https://blog.apparentsoft.com/News, articles, and updates from Apparent Software — the makers of Trickster, ImageFramer, Cashculator, and Eter.en-UShttps://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/2408/black-friday-cyber-monday-deals-2025/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2408Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:48:26 GMTWe’ve put pretty much everything on sale for Black Friday-Cyber Monday this year, so if there are any Apparent Software titles you’re missing, now is a great time to complete your collection. Sale prices un through...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/programming/2325/implementing-station-sharing-in-eter/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2325Mon, 09 Dec 2024 19:00:42 GMTDiscover how to add universal links, deep links, and App Clips to your iOS app. This comprehensive guide shares insights from Eter's station-sharing feature, including server setup, Xcode configuration, and testing tips.https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/2000/black-friday-cyber-monday-deals-2024/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2000Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:53:03 GMTWe’ve put pretty much everything on sale for Black Friday-Cyber Monday this year, so if there are any Apparent Software titles you’re missing, now is a great time to complete your collection. Sale prices un through...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/2301/alfred-workflow-for-trickster-and-devonthink-v1-2/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2301Fri, 10 May 2024 01:01:06 GMTWe've released a new version of the Alfred workflow (now at version 1.2) for Trickster. It started with one customer (thank you, Sebastian) updating our existing workflow to work better with Alfred 5.5 and we took it...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/2291/trickster-3-9-3-update/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2291Fri, 03 May 2024 13:39:34 GMTFull Release Notes: Trickster will now refresh previews for modified files that are already in the list Fix Configure Tracking Settings button in Preferences not always working Add checks when adding watched folders:...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/2061/eter-2-0-new-look-new-features/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2061Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:29:50 GMTEter: Streaming Internet Radio is not just a radio app—it’s your portal to over 40,000 global radio stations and it’s filled with great features! Before we tell you more, let's first step back in time… the story of...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/2039/trickster-3-9-2-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=2039Tue, 27 Feb 2024 03:16:46 GMTDEVONthink integration improvements Half of improvements in Trickster 3.9.2 are related to a better integration with DEVONthink. For items originating from DEVONthink: Copying URLs will copy a callback URL that opens...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1992/better-integrations-and-favorites-in-trickster-3-9-1/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1992Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:44:20 GMTThe new version of Trickster introduces the following changes: Improved integration with Hookmark and DEVONthink Change name from Hook to its rebrand name Hookmark. Display Hookmark button for tracked DEVONthink...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1930/getting-started-with-trickster/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1930Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:12:25 GMTGetting up and running with Trickster: Recently Used Files is easy, and takes only a few minutes. Follow along to learn how to install the app on your Mac, choose which files and folders to track, and how to prevent...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/1953/cashculator-2-1-brings-csv-export/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1953Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:55:21 GMTCashculator 2.1 is available on the Mac App Store. Here are the release notes: NEW: Export to a CSV file. Export any table (including reconciliation and reports) Export list of transactions. Find “Export” commands in...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1837/trickster-3-2-introduces-current-app-smart-filter/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1837Wed, 16 Oct 2019 03:37:02 GMTWith the release of version 3.2, Trickster better supports macOS Catalina (10.15) and introduces an exciting new feature — the Current App Filter. Now, when Trickster detects a change to a file, it remembers which...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1830/trickster-3-1-released/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1830Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:20:25 GMTOn the heels of Trickster 3.0 release, we added a couple of improvements to Trickster's customizability. Dark or Light modes can now be forced independent of macOS system-wide setting. Font size for file list and...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1823/trickster-update-for-macos-mojave/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1823Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:49:48 GMTWe've update Trickster's design for macOS 10.14 (Mojave) and fixed some bugs related to it. The new version is Trickster 3.0 and can be downloaded from Trickster download page. The update is free. Versions for older...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/article/1806/its-never-too-late-to-learn-programming-and-become-a-developer/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1806Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:29:21 GMTHow often do you hear the words that it is too late for something, that old trees are not replanting? And how often do you see a smile of pity on the faces of your friends, when you think loudly about changing not...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1773/detaching-trickster-window/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1773Fri, 26 Jan 2018 01:37:35 GMTStarting with version 2.7, it's now possible to detach Trickster's window from its menu bar icon. You can drag the window to any location on the screen and Trickster will remember it. In combination with a keyboard...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/1458/canada-day-independence-day-sale/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1458Fri, 30 Jun 2017 21:13:32 GMTWe celebrate Canada Day and US Independence Day with a 34% discount store-wide. The sale runs through July 6th. No coupons are necessary. Select the product you're interested in: Trickster ImageFramer Cashculator But...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1378/trickster-brings-a-light-theme/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1378Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:00:11 GMTThis new release of Trickster brings some of the features that you, our dear customers, have requested. So please keep your requests coming. Visit our Trickster Suggestion forum on the support portal to start public...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/1350/trickster-brings-support-touch-bar/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1350Fri, 18 Nov 2016 22:42:53 GMTVersion 2.5 of Trickster adopts the new Touch Bar in the 2016 MacBook Pro models. The Touch will now always display a button to open the “File Tracking Configuration” dialog. In addition, it’ll allow to quickly...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1309/trickster-version-2-4-2/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1309Thu, 26 May 2016 01:15:01 GMTWe've updated Trickster with a new feature and some bug fixes. Specifically, we've added a preference that can disable Finder folders from showing in the "All Files" list. Some users don't like it that folders appear...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/1302/cashculator-1-3-7-release/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1302Wed, 11 May 2016 01:40:43 GMTWe’ve released an update to [Cashculator](http://www.apparentsoft.com/cashculator) that fixes some bugs and improves some aspects of usability, especially the state of the application after it restarts. Update is...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1293/saving-time-trickster-scanner-pro/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1293Tue, 05 Apr 2016 14:23:24 GMTWatch the video below to learn how you can easily share scans from your iPhone to your Mac and have them appear automatically in Trickster for further processing. This workflow is something that we often use...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1103/trickster-2-4-adds-better-cloud-services-support/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1103Fri, 08 Jan 2016 05:50:18 GMTTrickster 2.4 improves support for cloud services including iCloud Drive, Google Docs. Files in iCloud, Dropbox and Google Drive will now display associated icons in their paths in the file list to make the paths...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1046/using-trickster-with-launchbar/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1046Sun, 25 Oct 2015 20:10:13 GMTLaunchBar action to integrate with Tricksterhttps://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/1033/new-frames-in-imageframer/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1033Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:05:10 GMTToday we've added 94 new frames to the Standard set. Most of the frame graphics was contributed by one of our long-time customers, Glen Dahlman, whom we'd like to thank for his continuing help and contributions over...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/1018/alfred-workflow-for-trickster/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=1018Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:39:22 GMTDownload the Alfred 2 workflow to integrate with Trickster for Mac.https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/857/using-droplets-with-trickster/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=857Tue, 12 May 2015 21:34:07 GMTDid you know that you can add a droplet (such as one created by an FTP application or with AppleScript) to the Favorites sidebar and then drop files over the droplet to execute the droplet with this dropped file?...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/794/trickster-2-2-2-brings-support-to-os-x-10-9-3/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=794Fri, 16 May 2014 01:30:22 GMTMac OS X 10.9.3 update made a change to the file system, making the /Users folder hidden. This prevented Trickster from tracking any file inside the user's home folder. Version 2.2.2 of Trickster (released today) now...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/781/trickster-2-2-1-released/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=781Wed, 01 Jan 2014 13:25:24 GMTTrickster 2.2.1 is an improvements and bug-fix release. Changes: - **Fixed:** Watching a home folder didn’t work in some occasions. - **Improved:** Resizing of window is now more free. Allow large window when...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/773/trickster-2-2-brings-finder-tags-support-and-sandboxing/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=773Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:34:46 GMTWe're glad to announce the release of Trickster version 2.2, both direct on our site and on the Mac App Store. The most important change (though not visible) is that Trickster is now sandboxed. For us it means that...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/770/cashculator-1-3-3-with-fixes-for-mavericks/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=770Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:53:33 GMTToday we've released Cashculator version 1.3.3 both on the Mac App Store and direct on our site. This update fixes the scenario sidebar not showing for some users on Mavericks. In addition, it improves the look of...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/764/announcing-socialite-end-of-life/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=764Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:39:49 GMT## History Ever since we acquired Socialite from Realmac Software in December 2010, we have been planning on releasing a faster, more stable version 2. Months of work had gone into making Socialite 1 better. Then we...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/577/trickster-2-1-1-fixes-bugs-and-changes-the-flag/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=577Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:32:54 GMTVersion 2.1.1 of Trickster a number of important bug fixes. It also makes the flags more visible on the dark background by changing their color from crimson to golden yellow. * Fix Trickster reaching 100% CPU usage...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/573/trickster-2-1-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=573Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:36:28 GMTVersion 2.1 focuses on extending Trickster's usefulness through interoperability with OS X and other applications on your Mac to make it better fit your workflow. It also brings voice-over support. Some bug were...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/561/trickster-automation-in-version-2-1/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=561Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:18:56 GMT[Trickster][tr], in version 2.1, adds extensive support for [AppleScript][as] and other ways to interact with the application. This way you can make it more useful and adapt it to your workflow. Read below if you're...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/546/socialite-1-5/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=546Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:51:31 GMTWe're glad to announce Socialite 1.5 with some important changes. It's available immediately to direct customers. It was also submitted to the Mac App Store yet the reviews there take about a month now. Use the...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/trickster/529/trickster-2-0-2-brings-retina-support-and-more-features/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=529Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:32:30 GMTA direct release of Trickster version 2.0.2 is available now. A Mac App Store version is not yet released. The new version brings full support for the Retina displays on the new MacBook Pros. It also adds a number of...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/525/socialite-1-4-2-with-mountain-lion-support-and-fixes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=525Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:23:56 GMTWe've released Socialite 1.4.2 today, to direct customers only. It was also submitted to the Mac App Store but we didn't want our direct customers to wait since the fixes are important and Apple unfortunately takes...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/517/trickster-your-productivity-secret-on-the-mac/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=517Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:37:11 GMTWe are glad to announce that we have released a major upgrade to our productivity application Blast. As part of the upgrade we've decided to change its name. So please welcome [Trickster][tr]. Trickster takes the...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/497/updates-to-blast-and-to-cashculator/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=497Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:58:36 GMTTwo updates today. Both Cashculator and Blast get minor but important updates. Cashculator 1.2.10 fixes some important bugs: * Table grid drawing fix in Lion (wasn't in 1.2.7) * Full-screen mode in Lion (wasn't in...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/456/socialite-1-3-9-fixes-facebook-image-uploading-and-growl-issues/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=456Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:06:18 GMTSocialite 1.3.9 is now available both on the Mac App Store (which skipped [version 1.3.8](https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/443/socialite-1-3-8-brings-support-to-growl-1-3/)) and for our direct customers. The...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/443/socialite-1-3-8-brings-support-to-growl-1-3/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=443Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:29:53 GMTSocialite 1.3.8 brings compatibility with [Growl](http://growl.info/) 1.3 (available from the Mac App Store only). It also fixes an issue that some customers had which manifested itself like Google Reader and...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/437/socialite-1-3-7-brings-oauth-2-support-to-facebook-and-reply-all-to-twitter/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=437Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:30:35 GMTMOST IMPORTANT: This release is required for all Facebook users as it supports the newer OAuth2 authentication, while the older one is being deprecated from Oct 1. NOTE: You'll be prompted to login into your Facebook...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/428/cashculator-free-1-2-8-now-with-in-app-purchase-and-sandboxing/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=428Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:47:05 GMTToday (Aug 3rd) we released to the Mac App Store version 1.2.8 [Cashculator Free][1]. Only the free version was updated and it includes the following important changes: * It is Lion-only. It won't run on Snow...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/424/blast-1-7-4-fixes-important-bugs/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=424Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:07:37 GMTImportant bug fixes in this version. Everyone is encouraged to update. It was also submitted to the Mac App Store, so will be there within a week, most probably. Release notes: Fixed: sometimes the file that was...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/420/welcome-mike-glass/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=420Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:24:20 GMTIt's a big day today in Apparent Software land! We would like you all to welcome **Mike Glass** into our little company. Mike is an experienced Mac and iOS developer with several years behind his belt at [Pocket...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/416/socialite-1-3-6-improves-lion-support/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=416Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:26:47 GMTSocialite version 1.3.6 improves Lion support and fixes a Facebook-related bug: Facebook constantly spinning refresh indicator fix. Lion Full-Screen mode support Fix for unread count badges display in Lion Fix for a...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/397/socialite-1-3-5-brings-support-for-twitter-changes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=397Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:02:42 GMTRead the release notes carefully. Socialite 1.3.5 was also submitted to the Mac App Store yesterday and should hopefully appear before June 30th. Update for upcoming Twitter changes. Users who won’t see their Direct...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/394/blast-1-7-3-brings-services-support/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=394Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:44:53 GMTFresh from the stove, Blast 1.7.3 (not yet on the Mac App Store). Support for Services and convenience keyboard shortcuts Added support for Services in pop-up menu for recent files Added Cmd-E shortcut for sending...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/389/blast-1-7-2-released-on-mac-app-store-and-directly/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=389Sun, 29 May 2011 09:32:12 GMTAfter a long waiting period we've finally released Blast update on the Mac App Store. Last version on the store was 1.6.5, so it's been several direct updates since then. But the good news is that App Store customers...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/378/blast-1-7-brings-evernote-integration-quicklook-support-and-multiple-file-selection/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=378Thu, 05 May 2011 11:41:01 GMTAfter a long time, we're happy to announce a fairly large update to Blast. Version 1.7.0 adds multiple files selection, QuickLook previews (10.6+), Evernote integration (send files to Evernote), more tracked files...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/365/socialite-1-3-4-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=365Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:19:37 GMTSocialite 1.3.4 fixes important issues, such as posting to Facebook pages, and handles many of the features and issues that were reported by our users. Full release notes: Reverted handling of marking articles as...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/360/cashculator-1-2-7-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=360Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:12:27 GMTAfter a (longer than we'd like) delay we've finally released version 1.2.7 of Cashculator. No major changes this time, though. Some bug fixes and UI changes, plus the ability to sign-up to Cashculator newsletter from...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/355/socialite-1-3-3-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=355Thu, 03 Mar 2011 23:18:01 GMTThis update focuses on stability and bug fixes but also includes some important features and changes, such as Facebook links now show user's message, URL shorteners updates and better text contrast. NEW: Show user’s...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/macworld/332/presenting-at-macworld-expo-mac-indie-developers-perspective/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=332Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:05:45 GMTWe never actually planned to go to Macworld until I received an e-mail from IDG, who organize the Macworld Expo, inviting us to sign up as exhibitors in the Indie Software Spotlight section. We have just earned some...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/328/socialite-1-3-2-release-notes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=328Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:55:56 GMTThis is mainly a bug-fix release but it also sports a couple of commonly asked features. Fixed a case when database wouldn’t save Twitter account or other database changes because of seemingly bad data coming from...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/325/socialite-is-now-available-on-the-mac-app-store/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=325Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:42:38 GMTSocialite has just appeared in the Mac App Store. Click on the image to go to its page in the store. Socialite on Mac App Store This makes all 4 of our applications available on the Mac App Store on day 1 2.https://blog.apparentsoft.com/socialite/313/we-acquired-socialite-application-from-realmac/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=313Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:17:20 GMTIMPORTANT: All current customers can continue use Socialite without paying again, unlike what some write in the comments. If it doesn't work for you (writes it's a trial version), just contact our support through...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/298/cashculator-1-2-6/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=298Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:40:53 GMTThis release is mostly bug fixes and minor changes to the applications behaviour. Also added a feedback form from within the application, so you can now send support, features suggestions and bug reports right within...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/295/blast-1-6-4-greasing-the-engine/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=295Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:25:53 GMTThis release focuses on improving Blast in several areas, most notably performance-wise. Several users complained that Blast would sometimes use up to 100% of CPU during large file operations such as copying folders...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/press/277/press-love/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=277Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:45:00 GMTWe've had some love from real press in the last several months. First, Cashculator was reviewed in Macworld as part of their "Mac Gems" series of applications. What's more, it was also mentioned in Macworld's...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/271/blast-1-6-3-and-cashculator-1-2-4-updates/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=271Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:41:07 GMTToday we had two small releases: Cashculator 1.2.4 release notes: NEW: Added a "Cancel" button to password enable/disable dialog. UPDATE:Add more information for a common support case to help resolve the issue...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/269/blast-1-6-2-puts-an-end-to-menu-icon-debate-and-bug-fixes/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=269Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:20:49 GMTAfter we update Blast's menu icon in version 1.6 many people wrote back and asked to return the old one. Yet, we replaced the old one since it was also consistently criticized as being too different. So, we've taken...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/258/blast-1-6-has-a-new-icon-and-a-bulk-of-other-new-features/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=258Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:25:53 GMTBlast 1.6 answers many of the requests brought forward by our users. Your suggestions make Blast better each time. Blast now has a new menu icon: Here are the release notes for Blast 1.6: NEW: Blast window can now be...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/255/cashculator-1-2-2-adds-better-dropbox-and-multiple-databases-support/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=255Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:01:11 GMTThe new Cashculator 1.2.2 adds support for switching databases which are located in different folders. This allows using multiple copies of Cashculator on different Macs and share the same database, for example, with...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/253/blast-1-5-supports-non-system-drives-and-tracks-applications/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=253Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:49:08 GMTJust three days after the release of Blast 1.4 we bring you Blast 1.5. It brings some of the most requested features and fixes an important bug (Sidebar items were not remembered between launches). Here are the full...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/251/blast-is-the-featured-download-on-apples-download-page/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=251Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:25:59 GMTWe don't know how it happened but our application Blast is now the featured download on Apple's download page. It's great news for us and we hope it will make Blast known to a wider audience. Here's the historic...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/241/whats-new-in-cashculator-1-2/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=241Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:23:58 GMTCashculator 1.2 brings three main changes to Cashculator, all of which were driven by our customers' feature requests and our own vision. These are: Export tables to CSV file You can now export the amounts that you...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/227/half-a-year-with-fastspring-payment-processor/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=227Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:56:46 GMTAs you might know, following our major problems with PayPal during our MacGraPhoto bundle, we switched our payment processor to FastSpring. We considered several options based on the excellent article featuring...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/221/today-our-paypal-funds-would-have-unfrozen/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=221Wed, 19 May 2010 07:48:12 GMTIt was exactly 180 days ago that PayPal froze all money in our account during our MacGraPhoto bundle sale. It was a very negative experience and would've been much worse if my elaborate blog post about this didn't...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/217/blast-1-3-adds-many-new-features/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=217Mon, 17 May 2010 07:32:27 GMTWe're glad to release Blast 1.3. This version adds many features that you, our users, have asked for and some more that we thought ourselves :-). Here's the change list: NEW: Global hotkey (default Control+B) to open...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/214/cashculator-1-1-6-adds-several-new-features/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=214Mon, 10 May 2010 14:32:15 GMTCashculator 1.1.6 has been released with the following new features: NEW: Cell details sidebar can now be closed/opened using a button below it NEW: Scenario names are now sorted by name. Default scenario is still...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/blast/209/blast-a-new-productivit-booster-application-from-apparent-software/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=209Sat, 08 May 2010 21:24:06 GMTThis is the relevant part of our press release. Apparent Software announced today that it has acquired Blasted, a productivity booster application from Ted Roden. The application places all recently used files at...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/192/starting-without-money-check-five-times-of-5/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=192Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:32:19 GMThttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mattcarman/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Last week Kosta and I attended an unconference related to business, startups and also some things unrelated to the above. We've been to several interesting...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/programming/169/how-to-open-document-in-untitled-window-instead-of-new-one/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=169Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:23:33 GMTHave you noticed how TextEdit or TextMate will open an existing file in the “Untitled” window, if it is empty? I thought this was a default behaviour of the multi-document architecture of AppKit. While writing...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/165/cashculator-1-1-5-fixes-averages-bug/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=165Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:40:38 GMTThere was a bug in Cashculator 1.1.4 and average plan calculations. Release 1.1.5 fixes this bug. All users are encouraged to update their copies. Hit "Check for updates..." in Cashculator's menu or download the new...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/160/cashculator-1-1-4-fixes-a-critical-bug/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=160Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:39:40 GMTA bug was present in Cashculator 1.1.3 that could cause Cashculatorto hang in some cases when switch plan to average mode. Thanks to Dan for finding this and leading to the cause. Full release notes: FIX: Cashculator...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/158/cashculator-1-1-3-released/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=158Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:09:10 GMTCashculator version 1.1.3 has the following changes: NEW: Database location can now be selected. Useful for using with DropBox, for example, to sync your Macs, or for backup purposes. NEW: Shortcuts for common...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/cashculator/153/cashculator-1-1-2-adds-russian-and-italian/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=153Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:55:57 GMTCashculator release 1.1.2 adds two new supported languages: Russian and Italian. The update also fixes a bug where average plans starting at current or future months would show incorrect values in future months....https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/144/cashculator-1-1-1-bugfix-release/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=144Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:29:27 GMTCashculator version 1.1.1 has several important bug fixes and is recommended to all current Cashculator customers. List of changes: Fixed possible crash on Leopard - sometimes a crash occurred on 10.5 (Leopard)...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/142/cashculator-1-1-update/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=142Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:12:49 GMTWe're proud to announce version 1.1 update of Cashculator. The update covers many of the most requested features and some more: Category icon selection - you can now select an icon for each category, edit them or...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/124/is-paypal-good-for-your-microisv-business-a-short-paypal-horror-story/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=124Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:16:04 GMTDec 18 Update: This morning I was contacted by a PayPal manager from their fraud department who talked with me close to an hour. He went out of his way to apologize for their mishandling of my case. He told me that...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/121/cashculator-1-0-1-released/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=121Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:23:02 GMTToday we released Cashculator version 1.0.1. This version adds the following: Now accepts entering numbers based on locale (decimal separator, thousands grouping separator) Position and size of main window is now...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/announcements/105/cashculator-1-0-the-mac-way-to-track-and-forecast-your-cash-flow/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=105Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:40:30 GMTApparent Software today is proud to announce Cashculator 1.0, a new kind of personal finance application for Mac OS X. Cashculator is a different kind of personal finance application - instead of focusing on the past...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/article/64/nsconference-missing-already/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=64Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:18:07 GMTSo I’m back from NSConference. Wow, it was a much exciting experience for me, for several reasons. I’ve entered the Mac development arena about 3 years ago but I’ve never been to any developer conference. WWDC is too...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/60/macheist-sales-what-it-means-for-mac-indies/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=60Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:26:44 GMTSo far MacHeist has sold around 43000 bundles. Suppose it sells 60000 in the end. It is 60K copies of software at 95% discount. MacHeist is one of the best marketed software sales on the internet, surely as far as...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/33/microisv-analysis-are-you-a-micro-monster-or-a-small-fry/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=33Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:32:35 GMTThe research below was done by Kosta, who recently joined Apparent Software to lead business development. Having recently entered the world of MicroISV for Mac, one of the first things I wanted to know was what are...https://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/29/welcome-kosta-in-business-development/https://blog.apparentsoft.com/?p=29Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:02:26 GMTI'm glad to announce that my long-time friend Kosta Rozen has agreed to join me in Apparent Software to lead Business Development. Kosta has experience managing IT projects and also experience at programming. His...