Ah... the rain... the storm... the rainstorm... So, today I played in the rain... first time in several years i think. And then I sat in my backyard for a while as the rain soaked me... and we just talked. it was nice. I think it is one of those memories that I will remember... you know... unlike the memories that I don't remember...

-[nt]

photo from nathan

Hey guys, take a look at this screenshot of my site. If yours does not look similar to that (the layout), will you please leave a comment for me and tell me how yours looks different.

I think on some computers, the photo box and friend box is showing up in the wrong spot.

Also, in your comment, please tell me what browser you are using (Big Blue "E" Internet Explorer, Firefox, AOL, Netscape, Safari, Opera, etc...)

Thanks!

I have added a messaging system. Just click [message] in the profile section on anyone's page or goto your FRIENDS page in the menu bar and click [message] under their photo.

Start messaging some people so I can see how the system holds up with heavy usage.

I also changed the way I show photos because it was eating up my bandwidth pretty quickly. Now, when you view a photo, it is a 400 pixel wide thumbnail instead of a full res image (like 1200pixels wide) that was scaled down to 400.

This so make the photo loading on pages MUCH MUCH faster because you are only downloading images that are about 1/9 of the size.

This will help me on bandwidth... which I know is going to be an issue in the future if this site takes off.

I am slowly adding more features. Let me know if you think of anything new!

5 days until I leave for New York City!
my mood is sad but excited.

Wow. I cannot believe that exactly one week ago is when I started programming this site. You see, that shows you how much you can accomplish in just one week.

I have been wanting to program a new blogging site like this for quite some time, I just never got around to do it. I wanted to create something that was cleaner, nicer, and more user friendly than mySpace or Xanga, and of course... photo uploading.

I will continue to work on the site and I still have several features that I want to add and several pages that still need some work, so bare with me while the site goes through some changes.

As always, let me know if you come across any bugs or any messages that have ERROR in them.

Also, if you have any features you would like to add, just let me know.

I will see you around PhuseBox and get some more people to register.

[nt]

Help me get more users to the site... Get your friends to sign up... send them to http://phusebox.net/register.php

Registration

You can now check for new remarks left on your entries and photos by clicking REMARKS in the menu bar...

This will show you a list of the remarks left on your entires and photos so you do not have to manually look for them on your page.

Anything else that needs to be added? I am still working on the messaging system.

[nt]

photo from bee136

It is me and my siblings... I will be missing them in about one week...

photo from bee136

This is my sister... the one with the shell... and some weird girl... (just kidding)

I have had a few people request music on this site (similar to Xanga)... Well, my first knee-jerk reaction is to say no. However, I will plan on adding this feature sometime in the future. When I do add it though, it will come with a player that will be able to be stopped.

It is frustrating on Xanga when I open up a page and music starts playing that I cannot stop when I am already listening to my own music on iTunes. Just a thought.

I am planning to build in more media functionality including audio (music and more) but that is down the road.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions on how to make things better.

Messaging is coming. I am working on a messaging system right now. Keep trying to get more people to join to increase the user base. thanks!

[nt]

I am trying to creat a small user base to do some more testing. Help me get some more users (but do not digg it just yet)... A small registration page is up at:

http://phusebox.net/register.php

(PhuseBox Registration)

On the friends page in the control pannel, it now shows the most recent posts from your friends. Use this to keep track of new posts without having to go to each of your friend's pages individually.

I added school and class searching. Update your profiles...

I have now added profile keyword searching so you can find other users that have the same interests as you, like the same music as you, etc... just click on any term in that profile and receive results of users with that same term in their profile.

photo from rachael

BlogIt Photo System in the works right here. I like this photo.

All a user has to do is hit [blog it] under any photo (and eventually content) and it will instantly create the code and send the user to the new blog form. The photos automatically are given proper credit and are linked back to the original site.

Users can basically write reviews or comment on a photo in their blog rather than posting remarks if they wish.

[nt]

The front end for the user pages is pretty much complete for now. I need to add a few more features to the group pages, but then it is on to making the control pannel more user friendly and adding more account options/features...

again, let me know if you see anything that needs to be fixed.

[nt]

The group pages now have group walls where users that are members of that group can post about anything.

These group walls are fully editable (but only by group members)... meaning anything can be deleted by anyone else in that group...

Eventually, private groups will be available so that not just anyone can see a group page if it is private. This would be like a protected group, only joinable by invite.

Within a group page, users will be able to see the most recent entries and photos by people in that group.

Next Up: Group Invites, Member messaging, and Blog It...

[nt]

Question: Why do icecream trucks always sound like they are sick... almost like the cassette tape that they are playing through those speakers have been stretched or the tape player is running out of batteries. And does anyone else find the "icecream man" to always be kind of creepy?

Here is a list of things that I need to fix/do:

+ fix the time posted problem
+ add group creation capabilities in control pannel
+ redo the photo upload to resize photos at a lower resolution to save on space/bandwidth
+ add more features to the group pages such as group posting, group wall, and invitations.
+ design a default user profile photo
+ better layout for some of the control pannel pages
+ more options for the user page (hide/show/move modules)

let me know of anything else.
plus, I will be starting to allow a few people to sign up as beta testers, so if you want an account, let me know. email me at nathan [at] phusebox [dot] net. (format it like a noraml email address... i write it that way on web pages so that i do not get spam).

[nt]

I have now added support for groups on PhuseBox. The first group is the The PhuseBox Elite. I have not yet programmed the ability to add your own groups yet (or remove yourself from a group).

BUT, the group page allows you to see the group members and random photos from those members in the photobox.

I will add better group support later, and add the ability to create your own groups.

I will also be working on a better friends page in the control pannel that will allow ytou to see your friend's most recent photos and entries without viewing their page.

Once again, let me know if you find any bugs or if you think of features that might be good to add.

[nt]

I now have programmed a working comment system. I am calling comments "remarks" to be a little different from the other sites. I still have not formatted everything like I want it ffor the remarks, but it works as is.

I will slowly format everything and build a more solid structure to the whole system. Right now, the site is only 2 days old, so cut me some slack if something is not working to perfection yet.

*** EDIT: And now you are able to leave remarks on photos ****


leave a remark if you read this so I can start testing it. If you find any bugs, let me know.

I have completed a working friend network. It is still a little rough, but it is functional. Now, whenever you wish to add someone as a friend, a request is sent to that person for friendship. Once confirmed, the users share a friendship and they show in each other's friend box.

Next up: Comments (not looking forward to this one) and Blog It

Tomorrow, I am going to try to work on a better friend network system that would require a request to be made for a friend connection to occur. I think I finally have a system in my head that would work perfectly.

Also, I need to add support for comments on the blog entries. While this is not too difficult, it is just time consuming and that is why it has yet to be done.

New profile features are now active. Add to your profile in your control panel...

name, email, website, interests, etc...