Black Ink 1.6.1 is now available for download from the Black Ink home page and from the Mac App Store. This is a free update. The big change in this release is addition of built-in support for downloading from two authenticated “premium” puzzle sources: The New York Times and the American Values Crossword. Black Ink […]

I’m launching an experiment today, possibly permanent, in which the prices of four of my apps will drop to just $9.95 each. Black Ink, FastScripts, FlexTime, and Clarion are all just $9.95 for a single-user license, or $14.95 for a family-pack license. I’ve long held fairly strong opinions about software pricing. I have written extensively […]

I’m pleased to announce that Black Ink 1.6 is now available from the Black Ink home page. It will be available in the Mac App Store as soon as Apple approves the update. Black Ink is a dedicated app for solving crossword puzzles, and the nature of the app is perfectly suited to Apple’s “Application […]

Black Ink 1.5 is now available on the Mac App Store and directly from the Red Sweater Store. This is a free update for licensed Black Ink customers. I focused again on puzzle printing improvements for this update. Significantly, Black Ink now supports an option to position the puzzle grid on the bottom-left or bottom-right […]