Hanging due to constant checks

[the_sweet]

My iJournal seems to check my friends' page for new posts all the time. I can't find a setting or preference for how often it checks (Quiet Mode doesn't seem to do anything), and as a result, the program always seems to eat up memory and prevent me from actually typing an entry.

Is there any way to get it to stop constantly check for updates so I can actually, you know, use the app?

Also, is iJournal still being developed at all, or is it presently at a standstill?