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need something else to follow pownce - pownce AIR app is very limited and still buggy, and the web interface is too bloated and ponderous for this POS laptop, everything locks up periodically and there's nothing I can do about it... Makes powncing a bit of a chore though.

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1 year, 2 months ago by ted r.

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  • Sean M. Sean M. replied Jul 3, 2007
    I feel the same way...I'm an XHTML/CSS/JavaScript coder...perhaps a bunch of us Pownce users with the expertise could collaborate on a project?
  • erin c. erin c. replied Jul 3, 2007
    totally agree. just have to wait for that api.
  • Ann M. Ann M. replied Jul 3, 2007
    Oh my...extreme geek talk!
  • Mike C. Mike C. replied Jul 3, 2007
    I notice the same issues... Pownce AIR isn't crashing on me like it is for others, but it's limited. And I find the website really hammers my old laptop at home. I also plan to do something when the API is released.
  • Sean R. Sean R. replied Jul 3, 2007
    once an api appears I was hoping to build a twitter/pownce aggregator.
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    Cody C. Cody C. replied Jul 3, 2007
    Nice idea Sean M., I would like to be onboard to help with that :). I'm a XHTML/CSS/PHP/JavaScript coder. As far as the issues, I've used the AIR app some and its "okay" but it never crashed on me, however I use the pownce website all the time and its runs fine on my laptop.. hmm...
  • Andy B. Andy B. replied Jul 3, 2007
    sean...you could charge for that and make a killing! I'd pay up to $20 for such an app!
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    Evan R. Evan R. replied Jul 3, 2007
    I don't find the app bloated, but it does have a tendency to not work as it should. People keep blaming AIR, but the program I use for Twitter, Tweetr, is also an AIR app, and it doesn't have the same issues. Sean: The first person to do that right is going to be a hero to many, especially if you can still have all the Pownce posting options with only certain posts going to Twitter (public posts only, for example).
  • Sean M. Sean M. replied Jul 3, 2007
    Come on! Charge for it? This is Web 2.0...You give the service away and wait for Yahoo to buy you out.
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    Sean M. Sean M. replied Jul 3, 2007
    @Cody C.: Sounds good...now all we need is an ActionScript/Flex programmer...
  • zoe a. zoe a. replied Jul 4, 2007
    @sean make sure to include jaiku too. and then we have a meta-iPALS. and yahoo surely buys you ;-)
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    Scott O. Scott O. replied Jul 4, 2007
    I totally agree. On OS X the AIR app, I think, is very poor. I have to 'force quit' whenever I want it shut down and it blinks while fetching new messages. I feel that it's letting Pownce down at the moment. Twitter fits nicely into my life because I very rarely have to visit the site. I use Twitterific which allows me to do everything I need to regarding Twitter. It also automatically appears for 10 seconds (or other user-defined interval) and then vanishes again which means I don't have to take up screen real-estate on another application.

    Alternatively, (and I know I keep banging on about this, but) if Pownce can run with access to major IM protocols al la Adium then I, for one, will be a very happy bunny - Twitter for the light hearted stuff (as it was always intended for) and Pownce being the IM on steroids that it wants to be.

    I am a designer but would be happy to help out in any way I could with anything regarding the app.
  • Milk C. Milk C. replied Jul 4, 2007
    Give it time i am sure that problems will work them self out .

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