The client has the basic features you’d want, and there will be updates along the line to get it up to speed with the features of the other clients.

It has been tested on several Linux distros and found to be capable of running on the latest mainstream ones.

There are two binaries for your downloading pleasure, a dynamic and a static (Qt) linked one. You will need at least Qt 4.5.0 (http://www.qtsoftware.com/downloads) to be able to run the dynamic linked one.

To organize things a little better I have set up a redmine tracker for reporting bugs/feature requests.

Here’s the changelog:

Enhanced: ’Pulse timed out’ message box now displays more information.

Enhanced: Changed all ’Check for Updates’ references to ’Version Checker’/’Check Version’.

Enhanced: Installer attempts to shutdown WhatPulse during install.

Fixed: Version checker giving wrong version update details.

Fixed: Removed ”state.m_iPulseEveryHours: ’0’” popup box.

Fixed: Multiple issues with Check for Update/Distance settings.

Fixed: Selecting tabs in settings took focus from the window.

Fixed: Close button was not enabled after successful registration.

Fixed: Closing login window with Alt+F4 now removes data.

Fixed: Only one ’Pulse Timed Out’ message will open until OK is clicked.

Thanks to c-smith, you can now find a WhatPulse application here: http://apps.facebook.com/whatpulseapp/

For questions or additions, use the forums

After a turbulent release of 1.6, 1.6.2 is now on the market. Here’s the changelog:

Enhancements:

For developers: Added option to export Key Frequencies as XML.

When upgrading from 1.6 to 1.6.2, keys, clicks, distance and settings will remain.

Removed popup when opening Pulse Log if Pulse Log doesn’t exist.

Changed tray menu balloon to multi-line.

Added ability to change between two ports: 80 and 3490 (Also fixes Pulsing/connection issues).

’Logoff User’ now removes all data files.

Changed ’Check for Updates’ dialogue slightly (makes it more clear that it is a notification not an updater).

Added ’Set Default Values’ for skin settings.

Skin settings automatically revert to default if for some reason they all go blank.

All dialogue windows now show in taskbar.

Settings now save on Windows shutdown.

Pulses time-out after 30 seconds.

All dialogue windows now only open one instance.

Changed the way saving Key Frequency exports is done (automatically enters name and file type into save dialogue).

WhatPulse.xml is now stored in the same location as the .wpw files (Defaults to %APPDATA%\WhatPulse).

Other Fixes:

Fixed bug where tray menu would display ”Pulse! (Auto -2147483648 s).”

Fixed tab order in Program Settings dialog.

Fixed issue of WhatPulse? pulsing when an hour timer is set.

Fixed pulse timer not going over 1 hour.

Login Window:

Now shows in taskbar.

Tab order changed.

Added exit option.

Fixed: Button enable/disable issues.

Fixed: Dropdown box is now better sized and operates properly.

Fixed: Proxy Setting issues.

Many other small fixes.

Untill 4 weeks ago, it woke up.

There’s a new spark of energy in the development team, and this is our first release. New guy on the block is called bobL.

We are happy to announce a new version of the Windows client (1.6), the first public Mac OS X client (1.1) and a new version of the website.

Here’s a small list of the major features added:

Website:

— Overhaul of visual aspects.

— ICEPAY donation system. (phone, sms, ideal, wiretransfer, etc)

— Referral system; Gather more statistics by referring your friends.

— Knowledge Base to fit the style of the main website.

Windows: 1.6

— Optimized the data inside WhatPulse.wpw to minimize corruption.

— Store WhatPulse.wpw inside a Windows assigned place. (fixes problems with Vista)

— Brand new login window. (for existing accounts and registering accounts)

— Ability to determine the place of stats inside the geek window. (will be made easier)

— Redirected server communication through port 80 again.

— A lot of bugfixes.

’Pulse profiles’ have been renamed to ’Computers’ to make more sense.

Expect a better version release system!

With the release of 1.6, all previous versions before 1.5 (1.4.x) will be disabled. Please upgrade before 12 April, otherwise you will not be able to pulse anymore!

A word on a Linux version: I have started work on a Linux client myself, and will probaly release an alpha or beta in a few months. (for real this time. ;-))