Archive for January, 2008

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Am I Blocked?: the fix

19 Jan, 2008  No Comment

UPDATEDI have fixed the bug with Am I Blocked? that caused it to not work with MSN. The gadget now works correctly with AIM, ICQ, Skype, Windows Live (MSN), and Yahoo! Messenger. In addition, I have added a drop down menu that can be used as a alternate method of selecting the IM service. The expand button for this menu can be found by the “Am I Blocked” label in the gadget’s UI.

The latest version of this gadget (3.5.0.0) can be downloaded on the Am I Blocked? page.
AIB Screenshot
Update: MSN is still broken. A fix is in the works.

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Make it better, and tell your users!

9 Jan, 2008  No Comment

(Cross-posted from Google Desktop APIs)

There’s always something in your gadget that you wish you could improve. Maybe it’s just a misaligned element, or maybe it’s a bug that causes your gadget to cease functioning. Sure it’s easy to fix these problems, but how do existing users become informed about the new versions?

My new article explains how to alert users when new versions of your gadgets become available.

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