Just a Leaf

Ghost Posts: My humblest apologies. Might as well call this the “Promise Blog” because I’ve been trying to get my music and new designs out forever! I really wanted to do it this week… believe me. But my schedule wouldn’t allow it!

True love waits, right?

Flock Rocks: I’ve posted about Flock in the past, so I’m not going to go on about it today. But right now they are on “1.0″ which means the browser is basically ready for prime time.

Flock fills a unique but needed role for me, because my Firefox is waaaaay tricked out with plugins and functions related to the web work that I do. It’s also been pretty sluggish these days. But now, thanks to Fock, I can manage all my communication, for-fun browsing, and blogging a nicer environment while Firefox remains my primary work horse.

The main benefit of Flock is that it IS basically a tricked out Firefox, but without the add-on overhead. It’s nice and fast. The notable things it supports out-of-the-box are:

• Blogging – pretty much every blog service (blogger included, obviously). Much faster than logging into the control center… though video uploading has not been added to the tool yet .
• Flickr & Photobucket - Managing photos and using them on the web (blogs, forums, emails, etc) is almost TOO easy in Flock. It’s all drag n’ drop.
• Facebook – This was a pleasant surprise. I don’t have to log into Facebook anymore to know what’s going on. I can see friend updates, pokes, messages, and more right from Flock.
• Twitter – If you’re a big Twitterer like me, this is really nice. Alerts you too direct messages too.
• de.licio.us - always nice to have your bookmarks.
• Firefox add-on support – IF you really miss a Firefox add-on, you can just go grab it at mozilla.com like usual. Right now I’m happily using Flock with no extras… but I may need my trusty Greasmonkey before long.

I realize that many people aren’t well acquainted with Twitter or Facebook yet, I’ll blog about them next. Their significance is… well, SIGNIFICANT! But it can be hard to see the point initially when you first sign up for either service. Both services sub-consciously became a permanent part of my daily activities. Kinda like getting a cell phone… you can do without one until you have one .

Anywho, we’re headin’ out on vacation starting Wednesday and won’t be back until the 3rd. So, guess the music will just have to wait :’(.

Blogged with Flock

Wow… If there is one browser that continually catches my eye, it’s Flock.

This screenshot is a little cluttered because I wanted you to see some of it’s functionality. The “my world” homepage is a great idea because it’s local (FAST) and interacts with the browser.

A couple things I’ve noticed since my last outing with Flock (about a year, I think).

• Beautiful! The theme is among the loveliest I have ever seen.
• Functional and Easy: No more account configuration! You just log into your accounts and Flock automatically sets everything up (I’m using Flock’s blog tool right now, very nice and no setup)
• Logical: Everything seems to be where I expect it to be.
• Compatible: I don’t barely need any add-ons from Firefox, but those I do, work fine with Flock!

It’s like an advanced-yet-easy HUD for the internet. Give it a whirl for yourself! I can’t wait for version 1.0.

Oh yeah, one extra thing for Bloggers: Can you say, drag’n drop photos? I just dragged the screen shot above into the exact line I wanted it in…. perfect.

I lied, another thing for Bloggers: Customizable toolbar. It’s a lovely thing.

Blogged with Flock