Download
The main download is here (self-extracting zip).
Please note that there is a discussion forum for Awasu here.
IMPORTANT: If you are running on NT4, please click here
after installing the software.
How you install it depends on what you currently have on your system:
- If you are a new user, simply unpack it to the location of your choice e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu.
- If you are upgrading from v0.6, you can unpack it on top of your existing installation (although creating a new installation and transferring the data files is, as always, recommended).
- If you are upgrading from v0.4 or v0.4a (the last public release) and you want to keep your existing subscriptions, it's a little more complicated. Click here for details.
If you are have trouble starting Awasu because it can't find certain files (MFC42.DLL, MSVCP60.DLL or MSVCRT.DLL), download this and unpack it into the same directory you installed Awasu into.
On some systems, Awasu may fail to start with an error message saying that it can't load BlackBox. If this is happening, please delete or rename the file BlackBox.dll in the Awasu installation directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu).
Plugin extensions
Awasu allows you to install plugins to generate new channel feeds or extend the functionality of Awasu itself.
I have written a number of Python channel plugins that scrape web sites and convert them into feeds that Awasu can read:
- The Joel on Software Forum
- Fark.com
- It's Your Turn.
Unpack this anywhere (e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu\ChannelPlugins), start the Channel Wizard (File, New) and browse to the appropriate .PY scripts. Note that you must have Python and the WIN32 extensions installed to run these.
An application plugin that provides access to Code Project's forums is also
available on request.
Customizing the channel summary pages
A number of people have asked if it is possible to change the appearance of
the channel summary page that is displayed when you first open each channel.
Well, it is, and you can find details here.
Upgrading from v0.4 or v0.4a
The directory structure has changed significantly since these ancient versions. The best way to upgrade is as follows:
- Rename your existing install directory to something different e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu.bak
- Unpack the release zip to C:\Program Files\Awasu.
- Run the program and then exit. This will create the necessary directory structure for your user account (it now supports multiple users) e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu\Users\Fred
- Copy all the files in your old CHANNELS directory to the new one.
e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu.bak\channels\*.* => C:\Program Files\Awasu\Users\Fred\channels
- Copy your old CONFIG.INI to the new location.
e.g. C:\Program Files\Awasu.bak\config.ini => C:\Program Files\Awasu\Users\Fred