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Google Calendar Tray

Lowell — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:06:39 +0000

I’ve created an extremely simple application that wraps an internet explorer window inside a frame, and adds an icon to the system tray so you can easily open your Google Calendar, and keep it open in the tray.

That’s pretty much the only thing it does. There’s no installer, just unzip and double-click to run it.

You can double-click the icon in the tray to show the main window, which will close to the tray.

Download Google Calendar Tray v0.0000001

Google Reader Notifier 1.0.3 - New Stuff!

Lowell — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:45:42 +0000

Thanks to Tim Dallmann, there’s now a new release of Google Reader Notifier. Here’s the changelist:

A new preference option to “Start when windows starts”
The default item in the context menu (Go to Reader) is now bold
The app now checks for updates immediately after any preference changes are made.
The setup now defaults to installation for everyone
New icon for notification of unread items.
Code Cleanup using fxcop

Don’t you just love Open Source?

I’ve also decided to move the downloads page to the Google Code project.

Please note that you should uninstall the old version before you install this one.

Download Google Reader Notifier 1.0.3

Officially Announcing the Simplest Timer Ever

Lowell — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:43:37 +0000

I’ve created a timer application that lives in the system tray. It’s really simple.

Set a timer. Wait for it to be up.

That’s about it.

Get TimerQ here.

Google Reader Notifier 1.0.2

Lowell — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:24:05 +0000

Another very small update for the Google Reader Notifier… now when you double-click on the icon, it’ll immediately take you to the Google Reader homepage. I have no clue why I didn’t add that in the first place.

As always, leave feature requests in the comments.

Download

Google Reader Notifier Version 1.0.2

Source Code

Google Code Project Page

Google Reader Notifier 1.0.1

Lowell — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:31:31 +0000

I’ve updated the Google Reader Notifier to show a different tray icon when there are updates. Now it’ll show a shrunk version of the original icon, but with a little exclamation point. It’s not the greatest icon, but it does the job. If anybody has a better idea for an icon, let me know.

If you click on the icon, it will revert back to the original icon. Also if you click the “unread items” text on the popup (which will open google reader), then the icon reverts back to normal.

If you click the X to close the popup, then the icon will stay the same.

Download

Google Reader Notifier Version 1.0.1

Source Code

Google Code Project Page

Added Installer for LocalDeli del.icio.us client

Lowell — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 09:29:06 +0000

Since I was already adding an installer for my Google Reader Notifier, I decided to go ahead and add an installer for LocalDeli as well.

The installer will automatically add the notifier to your startup folder, so it should start up with windows. There’s no preferences page at all, so you are kinda screwed if you don’t like the way it works right now…

The next version will have the ability to change the options. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’ve updated the version number to 1.0.

Download: LocalDeli del.icio.us client version 1.0

Added Installer for Google Reader Notifier

Lowell — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:58:07 +0000

I’ve finally done the obvious: added an installer for the Google Reader Notifer application. Now you don’t have to bother figuring out where to put it. Just run the installer and it’s all good to go.

The installer will automatically add the notifier to your startup folder, so it should start up with windows. There’s not currently a preference to turn this off, although I imagine I could add one if I really felt like it. I also added a bugfix for the notification sometimes showing behind other windows… it should now show up in front.

The next version will show the new items in the menu when you click on the icon, the same way the Mac version does. You’ll be able to turn the preference on/off as well as set the number of items.

Download: Google Reader Notifier Version 1.0

Announcing Google Reader Notifier for Windows (Alpha)

Lowell — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:34:01 +0000

I’m a big fan of Google Reader, but I don’t always have firefox right in front of me, so I sometimes don’t notice when new items come in. There’s a great notifier for Mac already, but nothing for windows… until now.

I was originally trying to make this version work the same as the Mac version, but that’s not completely possible, so I went a little off track.

When you get new items, you’ll get this popup menu, that slides in similarly to the Google Talk new mail notification (You can also turn this off if you want, although it wouldn’t be very helpful)

There’s also an icon in the tray that you can hover your mouse over to see the current count:

If you right click the icon in the tray, you can check right away, go to the reader home page, or launch the preferences page.

The preferences page has a number of options that will look similar to the Mac version:

You can specify more than one item in the label filter box by just putting a space between items.

Download it on the project page

Added Proxy Support (Untested) to Localdeli

Lowell — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:14:36 +0000

Per request, I’ve added in proxy support, although I haven’t tested it out. Here’s the changelist:

Added proxy support using WebProxy.GetDefaultProxy() to access the Internet Explorer proxy settings. Note that this will only work with a static proxy configuration. If your proxy is autodetected, it will still not work.
Added in encryption for the passwords. If you get an authentication error after upgrading(possible), you just need to type in your password again and hit the Update button.

You can get it from the project page like usual, or here’s a direct link.

For future updates on bugfixes, you can subscribe to the Localdeli RSS Feed: or you can always subscribe to the site feed.

Bugfixes for Localdeli (Windows Delicious Client)

Lowell — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:35:06 +0000

I’ve updated the localdeli client to fix some of the bugs:

Fixed network timeout never restoring update link.
Fixed problem with crashing on update.
Fixed problem with keyword searching causing crash if no items.
Fixed problem with right click menu crashing if no items.
Disabled some unused code
Fixed problem with special characters not being saved or displayed correctly
Changed help link to point to localdeli homepage

You can get it from the project page like usual, or here’s a direct link.

For future updates on bugfixes, you can subscribe to the Localdeli RSS Feed: or you can always subscribe to the site feed.