James on Software - Latest Comments in Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!http://jamesonsoftware.disqus.com/enFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:43:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962980<p>Definitely an interesting problem trying to figure out how to tap users on the shoulder when something important happens.</p><p>For an additional solution, check out <a href="http://www.stitcho.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.stitcho.com">Stitcho.com</a>.. Stitcho allows a web app deliver an alert to a user's desktop delivered through a Mac or Windows desktop widget.</p>RustyFri, 10 Oct 2008 14:43:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962663<p>Thanks for the snippet. It's just what I needed.</p>Adult ÜhlerFri, 27 Jun 2008 21:01:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962617<p>You rock!</p><p>Jabber ftw!</p>nofxxWed, 21 May 2008 15:03:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962582<p>Shouldn't you all it ActionMessenger :)?</p>joostMon, 07 Apr 2008 11:11:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962581<p>James, I don't think speed is an issue. I am using starling (from twitter) to process long requests and it's surprisingly rock-solid and stable.</p><p>also to connect to other IM services, you should look at what the guys from timmyontime did. <br><a href="http://www.rubyfleebie.com/im-integration-with-xmpp4r-2-mistakes-to-avoid/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.rubyfleebie.com/im-integration-with-xmpp4r-2-mistakes-to-avoid/">http://www.rubyfleebie.com/...</a><br>(xmpp4r works with jabber/msn/aim)</p>HeriMon, 07 Apr 2008 00:17:00 -0000Re: Introducing Action Messager: Dead simple IM notifications for your app!/2008/4/7/introducing-action-messager-dead-simple-im-notifications-for-your-app.html#comment-7962580<p>This plugin rocks! I guess sending the notifications in a background process (bdrb?) might be a good solution to speed things up. Or maybe you could write a very simple daemon that runs in the background (a la postfix).</p><p>Just a question... when do you sleep?</p><p></p>Carl MercierSun, 06 Apr 2008 21:42:00 -0000