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zonBackgammon 1.0.1 Wrong Version

June 11, 2008 at 14:29 | In software, zonBackgammon | 1 Comment

UPDATED: Well, today don’t seem to be my day. First there was a bug in the logic. Now, when solving the failure I changed the board disposition and forgot to restore it, so don’t download this version.

I’ll post a new version later this week with the new AI and everything I’ll find wrong.

Sorry again for releasing a bad product.

This was fast. There was a bug in the logic of the game so when there were two pieces on the bar and you could only move one, the system will get stuck cause it thought you can move both.

Sorry for causing any problems, but I though I have tested all the variations.

zonBackgammon 1.0 finally (Updated)

June 11, 2008 at 0:06 | In software, zonBackgammon | No Comments

UPDATE: Please, don’t download the game as there is a bug right now that I didn’t found. Wait for the next update today.

Well, it took me more than I thought. The main problem (memory issues apart) was developing the AI of the computer.

Right now it’s not the best player but it will do. I’ll continue improving this week so be prepared for a new version as soon as the new AI is finished.

I hope you enjoy the game, and as always, if you have any problem or suggestion just let me know.

You can download the game from the product page.

zonSudoku 1.0.2

May 28, 2008 at 16:20 | In software, zonSudoku | No Comments

Well, after a few days I have updated the Sudoku game. I’ve added a few things.

Timer to let you know the time you have wasted
Option to clear one cell either by right-clicking on it or by ctrl-click.
Finish sound famicom style. Thanks to pepino.

Esthetically the changes are minor, but here is an screenshot.

Next release will take a bit long as I’m developing the Backgammon game.

As always download links in the product page.

zonSudoku 1.0.1

May 24, 2008 at 11:21 | In software, zonSudoku | 4 Comments

Well, I have added a show tips to easy the solving to some people who asked for it.

There was also a minor bug in the generation algorithm, but now is solved.

As always feel free to ask for improvements and features. The mail is in the about page.

The dowload links in the product page.

zonSudoku 1.0 finally

May 22, 2008 at 18:00 | In software, zonSudoku | 2 Comments

Well, two days late, but who cares. It’s a sudoku game, waste of time at the end.
As every Sudoku game, you play, you squeeze your brain and then quit the game
I’ve finally solved the problem with the board generator being to slow (a mistake in a recursive call to a function) and now 16×16 boards are generated alright.

You can find the download link on the product page.

zonSudoku: Why another sudoku game?

May 19, 2008 at 12:14 | In software, zonSudoku | No Comments

This is a game I wrote because my mother was always asking me for a good Sudoku game. She wanted it to be free, cause the one she was using before was always showing a “buy me” message.

But the reason to do it was because she also asked it to be easy to use. At first I thought she is just a little picky about the applications she tried. I downloaded all the sudokus apps that I show at versiontracker and found that they all have some type of GUI problem.

So yesterday I decided to build my own Sudoku application an I finished it the same day. There are somethings I have to polish (add Icon, delete unused menus), but I think I will publish it today.

My sudoku game will have different modes: 4×4, 9×9 and 16×16 grids. I think in next versions I’ll add a solver. With the code I have right now it won’t be difficult but this way I’ll force myself to update the application.

Wait for a release later today.

Saludos!

zonEnergy 1.0.2

May 13, 2008 at 0:18 | In software, zonEnergy | 3 Comments

Well. Today was a busy day. I’ve been cleaning the code and adding some icons and functionality so the application works a little better. The changes are:

Added an option to Ctrl+Click to turn on/off “Screen Dimming disabled” directly.
Changed the icons. Now there is are four icons/status.
- Off: No option enabled. Default icon.
- On: Screen Dim or Sleep disabler enabled.
- Checking for video sites.
- Checking for video sites and a site is found.
Solved minor problem with sleep disabler not working.

For the user there are not many changes but it works smooth now.

As always, the download links in the product page.

zonEnergy 1.0.1

May 10, 2008 at 11:40 | In software, zonEnergy | 3 Comments

This new version adds an option to turn off the screen direct from the menu. This was something I have missing from the previous version and, at least to me, is very useful.

Yesterday version contained a bug, cause I forgot to turn off the logger, so the ones that use the log console have it full of messages. Sorry
Download links as always in the product page.
Hope you enjoy.

zonEnergy 1.0 Final

May 10, 2008 at 0:38 | In software, zonEnergy | 1 Comment

Well. Not many bugs have been reported and I have fixed the few ones I found (little application, few bugs).

Support for Camino has been added. Now if it can be detected if youtube or metacafe is being viewed on camino.
Solved a problem where the application won’t stop the timer when needed.
Also solved problem with dock icon not hidden in OS X 10.4

As long as I know there are not more bugs.

Someone asked me to add some option to disable sleep when you close the lid of your laptop. I have think about it and I won’t do it. Tried with my macbook and I can asure you it gets a little hot. Any way, if you like to try it, you can download Insomniax.

Next version will include a few options more, but feel free to ask or comment anything.

Download links in the product page.

Update: I forgot to disable the log output. It will be solved in the next version tomorrow. If it doesn’t bother you, you can still use this version

zonEnergy 1.0RC1 (Updated)

May 5, 2008 at 17:34 | In software, zonEnergy | 7 Comments

Well, today I bring out a little utility. It’s called zonEnergy and it has a very focused utility.

Basically it keep your computer awake. I developed it because every time I was watching some youtube video the screen will start dimming. I found I could develop something to prevent this.
In this first version there are various options. Disable screen dimming or computer sleeping for an amount of time (or forever). It also detects if you are watching some flash video from a well known site (if the site includes the site name in the window title).

As you can see it shares somethings with Caffeine (also freeware. We have to help each other ) but it will add a few things more.
I will add the download and description page latter today.

Updated: As I told before, the info page and the download links have been added. Check it here.