Well, not so much lazy as sleep\u00a0deprivation\u00a0induced hazy. \u00a0My days are full with several projects all peaking\u00a0simultaneously. \u00a0My progress on FrameAlbum has slowed, limited by my waking hours being consumed by paying gigs. \u00a0I’ve focused on squashing the biggest bugs and helping folks take full advantage of the functionality that already exists within FrameAlbum. \u00a0I thought it appropriate to take a moment and share the new development priorities…<\/p>\n
Improve Flickr and PicasaWeb channel building<\/strong><\/p>\n There is a very high percentage of failed grabber searches on both the Flickr and PicasaWeb channel types. \u00a0The vast majority of these are ‘unknown username’ errors. \u00a0A few things need work here:<\/p>\n I am working to replace the very simplistic channel build process with a more robust system. \u00a0This new method will check the username at the time you enter it and provide appropriate feedback. \u00a0This will greatly improve the success rate of the grabbers and get more photos onto more frames.<\/p>\n I am also updating the error displays to include guidance on how to resolve the issue that is being reported. \u00a0I’m also going to include better status reporting on the website so that you can more easily see what needs attention.<\/p>\n Facebook is next<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook photo feeds are first on the list of new channel types. \u00a0This is the most often requested ‘new feature’ on FrameAlbum. \u00a0Frankly, I would rather add other photo sharing sites (SmugMug, 500px, Photobucket, SnapFish, Shutterfly, WebShots, et. al.) but I have not seen a great interest in those services.<\/p>\n Informational channels<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a broad category of new channels that will include weather forcasts, news headlines, stock market reports, etc.. \u00a0This is a significant chunk of work on a rather amorphous set of channels. \u00a0I’d be happy for any thoughts folks have re: which of these is most interesting\/desirable so that I can focus my earliest efforts in that direction.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That’s about it for now. \u00a0As always, I value your input and your support. \u00a0Ping me<\/a> anytime with questions and suggestions — I won’t promise an immediate response, but I will respond.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, not so much lazy as sleep\u00a0deprivation\u00a0induced hazy. \u00a0My days are full with several projects all peaking\u00a0simultaneously. \u00a0My progress on FrameAlbum has slowed, limited by my waking hours being consumed by paying gigs. \u00a0I’ve focused on squashing the biggest bugs and helping folks take full advantage of the functionality that already exists within FrameAlbum. \u00a0I … Continue reading Status Update – The lazy, hazy days of summer…<\/span> \n