2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/www/js/DataModel.js b/www/js/DataModel.js
index 328df81a..109745fe 100644
--- a/www/js/DataModel.js
+++ b/www/js/DataModel.js
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
             },
 
             setLatestBlogPostChecked: function (val) {
+                console.log (">>>>>>>>>>>> Setting blog date: " + val);
                 latestBlogPostChecked = val;
                 localforage.setItem("latestBlogPostChecked", latestBlogPostChecked);
             },
@@ -453,6 +454,8 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
 
 
                 zmLog("ZMData init: checking for stored variables & setting up log file");
+                
+                latestBlogPostChecked = localforage.getItem("latestBlogPostChecked") || null;
 
                 $ionicLoading.show({
                     template: "retrieving profile data..."
@@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ angular.module('zmApp.controllers')
                     monitorsLoaded = 0;
                     //console.log("Getting out of ZMDataModel init");
                     $rootScope.showBlog = loginData.enableBlog;
-                    zmDebug("loginData structure values: " + JSON.stringify(loginData));
+                    //zmDebug("loginData structure values: " + JSON.stringify(loginData));
                    
                 });
 
diff --git a/www/js/app.js b/www/js/app.js
index c036115a..6aacd8c9 100644
--- a/www/js/app.js
+++ b/www/js/app.js
@@ -566,11 +566,15 @@ angular.module('zmApp', [
                     if ($rootScope.platformOS == "desktop") {
                         zmUpdateVersion = zmUpdateVersion + "D";
                     }
-                    if (ZMDataModel.getAppVersion() != zmUpdateVersion) {
+                    //if (ZMDataModel.getAppVersion() != zmUpdateVersion) {
+                    if (ZMDataModel.versionCompare(ZMDataModel.getAppVersion(),zmUpdateVersion) == -1) {
                         $rootScope.newVersionAvailable = "v" + zmUpdateVersion + " available";
                     } else {
                         $rootScope.newVersionAvailable = "";
                     }
+                    ZMDataModel.zmDebug ("current version: "  + currentVersion + " & available version " +  zmUpdateVersion);
+                    console.log ("Version compare returned: " + ZMDataModel.versionCompare(currentVersion, zmUpdateVersion));
+                    console.log ("Version compare returned: " + ZMDataModel.versionCompare(zmUpdateVersion, currentVersion));
                     //console.log ("UPDATE " + zmVersion);
                 });
 
@@ -584,6 +588,7 @@ angular.module('zmApp', [
                     }
 
                     var lastDate = ZMDataModel.getLatestBlogPostChecked();
+                    console.log ("************ BLOG LAST DATE " + lastDate);
                     if (!lastDate) {
 
                         $rootScope.newBlogPost = "(new post)";