Your Comments
As a software author, I get lots of letters...from teachers, parents and children. Here are some of the more memorable ones. All are treasured. All comments are shown as received.
Comments on our Brickles games...
- "Both my wife and I play Brickles more than any of the other games we've acquired. This says a lot. To be honest, a lot of the games out there are rubbish!! Yours is one of the better ones."
- "I like your shareware and I would send you bucks but my mom says it isn't a good investment so in thanks I am going to tell you about me..."
- "Dear Brickles, Hi, my name is B.N., and I'm ten years old. I would like to tell you that your computer game is great esspicially when you get your name on that hall of fame score board. Did you know that this computer game was so great that I copy this game to every single one of my friend that have a macintosh. I even like this game because when me and my sister play this game we can challenge who has a higher score. I'm sorry that I don't have dollars to give you but if I did I would give it to you. Bye I have to stop now."
- "I never thought that I'd ever actually be sending anyone money for shareware but here I am. I guess I'm just too honest, or maybe just strange. Your game (Brickles) is my 5 minute pastime when something's printing. But, I have to admit, I play it just about every day."
- "It has given me many moments of pleasure and laughs. I feel like a kid in an arcade."
- "It's fun, it's soothing but I rarely get very far unless I lockup my 3-yr-old Burmese (cat). You might market this as an interactive cat toy! Something about the way it bounces and the sound breaking Brickles make makes her crazy."
- "I use your program Brickles a lot in my occupational therapy programs. The students love it and it really helps improve their eye hand coordination and visual tracking skills."
- "I love Brickles Plus! I'm not very good yet, but I will!"
- "Thank you for building up Brickles. I enjoy playing it. Do you like to play your own games? Do you build computers? You must be pretty smart! Do you have any new software that you've been working on? What kind of computer do you have? I just got a new computer. You're proboblay a busy guy, so I won't take up all your time."
- "We (my family) all like this game so much. My father says it is good to play when the brain is tired after studying or working. (But he is the worst player of my family - he seldom takes more than 100 scores.) I always play with one huge paddle and slow ball. Maybe I'm going to play the more harder one in the far future. That's very difficult, isn't it?!"
- "Brickles was an okay game but do you have any other games. If you send me more games and they are good I will pay money..."
- "I think your game is really neat! My highest score so far is 232."
- "...I looked at all the other shareware games that came on our system and promptly trashed them - all except your delightful Brickles Plus. With that, you have accomplished what no other designer/writer of game software, amateur or professional, has ever been able to do - that being not only to get me to play and enjoy the game, but to demonstrate my enjoyment by paying for it....Being an old f--- I can play it at a slow pace and enjoy it, and when our children come to visit they can set it to higher speeds and enjoy it as well...Even my wife - who resisted anything to do with computers for the past ten years - has gotten interested and now plays Brickles; though if she will ever go on to Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop, only time will tell. Brickles did break the ice!"
- "I think I play brickles the most out of all of my games in the world."
- "I haven't stopped smiling since another secretary here in the office shared me your Brickles game."
- "All of us would like to thank you for the design of the game. It's fair dinkum and well done. Good on you."
- "Brickles is a very neat game. It is the one and only game on my Apple Menu."
- "Brickles was the first Mac game my daughter got interested in ... ooops, no, it's the first Mac game *I* got *addicted* to."
- "We're all hooked on Brickles. Thanks for a great pastime."
- "My grandkids love the game."
- "Have tracked your progress over the years -- WOW! The latest versions are wonderful!"
- "...a semipsychedelic makeover of the perennial favorite..."
- "Thanks Ken, your games are awesome. Our friends are addicted."
- "My grandchildren and I are having a ball with these games."
- "Only complaint is this game is sooo addictive."
- "I've downloaded bunches of brick bashing games and yours is by far the best."
- "I hold my Schools record of 2130 (I had to stop as lunch ended)."
- "My son's favorite game!"
- "You are the MAN, this game ruled then as it does now. Hooray for brickles!!!"
- "My nieces and nephews love playing it on my imac."
- "My wife has just scored over 6000 points in the game! Looks like her love affair with Solitaire will be taking a back seat for a while."
- "I like the 8X BONUS BRICKLE"
- "Your Brickles Deluxe is by far the all time favorite at all ages levels at my school. We use if sparingly, though, or otherwise kids wouldn't get any work done at all!! It is the ultimate reward!!!! Thanks for developing these great things for us!!!!"
- "...both your Hangman and Brickles software are among the most popular with my special ed. students."
- "Your games are quite popular on the Mac in my waiting room."
- "this game is the best"
- "My dad uses your software/game to help him recover from a stroke. In addition to the game's helping him with his concentration and reaction time, I thought it would be fun for my kids to play."
- "This week I'll be doing my intro for the year in all my classes and guess what??? When I'm done with my "ground rules speech" for each class we do Brickles Deluxe just for fun for the last 10 - 15 minutes I have them!!! It *is* the all school favorite, that's for sure!!!"
- "brickles rox!"
- " I LOVE LOVE LOVE BRICKLES!!!"
- "i love this game its been my favorite for decades"
- "I seriously love this game."
- "By the way, I'm addicted to Brickles Deluxe so I'll probably have to send you a bill for the therapist I'll need to see to break the habit."
- "Brickles rules"
- "Wow, I love this new version! I am getting hooked on the smaller, square version of the game. Wife and I both like the new sounds, the toolbar you've added, too. This is THE game I use to relax with!"
- "You've got another winner!"
- "It's a great game. . .particularly fun for me to watch the Brickles competition between my 9 year old grandson, Benn and his grandfather (my husband) Gary"
- "I would buy a macintosh just for this game :)"
- " i live for this game!!!"
- "I just thought you would like to know that since you reminded me of Brickles, and sent me the code for it, I have been playing it day and night!. I used to have something resembling a life, but no more. At my age (70), my reflexes are not so hot, but I keep trying."
- "I am an enormous Brickles fan, and fell in love with it when I began playing it at school."
- "im a 13 year old who is into all those high-tech games as some people would say but yet brickles tops them by far"
- "The kids are brilliant at it, amassing tens of thousands of points per game. My first game, I went down amidst the flames of a mere 61 points. Oh, the shame, but what a challenge! Thanks for the funnest way to lose hours of one's life since Tetris!"
- "My name is Kelsey. I LOVE your game. I am 10 years old. I play it eny time I can. Thank you so much for inventing this game."
- "Brickles Man...I played it and it is my favorite game. I play it a lot...I will try to pay the money but I am still working off money for breaking moms vase. Good bye."
- "I am 76 years old and it may seem silly for me to play such games, but I like it and it helps me stay alert and improves my coordination. You can use that in your advertising if you want to, but don't use my name."
- "Actually we got the game for my daughter who has a learning disability and needs work on eye-hand coordination."
- "Thanks again for your help, and especially for the creation of this marvelous, exciting, educational, and FUN game."
- "I found that it helped students who had trouble reading with hand/eye coordination, which in turn impacts the gaining of reading skills. It also gave them such a feeling of self-esteem that it made their entire school experience a better one."
- "This is the ONLY game I ever play. Really. Too busy to bother with others. Brickles is an old friend...one I am glad is still around in the Mac world!"
- "I think your game is really great for kids with autism, because it has the colors, the sounds, and the call for eye/hand coordination in a random setting that puzzles them (they are very good at finding patterns). They generally do not care about competing for higher scores but will be motivated by the ball hitting so many keys all of a sudden making a 'symphony'. Congratulations for your game!"
- "Brickles rules i played it when i was a young girl."
- "I am so happy, the game is great."
- "I love brickles....it has to be the greatest game on earth."
- "Thanks Ken!! You are my new best friend. :)"
- "wow thanks ken!!!!"
- "Thanks once again for making this game possible on non-Mac computers. You are the greatest!!!"
- "IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!"
- "And you haven't played 'Brickles' 'til you've played it with two kittens sitting on your monitor trying to help you catch the ball! You could start marketing it as a cat toy."
- "This is one of the better games for Mac."
- "This game is great!"
- "My fiancee's mother loves Brickles, by the way!"
- "Thanks so much I LOVE this game."
- "What a fantastic game!!!! Highly addictive! The simple ones are ALWAYS the best!"
- "Thanks for quick service . Brickles is up and running 5 minutes after purchase."
- "That's really cool Ken!!! Top notch support!"
- "Thank you for your programs, they are worth more than the price."
- "I love the game and my daughter also enjoys playing it when she is here."
- "Cheers Ken - that rocks!!! Gonna have some play-time this weekend and try and get up there on the scoreboard!"
- "easier for the younger kids 'cos they can slow it down etc."
- "Thanks for such an addictive game!"
- "Thank you and than you for all the improvements you keep making."
- "Your game is additive. Grandkids liked it and now I am also hooked."
- "really enjoy your games. keep up the great work."
- "I want to be added to the list of people who cannot thank you enough for your time and help."
- "Coolio!!!!!"
- "Like in your dreams (-:)" [Note: This was said in response to my email alerting registered users that the latest Brickles Pro allows users to enter their age along with their high score for publication in the Brickles Pro Hall of Fame web page.]
- "I'm nearly blind, but love games, and this is wonderful. I have CP, and working with hand-eye stuff is very good for me. Thank you for making it so I can have things SLOW and LARGE!"
- "congratulations on making the best ball and paddle software"
- "Thanks so much for offering software for Macs. I keep Mac-evangelizing to family and friends, and their come-back is always, "it's hard to find software." Now I have another site to point them toward. Thanks again!"
- "I am spending sinful amounts of time with the new, and old varieties of Hangman, as well as Brickles!"
- "I love it! The trial version got me through several nights of terrible pain in the darkness of a hospital after a hellacious, painful operation! It was only right to buy it as soon as I came home. Thank you. : )"
- "This game is super!!"
- "You make great games!"
- "Thanks so much for taking the time to develop such a unique game."
- "Had several of your games before this one and all are great!"
- "My cat CQ (aka Crazy Quilt) joins in the game every morning. First, she looks under, over and behind the computer for the sound. Then, she starts pawing at the screen's bouncing ball, and sometimes tries to bite the edge of the computer."
- "...have advanced osteoarthritis in most of my joints. After spinal surgery and a hip replacement, my wrist and finger joints are now involved. I enjoy Brickles so much because I can go at a slower pace. I can vicariously be Venus Williams, a pingpong champ, or billiards player at the same time! I particularly enjoy being able to have a variety of backgrounds and colors -- it helps with those of us who no longer have good vision."
- "Nice and pleasant game"
- "WOW! A game I can play!"
- "You bring out the child in me - I really do love Brickles - the sounds are just darling."
- "Thanks so much for Brickles Pro! I'm 68 years old, and I love it."
- "I have been using the Mac version of Brickles in my computer lab for 12 years! "
- "a very fun game. My 5 year-old son loves it!"
- "Great game!"
- "I use huge ball and paddle for comfort-works great on my imac"
- "MY 11 YEAR OLD AND I LOVE YOUR GAMES"
Comments on our word-guessing games...
- "I just downloaded Hangman Plus v4.0 and can't keep my students away from it."
- "Thanks for the great game (Hangman Plus). I tutor children and use the customization feature to reinforce lessons."
- "I can hardly wait until my granddaughter is old enough to play this game with me."
- "It brings back memories of the days I played Hang Man on the chaulkboards of the public school. Our whole family enjoys your game and have competitions with one another over who can get the most words correct without getting hung, and we're learning something at the same time! We have a daughter with special needs, who really enjoys and benefits from this game. She loves word games, and your game motivates her to use the computer more."
- "I highly enjoy your game (on computers) Hangman. I highly play it everyday."
- "Hangman Plus is wonderful! My students love it and the customizing has really helped introduce new vocabulary in a non-threatening environment! Thank You!"
- "We are using it with some of our students who need a little help with their English, and have found they enjoy learning when they think it is just a game."
- "It's lots of fun and I am especially appreciative as the game works well with some of my students. I am a music therapist and I work primarily on a private basis with handicapped students. On their behalf, thank you."
- "Procol Harum ruined my winning streak on the music category of your Hangman Plus, but I won't hold it against you...Truth told: I haven't been so glued to the monitor since way back when Zork was first out...Thanks for making Hangman Plus concise, clever, full of neat sound effects (-and especially for resisting the urge to have Vanna White spin the letters around when you guess them correctly!)...Hangman Plus is gritty, fun, and best of all - IT ROCKS!...P.S. Who ARE Procol Harum anyhow? Was I born before or after their finest hour?"
- "I love your game! Especially the sounds! That laugh. Great! Is it yours?"
- "Your Hangman Plus is the best! I made a hard drive full of education and entertainment games and sent it to a friend for his 7 yr old son. Hangman is his fave! He uses it for spelling homework."
- "I'm a Mac user and I have one of your games called Hangman and I liked some of the graphics and now I have a suggestion for you. This suggestion might be hard. Anyways I know there are a lot of games for a computers and there are games for Nintendo, Sega and Super Initendo, So my suggestion is a new game for the Mac. I'm sure you've heard of Mortal Kombat a game children love for Sega and Super Nintendo and I know you've help make games and I've wondered if it would be possible for you to be able to make a game such as Mortal Kombat for a Mac. I am sure you think that it would be hard work and believe me it probably is. Well don't want to waste most of your time so I'll go. Write back if you have time. P.S. If you do make the game do you think I could have a copy."
- "I love your game Hangman Plus. It scares the living daylights out of my nephew, but he is only one, and shouldn't be playing computer games yet anyway."
- "...I am delighted with Brickles and Hangman and will be using it with one set of grandchildren this week-end and with another set later on...It is a relief to have games that challenge the reflexes and intellect without guns, slaughter, and explicit sex. From six to septuagenarian we are grateful to you."
- "I am a junior high computer teacher. My students used some games on a trial basis this quarter...Your game, Hangman Plus, was in the top five."
- "After playing Hang2000 only once, I was hooked! The graphics and sounds are superb. A perfect tool for educators..."
- "I used your demo of Hang2000 in my middle school special ed class of kids with learning disabilities. You have a winner!"
- "I'll pass the word - wonderful program!"
- "Have tracked your progress over the years -- WOW! The latest versions are wonderful!"
- "I just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying your game Hang2000-I find it to be positively ADDICTING."
- "This is one of the best kids educational games I have seen in a while. Kids of all ages enjoy the game...even adults. Congratulations on a fine piece of work."
- "Thanks Ken, your games are awesome. Our friends are addicted."
- "My grandchildren and I are having a ball with these games."
- "Hangman was a hit. The students loved it and now are asking to play every day."
- "hey im commentin on ur game Hang2000 IT KICKS MAJOR BUTT AN I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!"
- "Thank you for the info to unlock the features of Hangman 2000. I look forward to procrastinating all those little jobs around the house that will go ignored while I feast upon your little game!"
- "Great game--thanks! I am having fun with it already, and my grandchildren will love it."
- "We LOVE it!!!"
- "...a great version of a classic game that most every child has played."
- "I really enjoy Hang2000. I've found out how much I don't know! :-)"
- "...both your Hangman and Brickles software are among the most popular with my special ed. students."
- "Your games are quite popular on the Mac in my waiting room."
- "Our family is having a blast with this game"
- "Your game has provided many smiles and chuckles, along with increasing knowledge. You are appreciated."
- "I am very impressed with your programs, and I know they will be a wonderful addition for my students here."
- "I think it's great what you're doing for todays' children."
- "It's a riot!"
- "You get my top-dog award. No one offers such personalized help as you. You're quite a guy."
- "Just wanted to let you know, that we are raising our 3 grandchildren, who along with us love your hangman version. Even our 5 1/2 yr. old waits her turn on the computer to play the Christmas words."
- "This game is absolutely charming."
- "My 4 year old child who can barely read loves guessing the letters"
- "Very good game for my grand kids (and me)"
- "My husband is a Stroke Survivor and it is amazing how this game has helped him in word retrieval as his speech was affected, and this is the first thing that he really enjoys doing."
- "Everyone in our family, from the 4th-grader to the old man (me) plays Hangman 3000. It has brought us a great deal of enjoyment. You have a right to feel proud."
- "The Hang3000 is brilliant and a godsend."
- "We got through all 42 [Presidents] by the way, before my wife insisted I put my daughter to bed at about 10:30! (The daughter wanted to go on and try all 50 states in States3000!)"
- "My middle school kids LOVE your programs. Am excited to get your new ones. I just started teaching U.S. History AND Language Arts in my learning disabilities middle school 8th grade class. THANK YOU!"
- "Am sending off your web page to all the teachers I know to pass the word. Also adding annotations on how well your stuff works with my kids."
- "I'm still excited to have my grandson start using the programs. Thanks again - count me as one of our happy customers!"
- "'Hecka cool' is the quote from my 8th grader who tried President's Wives this morning."
- "Good quality enrichment! Thanks again!"
- "Great fun and a good learning tool."
- "Thanks for all your help from me and my daughter she loves the game."
- "I am a single mother of an 12 year old son. I downloaded your Hangman2000 a few days ago and I just wanted to write and say, Thank You. You can't start to imagine how your game has helped my son out in his studies and I want to take this time to commend you for the thought of sharing your software with others."
- "We homeschool and think the games are great for learning and playing!"
- "Your games have made my Grandchildren very happy, which makes me very happy."
- "My grandsons and I were playing Hangman the other day and they really liked it. Brickles is still one of their favorites!"
- "By the way, my kid can't get her hands off AmericanHangman, and she's learning a lot of things American from it. Thanks for writing such a great game."
- "Love it. Great game for the kids and adults, too."
- "I thoroughly enjoyed the use of these programs during my trial period and find them to be very educational as well as just plain FUN!"
- "love your games - keep them coming!"
- "I like it and the kids love it. All the new stuff is a hit."
- "I'm glad that you retained the sexy voice in the Pro version!"
- "I really enjoy Hangman as do my grandchildren. They can't get over how much Grandma knows. Of course, they fail to take into account all the years I've lived and absorbed information: both trivial and worthwhile."
- "She loves Hangman Pro and plays at the assisted living facility where she lives."
- "I love this game. Thanks for the program."
- "The kid likes it!"
- "This is quite a fun little game."
- "I do love the Bible Hangman, and when I have "play time" find myself there."
- "We finally got a new iMac and are very happy that we now have Hangman Pro v2. My wife especially likes playing it. She is disabled and not able to do much at all. This is her favorite game."
- "It does work. Thank you so much. This is the reason it is a pleasure to work with you and your software. You always go the extra mile."
- "I am spending sinful amounts of time with the new, and old varieties of Hangman, as well as Brickles!"
- "Thanx, Ken, for your game. Consider us fans."
- "Fun game!"
- "You make great games!"
- "American Hangman is great. What a wonderful learning tool!"
- "Dearest Ken, My friend has inadvertently deleted your beloved Hangman from my computer!!! My husband is going crazy and needs it from you ASAP. Please send it to me. thanks for helping me out..... he loves it!!!!"
- "I've been playing Hangman since 1992! I love it!"
- "I want to thank you for your terrific games...the Hangman varieties. Do you have others as well? I find them helpful as a person with disabilities because of m.s.The games seem to help me think clearly, and the required dexterity of my hands to play is not too much, as in other games."
- "MY 11 YEAR OLD AND I LOVE YOUR GAMES"
- "I help run a Sunday school in Surrey in UK and we use your Hangman Bible game as a little light entertainment at the end of the session. The participants even ask for it so they certainly enjoy it."
- "I don't remember where I found your products, but I like them and so does my mom. Thanks."
- "Thanks Ken This game has already provided hours of fun for the family. i will checkout your other products."
- "I had been looking for 3 hours on the Internet for a Hangman program that could help my son with his spelling words and definitions. By the time I found yours I was so tired of being on the computer but excited that I found what I was looking for. It works and he is on his way to passing his spelling. I wish I would have thought of this earlier in the school year. This is how I learned my spelling words when I was a kid."
- "The kids enjoy your program and it really helps to reinforce the words we want them to know how to spell."
Comments on our TinyBooks accounting program...
- "Looks like TinyBooks is just what I need."
- "I've been looking for a simple program like this for a year or more. I don't need all the bells and whistle of MYOB, etc. I have my normal tax stuff, and as a writer, I keep track of income and expenses. This is terrific. Thanks."
- "WORKING WITH YOUR PRODUCT AND I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. I REALLY THINK THIS IS GOING TO WORK FOR ME. I'LL GIVE YOU AN A+ FOR SUPERIOR. THANKS"
- "I love the simplicity, nice software!"
- "I also love your tiny book thing, just enough for the small club I belong to."
- "great little program. It is so easy to use. I have quickbooks, but it is such a pain. This program does what I want easily."
- "Just wanted to let you know how FANTASTIC TinyBooks is! I highly recommend it for any small business or self-employed person. Thanks so much for making such a great little application!!!!"
- "I love TinyBooks!"
- "I downloaded TinyBooks last night and really like it. I'm no accountant, and it is nice and simple and I like your friendly, low-key approach."
- "Great tech service"
- "it is such a help, I can't thank you enough"
- "Seems just what I need. Ken, you have done an excellent job on this!"
- "The software seems to be working fine, easy to use, even for an arithmetically challenged person like me!"
- "I like it a lot. It thinks like I do."
- "Your TinyBooks is wonderful, elegantly straight-forward in a world of overly complex programs."
- "Tinybooks is the most intelligently designed small business single entry bookkeeping program available...and I've seen and tried plenty of programs since the early 1990s."
- "Please keep on keeping Tinybooks simple, uncluttered, small, and fast."
- "Nothing beats simplicty."
- "I love this program. Have used the Dome system in my small business for over 20 years. Could never figure out Quickbooks or those other big programs but yours is just the ticket!! Thank you for your creation."
- "everyone told me I would have to buy quick books or quicken or something of the sort by a huge company ... Intuit? HA! Not if I can help it!"
- "Excellent lil' app! Simple and easy to use... it's so easy to use and so uncomplicated it fits nicely in that niche for home/soho usage."
- "I have Quicken... I see it on the shelf from my desk... that's where it will remain until my studio grows beyond what it is now. Your app will do fine for me..."
- "TinyBooks is definitely my speed and just what I needed. Thanks for writing it."
- "Thanks for the continued refinement of a wonderful program! TinyBooks has had a very positive effect on my record keeping and hence -- my sanity."
- "In any case I don't know how I got through taxes without TinyBooks. Many thanks and best regards....."
- "Excellent customer service! Who says good software only comes from big companies? :-)"
- "My accountant loves my new attention to detail -- thanks to TinyBooks!"
- "Just wanted to let you know I think TinyBooks is great! It does exactly what I needed."
- "I run a small business from a home office, and I only need to take my figures to my tax man - TinyBooks is perfect."
- "I really appreciated even more your sense of responsibility to your product, and work and customers. I continue to find TinyBooks the answer to my simple sole proprietorship needs."
- "Thanks for the update, I really like TinyBooks. My last company had 20 employees and as accounting functions were fairly involved, I came to know all of the aggravations of bookkeeping. My current company has 2 employees and really appreciate this fast unbloated program. I looked at the free trial version of QuickBooks pro and didn't even want to bother learning it. So glad I came upon you."
- "This year's tax reporting was much less worrisome thanks to TinyBooks."
- "Excellent customer service!"
- "Very Nice! Thanks so much for the great product update and support"
- "Thanks for all the improvements in TinyBooks 2.0.0! That must have taken alot of time work!"
- "Fantastic!!! :) THANK YOU! Your directions worked. Whew! What a relief !"
- "I just read your press release on MacCentral and wish to offer my congratulations. As a former, 10 year vet of Intuit, I am happy to see another entry in the market with a passion for helping small business, particularly in the Macintosh market. This marketplace needs more innovation, particularly from new players such as you. I wish you success with your venture."
- "Thanks Ken for the free update! I am excited about using tinybooks for my small lawn care business. In the past I have tried other programs but most are way too much for my needs. Just need a record of $ in and $ out. Keep up the good work and I will tell my cohorts in the lawn biz about tinybooks."
- "This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for! I purchased MYOB First Edge and it's too complicated."
- "Thanks again for such an intuitive program."
- "such a neat little program."
- "thanks a million. wonderfully useful little app"
- "Wow !!! I was reading the May 2004 issue of MacWorld and came across your TinyBooks review. Thats just what I have been looking for for about 3 years now. All the other programs I've tried are overkill and have a steep learning curve."
- "Your website description of TinyBooks is EXCELLENT. All software companies should describe their products like you do. The illustrations are great too !"
- "I would like to commend you on your wonderful software and the very impressive customer service. I did a lot of research in finding an easy to use yet appropriate accounting software for home and business. Yours was the only to have consistently good customer reviews and built for OSX."
- "I love simplicity and TinyBooks is very simple so far. I just messed with it for 10 minutes and I think I already know 75% of the program."
- "thanks for all your help! After downloading TinyBooks, I think it's just what I was looking for."
- "My Tinybooks works great as is. I even export the data into Excel for my accountant."
- "Actually I LOVE Tinybooks and still use it and recommend it to other artists."
- "Thanks again for creating a simple to use efficient accounting program."
- "It's refreshing to find someone genuinely interested in the customer and willing to work with them."
- "Way to go! What a software company! A customer makes a suggestion and voila! Very cool. Thanks for making it happen."
- "Really glad I updated to the new version."
- "good, simple to use, just what I needed!!"
- "Keep up the great communication and updates. Much appreciated."
- "Woooohooo!...nice."
- "Excellent Product ~ Easy to Use and Understand ... Provides Great Accounting Power ( Reports & Summaries ) Easily and At Hand ~ at the mere press of a button.Well Done"
- "The program is excellent and tracks cash flow beautifully and simply. Your summaries are wonderful. How come the rest can't do it ?"
- "read reviews and your intoductory literayure & was hooked"
- "Can't wait to get my books in order. Never thought I'd be saying that about my bookkeeping!!!!"
- "You can use my comments about your great program. For once, I know where the money is!"
- "Thanksso much!!! I finally found a software program for the Mac that does what I need it to do and is affordable!!"
- "I love your app- I searched for a long time to find something as simple and useful as TinyBooks. Thanks!"
- "I like simple"
- "Fantastic bit of programming. 3 cheers for giving us something we need without all the useless bloat!"
- "Tiny Books is so fantastic. Simple is king. I was so afraid that I would have to get some [expletive deleted] like Quickbooks or whatever. I am glad that I don't."
- "I am trying the demo verison and I really like it. I love the simplicity. I was getting the feeling with many of the software packages I was looking at that they were really more than I needed."
- "I am an accounting dunce- I need this instead of double-entry just so I can understand my finances"
- "Your timely personal help anwering my ?'s sold me on it..."
- "i really like it a lot - it's pretty much perfect for me. and i love it's simplicity."
- "A wonderful program! Your work is appreciated."
- "Your software looks like exactly what I need."
- "SEEMS OK [:-)]"
- "Just purchased tiny books - love it, it's exactly what I need."
- "TOP SERVICE...Thanks for your great product and the sincerity in which you update and advise us all."
- "I just found your TinyBooks program, and it's exactly what I'm looking for."
- "Glad to support simple but good programming"
- "I intend using Tinybooks for my family budget and home business income/expense records."
- "I have entered the numbers for January 2005 to see how it all works and it is very good, especially the automatic calculations/ reports which I used to do manually at the end of the month."
- "Thanks for the TinyBooks update ... I liked the program before, now it's even better. It runs great in OSX."
- "Legendary Service."
- "This is my second year using TinyBooks. It only gets better and better. The recent changes have made for smoother, faster entries. It's so simple Frankly, this little application is a dream. You can bet I'll do my best to spread the word. If I can be of any help promoting your product, please don't hesitate to ask."
- "I love tiny books!"
- "I'm switching over from Quicken to use for my freelance business! After checking it out for the trial period, I was very pleased."
- "Awesome..."
- "Been using the demo. Love it! For a simple, one-woman operation, it's all I need."
- "very very please with it! gave you a good review on sofotex (there was none there) and would recomend you to other friends with small businesses.... thanks so much"
- "TinyBooks really is simple but elegent!"
- "Your poduct is Mac OS compatible and about the only thing I can find that isn't some overgrown accounting package, 1/10 of which she doesn't need or will ever use. Keep up the good work."
- "Happily using TinyBooks to prep for April 15th. It's the greatest!"
- "Thanks for the update and the great work with tinybooks."
- "Tinybook is worth it's weight in gold."
- "I love the program by the way."
- "Wonderfull program !!!"
- "In a world of overly complex programs this is a breath of fresh air... we are switching from MYOB which is MIA since it was sucked up by Intuit in Canada."
- "Thanks! I tried TinyBooks, used it for my 2003 taxes (yes, just now) and it worked perfectly! On to 2004!"
- "Perfect for my needs. I am NO acct."
- "Did search online, found TinyBooks demo, tried it LOVED IT!!"
- "Looks ideal for my needs. Simple and elegant."
- "I really like TinyBooks. Your improvements continue to make it more useful."
- "THANKS! Downloaded & tried last nite. Exactly what I've been looking for. Nice & simple."
- "thanks Ken--this is just what I need!!"
- "Just a quick email to personally congratulate you on getting the latest v3 of your baby - Tinybooks - to market. Of course, we have already ordered the registration necessaries ... and continue to support you not only via subscription, but I trust me when I tell you that I tell EVERYONE about the program. The new updates are fantastic and will be of great help to almost everyone. Well done again Ken. Having designed, funded, marketed and promoted many of my own concepts, I can fully appreciate the effort, determination and drive ( and know how ) involved."
- "I have been testing your TinyBooks accounting software and I really Love it. It's almost too good to be true."
- "TinyBooks 3.0 looks great! Thanks."
- "Thanks too for all the work you put in to TinyBooks"
- "I have used your TinyBooks for over 2 years now. I think I got your first release and have been happy with it ever since."
- "When I first got your program it was for the affordability and simplicity. Now I could easily afford a much bigger program, but why would I? Tinybooks is so easy to use and you are always improving it without complicating it. Keep up the good work Ken!"
- "First, thanks for consistently updating and making your product better. I use it for my small dog training business. I love that I can personalize it for my own use and keep track of everything."
- "Just a note to tell you that I love TinyBooks. As the sole proprietor of a small business, it's just what I need. So glad I found it."
- "I have no idea where I originally saw a mention about your Tiny Books but it's brought me much peace of mind!"
- "I really do appreciate you taking so much personal time out today for 1 customer. Your kindness does not go unnoticed or unappreciated!"
- "The whole upgrade sounds wonderful! I have been using 2.0 and it has worked very well for me. It has been simple, no-nonsense, and fun to use."
- "Used happily for three years"
- "I just wanted to thank you for such a great accounting program. It's a breeze at the end of every month to update my accounts. Thank you for creating such an easy program for the computer clueless!"
- "I have v.3 up and running with all my files in place -- and love it."
- "I just wanted to tell you that I really like Tiny Books for Mac. It really is nice and clear and quick to learn."
- "And thanks again for TinyBooks; a wonderful program that has nicely organized a segment of my life that used to be chaotic and a worrisome concern."
- "wonderful simply powerful program. thanks."
- "Great little programm for the Mac. Nice Work!"
- "When I was at University i always felt that the greatest lecturers were those who could explain a really complex subject and make it seem easy i think this is what you have done with your neat software"
- "I certainly remain pleased with the ease of use of your program. I once bought Microsoft Money but it was overwhelmingly complex and rigid. As I was flying through entering my bills etc into your software i had a small panic and thought what if after all this entering of data there comes a time when the month is "full" so I entered a whole bunch of empty entries only to be very pleased to see a scroll bar appear. Then I remembered some of the packages I had been reading about on the Apple site which expected a new fee each year and i thought oh dear will I have to buy the program again to enter last years info which I have not yet sent to my accountant so I was delighted to go to new and find I could enter any old year number."
- "Tried your Tiny Books in the Trial Period and loved it! It helps a self-employed ADD artist keep organized."
- "Love the simplicity and quick entry. Great work on this product."
- "Thanks for the quick turnaround! I was hoping that would process quickly. I am trying to get through a pile of receipts and sort of new at the small business bookkeeping thing. I'm definitely very glad to have TinyBooks to keep it simple, straight and fast."
- "Nice little app, does everything I need for a small photo restoration and photography business, and is very light on it's feet."
- "To date the software of Tinybooks is great - Thanks so much, I will be reccommending it."
- "Thanks for all your help, its rare today - especially over an internet business to find someone that will personally return emails."
- "Great app. Exactly what I need for startup home-based franchise."
- "Love the prog!"
- "All I need for my one man Willwriting business is something small and perfectly formed, and I think I've found it."
- "I just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how much I am enjoying TinyBooks to use as the accounting software for my piano business."
- "I have been very happy with TinyBooks- simple, yet effective enough (even my accountant was OK with it- a tough sell)."
- "Great Program! Love that it is straight forward. Works great for home and business."
- "nice little simple program"
- "I like TinyBooks and use it often."
- "great program,just what I was looking for"
- "I really love the tinybooks, and as a small business, its the first program I can understand."
- "Brilliantly simple!"
- "Even I can understand it!"
- "tiny books= great program"
- "Your TinyBooks were/are great!"
- "And thanks for a piece software that offers exactly what I need."
- "Now that's what I call instant gradification! Thankyou so much for getting right on that problem. I tried it out and it works great. Send me an Email when their are any other cool updates! Not that it even needs any. Thanks again!"
- "It is a diamond in the rough for me. It is exactly what I needed to keep track of my business expenses and income."
- "Keep up the good work. (but please......keep it simple, thats the beauty of this program)."
- "Thanks so much for developing what is a very fast, nimble and efficient program! I have not yet fully explored it, but from what I can see, it is ALL of those things and then some!"
- "Thank you for your prompt reply....this level of service is outstanding."
- "One press of a button and I'm set up for another year - and this is the man who couldn't even open Quickens box, let alone use it effectively!"
- "The program is a nice simple deal especially for simple minded me!"
- "Not everyone has Excel, and many who do find it very intimidating, to say nothing of expensive. Tiny books is the perfect program for such a situation."
- "The program is up and running and the receipts are flyin'.......I wanted you to know I'm very pleased with Tiny Books as my accounting software. I own and operate a small dog grooming business and really rely on Tiny books."
- "Again, many thanks for TinyBooks, it has greatly simplified my life -- now if only it would sort out the numerous piles of stuff lying all over the studio floor..."
- "I love tinybooks. It's perfect for keeping track of expenses / income, I use it to handle the finances of my graphic design studio, and it's a breeze - so easy to use, but it's really all you need to keep things up to date in a simple way. THANKS!"
- "This is the nice and simple program that I have been looking for, not being at all familiar with accounting, and I am confident that it will adequately cater for all my needs."
- "TinyBooks is just what I needed. I can DO this."
- "It is a wonderful program for my dog handling business! Thanks!"
- "So far I have enjoyed your program immensely and found it to be very helpful. There is semblance to my bookkeeping now!"
- "I am very pleased with the program and the support. Keep up the good work!"
- "Ken, you rock! Thanks so much! The updated version works great. I would and will reccomend your software to anyone."
- "great program"
- "As a designer, I appreciate the simple straight forward design. I'm a designer not an accountant!"
- "I have recommended your accounting program to others whenever they've asked me what I use."
- "Wrapping up my taxes - soooo much easier this year with TinyBooks."
- "Brilliant solution for my freelance business. Easy to set up and learn. I'm VERY happy!"
- "I've been using Tinybooks for a couple of months now and I couldn't be happier with it, it makes recordkeeping a lot easier."
- "Happy taxes!"
- "Thanks for the latest update to Tinybooks - very much appreciated. It is an excellent programme, and just keeps getting better! Keep up the good work."
- "I'm doing TAXES and thanks to Tiny Books -- this year I will actually file on time!"
- "Thanks for the notice. Sweet program!"
- "top program - wouldn't use anything else. Your efforts are much appreciated."
- "I am very pleased with Tiny Books and use it for myself and my company."
- "I've been using Tiny Books for the last year and have just completed this years set of books, such a joy to work with. The program makes it effortless."
- "Thanks, Ken. TinyBooks rocks."
- "Exactly what I was looking for. Very easy to use."
- "Excellent bit of software just what a small business needs"
- "thank you for your constant improvements to Tinybooks."
- "I love so many of the features as well as the overall simplicity of your software."
- "Thanks for your hard work with this wonderful program."
- "I would just like to say a big thank you for developing such an easy to use program. I am a sole trader and I was looking for a easy to use accounts program I guess I choose the right one!!"
- "I have looked at the other accounting software and in my opinion you really have to know accounting to use them, not for me."
- "Love my TinyBooks."
- "So thanks, Ken, for all your help. And I still love the program---I shall be recommending it to all who will listen."
- "I really do like the TinyBooks product. Have a Great Day!"
- "Top dollar program"
- "tested the demo and was easy to set up and use..looking forward to doing my books...did I say that?"
- "Brilliantly simple... less really is more!"
- "Thanks Ken, this is the kind of service that makes me even more happy I am trying your program rather than one of the other "Top shelf" products. Thanks!"
- "Good Stuff...You're a marvel. Thanks for your ( continued ) great work."
- "Brilliant!"
- "Although I hate bookkeeping, I look forward to using this program."
- "Your product makes it possible for a small operation like ours to produce great records for our tax man. Thanks for all your hard work."
- "Love the application!"
- "Like the new inputting, and I am sure I will be equally surprised and happy with the rest - as will my tax man when he gets my accounts for the year!"
- "Thank-you very much! I'm thrilled to see you've included taxes as I was considering jumping ship. (we have silly gst reports to submit) But now your program does everything I need it to."
- "Thank you very much for writing this terrific software."
- "We love TinyBooks!"
- "Many thanks for a great app."
- "BTW: Tax function is really good."
- "Looks like an excellent upgrade to an already exceptional application."
- "by the way ... i LOVE tiny books!!!!"
- "I really love TIny books. I use it daily."
- "Thanks for being understanding. I really like this program and your clear fashion."
- "For a Freelance singer this tool is perfect. I have just downloadet it, and registrated it, and I'm already in business.."
- "I've been using Tinybooks since V2 ~ and you know from my previous communiques just how well I speak of it ! A simple, yet satisfying experience..Well done Superstar !"
- "So far I love your software."
- "Love your program, especially now that I can account for GST."
- "I have used Tiny Books for nearly 3 years, from about 2 months after I purchased my first (and, so far, only) Mac. It is simple, easy to use, and clean."
- "Up until last month, I have been using Appleworks' database feature to do my invoices. That meant, of course, that I had to create my own invoice form. I liked mine a lot; but I like yours much better. It's very professional looking."
- "Thanks so much for this application. It does a great job!"
- "I am just getting settled in with Tiny Books and love it so far. It's perfect for what i need."
- "Thanks for the email regarding the free upgrade - if only all software companies were as friendly as you are! It's a great program that just keeps getting better and better!"
- "Thanks again for your great work Ken. I love this product !"
- "I am a newish user of TinyBooks for my freelance writing business - and I love it. Thank you!"
- "Its a great piece of software, simple and clean - like all good mac apps should be."
- "I like v4 alot. Over the last week I have taken it thur the paces. Nice product."
- "Your tinybooks software is perfect for my small concrete construction business. I have spent one night working with it and I love it."
- "Thanks again for a really useful product and great support."
- "Of course it is the best program going."
- "I have not used a lot of the features, yet, but wanted to tell you how happy I am with it, so far. I will recommend it to my clients, for sure."
- "I love TinyBooks!"
- "Thank you so much for your prompt and gracious help. You have an outstanding little product here. I'm a self-employed artist with no interest in, or use for, the usual bookkeeping software."
- "I was up and running in about 15 minutes; it's the picture of simplicity and efficiency."
- "You are the man. This is a great program, and I appreciate the great response."
- "BTW, I absolutely LOVE TinyBooks. It's fast and simple and purely efficient. Nice job!"
- "Thanks again for your help and your great product!"
- "Anyway, thanks again for creating software so streamlined and simple to use. And for your quick responses."
- "Ken thanks for the update I love TinyBooks"
- "It is great to find someone like yourself still turning out easy to use programs that are both simple yet fun to use. Keep up the good work!"
- "hi Ken, thanks so much! Your customer service is second-to-none! Very impressive. Thanks again."
- "Thanks - I am still very much enjoying the simplicity of your program."
- "Gracious me, I am astonished at the swiftness and detailed-ness of your response - thank you."
- "Thanks for the update. This is my first tax season with all my info in Tinybooks from last year, and it's been so much easier."
- "It's brilliant mate! You have one very satisfied customer."
- "Your customer service is absolutely fabulous!"
- "I JUST WANTED TO SAY ~~~~~~THANK YOU! TINYBOOKS IS EXACTLY WHAT IV'E BEEN SEARCHING FOR . YOUR PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY EASY TO SET UP AND USE. I'LL RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE. THANKS AGAIN FOR A SMOOTH TRANSACTION!"
- "Thanks for the "just right" software. Everything else I've tried for my tiny business was overwhelmingly huge. Tinybooks is great!"
- "It's a great program Ken and I use it constantly for my sales and expenses."
- "I just found TinyBooks and bought and registered it!!! I have been looking for something simple to handle my small business and this is just perfect. Thank you sooooo much!!!!"
- "I run an online store and have just discovered TinyBooks. It's great, very easy to use and so much simpler than QuickBooks, which I used before."
- "Hi there, and thanks for making such a great little program."
- "Thanks again! I love TinyBooks!!!"
- "TinyBooks has been a pleasure to use"
- "Program is simply wonderful and e-mails are answered before I can log off my mail. Unbelievable! Thanks so much."
- "Major updates - for a major product - from a major player. Congratulations ... and thank you, for everything."
- "Congratulations ! You're certainly keeping Tiny Books on the ball. I've been using it for eighteen months and I like it."
- "You're on the ball, as always, Ken! Thanks a lot."
- "You are a good man! Always on top of things"
- "You have produced a brilliant programme that even I can use. I am using it for my Son's accounts and therefore can expect little payment for my time; the ease of use is therefore of some compensation!"
- "TinyBooks is great software."
- "Thanks for the fantastic software !"
- "thanks - and love the program"
- "Thank you very much for your consideration of my recent purchase of Tiny Books and providing the upgrade free of charge. I like Tiny Books very much and appreciate the care you have taken in making the program useful and in providing regular improvements."
- "i love the program. It has made my antique store business so simple now that even I can do it. haha."
- "We started our business 5 years ago at our local weekend open market, then progressed to a small store. Having had no prior business experience, it has been trial and error. Keeping 'The Books' has been a real problem. Especially come tax time. We even went to the expense of purchasing 'AccountEdge' which was way too complicated. I never could figure it all out, so I went back to paper and pencil, always thinking in the back of my head, 'There has got to be an easier way!' Then when I was at the 'MacMinute' web site I noticed a mention of TinyBooks. We went ahead and purchased the program, and The Solution to our problem was solved! This is EXACTLY what we needed! Thank you so very, very much!"
- "I like the new interface, especially the Auto-comment button. That thing is great. Cheers!"
- "I run 2 small partnerships and do the household books. Thank a favorite diety for "Tiny Books". I installed the trial for v.3 and within a few minutes I was back in my "comfort zone" with our bookeeping. By the end of the day I was ready to buy. New updates have been helpful in selling a couple new landscaping jobs using the "Estimate". And a whole lot more........."
- "By the way, your program works beautifully for my small business!"
- "I'm loving the new version of tinybooks!"
- "Nice work on your updates. Makes a terrific program even better!"
- "Thanks Ken for making a simple accounting system for me!"
- "Thank you again for your time and effort in maintaining a great bookkeeping system!"
- "Thanks for adding the annual report thingee."
- "Keep the "tiny" in TinyBooks!"
- "I do love Tiny Books, it keeps me straight."
- "Thanks again! I really enjoy using TinyBooks."
- "I tried your TinyBooks program recently and found it really easy to use - the ideal solution for me."
- "I do appreciate your excellent service and i'll spread the word."
- "Just a short note to express my appreciation for both TinyBooks, which I use as my primary accounting program for my small, single proprietor jewelry business, and your attention to customer service."
- "I'm one of your very happy clients."
- "By the way, I love the ease of your program. It is perfect for our small non-profit society."
- "I am now going on my fifth year with Tiny Books! This has been so fun, easy and simple to use."
- "I LOVE this program !!!! I've had Quickbooks, MYOB, and earlier, had an Appleworks spreadsheet set up for my small business. None of these solutions were very good. I had just bought iWork '08 and was starting to set up yet another book keeping spreadsheet when I vaguely remembered seeing your program mentioned on (???) Macsonly website some time ago. The name had stuck, and looking on Version Tracker, found you."
- "Tiny Books is a work of art (and heart)"
- "So far Tinybooks is just what I needed. Very easy and effective."
- "One nice thing dealing with you is your instant response to e-mails. Thanks for great service and a great program."
- "It's really nice to get a prompt, personal, friendly help service !!"
- "Brilliant. Thank-you for making a perfectly simple accounting app that does exactly what it says on the tin."
- "I started to enter my info. into Tinybooks, I really think this is what I was looking for!"
- "Thank you so much! It works and I love it already."
- "I am only into half a months' worth of data in the program but can already see the simplicity of the program works well for me."
- "Appreciate your fast response and its nice dealing with real people rather than automated response systems!"
- "cheers and thanks for a cool little programme."
- "Incidentally this program is exactly what I was looking for as a small contractor/renovator."
- "I am a long time user of your Tinybooks and I really respect and like it greatly."
- "TinyBooks is the least painful way for a smaller businessperson to maintain accurate bookkeeping records. My wife and I have been using the program for several months (as registered users) and have found it to be far simpler to operate than QuickBooks and far more complete than some of the freeware accounting packages available on the Internet. Thank you for producing just what we need."
- "Thanks again for a great little program. It was just what my little consulting company needed, simple, clean and easy to use. Especially nice for someone like me who wants to get the bookkeeping done without needing to read a novel on the details of accounting and computer programing."
- "Many thanks for producing a good old fashioned well coded compact program."
- "Thanks much. Great service. Hope you never out source your customer service to India."
- "I have been using your Tiny Books for a number of years - and it's works great for my brain. Simple."
- "It works very well by the way and is exactly what I needed."
- "Tiny Books has worked great for me!"
- "We've corresponded in the past, and I just wanted to thank you for making this tax time the least horrendous of all time. I've used my own spreadsheets, MYOB, and two versions of QuickBooks in the past. Nothing has been as easy and useable as TinyBooks. Even my wife, who recently started her own jewelry business, has taken to the program like a duck to water. To say that she is a bit computer phobic, would be putting it mildly ! Thanks again, so much !"
- "Wow! Thank-you for providing the perfect book-keeping program! It was EXACTLY what I was hoping for and reading your customer feedbacks helped me to make my decision. I hope when you add mine to the list, it will also help someone to choose this fantastic program."
- "I use your Tinybooks program for bookkeeping on my mac. I love how simple it is and that you have been very helpful with any updates and questions I have had."

Copyright ©2008 by Ken Winograd
Space-Time Associates
Updated: April 20, 2008
Ken911 @ Winograd.com
http://www.winograd.com