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SS Webapp complete!

Alexander — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:29:00 +0000

So I went ahead and finished up the webapp, and its pretty much done. The only thing that would change would be any additions I would include over time. I do have one final bit of tweaking to do to on the webapp but not to worry, its nothing cosmetic so you wont even know the difference.

This now gives me more time to work on the final touches of the full version of Sketch Studios as well as setting up the podcast.

One last note, for those who don’t know:
In case your reading this on a desktop and you want to check out my webapp you need to visit www.sketchstudios.net from an iPhone or iPod Touch.

Creeping along…

Alexander — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:38:00 +0000

A new milestone has been reached, and I was finally able to go ahead with my webapp after weeks of stumbling on a few errors I was encountering regarding some lines of code. I unfortunately missed my mark for opening by the end of summer but I did leave a little token of appreciation for those who do check. If you visit my website on an iPhone you’ll be able to know what I’m talking about.

As of now, my next big update will be of the grand opening for my full scale website. Since I’m already behind schedule – it was about this same time I wanted to debut another part of the site but I might as well spill the beans for you awaiting whats to come. An art & technology podcast is in the works. I won’t say much more than that but it’s part of my larger plan

Stepping off topic for a moment, be sure to register to vote. November 4th is coming up fast, so please get off your butt and do your patriotic duty. I will try to keep my website and blog post as bi-partisan as possible so I won’t get carried away with pushing politics on you. All I will say is, it’s time for a change.

It’s time I finish this blog post up, I just noticed I winked like 3 times in the past 3 paragraphs, what am I? Sarah Palin?! HA! Ok, scratch what I said – GO OBAMA!
OBAMA / BIDEN ’08

Webapp now with AJAX

Alexander — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:22:00 +0000

Woot, with some help of a new friend I was able to get some more understanding of AJAX and learn some tips with coding my webapp so that it can be more friendly with loading times. I was able to incorporate a LoadMore() variable which does the trick. I’m trying my best to keep Edge users in mind when my webapp is loaded, I know how little patience some people can have! I absolutely do not want to go over 1 minute for sure for loading time. Although it does depend on the singal strength as well, whenever I clock my loading time for my webapp I always start with a clear cache, and do a few trial runs in different areas to get the best signal strength possible. So far, loading my webapp with a clear cache and the best signal it clocks in at 42 seconds. Not too shabby, but I think I can shave off a few seconds by limiting my thumbnail pages to showing 6 initially instead of 9.

So now, the remaining tasks at hand are to create a graphic for the load more button, continue trimming down the loading time where I can, and finish importing my art to the webapp by sizing it down. After that, the webapp will be complete! Full speed ahead!

PS:

If you haven’t yet, just a reminder to go check out my art piece at LACMA. (Get directions there) The photo piece is called “Reflection of Palm Tree”, and is on display until the end of August 2008.

Last bit of coding

Alexander — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:04:00 +0000

Alright so the webapp is going steady, but as I was adding more content (pics, sketches, etc) I noticed my load time was inching ever so more longer and longer. I knew that if I added any more pics (even though they are just thumbnails at a SUPER compressed rate) that most iPhone Edge wont even bother with letting my webapp finish loading.

So, it looks like Im going to be limiting the thumbnails to a certain number per category. Im also going to add a “load 10 more” button on the bottom of each category (if needed) to then call for those images or thumnails to be downloaded at the time of push. That should help cut down on the initial load time and only load what is needed. One small problem, it requires me to dive into a bit of Ajax coding, which quite frankly I havent dabbled in yet but theres a first time for everything. Tonight will be my first attempt at getting everything working and then hopefully it will be full speed ahead to adding content.

Almost complete with the WebApp

Alexander — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:33:00 +0000

I was able to finally put some finishing touches to my webapp, now all I need now is to put up the rest of the media and pics and it will be ready to go! I am also now testing out a few apps for blogging to make it easier for me. So far I’m liking this one I’m using called “Blogo”. Its very simple, easy to use and gets the job done. It also works with many blogging services out there. Anyway, after I finish the webapp it will be full focus on the main website which should be done on time by the end of Summer. *whew*