2012-11-26 21:31:48
Moving to Boothi.ca
While it isn't open yet. I'm planning to shut down this site on Friday evening to do the switch over to boothi.ca.
After that this address (clicar.us) will redirect to boothi.ca and a short while later it will go away.
Update your bookmarks!
@bradsk88
2012-11-18 00:49:53
Please clear your caches
Hi everyone!
I made a whole bunch of changes to the site code tonight to make it more stable. Also removed some things (keyboard autocomplete, autorefresh) until I can get them more reliable (hopefully tomorrow).
Anyway, make sure you clear your browser cache so you're getting the latest version of the site code. Especially if your title bar shows a version number less than: Clicar.us
{1.4.0}
2012-11-17 14:59:22
Not down but possibly out?
Rather than taking the site down, I'm going to do some work on the site whilst it's still up and running. If everything goes according to plan you shouldn't even notice.
@Bradsk88
2012-11-16 17:57:06
ShutDown
Hey guys. Sorry for the short notice but I'll be shutting the site down for about an hour at 9:00pm CST.
2012-11-13 07:41:34
Down time
The site will be going down for maintenance today at 6:00on cst
2012-11-13 06:22:24
Slow comments
I'll be trying to address the slow comment loading today when I get back from work.
Hold tight until then!
2012-11-12 19:11:04
User searching
2012-11-12 13:34:31
File upload problems?
I've been getting some error logs saying people are having troubles uploading file booths. If you run into any strange behavior (other than "photo is too big" or "wrong file format") please contact me ASAP so I can get the problem ironed out.
Thanks and again welcome welcome to all of the newbies!
@bradsk88
2012-11-11 22:18:11
Welcome folks
A big rush of people came to the site this weekend. First of all, welcome to the site. It's so cool that people are giving this thing a chance. So thanks!
Secondly, I understand that some people across the pond may be seeing some issues with connection to the site. I'll be getting that sorted out shortly, I assure you. :)
Talk to you soon!
Bradmin
2012-11-04 20:12:58
ToDone
Hi guys
I uploaded a bunch of "behind-the-scenes" code to the site tonight. I've been testing it in isolation so I'm sure I missed at least a handful of edge scenarios.
Anyway. Let me know if anything is acting up.
2012-10-20 00:56:07
What's Going On?
Hey guys.
I apologize that the site's steam has been somewhat lacking as of late. Yes, the initial setup was sudden and violent. But recent twists in my life have left me without the time that I need to push the site forward with the same velocity that I did previously.
I've been given a really fantastic opportunity to prove my mettle as a computer scientist in a national and potentially worldwide programming contest. Unfortunately, for this site, that means that I need to (and have needed to) focus my attention wholly in that direction for some time.
On the bright side I finally got the NDA from my attorney and it looks solid so I can now bring volunteers on to work on the site in my stead. I'm still going to guard this thing like my first born. But I also hope that people I know well and can trust will step up to the plate and that I can pass some of the work on to other, equally capable hands. We shall see. xoxo -Brad
Sept 7, 2012
I've scratched off the last of the phase 1 to-dos with the exception of 'establish design'. Unfortunately there hasn't been much time to discuss this. If you guys want to figure things out without me I'm not opposed.
Recruiting will have to wait until I get the NDA from my attorney. But as soon as I do, I'd like to get some more coders behind the scenes.
The new color scheme is meant to be temporary. By the end of this new phase, the site layout should be very different.
Check out the alpha phase 2 to-do list if you're curious or would like to help. I have a couple whiteboards and a suggestion box full of things to add to phase 2 and 3 yet as well. So I'll try to get those added in tomorrow.
Sept 3, 2012
I've been updating the alpha and beta phases page as features are rolled out. Unfortunately I needed to roll back the end date a little over a week. By the 9th the site should have all of the features listed, if only minimally.
I'll be recruiting people to work on the site beginning early in September. The date for alpha phase 2 is likely to change.
Aug 14, 2012
The alpha and beta phases have been drafted out. They'll likely change. But check it out if you're at all curious or interested in contributing
Are you coming to the Google Hangout this Friday at 11pm GMT? We'll be talking about making stuff pretty.
Aug 13, 2012
Working on 'conceptual stuff'. Getting a schedule done up, legal stuff for bringing other people on to work on the site, etc. Not much happening as far as code progress.
Remember me cookies are still acting flaky. I'm not really sure what's up, but I'm having trouble moving on to other things while it's still a problem.
Now 'non square' photo uploads show the whole photo. Instead of a cropped version.
Comment button gets disabled after successful post, so there are less double posts. More work will be going into making the fake "comment failed to upload" message disappear later.
Polls added to help site improvement. Please use them :)
Aug 9, 2012
Where did all these people come from?! (Thanks for joining :])
Implemented "Remember me" cookies. Sorry it took so long, but I had to do a bunch of research. It's been a while since I've taken a cryptography class and I'm trying to make this site 'bank secure'.
Added Upload to the Capture screen. The current image size limit is 400kb, but that will change at least by the time I migrate the site to a faster server.
Changed datestamps to show "X minutes ago" rather than some weird UTC time.
Aug 6, 2012
I'm back to work tomorrow, so working on this site will be an evening-only affair. Expect progress to drop by 66% :P
Fleshed out notifications a bit more. Now visiting notification pages clears the alert in the sidebar. This also applies to things like the 'new' icon when I add new features to a section.
'Mentions' page now includes the message where the mention occurred. Mouse over them to view big ones in full.
Changed directory structure so that all of your stuff is now in /users/yourname as opposed to just /yourname. This addresses the problem where someone could sign up with a name like 'login' and their main page would hide the login page for everyone on the site. (Because this site doesn't need .php extensions anymore)
Email notifications now work as they should. You can change the settings from your account page.
Navigation bar layout changed/exposed. If you think the buttons should be in a different order, speak up.
Added icon to show users that their booths are private. So that you don't post a booth and wonder why no one is commenting on it.
Cooked a steak. Delicious.
Added some JQuery animation effect here and there. NEAT
Broke CSS into smaller files rather than one big one. Should improve site speed slightly.
Introduced 'small' and 'tiny' versions of pictures to use on comment sections and feeds and stuff. Should improve site speed significanly.
Added account lockout after three attempts. Unlocking is as easy as clicking a link inside an email.
Aug 4, 2012
Lots of bugs fixed, thanks alpha testers!
Still need to look in to compatibility with chrome. Blurbs aren't posting for some reason...
Good night :)
Aug 3, 2012
I've decided to hold off on opening the site today. I want to get 100% of the code clear of compiling errors and clean up a couple of things cosmetically.
I expect I'll be able to open it tomorrow. Hope everyone tries it out.
Aug 2, 2012
Stayed up all night. Feel great!
Added ability to delete friends.
Added online status to friends page.
Got live feed up and running
Added top bars to each page
Sorted out friend activity page layout problems.
Fixed problem where background wasn't resizing.
Fixed 'infinite next page' problem.
Cleaned up code. Should run faster now, although it wasn't really slow.
Aug 1, 2012
Adding friends is now implemented. Still need to implement removing friends.
Friend invitations show up in FRIENDS->FRIEND REQUESTS where you can view who has requested to be your friend, along with their pictures and options to accept and decline.
Also, if you have inbound friend requests, the sidebar shows a notification. Will eventually have this clear once the page has been viewed.
Adding someone as a friend exposes your booths to them, even before they accept the request.
Friends section now has 3 subsections. Friends list, friends' booths and friend requests as mentioned above.
Fixed issue with public icon. Public icon is meant to be used in place of 'latest booth' for people with private accounts. I was using it for public accounts (probably a nomenclature problem :).
Fixed issue where if you commented on someone's booth without first having made at least one booth yourself it would show your icon as '<nothing>.jpg
Cosmetic stuff. Although who knows if it'll stick. The purple is gaudy.
Limited pages to 10 items. Added next and previous page buttons. ATM you can go forward infinitely if you want.
Friend activity page basically working the way I want. Formatting is good, although could use some beautifying.
July 31, 2012
Picture comments are working now. Still follow the 'you have to be a friend to see this' rule.
Links on 'friends' booths' section were linking to self on 'xxx posted booth' link. Fixed.
Resized icons for comments/pics/booths.
Extracted most inline css. Will continue to do so as things get fleshed out.
July 30, 2012
Worked on friend->friend visibility rules. Added ability to upload a public icon.
If you are not friends with someone, they see your public icon which doesn't lend any hints toward the location of your actual picture files. This should stop malicious url-tricks.
Added account section where you can adjust visibity and change public icon.
Small bugs fixed on friends page. Removed some security bugs.
Added this news page.
Resized 'non picture' comment icons to look better, fixed divs of comments.