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    March 21, 2011, 09:36:36 PM
    Last edit: June 15, 2011, 01:08:49 PM by stakhanov
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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=138572

    PPS: is there a place on the wiki for software like this?

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    March 21, 2011, 10:31:25 PM
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    Thank you, bought the gadget.
    https://yfiy.finance/

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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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    Quote from: stakhanov on March 22, 2011, 07:30:15 AM
    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 Smiley
    https://yfiy.finance/

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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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    March 22, 2011, 07:45:07 PM
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    Quote from: Beremat on March 22, 2011, 11:18:24 AM
    Yeah, it went well. After paying, the download was available immediately. It works great Smiley

    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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    April 28, 2011, 12:03:36 AM
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    Very useful gadget! Slow update rate though, luckily this is easily modified  Grin

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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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    April 28, 2011, 04:44:25 AM
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    care t make one for mac?

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    April 28, 2011, 07:21:45 AM
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    Quote from: cypherdoc on April 28, 2011, 04:44:25 AM
    care t make one for mac?

    I made one Cheesy
    Check this thread : http://bt.irlbtc.com/view/6690.0

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    April 28, 2011, 02:50:40 PM
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    Quote from: Ricochet on April 28, 2011, 12:26:00 AM
    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 Sad
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    May 13, 2011, 05:20:58 PM
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    Quote from: kwukduck on May 13, 2011, 04:34:15 PM
    hm, doesn't work, just sits there on my desktop displaying no values at all Sad

    Ah, thanks for the notice; I'll try to investigate. Otherwise I'll gladly refund you.

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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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    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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    May 13, 2011, 07:44:27 PM
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    works for me

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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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    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/859

    The 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.png

    What do you think?
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