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AutoWallpaper 5.5 RC2b
October 5, 2010Just a very quick update to correct an issue that was found yesterday. In some cases when the wallpaper cycle didn’t include PiPs (picture-in-picture) the change would report an error but then still change the wallpaper. This has been corrected and a new installer has been uploaded. UPDATE: I have found another glitch. This time… [Read More]
AutoWallpaper 5.5 RC2
October 4, 2010A number of very annoying little issues plagued the first release candidate, fortunately I believe these are now resolved. The problem resulted from me having dozens of test categories and then finding that RC1 didn’t play nicely with 1 or 2 categories. What it boiled down to was a small mix up with some <>… [Read More]
USB AutoBackup 1.8
October 2, 2010A new version of USB AutoBackup has been released that adds an exciting new feature.
AutoWallpaper 5.5 RC1
September 25, 2010It’s been a long time coming but it’s almost here. I’ve decided to release RC1 (Release Candidate 1) to the public so that it can be tried out on a larger variety of systems. If you would like to try out the latest version early please go to the Products > AutoWallpaper > Download page,… [Read More]
New Look ARSoftware
Welcome to the new look AlternativeRealities website. You’ll notice that the logo has also changed. It is a logo that was created quite a while ago for use with ARGames, I felt that it signified AlternativeRealities better than the red diamond logo and so I’ve adopted it for all applications and games. The first application… [Read More]
USB AutoBackup 1.7.224 released
September 12, 2010A small update that adds a new feature to the tiny but mighty automatic backup app. Version 1.7.224 adds a new entry to the tray icon menu (status icon menu), this new item allows you to quickly and easily open explorer (finder) windows to the source and backup locations you have configured in USB AutoBackup.… [Read More]
AW5.5 Progress report
September 11, 2010I must apologies for the lack of updates recently, I’ve been crazy busy with my day job and that has prevented me from spending much time developing my own projects. AutoWallpaper 5.5 is coming along very nicely, I now have an internal build using the new category engine and is finally capable of changing the… [Read More]
AutoWallpaper 5.5 progress report
August 7, 2010Just thought I’d check in and update everyone with my coding progress for version 5.5 of AutoWallpaper. So far so good, I’ve very nearly completed all the necessary codebase changes necessary to drive the new data store and get the whole thing up to the latest compiler version; which as regular followers will know caused… [Read More]
Best laid plans…
July 23, 2010As regular readers may know I had laid down some big plans for the coming week, I had planned on devoting all the time needed to complete the AutoWallpaper 5.5 update, and also an update for USB AutoBackup to allow for subscription based licensing, as well as a number of other research and development projects I’m… [Read More]
To Sleep Perchance to Dream
July 13, 2010The temperature during the night in my part of the UK has gone up considerably in the last few weeks and is making it very difficult for me to sleep, or at least get a restful nights sleep. My clock is displaying a minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and during the day rises to about 28-29C.… [Read More]