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”
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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”
When’s the next Forebears release?
It’s 10-months since I last released a new version of Forebears. So if you’re a Forebears User, you may be wondering “When’s the next update coming?”. Well the answer quite simply is not quite yet. With around 15,000 downloads, and 6,000 in the last year alone, I’ve been waiting and listening to learn what allContinueContinue reading “When’s the next Forebears release?”
Thank You for Your Support in 2025
As we step into this brand-new year, I want to thank you for your interest in my iOS app development projects and for being a part of this journey. Whether you’ve explored my Forebears and Bamboozle apps or followed along with my blog updates, your support means the world to me. Stay tuned for excitingContinueContinue reading “Thank You for Your Support in 2025”
Challenging the Little Grey Cells
We’d forgotten to buy sweets for trick-or-treaters this year so my pumpkin had to stay undercover. Which was a shame because I thought the kids might’ve loved it! Pumpkin-carving has not been my only creative outlet these past few months. With Christmas approaching I thought it might be fun to write a Game for theContinueContinue reading “Challenging the Little Grey Cells”
Guide Rails
The next Forebears release will be a major enhancement to the way users build and maintain their family groups. Basically, my plan is to have Forebears take more control of the various update workflows. Let me explain how this has come about. California Calling! One of my users in California was having real problems withContinueContinue reading “Guide Rails”
Busy, busy, busy
First of all, thanks to all of you great people who’ve downloaded my Forebears family history app. I really appreciate it and hope you’re having fun using it with your family history projects. And there’s a lot of you! The chart may help explain the radio silence since my last update. I’ve been preoccupied developingContinueContinue reading “Busy, busy, busy”
Great News for iPad Users!
Our latest Forebears release (version 2-3-2) includes a radical change to the user interface for iPad users. We know that some of our customers always like to use their iPads in Landscape orientation and often with an external keyboard and mouse attached. That’s certainly a great layout if you’re used to a laptop or desktopContinueContinue reading “Great News for iPad Users!”
Time to flex my muscles!
What am I trying to achieve with my Forebears genealogy app? That’s the question I was asked by a wise friend two-years ago. “Is it just something to talk about at dinner parties? Or am I trying to build a long-term business serving a global market of family historians?” Good questions! The truth is somewhereContinueContinue reading “Time to flex my muscles!”
Forebears is now FREE to download!
Yes that’s right. This great little genealogy App for iPhones and iPads is currently available free on the AppStore. It’s taken me three years to build and has users on every continent and it’s now… FREE! I hope you’ll enjoy this opportunity to give Forebears a go and take your family history projects onto yourContinueContinue reading “Forebears is now FREE to download!”
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