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If you are having issues running Digg Alerter then I highly recommend that you download this new version. Digg recently made a few small changes to their API which prevented Digg Alerter from working properly. This new version fixes those issues.
Download the latest version » (1,470kb)
A special thanks to those who brought these issues to my attention.
Feature Requests
Over the coming months I will be working on a new and improved version of Digg Alerter. So tell me what features you would like to see - and who knows, maybe it will make the cut!
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Twitter has proved to be an informative and entertaining place to find out all the news and happenings in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In particular, if you're an Aussie, you should be following AussieOlympics tweets. In most cases he is providing better commentary than the official presenters.
So, I wanted to bring AussieOlympics comments directly to my desktop. While I'm working throughout the day I wanted his comments to appear on my screen to keep me informed with Australian Olympic efforts.
Introducing AussieOlympics Alerter
AussieOlympics Alerter is a small program that sits in your system tray (at the bottom right of your screen near the clock) and keeps you updated with all the new posts by AussieOlympics on Twitter.
- Easy to install
- Track all of AussieOlympics posts
- Get alerts when Australians take out Gold, Silver or Bronze
- Find out when Australians are participating in events
- But best of all, it's free!
Click here to download (878kb)
A big thankyou to AussieOlympics for making this program possible and putting his time and effort into keeping us all informed.
This is a free software application designed and developed by Adamant Solutions. It's free from viruses, free from spyware, free from adware, free from malicious code, but best of all: it's free!
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I like the functionality of Vista's sidebar, although I'm not too keen on it's memory consumption. But after recently reverting back to XP I have found myself missing some of the basic functionality of the sidebar, including the built-in memory monitor widget.
So I set out to make a new program. A light-weight application that monitors your RAM without the need for the Vista sidebar. It's perfect for those like me who have downgraded to XP or have turned off the sidebar in Vista.
Introducing RamTray
RamTray is a simple program that sits in your system tray (at the bottom right of your screen near the clock) and lets you know how much memory your computer is currently using.
At a glance you are able to see just how much RAM is being used. Move your mouse over the icon to display the amount of memory used as a percentage and in megabytes.
- Easy to install
- Starts with Windows
- Small program that sits in the system tray
- Visually displays amount of memory used
- Displays memory usage as percentage and in MB's
- But best of all, it's free!
Click here to download (858kb)
The software comes with a built-in self updater. Every so often it will connect to our blog to check for new versions of itself. No personally identifiable information is exchanged.
RamTray is a free software application designed and developed by Adamant Solutions. It's free from viruses, free from spyware, free from adware, free from malicious code, but best of all: it's free!
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A new version of StumbleUpon Alerter has been released for those that were having problems with the version released yesterday. This patch fixes some of the issues pointed out over the last 24 hours.
Usually I don't release software under beta, but I have done so with StumbleUpon Alerter. This is mainly because StumbleUpon does not have any API for developers to use (which probably explains the lack of tools available for the site). But I hope to have these issues fixed over time.
Click here to download version 1.2 beta (1,727kb)
Note: Make sure you close StumbleUpon Alerter before installing the new version.
What's New?
- Newly found discoveries are displayed immediately - no need to restart (thanks kdfrawg)
- Fixed a few problems that occurred once you reach your maximum discoveries
- Changing the username no longer requires a restart (thanks nowsourcing)
Frequently Asked Questions
I have been getting a lot of questions regarding the software, so I thought it would be good to have a FAQ section:
Q: When I install StumbleUpon Alerter on Vista I receive the error "Component MSWINSCK.OCX or one of its dependencies not correctly registered", what do I do?
1Only and liamvictor have pointed out that the program must run in Administrator mode to be installed correctly. Right click the program and click "Run as Administrator".
Q: When I start the program it doesn't show the number of discoveries I specified, why?
Due to the lack of any API from StumbleUpon the program downloads a listing of your likes and discoveries from the RSS feed. The program goes through the RSS feed and only picks out the discoveries, leaving the "likes" behind. Over time it will display your maximum number of discoveries.
Q: Can you show me who has given my discoveries a thumbs down?
StumbleUpon Alerter is limited to the same information that you see when visiting the StumbleUpon site. This means there is no way to see who has thumbed down your articles unless they leave a review.
Q: It's not showing all of the reviews / thumbs, why?
Once again due to the lack of an API, StumbleUpon Alerter watches your discoveries when it is running. When you start the program it should be able to download many of the reviews / thumbs but is not guaranteed to grab all.
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If you are new around here I recommend checking out some of the tools, screensavers and applications that I have made over the past few months. These are programs that have become instant "must haves" for quite a number of people.
StumbleUpon Alerter
StumbleUpon Alerter is a small tool that sits in the system tray. It keeps an eye on all of your discoveries on StumbleUpon and plays a noise whenever someone reviews or gives your sites a thumbs up. Open the main window to view information about each discovery - including a list of people who have reviewed, thumbed up or thumbed down your sites. More details »
Digg Alerter
Used by some of the influential Digg users. Digg Alerter is a program that sits in your system tray and plays a little noise whenever your submissions are "Dugg". You can also click on a submission to view a list of people who have dugg and commented on your articles. Click here for more details »
SendTo Flickr
SendTo Flickr is a small program that, once installed, adds a "Flickr" item to the "Send To" menu when you right click files. So now you can start uploading your files to Flickr without even opening your internet browser.
Click here for details »
Pong Clock Screensaver
A screensaver that looks and feels like a retro game of "Pong", complete with the old style "beeps" and "blops". A random game is played on your screen, the score actually reflects the current time. Every minute the paddle on the left loses, every hour the paddle on the right loses.
Click here for details »
Google Reader Satellite
Install Google Reader Satellite to use your existing Google Reader account to get alerted whenever new RSS feeds are listed. An icon sits in the system tray and changes colour whenever a new feed is displayed.
Click here for details »
40Twitter
40Twitter will remind you every 40 minutes to post a new entry on Twitter. This comes in handy for those who like to keep their Twitter feed updated but often forget to update their status throughout the day.
Click here for details »
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