| February 20,
2009 -- Collection up. Got the
collection up, and though not all the descriptions are as detailed as they were in the
past, it gives a basic idea of the boots at least. If you really want more detail,
either ask or wait for me to flesh those sections out. It's kind of a lot to get up
all at once.
No other updates so far. There's a "View
Latest Updates" section so you can see the last 30 uploads, and updated albums are
marked underneath as either [New] or [Updated], so just look for those.
January 27, 2009 -- OMG update?!
Yes! UPDATE!
Hey, look at that, a significant update! It took a
bit of fiddling, but I finally figured out how to get Gallery 2.0 working to a point where
I was able to upload all of my content. I don't yet have a way to update the news
blurb in a blog-like fashion, but that's something I can live with as the HTML for this
section is leauges smaller than the HTML I had to squeeze out of FrontPage for image
updates.
That said, please note that Gallery is PHP and CSS based,
which may or may not break very old or non-standard browsers. If you find yourself unable
to browse the gallery then I suggest you buy a cheap computer and install Linux and
Firefox on it. Ubuntu is a good entry-level introduction to Linux if you're
intimidated by the thought of open-source operating systems.
What does this mean for the Closet? Well, it means
a site update is going to consist of image resize/watermarking (a large task unto itself,
but a necessary one, and not so daunting now that I don't have to screw around with HTML),
uploading, commenting, and that's it.
Before leaping in to view the new gallery, please note
that I have comments, ratings, and user accounts disabled. While I'd love to get
comments and feedback directly on each image to make the site more interactive for its
viewers, account management and user uploads are something that, as yet, I do not wish to
juggle. For now, don't worry about logging in; all of the images and features you
need are available as a guest. Perhaps if I could figure out how to do anonymous
commenting, I'll change that.
Anyhow. There's also a few new pictures up
(GearFetish users probably have seen these already). Enjoy them!
You may also note that there are some features missing
from the original Contents, such as my boot collection. Fear not; that section has
been moved to the Gallery as well, and once I get updated pictures of my collection taken
-- and the collection has shifted quite a bit in the last two years! -- you will be able
to see just what boots I have on hand.
Boot Stories were removed, as I wasn't adding new content
and it didn't seem to be a popular section. The "Perfect" Boots, likewise,
has been removed as I can just use Google to find a bootmaker that can custom-build me
footwear to my designs. Of course, if you are an artist and bootmaker and would like
to try one of my ideas, just for gits and shiggles, feel free to toss me a line!
Movies section is in limbo. I need to talk to my
site admin and see if there's a way increase the file size limit from 2 MB to 10 MB.
I'm not sure if I want to clog up the bandwidth, though, so I may end up making an
XTube or YouTube account for these offerings.
User Agreement has been tweaked. The laws are the
same, the way I'm presenting them is different is all. You still have to obey the
law.
And that it, for those who wanted all that messy detail.
Which most of you won't; who needs all that crap when there's boot pictures to see!
:D Now go view them!
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