Webnote

the server is melting

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:00:32 +0000

Please don’t embed your webnote page in an iframe or a frame if you’re going to be sending thousands of users a day. Thanks.

database update

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:49:51 +0000

I’ve made a change to how the database of the site works. It’s been split into lots of little tables which should mean slightly faster page loads. It also makes it easier for me to backup the sites.

Anyway, this shouldn’t cause any noticeable changes. If anything seems broken, let me know via email.

Update: This change has made workspace names case sensitive. Previously, the workspace name “sample workspace” would load the same workspace as “Sample Workspace”. Now, you need to match the case used when you first saved the workspace. If you’re having a hard time figuring out the right case, email me with the workspace name and I’ll look it up.

scrollbars

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:39:36 +0000

Two new features:

1) Click and drag on the workspace to move around
2) Notes now have scrollbars if the content exceeds the size of the note

You may need to reload to see the changes.

Email me if you have any problems.

crash

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:45:21 +0000

An unrelated service on the same server as Webnote caused the database to crash. It should be back up now. If anything seems out of place (notes missing or something), feel free to send an email to me at tony@ponderer.org

downtime

Wed, 31 Aug 2005 03:35:51 +0000

The web server was down a bit over the past couple of days. Our hosting provider has been trying to diagnose the cause of the problem and they think it’s a hardware problem. They have replaced the power supply and the motherboard in hopes preventing future crashes.

Also, I’m making an extra backup of the database right now on to another computer, so rest assured, your notes are all being backed up and won’t be lost.

compatibility

Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:08:03 +0000

I fixed some IE compatibility bugs (like the position for resizing notes being way off in IE) and added support for IE 5.5 (windows) and Opera 8 (any platform).

As always, if you see any bugs, fire an email to tony (at) ponderer (dot) org.

speedup

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:35:12 +0000

I noticed that some page loads were very slow (like over 10 seconds!). It was due to me forgetting to include a database index on a common query. Anyway, the index has been added so now loading your workspace should be zippy again.

I’m in the process of a major re-write of the javascript. The new version will be more standards compliant, easier for me to add features, and maybe even faster. The downside is that it will break any javascript hacks people have written. If this is a major problem for anyone, you should email me (tony at ponderer dot org) and we’ll try to work something out.

geo tagging

Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:07:45 +0000

You can now geo tag your notes. See the mailing list for details.

errors

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:51:50 +0000

I’m noticing some errors in the log files about not being able to make a database connection. If you have a problem loading or saving notes, please wait a minute or two and try again. It seems to be happening pretty infrequently and I’m looking into fixing it.

new mailing list

Tue, 03 May 2005 07:17:39 +0000

Jeff Schallenberg has created a Google Groups mailing list where users can discuss webnote. You should use it instead of the old mailing list which I will disable in a few days.