DiPot: Ice Tea tech » Facebook http://dipot.com The Optimization Point of View Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 PeopleBrowsr: The Multi-Social-Networks Client Pros, Cons & Wishlist http://dipot.com/2009/12/peoplebrowsr-the-multi-social-networks-client-pros-cons-wishlist/ http://dipot.com/2009/12/peoplebrowsr-the-multi-social-networks-client-pros-cons-wishlist/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:42:43 +0000 ageor http://dipot.com/?p=1898 PeopleBrowsr is an excellent multi social networks client. Although still in Beta RC 1.5, it is very rich in features and often leads the way for dedicated clients. On the flip side, it has a number of issues that prevent it from being the hands down client of choice, nor a one stop shop for [...]]]> PeopleBrowsr is an excellent multi social networks client. Although still in Beta RC 1.5, it is very rich in features and often leads the way for dedicated clients. On the flip side, it has a number of issues that prevent it from being the hands down client of choice, nor a one stop shop for the networks it supports. All comments are about the Air version of PeopleBrowsr, running under Windows XP SP3, although most are valid for the PeopleBrowsr web version as well.

Pros

  • The PeopleBrowsr people listen and respond
  • Multiple Stacks
  • Very Strong Search
  • Multiple networks support (alphabetically): Bitly, Digg, Facebook, Flickr, FriendFeed, Identica, LinkedIn, MySpace, Photobucket, PingFM, Plaxo, Seesmic, Trim, Twitter, Webpage, YouTube etc.
  • Multiple accounts on each supported network
  • Both a Web and an Adobe Air version
  • An impressive list of Options in Settings, including but not limited to:
    • Auto refresh rate in seconds
    • Auto sync Following/Followers
    • Auto Refresh
    • Show real names
    • Show Location
    • Persistent Stacks compression for more information in the same space (Stacks can be individually set to be compressed or not, but the setting is not saved when the session ends)
    • Show absolute times instead of how long ago posts were posted
    • Added value among PB users
  • Combination Stacks like DM+Replies+Stacks for Twitter
  • PB Groups can contain accounts from different networks, thus not becoming obsolete after Twitter introduced Lists
  • Color-coding and custom names for Stacks
  • Twitter threads (when available)
  • Posts can be delayed, repeated and post on multiple networks at once

Wishlist & Shortcomings

  • Trim down the top
    • PeopleBrowsr top part

    PeopleBrowsr top part

    The top “Post”, “Search”, PBIDboxes, PBExpet and Logout boxes/buttons/choices are too wide and actually takes a 1030pixels wide window for it to display properly! When narrower than that, the Search box goes down and sits on top of these stacks’ titles. Very annoying.

  • Improve non-latin text support: Sometimes Greek, Cyrillic etc. text decoding fails to display properly
  • Keep Twitter Lists up to date: My lists seem to have been read once and have not been updated since
  • Keep FriendFeed Lists and Groups up to date: They seem to have been read once and have not been updated since
  • Friendfeed Lists and Groups cannot be managed at all
  • Improve the Twitter Lists and PB Groups manager: As it is, it leaves a lot to be desired; see the “Twitter Lists Support: Management Status & Optimization Wishlist” post
  • Fix the “Font Size” setting to work in both the Stacks and, while it used to work properly, now (v1.5) only sets the Quickstrip’s font size and is not persistent between sessions
  • Improve the memory management: PB keeps allocating more memory while running, eventually bringing any system down on its knees
  • Fix program exit: When I close PB Air, it remains resident withholding large amounts of RAM & virtual memory and can’t start again until its previous process is killed
  • Prefill #hashtags and all @twitterers in replies
  • Add a “delete post” feature
  • Update the database when posts are deleted from other clients, so deleted entries do not keep showing
  • Support OpenID

I like PeopleBrowsr; a lot! And I’m impressed with the work done so far. Which is why I expect even more from the development team :)

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This bookmark links to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1407

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]]> http://dipot.com/2009/02/how-to-friend-mom-dad-and-the-boss-on-facebooksafely-readwriteweb/feed/ 0 Optimize Firefox with 9+1 Must Have Add-ons http://dipot.com/2009/01/optimize-firefox-with-91-must-have-add-ons/ http://dipot.com/2009/01/optimize-firefox-with-91-must-have-add-ons/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 20:27:09 +0000 ageor http://dipot.com/?p=98

During my early days as an IT support person (well before USB flash drives, external hard disks and recordable CDs), I picked up the habit to not be dependent on anything not included in Windows (v. 3.0, at the time) if I could help it. So I got used to working on the setups my [...]]]>

During my early days as an IT support person (well before USB flash drives, external hard disks and recordable CDs), I picked up the habit to not be dependent on anything not included in Windows (v. 3.0, at the time) if I could help it. So I got used to working on the setups my clients did.

I rarely support people this way any more. Although old habits die hard, I increasingly get used to my own, optimized setup. I am a Windows person wishing for a Linux future, so, I keep trying to use software also available for it in an effort to prepare for the switch at some point. I also prefer portable applications, ones that can run fully configured from a flash disk. Firefox is my browserfits these specs plus there is a plethora of great, value-adding add-ons to optimize it.

This is the list of the Add-ons I can’t live without (in alphabetical order):

  1. Better GReader

    2. As the name implies, Better GReader is a collection of scripts (also available for GreaseMonkey) that improve the Google Reader experience. I use the ones that bypass the GReader-iGoogle choice, color-code the list items, massively mark the items above the current one as read, show the feeds’ favicons and make better use of the window real estate to fit more items in each page. Among other choices, there’s also the preview item within GReader choice I know people like, but I don’t use it. Better GReader does not require GreaseMonkey to work.

  2. DownThemAll!

    3. “The mass downloader for Fireox”. GetRight is better, but it’s not free. The only item in my wishlish for DownThemAll is ability to change the saved name of the document.

  3. FireFTP

    4. Not everyone uses FTP any more. If you do, FireFTP covers all the bascis: local and remote “explorer” windows, permissions change, synchronization, initial folders after logon etc.

  4. Google Toolbar for Firefox

    5. Firefox does support several search engines out of the box and a lot more by customization. The Google Toolbar is very versatile and Google is my search engine of choice. I don’t use all of its features but those I do use save me a lot of clicks and data entry.

  5. IE Tab

    6. IE Tab is still one of the first add-ons I install, as it allows use of Internet Explorer’s rendering engine within a Firefox Tab. Furthermore it can remember IE-specific sites and kick-in automatically. I would prefer such sites did not exist (and they do tend to become extinct) but if you are a web developer, you need it anyway.

  6. PDF Download

    7. Earlier versions of Firefox did not work very well with acrobat documents. I think both Firefox and the acrobat plug-in have now improved but I’m still used to choosing whether to save or to just view a .pdf up front.

  7. PlainOldFavorites

    8. Windows and IE Favorites are not as compact as Firefox Bookmarks. I don’t like importing them, though; I prefer using PlainOldFavorites that adds a “Favorites” menu entry that works almost exactly like (Internet) Explorer’s. If only Shift Organize worked the same, it would be perfect! This is a must-have for people whose primary browser is IE.

  8. Shareaholic

    9. If you like to post sites you visit on an extensive list of supported services (including my favorites Delicious, Facebook, FriendFeed, Google Reader, Twitter and many more), this is the tool of choice. Many sites use widgets for that but why not be prepared?

  9. Split Browser

    10. I can live without Split Browser, except when I can’t. Like on US election day and Obama’s inauguration, when I had a tab split into 3 or 4 panes to follow several video etc. streams at once. If you need it, you need it.

There go my most valuable of around 35 Firefox add-ons I use. Which browser do you use and how do you optimize it? Please do share!

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I have been trying to organize/visualize the way I post, be it blogging, a comment on FriendFeed, an interesting link a came across etc. During the time it took me to complete the flowchart, more services were added as sources or carriers of my posts. As a result, the chart got more complex than originally [...]]]>

I have been trying to organize/visualize the way I post, be it blogging, a comment on FriendFeed, an interesting link a came across etc. During the time it took me to complete the flowchart, more services were added as sources or carriers of my posts. As a result, the chart got more complex than originally anticipated. Interestingly enough, there is a pattern and the flowchart works for me most of the time.

Also get the Posting Flowchart as built in Dia (hence the crudeness), for your own use. So, there it is:


Posting Flowchart

Please do comment. Is posting a one-way street for you? Are there any general rules or do you post on a case by case basis?

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My personal favorites (therefore wishlist) that are not working yet (in alphabetical order): Firebug, FireFTP, Google Browser Sync, Google Toolbar for Firefox, PlainOldFavorites, SEOpen, AddThis.

In all fairness, I am also thankfully mentioning the ones that are already working: BlockSite, DownThemAll, Facebook [...]]]> Now that Mozilla Firefox 3 RC2 is out, it’s about time all add-ins are updated.

My personal favorites (therefore wishlist) that are not working yet (in alphabetical order): Firebug, FireFTP, Google Browser Sync, Google Toolbar for Firefox, PlainOldFavorites, SEOpen, AddThis.

In all fairness, I am also thankfully mentioning the ones that are already working: BlockSite, DownThemAll, Facebook Toolbar, Forecastfox, IE Tab, IE View, iMacros for Firefox, MySocial 24×7 Bar, PDF Download, Shareholic, Web Developer.

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