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You probably came into work this morning and noticed the newly updated NEWS.COM.AU website (If not, I'll give you a moment to do it now).
The slick new design brings Australia's premier online news service into 2008, offering everything you would expect from a web 2.0 website: personalisation, a cleaner (crisper) design and a brand new story visualiser on the front page.
But the best features of the website have been available for some time now...
5. Local edition
Adelaide readers can browse directly to AdelaideNow.com.au for the latest news, events and information affecting Adeladians - it's probably considered the closest thing we have to an online version of The Advertiser & Sunday Mail. There's also a PerthNow for Perth residents.
4. RSS Feeds
One of the best technologies to hit the web in recent years are RSS feeds, and it just so happens that NEWS.COM.AU have an extensive range of feeds for you to hook into, from "Popular Stories" to "Breaking News".
3. Mobile edition
I only happened to stumble across the mobile edition by chance a few weeks back. Next time you're on your iPhone or Smart Phone browse through to m.news.com.au. It has everything you would expect from NEWS.COM.AU but condensed into a mobile phone friendly version.
2. Article commenting
For quite some time now NEWS.COM.AU has offered article commenting, requesting for you to post your views on a topic or issue. Sometimes reading through the conversation is more fun than the article itself.
1. Video integration
NEWS.COM.AU is increasingly adding videos to the top stories of the day. This was made possible with a very smart partnership between NEWS.COM.AU and Sky News (the 24/7 cable news network). It's the way the internet should be.
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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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