Email This! v2.2.6 Now Live!

This version contains a fix for Yahoo This!

Here’s the update information:

Version 2.2.6 (May 23, 2009)
1. Yahoo This! Fixed
2. Firefox Max Version set to 3.6a1pre
3. Flock Max Version set to 2.5
4. Songbird support removed

Download the extension here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3102

There should be another update to Email This! coming soon.

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Plans for Summer 2009

As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I’m in Scotland until the end of July for a research fellowship in nuclear physics. I’ll pretty much be spending my days writing software towards my research, but my work-days end early, which leaves me a lot of free time. Since I’m not a big drinker, I don’t have much to do here in Glasgow, and for those who don’t know, Glasgow is a heavy drinking-oriented city, which isn’t bad (everyone is happy and nice), but it’s just not my cup of tea.

Seeing that I’ll have a lot of free time, I plan on using it to beef up my programming skills. How do I plan on doing this? First off, I plan on brushing up on my Javascript and XUL (again) since I only use it every 6-months or so, and I tend to forget how certain things work.

I want to accomplish the following (for the programs that I’ve already made) by September:

1. BCC Option for Email This!
2. More Preferences for Email This!
3. Custom Download Directory for FacePAD
4. Language Localization for FacePAD

Now, I want to venture out a bit as well. I want to attempt to write one program for either JetPack, Ubiquity, or Greasemonkey, all of which allow me to extend firefox with simple Javascript scripts. We’ll see if I make any progress…

I also want to add an FAQ section for FacePAD because I keep getting emails about the same two or three questions.
Lastly, I’d like to state that writing and maintaining these extensions is simply a hobby for me. I offer support for these extensions because I feel that I owe that much to the end-user, but I make no promises on implementing features or fixing bugs in a timely manner.

On a final final final note, I’ve been closely monitoring Google’s OSX nightly builds for Chrome, their web-browser. I do this since I’m a google fanboy and since it’s a program I’d like to extend as soon as it comes out of basic development for OSX.

Alright, that’s all for now. Feel free to contact me with your questions/suggestions/comments/concerns!

Ciao!

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Email This! V2.2.6 – Fix for Yahoo This!

I received a few emails in the last week saying that Yahoo This! (ONCE AGAIN) was not compatible with Classic Yahoo Mail…FUCKING ridiculous. Thankfully, the issue was minor. I’ve patched up the error, and submitted v2.2.6 to addons@Mozilla. Once the extension is accepted into the public download sphere, I’ll make another post here.

Here’s the update information:

Version 2.2.6 (May 23, 2009)
1. Yahoo This! Fixed
2. Firefox Max Version set to 3.6a1pre
3. Flock Max Version set to 2.5
4. Songbird support removed

Back from a month long hiatus! – Lots of updates!

Heya everyone!

Somehow my 2 week absence turned into 4 weeks, ah well. That’s life! I have A LOT to say, so bare with me:

First off, FacePAD was featured on Lifehacker, the super-awesome tech site that reviews software that eases people’s lives. Click here to see their review!

Second, FacePAD will be published in the Europe’s largest (general public) PC magazine, ComputerBILD. I’m not sure which issue, but I assume it’ll be sometime this summer. The issue will come with a review of my program as well as a CD with the program installed.

Third, I’m in Glasgow, Scotland this summer for nuclear physics research. Like last summer, I’ll spend most of my time doing the research and/or relaxing, and when/if ever I get the urge, I’ll work on the extensions. I actually have the urge right now, and luckily, I’ve had fruitful results. The next post I make (tonight) will be about the forthcoming update to Email This! I’ll also be updating the other two extensions in the coming weeks and I’ll probably add an FAQ section to FacePAD since I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking the same questions!

Keep on emailing or twittering me with your questions/comments/suggestions!