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Unfortunately, I got a bit ahead of myself, and posted this application with a few (stupid) bugs. I’ve fixed those, and posted a new version online:

ElectionDashboard 1.1.1

Versions 1.1.0 and up have auto-updating built into them, in case I find another bug. Anything prior to that, and you’ll need to first uninstall the app before installing the latest.

UPDATE: I’ve made a few tweaks to the app, like adding an icon, as well as a progress window to let you know when the application is updating it’s data. You can download the newest version using the same link below. I’ve also included some auto-update goodness, in case I need to fix another bug.

Before installing the new version you must FIRST UNINSTALL the previous one, or installation will fail. However, once you have version 1.1.0 installed, there will be a “Check for Updates” link in the app to simplify the update process if you need to update.

Last night I came across a pretty cool idea for displaying the election results using DMX lighting. Basically, the election results are scraped from CNN, and then the shade of the room’s mood lighting is adjusted from red to blue based on the current results.

The guy behind this project posted his code for grabbing the info, and so I’ve adapted it into AS3, and made a really basic AIR app you can leave running on your desktop for at-a-glance results. You won’t get any detailed results like you would from CNN, just a simple needle leaning in the direction of the results, that updates every five minutes.

Until results actually start coming in, this won’t display anything, so I wouldn’t expect it to really start working until later today.

You can install the app using the badge found on my other site: http://ghostradio.net/apps/