I’ve just updated my Black Ink crossword solving app to version 1.1, bringing a dramatically improved printout quality, and a host of other small improvements: Black Ink 1.1 Dramatically improved puzzle printing quality Improved highlighting of active clue in clue list Fix for crashing scenario when migrating preferences to a new Mac Improved reliability of [...]

One year ago today I signed the paperwork and handed over the check for my purchase of MacXword, the amazing crossword application that I renovated and released as Black Ink about two months later. (Semi-interesting trivia: the transaction took place on the premises of the Leopard Tech Talk in Boston (Dedham, actually). Since the seller, [...]

In my previous post, I expressed excitement over the recent review of MarsEdit 2 in Macworld magazine. Well, this week is just getting better and better. Today, I learned that Macworld has awarded MarsEdit the prestigious Eddy Award, their annual award to products chosen for their excellence by the editorial staff. Look at that statue [...]

Since I acquired and renovated Black Ink, it’s been cranking along steadily winning the hearts of Mac-loving crossword solvers. Thankfully I have a group of really dedicated solvers who seem to find the strangest bugs. Black Ink 1.0.7 fixes an issue where puzzles that contain multi-character answers (like “CAT” all crammed into a single square) [...]