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Drupal File Taxonomy Server public release!

August 28, 2008 by Justin
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I've finally been able to make a public, alpha release of the File Taxonomy Server for Drupal 6, allowing integration of a Drupal site's category structure into a drag-and-drop WebDAV interface. I blogged about this software a bit previously, but am finally getting some code out there. If it sounds like something you'd be interested in, then I encourage you to check out the project and give it a spin.

I've fixed a couple minor bugs and now the install instructions mention the latest tested versions of the DAV API and File Framework projects, so it should be pretty easy to get going.

You can create and edit categories and upload and tag files to your site, all from the comfort of your WebDAV client, including Mac OS X's Finder, Windows' Explorer, or other applications like Transmit, Coda, and Cyberduck.

Feedback is welcome, but please report bugs over on the project page, not here. I welcome comments and feedback, but please try to keep official feature requests and bug reports over there.

Make him an offer!

August 27, 2008 by Justin
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For the second year in a row, I'm proud to help Seth Dillingham in his efforts to raise money for the Jimmy Fund to fight cancer. His personal goal this year is $10,000, both by sponsorship of his cycling and (this is where I come in) his bundle auctions of Mac software.

If you'd like to help out, you can check out the info, where both Pukka and Meerkat are featured, build a bundle of the software that you want, and make Seth an offer for it.

There's a lot of great software on there -- apps that I use already include 1Password, DropDMG, MarsEdit, PlistEdit Pro, rooSwitch, Sound Studio, SuperDuper!, yFlicks, and YummySoup!, among others.

So go check it out!

Pukka 1.7 is out!

August 20, 2008 by Justin
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After some public beta testing, I'm happy to report that Pukka 1.7 is now released! There are only slight changes over the beta release, but to reiterate, the main new features include:

  • The description length can now be up to 1,000 characters in order to match recent changes to Delicious.
  • The latest ten bookmarks across accounts is now shown in the dock and menu bar menus, if they are enabled.
  • A backup of each of your accounts' bookmarks, as retrieved from the server, is made from time to time. See Pukka -> View Backup Folder...

There are two new features not in the beta, too:

  • When selecting a bookmark from any of Pukka's menus, holding down the Option key will allow editing of that bookmark in Pukka.
  • Application and document icons up to 512 pixels have been added for better appearance on Leopard and greater.

There are a number of bug fixes and tweaks, too -- the best way to read the full scoop is to use Pukka's in-app updating feature or check out the appcast RSS, and you can grab Pukka itself here. Enjoy!

Beta beat: Pukka 1.7

August 4, 2008 by Justin
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I've had some enhancements to Pukka in the works for some time, but thanks to the launch of Delicious 2.0, I've been spurred into action to selectively put some of them into a release, as well as address some issues with the new platform. Chief among the latter is an update to allow post descriptions up to 1000 characters, or rather, to only warn when they are over 1000, not the previous 255, characters.

I'm releasing a beta of Pukka 1.7 that also includes the following:

  • The latest ten bookmarks across accounts is now shown in the dock and menu bar menus, if they are enabled.
  • Performance has been tuned in the menu bar item, which also translates to a faster launch time if you are using the item.
  • A backup of each of your accounts' bookmarks, as retrieved from the server, is made from time to time. See Pukka -> View Backup Folder...
  • The posting sound effect, if enabled, is now played properly when the preference to quit after posting is turned on.
  • Tooltips have been added to menu bar items to display the full bookmark title if they are truncated for display.
  • Account passwords are remembered for the duration of Pukka's launch once they are retrieved from the keychain, including across system sleep.

Some other minor tweaks have been made as well, and I'd appreciate some testing. So, if you are reading this, consider yourself invited in the beta. Now take it for a spin!