Welcome to a WhatPulse update! We have several things we'd like to share with you, beginning with;
Gadget Update
The Window (sidebar) gadget has been updated to fix a bug which causes it to retrieve your stats from the website every second. Also full Windows 7 compatibilty has been added. Please update it if you have it running! (http://whatpulse.org/downloads/)
Dynamic Images
Since the former WSI went offline, people have been asking WhatPulse to host the forum images. Unfortunately, we have not been able to do so, until now.
A new section on the website called 'Dynamic Images' has gone online. Here, you can create a dynamic image (with drag and drop ease) with your statistics on in. After you've created an image, you can use it on a forum signature, on your website, basically anywhere you can please an image on.
Read about how to get started on our brand new wiki: http://whatpulse.org/wiki/Dynamic_Images
Knowledge Base replacement
I already used the url above; we are replacing the current knowledge base with a wiki.
This way, you (yes you!) can contribute to the overall documentation of WhatPulse and help new users to get around better. Go ahead and take a look on http://whatpulse.org/wiki, see if there's something you'd like to write about!
Twitter
Twitter has become a hugely popular service and requests for tweeting WhatPulse stats are growing as well. This is why there is a new page in the control center where you can configure periodic tweets of your stats! If you're using twitter, check it out at http://whatpulse.org/my/twitter/
Speaking of twitter, WhatPulse has its own twitter account (http://twitter.com/whatpulse). We will use it for everything to report pretty much everything (website downtime, minor new features, etc) coming down the path.
Bug tracking / feature requests
There have been quite a few different bug and feature trackers used in the history of WhatPulse. A few months ago, we switched to redmine and are convinced this one will stick. ;-)
Robbie (Windows developer) has requested a storm for improvement ideas for the windows client, he is working hard to release version 1.7 as a christmas present. Ifyou have an idea, please report it on http://redmine.whatpulse.org/projects/show/windows!
That's it for now, untill next time!
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Posted on 1st November 2009, 17:18:44
o_o, great update
I've been away for too long, I can't believe I've missed so much
This is a great step in the right direction. Can't wait for more new features.
sweet, keep up the good work guys!
Windows7 is making bad problems.... After a while it stops counting keys.
Yeah, Seriously... Someone needs to work on WhatPulse for Windows 7. Not only does it stop counting keystrokes and mouse clicks, seemingly at random at this point (I've been trying to isolate when it occurs) but it also occasionally stops losing it's computer context and will splash an error that WhatPulse was never configured on the computer / for my user and I have to log back into the application and select my computer. Post back if you want me to look at the code.