Air Navigation Pro 2.5.0 submitted to the App Store
02/11/09 20:48
A lot of new features and a major overhaul for the map
and the database ! Here is a list of what's new in
version 2.5.0
- Application launch time is 25x faster
- Reduced memory usage
- Removed slipball from map now map surface on screen is 40 % bigger
- Now direct to or navigation plan selection is made from a semi-transparent control on the map
- Added control to toggle navigation information on map on and off to display a bigger area of the map
- Improved readability of navigation information on the map
- Added control to set dynamically which objects are displayed on map (zones, waypoints, etc)
- Added airspaces information (A to F, CTR, danger, prohibited, etc) for Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy (more to come in the future releases)
- Airspace info can be displayed automatically using your current gps altitude (+/- 1000 ft) or manually by setting the requested flight level (+/- 1000 ft)
- New "Active navigation plan" module, display legs information of currently selected navigation plan and can be displayed in the main tab aside of the map. It is possible to edit the wind information directly from this module
- The active navigation module can be used to affect a leg waypoint to an instrument or set the next leg manually (tap on the let in the tableview)
- Fixed a bug with New Zealand map download
- Updated database with more than 11000 navaids and more than 25000 airfields
- Added seaplane bases and some heliports in database
- Navigation plan or direct to waypoint are now restored upon relaunch
- Map data is now stored in a place outside iTunes backup. You should not need to delete map data before backing up your device.
- HSI will now display a correct radial event if not moving
- Instrument requiring a valid course now works when speed is 3 kts or more
Update should be available within 2 weeks
- Application launch time is 25x faster
- Reduced memory usage
- Removed slipball from map now map surface on screen is 40 % bigger
- Now direct to or navigation plan selection is made from a semi-transparent control on the map
- Added control to toggle navigation information on map on and off to display a bigger area of the map
- Improved readability of navigation information on the map
- Added control to set dynamically which objects are displayed on map (zones, waypoints, etc)
- Added airspaces information (A to F, CTR, danger, prohibited, etc) for Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy (more to come in the future releases)
- Airspace info can be displayed automatically using your current gps altitude (+/- 1000 ft) or manually by setting the requested flight level (+/- 1000 ft)
- New "Active navigation plan" module, display legs information of currently selected navigation plan and can be displayed in the main tab aside of the map. It is possible to edit the wind information directly from this module
- The active navigation module can be used to affect a leg waypoint to an instrument or set the next leg manually (tap on the let in the tableview)
- Fixed a bug with New Zealand map download
- Updated database with more than 11000 navaids and more than 25000 airfields
- Added seaplane bases and some heliports in database
- Navigation plan or direct to waypoint are now restored upon relaunch
- Map data is now stored in a place outside iTunes backup. You should not need to delete map data before backing up your device.
- HSI will now display a correct radial event if not moving
- Instrument requiring a valid course now works when speed is 3 kts or more
Update should be available within 2 weeks
Air Navigation Pro 2.3.0 submitted to the App Store
24/09/09 20:52
It should be available in 1 or 2 weeks. Here is a list
of new features and bug fixes :
- Now it is possible to delete maps (by country, or all maps). If you are experiencing slow iPhone backup you may try to delete map data. iTunes seem to dislike backuping large amount of files. You can redownload needed map when the backup is finished.
- Added fields in Navigation plan editor to enter the wind direction and speed as well as aircraft cruise speed. This information is used to compute wind correction. True heading or magnetic heading and correct estimated leg time will be computed and displayed in navigation plan legs
- Added airfields elevation
- Added an option to auto adjust OBS in VOR and HSI on waypoint selection
- Nearby waypoints list is now sorted by distance
- Distance is now displayed in nearby waypoints list
- Runways are displayed with correct orientation in navigation plans
- Fixed a bug were selecting a "Direct to" after a navigation plan would leave the navigation plan vectors displayed on the map
- Changed EET to ETE
- Now it is possible to delete maps (by country, or all maps). If you are experiencing slow iPhone backup you may try to delete map data. iTunes seem to dislike backuping large amount of files. You can redownload needed map when the backup is finished.
- Added fields in Navigation plan editor to enter the wind direction and speed as well as aircraft cruise speed. This information is used to compute wind correction. True heading or magnetic heading and correct estimated leg time will be computed and displayed in navigation plan legs
- Added airfields elevation
- Added an option to auto adjust OBS in VOR and HSI on waypoint selection
- Nearby waypoints list is now sorted by distance
- Distance is now displayed in nearby waypoints list
- Runways are displayed with correct orientation in navigation plans
- Fixed a bug were selecting a "Direct to" after a navigation plan would leave the navigation plan vectors displayed on the map
- Changed EET to ETE
Passport Picture 1.4.1 available
18/09/09 08:00
Passport Picture 1.4.1
available
- Fixed compatibility with MacOS X 10.6
- Now PassportPicture require MacOS X 10.4 or higher to run
- Now it is possible to constrain output size in pixels when exporting
- Now it is possible to set a slightly negative interspace to help fit more pictures on a paper sheet
- Now it is possible to duplicate an existing setting by selecting it a use the "New preset" button
- Added a preset for Canada
- Fixed compatibility with MacOS X 10.6
- Now PassportPicture require MacOS X 10.4 or higher to run
- Now it is possible to constrain output size in pixels when exporting
- Now it is possible to set a slightly negative interspace to help fit more pictures on a paper sheet
- Now it is possible to duplicate an existing setting by selecting it a use the "New preset" button
- Added a preset for Canada
Air Navigation Pro 2.2.0 available soon
16/08/09 09:16
Air Navigation Pro 2.2.0 and standard 1.2.0 have been
submitted to the AppStore and should be available
within a week.
Here is the list of changes :
- VOR & HSI use magnetic north instead of true north
- Compass and map vectors can be set to either magnetic north or true north
- Added more than 5200 airfields !
- Fixed bug in the custom waypoint editor
- Fixed bug in waypoint selection panel
- Slight improvement in map quality due to an improved map scale threshold
- Improved next waypoint information readability in map
- Improved Speed and Course readability in map
- Now runways symbols are displayed with runway orientation in lists
Here is the list of changes :
- VOR & HSI use magnetic north instead of true north
- Compass and map vectors can be set to either magnetic north or true north
- Added more than 5200 airfields !
- Fixed bug in the custom waypoint editor
- Fixed bug in waypoint selection panel
- Slight improvement in map quality due to an improved map scale threshold
- Improved next waypoint information readability in map
- Improved Speed and Course readability in map
- Now runways symbols are displayed with runway orientation in lists
Air Navigation Pro 2.1.0 available
16/08/09 09:14
Air Navigation Pro is available. Here is a list of
changes :
- Now it is possible to tap a waypoint on the map and affect it to any of the other instruments
- Map download queue is now fully working in background and has been improved for speed and reduce memory usage
- Fixed a bug when edit controls would disappear in map download queue due to refresh
- Now most lists are navigable by index
- Now some lists have a "Select all", "Deselect all" or "Download all" button on top
- Fixed a bug where US states were not sorted correctly
- Now it is possible to enter/display coordinates in Degrees, Minutes, Seconds or Degrees and decimal
- Embedded a magnetic declination table. For now it is used to display airfields runway relative to magnetic north (as it should be)
- Other minor fixes
- Now it is possible to tap a waypoint on the map and affect it to any of the other instruments
- Map download queue is now fully working in background and has been improved for speed and reduce memory usage
- Fixed a bug when edit controls would disappear in map download queue due to refresh
- Now most lists are navigable by index
- Now some lists have a "Select all", "Deselect all" or "Download all" button on top
- Fixed a bug where US states were not sorted correctly
- Now it is possible to enter/display coordinates in Degrees, Minutes, Seconds or Degrees and decimal
- Embedded a magnetic declination table. For now it is used to display airfields runway relative to magnetic north (as it should be)
- Other minor fixes
About Air Navigation Map download issue
23/07/09 20:46
The current 2.0.0 version of Air Navigation Pro uses
the main
www.opensteetmap.org
server to get maps.
Unfortunately, due to the huge activity on this server, clients may not receive map data correctly for different reasons.
I am aware of this issue and I builded a dedicated map server (a mirror of www.openstreetmap.org data). This server will cache pregenerated tiles as well as generate tiles on the fly if needed. It should be much faster and download should perform without errors.
An update to Air Navigation Pro (2.0.1) was published on iTunes AppStore on wednesday July, 22. It normally takes a week to be available for endusers. This update will use the dedicated server to get maps and fixe a few bugs/possible crashes.
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Unfortunately, due to the huge activity on this server, clients may not receive map data correctly for different reasons.
I am aware of this issue and I builded a dedicated map server (a mirror of www.openstreetmap.org data). This server will cache pregenerated tiles as well as generate tiles on the fly if needed. It should be much faster and download should perform without errors.
An update to Air Navigation Pro (2.0.1) was published on iTunes AppStore on wednesday July, 22. It normally takes a week to be available for endusers. This update will use the dedicated server to get maps and fixe a few bugs/possible crashes.
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Air Navigation is now available in 3 new versions
23/07/09 20:16
- a VOR-DME simulator and its related CDIs (Course Deviation Indicator). Unlike a real VOR, you can select any waypoint from the embedded database NDB's etc. Furthermore you don't loose signal when the VOR is hidden behind a mountain or flying too low.
- an ADF
- a Gyro compass
- An embedded worldwide database with approximately 8000 navigation waypoints (NDBs and VOR-DMEs)
- Slip indicators in every instrument view
- a Synthetic moving map displaying nearby navigation waypoints and airfields. Zoom in and out with 2 finger gestures. Pan, center, switch between day and night mode.
Airfield are displayed with direction of main runway. A "direct to waypoint" function draw a red vector on the map (great circle / shortest path on earth).
- an HSI emulated using the iPhone GPS. Can select any waypoint from the embedded database including airfields, NDB's, your custom waypoints, etc.
- 2 VOR-DME emulated using the iPhone GPS and their related CDIs (Course Deviation Indicator). Unlike a real VOR, you can select any waypoint from the embedded database including airfields, NDB's, your custom waypoints, etc. Furthermore you don't loose signal when the VOR is hidden behind a mountain or flying too low.
- an ADF emulated using the iPhone GPS (ADF works only when moving at 10 kts or faster)
- a Gyro compass emulated using the iPhone GPS (Compass works only when moving at 10 kts or faster)
- An altimeter in feet or meters, emulated using the GPS altitude
- Slip indicators in every instrument view using the iPhone accelerometers
- A waypoint editor the enter your custom navigation points, airfields, navaids, fix and related information
- A basic logbook to store flights time with block-off, take-off, landing, block-on and computation of total time and true flight time
- An embedded worldwide database with several thousands navigation waypoints and airfields. Database includes frequency and channels for most waypoints
- Customizable cockpit
- a Synthetic moving map displaying nearby navigation waypoints and airfields. Zoom in and out with 2 finger gestures. Pan, center, switch between day and night mode.
Airfield are displayed with direction of main runway. A "direct to waypoint" function draw a red vector on the map (great circle / shortest path on earth).
- Multileg navigation flight plan editor with graphical input of waypoints from map or waypoint database.
- Flight plan can be displayed on map view as vectors. Next waypoint distance and estimated time will be displayed as an overlay.
- Terrain features, roads and cities data can be downloaded from the internet (wifi connection required) and cached for use in-flight and displayed in the map view.
- an HSI emulated using the iPhone GPS. Can select any waypoint from the embedded database including airfields, NDB's, your custom waypoints, etc.
- 2 VOR-DME emulated using the iPhone GPS and their related CDIs (Course Deviation Indicator). Unlike a real VOR, you can select any waypoint from the embedded database including airfields, NDB's, your custom waypoints, etc. Furthermore you don't loose signal when the VOR is hidden behind a mountain or flying too low.
- an ADF emulated using the iPhone GPS (ADF works only when moving at 10 kts or faster)
- a Gyro compass emulated using the iPhone GPS (Compass works only when moving at 10 kts or faster)
- An altimeter in feet or meters, emulated using the GPS altitude
- Slip indicators in every instrument view using the iPhone accelerometers
- A waypoint editor the enter your custom navigation points, airfields, navaids, fix and related information
- A basic logbook to store flights time with block-off, take-off, landing, block-on and computation of total time and true flight time
- An embedded worldwide database with several thousands navigation waypoints and airfields. Database includes frequency and channels for most waypoints
- Customizable cockpit
Air Nav aircraft navigation available for iPhone
09/01/09 14:09
We just released our new iPhone navigation application
for pilots. Air Nav is a flight information system.
Using the GPS receiver and accelerometers of the iPhone
it can simulate different type of real navigation
devices. Click here for
details

iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.3 available
09/10/08 17:42
PassportPicture 1.4.0 beta 1 released
28/07/08 16:36
What's new in this version :
- New built-in presets for many countries (more to come)
- New preset editor with more options (face area, eyes area, etc)
- Support for overlay masks/images, please use png with alpha layer images as mask
- Added an option to print in grayscale
- New guides design with label
- Now presets are individual documents that can be copied over computers
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.4.0b1
- New built-in presets for many countries (more to come)
- New preset editor with more options (face area, eyes area, etc)
- Support for overlay masks/images, please use png with alpha layer images as mask
- Added an option to print in grayscale
- New guides design with label
- Now presets are individual documents that can be copied over computers
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.4.0b1
PassportPicture 1.3.1 released
11/06/08 13:06
What's new in this version :
- Fixed rotation not being saved in calibration window
- Fixed an image corruption issue when capturing from some webcams
- Minor bug fixes
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.3.1
- Fixed rotation not being saved in calibration window
- Fixed an image corruption issue when capturing from some webcams
- Minor bug fixes
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.3.1
PassportPicture 1.3.0 released
12/04/08 21:38
What's new in this version :
- Changed the preview window to reflect the entire paper sheet and the printable area.
- Added a warning message when the calibrated image do not cover the entire print area
- Minor bug fixes
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.3.0
- Changed the preview window to reflect the entire paper sheet and the printable area.
- Added a warning message when the calibrated image do not cover the entire print area
- Minor bug fixes
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.3.0
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.2 available
17/03/08 18:32
What's new :
- Fixed a compatibility issue with Mac OS X 10.5 when using the buy online wizard
- Fixed a bug where the toolbars would be initialized with no buttons instead of the default set
- Fixed a bug when switching from relay only to record mode would start to record again only after a new track has began
- New registration code format (old code format still supported and working), the code are generated online and are part of the confirmation email.
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.2
- Fixed a compatibility issue with Mac OS X 10.5 when using the buy online wizard
- Fixed a bug where the toolbars would be initialized with no buttons instead of the default set
- Fixed a bug when switching from relay only to record mode would start to record again only after a new track has began
- New registration code format (old code format still supported and working), the code are generated online and are part of the confirmation email.
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.2
PassportPicture 1.2.0 beta available
03/01/08 18:52
What's new in this version :
- Removed fixed ratio, now pictures can be any width/height (however, their size must be smaller than selected paper size.
- Added a convenience "US Passport" preset (2 by 2 inches).
- Support for importing pictures from webcams such as iSight, etc.
- Added an Export… function. Pictures can be exported in TIFF, JPEG and PNG and used in other softwares. You can choose the picture resolution when exporting.
- Added an option to reduce/enlarge picture interspace for printing.
- Speed improvements
- Added contrast and brightness settings in the picture calibration window
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.2.0 beta 1
- Removed fixed ratio, now pictures can be any width/height (however, their size must be smaller than selected paper size.
- Added a convenience "US Passport" preset (2 by 2 inches).
- Support for importing pictures from webcams such as iSight, etc.
- Added an Export… function. Pictures can be exported in TIFF, JPEG and PNG and used in other softwares. You can choose the picture resolution when exporting.
- Added an option to reduce/enlarge picture interspace for printing.
- Speed improvements
- Added contrast and brightness settings in the picture calibration window
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.2.0 beta 1
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.1 available
17/11/07 15:47
What's new :
- Fixed a bug where ISA - under certain circumstances - would create a huge record file with corrupted audio data in it
- Fixed add to iTunes playlist function
- Fixed a minor compatibility issue with MacOS 10.5 Leopard
- Added a contextual menu in the tuner
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.1
- Fixed a bug where ISA - under certain circumstances - would create a huge record file with corrupted audio data in it
- Fixed add to iTunes playlist function
- Fixed a minor compatibility issue with MacOS 10.5 Leopard
- Added a contextual menu in the tuner
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.1
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 release candidate 2 available !
02/06/07 18:40
What's new :
- Fixed a bug where ISA would sometimes exit when stopping a listen in iTunes
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 rc 2
- Fixed a bug where ISA would sometimes exit when stopping a listen in iTunes
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 rc 2
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 release candidate 1 available !
27/05/07 16:17
What's new :
- Fixed a bug where ISA would sometimes exit when connecting from iTunes (Listen) or a third party client
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to listen to a connection after one or two reconnections
- Fixed a bug where the main window was not refreshed correctly
- Recent menu can now store up to 15 recent connections
- Fixed a bug where some part of the stream information was displayed when the stream was disconnected
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to click on the connect button when the stream was already connecting, resulting in a second connection attempt
- Better memory management
- Slightly faster connection
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 rc 1
- Fixed a bug where ISA would sometimes exit when connecting from iTunes (Listen) or a third party client
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to listen to a connection after one or two reconnections
- Fixed a bug where the main window was not refreshed correctly
- Recent menu can now store up to 15 recent connections
- Fixed a bug where some part of the stream information was displayed when the stream was disconnected
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to click on the connect button when the stream was already connecting, resulting in a second connection attempt
- Better memory management
- Slightly faster connection
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 rc 1
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 5 available
10/02/07 17:40
What's new in iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 5 :
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to create or save a schedule
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 5
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to create or save a schedule
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 5
PassportPicture 1.1.0 beta available
28/01/07 14:05
Universal Binary version of PassportPicture is now
available for download.
What's new in this version :
- Compiled as Universal Binary. Runs a full speed on both Power-PC and Intel based Macintoshes
- Added an image rotation function in the picture calibration window
- Added a contrast correction function in the picture calibration window
- Added an "Import…" button to import image in the picture calibration window. You still can drag & drop images to import.
- Needs MacOS 10.3 or Higher to run
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.1.0 beta 1
What's new in this version :
- Compiled as Universal Binary. Runs a full speed on both Power-PC and Intel based Macintoshes
- Added an image rotation function in the picture calibration window
- Added a contrast correction function in the picture calibration window
- Added an "Import…" button to import image in the picture calibration window. You still can drag & drop images to import.
- Needs MacOS 10.3 or Higher to run
You can download it here : PassportPicture 1.1.0 beta 1
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 4 available
21/01/07 17:28
What's new in iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 4 :
- Fixed a bug with bookmark creation
- Added online help both in french and english Choose "iNet Stream Archiver Help" in the "Help" menu to access it.
- Most tableviews are now sortable. Click on the column title to sort
- If you hard disk runs out of space, at approximatly 100 MB from full, ISA will stop its recordings and display a message
- New "Choose" button in the Schedule editor to select an associated bookmark
- Fixed some menu items
- Better exception recovery when connecting from an external client
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 4
- Fixed a bug with bookmark creation
- Added online help both in french and english Choose "iNet Stream Archiver Help" in the "Help" menu to access it.
- Most tableviews are now sortable. Click on the column title to sort
- If you hard disk runs out of space, at approximatly 100 MB from full, ISA will stop its recordings and display a message
- New "Choose" button in the Schedule editor to select an associated bookmark
- Fixed some menu items
- Better exception recovery when connecting from an external client
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 4
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 3 available
18/12/06 20:15
What's new in iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 3 :
- Fixed a bug where recorded files would not be stored in the selected download folder
- Fixed a bug where the history would not be sorted by date after the user deleted a date group
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 3
- Fixed a bug where recorded files would not be stored in the selected download folder
- Fixed a bug where the history would not be sorted by date after the user deleted a date group
You can download it here : iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 3
iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 2 available
17/12/06 20:24
What's new in iNet Stream Archiver 1.7.0 beta 2 :
- Better connection management
- Moved some code from main thread to their own thread avoiding listening problems
- Toolbar color customizable
- French localization
- History is stored as 1 file per day in the ~/Library/Application support/iNet Stream Archiver. It should be less prone to corruption
- Items in History can be deleted again
- Many functions now faster
- Fixed bugs in the toolbar
- Fixed many other bugs
- Better connection management
- Moved some code from main thread to their own thread avoiding listening problems
- Toolbar color customizable
- French localization
- History is stored as 1 file per day in the ~/Library/Application support/iNet Stream Archiver. It should be less prone to corruption
- Items in History can be deleted again
- Many functions now faster
- Fixed bugs in the toolbar
- Fixed many other bugs
Xample GospelTrance CD released!
25/08/06 15:31
Finally released, trance-electro like music, more
here
Site web update
19/08/06 14:33
The web site have been updated, we added an Xample
Music section.