Release Notesorganized in to 3 categories: Training, Tours, and Testimonials.
Training
Tours
VERSION 4-1-0-90
This update is a cosmetic change to reflect our new product offerings. Customers who use the Tabletop Domed (Big Daddy) buzzers can get them ordered in 10 different colors and those colors can now be correlated to each of up to 10 teams on the public display. For example, Team 1 has a blue buzzer and will come up in blue color on the display.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
This update is a cosmetic change to reflect our new product offerings. Customers who use the Tabletop Domed (Big Daddy) buzzers can get them ordered in 10 different colors and those colors can now be correlated to each of up to 10 teams on the public display. For example, Team 1 has a blue buzzer and will come up in blue color on the display.
VERSION 4-1-0-80
CHANGE: Modified software registration process to avoid using port 3306.
Monday, October 31, 2022
CHANGE: Modified software registration process to avoid using port 3306.
VERSION 4-1-0-79
NEW FEATURE: Added support for new wireless handheld PowerGrip as well as "Big Daddy" buzzers from Affordable Buzzers. Current Works wireless slammers also work with this version but are no longer being manufactured.
NEW FEATURE: For Florida Commissioner's Academic Challenge users, added option that automatically advances question number if all teams elect to Pass.
FIX: Corrected out of date version number indicator on opening dialog box.
Monday, October 10, 2022
NEW FEATURE: Added support for new wireless handheld PowerGrip as well as "Big Daddy" buzzers from Affordable Buzzers. Current Works wireless slammers also work with this version but are no longer being manufactured.
NEW FEATURE: For Florida Commissioner's Academic Challenge users, added option that automatically advances question number if all teams elect to Pass.
FIX: Corrected out of date version number indicator on opening dialog box.
VERSION 3-1-0-73
FIX: Corrected errors in manual team score editing.
Monday, April 18, 2022
FIX: Corrected errors in manual team score editing.
VERSION 3-1-0-71
FIX: Corrected scoring problem when individual players are subbed in and out.
Monday, February 28, 2022
FIX: Corrected scoring problem when individual players are subbed in and out.
VERSION 3-1-0-70
CHANGE: Program now registers to PC's hard drive rather than to a network card, eliminating registration prompts when you use the program over a new network.
FIX: Eliminated "file not found" errors when using Florida Commissioner's Academic Challenge (CAC) settings files and standardized default sounds in each round.
Monday, December 06, 2021
CHANGE: Program now registers to PC's hard drive rather than to a network card, eliminating registration prompts when you use the program over a new network.
FIX: Eliminated "file not found" errors when using Florida Commissioner's Academic Challenge (CAC) settings files and standardized default sounds in each round.
VERSION 3-1-0-63
NEW FEATURE: Added option in Match Manager to display team scores on Player App.
NEW FEATURE: Added bright red "TOUCH SCREEN TO RING-IN" button to Player App.
CHANGE: Added Logout button to team and player selection screens in Player App.
FIX: Made network communications improvements.
FIX: Corrected problem with saving settings in the Match Manager.
FIX: Adjusted Player App to accommodate saved settings change in the Match Manager.
FIX: Corrected problem with ring-in timer alert setting in the Match Manager.
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
NEW FEATURE: Added option in Match Manager to display team scores on Player App.
NEW FEATURE: Added bright red "TOUCH SCREEN TO RING-IN" button to Player App.
CHANGE: Added Logout button to team and player selection screens in Player App.
FIX: Made network communications improvements.
FIX: Corrected problem with saving settings in the Match Manager.
FIX: Adjusted Player App to accommodate saved settings change in the Match Manager.
FIX: Corrected problem with ring-in timer alert setting in the Match Manager.
VERSION 3-1-0-59
NEW FEATURE: Added bonus question option allowing the user to select when it's to be played rather than "teeing one up" after each correctly answered toss-up.
NEW FEATURE: Added toss-up question option to allow for the wrong answer penalty to be applied either to the first team to answer incorrectly or to all teams answering incorrectly.
NEW FEATURE: Added option to edit scores manually when making an overall score adjustment, rather than opening Excel.
NEW FEATURE: Added option to display Match Manager's IP address on-screen or not.
FIX: Adjusted official NAQT settings files to activate computation timer on bonus questions.
FIX: Corrected answer timer alert problem when playing multi-part bonuses.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
NEW FEATURE: Added bonus question option allowing the user to select when it's to be played rather than "teeing one up" after each correctly answered toss-up.
NEW FEATURE: Added toss-up question option to allow for the wrong answer penalty to be applied either to the first team to answer incorrectly or to all teams answering incorrectly.
NEW FEATURE: Added option to edit scores manually when making an overall score adjustment, rather than opening Excel.
NEW FEATURE: Added option to display Match Manager's IP address on-screen or not.
FIX: Adjusted official NAQT settings files to activate computation timer on bonus questions.
FIX: Corrected answer timer alert problem when playing multi-part bonuses.
VERSION 3-1-0-57
NEW FEATURE: On toss-up questions, added Display Answer Timer Alert option.
NEW FEATURE: On bonus questions, added Display Answer Timer Alert option.
NEW FEATURE: On Display Options tab, added option to display either player numbers or slammer numbers within team scoreboxes.
FIX: Corrected team question score editing.
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
NEW FEATURE: On toss-up questions, added Display Answer Timer Alert option.
NEW FEATURE: On bonus questions, added Display Answer Timer Alert option.
NEW FEATURE: On Display Options tab, added option to display either player numbers or slammer numbers within team scoreboxes.
FIX: Corrected team question score editing.
VERSION 3-1-0-51
FIX: Eliminated erroneous "out of date" message on opening dialog box.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
FIX: Eliminated erroneous "out of date" message on opening dialog box.
VERSION 3-1-0-50
NEW FEATURE: On toss-ups, added Auto-Detect Early Ring-In option to support "blurt" rule scoring (the awarding of partial credit for correct answers provided prior to a player's being recognized).
NEW FEATURE: On team questions, added Display Deliberation Timer Alert and Play Sound When Reached options.
CHANGE: Simplified opening dialog by providing only 3 options to choose from (Open An Official Settings File, Open A Previously Saved Settings File, Establish ALL Settings Yourself).
CHANGE: Moved Early Ring-In Detection option to Ring-In Identification Options (from Timer Settings).
FIX: On team questions, added question number label to Public Display.
FIX: In multi-round formats, corrected a question numbering problem to avoid inadvertently writing over a previously used results spreadsheet column.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
NEW FEATURE: On toss-ups, added Auto-Detect Early Ring-In option to support "blurt" rule scoring (the awarding of partial credit for correct answers provided prior to a player's being recognized).
NEW FEATURE: On team questions, added Display Deliberation Timer Alert and Play Sound When Reached options.
CHANGE: Simplified opening dialog by providing only 3 options to choose from (Open An Official Settings File, Open A Previously Saved Settings File, Establish ALL Settings Yourself).
CHANGE: Moved Early Ring-In Detection option to Ring-In Identification Options (from Timer Settings).
FIX: On team questions, added question number label to Public Display.
FIX: In multi-round formats, corrected a question numbering problem to avoid inadvertently writing over a previously used results spreadsheet column.
VERSION 3-1-0-39
NEW FEATURE: Added "Display Deliberation Timer Alert" option on Team Questions, allowing a sound to play and the timer background color to turn red when the alert level is reached.
CHANGE: In multi-round formats, advanced system to new question number (previous + 1) when starting a new round.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
NEW FEATURE: Added "Display Deliberation Timer Alert" option on Team Questions, allowing a sound to play and the timer background color to turn red when the alert level is reached.
CHANGE: In multi-round formats, advanced system to new question number (previous + 1) when starting a new round.
VERSION 3-1-0-37
FIX: Corrected question numbering problem in multi-round formats.
Friday, February 07, 2020
FIX: Corrected question numbering problem in multi-round formats.
VERSION 3-1-0-34
NEW FEATURE: Added "Undo" button on toss-ups, used for clearing inadvertent ring-ins.
NEW FEATURE: Added "Play Answer Timer Expiration Sound" option on timer settings tab.
CHANGE: Increased team score font size on Public Display.
CHANGE: Removed "Select Round" button display if only 1 round of settings is defined.
CHANGE: Reduced team name size on Meeting Manager screen.
CHANGE: Set "Timed Answer" on toss-ups to "No" by default in all official settings files.
CHANGE: Added display of computer's Machine ID on Help/About dialog.
Monday, January 06, 2020
NEW FEATURE: Added "Undo" button on toss-ups, used for clearing inadvertent ring-ins.
NEW FEATURE: Added "Play Answer Timer Expiration Sound" option on timer settings tab.
CHANGE: Increased team score font size on Public Display.
CHANGE: Removed "Select Round" button display if only 1 round of settings is defined.
CHANGE: Reduced team name size on Meeting Manager screen.
CHANGE: Set "Timed Answer" on toss-ups to "No" by default in all official settings files.
CHANGE: Added display of computer's Machine ID on Help/About dialog.
VERSION 3-1-0-31
FIX: Going back to Setup mid-match no longer resets current question #.
FIX: Using spacebar to start ring-in timer after a team rings-in on a toss-up no longer clears their ring-in highlighting.
FIX: Using spacebar to start ring-in timer after a team rings-in on a toss-up and is marked wrong no longer makes them eligible to ring-in again on the same question.
FIX: The ring-in timer and question # no longer disappear on the Public Display when a team rings-in on a toss-up.
FIX: The answer timer no longer disappears from the Public Display during bonus questions.
Saturday, November 09, 2019
FIX: Going back to Setup mid-match no longer resets current question #.
FIX: Using spacebar to start ring-in timer after a team rings-in on a toss-up no longer clears their ring-in highlighting.
FIX: Using spacebar to start ring-in timer after a team rings-in on a toss-up and is marked wrong no longer makes them eligible to ring-in again on the same question.
FIX: The ring-in timer and question # no longer disappear on the Public Display when a team rings-in on a toss-up.
FIX: The answer timer no longer disappears from the Public Display during bonus questions.
VERSION 3-1-0-29
CHANGE: Added Deliberation Timer to Public Display window.
CHANGE: Clicking the "End Deliberation" button on a bonus will now play the same "time's up" sound that plays when the timer counts all the way to zero on its own.
FIX: Corrected display of right/wrong buttons for rebounding team on bonuses.
FIX: For lightning rounds, right/wrong buttons don't appear until after the Deliberation Timer has been started.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
CHANGE: Added Deliberation Timer to Public Display window.
CHANGE: Clicking the "End Deliberation" button on a bonus will now play the same "time's up" sound that plays when the timer counts all the way to zero on its own.
FIX: Corrected display of right/wrong buttons for rebounding team on bonuses.
FIX: For lightning rounds, right/wrong buttons don't appear until after the Deliberation Timer has been started.
VERSION 3-1-0-26
FIX: Corrected results import problem when editing scores.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
FIX: Corrected results import problem when editing scores.
VERSION 3-1-0-25
NEW FEATURE: Support for multi-round competition formats using different rules in each round.
FIX: System now writes every player's name into results so that Toss-Ups Heard (TUH) stats are accurate.
Thursday, October 17, 2019
NEW FEATURE: Support for multi-round competition formats using different rules in each round.
FIX: System now writes every player's name into results so that Toss-Ups Heard (TUH) stats are accurate.
VERSION 3-0-0-19
NEW FEATURE: Results spreadsheets are now saved into a Results folder under the Slam-In install folder.
FIX: Unblocked app connections to the Match Manager.
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
NEW FEATURE: Results spreadsheets are now saved into a Results folder under the Slam-In install folder.
FIX: Unblocked app connections to the Match Manager.
VERSION 3-0-0-16
NEW FEATURE: Added support for WiFi (a.k.a., "smart") devices via QuizBowl Systems' Player App. Also added support for QuizBowl Systems' Coach App.
NEW FEATURE: Separated match settings and roster files, making it possible to use the same roster file with different settings files. Rosters now may hold any number of teams with up to 15 players each.
NEW FEATURE: Settings (a.k.a., properties) files are now built into the program rather than being separate from the main system.
NEW FEATURE: Public Display screen orientation can now be flipped, if needed, and can have a customizable background.
NEW FEATURE: Live Excel-format spreadsheet is now editable in-match and is saved after each question.
NEW FEATURE: All timers have a customizable alert level setting, at which their background turns red. Each has a customizable sound associated with its alert level.
NEW FEATURE: Micro (or hover) help on all options and action buttons.
NEW FEATURE: All Play Mode buttons have keyboard shortcuts displayed on them.
NEW FEATURE: The system monitors its release status and displays an "Out of Date" message on the opening dialog, if appropriate. A Release Notes page (also linked on the opening dialog) documents all new features, changes, fixes, etc., in each new release.
CHANGE: Dropped support for the moderator/host remote, as some keyboard shortcuts have changed.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
NEW FEATURE: Added support for WiFi (a.k.a., "smart") devices via QuizBowl Systems' Player App. Also added support for QuizBowl Systems' Coach App.
NEW FEATURE: Separated match settings and roster files, making it possible to use the same roster file with different settings files. Rosters now may hold any number of teams with up to 15 players each.
NEW FEATURE: Settings (a.k.a., properties) files are now built into the program rather than being separate from the main system.
NEW FEATURE: Public Display screen orientation can now be flipped, if needed, and can have a customizable background.
NEW FEATURE: Live Excel-format spreadsheet is now editable in-match and is saved after each question.
NEW FEATURE: All timers have a customizable alert level setting, at which their background turns red. Each has a customizable sound associated with its alert level.
NEW FEATURE: Micro (or hover) help on all options and action buttons.
NEW FEATURE: All Play Mode buttons have keyboard shortcuts displayed on them.
NEW FEATURE: The system monitors its release status and displays an "Out of Date" message on the opening dialog, if appropriate. A Release Notes page (also linked on the opening dialog) documents all new features, changes, fixes, etc., in each new release.
CHANGE: Dropped support for the moderator/host remote, as some keyboard shortcuts have changed.
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