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− | Hey everyone! | + | Hey everyone! I've been busy this summer working on web projects. Let me give you an update! |
− | + | [[GridView]], my app for [[Facebook]] I wrote on the last day of [[10th Grade]] in about 5 hours now has over '''26 THOUSAND''' users with a current growth rate of about '''1,5000 new users every day''''!!!!! GridView lets you add all your friends profile pics to you Facebook profile for you and your profile visitors to see. I was totally blown away by the popularity. We've had some stability issues over the last week, and it was overwhelming my old server, so I had to move ThePlaz.com to a new server from [http://mediatemple.net (mt)mediatemple]. I haven't yet been able to re-enable [http://www.danga.com/memcached/ Memcached] a magic program which vastly improves the speed of [http://www.mediawiki.org/ MediaWiki], the software that runs ThePlaz.com and [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. So my apologizes if the site seems slow while I sort this out. | |
− | [[ | + | Also, speaking of ThePlaz.com, [[Chemistry]] and [[IAG 3H]] work is now online. That brings to an end [[10th Grade]] uploading. Looking ahead to next year, I got my [[11th Grade]] schedule. It's going to have to be changed to include my [[Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study]] which will take place 2nd Quarter, 1st Block next school year. I'm so excited for that! |
− | + | [[Tecker 911]] is slowly releasing episodes. 16 are out already with like equal that number in the can. I'll try to speed up the release schedule. Meanwhile, enjoy [http://911.tecker.net/?p=67 Episode 16: RSS], [http://911.tecker.net/?p=66 Episode 15: Destroying Stuff!], and [http://911.tecker.net/?p=53 Episode 14: Ubuntu]. | |
− | + | My family is getting a new computer! It's a [http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=desktops&a1=Usage&v1=High+performance&series_name=m8100y_series HP Pavilion Media Center m8100y] with 4GB RAM, a [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/index.htm Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600] processor, and a 22" monitor. We got it all for less then $USD 1,400 (+tax) after getting $480 in discounts! This should speed up Tecker 911 production by giving me a star system to edit on. | |
− | + | [[Teckcasts]][http://teckcasts.net] is a new [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=259844745 podcast channel on iTunes] which combines the best of [[w3life]][http://w3life.com], [[Tecker 911]][http://911.tecker.net] and our friends at [[sjTechZone]][http://sjtechzone.com]. Subscribe if you like to hear about Technology. You can find me on Teckcasts on Tecker 911 and also [[Leetspeek]][http://w3life.com/?q=blog/4] where I am a regular guest offering my kinda-weekly rants about the technology industry. | |
− | + | Over the summer I visited [http://cornell.edu Cornell University] in Ithaca, along with Niagara Falls in Canada. Pictures are on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/theplaz/collections/72157600954260605/ flickr] and can be seen in the 'Random Pictures' sidebar on ThePlaz.com. All of my pictures (over 8,000) along with most content on ThePlaz.com, is freely reusable under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5] license. | |
− | + | [[Dictionary Robot]], my tool to help you look up a bunch of words at once is roughly complete. I still need to smooth out output and add extra features. Look for it to open in a few weeks. It has been a great lesson in 'hacking' (more like adopting - a mash-up) a program to do what you want. | |
− | + | So, I'm looking forward to another great year, not only on ThePlaz.com, but on the entire family of ThePlaz.com web services. Thanks for visiting! | |
Personal Updates are still available as an [[RSS]] feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePlazPersonalUpdates Or you can | Personal Updates are still available as an [[RSS]] feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePlazPersonalUpdates Or you can | ||
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− | ''[http://theplaz.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:ThePlaz&action=edit§ion=new Leave Plaz a (public) message] [[Image:File_icon.gif]] or [[User:ThePlaz:E-mail me|send me a (private) e-mail.]][[Image:Mail_icon.gif]]''--[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] | + | ''[http://theplaz.com/wiki/index.php?title=User_talk:ThePlaz&action=edit§ion=new Leave Plaz a (public) message] [[Image:File_icon.gif]] or [[User:ThePlaz:E-mail me|send me a (private) e-mail.]][[Image:Mail_icon.gif]]''--[[User:ThePlaz|ThePlaz]] 13:24, 10 August 2007 (EDT) |
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Revision as of 17:24, 10 August 2007
8/10/2007 Personal Message
Hey everyone! I've been busy this summer working on web projects. Let me give you an update!
GridView, my app for Facebook I wrote on the last day of 10th Grade in about 5 hours now has over 26 THOUSAND users with a current growth rate of about 1,5000 new users every day'!!!!! GridView lets you add all your friends profile pics to you Facebook profile for you and your profile visitors to see. I was totally blown away by the popularity. We've had some stability issues over the last week, and it was overwhelming my old server, so I had to move ThePlaz.com to a new server from (mt)mediatemple. I haven't yet been able to re-enable Memcached a magic program which vastly improves the speed of MediaWiki, the software that runs ThePlaz.com and Wikipedia. So my apologizes if the site seems slow while I sort this out.
Also, speaking of ThePlaz.com, Chemistry and IAG 3H work is now online. That brings to an end 10th Grade uploading. Looking ahead to next year, I got my 11th Grade schedule. It's going to have to be changed to include my Dynamic Website Building Instruction and Practical Experience Group Study which will take place 2nd Quarter, 1st Block next school year. I'm so excited for that!
Tecker 911 is slowly releasing episodes. 16 are out already with like equal that number in the can. I'll try to speed up the release schedule. Meanwhile, enjoy Episode 16: RSS, Episode 15: Destroying Stuff!, and Episode 14: Ubuntu.
My family is getting a new computer! It's a HP Pavilion Media Center m8100y with 4GB RAM, a Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor, and a 22" monitor. We got it all for less then $USD 1,400 (+tax) after getting $480 in discounts! This should speed up Tecker 911 production by giving me a star system to edit on.
Teckcasts[1] is a new podcast channel on iTunes which combines the best of w3life[2], Tecker 911[3] and our friends at sjTechZone[4]. Subscribe if you like to hear about Technology. You can find me on Teckcasts on Tecker 911 and also Leetspeek[5] where I am a regular guest offering my kinda-weekly rants about the technology industry.
Over the summer I visited Cornell University in Ithaca, along with Niagara Falls in Canada. Pictures are on flickr and can be seen in the 'Random Pictures' sidebar on ThePlaz.com. All of my pictures (over 8,000) along with most content on ThePlaz.com, is freely reusable under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license.
Dictionary Robot, my tool to help you look up a bunch of words at once is roughly complete. I still need to smooth out output and add extra features. Look for it to open in a few weeks. It has been a great lesson in 'hacking' (more like adopting - a mash-up) a program to do what you want.
So, I'm looking forward to another great year, not only on ThePlaz.com, but on the entire family of ThePlaz.com web services. Thanks for visiting!
Personal Updates are still available as an RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ThePlazPersonalUpdates Or you can get an email whenever I update this
Leave Plaz a (public) message or send me a (private) e-mail.
--ThePlaz 13:24, 10 August 2007 (EDT)
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