Jul12
Server Switch
Up until now, BlueLaguna.net and RealityLapse.com have been using the same servers. However, I’ll be moving some of the RealityLapse servers to a new network so I decided this would be a good opportunity to put all BlueLaguna.net downloads on their own separate server. On the surface, this really won’t affect BlueLaguna.net users at all initially since some of the servers will be in the same datacenter. However, in the near future I plan to order a server in Europe and Asia to better accomodate users in those regions. It also seems appropriate to change the naming convention for the BlueLaguna.net servers. Originally, they were all named after ancient gods so I will be returning to doing so. The Lamda server will be renamed to Thor.
RealityLapse.com users on the other hand may experience brief service interruptions do to DNS changes. Whenever a host name (such as omikron.realitylapse.com) changes to a new ip address, it can take a while for some internet providers to recognize the change. Most companies recognize the change within a few hours. Some however may take up to two days. Therefore I will only be switching on server at a time, starting with Omikron.
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Jul01
Improving Organization
I’ve been looking through AudioBiblio, Blue Laguna, and RealityLapse and I think some pages should be organized better.
In AudioBiblio’s case, I’m thinking that to home page (after you login) should be improved to include more features of the site. This site has a lot to offer and I’m adding new features all the time, but they might get lost if people don’t have time to explore (and the average person doesn’t). I’m also moving in the direction of including more icons and pictures all over the site to make it more visually appealing.
The navigation bar on BlueLaguna has become extremely long. I’m thinking of doing alphabetical menu items, but that can make that area too short in comparison to the content. I’m open to any suggestions, but this might be an opportunity to include some new features as well to fill up that space.
Last, but not least, RealityLapse also faces the same navigation issue as BlueLaguna. However, this issue spans across many pages. I’ve recently beefed up the music section, but that has also meant that the information pages for each anime has become cluttered with links. The list on the “Full Episodes” page has also grown extremely long. Personally, I like having one big page with all the downloadable anime series, but this can lead to a lot of pointless scrolling and searching through relatively small text. The blue subnavigation already organizes anime alphabetically, but I think the best solution will be to add additional filters that change which anime gets displayed. This will also be a good place to integrate the tags I assigned to most of the anime a while ago.
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