Brian on October 26th, 2009 at 5:48:05 AM

Hi everyone,

It's probably pretty obvious, but we updated. There are a few things to note:

1) The name of the site has changed. There were a few reasons for this, but rest assured that this doesn't represent an overarching change in site ownership (ie; we're NOT selling out or being acquired).

2) The theme has been changed, and a white version has also been made for people who may not like the dark look. You can switch back and forth via the icon on the right side of the header. Changes to theme will be saved for whenever you log in.

3) Paging has been vastly improved, with previous pages for the first time. ;)

4) Sorting has been added, allowing sorts on a number of fields for image views and forums.

5) I've greatly improved the image processing algorithms to reduce the crappy blurring that was occurring previously. I've also totally reprocessed all old thumbnails with the new algorithms based on the originally uploaded images, so you should see quality improvements all-around.

6) Our server architecture has evolved greatly to handle more load, and all images are now hosted on the Limelight CDN to makes things load a lot faster.

7) Unfortunately a few features are still being converted to the new system (such as messaging, browse history, etc). These will be back in the coming weeks, plus new features that are in the works.

8) The filter box has been simplified a bit to make browsing a bit more straightforward. If you've never used filters, hit the little question mark next to it and read the mini-tutorial.

I'll be posting more updates as I add more features.

Thanks!

Brian on October 29th, 2009 at 9:33:45 PM

All old accounts should still work as before, but if you're having problems, I can send a temporary password to the email address associated with an account if you let me know what your username is...

Shadowfire on November 10th, 2009 at 1:33:35 PM

I love the changes! It's so easy to use now.