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Site changes topic (advisory only no replies)* Added a new browser native speed test which I am monitoring and adjusting for errors. 45000 speed tests catalogued in the first 5 days * Fixed the mobile header (various issues including truncated gold title, or login link over text, etc) * Speed test now uses the values your browser knows about the speed the page loaded to eliminate options such as GPRS or 3G, or test faster when the user has "no idea" how fast their connection is * Updated the automatically expanding textarea plugin to the latest * Changed the site default line height to a standard one, most readable in news and posts * New users or logged out users get a site font that is consistent with the mobile view (Helvetica Neue), and a different stylesheet. Existing users can opt in to use the new style sheet * Updated the "theme selection" screen, eliminated some unused themes. Marked ones that should be present but are bugged with a red X |
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2015-Mar-8 10:14 pm
* setting a site theme is now possible again (it was impossible for a short while) * changed the speed test graph to show running data during the test, and made various efficiency improvements * Pets forum (opening shortly), and T-Mobile forum (open now). |
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2015-Mar-15 9:38 pm
* fixed a bug where ISP reviews listed below a user in forums, were not showing those waiting approval * updated the speed test to a newer version with a number of improvements from feedback on the last version. Now over 8000 tests per day are getting run on everything from amazon kindle to a z10 sony |
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2015-Mar-26 3:11 am
* improved how ad-hoc ISP forums appear whether entirely empty or not * added a dividing line between stickies and non sticky forum topics * changed the URLs for ad-hoc ISP forums. What was /forum/cover,123 is now /forum/isp-123-company-name * put frequent posters into the forum header, changed it to a jpg for size advantages * changed the All forums page to actually list the ad-hoc forums at the top of the page, not the end, if you select that category * made it a little easier to find ad-hoc forums * added links to relevant ISP pages on the site from a speedtest result page |
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2015-Mar-27 8:12 pm
* Updated the syntax highlighter to the latest version, and set things so that margin blowups from [code] blocks don't happen. On mobile devices, you must click to reveal the code block. Code blocks are used in many FAQs for example: » Cisco Forum FAQ » Quick and Easy Subnetting on Routing, Switching and Network Design Relationship* The speed test now will optionally use browser geo-location to store a result. Lots more to come from this feature. * I'm using maxmind data instead of ip2location.com data in critical parts of the site now because of how poor ip2location data actually is |
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2015-Jun-11 8:53 pm
* Horizontal navigation (the default for logged out users) now uses drop-downs in most browsers. |
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2015-Jun-12 12:06 am
said by justin:* Horizontal navigation (the default for logged out users) now uses drop-downs in most browsers. OK.. At least it's "mouseover" Thanks |
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2015-Jul-14 8:09 am
I'm falling behind on mentioning the changes. There have been about 200 revisions pushed since June 12th. * change to a subset of font-awesome to replace little PNGs * new logo and branding (still underway) * site has a linked-in page * news stories get auto-posted to social media pages fb twitter etc * post up-vote and down-vote stuff * fixed the annoying textentry zoom on IOS when in mobile mode * added a link to ISP listings to report problems/mistakes in them * changed the old re-captcha to the new less annoying re-captcha * added a windows 10 faq » Windows 10* merged the dimaging and dphardware forums * fixed bugs with quick reply * rot13 fortunes * prodded skimlinks to fix their bug that alters html unexpectedly * elasticsearch including elasticsearch driven auto-complete drop-down search box * news article comments are ordered by most recommended when in "recommended" view * news article comments don't switch to show recommended unless there are a lot of votes * news article comments don't show recommended replies, only recommended direct posts to the news article * fixes to news story layout in mobile * mini-bar improvements after change to icon font * users avatar shows on minibar * fixed up site join page, and put join links on no permission errors * join page remembers where you joined and takes you back there after joining * a bunch of minor HTML5 speedtest fixes. |
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2015-Jul-19 8:59 am
* Quoting other posts is easier how that the button pops up where you click drag to highlight a post * The new post screen is undergoing some revisions (more to come) * There are custom font entries (icons) for all six service types not just the four in the new logo * dragging a quick reply textarea wider by the handle no longer pushes out the right margin too * Fixed the IE/Windows pinned tile stuff |
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2015-Jul-23 3:05 am
* added white-space pre-wrap CSS option to forum posts so multiple spaces are preserved * quick reply now allows file attachments * speedtest shareable result PNG now has branding site icon in it * forums/all page now is two columns on ipad * bug in speedtest bloat page fixed * fixed bug with IM indicator not quickly clearing after reading IM * forum post screen for new topics has a "similar topics" function * search results that show topics now search within topic automatically when clicked |
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2015-Jul-26 5:21 am
* Mobile view of forums is modified to be more readable and usable, no more red/yellow triangles. * Fix bug with going to end of topics in private forums * Alert shown at top of forum topics that are getting shared on Facebook eg » HH1000 Bridge Mode trick* Fix bug with notifications when minibar is on left side of page * You can add [user=X] to a forum search to limit search to that user * /forum/next added, and a new forum default view that orders topics by up-votes * Live refreshed post preview pane in full post screen for forums |
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2015-Aug-14 10:43 am
* Hardware you "own" now appears in default forum post signature (the %H tag) * Front page has a pager at the bottom too * Code blocks now appear in post auto-preview * Posting screen a bit more economical with vertical space * Fixed a bug with selecting just one speedtest location * Added an Alaska location * Review service icons added to review block on home page |
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* Teksavvy speedtest server added to speedtest server pool * Bug fixes addressing the remaining 1% of speedtests that unexpectedly fail with errors * Fix default notifications in direct forums * various improvements to /hardware section * I see people tag added for hardware items * Improvement to /whois function * Account recovery function / page for people who lose access to their email address * Changes to "Forum Hot Topics" in footer and added link to page you can go to with more detail * Comcast re-opening the Comcast Direct forum * View news by Tag (tag links) now actually shows news with that tag * Hardware section now accumulates amazon price history for stuff * Search restricted to a specific user now does the right thing |
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* Improvements to pagination for mobile site on forum topics * Improved forum search results page layout * Minibar configuration can be specified differently for mobile * Moving New Topic and Reply buttons to the left by default instead of right. * Improvements to pop-up window positioning especially on mobile * Moved js library off cloudflare CDN back to dslr * Added cross-linked forum tabs to mobile view * Minor improvements to messages sent to people using the hardware database * Added forum digests, immediate, daily or weekly, by email as text+html * Minor stability fixes and ipv6 logging |
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2016-Aug-10 10:00 pm
* some format/display cleanup for quoted posts and so on * all post signatures are removed by default now. Signatures are displayed in someones profile page * the post/up/down/vote links have been moved to the right along with the other links, for the same reason sigs have been removed - to make actual forum content easier to read and follow. |
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2016-Aug-19 11:04 pm
* background image for the feedback forum * faster way to update and modify forum links for moderators * Cosmetic changes to speed test * Geo location for speed test * Posting to a forum saves to browser local storage as you type, opportunity to return later to continue post, or if posting fails, or browser crashes (but only from same browser) |
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2016-Aug-24 2:56 am
* Switched from errorception to Bugsnag for speed test javascript debugging * Speed grading is now done relative to user input up/down speed * Front page news articles posted in forums now appear better and include comment count * Cancelling a speed test in progress no longer force-reloads the page and doesn't crash the browser * Fixed bug with partial post text coming back from the dead * modified the user capabilities page /cap * Deleted deprecated secure subdomain from DNS |
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2016-Aug-30 8:27 pm
* Many minor bug fixes in » /speedtest, and improved format * Final grade also shows in grades in speed test * Fixed "quote this text selection" option which broke after Facebook Share button was added * Forum theme applies to instant message box * Fixed bug that flashes any /postlist minibar icon even if the exact url was not followed topics * Changed flashing of /postlist icon to number of updated followed topics unread |
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* Replaced older radar graph in speedtest with newer, nicer one * More improvements to information layout during test * Refreshed test sever network bringing back some older downed servers * Fixed site instant message search function which was previously very limited * Combined more javascript files into one, for faster page loading |
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2016-Sep-20 4:29 am
* You can create custom preferences and have them behind named buttons in the speedtest * You can sort tabular results by down or up speed (default is by date) * Added a different graphical view of all older speed test results over time * Fixed site instant message archive search * Mods can promote junior members to regular members * Avatars can be retina size (100x100) PNGs and show in full size on the users profile page * Moderator avatars have an online/offline indicator where they are visible at the top of forums |
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2016-Sep-24 7:21 pm
* completely refreshed the » /whois lookup tool should handle much wider range of domains etc * speed test server selection in test preferences is now offers a one button selection of nearest servers |
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