Without so much as a hint Flickr just went all Gamma on us. Finally out of Beta? That little tag was almost a part of the brand itself you know.
The navigational changes make sense, but getting used to them will take a few days. Of particular note is the fantastic new ‘“Organizer”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/’ no longer with any added Flash.
Congrats to the Flickr team on a great update.
Well it’s a fair old time since I had such a good customer service experience that I was left visibly ‘gleaming‘. As it happens I just had one this very evening.
For the past month or so I’ve been working on a Expression Engine powered website for a client. The last few evenings I’ve been adding finishing touches, making last minute tweaks etc.
One of these ‘tweaks’ involved a total rewrite of logic behind a section (Yes I know, not such a good idea this far in) , to be exact a rethink of how I was using the CMS to store and seperate the data. I decided to switch from using a single section to using two, one which maintained common event information, and another which recorded event dates and locations. I then used the ‘“related entries”:http://eedocs.pmachine.com/modules/weblog/related_entries.html’ feature within Expression Engine to create a link between the two.
According to the maual, this should have worked without complaint, to begin with it did. However as I continued to link my existing entries to the relevant event records I stumbled across some weirdness. A quick search on the Expression Engine forums turned up a thread which documented a similar problem, I posted a response outlining my problem and within a few hours of that initial posting I have a patched file from the development team which fixes the bug.
That is great customer service.
I must admit, I’ve been just a little dubious of all the banner ads you see sprinkled on the web advertising free ipods, PSPs etc. Well, after stumbling upon a blog entry by some seemingly normal fellow, and taking some time to do a little reading up on the subject, it actually seems that some of these websites are for real.
Freepay (aka Gratis Network) have been received a lot of favourable write ups in the press so I decided to sign up for a free account with them and suss out what it’s all about, and what I would need to do to grab myself a free XBox 360.
How does it work then?
Well, it’s pretty simple really. To claim your free Xbox 360 you need to sign up for a Freepay account, complete 1 ‘offer’ and refer 10 other people whom must also complete 1 offer.
Offers are basically links to partner websites of Freepay where you can sign up for some or other service, Freepay obviously get paid for advertising the service and refering a new user. You’ll have to pick from 3 available offers.
The best offer to sign up for is the ‘ScreenSelect’ service, this is what I’ve plumped for. You sign up for a 30 day free trial, this entitles you to rent as many DVDs and Games as you want during that period. Thereafter you are charged £9.99 per month, but you can cancel your account at any time during or after the trial and avoid having to shell out any £‘s. However it’s important to note that to complete the offer you have to rent at least 1 item (for free of course).
Now that you’ve signed up and completed an offer you have 90 days within which to refer 10 people whom must also sign up for an offer. The best way to do this is to send your referal link to all your mates, and post an entry just like this one on your blog. In fact, just copy and paste this text and be sure to include your ‘referal link’ instead of mine.
God knows if this will work, but hey, worst case scenario, we all get a bunch of free DVD rentals delivered to our door. Saves a trip to Blockbuster only to discover that all the decent films are out on loan. :)
Via ‘The List’ I heard of a promotion which a UK website is running whereby they will credit you with 12 free iTunes tracks for signing up for a free account with them. Basically this is a huge freebie, so here’s how to bag your credits…
You’re done. Enjoy your credits!
Hey ho, it’s time for another meme, John (that bloke that got nominated for 2 bloggies) Oxton has passed this one along… so here goes. Apologies in advance if my answers are somewhat uninteresting.
Four jobs I’ve had in my life*
*I did warn you this could get boring.
Four movies I can watch over and over
Four places I have lived
Four TV shows I love to watch
Four places I have been on vacation
Four of my favourite dishes
Four websites I visit daily
Four places I would rather be right now
Four bloggers I am tagging
