[program-l] Re: McTwit 2.5 released
- From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:36:09 -0400 (EDT)
Belatedly getting back to your question, Jim. No, I do not keep track
of time spent on various programming projects. I shudder to think what
those numbers would be!
Cheers,
Jamal
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009, Corbett, James wrote:
> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:19:45 -0400
> From: "Corbett, James" <James.Corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [program-l] Re: McTwit 2.5 released
>
> Jamal:
>
> ...just for general background, have you ever kept track of the total
> number of hours you put into a product? That would include the analysis
> phase as well as development. I ask because I'm working on a new version
> of my Traxx application and have kept a running total and it would scare
> you if you knew how much time / free time goes into these types of apps.
> The new version of Traxx has nearly 800 hours of my own time in it... If
> I break it down to a couple of hours a night, maybe a few more on the
> weekends and then vacation I shudder.
>
> J.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamal Mazrui
> Sent: October 16, 2009 14:13
> To: GUISpeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ProgrammingBlind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> Program-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; UAccess-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [program-l] McTwit 2.5 released
>
> McTwit
> Version 2.5
> October 15, 2009
>
> McTwit is a free, open source client for Twitter -- the second-most
> popular networking site after Facebook. McTwit works on almost any
> version of Windows, including 64-bit versions and the new Windows 7.
> The text-based nature of Twitter and its open programming interface has
> enabled McTwit to become a full-featured client that is keyboard and
> screen reader-friendly. An executable installer is available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/mtsetup.exe
>
> A zip archive that may be extracted onto portable media is available at
> http://EmpowermentZone.com/mtsetup.zip
>
> McTwit now has a greatly expanded Utilities menu. It offers handy ways
> of getting useful information, which is obtained mostly from third-party
> web services rather than from twitter.com, itself. Most are still
> directly Twitter-related, though a few are general-purpose conveniences.
> The new utilities are as follows:
>
> Common URLs - Show a list of the 100 most commonly referenced URLs on
> Twitter at the time. These typically point to news stories that people
> have been retweeting.
>
> Driving Directions - Input a starting and ending location, and get a
> list of steps to get there by car (a blind person might share this with
> a friend or cab driver). The location may be specified as a street
> address in any country.
>
> Feed Find - Get a list of RSS and ATOM feeds made available by a web
> site, e.g., by pointing to a URL in a tweet. A hotkey then lets you
> open a feed at the cursor position.
>
> Hash Tag Lookup - Get definitions of hash tags (a word preceded by the #
> symbol). People on Twitter use these to annotate messages for easier
> categorizing and searching.
>
> Language Translation - Translate a tweet in another language, or any
> text you specify, between about 100 different languages. You can
> quickly understand what a foreign phrase means or how to write it.
>
> Members of Congress - Get a list of House and Senate members for a zip
> code, with various data about them including committee assignments and
> contact information, including Twitter screen name if available.
>
> Neighborhood Search - Search for places near a location, e.g.,
> restaurants with a particular cuisine near an address you are visiting
> (anywhere in the world).
>
> Original URL - Get the original version of a URL that was shortened for
> sharing in a tweet.
>
> People Search - Search for people on Twitter, e.g., an old classmate to
> reconnect with.
>
> Short URL - Get a shortened version of a URL so you can share it in a
> tweet and have more text to type within the 140 character limit.
>
> Trend Topics - Get a list of topics that are currently popular on
> Twitter.
>
> User Stats - Get a variety of statistics about a user, e.g., average
> tweets per day and hash tags used, in order to help you decide whether
> to follow him or her on Twitter.
>
> Weather Check - Get a summary of current and forecasted conditions for
> any location.
>
>
> Jamal
>
> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ** and in the Subject line type
> ** unsubscribe
> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> ** immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> ** or send a message, to
> ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
> ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ** and in the Subject line type
> ** unsubscribe
> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
> ** immediately-following link:-
> ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
> ** or send a message, to
> ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
>
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
Other related posts:
