request for help to test something

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November 3rd, 2005, 01:36 PM
-megalithanod

If anyone on here is bored I'd like to ask a favor.

A while ago I registered a domain and have finally gotten around to try to set somethings up on it. One of the things I liked about this hosting company is they provided a lot of free online software you could install and use within the domain.

I've been trying to work on a format to update my photos on the web and one of the packages is a photo album / managment package. I've copied over the edited photos from my last site the I built, and I like this new program as it makes the whole web editing part of it moot.

If anyone would please go out and give me their thoughts on how easy/difficult it is to navigate, intuitiveness of it all, and performance (especially from someone that has dial up) I'd appreciate it.

These photos are only scaled down versions of the ones I have scanned in and edited as this is only meant as a quick sharing site and not anything realted in trying to put the hi res ones up. I also have some changes I want to do to the front (like remove the big advertisement picture in the upper left, just not sure what to put there next.)

You can access it here.

You will then need to log in to see anything - use unreal/spawn to gain access.

Thanks in advance to anyone
November 3rd, 2005, 01:41 PM
Peter Peeker

well, I'm not on dial-up, but...

layout is very nice. super-easy to navigate.
easy to grasp how everything works. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

some cool pics, although I mostly just looked at the thumbnails.
November 3rd, 2005, 01:42 PM
KillerKanuck

MA, GIT MA BAT!!!!!
http://pandtdavis.net/coppermine/alb...s/17152224.jpg
[img]tongue.gif[/img]

Pretty easy so far (I have a cable connection though).
November 3rd, 2005, 01:45 PM
grail25

It's pretty easy to move around. Everything is clear and nicely displayed [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

I'm not on dial-up, so everything was pretty fast.

I like it.
November 3rd, 2005, 01:46 PM
-megalithanod

thanks!

The main people that use this is my inlaws and parents. And if I want to share anything with anyone on an individual basis.

Also - you can only see the albums under the heading with my name on it and not My wife's correct? We have other albums on there that are work in progress and don't want them seen, so need to check to make sure I have set up the access info correctly.

And feel free to try the comments section (then I can try the delete functionality later [img]wink.gif[/img] )

[ November 03, 2005 09:48 AM: Message edited by: -megalithanod ]
November 3rd, 2005, 01:49 PM
Slytherin Snape

Looks really nice to me. Very smooth navigation, well laid out. I am on a cable connection just FYI.

Hey, I've been there!
http://pandtdavis.net/coppermine/alb...l_61171906.jpg
November 3rd, 2005, 01:50 PM
Slytherin Snape

Quote:

Originally posted by -megalithanod:
Also - you can only see the albums under the heading with my name on it and not My wife's correct?

That's the way it was for me, yes.
November 3rd, 2005, 01:50 PM
Peter Peeker

yep, the wife's stuff is off-limits.
November 3rd, 2005, 01:53 PM
*PORTHOS*

A Harry Potter site that I visit frequently uses this type of gallery and I find it easy to navigate. I have a dial up connection and this gallery type is pretty much the best way for me to look through pictures.

http://veritaserum.com/galleries/dis...lbum=150&pos=4
November 3rd, 2005, 01:54 PM
-megalithanod

Quote:

Originally posted by ?SNAPE?:
Looks really nice to me. Very smooth navigation, well laid out. I am on a cable connection just FYI.

Hey, I've been there!
http://pandtdavis.net/coppermine/alb...l_61171906.jpg

Then what is the name of it? [img]graemlins/devil.gif[/img] j/k

I had a good day there - one of the few days the sun was out. That day and the day I got married
November 3rd, 2005, 02:27 PM
AngelsDemon

Looks pretty good to me. The ease of use is decent enough, and the layout is good (especially for those highly illiterate internet users). [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 02:36 PM
Slytherin Snape

Quote:

Originally posted by -megalithanod:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ?SNAPE?:
Looks really nice to me. Very smooth navigation, well laid out. I am on a cable connection just FYI.

Hey, I've been there!
http://pandtdavis.net/coppermine/alb...l_61171906.jpg

Then what is the name of it? [img]graemlins/devil.gif[/img] j/k

I had a good day there - one of the few days the sun was out. That day and the day I got married<hr /></blockquote>I used the wrong pict. I meant to use this one.

http://pandtdavis.net/coppermine/alb...l_60198528.jpg

That is Chepstow Castle isn't it? I thought the Great Hall was distinctive. If that's not Chepstow, it's the damn "Twin of Chepstow"!

Here are 2 picts (actually, picts of picts since they weren't digital to begin with) I took of Chepstow when I visited - not nearly as good as yours though. [img]wink.gif[/img]

http://anthonyheald.com/Misc/chepstow2.jpg

http://anthonyheald.com/Misc/chepstow1.jpg

I've also been to Cardiff Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Kidwelly Castle, and Pembroke Castle.

[ November 03, 2005 10:41 AM: Message edited by: ?SNAPE? ]
November 3rd, 2005, 02:42 PM
-megalithanod

When were you out there seeing those?

The one you originally posted was Caerphilly, and yep, that is Chepstow (I need to go back and edit the labels on everything )
November 3rd, 2005, 02:43 PM
-megalithanod

Quote:

Originally posted by AoD the Peacemaker:
(especially for those highly illiterate internet users). [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

That's what I was after! LOL Thanks!
November 3rd, 2005, 02:53 PM
Slytherin Snape

Quote:

Originally posted by -megalithanod:
When were you out there seeing those?

The one you originally posted was Caerphilly, and yep, that is Chepstow (I need to go back and edit the labels on everything )

Yeah, I confused Caerphilly and Chepstow until I pulled out my photo album and refreshed my memory. I spent 2 months in Britain "studying English law" during the summer of '95 (interesting, you can see comparing my pict to yours, the upper wall of the Great Hall collapsed/erroded some between my visit and yours).

The only thing I was really studying though was every part of the UK I could get to!! England, Scotland, Wales ( I really, really loved Wales, both the scenery and the people), Ireland.... man I made tracks all over the place! I think I went to the first class of each of my 2 classes, then didn't show up again until 2 months later for the finals!! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 03:08 PM
-megalithanod

oops yeah! I forgot about that! [img]redface.gif[/img]

You were there 3 years before I was, and when I was there they were making sure more of Shepstow didn't fall - I had to edit out a TON of orange contruction barriers with those photos.

I'd like to get back to see it again to compare the difference in my own photos - and to see if I've gotten better in the last 7 years of contiinuing photography
November 3rd, 2005, 03:22 PM
Peter Peeker

man, I'd love to check out a place like that.

if I had a gazillion dollars, I'd have a castle built for us to live in. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 03:24 PM
-megalithanod

Someone here in TN did build a castle for them to live in.

They hold the yearly Rennaissance (sp?) Festival here in central TN
November 3rd, 2005, 03:30 PM
Peter Peeker

that the one you got pics from before?
November 3rd, 2005, 03:41 PM
-megalithanod

I haven't had a chance to get pics of that castle yet - never made it to the tour, always spent too much time taking pics of all the freaks that dressed up and were walking around the Festival [img]wink.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 03:48 PM
Peter Peeker

yeah, that's what I meant, sorry for the confusion.
I do remember those pics. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

funny thing, I have no problem wearing a dress, but you'd NEVER get me into on of those outfits. [img]confused.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 03:53 PM
-megalithanod

and now I have a little more respect for you [img]wink.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 03:54 PM
Peter Peeker

which is a step up from none... [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]
November 3rd, 2005, 05:24 PM
-megalithanod

Just an FYI if any one cares - I'm going to be disabling the loging I posted in an hour or so unless someone yells
November 4th, 2005, 04:01 AM
Joranthalus

i'm on an OC3 and it loads as fast as it can [img]wink.gif[/img]

not crazy about the page having to completely reload in order to view the next image, but you can't have everything i suppose... other than that it looks good [img]smile.gif[/img]
November 4th, 2005, 04:11 AM
-megalithanod

Yeah - that is one of the two annoying things I find with it, but when it is free........ I can get that to stop by turning off the filmstrip view underneath the photos, but I kind of like that there. That or I need to dig into the php behind it all and see if I can optomize it a little.

They had another program that I wanted to use that built the whole site with Flash, but it is still in Beta and crashes too often to use reliably. If that one ever gets to a reliable point, then I might switch and convert it all into that.