http://blog.itdunn.com Hey look Ma! I'm on the intarwebs! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:16:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, I'm not dead.   I've been hard at work on non-Flock projects that are (mostly) internal to my new employer and not public. Sorry, this means you can't see my work. For those of you who've been clamoring over PocketFlock running the 2.0 final builds. Chill. Auto-Update works just fine. Blogged with the ... http://blog.itdunn.com/this-is-getting-redundant/ So I finally got a (paying) job working with computers and lo and behold I'm working tech support for a hosting company (no I won't tell you which one). I've made my parents proud at the cost of my soul. It seems that nobody on the internet is fully aware of the ... http://blog.itdunn.com/tech-support-is-geek-hell-made-real/ This post is both to let you know I'm still here and that I just updated the site to WordPress 2.6 http://blog.itdunn.com/hello-not-quite-dead-yet/ Due to a typo, the link for the Mac version of PocketFlock was downloading the Windows .zip, this has now been corrected. http://blog.itdunn.com/small-edits/ I've finally gotten around to releasing PocketFlock 2.0 based on the Flock 2.0 betas for both Mac and Windows systems.  There's a new launcher on the way for the Windows side of things that should eliminate UAC woes for Vista users (and hopefully provide a more unified source for both ... http://blog.itdunn.com/pocketflock-2-for-the-mac/ Headline just about covers it all. All the nifty features of Flock 2.0 (which does cover the features of Flock 1.2), Firefox 3.0, and of course it's portable! Mac Version coming soon!  Linux Launcher in the Works!  Vista non-UAC Lancher also underway!  Me working less than 60 hours a week (hopefully) soon! Celebratory ... http://blog.itdunn.com/pocketflock-20-for-windows-is-out/ Sorry again, things were much more hectic than I anticipated. I recently found new employment and am working about 2 jobs. Aside from the excitement with getting a new job and training, there have been quite a few requests for a PocketFlock with the recent 1.2 betas . While I haven't released a ... http://blog.itdunn.com/lack-of-updates-but-not-a-lack-of-interest/ Sorry again folks! I've been quite busy looking into getting a part-time or side job to increase my cashflow. The bills are numerous, but I'll find some way of getting through it. I've also been spending some time writing a book. It's mostly a how-to in the style of the "for Dummies" books that ... http://blog.itdunn.com/boy-am-i-bad-at-updating/ Ok, it's about time I started some posts that weren't just PocketFlock updates or extension reviews. So here's my first new segment in a long time, Useless Web projects. This weeks project involves playing around with some different PHP and javascript functions that normally are useful. I'm assuming you're already have a passing ... http://blog.itdunn.com/useless-web-projects-chapter-1-this-is-really-useless/ Ok, This week's featured extension for the Nomads among us is another favorite of mine. BugMeNot BugMeNot uses a certain website called BugMeNot of all things to bypass those darn websites that require you to sign in for simple things.  Now this is perfect for viewing pages on sites ... http://blog.itdunn.com/extensions-for-the-nomad-bugmenot/ Edit: This was/is an April Fools joke, the attached PocketFlock version does use Trident (via the IETab extension) and is really just a horrible joke. After constant issues with stability, performance, and other issues related to working with so much different code for two platforms, I've come up with a solution ... http://blog.itdunn.com/pocketflocks-been-improved/ Ok Nomads, I'm back for another entry. Once again, finding that useful piece of software that keeps your browsing experience small, simple, and enjoyable.Today I'm not just reviewing an old favorite of mine, I'll tell you a little bit about why it's important.I'll be honest here, in this more modern version ... http://blog.itdunn.com/extensions-for-the-nomad-fireftp/ A true computer Nomad lives by two rules, keep it small keep it simple How do you do that when it comes to messaging? Enter SamePlace Sure, you could just load Meebo and watch as the host machine's ram slowly dies painfully due to Gecko's memory leaks, but after a while that just gets tiresome. ... http://blog.itdunn.com/extensions-for-the-nomad-sameplace/ Site's back up... don't know how many people were getting http500 errors, but it seems that a small tweak I made to .htaccess to allow me to view my stats page killed Wordpress. Ouch. Oh well. http://blog.itdunn.com/wooo-htaccess-issues/ I uploaded versions of PocketFlock for Windows and OSX updated to include Flock 1.1 Final. Older Versions will be automatically upgraded, so you don't need to download these files if you have 1.0 or 1.1b. I realized that I neglected to bundle the source of PocketFlock Win and since it's based on ... http://blog.itdunn.com/pocketflock-11-final-for-windows-and-mac-osx-pocketflock-win-source/ Par for the course I'm sure... I'll sum up last week for you though. Saturday-Sunday: Went to Richmond to visit one of Stef's friends Toured city Got Autographs from Flogging Molly Toured city some more Ate a chocolate covered Mealworm Monday: Went to work Went to Flogging Molly concert Drank Guinness at Flogging Molly concert (oh yes) Was driven home in a ... http://blog.itdunn.com/sorry-for-the-lack-of-updates/ Flock Browser - Flock’s 1.1 Beta Has Arrived! | Flock That was their update... and that was the push I needed. I've always been a bit favorable to using portable browsers since I've been almost constantly traveling between Washington DC and Virginia Beach, VA since 2004.  Mind you, that may not ... http://blog.itdunn.com/why-i-went-back-flock-and-the-history-of-pocketflock/ So I've taken a bit of time to update PocketFlock to use the beta versions of 1.1 (not the internal release that they've asked me not to, though its functionally the same). I've also figured out exactly why the Mac version of PocketFlock won't work in the dmg.  It seems that ... http://blog.itdunn.com/it-might-decay-but-lead-will-definately-help-you/ I've been slowly moving some of my old projects from outraged-artists.com back here to itdunn.com... A new version of PocketFlock was the first thing to go. Still on my list (though not in any order of importance): Flock'd (and not just that old version, but a completely rewritten program that's fully compliant)PocketFlock ... http://blog.itdunn.com/blogging-from-pocketflock/ Why was there such a long delay between me updating PocketFlock from using 0.7 to 1.0? That's the most commonly asked question on Outraged-Artists (or at least it was until spammers made it unmanageable).I can break this down into two categories, what's in my power to change, and what's outside my ... http://blog.itdunn.com/want-to-avoid-delays-get-a-tardis/