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Return of the Mac
November 7, 2008There will be 1 more small update for the Windows Edition of AutoWallpaper 4 before I knuckle down and start the process of adapting the codebase for the Mac Edition. The update will include the ability to force an update on a single category rather than all of them (the option for performing a full… [Read More]
A new multi-monitor taskbar and odd configuration woes
October 27, 2008A certain type of monitor configuration is causing me a little grief at the moment. It probably only affects a very small minority of users but that is more than I would like. Basically if you have a secondary display that is centrally aligned vertically and is taller than your primary monitor then AutoWallpaper cannot… [Read More]
The settling storm
October 22, 2008The initial glut of updates for AutoWallpaper 4 is now slowing nicely as I eliminate the last of the bugs. It’s been a bit of a trying time but I’m pleased with the development. It is always difficult to see something you’ve worked extremely hard on and for so long have a few undiscovered bugs… [Read More]
Thick and fast
October 6, 2008AutoWallpaper 4 updates have been coming thick and fast over the last 2 weeks but it is definitely slowing down now. The plus side of all this is that AutoWallpaper 4 has become much more stable, many bugs have been quashed and various tweaks have been made to certain features. The screensaver has also had… [Read More]
AutoWallpaper 4 released
September 20, 2008It's finally here. AutoWallpaper 4 Windows Edition has been released. Both my main website (this one) and the AutoWallpaper website have been updated and everything is ready to roll.
We are a go
September 18, 2008A quick mid week update for those of you who are keen to get your hands on AutoWallpaper 4. The final release candidate was sent to beta testers last night and I have every confidence that I will be able to update the website and release the shiny new version to the masses this weekend.… [Read More]
Release Candidate 1 and beyond
September 15, 2008This last week has been a rather busy one. There was a new bug located in AutoWallpaper 4 beta 9 that caused me a few headaches but was eventually quashed. And so Release Candidate 1 was compiled and released two days ago. The main addition for this beta release was the inclusion of the new… [Read More]
Getting from beta to Release Candidate
September 8, 2008Another fun packed week of beta testing has gone off without too many problems, and the first Release Candidate is being prepped for sending to beta testers on the 16th September. As of yesterday (Sunday 17th September) my G4 Mac has now been upgraded successfully to OS X 10.5, and this will hopefully mean the… [Read More]
Seeing double with the Mac?
September 1, 2008I may have had a glimmer of a break through with multi-monitor support on the Mac. It does however come with a price, and that prices is 10.5. As far as I've been able to work out, the routines I need to be able to communicate with multiple displays only exists on OS X 10.5… [Read More]
Bring on the Sixth
August 26, 2008A great bank holiday weekend for my PS3 gaming and also the development of AutoWallpaper 4. Beta 6 has been sent to the beta testers and so far the reports are good. Betas 1 through 6 have seen a lot of tweaks and corrections being made, from a bug in the no repeats code to… [Read More]