There’s a small but important maintenance update for Forebears, and I’d like everyone to install it. Please install the latest version (4.3.1) of Forebears from the App Store. This update moves your existing data into the app’s standard storage. It’s a one-time change that keeps everything working correctly. If this update is skipped and you install a later version inContinueContinue reading “Please update to Forebears 4.3.1”
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Forebears 4.3: New Y-DNA Trees, Anniversaries, Editing & More
I’m pleased to announce a new release of Forebears that adds powerful ways to explore your paternal line, stay on top of family anniversaries, and edit your tree more intuitively—along with a clearer experience on Mac and an updated User Guide. Y-DNA Tree in Classic Tree The app now lets you view and export a male-only lineage directly from the Classic Tree.ContinueContinue reading “Forebears 4.3: New Y-DNA Trees, Anniversaries, Editing & More”
Forebears 4.0: A Major Update for Family Tree Enthusiasts
We’re excited to announce the release of Forebears 4.0, a significant update that brings powerful new features and improvements to help you build and explore your family tree with greater ease and clarity. Enhanced Date Support One of the most requested features is now here: date ranges and periods. Whether you’re recording a period ofContinueContinue reading “Forebears 4.0: A Major Update for Family Tree Enthusiasts”
Bamboozle 3.3: Prime Time, All the Time
Happy new year, memory masters! We’ve been listening to your feedback about Duo play, Game Center hiccups, and that pesky tab bar. Version 3.3 rolls out today with a handful of updates designed to keep you playing (and winning) with fewer bumps along the way. Games Room: Always Open, Prime Time Every Hour The GamesContinueContinue reading “Bamboozle 3.3: Prime Time, All the Time”
Take Note
December has been a ‘tidying-up’ month for Forebears—making things pretty and presentable for Christmas! Let Me Update You Release 3.3.1 added a simple but long-overdue feature. Now, when you open the Forebears app, it automatically checks if an update is waiting to be installed. You’ll see a prompt inviting you to update from time toContinueContinue reading “Take Note”
Get Wicked!
The Solo Weekly Challenge has been running now for three weeks and you might have noticed, there’s a wide spread in people’s performance. New joiners to the Leaderboard typically have scores of 40 or maybe 60. If you’re a new player challenging Bamboozle’s AI in ‘Easy’ mode playing a Small game then you’ve done well,ContinueContinue reading “Get Wicked!”
Bamboozle 3.2 : Welcome to the Games Room
Game Center’s matchmaker is fantastic—when two players happen to request a duo match at the same moment. The problem? Bamboozle players are spread across 139 countries, every continent, and all 24 time zones. Someone’s tapping away in Mauritius while another is playing in Montreal, yet they rarely overlap. People have been hitting “Match,” waiting… and eventually giving up. So we fixed that. Twice-daily Global Sessions Starting in version 3.2, tap the new Games Room button on the Duo Play tab. You’ll see a countdown to the next session, which kicks off at 08:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC every day. UK: 8am & 8pmContinueContinue reading “Bamboozle 3.2 : Welcome to the Games Room”
Join the Weekly Memory Challenge in Bamboozle 3.1
Six weeks after launching the Solo Leaderboard, more than 50 players are battling Bamboozle’s AI—that’s brilliant to see! Special applause to Herr Döpke for defending the top spot, and welcome to new challenger LebhafteDame29, already posting 360+ points. Yet starting from zero can feel daunting when veterans have months of head start. So in versionContinueContinue reading “Join the Weekly Memory Challenge in Bamboozle 3.1”
We’re Back and We’re Busy
October 30th was a milestone date for my family history app, Forebears. That was the day I released Version 3.1.8 with fixes that made quite a few users very happy. Here are a few things that this release achieved: It enhanced the GEDCOM import logic to overcome some rare errors It fixed a critical bugContinueContinue reading “We’re Back and We’re Busy”
A Game of Two Halves
Bamboozle, my card-pairing memory game, was first launched just over a year ago in November 2024. The idea was simple: instead of playing against a real opponent with cards on a table or the floor, Bamboozle players would play on their mobile devices against built-in AI. Over the first three months, the game developed quicklyContinueContinue reading “A Game of Two Halves”
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