GVNotifier 1.2 – let’s get serious!

February 2, 2010 by
 

I’ve been hard at work on GVNotifier 1.2 for the last couple of weeks.  Lots of bugfixes and enhancements have been added based on the great feedback I’ve had via the comments form, widget and the GVNotifier beta group.

This version adds lots of preferences–so you can use it how you like.

Check out the screenshots:

The contact list supports pinning, keep your favorite contacts just a click away.  Contact photos are downloaded from Google Contacts.

The login experience has been enhanced, if you’re still unable to login, you may send a detailed error report and I can look over the logs to determine what’s happening.

Lots of preferences have been added for key features.

Quickly call or text new people without having to open a browser to Google Voice.

Easily message contacts with multiple numbers.  Just click the number to choose where to send to.

GVNotifier 1.2 is available now, auto-update to the latest version if you already have it installed, or Download it here.

Comments

11 Comments on GVNotifier 1.2 – let’s get serious!

  1. SteelFroggy on Fri, 5th Feb 2010 3:31 PM

    2. Ack! Now it doesn’t start with windows anymore! D:
    Other than that, I love the new features (:

  2. bw on Wed, 10th Feb 2010 7:55 PM

    3. How do you uninstall GVnotifier? I installed v1 on a desktop and don’t find it useful since I’m rarely sitting there. I used ‘Add/Remove’ programs to uninstall but it still starts up every time I restart windows (7 Pro). Even if I uncheck ‘Start With Windows’ it manages to do this. Help, please.

  3. gVoice user on Wed, 24th Feb 2010 12:00 AM

    4. I think I like 1.1s interface better… more smooth and clean.

  4. Dave on Wed, 24th Feb 2010 12:05 AM

    5. @gVoice user the interface is nearly identical if you adjust the options to your liking. Perhaps move the window over your clock, close it and then select ‘no window caption’. Most other changes are purely to support more features.

  5. Dave on Wed, 24th Feb 2010 12:08 AM

    6. @bw – unfortunately you have come across an annoying bug. I do apologize for this. The application can be *fully* removed by deleting the data in C:\Users\\AppData\Apps\2.0\ Do note that this is the repository for all ClickOnce applications, so take care NOT to delete things that aren’t GVNotifier. Alternatively you can install the latest 1.2 build, which will automatically disable the startup option for previous builds.

  6. Dave on Wed, 24th Feb 2010 12:10 AM

    7. @SteelFroggy – drag the shortcut into the Startup folder on your start menu. This option proved problematic. Hopefully it will come back in a future build.

  7. Taylor on Sat, 27th Mar 2010 4:41 PM

    8. Dave, first off: thank you for this app. It is the only GV notifier I have used that works so well.

    The only problem is, and I am sure you have heard about this already, is the 50% CPU usage it causes. I still haven’t been able to pin down exactly why it does it, either. I love using this, but I cannot most of the time simply because it bogs down my system too much. Is this something you are working on, or is it just something that happens to some users because of their setup?

    Thanks again.

  8. Taylor on Sat, 27th Mar 2010 4:45 PM

    9. Also, I should note that the 1.1 version seems to do this as well.

  9. Dave on Sat, 27th Mar 2010 4:51 PM

    10. @Taylor -

    I currently have no idea what may be causing the excessive CPU usage. It’s certainly a bug but I don’t have information on how to reproduce it. If you’d like to join the beta group (http://groups.google.com/group/gvnotifiernet) and provide some more info that’d be a great start to solving the problem.

  10. . on Sat, 1st May 2010 12:39 AM

    11. I’m also having the CPU problem.

  11. Dave on Mon, 3rd May 2010 11:43 PM

    12. I’m tracing the CPU issue and I believe it is caused by the MSHTML component, I’ll be working to exclude that in the coming weeks.