The Schumin Web » Site Updates

Million Puppet March now available

SchuminWeb — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:39:22 +0000

Million Puppet March, about a political demonstration in support of public broadcasting, is now available in Life and Times.

Sandy Point Photography set

SchuminWeb — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:43:49 +0000

Sandy Point State Park is now available in Photography.

Instagram button

SchuminWeb — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:12:55 +0000

Added button for Instagram to header bar.

Disqus related links

SchuminWeb — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:57:38 +0000

Activated a feature on Disqus that displays related posts beneath the comments area on Journal entries and certain Archives entries.

4000-Series cars’ days are numbered

SchuminWeb — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:22:55 +0000

Updated Identifying Metro Rail Cars to reflect that Metro has opted to forgo rehabilitation on the 4000-Series cars.

Fruit Stands is here

SchuminWeb — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:44:30 +0000

Fruit Stands, a photo set about a visit to Eastern Market, is now available in Photography.

Transit Center update

SchuminWeb — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:15:15 +0000

Transit Center: Large update made to the Washington Metro section, mostly for the Orange and Red Lines. One new page: Branch Avenue Yard.

Small-size version of site temporarily disabled

SchuminWeb — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:24:46 +0000

The version of the site designed for smaller screens has been temporarily disabled due to caching problems.

Image load problem fixed

SchuminWeb — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:16:19 +0000

Fixed a site problem that was causing images in photo sets to not load properly. This also helps ensure that the entire website is served from Ashburn, Virginia, which should improve response times for many users.

Redesigned comment section

SchuminWeb — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:07:44 +0000

Updated commenting system to the Disqus 2012 layout. This affects the Journal and various sections within the Archives.

Comment font size

SchuminWeb — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:59:41 +0000

The font size for comments made in the Journal and other places has been reduced to more closely match the other text on the pages.

Server move complete

SchuminWeb — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:06:54 +0000

My host has notified me that the server move is complete. Schumin Web is now physically hosted in Ashburn, Virginia. Response times should now be back to normal.

Temporary site slowness

SchuminWeb — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:47:23 +0000

My host is currently moving Schumin Web from a Los Angeles-based facility to Ashburn, Virginia. This is the cause of slower site response times lately.

Facebook contact information change

SchuminWeb — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:33:21 +0000

Updated Contact Information page in regards to Facebook. If you’re messaging me via Facebook, please do so through the website’s page, and not my personal page. It relates to notification speed.

Instagram about-face

SchuminWeb — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:58:43 +0000

The photo box in the Journal is now powered by Instagram, replacing TwitPic, for reasons of greater flexibility. Additionally, the Instagram box now shows up on the low-res/mobile version of the site.