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I hope you are enjoying W7ECA's Website. I apologize for any inaccuracies, exclusions, or other mistakes. It is my goal to make this website as COMPLETE , ACCURATE, & CURRENT as possible. If you notice something that is incorrect, links that do not function, missing graphics or photos, etc.
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Quick note for SPRING 2005: I have just started a NEW events calendar. This calendar is hosted offsite (on another server) and sofar it is still in the "JUST TESTING" phase. If it works out for us Great. If not, we'll try something else. In my pre-beta tests, it seems that sometimes I get a "webpage not found" or a "webpage unavailable" error. However if you just re-try the same link a few seconds later it loads fine. (?) I don't know if this is MY system, or THEIR server. Help me check it out over the coming weeks and get back to me with your comments. Not all events are listed throught the coming year... Yet. As time goes on I'll add in the remaining meetings, etc. If you know of an event coming up. PLEASE E-Mail me, and I'll add it in. If you have more information about it - or better yet a LINK to more info, let me know that as well.
Another NEW feature I've added is the AMBER ALERT SYSTEM. The Montana Amber Alert Logo will be permanently displayed on the main start-up page, along with an invitation to have Amber Alerts delivered to your E-mail or Cell Phone mailbox. If there is an "ACTIVE" Amber Alert in the state, the logo will become animated. (the antenna will pulse a signal) This activation will be totally automatic and controlled by the Amber Alert Organization. It won't have to wait for your webmaster to activate it. If you would like to see what the Amber Alert Logo looks like when activated [click here] The same is true for nearby states. If an Amber Alert is activated in a nearby state, The state's logo will be displayed along with a link to that information.One more thing. When you sign up for Amber Alerts via E-mail and/or Cell phone, you can select to get notifications from any all of each of the 50 states. I urge you to include our nearby neighboring states.
Thanks,
Cam - N7NBBWeb Problems ? One Problem I've heard a lot about is some of the features do not work on specific machines. (like the weather window ) The newest software feature included in most browsers, and some ISPs are "pop-up" blockers! If you are running some type of that software - or have a very agressive setting on your firewall, you may not be able to access certain website features... like the current weather banner on the main start page.
Another problem seems to be with JAVA applets (applications) that cause problems with some browser settings. I am working on this to make them universally acceptible. Time was, a year or so ago that JAVA was bad news (maybe it still is). It seems that hackers could hide their evil work deeply nested in java applications, to do their bidding completely transparent to the user. Because of this, browsers and operating systems became very picky about what they would and wouldn't accept. (for example Microsoft's XP Home edition of Internet Explorer didn't even include the ability to handle JAVA scripts when it encountered them. Thankfully there is a PATCH available for this, but those are just some of the problems I'm trying to overcome..
Other page loading problems are related to browser settings on individual computers. Make sure YOUR browser is set to "check for new version of page on loading". Many computer's defualt setting is to load an old page from it's own memory. (they do this to speed up your computer).Another problem I've heard a lot about is the loading of certain pages to print out, such as the application form page. Reports of their computer doing nothing after clicking on this button have been reported to me. All checks seem to indicate all is well on the file server. This might be an explanation: After you click on this feature, your computer has to load it's own PDF reader software, which may take time. If you don't HAVE a PDF reader installed on your computer, you may experience "NOTHING HAPPENING", as there is no reader program to load. After the reader loads, it has to go back to the website server and download the page you desire. Sometimes, depending on the speed of your computer, the connection speed, and yes sadly, the speed of the webserver on the other end, this could take up to a minute or so before something happens! (the desired page displays).
THANK YOU to those of you who have contacted me about this website. As with any project of this size and scope, there are bound to be small problems that creep in. If you feel you have a valid problem with something here, I want to know about it so I can attempt to correct it. E-Mail: webmaster@w7eca.org.
Also a BIG THANKS to all of you who have helped provide content and information for me to post here. I can't be everywhere at once, so if you hear of club events or news of any kind, send it my way so that it may be added to our website.
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UPDATED: 21 May, 2005