Jeremy's improved computer program

I don't know if anyone cares too much, but the last Sudoku Solver would only solve the easy puzzles. I improved on the program so that now it will solve even the hard ones.

You can download it here:
SudokuSolver2

I tested this version with a lot of Sudoku puzzles I found on the internet and it looks like it will work with all but the most difficult ones. I'm pretty sure that it will solve any puzzle that you'll find in the newspaper.

Jeremy's New Computer Program

I had just left my computer programing class and was on my way to work when I had a great idea about a computer program that I could write that would solve Sudoku puzzles. When I got home, I quickly went to work on the idea and, a few hours later, I came up with this:

Click here to download SudokuSolver.exe

Click here to download a sample Sudoku puzzle file named "puzzle.txt"

The program runs off of the old school white-on-black DOS terminal, so isn't too user-friendly. I programmed it so that you could manually type the numbers in, but it's kind of hard to type 81 numbers in without making a mistake. I recommend the easier method of writing a text file like "puzzle.txt" and telling the program to read the data from your file. Make sure to put a space between the columns and save your file in the same folder as SudokuSolver.exe .

The program should work on most Windows operating systems. Let me how it goes if anyone tries it out.

The Master Crawler and Feeding the Ducks

So here's our "Master Crawler" as Jeremy calls her, making her way across the floor for her first real crawl! We were pretty excited that we could both be present for this awesome moment! She's growing up so fast.

Also, we spent some time out in the cold, feeding the ducks. Emily thought it was pretty fun what with all the quacking and everything; plus, she loves it when Daddy takes her outside in her carrier. Lots of fun!

Twilight Pumpkin

Last night we had another little get together with some of the family and we carved some more pumpkins. We think everyone will like Jeremy's newest creation: the Edward and Bella pumpkin.










Also, Rachel is improving on her methods.

Rachel's New Do

Rachel has been wanting to cut her hair short for a long time but just has never had the time to do it. Well, since I have been home sick today then Rachel took it as an opportunity to run over to the salon. I think she looks great--not to mention Emily won't pull on her hair and she will be able to get ready faster every morning.

Jeremy and Rachel's pumpkins

Here are some photos of Jeremy and Rachel's pumpkins that weren't quite finished yesterday but are finished now. Both of them were done with a two tone style in which some parts are completely cut through and other parts only have the dark orange skin shaved off. This skinning technique gives the jack-o-lantern the illusion that carving is shaded.

This is the one that Rachel did. It is a really scary ghost. It even looks good when it's not lit up at night.





























This is the one that Jeremy did. It a copy of the painting by Simon Dewey where Christ is washing the feet of one of the apostles. Compare it to the original painting.

Our Littlest Pumpkin

Here are the results of our pumpkin carving night. Jeremy is still working on his, because his will take quite some time. We invited our Chinese neighbors, as well as Justin and Emily. It was so much fun!

We bought a whole bunch of pumpkins for our jack-o-lantern carving night. But we all agree that the cutest pumpkin of all is Emily, of course. Don't worry, we didn't let her do any carving. You know what would happen if we let her have a knife: straight to the mouth.

Sorry Emily! Maybe in a few more years...