Posted by (+10014) 9 years ago
The following is a list of updates relevant to MilesCity.com:
CDN - I'm now operating my own geolocated CDN through Azure and have moved most (but not all) of the images on this site to it, so you should get those bits from whatever datacenter is closest to you faster than before.
GeoIP Update - I updated the GeoIP databases to the latest versions, so the location information displayed should be a bit more accurate.
Overall HTML Layout - I updated some of the crusty old HTML code, slightly, so the site should be displaying more consistent across all browsers.
Donations/User Contributions - Many thanks to everyone who has donated and contributed to the site over the years, however it has become necessary to test the advertising route instead. I have removed the donation links. If you currently auto-donate/contribute to the site, please cancel it. Your support has been greatly appreciated and instrumental in keeping everything online over the years. Everyone who has donated/contributed in the past will eventually receive some sort of "pro/premier" type account with extra features (after I figure out what exactly those will be).
Local Advertising - As mentioned, I'm testing advertising as a model to replace donations/contributions. I would encourage you to support the sponsored advertisers of this site, as they are now paying for it to be online. I'll do my best to make sure that the ads are relevant and useful and not intrusive. I'm still getting the entire system online, so there will be a few changes here and there as we go forward.
New HTML5/Responsive Site - There is also a new sister site being developed that will eventually replace this, however as long as it is possible I will keep this one online simultaneously as well.
I think that's about all for now. Let me know if you see anything wonky with the site.
Regards, Larry
CDN - I'm now operating my own geolocated CDN through Azure and have moved most (but not all) of the images on this site to it, so you should get those bits from whatever datacenter is closest to you faster than before.
GeoIP Update - I updated the GeoIP databases to the latest versions, so the location information displayed should be a bit more accurate.
Overall HTML Layout - I updated some of the crusty old HTML code, slightly, so the site should be displaying more consistent across all browsers.
Donations/User Contributions - Many thanks to everyone who has donated and contributed to the site over the years, however it has become necessary to test the advertising route instead. I have removed the donation links. If you currently auto-donate/contribute to the site, please cancel it. Your support has been greatly appreciated and instrumental in keeping everything online over the years. Everyone who has donated/contributed in the past will eventually receive some sort of "pro/premier" type account with extra features (after I figure out what exactly those will be).
Local Advertising - As mentioned, I'm testing advertising as a model to replace donations/contributions. I would encourage you to support the sponsored advertisers of this site, as they are now paying for it to be online. I'll do my best to make sure that the ads are relevant and useful and not intrusive. I'm still getting the entire system online, so there will be a few changes here and there as we go forward.
New HTML5/Responsive Site - There is also a new sister site being developed that will eventually replace this, however as long as it is possible I will keep this one online simultaneously as well.
I think that's about all for now. Let me know if you see anything wonky with the site.
Regards, Larry