Solo Technology

I got my first “Digg” today.  Oh sure, it has all of two diggs (the second from me *cough*) but still, how fun is that?  It was for my Meebo Desktop post announcing the new application.

Speaking of Meebo Desktop… I’m having a heck of a time figuring out how best to determine when something’s happened if minimized to the tray.  Using VB.NET 2005, I’m sure there’s probably an easier way than what I’ve found so far.  Actually, I wonder if I’m using the wrong search terms.  Anyway, my hope is to pop a message or change/blink the icon when something happens while minimized.; That’s about the main thing I know it needs (if it needs other stuff, leave a comment on that post.  I’m already pondering the portable aspect too).

If you (or someone you know) has any experience with capturing .NET WebBrowser object events, give me a shout.  I’m all ears!  In the meantime, I’ll keep searching in hopes that someone, somewhere, wrote up a spiffy little tutorial that I can adapt.

Toodledo is a slick little task manager I revisited a bit today.  I’m still quite enamored with Tracks (recent post), but seriously thought about converting for a brief moment.  Tracks wins out with one key factor:  Notes for Projects.  Toodledo does everything Tracks does, and in some respects quicker/easier, but doesn’t offer the ability to associate notes with a project.  You can have a note with a task, but no general notes.  Well worth a glance if you’re shopping for a task manager.  It groks GTD too.

If only my Tracks install ran a bit faster… that might be a factor of my hosting though.  Might be time to setup my own LAMP server again for side projects such as this.  Or find a good Ruby on Rails on a Stick and carry it around with me.  Hmm…

One Response to “Digg / Meebo / Toodledo”

1. Pali Madra on May 5th, 2007 4:17 am
   

   Excellent comparison and I strongly recommend Toodledo to everyone

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