tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281096622009-05-26T14:07:00.487+09:30The musings of Swoop Software - the people behind Kitty Spangles!Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913850049038273656noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-58388258310310856382009-05-25T10:11:00.002+09:302009-05-25T10:16:22.280+09:30

Hi Kitty chums,it's ever so slightly overdue, but the latest Kitty update is now available!Grab it directly from here.  Or visit the site.Please note: Kitty now requires a minimum of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).  If you are using Panther, you can still download version 3.7.6 from here.  Have fun,Team Kitty.

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iKitty & iTouchKittySince Apple unveiled the AppStore, we've received a lot of mail asking us if we're working on Kitty Spangles Solitaire for the iPhone and iPod Touch, or if we're considering it.The short answer is: yes, but not immediately.The longer answer: we'd love to see Kitty on the AppStore but we're going to take our time and do a proper job of it. It's no secret that too many of the

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Hello Kitty Chums!Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.7 has been released, and is a free update for all registered players.To download the update, simply launch Kitty and she'll guide you through the update process.Or, you can download the update manually, by clicking here.As well as the usual bug fixes and refinements, we've added another three games to Kitty's list:EasthavenThis is a challenging

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Hi Kitty Lovers!We're beavering away on the final stages of Kitty Spangles Sudoku now and we'd like to translate Kitty in to as many languages as possible before release.If you're interested in volunteering your language skills, please send us a message. In particular, we're in need of fluent German, Japanese and Chinese speakers, but any translations are welcome.We're also doing design work on

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Hello again Kitty Friends! It's been a very busy year so far at the Kitty Ranch, so please forgive the lack of blog posts. We'll do better, but sometimes it's just better to work at creating more Kitty Goodness, than talking about it.What's New? Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.6 has been released, and is a free update for all registered players. To download the update, simply launch Kitty and she'll

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It's true! Kitty plays purrrfectly with the big cats:Kitty Spangles Solitaire on Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5)

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Reactions to 3.5Hi Kitty lovers! It's been a busy two weeks here at Kitty Central since the release of version 3.5!The reaction to this update has been very positive, and we're very pleased with all the new friends that Kitty has made.We were fortunate enough to be chosen as the Featured Download over at Apple's Mac Software Downloads, as well as being chosen as one of their Staff Picks. Kitty

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Kitty SadnessFrench Kitty-hugger and all-round good guy David-Artur found a nasty bug in Kitty Spangles Solitaire's spider games: undoing a certain move will cause Kitty to cry.The responsible Oompa Loompa has been suitably persecuted and all is well.The Cure For Kitty's BluesIf you already using 3.5.0, the easy way to update is to launch Kitty and she'll do all the work.(If she doesn't, just

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Happy Days!Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.5 is now available. Grab her from here.Or visit the site and admire Sheryn's CSS-tastic work. She would like you to.Click for bignessWhat's New?Super-spiffy controls -- glass is sooo '06Added Double Pyramid and Single Card Canfield gamesKitty can now check for updates and install them automaticallyA new Help window provides easy access to game rules and

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Resizable WindowClick and drag on the lower-right corner of Kitty's window to seamlessly resize it. Just the thing for games like Montana!Click on the purdy picture. You know you want to.Kitty can also be shrunk to postage-stamp proportions! Quite useful if you're slacking off at work and don't want to attract the attention of the office snitch. To revert to the default window size and position

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Oops! Kitty 3.1 made her way in to the world with a few bugs, resulting in a lack of furry love for some players.But, she's all better now. Grab version 3.1.1 here.Changes:Fixed a startup bug that caused a "Scripting Error" to appear.Dragging a card to the top-left corner of the window will no longer cause Bad Things to happen.

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Woot! Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.1 is out!Grab her nowWhat's new:added Pyramid, Golf, Golf - Aces & Kings, Gaps, Montana and Beleaguered Castlereworked the card graphics, adding sharper, larger symbols. The cards have also been spaced better to make them more readable.Ferdiham is a bit smarter with his Oh No! No More Moves! warningthe High Scores table has returned! Huzzah. Scores and times can

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Heya spanglers. If you'd like to see your favorite game in Kitty Spangles Solitaire, just drop us a line.Some games coming in the 3.1 update:GolfA very popular request. After playing testing it for a while, we can see why: you end up in an addicted, drooly-mouthed trance. The kind of fun normally enjoyed by Robert Downey Jr, but without the mug-shots and imaginary bats.Golf is quick, has a low

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Heya Spanglers.It's been a busy week here at KittyCentral. Lots of good work done on the upcoming Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.1, including:High ScoresYes, now you'll be able to settle arguments about who does the dishes at your place.Gain domestic supremacy with hard numbers. Clickety click.New GamesIf you have a favorite game you'd like to see in a future Kitty update, now is the time to let us

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It's been a week since the release of Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3, and we've been getting lots of useful feedback.David Simmer II, brilliant commentator on world events (his words) and unseemly lover of monkeys (my words), called it right: "bestest computer solitaire card game ever"Scarily, this was going to be our marketing message. But the chief testers stomped all over that idea,

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Sales factoids!We love seeing stats about indie Mac companies. Other people do too, so we thought we'd share:Country breakdown for registered players of Kitty Spangles SolitaireKitty was localized in French, German, Spanish and Italian for version 2 (released July 2006).Since localization, players outside of the US have accounted for about one-third of all Kitty adoptions. French and German

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Grab it now!This is a free upgrade for registered players. If you've lost your serial number, no problem, simply renew it here.Also, check out the new, sparkly site for game rules, piccies, buried treasure, etc.Big, big thanks to our chums:Steve Ramsey and Liam Doughty who spent, possibly, billions of hours testing Kitty and teaching her manners. If she's not house-trained by now it's their

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Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3 is coming soon, featuring even more great games, a new statistics system to track the progress of multiple players, improved card designs and much more!Solitaire 3 will be a free update for registered users, so watch this space.

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