Comments on: Publishing a .Mac Web Gallery Outside of .Mac http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:52:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Aaron Linville http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42753 Aaron Linville Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:18:34 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42753 I want everything to be portable. I want the ability to sync with a database on my own server so I can write web-based utilities to access and manipulate my data. I don't think it'd cut into Apple's .Mac business that much. They don't even have to provide a reference implementation, just documentation on transactions and a way to instruct your computer to use your own servers instead of the .Mac servers. The people who do this (myself) aren't going to get .Mac anyway as we already pay less money for superior hosting (albeit, without official .Mac features). I want everything to be portable. I want the ability to sync with a database on my own server so I can write web-based utilities to access and manipulate my data.

I don't think it'd cut into Apple's .Mac business that much. They don't even have to provide a reference implementation, just documentation on transactions and a way to instruct your computer to use your own servers instead of the .Mac servers. The people who do this (myself) aren't going to get .Mac anyway as we already pay less money for superior hosting (albeit, without official .Mac features).

]]> By: Heinrich http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42752 Heinrich Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:19:11 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42752 As much as I like the eye candy of the .mac gallery, I really prefer <a href="http://www.zenphoto.org/">ZenPhoto.</a> Here are my reasons:<ol><li>I like to be able to <a href="http://www.zenphoto.org/trac/wiki/ZenphotoThemes">theme my own gallery.</a></li><li>Integrates well with WordPress</li><li>The flash of .mac doesn't allow it to be displayed on my iPhone. <a href="http://www.iheinrich.com/zenphoto">My ZenPhoto site</a> is viewable on my iPhone.</li></ol>I will admit, ZenPhoto can be a pain in the neck to configure, and when it goes bad, it's really bad. And it hasn't been updated in a few months...but I still prefer it to .Mac As much as I like the eye candy of the .mac gallery, I really prefer ZenPhoto.

Here are my reasons:

  1. I like to be able to theme my own gallery.
  2. Integrates well with WordPress
  3. The flash of .mac doesn't allow it to be displayed on my iPhone. My ZenPhoto site is viewable on my iPhone.

I will admit, ZenPhoto can be a pain in the neck to configure, and when it goes bad, it's really bad. And it hasn't been updated in a few months...but I still prefer it to .Mac

]]> By: Aaron http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42749 Aaron Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:11:25 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42749 @Erik: Spot on. All I want is the neat viewing experience. Forget any of the other functionality. I could even live with the links for the emailing and stuff to be there and just broken or bounce to a "sorry, I broke that feature" page. I just want the eye candy. Sounds so juvenile, but software like Gallery is sometimes less than intuitive unless you have the chops to create your own theme for it, and I certainly don't. @Erik: Spot on. All I want is the neat viewing experience. Forget any of the other functionality. I could even live with the links for the emailing and stuff to be there and just broken or bounce to a "sorry, I broke that feature" page. I just want the eye candy. Sounds so juvenile, but software like Gallery is sometimes less than intuitive unless you have the chops to create your own theme for it, and I certainly don't.

]]> By: emd http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42747 emd Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:21:16 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42747 As would I As would I

]]> By: daria http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42741 daria Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:44:07 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/08/14/publishing_a_mac_web_gallery_outside_of_mac#comment-42741 I'd be interested in that too! I'd be interested in that too!

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