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software for personal and business mobile applications
Archived News 2008
12/27/08: Be
sure to check our blog for the latest on our activities: Mobile EvolutionWe'll
hit the highlights here, but if you want to see what we're up to, the
blog is a great place to start!
8/26/08:August 2008 Newsletter
7/27/08:DateWheel.net
1.0 released.
Date Wheel.net web application has a new format specficially for
iPhone, plus an updated desktop and laptop version. Now supports
languages, locales, has input method settings, plus has been
polished--new buttons, remembers last entry, and misc. bug fixes from
beta. Native iPhone version coming soon.... press release
4/2/08: We have a blog! Check it
out: Mobile Evolution:
Thoughts, insights, and experiences related to the mobile software
industry.
Mobile Evolution is a look at topics related to the evolving mobile
space, with a dash of Web 2.0, from a perspective of a small business
owner.
2/8/08: Gage Tech
updated to ver. 1.04. Added export of data in CSV format via Memo.
1/24/08:Special Edition - Date
Wheel.net beta release
1/8/08:
Datewheel.net BETA
release. Datewheel.net is a version of Date Wheel for the laptop
and desktop, via a browser. More features, as well as custom
support for mobile browsers and iPhone, is forthcoming. Check it it out
at datewheel.net. Here's the
newsletter with the
official announcement to our customer base.
2007
12/30/07:
Trip Boss
wins Palm Addict 2007 Reader Award for Best Software!
12/17/07:Holiday
Sale! From now to the end of December, get 20% off any software in our two
stores: Creative Algorithms- Palm OS, and Mobile
Travel Aide (even more Palm
titles, Windows Mobile PocketPC and SmartPhone, Blackberry, and Symbian).
Just enter coupon code HOLIDAYS at
checkout. Thanks for a great year!
9/10/07:September 2007 Newsletter -- Topics
include Back to School Newsletter Offers, a new recommended link
on mtrvl.com, a special offer from our friends at TraxItAll, and a
reminder to enter our Trip Boss/Mobile Travel Aide travel contest
before it ends this Saturday.
9/4/07:Sign
up to be informed of new releases from Creative Algorithms.
8/29/07:
Trip Boss updated to 3.02. Fixed a bug that sometimes caused
duplicate checklist items.
6/10/07:
Trip Boss updated to 3.01. New updated manual. Minor bug fixes.
6/5/07:Special Edition - Trip Boss update
6/1/07:
Trip Boss™
updated to version 3.0. Added checklists for packing and
tasks. Added access to real-time currency exchange rates,
real-time weather forecasts and radar, real-time flight status, maps
and locations, and more. Please visit "What's
new for 3.0?" for details. Press release.
5/22/07:Special Edition Newsletter -
Trip Boss and Mobile Travel Aide Contest
5/21/07:Win a Treo 755p smartphone in a
travel contest with Trip Boss and Mobile Travel Aide, aka mtrvl.com. Co-sponsors include StyleTap, Palm
Addict, and PDA247.
Press release.
5/8/07:May 2007 Newsletter -- Topics
include Grand Opening specials for our new accessories store, upcoming
contest to win a Treo 755p, plus spring specials and other special
offers.
4/11/07:
Accessories store opens! Click on the above accessories
store button to browse accessories for your Treo or PDA.
4/11/07: Trip
Boss featured on PATV,
Palm Addict's videocast.
1/23/07:
Official release of Date Wheel 3: press release.
1/16/07: Date
Wheel™ updated to version 3.0. Now save tasks for future
reference!
Today lock added to countdown to a date automatically. 30 day
financial month option added. Misc. bug fixes and minor
enhancements.
1/13/07: Sammy McLoughlin, editor of Palm Addict, has
completed a new 4-part review of Trip
Boss™. You can find the conclusion (10 out of 10)
and links to the remaining parts here.
2006
12/29/06:Trip Boss™ placed3rd in the Palm Addict 2006 Reader Awards,
just behind Datebk5 and Pocket Tunes. Thanks to all your support
during the 2006 voting! All
results are posted here. The new poll for 2007 is
now available for voting.
12/18/06:December 2006
Newsletter -- Topics include more "Did you know?" helpful
hints about Trip
Boss™, last minute gift ideas, and holiday specials.
12/16/06:New tutorial:Road Trip Planning Using Trip Boss™
-- Step by step explanation on how to plan a road trip using the Trip
Planner tab. Updated tutorial:Exporting
Expenses/Mileage from Trip Boss™ -- Added special steps for
Exporting via Outlook. 11/14/06:November 2006
Newsletter -- includes "Did you know?" helpful hints about Trip
Boss™.
11/11/06:New tutorial:Saving Customized Settings in Trip
Boss™ with Copy Trip -- help for bringing past customizations into
a new trip, rather than reentering them. 10/15/06:Palmtop User Magazine reviews
Trip Boss™ 2.0x: "...Trip Boss is the
perfect companion, and the best in its class"
10/23/06:October 2006
Newsletter
10/21/06:
New Trip Boss/Travel Survey is
available. We're planning to improve Trip Boss™
and also add
companions as necessary and need your feedback--even if you do not yet
own the product! Please help us out by completing the
survey. Thanks!!
9/15/06:
New
Software pack! Buy Trip Boss™
and Date Wheel™ together and
SAVE!
Regularly $49.90, now $44.42 when purchased at the same time using this
link.
7/25/06:
Trip Boss™ named Finalist in 2006 Handango Champion Awards -
Best Application for Life. Winners will be announced September
11, 2006.
5/15/06:May 2006
Newsletter
5/11/06: Trip Boss™ updated to fix the fuel
economy calculation on the summary page.
5/7/06:
Trip Boss™ updated to fix orphaned itinerary bug.
Misc. bug fixes.
5/7/06: Date Wheel™
updated to add support for all resolutions and all color depths. Misc.
bug fixes.
5/7/06: Serving Sizer™
updated to add icon support for all resolutions and all color depths.
5/7/06: Fraction Fit™
updated to add icon support for all resolutions and all color depths.
5/7/06: OptiSize™
updated to add icon support for all resolutions and all color depths.
5/7/06: Gage Tech™
updated to add support for Treo 5-way navigation. Added icon support
for all resolutions and all color depths. Misc. small features
added.
Misc. bug fixes.
5/7/06: Quick Ohm™
updated to add icon support for all resolutions and all color depths.
5/7/06: Calorie Factor™
updated to add icon support for all resolutions and all color depths.
4/18/06:April 2006
Newsletter
4/17/06:
Trip Boss gets an assistant! Mobile
Travel Aide™ Travel Portal launches.
Easy access to information for the mobile traveler.
Mobile-friendly
travel links such as flight status, weather radar, and currency rates
are included on this convenient website. A free weblink for your
launcher is also available for download. More info and press release. 4/6/06: Trip
Boss featured in the Wall
Street Journal.
3/10/06:March 2006
Newsletter 3/5/06:Special Edition Newsletter- Trip
Boss update
3/2/06:
Trip Boss™updated to version 2.0. Complete redesign of the
itinerary module, plus other improvements and enhancements. What's new for 2.0? Press release.
2/5/06:February 2006
Newsletter
1/28/06:Mobile version
of Creative Algorithms' site is now available. This site will
make it easier to "surf" using your Treo or PDA with wifi. You
can shop or contact us wirelessly via our mobile site.
1/21/06:Randy
Jones has been selected as the winner of the Trip Boss Birthday
Contest. He has selected a Dell Axim X51v as his prize. In
addition, a close runner-up has been selected, May C. who has been awarded
3 software titles by Creative Algorithms. Thanks to all who
entered! Be sure to check out all entries, which provide
valuable ideas and tips on traveling with your PDA. Full press release. 1/12/06:Trip
Boss ties for
third place in the Palm Addict 2005 Reader Awards for Best
Software! Thanks to everyone
who voted for us! First place was Datebk5, second was
Bejeweled/Bejeweled2, and we tied for third with Pocket Tunes... 2005 12/28/05:
Trip Boss receives "Palm Addict Award of Excellence 2005 for
Best Software." more
details...
12/20/05:
Last minute holiday shopping?? No time for shipping? Try
an eGift!
With the Holidays upon us, many mobile enthusiasts
are looking for ways
to share their favorite Creative Algorithms' applications with family
and friends. To purchase and send, via email, gift certificates for our
products, just visit this special
page. Your gift certificate will be delivered via a
personalized email to the
recipient, with simple instructions for downloading the product you
have gifted to them. And you will receive a confirmation, on download,
that your recipient has received the gift.
12/19/05:Trip Boss
birthday contest deadline
extended to January 8, 2006.
12/13/05:December 2005
Newsletter
12/4/05:
Select titles now available for purchase on CD-ROM. Trip Boss, Date
Wheel, Serving Sizer . Great
for holiday gift giving!
11/29/05: Trip
Boss™ 1.15 update released to fix bug with "copy trip."
11/7/05:November 2005
Newsletter
10/19/05:Happy Birthday
Trip Boss™!!
Creative Algorithms, together with our friends, PDA247 and Palm Addict,
announce a contest to celebrate Trip Boss' first birthday. Enter
to win a PDA of your choice (up to a
$575 value). Contest entry information and rules are
located on the Trip Boss Birthday
page. View full
press release.
9/13/05:New feature!
Recommended
software by third parties available in our Store. We
recommend software titles that would be useful in conjunction with our
software, along with some of our favorite and most used titles.
Visit our store to see what we have to
offer.
8/25/05: Trip
Boss 1.14 released to address issue with time zone country selection.
6/28/05:Special Offer:
Buy Trip Boss™
and Date Wheel™ together and get BOTH titles for 25% off! Limited time only. Offer
good thru 31-Aug-2005.
6/21/05:Trip
Boss™
updated to add menu option to beam a trip to
another Trip Boss™ user, including
administrative assistants and family members. Added
UK (Imperial) gallons to the list of fuel units. Added date
prefix to default trip name when creating new trips. Misc. bug
fixes and enhancements.
6/20/05: Trip Boss™
reviewed by Jose Mendiola of AmstelXP.com. read
review (Spanish)read
Google-translated page (English)
6/14/05:New tutorial:Exporting Expenses/Mileage from Trip
Boss™-- help for exporting data to a PC spreadsheet application.
6/13/05: New help for Trip Boss™: User Stories and Tips. Submit yours today!
5/5/05: Select
shareware on sale.
4/6/05: Shopping
cart and secure checkout now provided by Mobihand.
3/20/05: Trip
Boss™ reviewed in Palmtop User magazine issue
10. Read excerpt...
3/3/05:Trip
Boss™
updated to add "Export Mileage" menu
item for exporting mileage reports to Memo Pad in CSV format. Fixed
a bug where exported itineraries sometimes didn't appear in the Date
Book until after a HotSync operation. Misc. bug fixes and
enhancements.
2/7/05: Trip
Boss™ reviewed by Shaun McGill of Palm247. view review
2/6/05:Trip
Boss™
updated to support changes to the PalmOS specific
to the Tungsten T5.
1/24/05: Trip Boss™ receives four statue review by the
Pocket Goddess. view
review
1/5/05: Trip
Boss™ updated to improve graphics: color, high resolution, new tab
presentation design, color table rows, red negative numbers.
Misc. bug fixes. Press
release. 2004 12/23/04:
Trip Boss™ named 2004 "Palm Software of
the year" by Shaun McGill, Palm247.
12/4/04:
OptiSize™ updated to support 5 way navigation button on the Treo.
Misc. bug fixes and other small features added.
12/3/04: Fraction Fit™ meets criterion for Palm Powered
Solution™.
12/2/04: Quick Ohm™ meets criterion for Palm Powered
Solution™.
12/1/04:
Date Wheel™ updated to fix upgrade issues.
11/30/04: Fraction Fit™ updated to support 5 way
navigation button on the Treo. Misc. bug fixes and other small features
added.
11/29/04: Trip Boss™ updated to fix 3rd party compatiblity
issues with PIM applications on Tungsten T3 and E, including issues
with the PIM patch.
11/28/04: Quick Ohm™ updated to support 5 way navigation
button on the Treo. Misc. bug fixes and other small features
added.
11/25/04: Calorie Factor™ (freeware) updated to ver. 1.06.
11/21/04: Trip
Boss™ updated to fix crash on T3 when
exporting itineraries to date book.
11/19/04:
Calorie Factor™ (freeware)
updated to support 5 way
navigation button on the Treo. Date Wheel™ and Serving Sizer™
updated with minor bug fixes.
11/17/04: Date
Wheel™ updated to support 5 way navigation button on the Treo.
11/12/04: Just
in time for holiday cooking! Serving Sizer™ updated to support 5
way navigation button on the Treo. Now easier to use when
shopping or on the go!
11/4/04: Trip Boss™
updated to support 5 way navigation button for Treo.
10/19/04: Trip
Boss™ released (meets criterion for Palm Powered Solution™).
Press release
8/15/04: Check
out
our newly designed website! In addition to a new look, we've
added two
new pages for easier downloading and registration of multiple products
at once.
7/31/04:
Tutorials and manuals page added to our website. Download the
.pdf instruction manuals for our software. (Also included with
the downloads of the software.)
7/4/04:
Select software on sale.
4/19/04:
OptiSize™ meets criterion for Palm
Powered Solution™. Press
release
4/18/04:April 2004 newsletter
4/16/04:
Gage Tech™ released (meets criterion for Palm Powered Solution™).
Press release
4/15/04: Links and Resources Page Updated
We've updated our links page to include links and resources that might
be of interest to our customers and that compliment our software.
Content includes Palm links, Linux, Programming, Business, Webpage
design, and resources that
compliment Serving Sizer and Gage Tech.
4/5/04:
Date
Wheel™ and Serving Sizer™ meet criterion for Palm
Powered Solution™.
4/2/04: Creative
Algorithms pursues Palm Powered Solution(TM) for all its shareware
Creative Algorithms is in the process of verifying all its shareware to
be compliant with PalmSource, Inc.'s Palm Powered Solution(TM).
When the Palm Powered Solution(TM) logo is displayed with software, it
indicates that the program meets these test standards.
3/2/04:
Fraction Fit™ released.
2/13/04:
Serving Sizer™ released. Press
release
11/10/03: Date Wheel™ 2.0, upgraded for use on
Palm OS 5, released as shareware by Creative Algorithms, LLC. 10/6/03:
Creative Algorithms, LLC, incorporates and launches first products.
