Multimedia and Tech Blog
Uploader Overhaul
Jan 5, 2007
RIT's Christmas break is almost over. We get two weeks for break; classes start Monday the eight. I flew home (RIT home) early to have some free time, and I just so happened to funnel this free time into the site. There's no real reason for it, I just wanted to update a few things. You'll probably notice a few changes right off the bat: new icons everywhere, a new "section," and some new design changes. The logo has changed subtly, and there's a new divider for page descriptions.
The biggest change this update however, is the Uploader. I was getting sick of looking at its embarrassing shell and semi-broken PHP (it couldn't upload files with a four letter extension, like .HTML) and decided to spend some time fixing it up. The best change to the Uploader is that it now can handle multiple file uploads at once. Currently it's set at five, but it's easy to change if anyone wants it higher. I also completely redesigned it, AKA I dropped it into the PHP template that all the pages use and it practically designed itself to fit right in. And since I've been going download-every-free-icon crazy, there are now improved icons and more of them for more file types. Files like .ppt, .psd, .swf, and many more, now have their own happy homes. I've become so unembarrassed by the Uploader and my progress that I’ve decided to put a link to it on the navigation.
There are currently two bugs in the Uploader; the first being that for some reason it has stopped sorting the files when it displays them. I did something but I have no idea what. Secondly, the visited links CSS is kind of pooping everywhere. When you click on a link it turns black and underlined, which isn't what's supposed to happen. I think that some CSS pages are fighting with each other, and to be honest I've been up all night on a website designing binge and it's almost 9 AM. So shut up about your visited links, you.
Go check it out! She's ready for use. Just don't hack me, you idiots. http://www.delvarworld.com/uploader/
Another big piece of news is that this site now has more bandwidth and web space! Instead of having 500 MB of storage and 1 GB of traffic, I now have 2.5 GB of space and 65 GB of traffic. It's a long story, but basically I switched to my current host when my previous hosting company folded or merged or some crap, and they transferred all of my hosting attributes verbatim from the old service. However, the host I was switched to has a much better package for the same price, but I was on a "special plan" with my old stats. Long story short, I asked them if they could switch me, and they did. Lots more space! All the more reason to go and abuse the Uploader.
There's still a few more things I want to fix up around the site, but I'm too tired. Now I have to make the awful decision of going to bed and waking up at pie knows when, or staying up all day and feeling less than good. Who knows! Also, keep your eyes peeled for another big update, because I'm feeling angry and needing to rant. Toodles.
The biggest change this update however, is the Uploader. I was getting sick of looking at its embarrassing shell and semi-broken PHP (it couldn't upload files with a four letter extension, like .HTML) and decided to spend some time fixing it up. The best change to the Uploader is that it now can handle multiple file uploads at once. Currently it's set at five, but it's easy to change if anyone wants it higher. I also completely redesigned it, AKA I dropped it into the PHP template that all the pages use and it practically designed itself to fit right in. And since I've been going download-every-free-icon crazy, there are now improved icons and more of them for more file types. Files like .ppt, .psd, .swf, and many more, now have their own happy homes. I've become so unembarrassed by the Uploader and my progress that I’ve decided to put a link to it on the navigation.
There are currently two bugs in the Uploader; the first being that for some reason it has stopped sorting the files when it displays them. I did something but I have no idea what. Secondly, the visited links CSS is kind of pooping everywhere. When you click on a link it turns black and underlined, which isn't what's supposed to happen. I think that some CSS pages are fighting with each other, and to be honest I've been up all night on a website designing binge and it's almost 9 AM. So shut up about your visited links, you.
Go check it out! She's ready for use. Just don't hack me, you idiots. http://www.delvarworld.com/uploader/
Another big piece of news is that this site now has more bandwidth and web space! Instead of having 500 MB of storage and 1 GB of traffic, I now have 2.5 GB of space and 65 GB of traffic. It's a long story, but basically I switched to my current host when my previous hosting company folded or merged or some crap, and they transferred all of my hosting attributes verbatim from the old service. However, the host I was switched to has a much better package for the same price, but I was on a "special plan" with my old stats. Long story short, I asked them if they could switch me, and they did. Lots more space! All the more reason to go and abuse the Uploader.
There's still a few more things I want to fix up around the site, but I'm too tired. Now I have to make the awful decision of going to bed and waking up at pie knows when, or staying up all day and feeling less than good. Who knows! Also, keep your eyes peeled for another big update, because I'm feeling angry and needing to rant. Toodles.