webStrain. A project - Now with videos!

2007-12-01 08:30:01

#1

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

I thought it safer to post here as I know I can get decent input from you guys.

This is my newest project ( and Tayners of course ). It's a pretty large one and I want to get it out to the internet world.
Please note, I did not come up with the first idea. I was asked to do the job. Robert J Wheeler is the holder of the idea.

His idea: To change the way people access the internet.
Do you not find it a bit unorthodox opening several tabs just to look at a few websites?
Would you not find it easier to have everything you need and want on the internet on ONE page?

Webstrain is a page where everything is customisable.
This page will allow you to organise your favourite site feeds, your email and even the weather from your town.

One page is all you need to browse your most favoured parts of the internet.

- You can add your own feeds. Organise them.
- You can have your several email accounts and have them in a different column.
- If you enjoy YouTube, then you can have the top 10 most viewed of today, or the newest videos.
- You will be able to share your feeds and any new sites you have come across with our blog system - this is yet to be implemented.

There are limitless possibilities.

I hope some of you guys take interest in it. There are lots that already have. This is a closed beta. So you have to apply to get in. After a month or so I will open it to the public.

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https://www.webstrain.com/wsinaction.png

Please note, before anyone goes ranting about how this is a copy of iGoogle. It isn't. It will never be. Plus, iGoogle "copied" that idea off another site. Just because Google has it doesn't mean that is the original. Theirs isn't even as developed as ours.

You may think this is advertising, but all I am actually doing is posting up a site I made for you guys to tell me what you think about it. I think you guys can really help me out with this project and help us create something brilliant and innovative.

_{Please note, the email widgets have been disabled for security purposes. They will be back up ASAP.}

2007-12-01 08:33:55

#2

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7176|The Hague, Netherlands

Awesome work Zimmer, keep it up!

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36eac2cb6af70a43508fd8d1c93d3201f4e23435.png

2007-12-01 08:36:53

#3

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7170|St. Andrews / Oslo

I lol'd @ Rain in Glasgow.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/flickricon.png

2007-12-01 08:37:51

#4

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7006|Mountains of NC

thats why the future of my e-business is in your hands ....................... you do awesome work

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2007-12-01 08:37:53

#5

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

Jenspm wrote:
I lol'd @ Rain in Glasgow.

Currently pouring down. Its disgusting.

2007-12-01 08:42:35

#6

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7248|Nårvei

Must say you have some 1337 skillz David

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2007-12-01 09:12:34

#7

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|7068|Washington, DC

You guys need to fix the logos of the search engines for the search engine widget. That white fuzz outline is unwieldy

edit:

-The "Add strain" feature won't work for whatever reason. I put in the Digg RSS URL, and it won't work

-How do I create an account? I tried registering but it said invalid e-mail and password (yes I got an e-mail about the beta and all, but I need to create an account to change my password since I'm sure as hell not memorizing the random password I got in the e-mail)

-When you click, say, Sign In and then click Show Strains... your strains don't show. I realize you just close the Sign In "window" but it took me a bit to figure that out. Clicking a button should do what the button says

Last edited by Hurricane (2007-12-01 09:18:41)

2007-12-01 09:22:14

#8

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

Hurricane wrote:
You guys need to fix the logos of the search engines for the search engine widget. That white fuzz outline is unwieldy

edit:

-The "Add strain" feature won't work for whatever reason. I put in the Digg RSS URL, and it won't work

-How do I create an account? I tried registering but it said invalid e-mail and password (yes I got an e-mail about the beta and all, but I need to create an account to change my password since I'm sure as hell not memorizing the random password I got in the e-mail)

-When you click, say, Sign In and then click Show Strains... your strains don't show. I realize you just close the Sign In "window" but it took me a bit to figure that out. Clicking a button should do what the button says

Digg is the only one I know currently that doesn't work with webStrain. I don't know why. I will have to look into that.
I will create your account for you, there is an error with the login page and I have to fix that.
Show Strains just maximises the strains if they are minimised. If you have not clicked hide strains in the first place, then show strains will, naturally, not work.

Also, the web browser wont work with BF2s for some stupid reason. But every other site will work.

2007-12-01 09:36:51

#9

Darkhelmet: cereal killer; +233|7189|the middle of nowhere

All right, I applied for the beta. I'm still kind of confused though. Is webStrain an internet browser (e.g. Firefox or IE7)? It looks really awesome and I can't wait to try the beta!

2007-12-01 09:41:16

#10

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

Darkhelmet wrote:
All right, I applied for the beta. I'm still kind of confused though. Is webStrain an internet browser (e.g. Firefox or IE7)? It looks really awesome and I can't wait to try the beta!

It's a site, inside a Browser, that lets you browse all your sites latest news, your email and youtube vids or whatever.
So say you love the news from BBC.CO.UK, you find their RSS feed and you add it to ADD FEEDS, then you can look at the top 10/20/All the latest news that they have to offer - without even moving from that page. Unless you state the widget to open an external link.

2007-12-01 09:41:41

#11

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6931|N. Ireland

This is awesome work Zimmer, keep it up! Going to watch the videos shortly.

2007-12-01 11:34:12

#12

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

kylef wrote:
This is awesome work Zimmer, keep it up! Going to watch the videos shortly.

The vids were a problem. I either had to reduce the quality massively or have a page that most users would have to scroll up and down to see what was going on.

Ah, the problems with having a large resolution.

2007-12-01 11:56:01

#13

chuyskywalker: Admin; +2,439|7286|"Frisco"

This looks like a very, very nice project -- the demo is of a quality caliber as good as or better than iGoogle.

However, as I don't use "personal homepages" since I really don't like them in general, that's about as far as my review can go

2007-12-01 12:09:07

#14

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,992|7070|949

The video crashed my computer. Did anyone else have that problem? I wish I could watch it but it took 10 minutes just to close the window...

2007-12-01 12:11:39

#15

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6931|N. Ireland

I've set up webStrain to be my primary source for news now. I use iGoogle as well, mostly for the likes of Google Bookmarks and similar. But this is very handy:

https://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/leetkyle/ws.png

2007-12-01 12:26:52

#16

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
The video crashed my computer. Did anyone else have that problem? I wish I could watch it but it took 10 minutes just to close the window...

Try using Firefox or Opera. If you aren't, of course. If you are, then try using IE.

Also, if your screen res is small, then don't go for the High definition video.

2007-12-01 16:25:23

#17

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7170|St. Andrews / Oslo

Add some eye-candy and it will be epic.

2007-12-01 16:28:39

#18

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7058|Mhz

Still need to get those youtube vids opening inside webstrain, the popups to the youtube site are a bit of a cop out

2007-12-01 16:29:40

#19

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

Jenspm wrote:
Add some eye-candy and it will be epic.

Such as?

We are creating the white theme. So what else do you suggest?

Seeing as you have a slight knowledge in PS, draw something up nub. I take suggestions from everyone.

2007-12-01 16:31:49

#20

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7170|St. Andrews / Oslo

Zimmer wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Add some eye-candy and it will be epic.
Such as?

We are creating the white theme. So what else do you suggest?

Seeing as you have a slight knowledge in PS, draw something up nub. I take suggestions from everyone.

Is it really that embarrasing to ask me for help?

2007-12-01 16:33:38

#21

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7194|Scotland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Still need to get those youtube vids opening inside webstrain, the popups to the youtube site are a bit of a cop out

Hm, I could try integrating that. Not sure how it will work. But its worth a shot.

I can upload a flash based version which allows you to browse on the page. But only the top 10.

2007-12-01 16:34:14

#22

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|7058|Mhz

As this is a new way of accessing the web you thaught of making a version for the disabled? Or at least adding some accessibility features like being able to increase the text size (dynamic drive has a javascrip text resizer, no idea if it'd work on a page that complex though), or a magnifier, I don't think the way it's coded you could get it to pass a WAI cert test but you could try.

Only comes to mind coz I work at citizens advice and we need to cater for everyone.

Zimmer wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Still need to get those youtube vids opening inside webstrain, the popups to the youtube site are a bit of a cop out
Hm, I could try integrating that. Not sure how it will work. But its worth a shot.

I can upload a flash based version which allows you to browse on the page. But only the top 10.

I was thinking maybe as little script that gets the embed code from the YT page of the video and then makes a little webstrain miniwindow thingy using the embed code.

Havn't a clue how you'd go about it but my kerazy brain seems to think it might work for some reason.

EDIT yet again: Those vids need a width constraint, even the low res one sticks off the side of my dinky 17" monitor.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2007-12-01 16:42:54)

2007-12-01 16:37:50

#23

eusgen: Nugget; +402|7230|Jupiter

Thanks for lagging my computer :p (onboard video ftl )

2007-12-01 16:43:20

#24

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7170|St. Andrews / Oslo

Zimmer wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Add some eye-candy and it will be epic.
Such as?

We are creating the white theme. So what else do you suggest?

Seeing as you have a slight knowledge in PS, draw something up nub. I take suggestions from everyone.

quick idea:

https://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5334/wstabsoq8.jpg

cba making it look good (2 AM), but you get the idea.

2007-12-01 16:59:59

#25

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6988|CH/BR - in UK

Looks interesting... I applied...

-konfusion

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