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The latest update to KnitMinder is in the App Store now. This release fixes a problem with importing data if your phone's time zone is set to a zone east of GMT and adds an explicit Delete button to the yarn, needles, project, and pattern screens. Grab it now!

I've removed all of the spam postings from the site that I could find, assuming that nobody is coming here looking for replica handbags. If you want to post to the site or the forums, use the contact form to get in touch with me and I'll add your account once I know that you're a real person. Thanks!

Over the past few days, there have been many reports about iOS applications that are grabbing data from the Address Book in bulk and sending it to the app developers' servers. This is a terrible breach of the trust between an app publisher and the people who use their apps, and I wanted to state outright that our applications have never collected data without your knowledge in this way. I've just posted a privacy policy which describes what data we may collect and how we can use it. If you have a question about our apps or the policy, please use the contact form to get in touch with me.

There is a new update to KnitMinder which fixes an issue with the purchase date picker not displaying correctly on iOS 5. If you've upgraded to the latest version of iOS, please grab the update from iTunes!

The latest update to KnitMinder, version 1.5.4, has been approved by Apple and should show up in the App Store over the next day or so. This update fixes a problem with importing that wasn't addressed in 1.5.3, and also adds better logging so I can more easily diagnose any future import problems.

Apple just approved the 1.5.3 update which fixes the issue with the app not starting as well as several other problems with importing. It should be rolling out to the App Store over the next few hours.

I've finally tracked down and fixed a devious bug in the import process that was causing some imports to fail with an unhelpful "Error" popup. I need a bit more time to test, but should have a new release submitted to Apple very soon.

StitchMinder was released in August of 2008. Wow!

The past few weeks have been extremely busy at my day job, so I haven't had any time to work on KnitMinder or other iPhone projects for quite some time. It seems like work is calming down now, so I thought I'd check in with a couple of things that I'll be focusing on in the coming months:

KnitMinder on the iPad

I used to boot up my laptop to check email and surf the web, but now that I have an iPad, the laptop stays in its bag and I carry the iPad around the house. It's a great device, and I think that Apple has hit another home run in the consumer electronics market. One of my primary goals for the next version of KnitMinder is to update it so it looks beautiful and runs well on the iPad. You may have noticed other developers and companies releasing versions of their apps specific to the iPad with a new and improved purchase price. This will not be the case for the next version of KnitMinder. I feel very strongly that nobody should ever have to pay for KnitMinder twice, so if you already have the iPhone version, you will not have to pay anything for the iPad version.

KnitMinder rewrite

I've mentioned before that I'm working on a major revision of KnitMinder (called, rather unimaginatively, "KnitMinder 2") to clean up and improve the way that the application runs internally. The changes are so pervasive, especially now that I'm adding iPad support, that I have decided to create an entirely new application rather than an update to the existing KnitMinder app. "But wait," I hear you saying, "does that mean we have to buy KnitMinder again? You just wrote that we would never have to pay for KnitMinder twice!" This is still true. My plan right now is to provide KnitMinder 2 as a free download. The app will have limited storage just like KnitMinder Lite, but if you need unlimited storage, you can unlock that feature with a purchase from inside the application for $2.99. Knitters who have already purchased the full version of KnitMinder would get that feature unlocked automatically. The Lite version of the app would no longer be necessary. If you already have KnitMinder or KnitMinder Lite, you will be able to use the import/export feature introduced in version 1.5 to transfer your data to KnitMinder 2.

The overall plan is to provide a better app that runs on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, doesn't cost anything for existing users to upgrade, and makes it easier for new users to "try before you buy". I really want to hear your feedback about this plan, especially if you have any concerns about the direction I'm taking, so please leave comments on this site or email me using the contact form!