http://www.daveamenta.com Where Person meets Profession Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:51:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a minor update to the GlobalCommand software New Features/Changes: More intuitive dialogs. Run at Startup Check for updates (removed broken Updater plug-in) Enabled/Disabled on menu Fixed internal plugin (ShowConfig, Plug, Enabled/Disabled) Lower memory usage under some conditions Download: GlobalCommand 3.1 [Zip] http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/globalcommand-31/ I've done some retooling of the DigTweet application this weekend.  I decided to drop the whole command line thing, and wrap it up really nicely.  I've added some new features that some may find useful. First off, the menu now contains some useful options: Quickly Enable/Disable automatic updating. Manually update. View settings. View past sync ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/digtweet-12-set-your-digsby-status-via-twitter/ There was a request a few weeks back on the Digsby forums for the ability to have Digsby recognize and interpret aim: links.  AIM Links allow you to add a URL to a webpage which will automatically launch AIM.  You have the ability to specify to "add a specified contact" ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/digsby-goim-have-digsby-recognize-and-handle-aim-urls/ Due to some demand, I've wrapped DigTweet up into a graphical program that runs in the tray.  Optionally, you can still run it from the command line, with some new feature, and some updates to the error detection scheme. New Features: Choose to ignore replies so they don't end up as your ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/digtweet-graphical-application/ As I mentioned in my previous post, I was working on a solution to sync the twitter update status (one-way), with Digsby's status.  This works great for those that update twitter throughout the day with contact information and such important things.  This is a simple console application that makes use ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/update-digsby-status-automatically-when-on-twitter-update/ There was a request today on the Digsby forums about setting the status based on a twitter feed.  I thought this was a great idea, since this is something I could use.  Normally I don't use status message at all - but I do twitter. I set to work figuring out ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-07/set-digsby-status-from-command-line/ I've been using Digsby since it came out in February, and I've had the Widget attached to my Facebook profile, but I've added it here now. The Digsby Widget is a little flash application that allows users on a website to directly contact you via Digsby.  This is my widget for ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-06/digsby-widget/ Every time I get on the MAX and ride for more than a few stops, I hear this message, and it always strikes me as a really strange thing, and I couldn't figure out why until a few days ago.  The message is spoken by a woman: Proof of payment and ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-06/portland-max-black-mesa-transit-system/ I'm pleased to announce the DTG is now fully encrypted.  There is no need to worry about your sensitive conversations being read by ANYONE but you.  The new DTG Client (Build 6b) includes these features: Triple DES Encryption on ALL meaningful personal data being sent.  This means contact names, timestamps, messages, ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-06/the-road-to-digsbytogo-encryption-fully-implemented/ I spent upwards of an hour trying to fix this bug that I introduced in some 'AJAX' code I was working on. Basically, this was my original (vastly simplified and error checking removed) code: function GetData(string url) { req = new XHR(); req.open(url); req.onreadystatechange = function() { if(req.readyState == 4 ) { ... http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-06/javascript-object-references-behave-strangely/