<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:51:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Swoop Blog</title><description/><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (David)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>17</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-1782622929496703406</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-21T09:48:20.743+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty on the iPhone &amp; iPod Touch</title><atom:summary type='text'>iKitty &amp; iTouchKitty

Since 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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2008/07/kitty-on-iphone-ipod-touch.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-7440940856088038846</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-05-12T10:47:21.644+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Spangles Soltaire 3.7 - Now Available</title><atom:summary type='text'>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:


Easthaven

This is a </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2008/05/kitty-spangles-soltaire-37-now.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-7515594074196075771</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-04-30T11:29:58.310+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Translations</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2008/04/kitty-translations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-3038398541292537943</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-03-10T11:45:02.187+10:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.6 - New Games!</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2008/03/kitty-spangles-solitaire-36-new-games.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-1204596481990617405</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-10-27T09:15:26.892+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Loves Leopard!</title><atom:summary type='text'>It's true! Kitty plays purrrfectly with the big cats:

Kitty Spangles Solitaire on Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5)</atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/10/kitty-loves-leopard.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-8662920984477390292</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-09-09T08:01:12.316+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Spangles Solitaire Serials</title><atom:summary type='text'>Reactions to 3.5

Hi 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.  </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/09/kitty-spangles-solitaire-serials.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-1680237154305396918</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-08-28T11:09:57.166+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty 3.5.1 BugFixOMatic Edition</title><atom:summary type='text'>Kitty Sadness

French 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 Blues

If you already using 3.5.0, the easy way to update is to launch Kitty and she'll do all the work.

(If she </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/08/kitty-351-bugfixomatic-edition.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-2871796707224642899</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-08-24T13:34:00.676+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Solitaire 3.5 Is Here!</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 bigness


What'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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/08/kitty-solitaire-35-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-5881835972435458736</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-24T17:16:45.591+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty's Helpful Hints</title><atom:summary type='text'>Resizable Window

Click 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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/04/kittys-helpful-hints.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-4758277695199155137</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-04-01T17:21:31.929+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty 3.1.1 - Bugfix Edition</title><atom:summary type='text'>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.
</atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/04/kitty-311-bugfix-edition.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-8488917039264953421</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-03-30T15:19:43.307+09:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty 3.1 - Now Available</title><atom:summary type='text'>Woot!  Kitty Spangles Solitaire 3.1 is out!

Grab her now

What's new:
added Pyramid, Golf, Golf - Aces &amp; 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! warning
the High Scores table has returned! Huzzah. Scores and </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/03/kitty-31-now-available.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-2186247414450144038</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-03-04T11:27:58.594+10:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Solitaire - Upcoming Games Part II</title><atom:summary type='text'>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:

Golf

A 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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/03/kitty-solitaire-upcoming-games-part-ii.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-3645824696242707308</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-23T15:59:58.942+10:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Solitaire - Upcoming Games</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 Scores

Yes, 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 Games

If you have a favorite game you'd like to see in a future Kitty update, now is the </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/02/kitty-solitaire-upcoming-games.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-8049333175599119196</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-19T14:21:43.932+10:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Solitaire 3 Feedback</title><atom:summary type='text'>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,</atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/02/kitty-solitaire-3-feedback.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-4066076070264502469</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-12T12:42:55.505+10:30</atom:updated><title>Stats - Who loves Kitty, where?</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 Solitaire


Kitty 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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/02/stats-who-loves-kitty-where.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-2270770248111043327</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-12T13:35:46.990+10:30</atom:updated><title>Kitty Solitaire 3 is here!</title><atom:summary type='text'>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 </atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/02/kitty-solitaire-3-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sheryn)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28109662.post-5484210082742451430</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-01-24T15:17:27.850+10:30</atom:updated><title>Solitaire 3 coming soon!</title><atom:summary type='text'>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.</atom:summary><link>http://www.swoopsoftware.com/blog/2007/01/solitaire-3-coming-soon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (David)</author></item></channel></rss>