Update: version 1.0 is released December 11, 2009.Lots of talk about Google Wave around the web these days. From wondering if it's going to be a paradigm changer to people begging to get into the beta to reviewers raving and poo-pooing.
I'm in the beta (thanks RGP!) and, at this point, I'm quite sure that Wave is swell. A few days ago I was leaning more toward, "it's probably a big deal, but I'm not sure how to use it" because, of all things, Wave by itself won't let you know when things are happening!
Thankfully, Danny Tuppeny, a thoughtful developer in the UK, has built the crucial but missing part of Google Wave; the Wave Notifer.
The gist of Wave is that as an online center for collaboration.
Sort of. You've heard that before, but to see how Wave is or can be
different you actually have to get into it and try it out. Because, of
course, there's more to it than that ("TMTITT").
It's not just that people can collaborate with you. You can also
call on robots and "gadgets" to work with you too. No; really! If you
start poking around in it, it starts getting interesting pretty
quickly. But to try it out you need somebody to collaborate with and,
of course, you need to know if or when they are actually doing some of
that collaboration. But, of all things, Wave doesn't tell you that!
And that's where Wave Notifier comes in.
Wave Notifier
is a nice, efficient little program for Windows that simply goes to
your Wave account every few minutes to check and see if you have a new
or unread "wave" waiting for you. As natural, if you will, as a phone
ringing when someone calls, Wave Notifier lets you know when your waves
are at work.
So; thanks Danny Tuppeny for filling this huge gap with your nifty
little program. At this writing, Wave Notifier is still in early
stages at version 0.74, but the generous programmer is keeping up on
suggestions and bug reports and has published many translation
versions. If you're in the Wave beta and on Windows, you'll want to
download this one. Oh; and it's free! Double thanks for that, Mr.
Tuppeny.
Hi,
You were linking the image directly off my site, and when I moved host and redesigned the site, your image has become broken.
I've uploaded some new screenshots to the site, though it would be better if you hosted the ones for your article so they're not reliant on my site (which may change at any time) :-)
Thanks for using the app!
I've added some rules to serve up images to the url you're requested temporarily, but it won't stay forever, so please fix the path :)
Thanks. Will fix. Was linking it to your site too. Will still do that.