VelaClock 1.0 was first introduced on April 29, 2005. On May 1, 2007, we introduced VelaClock Deluxe, an optional upgrade. The full history is below. VelaClock Deluxe has been updated 25 times and VelaClock standard has been updated 35 times. We have always striven to ensure that VelaClock is compatible with the current Mac OS as well as that it has accurate time zone information. The current version of VelaClock is compatible with Mac OS X 10.8 \u201cMountain Lion.\u201d It is also still fully compatible all the way back to Mac OS X 10.4 \u201cTiger\u201d (PowerPC or Intel).<\/p>\n
When Mac OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” was introduced, two things happened:<\/p>\n
We immediately proceeded to fix VelaClock to make it compatible with Mac OS X 10.8. The update was much more involved and time-consuming than expected. In addition to investigating and fixing a crash for VelaClock Deluxe on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), we made two more fixes: fixed ability to click checkboxes on back of widget (Mountain Lion only) and corrected size of daylight bar and moon on new retina display. The changes for the version 2.2.9 update are listed on the VelaClock widget page<\/a>. I also personally responded to scores of emails and sent out several emails to a large group of users. Finally, we wrote and later revised for simplicity a Mountain Lion compatibility blog post<\/a> to instruct users how to download and run VelaClock on Mountain Lion. The whole update process has taken about two weeks.<\/p>\n The past several years,VelaClock Deluxe was regularly an Apple Staff Favorite and was nearly always on Apple\u2019s \u201cTop 50\u2033 widgets list (out of 4000 widgets). This exposure helped us maintain steady sales. Recently, Apple removed both the Apple Staff Favorites section for widgets and the \u201cTop 50\u2033 widgets list page. This has caused our sales to absolutely plummet. We don’t mean to criticize Apple. Our only option is to adapt to the current environment, and we\u2019re working towards that goal.<\/p>\n After we released VelaClock 2.2.9 (Deluxe and standard) for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion compatibility, we received many, many emails from VelaClock users expressing their appreciation. If you’re a long time VelaClock user and appreciate being able to continue to use VelaClock, please add a comment to this blog post or send us an email. We will do our best to keep VelaClock up to date with the latest Mac OS. In the future, it may be difficult to offer products that need frequent updates and have a one time purchase price.<\/p>\n Thanks,<\/p>\n Chuck, Klaus and Jennifer VelaClock 1.0 was introduced on April 29, 2005. This was the same day that Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” was launched with its new Dashboard feature. We were excited about the possibilities. The VelaClock 1.0 press release<\/a> had the following quote from Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations: “VelaClock is a great example of an elegant and helpful widget which we’re pleased to see added to the collection.”<\/p>\n On May 1, 2007, two years after the initial release, we released VelaClock Deluxe<\/a> with\u00a0two significant and highly requested features: user defined locations and the ability to change the current date. Over the years, users sent us many notes of praise<\/a> including “Flawless operation, and a lot of information in a very compact, but readable form.” and “I wish all software developers were as passionate about their product as you are.”<\/p>\n Numerous updates over the years<\/a>.<\/p>\n On August 3, 2012, we released VelaClock 2.2.9 (Deluxe and standard) for compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 “Mountain Lion” and included a fix for retina displays.<\/p>\n – Previous location for Apple staff favorites for widgets<\/a>. Snapshots of these pages from June, 2011, using the Internet Archive: VelaClock app: http:\/\/veladg.com\/velaclockapp.html<\/a> VelaClock 1.0 was first introduced on April 29, 2005. On May 1, 2007, we introduced VelaClock Deluxe, an optional upgrade. The full history is below. VelaClock Deluxe has been updated 25 times and VelaClock standard has been updated 35 times. 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\nTeam bios<\/a>.<\/p>\nHistory of VelaClock<\/h2>\n
References to past staff favorites and “top 50” widgets<\/h2>\n
\n– Previous location for Apple’s “Top 50” widgets<\/a> (page is gone).<\/p>\n
\n– Archived snapshot of Apple staff favorites for widgets<\/a> with VelaClock Deluxe.
\n– Archived snapshot of Apple’s “Top 50” widgets<\/a> with VelaClock Deluxe at #24.<\/p>\nVelaClock for iPhone<\/h2>\n
\nVelaClock Classic app: http:\/\/veladg.com\/velaclock1app.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"