The Latest Thinks . . .
ChordCalc 1.0.3
Released on December 28, 2009
The most major update yet! I spent many late nights improving chord notation and made some great interface improvements too. The keyboard now includes an extra row of keys with the most common musical symbols, and chord name input is filtered more scrupulously to limit garbage entry.
FretPet X 1.2.4
Released on December 28, 2009
FretPet 1.2.4 adds keyboard shortcuts to the Filters menu, fixes an issue with playback being interrupted by menus, and now includes Sparkle to automatic check the internet for version updates. Also fixed Kagi Registration module connection problem.
Download FretPetX124.dmg (Disk Image, 4.68 MB)
FretPet X 1.2.3
Released on December 26, 2009
Recent scrutiny of ChordCalc's notation code continues to push FretPet forward. This update brings FretPet's chord notation up to par with ChordCalc 1.0.3.
Download FretPetX123.dmg (Disk Image, 4.68 MB)
Pyrat Phunk
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Tonight's petcast composition comes from Tucker Stilley, whose website The Permanent Record features creative works in various forms of media. As a working artist and composer, Tucker is distinctive in that he's paralyzed by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative disease made famous by Lou Gehrig and Stephen Hawking. Since all his work in FretPet has to be done using a head mouse and remapped buttons, he's had to improvise to produce a more conducive workflow. Using multiple document windows as scratchpads, he develops his compositions in chunks before recombining them to produce a finished piece. Tucker has loads of feature suggestions for FretPet which I surely hope to incorporate as time allows. The artwork featured here is a detail from Tucker's painting "Hardest Thing."
FretPet X 1.2.2
Released on December 10, 2009
Continuing in my obsession with chord notation, another improved version of FretPet rolls off the assembly line.
Download FretPetX122.dmg (Disk Image, 4.73 MB)
ChordCalc 1.0.2
Released on December 9, 2009
ChordCalc 1.0.2 is now available in the iTunes App Store, bringing many essential improvements, bug fixes, and performance enhancements to this handy chord calculator and virtual fretboard. Read the rest of this entry for the complete release notes.
ChordCalc Lite 1.0
Released on December 9, 2009
ChordCalc Lite is the free version of ChordCalc, showcasing just the Chord and Scale screens from the full version of ChordCalc. It doesn't have audio feedback, the Circle Screen, or the Guitar Screen, but you can type in the name of a chord and see what notes it contains. Then on the Chord Screen you can select from all the chord's possible names and toggle notes to produce new chords. The Scale Screen includes all the scales from ChordCalc, including the 7 modes of the Major scale. There you can drag the chord to transpose it to a new key or progress through the harmonies of the scale.
ChordCalc 1.0.1
Released on December 1, 2009
The ChordCalc 1.0.1 update includes major fixes to the chord naming code, support for sideways guitar orientation, and other helpful enhancements to provide a more useful and accurate app for all your chordy purposes.
FretPet X 1.2.1
Released on November 25, 2009
This is a bugfix release addressing a chord name drawing issue.
Download FretPetX121.dmg (Disk Image, 4.58 MB)
BSD Fortune 1.4
Released on November 24, 2009
BSD Fortune is a little command line program that prints a random fortune. This package includes the source code and requires a little bit of command-line magic to install and use. Compare to the Fortune Drupal module which is based directly on this program.
Download Fortune14.dmg (Disk Image, 4.29 MB)
