Recently Updated ThingamaBlogs

Thingamablog users can now notify this site of blog updates via an XML-RPC ping. Updated ThingamaBlogs will appear on the Recently Updated Blogs page.

To configure Thingamablog to ping this site, follow the steps below.

• Open the Blog Properties dialog for your blog (Blog menu/Blog Properties...)
• Switch to the "Pinging" tab and click the Add button.
• Enter "Updated ThingamaBlogs" in the Service Name field.
• Enter http://thingamablog.sourceforge.net/ping.php in the Service Url field
• Click OK to save the ping service and ensure that the Ping checkbox is selected

That's it. Now whenever you publish your blog, it will appear on the updates page.

As of v0.9.4c, newly created blogs have this service enabled automatically. If you don't want to ping this site, simply disable the service by unchecking "Ping"

0.9.4c Released

This release fixes a bug in which an extra comment was added to certain date formats.

Long dates are now formatted properly. eg. Monday April 19, 2004

USBApps.com

Thingamablog was recently listed on the Favorite Applications section of USBApps.com: a site that finds "the best applications, utilities and tips to enable you to use a portable USBDrive to free yourself from any single computer."

Drop your Thingamablog on a USB drive and take it with you.