Category Archives: Software issues

First, my apologies for the delay in getting updated versions released. If you need something quickly, please feel free to email or leave a comment here. Version 0.6 will be released soon (not until after MileHiCon this weekend, though). It … Continue reading →

The latest version is 0.5.2. This corrects a problem with processing Smashwords’ files which include a payment, and handles a minor change that Amazon made to their Kindle sales reports. (It also fixes an error introduced in 0.5.1. That version … Continue reading →

Magic Bakeshop 0.5.0 is now available on the download page. Note, the underlying database format changes in this version (more about that below), and if you open an old (0.4.x or earlier) database, this version will silently update it to … Continue reading →

My goals for the 0.5 were a little more ambitious that it turned out I had time for this week (life kept interfering). In the meantime, I’m putting up 0.4.2 for those of you who want to give it a … Continue reading →

Happy Independence Day, for the US folks (and a belated happy Canada Day for the Canadians here). In the spirit of this, I really ought to have an “Independents’ Day” release of the software, but I took some time to … Continue reading →

After some early feedback on 0.4, I cleaned up the user interface to make it easier to figure out and use. No real change in function, just easier. Download MagicBakeShop-0.4.1a. After you start it up and load data (or open … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in an earlier post, this version allows multiple file select for import; selection of title, vendor (seller) and/or date range for display; and summarizing by title and currency. The charting options will operate on the “current view” … Continue reading →

Thanks to those of you who have provided feedback. I’m still working on a couple of issues that I can’t seem to reproduce, but the next release will be available soon. Fixes include: Improved handling of different currencies, no more … Continue reading →

The latest development test version is available for download. The documentation has not yet been updated, but the process is the same as before: download the executable JAR file, click it and go. Fixed: scrollbar problems, import speed, some file … Continue reading →

I’ve spent time this week developing different subsystems of the MagicBakeshop software. The most visually interesting is the data charting capability, here’s an example (don’t get hung up on the color choice, that can change): The data selection is much … Continue reading →