Sunday, August 4, 2013

SmackDown Results: Christian def. Randy Orton and RVD in a furious Triple Threat World Title No. 1 Contender?s Match

HOUSTON ? As three of WWE?s top Superstars battled it out for the right to face World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio at SummerSlam, CM Punk dazzled Fandango with the power of Straight Edge, a stunning turn of events helped decide the Divas Title Match and Damien Sandow showed Cody Rhodes the true value of ?Money.?

Several weeks ago, newly crowned Raw General Manager Brad Maddox gave WWE Champion John Cena the opportunity to choose his No. 1 contender at SummerSlam, paving the way for The Champ to create a highly anticipated clash between himself and Daniel Bryan.

Photos: Guerrero laid down the law?

After SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero offered the World Heavyweight Champion the same chance, Alberto Del Rio tried to name Ricardo Rodriguez as his No. 1 contender. But, The Queen Diva swiftly rejected the titleholder?s feeble attempt at a summer siesta ? instead creating an explosive blue brand Triple Threat Match to determine his SummerSlam opponent: RVD vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian for later in the night!

View Comments

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2013-08-02/results

florida lottery Cassadee Pope MLB Draft 2013 Brian Hallisay Deacon Jones Mel B Gordon Gee

Weekend Bites: Bret Easton Ellis on Twitter, Modernist Magazines, Penguin Paperbacks, Flannery O?Connor, and More

Vol. 1 Brooklyn | Weekend Bites: Bret Easton Ellis on Twitter, Modernist Magazines, Penguin Paperbacks, Flannery O?Connor, and More

/*********************************************** * Site Logo script- ? Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com) * This notice MUST stay intact for legal use * Visit Project Page at http://www.dynamicdrive.com for full source code ***********************************************/

p-21iqrI69F1PEY

Source: http://www.vol1brooklyn.com/2013/08/03/weekend-bites-bret-easton-ellis-on-twitter-modernist-magazines-penguin-paperbacks-flannery-oconnor-and-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekend-bites-bret-easton-ellis-on-twitter-modernist-magazi

Angel Cabrera Jay Z Open Letter glee glee masters live frozen four Rehtaeh Parsons

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Cloud Cannon Turns Any Static Website Into An Editable Dropbox-Based CMS

Cloud CannonCloud Cannon is a CMS designed specifically for designers who know how to work with HTML, JavaScript, CSS and any static content. Instead of having to turn your beautiful designs into a dynamic CMS, you just have to put your files into a Dropbox folder — Cloud Cannon will take care of the rest in seconds. Clients can then edit paragraphs in the browser, insert images and more, as if it were an editable CMS. There isn’t much else to say about this beautiful use case of the Dropbox API, because it’s as simple as that. Many have already hosted static content on their Dropbox accounts, but George Phillips and Mike Neumegen take it a step further by allowing administrators to edit the site directly in the browser, similarly to what you would do on a Squarespace website. And if the WYSIWYG editor doesn’t suit your needs, you can always edit the source files in the web-based text editor (or in your Dropbox, of course). You can manage client accounts to restrict the editing parts if you are working with a client. Only the content area will be editable as you need to add a class=”editable” div to any part of your HTML. If you need to host a blog, you can use static blog engine Jekyll. Cloud Cannon works with custom domain names or free .cloudvent.net subdomains. The service isn’t free — subscriptions range from $5 a month for a site to $49 a month for 20 sites. The startup doesn’t actually use Dropbox’s server infrastructure because there are some bandwidth restrictions for public folders. Cloud Cannon uses the Dropbox API to sync everything to its own servers, much like Marco Arment’s blogging engine. Dropbox only acts as an interface between the user and the hosting server. Yet, because it only supports static content, the startup doesn’t actually need big servers if they are configured properly with Varnish-style accelerators. One of Cloud Cannon’s main advantages is that users don’t need to turn into system admins and manage their own hosting solution. But even if you need a little more flexibility, this product is a very cool, well-designed hack that is worth checking out.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/VNNCjJd615g/

emmylou harris disco inferno b.i.g 1000 words ron white ron white buckyballs

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Rob Ford 'obsessed' with ridding Toronto of graffiti [Photos] [Video]

Report an error

TORONTO?-?

Mayor Rob Ford?s war on graffiti rolled out a new weapon Wednesday.

Ford heralded the awarding of a $400,000-a-year graffiti removal contract to Goodbye Graffiti with a press conference in Etobicoke?s West Deane Park. The new contract, which starts Thursday, bundles together graffiti removal for all the city?s divisions including transportation services, parks, Toronto Water, municipal licensing and standards along with Toronto Community Housing.

?I?m obsessed with getting graffiti out of the city and keeping it out of the city,? Ford said. ?As you know, I?ve been fighting since I was first elected to get this city as clean as possible by removing all the graffiti. Through Clean Toronto Together the city works with businesses and residents to keep our streets clean of garbage, graffiti vandalism and illegal postering.

?A cleaner Toronto, as you know folks, is better for everyone.?

Ford argued the contract takes his Clean Toronto Together campaign to ?the next level.?

?Everywhere that there is graffiti, I will guarantee that we will be removing it,? he said.

Before spraying graffiti off a wall in the park, Ford encouraged residents to report graffiti vandalism to his office or to the city?s 311 service.

?Or please call 911 if you witness graffiti vandalism in progress,? Ford said. ?All you have to do is take a picture and we will catch the culprit doing it.?

If someone sees someone engaging in graffiti vandalism, Toronto Police said it is appropriate to call 911 to get officers to the scene as quickly as possible.

?Whenever there is a crime in progress you should contact 911,? Const. Tony Vella said.

The mayor managed to clean about half the wall before leaving it for staff at Goodbye Graffiti to finish the job.

Brent Bowman, franchise owner of Goodbye Graffiti, joked Ford?s graffiti removal technique was ?a little bit off.?

?But I?m sure with a little more training he?d be just fine,? Bowman said.

Ford said he?ll stick to his current job.

?Obviously I?m going to monitor closely, we?re spending taxpayers? money on this,? he said. ?Let them go out and clean up city facilities and I?m sure everyone will be happy with what they do.?

Councillor Adam Vaughan complained about Ford?s anti-graffiti push.

?Every time he does this we get more graffiti,? Vaughan said. ?The graffiti artists see it as a taunt and they respond by tagging people ? usually it?s anti-Ford stuff.

?The way to deal with it is to deal with it the way it is presented to us, by stealth. You just deal with it. But these high-profile campaigns, they actually generate more graffiti than they clean. Some of this anti-Ford stuff is priceless.?

Source: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/07/31/rob-ford-obsessed-with-ridding-toronto-of-graffiti

Black Mesa matt ryan matt ryan att wireless Mother Jones cars Bacon Number

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: You Only Live Twice

Uh oh, looks like somebody's got a serious case of space madness. Either that or Nancy Sinatra's siren song has already taken hold of his senses. Either way, this stranded astronaut is royally screwed. The creatives over at Wildlife.la crafted this Gulliverian tale of interplanetary exploration and eventual psychosis.

Read more...

    


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/9PhqmghvQ-Q/the-weirdest-thing-on-the-internet-tonight-you-only-li-950910329

earthquake bay area deron williams clear channel drexel dale george will obama birth certificate

Hoda Kotb to Replace Joy Behar on The View?

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2013/07/hoda-kotb-to-replace-joy-behar-on-the-view/

kim kardashian and kanye west henrik stenson jobs act greg mortenson jim marshall died 2013 toyota avalon the secret life of bees

Apple's $85.5 million executive Mansfield shifts to projects

Apple's (AAPL) Bob Mansfield, whose $85.5 million compensation made him one of the highest-paid U.S. executives in 2012, is stepping down as technologies chief to work on special projects.

"Bob will no longer be on Apple's executive team, but he will continue to work on special projects," Katie Cotton, an Apple spokeswoman, said by phone.

Mansfield, 52, requested the change so he could focus on creating new products without the distractions of being on the executive committee, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because

Bob Mansfield, formerly senior vice president of technologies at Apple, poses in this undated company photograph released to the media on April 23, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Apple)

the information is private. He is the third executive to leave the top leadership ranks since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs in October 2011.

Mansfield presided over some of Apple's toughest hardware-engineering jobs in the past decade, including a transition of its Mac personal computers to Intel (INTC) chips and development of the iPad tablet. He retired in June 2012 and returned about two months later, when Apple granted him a pay package that made him the second-best-paid executive at any Standard & Poor's 500 company.

The management change comes as investors focus on whether Apple can come up with breakthrough new products to jump-start growth for the Cupertino-based company, whose revenue increased less than 1 percent in the most recent quarter. Apple has been developing a watchlike wearable device that would include features of the iPhone and other capabilities, people familiar with the matter have said.

Mansfield's focus may now turn to wearable computing devices, according to Andy Hargreaves, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities.

"Apple is under heavy competitive pressure to create something new," said Tim Bajarin, founder of Creative Strategies, a technology consulting firm. "It would take someone like Mansfield to bring it out in a timely fashion."

Mansfield leaves the nine-person executive council without one of the people who helped propel Apple's rise to become the world's most valuable technology company. Soon after Jobs died, retail stores chief Ron Johnson left to become chief executive officer of J.C. Penney. In late 2012, mobile software head Scott Forstall was pushed out.

Cotton declined to comment on whether another executive would take over Mansfield's role as senior vice president of technologies, a position that was created for his return last year. Cotton also declined to comment on whether Mansfield's compensation would be adjusted to reflect his departure from the executive committee. Apple declined to make Mansfield available for an interview.

Mansfield ran key areas of technology development, including wireless communications and a group charged with planning Apple's long-term chip strategy. Since overseeing the change of the Mac's electronic brain to work with Intel chips, the group has experimented with finding a single family of chips to run all of Apple's products.

In late 2011, Mansfield pressured executives at Intel to make more energy-efficient processors for Apple's Mac line or risk having the company use the same A-series chips that run iPhones and iPads, said a former Apple manager who worked for Mansfield at the time. The A-series chips are based on designs from ARM Holdings.

Mansfield had a base salary of $805,400, with almost all of the rest of his $85.5 million pay coming from stock. The total was boosted by the value of a related accounting charge and options that vested earlier than other Apple executives'.

His role as a manager will be difficult to fill because he was highly respected by computer scientists and chip experts in the company.

Some of them complained when they were reassigned to Dan Riccio, the senior vice president of hardware engineering, after Mansfield left last June, according to three people familiar with the sequence of events who asked not to be named because the matter is private.

The complaints were one reason Apple CEO Tim Cook asked Mansfield to rejoin the company just two months later.

"Bob is the anchor of Apple's hardware organization," said Bob Borchers, a former Apple manager. "That's why it was so important to bring him back."

Mansfield also has a reputation for building bridges between Apple's sometimes myopic software, hardware and design operations. When Forstall left in October 2012, many insiders said it was because he was too focused on his own group. When Mansfield inherited some of his responsibilities, it was taken as a sign that Apple intended to make its Macs work more seamlessly with the company's mobile devices.

"One thing I really respect about Bob is he really has the entire company's best interests at heart," former Apple manager Brett Halle said in an interview last year.

Riccio will probably take over Mansfield's remaining duties and projects, said Hargreaves, the Pacific Crest Securities analyst.

"It shouldn't be a total shock that he's no longer on the executive team," Hargreaves said. "The plan seems to be he'll have more responsibility catered to whatever he wants to work on."

Apple's shares rose 1.5 percent to $447.79 at the close in New York. The stock has declined 16 percent this year, compared with an 18 percent gain in the S&P 500.

Source: http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_23754757/apples-85-5-million-executive-mansfield-shifts-projects?source=rss_viewed

livan hernandez soledad o brien mega ball lottery winner lottery numbers mega millions lottery jackpot

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Make it yourself with a 3-D printer and save big time

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new study shows that families can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by making their own household items with a 3-D printer.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/strange_science/~3/qcDHuqTst-4/130729144622.htm

dark knight rises trailer vince young vince young evan longoria john edwards conocophillips capitals

Xbox brings laughter to all ages with Comedy Central and Nickelodeon apps

Xbox brings laughter for all ages with Comedy Central and Nickelodeon apps

Xbox Live Gold customers, get ready for a chucklefest in your living room. Two new apps to tickle the funny bone have just arrived for Microsoft's console courtesy of Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. We heard rumblings about the latter being added to the roster a while ago, but it looks like that has finally come to fruition. Your kids can enjoy full episodes of their favorite Nick shows, short videos and special animated shorts. The Comedy Central app is a touch more adult-oriented of course, with a focus on the channel's stand-up offerings. Dubbed "CC: Stand-up," the app boasts more than 6,000 videos of routines from around 700 comedians. So whether you're into Aziz Ansari or Spongebob Squarepants, you'll be able to get your fix via Xbox Live starting today.

Filed under: ,

Comments

Source: Xbox Wire

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/ISGpSKwhTbM/

kowloon walled city ronda rousey vs miesha tate lindsay lohan snl lindsay lohan on snl real housewives of disney awakenings phantom of the opera

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Largest magnetic fields in the universe

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Numerical simulations show for the first time the occurrence of an instability in the interior of neutron stars that can lead to gigantic magnetic fields, possibly triggering one of the most dramatic explosions observed in the Universe.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/space_time/astronomy/~3/OXO-k_H8Ujo/130726043406.htm

bachelor justin timberlake gerard butler danielle fishel daylight savings Daylight Savings Time 2013 DeAndre Jordan

iStock Tools / Apps: LiveStock - an iStock contributor app for your Android phone

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:48AM

Updated: 2013-06-28 new version (2.11.32) available via the Android Market/Google Play
get_it_on_play_logo_large

You can follow http://twitter.com/LiveStockIStock for LiveStock-related announcements.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Are there any contributors out there with an Android-based phone?

I've written a little app which lets you keep watch on your account and notify you of sales. It also shows you assorted statistics, sales details, and lets you read your iStock sitemail. It's free.

I have no plans to write a version for other platforms - sorry iPhone, Blackberry, Palm Pre, Windows Phone users.

screen-2_11_8-1
Login Screen screenshot on phones from version 2.11.8

screen-2_11_a-small
Main Screen screenshot on tablets from version 2.11.2

screen-2_11_d-small
Main Screen screenshot on phones from version 2.11.2

screen-2_11_j-small
Monthly Stats View screenshot from version 2.11.2

screen-2_11_i-small
Yearly Stats View screenshot from version 2.11.2

screen-2_6_16-2
Sitemail View screenshot from version 2.6.16

screen-2_10_5-1
Getty Images and Partner Program Recent Sales View screenshot from version 2.10.8

screen-2_11_21-1
Recent Uploads screenshot from version 2.11.22

screen-2_11_8-2
Home Screen Widgets screenshot on phones from version 2.11.8: 4x2, 2x2 and 2x1 widgets

It is available (for free!) from the Android Market. Just start the Market application on your phone and search for Livestock.
Or if you have a barcode scanner on your phone, just scan this:
livestock2-market-qr

As for privacy, you can be assured that I have no interest in you or your data . Here's the full LiveStock Privacy Policy.

The current version is 2.11.32 (as of 16th July 2013).

Edited to refer to the latest version.

(Edited on 2013-07-16 06:59:45 by theasis)

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Sun Nov 23, 2008 3:41AM

Updated LiveStock to correctly track Dollar Bin sales.

Edited to remove obsolete (and misleading) information.

(Edited on 2009-05-29 02:02:15 by theasis)

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:41AM

Updated to give better information (size and royalty earned) for recent sales.

Because this involves scraping data from more webpages, the very first time you run the application it will spend quite a while in the "Talking to iStock: Gathering data..." phase.? How long depends on quite a few factors including, of course, how good a signal your phone has and whether it's connected by 2G, 3G or Wifi.? Best to set it running and go make yourself a sandwich and a cup of tea (or a pie and a pint if that's more your thing).? Subsequent refreshes will be much faster (unless you have hundreds of sales and don't refresh for days).

Edited to remove obsolete screenshot.

(Edited on 2009-05-29 02:01:17 by theasis)

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerMember has had a File Of The Week

Posted Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:29PM


i really thank you for writing this app, finally somthing for the G1, but anyway im visiting the page from my phone but cant find any application link!! is it deactivated, the page i see is exactly like the one on my PC no difference..

maybe im missing something..

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:10AM

Hi there
Posted By thesuperph:

i really thank you for writing this app, finally somthing for the G1, but anyway im visiting the page from my phone but cant find any application link!! is it deactivated, the page i see is exactly like the one on my PC no difference..

maybe im missing something..

That's odd. I just checked with my phone to make sure that it is still active and all looks fine. I took a look through the web logs and I don't see any Android browsers connecting for the last couple of days. My first thought was that you might be using one of the 3rd party browsers that are in beta-test, but I don't see any connections from them, either. Do you remember roughly what day and time you looked with your phone's browser (and what timezone you're in!) because I'd really like to get to the bottom of it if there's a problem on the server.
However, on a different note...now that I have an API key from istock, I'm completely rewriting the application. It might be worth holding off for a little while whilst I knock it into shape.

Thanks a lot for your interest,
Martin

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerMember has had a File Of The Week

Posted Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:06PM


well im checking now at this moment and only from my G1.. you can get the time from this post time..

still the same thing (i refreshed three times), also the browser that i use is the default built in one..

?

anyway i think the best thing o do is to wait for your newer one really thanx again for your effort

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:53AM

Thanks for trying again. My best guess is that there's a cache somewhere between your phone and the livestock webserver and it's feeding you old pages. My phone doesn't seem to give me a cached page, so I wonder if it's a difference between the USA and UK services, or if you're on some non-standard service.

When I have a stable version of the app I'll submit it to the Android Marketplace (it'll still be free) and any such problems should go away. Sorry that it's being a pain for you in the meantime

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerMember has had a File Of The Week

Posted Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:13PM


i have it now installed on my G1.. bugs are there but its cool to have something IS related on my mobile

ill be waiting for the final version, and thanks alot for your efforts..

Member is a Black Diamond contributor and has more than 200,000 Photo downloadsExclusive

Posted Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:28AM

Is this still in the works?? This would be especially useful now that the iStock page is slightly mangled in the Android browser (the main toolbar gets wrapped around under the search bar).

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:29AM

Development of LiveStock is on hold for the time being. I'm hoping to put some time aside in the next few weeks in order to knock it into a decent shape.

If I don't find time to do that, I'll put out the version that's currently on my phone. This doesn't do much more than let you know you've had a sale and what you've earned.

Sorry for the delay on this - real life sometimes gets in the way

Member is a Gold contributor and has 10,000 - 24,999 Photo downloadsExclusive

Posted Tue Apr 7, 2009 11:49AM


Any update on this interesting project? Is real life still in the way?

Thanx for your effort.

?

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Thu Apr 9, 2009 4:12AM


Posted By Mac99:

Is real life still in the way? ;-)
?

Heh - actually, the reasons for delay have changed somewhat. The chap in the Glasgow store where I got my phone told me that I was one of the first people to get a G1 from them, and that I was definitely the first to bring one in for repair. I don't expect it back for at least another couple of weeks...hopefully I can then make some more progress.

Thanks for the patience!

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:29AM

A positive update, at last.
My G1 has been repaired and returned. I'm re-implementing LiveStock, building on what I learned about programming for the G1 first time around. I'm planning on releasing an alpha version of LiveStock2 in the next few days:
- the new version will be simpler than the old version to avoid using up the G1's resources so quickly - this should result in fewer bugs and better battery life;
- I'll be releasing through the Android Market rather than my own web pages - that means installing and upgrading between versions will be more straightforward. I understand that it takes a little while for an application to work its way through the Market after release, so I'll not announce its availability until it's actually visible.

Thanks for your patience!

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:02AM

I'm happy to announce that a new version of LiveStock is now available.
It is available (for free!) from the Android Market. You'll find it in the Market in Applications->Tools, or just search for "livestock".

The current version is 2.0.14 alpha (as of 17 April 2009); this is a complete rewrite of the previous version of the application. Although it is usable and, I think, useful, I'd like to stress that this should be considered alpha quality software.

I am aware of a few flaws. In particular, the first time you run it it can take a long time to pull some of your information from the istock servers. This pull really should happen in a background thread - because it doesn't, your phone may warn you that LiveStock is taking a long time to respond. If that happens, just touch the "Wait" button. This is the item highest on my priority list to fix.

The first time you run it, it will ask you to enter your istock login details. I strongly recommend that you touch the "Test" button before saving so that LiveStock can attempt a connection to the iStock servers to check you entered them correctly.
screen1

The main screen will display some current stats and your most recent downloads.
screen2

From the main screen, just touch the refresh button and it will pull your current details from istock.

This is still an early version and there are many things I want to improve and features I want to add. First on the list of things to fix is the horrible delay the first time you pull data from istock. The next most important feature is to make LiveStock run as a service so that it automatically pulls data from istock at regular intervals. Once that is done, it will be able to notify you as sales happen.

Of course, this isn't istock-supported software so please direct your complaints, plaudits, requests, rants, bug reports, etc to me either in this thread or via sitemail.

Enjoy.

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a  contributor and has more than 0 Logo downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Flash downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusive

Posted Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:15PM


Oh wow i just found it in the market browsing recent apps!
I have not read this thread before but i was looking for such an app.

It works really good THANK YOU!
You've made the G1 a much more interesting phone

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:13AM

I've just pushed a new version (2.0.15) to the Market. If you look for Livestock in the market and you already have 2.0.14 installed, you will be given the option to update.

The main change in 2.0.15 is that the disturbing silence (or even more disturbing Force Close/Wait dialog) when refreshing the list of recent downloads is now replaced by a progress indicator - no more wondering whether or not there's anything happening. A lesser, but related, change is that there is now a "Refresh recent DLs" option from the Menu button to force an update of the recent downloads list.

Please let me know if these changes don't seem to work for you, or if other issues appear.

The current plan is for the next release to run as a service and automatically inform you of sales - no more having to hit Refresh.

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Thu May 7, 2009 9:45AM

I'm pleased to announce that I've just pushed a new version (v2.1.0) of LiveStock to the Android Market. If you search for Livestock in the market on your Android phone you have the option to install or, if you have an earlier version installed already, to upgrade.

There are a number of changes in this release:
- the list of recent downloads does not update automatically. You can request an update simply with MENU->Refresh Recent DLs. This was made manual as updating the DL list involves a fair amount of network traffic which helps run down your phone's battery.
- you don't need to request that Livestock checks to see if you've had a sale. Instead it runs in the background and automatically checks for any changes to your balance. If your balance changes, you get a notification. (But see my note below!)
- a few minor cosmetic changes.
- quite a few small bugs have been squashed.

Automatic Checks
Every 20 minutes or so, LiveStock will check to see if your balance has changed. If it does change, LiveStock posts a notification.
livestocknotification1

livestocknotification2

If your phone is in sleep-mode (i.e. when the screen has blanked), LiveStock will not wake the phone to check the balance. Waking the phone seems to be relatively power-hungry and it runs the battery down far too quickly. I hope to improve this in future. However, if some other application wakes the phone then LiveStock will take the opportunity to do its checks.

I hope you like the changes. Please do let me know of any bugs or strange experiences, or feature requests you may have.

Edit: I should add, this has been tested on both the older version of Android (1.1) and the new "cupcake" release (1.5).

Enjoy!

(Edited on 2009-05-07 10:08:02 by theasis)

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a  contributor and has more than 0 Logo downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Flash downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusive

Posted Tue May 12, 2009 4:01AM


Hi,

Most of the time if i open your app it says "stats updated" and if i close it and then open it it will give the new stats. I have never seen a notification about automatic stats update after 20 minutes. It only gives this message if i have the app opened. Am i missing something?

I love this app! thanks for your hard work.

Michel

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Tue May 12, 2009 5:27AM

Hi Michel
Thanks for the feedback.
Posted By micheldenijs:

Most of the time if i open your app it says "stats updated" and if i close it and then open it it will give the new stats. I have never seen a notification about automatic stats update after 20 minutes. It only gives this message if i have the app opened. Am i missing something?

Hmmm...I've seen the same thing some days, but not always. In a future version I'll try triggering the notifications a different way and see if that helps.

If I can get to the bottom of it, I'll put out a new version in the next couple of days. If I can't find the problem immediately, it will probably be a couple of weeks before I put out a new version due to other commitments.

Many thanks for the report!

Member is a Diamond contributor and has 25,000 - 199,999 Photo downloadsMember is a Bronze contributor and has 250 - 1,249 Video downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 125 Audio downloadsMember is a contributor and has less than 250 Illustration downloadsExclusiveExclusive iStockphoto VideographerSpecial Ops - Awarded to Administrators as a temporary badge to denote their dedication to large horrible jobs that pay little or nothing. Bearers are rewarded with great respect and public admiration.

Posted Wed May 27, 2009 5:09AM

I've completely rewritten the automated checking and it now works in a way that I think you'll like. The checking also does less processing, which means less drain on the battery. Which means LiveStock can now check for and notify you of sales even when the phone is sleeping.

I'll delay releasing it until after Thursday night's downtime just in case there are any site changes that would affect LiveStock.

Source: http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=80029&messageid=6919952&source=rssforums

palm sunday Kids Choice Awards 2013 Joe Weider Florida Gulf Coast Golf Channel Andy Enfield La Salle University