Moved to blog.itdunn.com/pocketflock

Here comes an update for the Unstable and Still Unofficial PocketFlock 0.5a2, Cormorant based.

This version is based on the 1170215232.9399 trunk build from today, and the PocketFlock 0.4pre with Performancing.

Big Issue^TM found:

The Accounts and Services doesn't work at all on the Pocket version, but works with a standard Cormorant install.

Download below:
DivShare File - pocketflock_0.5pre_win.zip

EDIT: Flock Cormorant M3 (Milestone 3) is available here, direct from Flock.com. Over the weekend I'll pack, test and release a new PocketFlock Cormorant Alpha build.

Well, maybe not, but still after some troubled changes on my private life, I'm still alive... ^_^

For the new year I've came to some decisions, only two of them relevant here:

1) Change my nickname/pseudonym/alias to a more "universal" form, so it's Lee now;
2) Try my hand on PocketFlock building again...

And so comes PocketFlock "Semi-semi" Stable Unstable 0.4pre R2 0.5a1, based on the Flock Cormorant 1169587859.9251 build, released today. Windows only, after the jump (Important: this build doesn't have the black theme and is Alpha quality)...

EDIT: Download removed. Please download the update on my next post.

P.S.: Ferrite, we'll talk soon enough...

Due to some unforseen changes in my life and in Flock itsself, I've temporarily put PocketFlock on hiatus... but that's all about to change.

Expect to see the first preview of 0.4 next week, with a new preview every week until 0.4 final.

New goals for 0.4 include tighter integration of the components, a "fix" for the blog-editor security hole (provided by and refused to be fixed by the friendly folks at Flock).

Been playing around with the Trunk Tinderbox of Flock and put together a Portable Flock version based on one of today's builds.

It probably has the same security risk we found and about wich Ferrite posted and is alpha quality, so be warned...

I have to stress that it's totally unrelated with PocketFlock, it's simply Flock from the trunk codebase without modifications or extra extensions, packaged as a portable app for convenience...

Here's a screenshot:

And here is the link for the brave...

Well, PC issues solved...

After much testing, I opted to install Ubuntu Dapper 6.06 LTS and use SUSE on ocasion, as LiveDVD...

My Wine setup is stabler than on both Kubuntu and SUSE. I think that I've got the ideal structure to work at home and research...

So, back to business...

Looks like the PocketFlock team is cursed with freak computer troubles. First Ferrite, now myself...

My Kurumin (a brazilian Knoppix-based linux distro, with a Kanotix kernel) install broke after a strange incident involving tangled wiring during an update...

On work days I don't have much time to deal with it, but still I managed to try a Kubuntu 6.06 (x64) install, but in the end chose to install SUSE 10.1 (DVD Edition), as it comes with all hardware support and nearly all the tools I need for my home office, research and, of course, PocketFlock work...

I'm still fine tunning, and probably will be back in action (as Ferrite wrote) only over the weekend...

Hey, everybody, Li here...

I'm collaborating with some aspects of PocketFlock and since Ferrite is deeply involved with his private life, I'm posting a small update.

As Ferrite posted, he's still negotiating with the company that owns the rights for the technology he posted about, to be released (we hope) with the 0.4 branch.

Because of Ferrite's computer troubles, private issues and so, we are considering to do an interim release (0.3.1), with some minor revisions and using a more recent Flock build.

Nothing is decided yet, but be assured that you will be the first to know :)

UPDATE: Just in case you haven't noticed, PocketFlock 0.3.1 is out, based on Flock 0.7.3.2 and with an updated launcher.

Sorry for the lack of updates... family issues, job issues, money issues... in other words, the usual.

I'm in the process of transitioning myself back to Northern Virginia, and getting a new job in that area.  It wasn't the easiest thing to do the first time I did it, but I do really want to get back to being at a more self-sufficiant level.

Prior to moving back up, I have a week-long trip to upstate New York to meet with my fiancee's family.  This isn't a celebratory thing however, since her grandmother is deathly ill, and isn't likely to make a recovery.  I've never met her father's side of the family, so I can't be completely sure what to expect from them.

As far as a new job... I've got an interview planned for the day after my return.  Hectic seems to be the only pace in my life.

Though I'm sure you're more concerned with Flock'd et al.

Flock'd won't be abandoned... despite the fact that Flock 0.7.1 can accept Firefox extensions in a more-or-less native format, a lot of people still flock to Flock'd.  It's still useful for finding new extensions and the source will still be available to those interested in learning more about PHP or extensions.

Pollux is still waiting on my attention... a minor amount of polish has been added to the code, and in order to have a release that doesn't have any missing features or any other sucky mishaps, I'll be removing the DB core from it.  The "pure" core will remain.

PocketFlock 0.4 will include a few massive changes... which is the reason I haven't released anything yet.  Some of the tech I'm adding is proprietary to another company and I'm not quite sure if I can legally release it.  I will leave one quick hint.  If I am allowed to use this proprietary tech, it will vastly improve the condition of the portable browser.  Believe  it or not, 0.4 will be available for release pending this approval, and 0.5 is my current goal.  0.5 will use a custom compiled version of Flock running on a different Gecko branch... but I won't say which branch yet.

technorati tags:flock, flock'd, pocketflock, pollux

Between dealing with the massive amounts of paperwork involved with school, the delayed release of Pollux, tweaking Flock'd to regain Class B compatibility, and a host of other issues that keep cropping up, I haven't been able to post much lately.

The hectic schedule is starting to take it's toll, working during the day, school and programming into the wee hours of the morning.

I'll give you a brief status update

Flock'd is mostly successful in rewriting any Class B extension into a Class A one... and for some reason (it defies my explaination) Flock hates the resulting install.rdf... I'm putting whatever free moments I have to spare (few and far between) to takle this, and I honestly don't think that my current approach will work.  It seems that yet again, I'll have to rewrite the core of the Class B engine.

Pollux honestly hasn't been touched... it's a real shame too, the backend is almost perfect, right now it has two options, database (currently disabled to get some minor tweaks) and pure.  Pure mode simply stores data in the filesystem and simply requires PHP and any webserver (I can't see any complications with windows for once).  Database mode operates in a similar manner, but stores episode data inside a given database (currently much less flexible with options, but much faster).  The HTML frontend is remarkably simple, and likely to be completely overhauled and/or replaced with something better when time comes up, while the XUL frontend is completely non-functional at this point... it's pretty, but it's all superficial.

PocketFlock 0.3 is out, based on the initial Cardinal release.  I haven't gotten a chance to update to the newer one yet but I'll keep you informed.  The PF 0.4 branch has been created, a few minor tweaks have been done, but I haven't uploaded or done anything spectacular yet.

I've gone back to school after a several-year hiatus.  So far, I've just completed half a semester and am already starting to tire.  I've had to pay for almost everything out of pocket since it's taken more than two months of constantly pestering the administrative and financial aid offices and only now are they completing paperwork that should have been finished before I started.  At the height of this I was literally so angry I was physically ill, but by the time I'm finally through, I'll have a Bachelors degree in interacive media.

Been running Vista.  I don't care what all the naysayers might be indicating, it looks remarkably good for a Microsoft product.  You can tell they've been doing some major security work (it pesters you so much about getting permission to do the simplest things) and although I can honestly say I loathe the new gui for explorer and IE, the networking, power management, and even audio options put old versions of windows (and current versions of linux and osx to shame).  Call it flamebait if you want, but they've implemented something I've been craving for years... call it an 'acoustic firewall'... I can change the volume (even mute) certain sounds by the program they come from.  Watching a movie while surfing the web?  Mute your browser (and any other programs) to kill the distraction.  While there is no majorly visible difference in the networking (although the new unified gui is nice) I've found it to be much more reliable than XP or 2K (which is saying a lot really)... I'd compare its reliability to linux, but linux networking really sucks when Wifi (especially Wep) gets involved (that's why I'm swallowing my pride and buying a Mac... I can at least pretend to still be a unix snob).  Power Management has also gotten a more unified look, allowing my to directly control the speed of my processor and a host of other performance options in a much easier way.  I could do all of these things before, but I'd have to open several different options instead of one.

technorati tags:flock'd, school, vista, pollux