Dear Facebook, I Hate You...

[Blue88Comanche]

I hate it when facebook changes all the ULRs to my Jeep pictures... it makes keeping the build thread up keep a major pain...

 

[Alexia]

Sounds like you need http://imgur.com/.

[HOrnbrod]

So why Facebook?

[gogmorgo]

Sounds like you need http://imgur.com/.

That.

I'm not on facebook and do not intend to be. The people who use it complain about it enough.

[Blue88Comanche]

Sounds like you need http://imgur.com/.

thanks I will check that out.

 

So why Facebook?

 

I already had a Facebook account so to keep things simpleish i uploaded there then used it as a host for the pics like photobucket or imgur.

[Blue88Comanche]

That.

I'm not on facebook and do not intend to be. The people who use it complain about it enough.

 

this was the only issue i have had with facebook.

[jpnjim]

What is 'face book'??

 

 

Is that the My Face thing all the kids are talking about these days?

 

It'll never catch on.

 

:P

[terrawombat]

My only current interest in Facebook is the money I have invested in their stock. Been doing well the last couple of days!

[64 Cheyenne]

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[64 Cheyenne]

Believe it or not, but Facebook does have uses for some of us older non conformists.

I was able to reconnect with a few people I haven't heard from in years.

My community has a "on line yard sale", most items are sold very quickly.

Our tribe has a public page (not sanctioned by the tribe) that posts events, rumors and general items of interest.

So yeah, FB does have uses for older people like me, besides having a FB account allows me to see what my children

and family are up to, keeps us connected.

[KYMJ]

Loved it for connecting with school mates from Texas and another era, hated it for the ramblings of the locals. Gave it up.

[Sir Sam]

Sounds like you need http://imgur.com/.

 

Yup, use imgur, even has a phone app.

 

Or do like me, and get your own website:

 

www.colorado4wheel.com

 

www.colorado4wheel.com/images

[Blue88Comanche]

Yup, use imgur, even has a phone app.

 

Or do like me, and get your own website:

 

www.colorado4wheel.com

 

www.colorado4wheel.com/images

 

well, i have my own home based internet server. currently Apache2 is setup to redirect to my build page. I am just no good with web dev, but i am starting to think i should look into it. for my photos if nothing else.

 

do you run a home based server or rent one from a provider?

[Blue88Comanche]

I downloaded all my pics from facebook and started uploading them to my server, just need to sort them now..

 

blue88comanche.no-ip.org/images

 

 

hurray it works!

[gogmorgo]

I beg to differ. We (or at least I) don't have permission to get onto your server to view your pics. At least all there is on my end is the "posted image" box, and I get a 403 Forbidden when I try the link.

[Blue88Comanche]

Well darn... It worked a little while ago... Guess I need I work out some bugs

[Sir Sam]

 

 

well, i have my own home based internet server. currently Apache2 is setup to redirect to my build page. I am just no good with web dev, but i am starting to think i should look into it. for my photos if nothing else.

 

do you run a home based server or rent one from a provider?

 

Both, I have an apache setup here that I just don't use, I have found that its just easier to pay someone $9 a month for unlimited storage and unlimited bandwidth hosting. Better than my home connection getting the brunt, plus I don't have to fuss around with my dynamic IP here at the house.

[Sir Sam]

Well darn... It worked a little while ago... Guess I need I work out some bugs

 

It looks like you need to install a folder, you need a ".htaccess" file that allows users to see the directory contents.

 

Or consider setting up a database based program to organize them(I think a drupal setup could work). You can also just post the image directly and we can see it, but right now we can't view the directory.

 

basically you need to make a text file that filename starts with a period "." so that is hidden. call it ".htaccess" then inside you need the line "Options +Indexes " this turns it on, default is off. This will make any subdirectories also hidden or viewable, so propagates from the parent.

[Sir Sam]

here:

 

http://www.clockwatchers.com/htaccess_dir.html

[Blue88Comanche]

well i got it working again...

 

currently to make it work permissions are set to 777 on my linux server for the www directory.

 

i just made that file you told me about, and going to change the permissions for the directory so something lower like 775

 

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it seems to still be working

[Blue88Comanche]

I just did a speed test at my business, 20Mbps down / 5Mbps up

 

I might move my server there for the better band width.

[gogmorgo]

Now I'm seeing your picture. :thumbsup:

[Sir Sam]

I just did a speed test at my business, 20Mbps down / 5Mbps up

 

I might move my server there for the better band width.

 

That would be good, there are some security issues to keep in mind, but consider setting up a remote access, ie remote desktop, so that you can access the computer and make changes easily. Installing some database software is a good idea if you want to use something like drupal to organize content. But for simple picture hosting just having the directory viewable is nice.

 

I have been using lightroom to generate a gallery for a group of photos(like an event that won't change in the number of photos) but I am considering a solution that will automatically generate a gallery for things where I keep adding photos, such as the MJ build.

 

Lightroom gallery:

http://colorado4wheel.com/images/ouray/ouray_july4_2011/index_6.html