New Website being created !

[mtaman02]

Hey All,

With at least 1 day to go before the practice and competition days takes over Week#4 I have decided to work on something a bit constructive.

I'm building a website in which will allow you be able to get to the information quickly and easily!

The content of the website will host the following.

Team Rosters (Information Reguarding Team# / School Name and Location [similar to the white paper I posted in January])

The Game Manuals and Team Updates (Information Reguarding Game rules and other important information)

An Event Calendar (Information Reguarding upcoming events and due dates for FIRST Related projects [autocad / chairmans etc...])

A miscellaneous section for Flash / HTML / MS Office based game utilities that you the teams create. All you have to do is send me a link to d/l the game or utility and I'll link it to my website that way there's always a copy of it available.

A Useful links area. (the only 2 useful ones I know is FIRST / Chiefdelphi oh and Innovation FIRST)

The Link to this will be http://firstprojects.tripod.com

Edit:// 25% of it has been uploaded. You should find the 2003 and 2004 Team Roster accessible as well as the Competition Pit Timer created by Team 810 the Mechanical Bulls and the Score/Rank/Award Booklet created by myself.

[Ryan M.]

It looks like it'll be good when finished. One thing I might say is that if you could reduce the amount of variation in the background, it might be slightly easier on the eyes. 'Course, that's just my opinion.

Nice site so far.

[mtaman02]

Ok Changed the font to a solid white. Is there anything else I should include on my website. Remember this will pretty much be a 20MB Temp HD with 16MB Left lol. I see it as a HD b/c its only got like 3 HTML pages and nearing 1/2 a dozen zip files. In any case. If you would like any of your "small" creations to be kept for alternate Team Access. Send me the file via email **SEE PROFILE FOR EMAIL** I'll be more then glad to upload it to my site.

2003 FLASH / HTML Game is now available to d/l at my site
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Links to FIRST's 2003 Rule Book and Competition now uploaded
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[mtaman02]

How is the site that i have created thus far. Would you like any changes to be made to it!

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

How is the site that i have created thus far. Would you like any changes to be made to it!

when i open it it has about 5 popups sayin stack overflow at line:0

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

when i open it it has about 5 popups sayin stack overflow at line:0

Ok It has been determined that

Internet Explorer has picked up a stack overflow at line 0 when loading this page
Netscape Navigator has not picked up this said error.

Those with Mozilla and Fire Fox and other such browers need to let me know if you do or do not get this error.

Those who know webpage design I could use some help in finding out if its a problem with the HTM coding or if its just Microsucks problem

[Jay H 237]

I use IE6 (with all the latest updates installed) and had no issues opening and viewing your website.
You have also done a good job with the site so far.

[Alex Cormier]

how do you use the pit timer?

[mtaman02]

There is a read me file with the pit timer . this was created by T.810 The Mech. Bulls in 2002.


The way it works is The time already there is taken from the computer

Where Round 0 is you may change that to your next match
Where the 0:00 is where you imput the scheduled match time. so for 1:15 PM you would input 13:15 which will auto matically convert to the standard 12 hr.

You may change the message it displays and the Backround while counting down in the *.cfg file also located in the ZIP.

Any questions feel free to direct them to a member of 810
and like I said theres a read me file there so check it out first. Its a fairly simple program and doesn't reuqire much effort esp since we are already concentrated on fixing a robot and not a PC program j/k

[mtaman02]

Even though one of 2 items really don't count anymore:


2003 FIRST Calendar
2004 FIRST Calendar - Additional Items to be added: Off- Season Events and Corresponding Info.

Are now uploaded

[Arefin Bari]

Originally Posted by mtaman02

Ok It has been determined that

Internet Explorer has picked up a stack overflow at line 0 when loading this page
Netscape Navigator has not picked up this said error.

Those with Mozilla and Fire Fox and other such browers need to let me know if you do or do not get this error.

Those who know webpage design I could use some help in finding out if its a problem with the HTM coding or if its just Microsucks problem

I use Mozilla and i have had no problem with loading the page or whatsoever...

my opinion about the site:

1) the site looks awesome

2) great resource for FIRST teams (if they want to know about other teams, manuals and such)

3) if you could add some white papers which is on chiefdelphi (like drive trains, calculation papers and such), might help rookies out and also the veterans.

4) it would be easier to read all the words very easily if the background was faded out a little bit.

5) if you think its alright then add more links such as FIRSTWiki and soap108. (i personally use them a lot for sources).

6) it would be nice to have previous year's (1992-2002) game objective... (that way a lot of newbies and other who doesnt know about the previous games would learn about it).


Great job on the site... good luck...

[mtaman02]

I thank you for ure suggestions reguarding the FIRSTProjects website and the background will most probably change as soons as i can find something that looks good.


AS for my question from earlier this week, this would be in reguards to another website i'm working on and i will also go forward with ure suggestions.


Please Keep your suggestions coming so that the growth of FIRSTProjects can continue. FYI: FIRSTPojects website is run off a tripod server which is free =) to some extent and after some new additions that you would like to see I hope to keep it on that free server. Anyone having any extra space on thier servers and looking for someone to share the server with I would be more then glad to share.... For the moment though Webspace is not an issue and I will notify you guys when the space starts getting smaller.

Improvements to FIRSTProjects porbably won't take place till the end of either this or next week.


=)

If you would like to have your white papers on ure site plz let me know how you want it done (E.G. A link to Your whitepaper thats stored on CD, or you want the whole white paper on the site)

[mtaman02]

As the 2005 season approaches and its approaching rather quickly, I want to know if a complete 2005 FIRST Team Roster will be useful for scouting uses.

If you would like the 2005 roster please let me know, If I get enough responses I'll make it up quickly as soon as team registration for FIRST is officially completed ( if it isn't already ) I will draft up a 2005 roster probably by mid - december


Roster will include Team Number / School & sponsor(s) / Web address if applicable / Team location and maybe some other stuff if it isn't that big of a job.

[Roland]

Are the people praising this site seeing the same thing I am? I'm a bit perplexed because I'm seeing Comic Sans on a black and purple background that'd get laughed out of 1996.

The gracious professionalism police will have a field day with this one! Doesn't mean I'm not serious.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Roland

Are the people praising this site seeing the same thing I am? I'm a bit perplexed because I'm seeing Comic Sans on a black and purple background that'd get laughed out of 1996.

The gracious professionalism police will have a field day with this one! Doesn't mean I'm not serious.

/me hears sounds of sirens

I disagree.

I could care less about the colors. My bad taste in art has no bearing on someone else's bad taste in art. Purple and black looks OK.

Content is where it is at with regard to a website... and this site has it. Good job, Mike. This is a useful tool.

Andy B.