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oscWatcher Updated To Use Adobe AIR Beta 3

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

oscWatcher now runs under Adobe AIR Beta 3.

Upgrade Instructions

1. When you next run oscWatcher it will ask you if you want to install an update. CLICK NO.

2. Download and install Adobe AIR Beta 3.

3. Double-click on oscWatcher.air, which should be on your desktop. If it isn’t, you can download the latest version here.

4. Once the installation is complete, goto the ‘About’ tab and check that you are running V2.2.1.

Announcing oscWatcher 2

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

This is the first official release of oscWatcher!

For details about what oscWatcher is, please see this post.

Download link: oscWatcher V2.2

NOTE: You will need Adobe AIR Beta 3 (http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/air.html).

Please leave comments if you like oscWatcher, need help, or find a bug.

Enjoy.

oscWatcher - Instant order notifications straight to your desktop

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Recently, I have been developing an application called oscWatcher.

Although it is not ready to be released just yet, I wanted to tell you a bit about what it does.

oscWatcher 2 has now been released.

Download it here.

oscWatcher runs in your Windows system tray (or mac dock) and alerts you whenever an order is received by your osCommerce store. Within the application you can see what has been ordered, who by and how much it is worth.

The neat thing about oscWatcher is that you don’t need to keep refreshing your browser to check for orders. In fact, your browser doesn’t even need to be open!

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OSCT Project - The Automated Phone Assistant - Part 1

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

In this post, I stated my intentions to make an automated phone assistant for osCommerce, promising to update you on any developments.

Well, I’ve been playing over the last week and managed to get all three services outlined in that post working.

Today, I’ll discuss how I implemented the first of those services:

You call a telephone number and an automated response tells you how many pending orders you have and how much they are worth.

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OSCT Project - The osCommerce Automated Phone Assistant

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

You’ve got all the mods. You’ve implemented all the hacks. Your osCommerce store is more tricked out than a magician on steroids.

Now you’re looking for the ultimate in geekyness. Something that you don’t really need but is so cool you just have to have it. The thing that will make your osCommerce buddies crumple to their knees and proclaim you as their new master.

Imagine if you osCommerce store could do this…

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