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March 21, 2011, 09:36:36 PM
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Hi all, I've written a simple windows gadget (desktop widget) to monitor the BTC/USD exchange rate at Mt. Gox. It looks like this:  It displays the current exchange rate statistics, and will glow (in a non-intrusive way!) when the rate goes up or down, or when the volume increases. Anyways, I'm selling it for 0.10BTC. You can purchase it at http://www.bitcoinservice.co.uk/files/859. For those concerned about security, note that a .gadget file is simply a zip archive, and everything is in clear (the bulk of the gadget is specialized javascript); so you can audit it before you install it. Any remarks or suggestions welcome! PS: for those who prefer linux, just a reminder that I've made a similar widget that you can get for free: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Bitcoin+Rate?content=138572PPS: is there a place on the wiki for software like this? |
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Every time a block is mined, a certain amount of BTC (called the
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Beremat
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March 21, 2011, 10:31:25 PM |
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Thank you, bought the gadget.
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stakhanov (OP)
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March 22, 2011, 07:30:15 AM |
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Thanks for buying! Did everything go well? As my first custommer, I value your opinion!
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March 22, 2011, 11:18:24 AM |
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Thanks for buying! Did everything go well? As my first custommer, I value your opinion!
Yeah, it went well. After paying, the download was available immediately. It works great  |
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Jered Kenna (TradeHill)
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March 22, 2011, 05:38:24 PM |
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Cool man, I'll pay 1btc for that when I get some in my wallet. Looks good.
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stakhanov (OP)
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March 22, 2011, 07:45:07 PM |
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Yeah, it went well. After paying, the download was available immediately. It works great Great. I must say, I was a bit nervous, especially after the nightmare that developing that Gadget was. You'd think Microsoft would have provided a nice a well-documented API to motivate developers to write stuff for their new OS; well, no :-) |
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AtlasONo
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April 28, 2011, 12:03:36 AM |
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Very useful gadget! Slow update rate though, luckily this is easily modified   |
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Ricochet
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April 28, 2011, 12:26:00 AM |
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What operating systems are supported here? My Vista laptop died unexpectedly, so for the near future I'm limited to my WinXP desktop. I'm guessing this is Vista/7+ right?
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cypherdoc
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April 28, 2011, 04:44:25 AM |
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care t make one for mac?
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stakhanov (OP)
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April 28, 2011, 02:50:40 PM |
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What operating systems are supported here? My Vista laptop died unexpectedly, so for the near future I'm limited to my WinXP desktop. I'm guessing this is Vista/7+ right?
Yes, although I didn't test on Vista. Should work though. Feedback welcome! |
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May 13, 2011, 04:34:15 PM |
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hm, doesn't work, just sits there on my desktop displaying no values at all  |
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stakhanov (OP)
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May 13, 2011, 05:20:58 PM |
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hm, doesn't work, just sits there on my desktop displaying no values at all Ah, thanks for the notice; I'll try to investigate. Otherwise I'll gladly refund you. |
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stakhanov (OP)
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May 13, 2011, 05:22:25 PM |
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BTW, I want to lower the price for the gadget, but bitcoinservice.co.uk doesn't allow fractional amounts of bitcoins. Does anyone have a better solution to distribute my gadget?
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stakhanov (OP)
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May 13, 2011, 05:31:11 PM |
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Ok, at a first glance, it seems that MtGox have changed their API. I'll try to upload a new version this week-end.
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AtlasONo
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May 13, 2011, 07:44:27 PM |
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works for me
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kwukduck
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May 13, 2011, 09:09:09 PM |
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yea it did work for a week or so, but since i restarted a few days back it stopped showing values.
i hope you can make it work again and provide free update?
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May 14, 2011, 05:47:31 AM |
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I bought your gadget as well, and would like it updated for the new Mt Gox API. Please let us know when it's finished! Other than that little snafu, I really like it!
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stakhanov (OP)
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May 14, 2011, 11:57:51 AM |
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I've uploaded a new version that is compatible with the new MtGox API: http://www.bitcoinservice.co.uk/files/859The price is now 0.15BTC. Get it while it's hot! For people who already have bought the gadget and would like a free upgrade, PM me a hash of the old file and your email, and I'll send you the new version. |
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May 18, 2011, 12:10:15 AM |
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Awesome! I just bought it, and it works well. The one thing is, I didn't like the design, so I made my own. =] https://i.imgur.com/YHrOP.pngWhat do you think? |
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