Mac version of puz2pil is now available! Thanks go to Herb Otto for the port to the Mac OS. Check it his web page here or download it immediately. MacPuz2Pil
You can now register XWord with your credit card securely over the
internet or by phone at PalmGearHQ
XWord is a crossword puzzle program for the 3Com PalmPilot handheld computer. The latest version is a well tested commercial quality product.
A free unsupported DOS based utility called puz2pil.exe is available which makes it possible to
import puzzles from daily newspapers on the web.
Currently it supports
USA Today,
and partial
support for
New York Times and
London Times,
as well as puzzles generated by
CrossWord Express Professional.
Linux users check out the linux version of puz2pil.
New instructions are available to help you download puzzles for XWord.
More instructions on how to download London Times Puzzles.
XWord has a number of cheat features and my favorite is the Show Errors mode where it displays a question mark whenever you enter an incorrect letter. This allows you to know if you are on the right track without being told the correct answer if you are wrong.
XWord is released as shareware. If you like it I request that you register it for $12.50 to help me recover the costs of developing and maintaining it. Registration will entitle you to free upgrades to all future shareware versions. The unregistered version is now free, but is not as complete as the full registered version.
Upgrades will be made available via HTTP download or by email. The free version is slightly crippled in that it will only allow you to access up to 3 puzzles at a time, and there are a number of features which only work with the first listed puzzle.
Attention: If you are new to XWord, note that you can scroll the puzzle with the stylus to see the rest of the puzzle. You can tell if you are at the edge of the puzzle because the borders are thicker at the edges.
Download latest version (0.8a) of XWord now.
Download the latest version of the Puz2Pil program now. (Included free with Xword)
Please email me with any comments or bug reports. dpgerdes@roadkill.com