News from December 2004 and before
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December 5th, 2004

Version 1.25 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- the PC Version now has also Buttons and Icons, eliminating the need to always right click to access the commands 
- the PC Version now supports all GPS Functionality
- there is a new Icon in the Yardage Book allowing for only one row of Icons and thus giving more screen space to the Image
- in Settings GPS you can now see the live distance between your From Point and the Point you stand at

November 20th, 2004

Version 1.24 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- the Mobile Golf Scorer™ is now optimized for Windows Mobile 2003 SE and supports Screen Rotation as well as true VGA Resolution (640x480 Pixel)
- when running at a Resolution of 640x480 you can now use the integrated Yardage Book allowing for simultaneous Score Entry and use of the Yardage Book
- if your Pocket PC supports Screen Rotation you can turn your Yardage Book between Landscape or Portrait
- when running at a Resolution of 640x480 you can turn the Playing the Game Screen
- you can now change the size of all Windows in the PC Version taking profit of the higher resolution on the PC
- lengths of Stroke involving Penalty Shots are now handled correctly as well when recording GPS Positions as when recording your balls landings visually as you can now record the positions of Drops, too
- when visualizing GPS Distances you can now see all distances to all recoded GPS Positions at once
- in the Scorecard of a Round you can now visualize the lengths of the Holes
- when entering a new Round you can now enter your Tee-Time as well as synchronize the Round with the calendar of your Pocket PC
- the Screen for showing the Honors and deleting all Entries for a Hole has been optimized
- you can now add, besides the numerical Statistic, also the graphics for Overview and Average to the PDF Round report
- there are new Courses available for download:
 - 6 in the USA, 4 with Yardage Books
 - 4 in Germany, all with Yardage Books
 - 4 in Austria , all with Yardage Books
 - 3 in England, 2 with Yardage Books
 - 2 in Italy, all with Yardage Books
 - 2 in Spain, 1 with Yardage Book
 - 2 in the Netherlands, 1 with Yardage Book
 - 1 each in Belgium and France, all with Yardage Books
 - 1 each in Ireland, Northern-Ireland, Australia and the United Arab Emirates

October 5th, 2004

Version 1.23 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- if you have GPS calibrated your Yardage Book, you can now visualize your Standpoint on the Image
- if you have calibrated your Yardage Book Image either graphically or by GPS and the he Position of the Start of the Green is defined, you can now show Distance Marks on the Image
- when using the 27 Holes Copy function you can now also merge Notes and GPS Positions between Courses
- there are new Games you can play on a Round: Strokes, Stableford Points and Par Competition against the Par of the Course
- in the Scorecard of a Round you can now visualize the Result of the Game you play as well (e.g. the Hole Standing in a Matchplay Game or the Points in a Bingo Bango Bongo Game)
- you can now delete all Entries for a Hole in the Box showing the Honors
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 22 in the USA, 15 with Yardage Books
 - 15 in Germany, 6 with Yardage Books
 - 14 in Italy, 10 with Yardage Books
 - 6 in Spain, 3 with Yardage Books
 - 5 in Portugal, all with Yardage Books
 - 4 in the Netherlands, 2 with Yardage Books
 - 3 in Canada, 2 with Yardage Books
 - 3 in Belgium
 - 2 in Scotland, both with Yardage Books
 - 2 in Indonesia, one with Yardage Book
 - 1 each in Austria and England, all with Yardage Books

August 20th, 2004

Version 1.22 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- in the Statistics of a Round there is a new Review Function allowing to review a Round Shot by Shot
- the Overview of the Round and Player Statistics has been enhanced, now offering the two statistical Values of Scrambling (still making Par after having missed the Green) and Bounce Back (making Birdie or better after having made Bogey or worse on the Hole before). These two Values are available as Stableford as well (3 or more Points made after having made 1 or less Points on the Hole before)
- in the Graphics of the Player Statistics you can now analyze the number of Shots it took you to sink your Ball when playing an Approach Shot over the time, too
- you can now use the three Icons on the left in the PC Version to switch between the Players, Courses and Rounds Modes
- You can now add the Clubs used below the Hole Images in the PDF Round report
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 14 in the USA, 7 with Yardage Books
 - 10 in England, 7 with Yardage Books
 - 15 in Germany, 9 with Yardage Books
 - 12 in the Netherlands, 6 with Yardage Books
 - 6 in Switzerland, 5 with Yardage Books
 - 6 in Indonesia, one with Yardage Book
 - 3 in Italy, one with Yardage Book
 - 2 in Slovenia, both with Yardage Books
 - 2 in Portugal, one with Yardage Book
 - 1 each in Austria, Belgium and Check, all with Yardage Books
 - 4 each in Canada and South Africa
 - 3 each in Tunisia and Swaziland
 - 2 each in Scotland and Norway
 - 1 each in Australia and Spain

July 8th, 2004

Although it is not long time ago that we released Version 1.20, Version 1.21 is available for download. We received so many  constructive comments on the new Approach feature, that we added the following functionality rather quickly:
- When you record your Approaches (either when graphically selecting the Club used, the Shot Result or the Landing Position) you can now select all Shots but Tee-Shots, the 2nd Shots on Par 5s or Putts as Approaches
- The Approaches can now also be selected when exporting the Player Statistics into a PDF File
- All the 3 Lists (Rounds, Courses and Players) have now a smaller Font for better readability - you can turn this on and off in the Preferences
- When using the Stop Watch you can now count 5 Minutes backwards with a Bell ringing when the 5 Minutes are over
- you can now select FIG handicaps for Italian Players in the Players Database

June 29th, 2004

Version 1.20 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- You can now record and analyze your Approaches with the Mobile Golf Scorer™: when graphically selecting the Club used, the Shot Result or the Landing Position you can categorize a Shot to be a Pitch, Chip, Bunker Shot or Texas-Wedge. The analysis of the Approaches can be done in the Rounds Statistics as well as in the Players Statistic
- When graphically selecting the Shot Result the area of the fringe has been enlarged to the lower right to ease tapping on it
- You can now find a Stop Watch in the menu which you can use e.g. to comply with the 5-Minute Rule when searching for a Ball
- you can now invoke manually the adjustment of the Handicaps according to the Results of a Round by happing on HCP in the Scorecard of the Round
- as there are differences in the Handicapping between Germany/Austria and the other countries using the EGA system, you can now select German/Austrian handicaps as well as EGA handicaps in the Players Database
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 19 in the USA, all with Yardage Books
 - 274 in Germany, 99 with Yardage Books
 - 13 in Indonesia, 9 with Yardage Books
 - 7 in the Netherlands, 5 with Yardage Books
 - 3 in Switzerland, all with Yardage Books
 - 3 in Austria, 2 with Yardage Books
 - 2 in Spain
 - 1 each in Hungary, Italy, Denmark and Canada, all with Yardage Books
 - 1 each in Thailand and Australia

June 1st, 2004

Version 1.19 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- When entering the Stroke Details you can now not only select the Club used and the Result of the Shot graphically but also the Landing Position
- Rescue Woods (also known as Driving Irons) are now available as new Clubs throughout the Software, e.g. when defining a Player's Bag, when entering the Stroke Details or when accessing the Statistics
- When starting a new Round you can now use a Handicap-Calculator to calculate Playing Handicaps also for Players which are not entered into the Player's database
- When editing a Course there is now a function for Reconstruction which allows for changing the sequence of the Holes
- While Playing a Round you can now Start and Stop the Timer of the Round, e.g. when there are Weather Delays
- You can now send Courses and Rounds by Email in the PC Version as well
- When exporting a Round in XML all Stroke Details are now exported as well 
- There are new Courses available for download:
 - 18 in the USA, 2 with Yardage Book
 - 8 in Germany, 6 with Yardage Book
 - 5 in Austria, 4 with Yardage Book
 - 3 in Norway, 1 one with Yardage Book
 - 1 in each England and Puerto Rico, each of them with Yardage Book

May 17th, 2004

Version 1.18 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- When entering the Stroke Details the Club used and the Result of the Shot can now be entered graphically, too. This enhances the ease of use and makes entering the Stroke Details a few seconds only
- The Mobile Golf Scorer™ now installs a Today Plug In which allows for easy start of the  Mobile Golf Scorer™
- When using the Card in the a Round Statistics , you can now visualize the Progress of the Round in Strokes or Points, too
- The Round Scorecard can now show the Progress of the Round in Strokes or Points
- The Dream-/Horror Round can now show the Penalty Strokes, too. This is as well available when exporting the Player Statistics into a PDF File
- There are new Courses available for download:
 - 10 in Germany, 8 with Yardage Books
 - 4 in Sweden, one with Yardage Book
 - 2 in England, one with Yardage Book
 - 3 in the USA
 - 1 in each Austria, Malaysia, Denmark and Australia

April 18th, 2004

Version 1.17 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- Data (Players, Courses and Rounds) can now be sent and received via Infrared. This works between any two Computers (Pocket PCs or PCs) running the Mobile Golf Scorer™
- In the Card of the Player's Statistic you can now show the Stroke Distribution (Difficulty) for each Hole based on your Results on a Course. This personal Hole-Difficulty Card can be added to the PDF-Player Report as well
- In the Graphics of the Player's Statistic you can now show how your Handicap changed over the time, this Graphic can be added to the PDF-Player Report as well
- There are new Courses available for download:
 - 5 in the USA, 3 with Yardage Books
 - 1 in England, with Yardage Book
 - 1 in each Italy, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Wales

March 31st, 2004

Version 1.16 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- When using the Scorecard of a Round, you can now choose which of Gross Strokes, Net Stableford Points, Gross Stableford Points, Hcp Strokes, Putts per Hole, Fairwayhits or Greens in Regulation you want to show in the three lines available
- the Desktop Version now runs under the older Operating systems Windows 98 and Windows ME, too
- the Scorecard of the Round can now show Putts per Hole, Fairwayhits and Greens in Regulation as well
- the Dream-/Horror Round can now show the Putts per Hole, too
- When exporting the Player Statistics into a PDF File, you can now add the Dream-/Horror Round in Putts per Hole too
- When using the Stoke Lengths in the Rounds Stats, you can now limit the Statistics to only the Strokes that landed in normal lengths as defined when entering the Stroke Details
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 69 in Italy, 41 with Yardage Books
 - 1 in Switzerland, with Yardage Book
 - 2 in the USA

March 23rd, 2004

Version 1.15 is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- You can now record the Lengths of your Putts in four categories (Tap-In, Short, Middle, Long) when entering the Stroke Details and visualize a great Statistic on your Putting
- the Desktop Version now runs independently from a Pocket PC, you can now use the Mobile Golf Scorer™ on only the PC
- the Round Report now includes Details about your Putts per Hole, Greens in Regulation and Fairway hits
- you can now access the Round Statistic directly
- there is a Button in the PC Version that synchronizes all three Databases (Players, Courses and Rounds) in one go
- in the PC Version you can now delete from both, the Pocket PC and PC Databases with one command
- in the PC Version there is now a magnifier in Edit Yardage Book showing you exactly where you click
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 87 in Austria, 36 with Yardage Books

 - 547 in France, 57 with Yardage Books

 - 70 in Switzerland, 9 with Yardage Books

March 6th, 2004

Version 1.14 (for both, Pocket PC and Desktop) is available for download - the following functionality has been added:
- You can now use the third Hardware Button to switch the Display on and off to save Energy, also, you can visualize the Position of the Hardware Buttons
- When exporting the Player Statistics into a PDF File, you can now add a Graphics showing the Score from a Position - colored Points show you from where you made what Score
- When exporting the Player Statistics into a PDF File, you can now select freely how many Statistics you want to show on one Page of the PDF File
- In the Preferences you can now access Advanced GPS Options. You can change the Protocol, Frequency of the Messages and turn on a Power Save mode. Also, you can resolve an issue with non-changing GPS Positions when moving only a little
- When GPS calibrating an Image Hole., you can now access the GPS Coordinates of your Reference Points
- When graphically calibrating an Image Hole, you can now use the second Point of your calibration line as Start of Green Position
- In the  Course Download on the Homepage you can now enter a Course to search for
- There are many new Courses available for download:
 - 244 in Germany, 79 with Yardage Books
 - 1 in each Denmark and Egypt, both with Yardage Books
 - 2 in the Netherlands
 - 1 in each USA and Australia

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