C&G Has been Upgraded

[Drew Dowdell]

Cheers and Gears has been upgraded

• Newest version of the Linux Kernal
• Multiple MySQL and PHP updates
• Newest version of IP Board Software
• iPhone App now available
• Chat is now fixed
• Status update enhancement, including the ability to reply
• Preview the first few lines of a topic without loading the entire topic.

[Drew Dowdell]

and something I forgot.

We also now have automatic mobile phone skins for Android. It's not a specific app yet, but the browser skin works really well on Android phones.

[daves87rs]

Cool!

Cool!

[Drew Dowdell]

If you're a Facebook user, you can now also "like" a thread!!

[CSpec]

Sweet, I like the Android functionality.

[Drew Dowdell]

Hopefully will have a full on Android app by the end of the year, but the new skin for mobile phones is very very usable.

[Satty]

I'm using the mobile skin now! I'm on the laptop, but still, its cool

[Croc]

Question RE: facebook connectivity. Are you getting anything out of it from facebook, or are you just aiding them in building data profiles of our members? Because I'd remove that functionality if they aren't doing anything for you. Just a thought.

[Drew Dowdell]

I'm getting ease of creating new accounts and ease of sharing links on facebook.

If you're an existing C&G user and you don't link to your Facebook account manually, they get nothing from us.

[Croc]

OK that's cool.

[SAmadei]

It looks like 'View New Content' (VNC) is working somewhat better.

However, I'm having an odd glitch. Using 3.6.9 Firefox, occasionally, when I hit the back button, its going back twice. I know is sounds like my setup, but I'm not convinced, as this is not happening with other sites... or here before the upgrade... and my Firefox setup has been pretty stable. Usually, I can then just hit the forward button to put me back at VNC. But sometimes, that intermediate stop disappears. Example:

Hit VNC.

Read thread A

Hit back button... goes to VNC page correctly.

Read thread B

Hit back button... go to some article I read last week from my CnG browsing history.

Hit forward button... back at VNC page.

Read thread C

Hit back button... back at that same article I read last week again.

Hit forward button... back in thread C.

Hit 'VNC' and continue reading threads D and onward.

I guess this is happening about 2 times a day. Very strange.

[Drew Dowdell]

Clear out your cache for Firefox and see if that helps. It's not doing that for me using the same version.

[A Horse With No Name]

If you're a Facebook user, you can now also "like" a thread!!

This will help me get out the good news of C and G to people I know on facebook...