Going over my expenses today, searching frantically for something worthy of the axe, I reached my blogging expenses and looked extra-carefully for something to cut out—but I knew I wouldn’t find much there.
Sick to death of the bugs you, my die-hard readers, know too well, I just recently blew a wad on Dolittler’s rewrite. Gone, soon, will be the unmanageable, Cold Fusion core of the site. In a few weeks, if all goes well, my techies will usher in the cleaned up, retooled version of Dolittler we’ve always longed for…hopefully…
No more lost comments, no more erratic newsletters, more room on the page and a revamped Virtual Vet Hospital you can actually use with ease.
Keeping Dolittler organized and working has always been a tough chore for me, not least because I’m not the techno-geek you might imagine me. A recent chatroom experience outed me as an especially sloooow typist, to boot.
But now that we’re in the home stretch I can relax a bit and enjoy your suggestions. Any new features you want to see? Anything that MUST stay at all costs? Bugs that drive you batty? Let me know….it’s getting down to the wire…
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PLEASE use a different captcha image -- I can barely read this one!
T.T. August 2nd, 2008 06:37:00 PM
Dr. Khuly, I imagined your site to be parallel with on-line New England Journal of Medicine.
The virtual hospital could be divided into 2 sections: Q&A as it already appears, and actual "brief cases" such as appear on specialty site "what is 'your' diagnosis" or similar.
I love the guest posts and I suppose all of our comments would be considered "editorials". I think you categorize the blogs/subjects nicely----!
Barbara A. Albright/New Hampshire August 2nd, 2008 07:16:00 PM
Barbara: That's a great idea on the Virtual Vet Hospital.
And Yes!! New Captcha on the way!
Dr. Patty Khuly August 3rd, 2008 09:38:00 AM
Well, I'd be happy just to be sure I get the email--over and over I would stop getting it, re-subscribe, then stop getting it. Finally just gave up. Then a few days ago, it started coming again. Hope it continues!
Judy August 4th, 2008 09:31:00 AM
Judy: The email is as fickle as the rest of the blog's current infrastructure. Don't get your hopes up on getting it consistently until the whole shebang is rewritten. Thanks for letting me know you like it. By the way, was it bothering you when I was posting twice a day?
Dr. Patty Khuly August 4th, 2008 10:34:00 AM
I don't mind twice daily posts. Means I am more likely to find something to comment on.
FWIW, the page is a little busy - the right pane has great content, but maybe reduce the number of items listed under each heading. When you navigate to the page, you can find the links there.
Robin August 4th, 2008 07:31:00 PM
Thanks, Robin!
Dr. Patty Khuly August 5th, 2008 10:47:00 AM
As a volunteer with Florida Boxer Rescue, I'm just tickled to see the picture of the "smart" Boxer attached to this entry. I do so enjoy Dolittler.
Marilynette August 5th, 2008 04:54:00 PM
Must admit my own two boxers (long gone, may they rest peacefully) were fairly silly creatures. But then, I've never been one for too-smart dogs. The one smart dog I had was a pit bull. I swear she could do the trigonometry required to tree a raccoon in her sleep.
Dr. Patty Khuly August 6th, 2008 03:09:00 PM
Patty - One thing I like about some blogs is that you can vote on the comments. So silly posters get voted down (not that you suffer too much from that ... yet), good posters get voted up over time. Check out www.Engadget.com for an example of what I mean.
Alex August 6th, 2008 04:25:00 PM
I welcome as many posts per day that you can write. This, dogster, and craigslist are my must -sees every time I get on the net.
agadoresmama August 7th, 2008 11:29:00 PM
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