SSL update in progress

February 15th, 2019 No comments

I am currently working on adding SSL to this site to improve security. During this time, some site features may not be available.

MangAI may have trouble talking with the licensing server. Full license users should not be affected since their license only requires activation once per program version. Trial users, however, may not be able to use the program until SSL integration is complete. Checking for updates may also not work.

I will post again when everything is working correctly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Categories: General, MangAI, Projects, Site

MangAI profiles updated

January 8th, 2019 No comments

Happy 2019!

MangAI’s list of profiles has been updated with some Amazon and Apple devices:

  • Kindle 8
  • Kindle Oasis
  • Kindle Oasis 2
  • Kindle Paperwhite 2
  • Kindle Paperwhite 3
  • Kindle Paperwhite 4
  • Apple iPad 5
  • Apple iPad 6
  • Apple iPad mini 3
  • Apple iPad mini 4
  • Apple iPad Pro

You can get the latest profiles by clicking Help -> Check for Update

If your ereader is not already included, feel free to email me and I will add it. I had never heard of the Kindle Oasis until someone requested a profile for it. I recommend all Kindle users try both pdf and mobi formats to see which you prefer. Both output formats are enabled by default for this purpose.



Categories: MangAI, Projects

MangAI v1.15a released

September 9th, 2018 1 comment

New to version 1.15a:
-Compatibility update for newer versions of Java
Starting with Java 9, a cryptography library that MangAI used was no longer available. This would cause an error message about there being something wrong with your license file, although really the problem was the program could not find the code it needed to handle license cryptography.
MangAI has been updated to use a different Java cryptography library. Accordingly, MangAI now requires you to use at least Java 8 (previously required at least Java 6).
It is best to keep your Java up-to-date. The current version at the time of this release is Java 10.
-Various fixes and improvements
Squashed a few minor bugs.

This is a simple update to make MangAI compatible with newer versions of Java. If you haven’t updated your Java in a while, make sure you do so as MangAI will no longer work with Java older than version 8. You can download Java from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

If your ereader is not included in the list of MangAI settings profiles, contact me with the model and I can easily add it. There are so many tablets available these days, it’s hard to keep up ^^;

Download the latest version from the MangAI project page.

Categories: Uncategorized

MangAI issue with Java 10

September 5th, 2018 1 comment

Greetings everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in some time.

The current state of my health is quite bad. It has been bad all of 2018, though I don’t know what triggered it to get worse. There are many days I do not leave the house; if I do, it’s just a quick car ride around the neighborhood or perhaps a little walk inside of a local store. I still do not have a diagnosis or even an idea of who may know what is wrong with me. Please continue to contact me with any health related questions or ideas. If I don’t respond in a timely manner, please send your email again.

It was brought to my attention recently that MangAI is having issues with Java 10. You may have received an error message about there being something wrong with your license file. Let me assure you your license file is fine and you are doing everything correctly. This is a problem with MangAI trying to use a cryptography library that is no longer included in Java 10. I will work on releasing a fix. For now, you can workaround this error by removing Java 10 and reinstalling Java 8. Please forgive me in advance if my health causes me to take a little while to get the update out.

Categories: General, MangAI, Projects

2017 Update

August 4th, 2017 No comments

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t posted in a long time. There isn’t really anything new to talk about, so I’ll just share a summary of what’s been going on.

My health is still 24/7/365 bad. The past two months, for whatever reason, have been particularly challenging. I’m lucky if I can handle going out of the house for a bit. There are many days where I am basically stuck in bed. The symptoms are the same as listed in the Earth Axis Syndrome article.

I looked into Lyme disease again (using the Western Blot test this time), but the results were again negative. The current theory is still Utricular Dysfunction, but there is no good way to prove it.

I have been seeing a psychologist for cognitive behavioral therapy to help deal with all the anxiety that comes from these symptoms. I also take anti-anxiety medications. Anxiety is a secondary symptoms though. As far as balance therapy or meds go, nothing I’ve tried has helped. I try to go out each day as a form of physical therapy to push my balance system.

I need to file for disability. It’s been a long time coming. The application process itself is overwhelming. They want to know every doctor, test, test result, treatment, and treatment result. I have 10 years of history of seeing so many doctors, that getting all the data together is like writing a book. In the end, I expect it will be a difficult challenge to get recognized as disabled without a diagnosis that could more easily explain what is wrong with me.

I appreciate the emails I’ve received from others having similar symptoms. This gives us a chance to exchange information and encourage each other. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or information related to these symptoms. It may take me a few days to reply, depending on my health.

You can also contact me if you would like to talk about MangAI. My health doesn’t let me program these days, but I can answer questions related to digital manga processing and do simple things such as adding new device profiles to MangAI’s built-in library.

Best wishes to everyone!