some time ago I announced my plans to bring my popular iOS and Mac app, Bonsai Album, to the Windows platform. After months of false-starts and development struggles, I’m finally able to provide an early peek at the interface.

You’ll note that it looks very similar to the Mac version. Under the surface though, the PC version is a total rewrite. I’ve had to learn a new programming language, and come to grips with the intricacies of development on an unfamiliar platform. In recent months I’ve made rapid progress, so I’m hoping this pace continues!

The PC version will include much the same features as the Mac, including printing. enhanced search capabilities, and data transfer to and from the iOS version over WiFi. The app will be localized into multiple languages, including English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. I’m hoping to provide support for all these languages in the first version, but it may take longer than planned.

Early on I wasn’t sure whether I’d be able to support Windows XP, but now it’s looking like XP support should be doable. The app will also support Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1.

I’m planning to release Bonsai Album for PC for direct sale via my website. It’ll be available for download as a free trial version, with similar limitations to the Lite iOS version. The full feature-set can be unlocked via purchase.

I can’t promise an exact release date just yet, but I’m shooting for the first Beta version to be available by the end of 2014.

If a PC version of Bonsai Album sounds interesting to you, and you’d like to Beta test or just be notified when the app is closer to launch, sign-up here. I’ll also be posting the occasional update on the Bonsai Album Facebook page.

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Bonsai Album for Mac v1.2 update now available

Aug 21

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Bonsai Album for Mac

Bonsai Album makes keeping track of your bonsai or penjing collection easy, whether you’re new to bonsai, a collector, a dealer, or even a bonsai master.

The Bonsai Album for Mac v1.2 update is now available on the Mac App Store.

For direct purchase customers, click ‘Check for Updates…’ in the Bonsai Album menu within the app and follow the prompts to update.

This update contains the following changes:

  • User interface improvements.
  • The main Log list is now divided by year and month.
  • Botanical names are now shown in italics.
  • Bug fixes.

If you’re enjoying the app, please take a moment to rate or review it on the Mac App Store!

You can learn more about Bonsai Album at my website or on the Bonsai Album Facebook group.

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Story Tracker for Mac v1.4 update now available

Aug 14

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Story Tracker for Mac

Story Tracker makes keeping track of your submitted stories, novels, poems, scripts, and articles easy. Never wonder again where or when you submitted your work. The information is all right there on your Mac!

The Story Tracker v1.4 update is now available on the Mac App Store.

For direct purchase customers, click ‘Check for Updates…’ in the Story Tracker menu within the app and follow the prompts to update.

This update contains the following changes:

  • New user interface.
  • Added a Preferences setting to sort markets by deadline.
  • Deadline dates are now shown on the market list.
  • Bug fixes.

If you’re enjoying the app, please take a moment to rate or review it on the Mac App Store!

You can learn more about Story Tracker at my website or on the Story Tracker Facebook group.

Flapalope – Now Available on the Mac App Store

Aug 6

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Download on the Mac App Store

For anyone who has ever dreamed a jackalope could fly… pilot the world’s finest cryptozoological creature through perilous terrain, with Flapalope!

Flapalope is now available on the Mac App Store. If you’re curious what this remarkable game is all about, there’s more details in my earlier blog posts.

Flapalope is also available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, with free ad-supported and ad-free versions.

You can reach me with any game-related enquiries via email at games at andrewnicolle dot com, or on Twitter I’m @andrewnicolle. Like Flapalope at the Facebook page.

If you’re enjoying Flapalope, please spare a moment to leave a review on the Mac App Store. Reviews really help. Thanks, and enjoy!

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Flapalope v1.2 update

Jul 29

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Flapalope

Flapalope available on the App Store

For anyone who has ever dreamed a jackalope could fly… pilot the world’s finest cryptozoological creature through perilous terrain, with Flapalope!

The Flapalope v1.2 update flapped onto the App Store today! For more about the game, see my previous blog post.

New in this version:

– Game Center leaderboards and achievements are now shared with Flapalope Gold (ad-free).
– Bug fixes

You can reach me with any game-related enquiries via email at games at andrewnicolle dot com, or on Twitter I’m @andrewnicolle. Like Flapalope at the Facebook page.

If you’re enjoying Flapalope, please spare a moment to leave a review, or update your existing review (they get reset with every update). Reviews really help. Thanks, and enjoy!

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Flapalope Gold: The Flapalope experience, minus the ads!

Jul 28

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Flapalope Gold available on the App Store

For anyone who has ever dreamed a jackalope could fly… pilot the world’s finest cryptozoological creature through perilous terrain, with Flapalope Gold!

Flapalope Gold is now available on the App Store, for those who appreciate a more refined, ad-free flying jackalope experience. If you’re curious what this remarkable game is all about, there’s more details in my earlier blog posts.

For those of you crying out for a desktop version, never fear. I’m putting the finishing touches on a Mac version, coming soon to the Mac App Store!

You can reach me with any game-related enquiries via email at games at andrewnicolle dot com, or on Twitter I’m @andrewnicolle. Like Flapalope at the Facebook page.

If you’re enjoying Flapalope Gold, please spare a moment to leave a review on the App Store. Reviews really help. Thanks, and enjoy!

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Bonsai Album v2.3 update now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Jun 18

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The Bonsai Album v2.3 update is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Bonsai Album makes keeping track of your bonsai or penjing collection easy, whether you’re new to bonsai, a collector, a dealer, or even a bonsai master.

Bonsai Album

This update contains the following changes:

  • Added Simplified Chinese localization
  • User interface improvements
  • All info screens now use scrollable lists
  • Device rotation is now supported on info screens for iPhone and iPod touch
  • The main Log list is now divided by year and month
  • Botanical names are now shown in italics
  • Bug fixes

If you’re enjoying the app, please take a moment to rate or review it on the App Store!

You can learn more about Bonsai Album at my website or on the Bonsai Album Facebook group.

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Introducing Orchid Album

Jun 3

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Orchid Album is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Orchid Album

Today my new iOS app for orchid enthusiasts, Orchid Album, landed on the App Store. Available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 5.0 or higher, Orchid Album is a great tool for keeping track of your orchid collection, watering schedules, and notes.

Orchid Album can store multiple full-screen captioned photos for each orchid or log entry. The photos are captured either via the device camera, or from the photo library. They’re stored internally in high resolution, scaled up or down when displayed depending upon the capabilities of your device. Orchid Album takes full advantage of Retina and iPad displays, but also works great on previous generations of hardware.

The Orchid Album database itself is portable between your various devices, so you can back it up to your computer over a local WiFi network from either an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, and restore it onto another Apple device. You can also import or export data without modifying the existing data on your device, or transfer the database directly between devices.

The first and third tabs of the app display thumbnail images in table form for each orchid or log entry. In addition, the orchid thumbnail images can be viewed in a scrollable grid. This makes it easier to locate an item in your collection visually, or based on the name or genus. As with my other apps, the user interface has been designed for quick and easy data entry.

You can find more details on my website or on the Orchid Album Facebook page. There’s also a free Lite version you can try out. This version is limited to 3 orchids, 3 watering schedules, and 3 log entries with 3 photos each, and only supports backup and export over WiFi. Otherwise it’s identical to the full version.

If you’re interested in the genesis of Orchid Album, you can read more in my earlier blog post.

I hope you find Orchid Album to be a fun and useful app, and I welcome any feature suggestions and comments you may have. Enjoy!

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