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My Feed Notifier application has out-grown my blog.  Today I registered feed-notifier.com to host the app now that version 2.0 is nearing completion.  Check it out! http://www.feednotifier.com/

I’ve cleaned up some code, changed the tab appearance of the options dialog, and have added controls for configuring the pop-ups.  Here’s how we’re looking now…

I’ve started the settings dialog for Feed Notifier 2.0.  It will have three tabs: Feeds – Add, edit, remove feeds from the notifier. Pop-ups – Configure appearance and behavior of the notification pop-ups. Options – Configure miscellaneous application settings. So … Continue reading →

Work on version 2.0 of the Feed Notifier is coming along smoothly.  Now I’d like to show off the new dialogs for adding feeds to the notifier.  It’s now been broken up into a 2-step process. Things worth noting: The … Continue reading →

My Feed Notifier application has been a relative success.  It’s the only app I’ve created that continues to get hundreds of downloads every month, just by people finding it on my blog from search engines.  I’ve also received dozens of … Continue reading →

Dumbest UI decision ever. For those who haven’t noticed, the Google homepage (not iGoogle and not the Firefox start page, etc. but the real actual homepage at google.com) does a fade-in effect, showing only the logo, search bar and search … Continue reading →

My co-worker showed me a neat little app that showed snowflakes falling on the Windows desktop.  The snow would pile up on windows, and the snow didn’t draw on top of other windows, only the desktop wallpaper. I wondered how … Continue reading →

Testing embedding videos on my blog. This was taken with my new camera, which is awesome!  Be sure to watch the HD version! Jayda & Pretzel from Michael Fogleman on Vimeo.

I wrote a Python module for generating Tiny URL- and bit.ly-like URLs. I see people in the programming community asking how to do this all the time. Some of the suggestions on how to implement it are dumb. Here’s my … Continue reading →

I’ve updated the Feed Notifier application with one new feature and one bug fix.  A “Dismiss All” feature allows you to clear the popup queue so that the popups will stop until more new ones come in.  I also finally … Continue reading →