The previous update to Base had a bug which caused a crash on launch for users running Mac OS 10.7. It did not affect users on 10.8 or newer.
Version 2.4.1 of Base fixes this bug and is available immediately for download from this site. People who have purchased Base via the Mac App Store will have to wait a little longer as the update must be approved by Apple. I have requested an expedited review, so hopefully this will not take long.
Read MoreBase 2.4 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users. This update includes both new features and some bug fixes.
The main points for this version are a new logging system, with fast filtering and simplified preferences and improvements to the custom SQL tab. After running your own statements, you can now get a breakdown of each statements execution time.
Read MoreI am delighted to announce the release of a new app, Filler.
Filler is for making data. It began life as an internal testing tool, for creating multi-gigabyte databases and has slowly expanded with the addition of more datatypes and formats that can be created. It can generate many different data types, from the basics like random numbers and strings to names and GPS coordinates. These rows of data can be generated by the million as any one of several different file types.
Read MoreBase 2.3.1 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.
This is a bug fix update which improves support for the MacBook Pro with retina display and fixes a number of relatively minor problems.
Base 2.3.1 will be the last version to support 10.6 Snow Leopard. Future versions will require 10.7 Lion or higher.
Read MoreBase 2.3 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.
This update contains a range of changes, with highlights including a new visual pragma editor and line numbers displayed in data tables. For users outside the App Store it is also signed ready for Gatekeeper in Mountain Lion.
Read MoreBase 2.2.1 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.
This is a bug fix update, taking care of some problems with data filters, CSV importing and the table editor. A full list of changes can be read in the release notes
Base 2.2.1 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.
As always, if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.
Base 2.2 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.
Browsing table data has been tweaked so that BLOB data fields are now displayed as a clip icon instead of garbled text. Double-clicking on a BLOB icon will show an editor sheet, pre-loaded with a viewer suitable for that data. It knows the different between text and images and will also attempt to discover the correct file extension for any other data you may throw at it.
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I'm sorry to say that from now onwards, Jezz is no more. It was a fun app to make, but it needs a lot of work to bring it up to date. iOS 4 (and soon 5) brought a lot of changes and I need to prioritise working on my other apps over Jezz.
For those of you who have purchased Jezz, you will still be able to download it from the Purchased tab of the App Store.
Read MoreBase 2.1.1 is now available to download, for both web and App Store users.
This is primarily a bug fix release, with details available in the changelog. It does add support for full-screen mode on Lion, as well as explicit support for files with the extension .sqlite.
Base 2.1.1 can be downloaded from the product page or from the Mac App Store.
As always, if you’ve found a bug or have a question, please do get in touch.
Last night, Apple quietly adjusted the prices on some of the App Store storefronts. This meant that for a few hours, prices varied by a relatively small amount depending on which store and which country you purchased any of my apps from.
One of the App Storefronts which had prices raised was the UK one. Since I price Base in GBP, I have returned the UK price from the Apple-set £22.99 to £19.99. This means that many other countries have effectively had a price cut. For example, the US price before adjustments was $32.99 and is now $28.99.
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