News

This page shows what's been happening at Tiger Technologies. It includes
more information than the news bulletins on our main page, and you'll
find "old" news here as well.
November 12, 2003
Holiday Lights 5.4 for Windows is available! This new version adds
two great new bulbs for registered users only. It also adds the ability
to choose a background color behind the screen saver picture, and fixes
an occasional problem displaying JPEG images in the screen saver.
You can get it from our Download Center right now.
As always, it's a free upgrade for registered users.
December 4, 2002
Holiday Lights 5.3.1 for Windows is available. This version fixes a problem that
could cause music to stop on some computers.
December 1, 2002
Simtel's Doctor File Finder
recommends Holiday Lights as "a complete holiday package". Check it out!
November 27, 2002
Win free stuff! We're giving away a free copy of Holiday Lights every week until December 25
to a lucky person who tells a friend about the program.
November 19, 2002
Holiday Lights 5.3 for Windows is available! This new version lets you
organize your bulbs by category and adds screen saver animation styles.
December 3, 2001
Holiday Lights 5.2 for Macintosh adds an "Old Glory" US flag bulb.
November 19, 2001
Holiday Lights 5.2 for Windows is available! This new version lets you use MP3 files in
the Music Box and supports JPEG screen saver backgrounds.
September 25, 2001
DeskFlag 1.0 is available.
DeskFlag shows an animated United States flag in the corner of your screen while you work.
Created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
For more information, see our DeskFlag Web site.
February 8, 2001
Window Monkey 1.3.1 is now available!
This version is fully compatible with Mac OS 9.1, and includes over a dozen new patterns.
Get this free upgrade now from our Download Center.
December 18, 2000
Over 1,000 free Holiday Lights add-on bulbs for Windows are now available from our add-on bulbs page!
(And the Macintosh version has over 450.)
November 16, 2000
Holiday Lights 5.1 for Macintosh is now available!
Among other changes, this new version lets you save different settings as themes for later use and adds support for MP3 files.
As always, it's a free upgrade for registered users.
You can get it from our Download Center right now.
October 28, 2000
Holiday Lights 5.1 for Windows is available! This new version lets you save different settings
as themes for later use. You can get it from our Download Center right now.
As always, it's a free upgrade for registered users.
September 20, 2000
A Japanese language version of Holiday Lights for Macintosh is now available from our friends at
Bridge1 Software.
June 17, 2000
We're proud to sponsor The Rainforest Site this week. Give them a visit!
March 29, 2000
We now offer Web hosting and domain name registration services at a great price. Check it out!
February 23, 2000
New background pictures are available for the Holiday Lights screen saver, including St. Patrick's Day and Easter pictures. They're free for Holiday Lights owners!
December 12, 1999:
Tiger Technologies is proud to have sponsored The Hunger Site
for two days this holiday season. We donated almost ten tons of food to the United Nations World Food Program.
December 2, 1999
Holiday Lights 5.0 for Macintosh is now available!
Among other changes, this new version lets you put the bulbs on top of all other windows and adds new screen saver animations.
As always, it's a free upgrade for registered users.
You can get it from our Download Center right now.
November 9, 1999
ZDNet's HotFiles awarded Holiday Lights a perfect five-star rating!
October 30, 1999
Holiday Lights 5.0 for Windows is now available!
Among other changes, this new version lets you put the bulbs on top of all other windows and adds new screen saver animations.
As always, it's a free upgrade for registered users.
You can get it from our Download Center right now.
October 27, 1999
Apple's Mac OS 9 has been released, and the current version of each of our programs is compatible.
October 26, 1999
Tucows gives Holiday Lights a perfect five-cow rating!
August 31, 1999
Free upgrades to Window Monkey 1.3 and Menuette 3.0.1 are now available.
August 19, 1999
You can now send free trial copies of our programs to a friend.
(And don't forget our Holiday Lights gift page, which allows you to send prepaid copies to anyone.)
August 1, 1999
Free add-on icons for Menuette 3 are here. Get 'em while they're hot!
July 26, 1999
Our long national nightmare is over!
Menuette 3.0 is finally available. This free upgrade features animated icons and much much more.
June 4, 1999
Font File Helper is a simple free utility we've made available for Mac OS.
It helps avoid the problem of "too many files open" with Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6.
May 14, 1999
Apple's Mac OS 8.6 has been released, and the current version of each of our programs is compatible.
April 9, 1999
More than 175 free add-on bulbs are now available for the Macintosh version of Holiday Lights!
March 25, 1999
365 free add-on bulbs are now available for the Windows version of Holiday Lights one for every day of the year!
March 24, 1999
Our Window Monkey page now has four free extra sets of patterns to download.
March 15, 1999
You can now order by phone during business hours!
March 10, 1999
Our Window Monkey page has two new sets of patterns to download.
March 1, 1999
More than 300 free add-on bulbs are now available for the Windows version of Holiday Lights.
December 17, 1998
Holiday Lights 4.0.2 for Windows is available! This version fixes a conflict with some video drivers and a problem that could corrupt bulbs. It's a free upgrade from our Download Center.
December 11, 1998
Frequently asked questions and problem-solving tech support for Holiday Lights are now available on our Web site. Just click Get Help above!
November 23, 1998
Holiday Lights 4 for Windows is finally available! This version adds support for extra bulbs you can download from our Web site. It's a free upgrade from our Download Center.
September 25, 1998
Halloween is coming soon... don't forget that Holiday Lights includes scary Halloween bulbs and music! If you haven't tried it, now's the time.
August 18, 1998
A free upgrade to Window Monkey 1.2.5 is now available. This version fixes some problems found in version 1.2.4.
July 12, 1998
Window Monkey 1.2.4 is now available. It includes better support for Kaleidoscope schemes, as well as other improvements. It's a free upgrade. A Japanese version is also now available from Bridge 1 Software.
June 15, 1998
Mac users can check out the new Holiday Lights bulbs on our add-ons page!
March 20, 1998
Lost your serial number? You can now look it up automatically by e-mail.
February 15, 1998
Window Monkey 1.2.3 includes ten new patterns and offers improved compatibility. It's a free upgrade!
February 3, 1998
A free upgrade to Holiday Lights 3.2 for Windows is available. This version significantly improves the screen saver options.
January 14, 1998
A free upgrade to Holiday Lights 3.1.2 for Macintosh is available.
November 21, 1997
You can now give Holiday Lights as a gift! Use our gift order form to send someone this festive present right away.
November 14, 1997
Holiday Lights for Windows is now available. Visit the Holiday Lights page for information, then download a free trial copy!
September 15, 1997
MacAddict Magazine chose the best Macintosh shareware programs of all time and they ranked Window Monkey in the top 20 and Holiday Lights in the top 40. Download a free trial copy of the programs and see for yourself!
July 31, 1997
A free upgrade to Helium 3.1 is available. This version improves compatibility with the Kaleidoscope control panel.
July 7, 1997
A free upgrade to Menuette 2.0.2 is available. This version improves compatibility with Mac OS 8.