Within the next couple days I will be releasing a new version of Blogg-X. It contains some bugfixes and a few new features. As soon as I have finished some more testing I will post it here.

Well the promised day has finally come.  Blogg-X version 0.50 Beta has been released into the wild.  Blogg-X is the new name replacing DesktopContent for Mambo.  Click here for all the information.

Please take some time to try it out and post any questions, comments, or problems into the forum.

Just for fun I decided to google "Skype Bulk Transfer Control" to see what it would turn up and surprisingly I saw a couple mentions of it outside of my own little world. Nice to know that I'm not the only one using it. Check out the links below.

Jan in Malaysia

Skype Forum

Ok, it's almost been finished. I have cleaned up the code, fixing some minor problems along the way. I have also figured out how to create dual platform (OS X, Windows XP) installers and bundle everything required into the application except for the Java Runtime Environment 1.5. This post is coming from an Apple Powerbook with the software installed via the installer. Once I get some logos and graphics created for use in the installer it will be released...It's so close...

I have been very reluctant to release the Windows version of DesktopContent for Mambo because I haven't been satisfied with the default Java graphical interface on Windows.  This is where it's evident that Apple has spent alot of time customizing the Java environment so Java apps look right at home in OS X. 

But I have found what I have been looking for and the final feature to be added in this release is a skin selector.  The program will allow the user to select from multiple skins and use they one they prefer.  At this time the skin selector is fully functional and works as expected, but I will be adding support for additional themes.

The feature freeze is to basically force me to stop playing with new ideas and features and cleanup the code base.  The current code contains alot of debugging code and some "unfriendly" naming conventions.  I figure a couple days of cleanup and restructuring and the program should be ready...How many times have I said that now?

Just finished adding these additional features into "DesktopContent for Mambo":

• CORE:  Remember window locations. The program now remembers where you had the window positioned during the last use and restores it to that position when run again...Thanks to Rob at Combat Effective for the idea.
• CORE:  Added a progress bar that displays the progress when the post button is clicked. Now you can tell if the program is having problems or if everything is working fine.

The new version will be released soon...keep watching the frontpage.

The new version of "DesktopContent for Mambo" is coming along great.  Here is a list of some of the new features:

• CORE:  WYSIWYG HTML editor to create the content.  This allows you to create the content and at the same time see how it will be displayed on the site.
• CHANGE:  Support for up to 4 (four) sites.
• CORE:  Automatic insert of comment tags for sites that have the AkoComment 2.0 component installed.
• BUGFIX:  No longer causes problems with frontpage items when content is added via the software and the Mambo interface.

• BUGFIX:  Notification of posting errors, general errors, and when posting has been successfull.

Some program limitations have been identified as well.  If your webhost does not support "remote database connections" this program will not function.  "DesktopContent for Mambo" works by directly editing the mySQL tables that Mambo uses, and creating a content item and linking that item for frontpage display.  If the host does not support the remote connections the software cannot create a connection with the database and will fail to post any content. 

Within a few days I hope to post the new versions for both Windows and OS X.

DesktopContent for Mambo (Mac OS X) version has been posted on the site.  Click the link at the top of the page or head straight to the downloads section.

This is a test of the posting capabilities of the DesktopContent for Mambo program. This specific test is a recompiled version build on an Apple Powerbook G4 15".

Test of hyperlinking

Posted via the software. Finally got the DesktopContent for Mambo program working correctly. Had some issues with safe database closures, but those seem to have been resolved. I will post the files for download after I have completed some additional testing, and cleaned up the interface.