Friday, October 18, 2002
Here a Tweak, There a Tweak, Everywhere a Tweak-Tweak
Posted by Jason Dunn in "UPDATE" @ 01:25 PM
We're still working hard to polish up the rough edges of the site. Here are a few of the outstanding issues our team has tackled lately:
• If you're a Mac user using Mozilla, and wondering why you're ending up on the mobile page, here's the deal: the user agent string for Mozilla on the Mac is, you guessed it, "PPC" - the same as Pocket Internet Explorer (it stands for "PowerPC" in this case). So, unfortunately, this means you get punted to the mobile version of the site. The best solution we can come up with is a version of the site that has no browser sniffer on it. Bookmark that URL and use it to avoid this issue. Then start an email campaign to get Mozilla to change it. :roll: The downside to the "no siffer" version of the opening page is that it's not compatible with the news filter on the site.
• Voting has been switched from an IP-based system to a cookie-based system. The net result is that those of you sharing an IP address with your fellow co-workers can now vote in the polls. The downside is that it's now possible to "cheat" on the polls by tossing your cookies (so to speak) and voting again. My hope is that everyone will be honest and only vote once. I should note that your vote is tied to your profile, so I hope you all at least have your own profiles on the site.
• For those of you who are using Mobile Favorites to download this site, you should point your browsers to mobile.pocketpchtoughts.com. That URL should work for everyone within 72 hours, and it points directly to the mobile version of this site.
There's still a lot of work to be done on the site, but we're getting there!
• If you're a Mac user using Mozilla, and wondering why you're ending up on the mobile page, here's the deal: the user agent string for Mozilla on the Mac is, you guessed it, "PPC" - the same as Pocket Internet Explorer (it stands for "PowerPC" in this case). So, unfortunately, this means you get punted to the mobile version of the site. The best solution we can come up with is a version of the site that has no browser sniffer on it. Bookmark that URL and use it to avoid this issue. Then start an email campaign to get Mozilla to change it. :roll: The downside to the "no siffer" version of the opening page is that it's not compatible with the news filter on the site.
• Voting has been switched from an IP-based system to a cookie-based system. The net result is that those of you sharing an IP address with your fellow co-workers can now vote in the polls. The downside is that it's now possible to "cheat" on the polls by tossing your cookies (so to speak) and voting again. My hope is that everyone will be honest and only vote once. I should note that your vote is tied to your profile, so I hope you all at least have your own profiles on the site.
• For those of you who are using Mobile Favorites to download this site, you should point your browsers to mobile.pocketpchtoughts.com. That URL should work for everyone within 72 hours, and it points directly to the mobile version of this site.
There's still a lot of work to be done on the site, but we're getting there!
