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Re: Availability.is

#31

Post by oneeyedpigeon » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 9:24 PM UTC

ianwootten wrote: post #27

krallin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, some twitter links are broken e.g. http://availability.is/for/sebinsua links to http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/sebinsua

Not broken, you just don't need to include the full link to your twitter profile - just your handle.

If the app automatically adds a prefix and doesn't automatically strip that prefix if it's present in supplied data, it's broken.

Re: Availability.is

#32

Post by ianwootten » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 9:49 PM UTC

krallin wrote: post #5

bsimpson wrote: post #3

QA: - The settings link is a 404 if you haven't completed your profile yet. - There isn't a link to complete the registration flow from the rest of the app. If you click Settings prematurely and get that 404, your profile is hosed unless you know to find http://availability.is/users/calendars in your history. - There's no obvious way to choose a profile photo. - The calendar listing doesn't auto-update. I just went a…

Also, some twitter links are broken e.g. http://availability.is/for/sebinsua links to http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/sebinsua

I've updated this to now make it obvious that you need to enter your handle, rather than full url.

Re: Availability.is

#33

Post by jamestomasino » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 9:51 PM UTC

Are you living abroad in Iceland? I was under the impression that was the only way to get at .is domains.

Re: Availability.is

#34

Post by bonjourmr » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 9:54 PM UTC

hk__2 wrote: post #30

Please use infinite scrolling, nobodies want to click “next” every 10 profiles.

I don't think everyone appreciates infinite scrolling, perhaps showing more profiles per paginate would be better (or give the user a choice between the two, or how many per page).

Re: Availability.is

#35

Post by danielnr » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

I'd love to sign up, but I'm unable to do so without adding it to a Google account.

Re: Availability.is

#36

Post by tikhonj » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 10:12 PM UTC

jamestomasino wrote: post #33

Are you living abroad in Iceland? I was under the impression that was the only way to get at .is domains.

No, they opened them up to everyone a few years ago, I believe. I had no problem getting one living in the US, although it does cost significantly more than a normal domain would.

Re: Availability.is

#37

Post by createmyaccount » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 10:16 PM UTC

jamestomasino wrote: post #33

Are you living abroad in Iceland? I was under the impression that was the only way to get at .is domains.

He writes about that on his blog: http://www.ianwootten.co.uk/2013/10/27/setting-up-an-is-doma...

Re: Availability.is

#38

Post by navs » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 10:25 PM UTC

Maybe a signup via email as an alternative to those of us that don't like to use our various google, twitter, facebook, github accounts for signing up?

Re: Availability.is

#39

Post by Aaronn » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 10:29 PM UTC

navs wrote: post #38

Maybe a signup via email as an alternative to those of us that don't like to use our various google, twitter, facebook, github accounts for signing up?

http://persona.org maybe?

Re: Availability.is

#40

Post by sytelus » Sun, Dec 08, 2013, 11:15 PM UTC

Did I read this right: "Collin Price is available permanently". Or should it be "Collin Price has been available forever"?