Released Version 0.5 of the Collage Generator. This time the source code for the script is also available for download at the site.
I do have a working demonstration page but it don’t works if one person uses it at a time, because it queues up each request it recieves and process it in a FIFO (First In First Out) format, so if too many people are using it at the same time the page time’s out. Will probably switch to a threaded model to allow parallel processing of requests.
ChangeLog:
- Rewrote the Backend Script to speed up the collage generator faster
- Added XML-RPC support to allow better communication between the frontend and the backend
Your Feedback/Comments would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Suramya
After a long delay Ver 0.3 of getHype has been finally released.
Change Log
Ver 0.3: (11th Dec 2005):
* getHype now gets the list of mp3’s to download from the RSS feed instead of getting them from the GetHype frontpage.
* The files are now downloaded using the LWP perl module instead of using wget. So its a bit more secure/safer.
* Added an option to let the user set the network timeout in seconds.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Suramya
Added a new webforum to the gWiFi.net site to allow visitors to post their feedback and suggest new Hot Spots for inclusion in the Database.
Check it out and let me know what you think of it.
Thanks,
Suramya
Had to take down the CollageGen as the backend process kept dying for some wierd reason. Till I figure out whats going on there’s no point in keeping the frontend up as you won’t see anything if the backend is down.
I hope to figure this out soon, lets see. Will keep you posted.
- Suramya
I have just Released CollageGen, Version 0.3. Incase you are wondering, CollegeGen is an application that uses the Yahoo search API to create a collage for any search term entered by the user.
Changes made in this release:
- The backend script was rewritten from scratch to make the collage generation faster and more efficient.
- Redesigned the CollageGen access website
- Threading support was removed from the backend
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Suramya
Just finised writing Version 3 of my Guestbook script. This version has a moderation capability and all comments posted in the feedback section will now need to be approved before they show up.
This was done to stop the idiots who post links to gambling sites/porn sites etc from posting messages. Earlier I had to manually edit the DB and delete the entries, now I have a new interface that allows me to edit/delete/approve comments all from one screen.
Next on the things to do is to move the rest of the admin interfaces to this new system. This will consolidate the admin function to one GUI making it easier for me to maintain and upgrade. Plus this GUI looks a lot nicer too. 
You shouldn’t notice any differences but Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Suramya
This past week has been pretty cool. Its the first time that a program I have written has gotten so much publicity. A day after I launched it the site got so popular that it brought down my webserver. Since I was out all weekend with friends I didn’t find out about it till monday (4th July) at which time I restarted the server and brought everything back up. The popularity of the site hadn’t gone down so the server went down again. So I moved gWiFi to another system and its been pretty stable so far. It did go down once yesterday but that was due to a scheduled system downtime that I didn’t know about.
Got some pretty interesting reviews on gWiFi and some pretty nice emails too. Thanks for the great feedback and reviews everyone.
Next Steps:
* Fix the map so that it doesn’t crash when a lot of points are mapped (Almost done with this. Have a few more javascript bugs to take care of and then I am done)
* Import the remaining data from Yahoo Mobile to the gWiFi DB (Yes I finished the scrapper for Yahoo Mobile)
* Create a submission page for people to submit more nodes
* Maybe move the gWifi page to a new server.
Well this is all for now. Will keep everyone posted about the status of gWiFi.
- Suramya
I have created a webbased application called gWiFi that uses the newly released Google Map API and merges it with data from nodesdb.com (which lists locations in US that offer free wireless internet access to the general public) and displays ithe result using the google map for ease of use/access.
The URL is: http://gwifi.suramya.com .
Currently the site only shows WiFi locations in New York but I will be adding other locations over the next few weeks. Check it out and let me know what you think.
- Suramya
Released IM2Email Ver 0.2 today.
ChangeLog:
* Added Config file support. Now the BOT can be controled using a config file
* Added logging support using Log4Perl. User can now control the logging level from a config file
* Added ability to reload the config file on the fly based on an IM message
* Added better help messages.
Also, have been talking to Brian Bittman who has created an Email2IM app like I was planning to and we both have decided to combine our programs and create a single program that does both. (This will be a modular program so you will be able to choose what modules you want to use). I am pretty excited about this oppportinity.
This shows why I like open source software, I created a program and posted it online for free download. Brian found it while surfing the net, realized that we both trying to do the same thing and could share code thus not have to re-invent the wheel. So he email’s me his program, which gives me a lot of good idea’s for stuff to add to my program. After talking agrees to work on a joint project and voila a new software is born. Time Frame: 3 days (Mostly ’cause I delayed in replying to his email)
If this was a propritary software it would have taken a lot longer for me to get permission to copy code and then it would have been full of restrictions telling me what I can and cannot do with that code and all the associated legal crap.
NEways, keep watching this space for updates, ’cause some really interesting things are going to be happening soon. I will keep you posted.
Thanks,
Suramya
Released Version 0.1.1 of IM2EMail. This version has a more error checks and the ability to change the email address where the email is sent to on the fly.
To Do for the next version:
* Allow the email address to be set per session (For each conversation)
* Improve the help
* Add more feedback from the BOT about what its doing
Try it out and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Suramya