Thank you all for your many comments and e-mails concerning version 3.0 of KISSQ! The PHPNuke version is ready for release and the final Postnuke version is being tested by a few testers even as I type this. I am expecting to release version 3.0 no later than early next week. If I get the tester's approval before then, it will be released before then.

UPDATE 10/5/2002 Between being sick for a week and out of town on business, the programming has all but stopped :(. However, all is pretty much back to normal now and I will be getting back to the matters at hand! Should still be about 2 weeks though.

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I have locked down the code for the v3.0 release of KISSQ (Stock Quotes)! I am now working on the SQL code for the upgrade path, as well as some final QA testing. Not all of the wish list will make it into this release. These items DID make it into v3.0:

• BLOCK  - Changed Broker links to a drop down menu to conserve screen real estate.
• BLOCK  - Provide colored indicators for +/- indicators (red,green lights)
• BLOCK  - Clean up format for when market opens from showing 100% movement when any of the factors are N/A
• BLOCK  - Added mouse overs for Symbols to show Company name
• MODULE - Allow entering the date purchased in order to allow multiple lots.
• MODULE - Added setting to allow Webmaster to decide which method to use to calculate changes in daily prices.
• MODULE - Added Financial news headlines.
• MODULE - Allow selection of which market to get quote from. For example, to retrieve a symbol from OTCBB, Yahoo requires you to enter symbol.OB. KISSQ now only requires symbol and the user selects OTCBB and KISSQ automatically adds the .OB.
• MODULE - Allow entering of more than 1 symbol at a time to add to portfolio.
• MODULE - Added a HELP facility to the left of the Symbol input box. This will be expanded as time goes on.
• MODULE - Miscellaneous format changes

Read on for the 3 requests that DID NOT make it into 3.0. Read More...

[Updated 9/12/2002] Thanks to all who have been instrumental in the devlopment of KISSQ application! I have received many suggestions for other types of tracking, options, currencies, etc. The focus of KISSQ is stocks and that's where I will keep the focus. To try to expand beyond that to cover all the other possibilities would just require too much time and support. Read on for a project status .... Read More...

Thanks for those who voted! There seems to be a debate as to how to calculate the Change in prices and percents. There are those (I am one of them) who prefer to see the changes as the difference in daily prices, i.e. Open and close daily. Others want to see the change as change from today vs. yesterday. I'd like to hear from YOU, please. Maybe I end up offering a setting to control which way you allow on your website. Please respond to this. Thanks.

[Updated 9/1/2002] I've gotten some great suggestions for the next release, tentatively dubbed 3.0! I have also noticed that, depending on Yahoo's response time, it can really drag down the front page load, due to the block retrieving the data. Soooo..... Read More...

Version 2.5 is now available for download! This version offers an sql installer, live feeds, and so many features over previous releases! Read on for a full description of the changes! Read More...