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From: Dan Allen Date: Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:03 PM Subject: Re: Would you like to fix the bold on the bullets? To: sambo1955@netscape.net
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 5:56 PM, <sambo1955@netscape.net> wrote:
Can we do it now? From: Dan Allen Date: Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 8:55 PM Subject: Dry run database transfer successful To: sambo1955@netscape.net This is one of those hurdles that went easy this time, but has been painful on other occasions. Relief to have this in the rear view mirror. Next report when I call it a night. At this point, completely successful move to your hosting is in the bag, like a full tank of gas for a run through your favorite stretch of the ride on a perfect day. From: Dan Allen Date: Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 5:44 PM Subject: Re: Route66MC Site Development December 27, 2010 To: sambo1955@netscape.net Daily Status Communication by Email Ok. Routes I had a feeling we should be expecting routes to change, so we are thinking along the same lines regarding having an efficient way to manage them. . Tonight I am starting to add the branches that go off and then back onto the main route, in accordance with the list you sent. It is not going to be that hard. It is an interesting programming problem, not the most common thing to program, but it is not that hard. Once we have a way for managing alternate routes, I will set you up with edit screens to manage routes yourself. You will be able to edit/delete existing routes, and create new ones. Multiple Harley Dealerships per Town Instead of being part of the town edit page, Harley dealerships will just a new type of attraction, just like the attractions already have (hotels, bars/restaurants, etc.). We could do the same thing for the chambers, and just enter one chamber per town. That way, both HD dealerships and chambers would come off the town-edit page. Biker Publications per Town Another new attraction type. No problem. For now, I have to add new attraction types that can go onto town pages. Once I add the type, you can enter data, just like you are now. Similar to the route management, I will setup edit screens so you can create/edit/delete new types of attractions yourself. Rallies "in" vs. "to" Is there any reference about rally "to" a town, other than the button for adding the rally data to the town town data? Is anyone besides you and me going to see the button for adding data to a town? Club data - name and website only Is there a problem with just leaving the unused fields blank on the data entry form? Music Adding and controlling music loop is no different than anything else. It is easy to do lots of things and there are infinite complications, all depending on what you want exactly and how flexible you are. For instance, if you have to have a certain sound track that you heard 10 years ago, but we cannot find now, that obviously is hard. If you can get an mp3 or other standard file of a sound track, that makes it easy. If we are embedding soundtrack owned and tightly controlled by someone else, we are at their mercy, but it can work, depending on their practices.. One sound track is easy, 10-20 is a little more complicated, 1000 probably is going to involve some industrial measures, similar to photos. On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 4:58 PM, <sambo1955@netscape.net> wrote:
Dan
Here are a few comments to your e-mail:
Give a call tonight if you get a chance. From: Dan Allen Date: Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10:48 AM Subject: Route66MC Site Development December 27, 2010 To: sam@route66mc.com Cc: sambo1955@netscape.net Monitoring for domain transfer completion. Need to setup sam@route66mc.com through Godaddy. Then need to move site from my hosting to Sam's. Right now, the site is vulnerable, because anyone going to the site can edit it. Fixing that immediately. Melissa and I are getting together next week to look at site and start working out how to make maps work for site. Right after that, will need conference call with Sam and Jimbob for general discussion about maps and the site/book. Melissa is up to speed on the team profile concept for the site. She is ok with bio, but reaffirmed that there will not be a picture of her on the site. Jimbob is MIA, I am in pursuit. Tonight I will start working with new town data load. Also will reverse east/west directions on town template. Regarding attractions (hotels, bars/restaurants, MC clubs, etc.), I have an idea for making them look a lot better in the listings on town pages. Instead of just the name of each attraction, should plan to add stars for rating, and key words associated with each place. So, instead of just the list of hotels in the order of position on the route, would have unique descriptor/tagline for each attraction. Will make listing more interesting. Regarding color scheme, I am thinking the color scheme of the site should vary by position on the route. I think we can set it up so the computer calculates gradual changes from, say blue in Chicago, toward green/tan for midwest, toward red/brown for desert, to turquoise for Santa Monica. Definitely need lots of pictures from the two termini of the route. Lake Michigan, Lake Shore Drive, Santa Monica Pier, etc.. This update posted to my project journal. Dan December 16, 2010 link to site (login required) Team coming together. Artist, map person, Sam, and me. Sam setting up funding for the help we need. November 29, 2010 link to site (login required) Text from the pdf is loaded. I still have to type set it into pages. It won't take too much longer, I f'd around on this getting started tonight. Started dabbling in colors. My perception is we want to invoke Harley but also other brands. Starting with black background. This isn't for pussies, this site or show, is that right? Not that we insult them publicly, but no guys in pink, no pussy-whipped lame d!cks shuffling down the sidewalk with b!tchy wife and too many babies. There might be guys talking about that on the ride, but that is not the type of image we show. We are black, red, maybe some dark green, dark orange. No dirt bikes either, right? When you are ready to login, let me know. Dan November 28, 2010 Hi Sam, If you can find a minute, I want to show you what Wordpress is, because it is a simple way to see a lot about how websites work. Will take only a few minutes, just look around these links a little, especially the login to my wordpress demo. When you login, check out how to add pages and posts. Feel free to add a few if you want. You won't damage anything. I have a backup of the site in case you delete it. Do whatever you want, get as much idea as you can as to what Wordpress is about. Not about what I have on my demo site, but about how Wordpress works, what it does. Wordpress home page My wordpress demo Login to my wordpress demo: username:
admin password: xxx I am building your site to work a lot like Wordpress, but easier for us to work with. Dan November 28, 2010 Sam, Moving the construction area for route66mc to this address. Reason for change is other address had a reference to red sox, whom I know you hate. So, I moved the construction into danallen.com. The other place I had it is the race track. They both work the same, just a naming thing. Once we get the domain setup, I will move this to your Godaddy hosting. For your amusement and wonder, and questions if you have them, which I hope you do, I am attaching a zip file containing the folders and files that constitute the construction kit for your website. What Godaddy provides, at low cost, is empty spots on the internet, at addresses of our choosing. route66mc is getting built from scratch as a custom site. The attached file kit is my collection for building a new site. This tool kit is what allows it to come together not only quickly, but exactly how you want it. It's easy to make a decent website. You, Sam, can do it 5 minutes at blogger.com. The trick in what I am doing for you is we have total control of every pixel on the screen, unlike most websites. Being able to do this type of work rapidly is what makes it fun. Not fun enough that I want to do it for other people's sites every waking hour, but fun enough that I love doing it for sites that are mine, which, at least till we get much further down the road, this site is.. it is mine, I am making it for you and giving it you with no strings of any kind, hoping you like it. If you embrace it as yours, it will have been a wonderful experience together. If it makes us a nickel, that will be a kick. If it makes us lots of dollars, that will be a blast! Wonderful experience is good enough for me, but I am going for blast. See you down the worldwide web woad. I mean road. My next step is to turn the 18-page pdf show description into a series of web pages. Obviously, that is just one of the many angles that need work, but I am thinking that one will give us the most to work with the fastest. Dan October 21, 2010
 
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