Here are some easy instructions to help you get going with the PMS Social Suite. Yes, you really need to read and follow the directions if you'd like to use this package!

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These instructions should help you get everything installed and working correctly.  Premium users will receive additional instructions after their subscription is processed.

There are three steps to go through:

1. Preparing your Firefox browser to run iMacro and connect to our site.  Don't panic, this is pretty easy
2. Downloading and installing the right version of the iOpus iMacro plugin for Firefox.  iMacro is a leading web browser automation company and is one of the core technologies in our software.
3. Installing Grease Monkey (GM) and our GM helper scripts.  Grease Monkey is a super popular utlity for Firefox and has over 2M installations.

Now let's get started!

Preparing Your Browser

1. Please use Firefox Version 2.x.  The iOpus iMacro plugin and our software do not currently support Firefox V3, though we are all working on it.  We'll send out an email to registered users when V3 is fully supported.
2. Turn off popup blocking for digg.com and promote-my-site.com!  (The path is Tools->Options->Content->Block Popups Exceptions)

Hint for a happy life:  When using our social suite, open a new copy of Firefox.  This is because iMacro really takes over the browser and there are popup boxes and what not firing all over the place.  It's pretty hypnotic to watch, actually.  Once the scripts are running, do not switch tabs.  I usually recommend that people just start it going on whatever time consuming task (auto answering shouts, researching friends, etc) and then minimize it.    You will want to check it every once in a while because Digg's API can fail and their pages can break during load and that may confuse our scripts or cause them to pause.  Just restart the task and it'll all get caught up.

Installing iMacro

1. DO NOT LOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF iMACRO FOR FIREFOX.  Yes, the universe loves us and iOpus released a version with a bug (or feature) that kills our software.  Go to the Mozilla Add Ons History page (who knew that existed?) and download 6.0.3.4.   There are a lot of people experiencing issues with the latest release so I'm confident the iOpus guys will fix it quickly.

If you forget and one day let FireFox "upgrade" your plugin to the latest version and everything dies, you can just uninstall it via the "Tools->Add Ons" page and then reinstall the right version.  When we get all the kinks ironed out we'll send out an update mail to our registered users.

Installing Grease Monkey

1> Go to the Mozilla Add-On page and install Grease Monkey.

2> Download the Digg Confirm Script to enable deleting shouts and digging from the shoutsin page inside Digg.

3> Download the Digg Shouts to enable fast digging from the shoutsin and history pages inside Digg.

Known Bugs and Limitations

The following are known, but if you find these or any other bugs, please contact us immediately.

1. You *have* to use Firefox with the version 6.0.3.4 iMacro plugin.  Go here for the whole page.
2. When you run the Social Suite it is best if you run it in a separate FireFox instance.
3. When Social Suite is running, just leave FireFox alone.  You can minimize, but changing tabs confuses it.
4. You have to have FireFox's popup blocker turned OFF for promote-my-site.com and digg.com.

Yes, these are bit redundant from the previous section, but you we all know some people skim instructions and read the last paragraph!

Conclusion

Thanks for using our software!  Remember, please Contact Us page if you have any questions or suggestions.