AIR

Fun With the bit.ly API (Killing Time Until iPhone 3G)

Update 2: I should be able to fairly easily convert this to a simple Flex app.  I'll do that when I get a chance and update this post with the link.  

Update: Ryan gave me the go ahead to post it.  Get the AIR app here.  I've enabled view source, so you should be able to check out the code if you'd like.

I saw several posts today about a promising new URL shortening service called bit.ly, which looks like it could quickly replace some, most or all of the category incumbents.  Later, I saw a post by Ryan Stewart, where he created an AIR application upon which a user could drag a URL and get back the bit.ly shortened url.  I downloaded the code from his svn and banged on it for an hour or so and came up with a new app that will not only shorten a url, but also display tracking data of a bit.ly shortened url.  I've messaged Ryan to make sure it's cool for me to post the code and will do so if and when I get the go ahead.

AIR Installation Error

I just tried to install Twhirl on my iMac running 10.5.3 and got this error: "The application could not be installed because the AIR file is damaged. Try obtaining a new AIR file from the application author. Has anyone found a way to get around or fix this?