Comments on: Blackbird 0.5 is now available for download

By: Chad McCullough

Chad McCullough — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:05 +0000

Hey Dossy,

I completely understand.

Again, thanks for all of your work with this. I’ll keep an eye on your blog for updates.

By: Dossy Shiobara

Dossy Shiobara — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:02 +0000

Chad: I do fully intend to continue development of Blackbird, but as it is often the case with free software, it necessarily has to take lower priority when I’m too busy with paying work that helps support my spouse and children.

I appreciate everyone’s pateience and am glad you find the application useful.

By: Chad McCullough

Chad McCullough — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:24 +0000

Just wondering if Blackbird is still in development? I would love to see the new version with the timeline issue resolved.

Thanks for all the hard work on this.

By: fuzzalot

fuzzalot — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:56:08 +0000

I wish I could get responses this quickly from vendors.

Thank you for a great product. I look forward to future releases.

@fuzzalot

By: Dossy Shiobara

Dossy Shiobara — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:32:22 +0000

fuzzalot: Yes, there was a Twitter API change on 2009-04-01 that has revealed a bug in Blackbird. I’ll have that fixed in the next release.

By: fuzzalot

fuzzalot — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:23:37 +0000

Hi Dossy,

I really like BlackBird and it has been working great. Recently I upgraded my BB 8830 World Edition from Sprint OS and since then the dates in the Friends Timeline detail are way off. For instance, just now I twittered and in my Friends Timeline it says it was sent 266 days ago! I was on build 18 but did an uninstall and installed 0.5.23 with the same results.

BB info: BlackBerry® 8830
smartphone (GPRS, CDMA)
v4.5.0.135 (Platform 3.4.0.28)
Cryptographic Kernel v3.8.5.32a
Micro Edition Configuration: CLDC-1.1
Micro Edition Profile: MIDP-2.0
Micro Edition JTWI Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Media Version: 1.1
Micro Edition PIM Version: 1.0
Micro Edition File Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Bluetooth Version: 1.1
Micro Edition Location Version: 1.0.1

By: Dossy Shiobara

Dossy Shiobara — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:55:29 +0000

Bernardo: Blackbird currently uses either MDS through BES/BIS, or direct TCP, which is configurable through the Options screen inside the application.

Now that I have a handset with Wi-Fi capability, I can see what it takes to support it.

By: Bernardo Kuri

Bernardo Kuri — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:34:05 +0000

I forgot to mention that I am using an 8820 using the latest firmware.

By: Bernardo Kuri

Bernardo Kuri — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:32:37 +0000

Hey Dossy,

Looking forward to using Blackbird soon.
Unfortunately, I’m encountering the same issue as Franklin (ioError). Does Blackbird require a data connection in order to function? Is it possible to add “pure” WiFi support for a future version if this is the case?

Thanks! Keep up the good work.

By: Dossy Shiobara

Dossy Shiobara — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:02:16 +0000

Keith: Thank you so much for confirming that the “fix” indeed works on real hardware. I’ve updated the main Blackbird download with the new build!

Once I get through my current projects, I’ll go on a serious bug-stomping spree and really clean up Blackbird. But, for now, I need to stay focused.

Again, thanks everyone for your patience while you couldn’t use the app! I hope this won’t happen again.