Jostein, Our expectations are indeed different. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:54 PM, AlunFoto<[email protected]> wrote: > I just checked. On a computer that's never visited the PPG before, so > there's no local cache. > > 12 seconds. I expect it will vary through the day, though. > > Jostein > > 2009/8/31 Jack Davis <[email protected]>: >> What I was clumsily trying to say, the TOTAL time needed from clicking on >> PPG to the opening of a selected artist's image is 'prox 4 - 6 secs. >> >> Jack >> >> --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: PPG quota >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 9:54 AM >>> Jack, >>> I'm paying for a premium ATT broadband connection here. >>> The initial splash page takes 5 seconds or so to load. >>> I brought up 10 recent additions in 32 seconds, one after >>> another. >>> It gets me impatient to see the little loading bar... >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Jack Davis<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > IF I interpret your experience with the PPG correctly, >>> I feel it's safe to say that I don't have the same >>> experience. From the time I click on PPG, select an "artist" >>> (myself..of course), choose a photo and have it come up is >>> something like 4-6 secs. >>> > Comcast cable connection. >>> > >>> > Jack >>> > >>> > --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> >>> >> Subject: Re: PPG quota >>> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> >> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 6:37 AM >>> >> Jostein, >>> >> On occasion, somebody here will link to the >>> gallery for a >>> >> photo. >>> >> I watch it post a gallery header page then spin up >>> more >>> >> internally. >>> >> Finally, it will look like it is going to open >>> something, >>> >> but no, >>> >> wait, just kidding, not yet! >>> >> When a picture opens it is nice. >>> >> I went thru all 100 of yours and they are >>> beautiful (and a >>> >> major >>> >> accomplishment). >>> >> But I'm on a high speed line in the USA suburbs >>> and the >>> >> gallery is too slow. >>> >> It's in the design on the Pentax side, not in the >>> internet >>> >> distribution side. >>> >> Regards, Bob S. >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:25 AM, AlunFoto<[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> > Rick, >>> >> > >>> >> > You're not connecting via dialup or mobile 3G >>> by any >>> >> chance? I really >>> >> > don't recognise your description... >>> >> > >>> >> > I didn't join the foray until half a year >>> after the >>> >> first invitations >>> >> > went out. I had read a lot of bitching from >>> many on >>> >> this list over the >>> >> > interface, and was very skeptical to begin >>> with. In >>> >> fact, I wrote to >>> >> > Pentax and suggested some improvements, both >>> on the >>> >> gallery display >>> >> > and the voting page. A few were incorporated >>> too, >>> >> along with other >>> >> > changes to improve the interface speed over >>> time. I >>> >> joined in June, >>> >> > btw, and the beta stage ended in September >>> 2007. >>> >> Further improvements >>> >> > were made later that autumn, and I don't >>> think it's >>> >> that bad anymore. >>> >> > I may have grown used to it too, of course. >>> >> > >>> >> > Last Thursday, btw, a colleague at work >>> praised the >>> >> site's convenient >>> >> > interface for browsing images. Without any >>> >> encouragement from me >>> >> > except providing the link. >>> >> > >>> >> > Jostein >>> >> > >>> >> > 2009/8/30 Rick Womer <[email protected]>: >>> >> >> <rant on> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I filled in the data form for a PPG >>> account >>> >> shortly after it opened a few years ago. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Then, I read here and elsewhere about >>> the >>> >> ridiculous review system, which has only gotten >>> more >>> >> ridiculous. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I tried to look at people's photos, and >>> found the >>> >> interface to be slower than an Apple II in Job's >>> garage. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> "Screw this", I said, and have never >>> uploaded >>> >> anything. When the very few PDMLers who post >>> things to the >>> >> PPG post PESOs there, I usually run out of >>> patience wth the >>> >> incredibly slow interface long before I've seen >>> the photos. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> <rant off> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Rick >>> >> >> >>> >> >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Bong Manayon <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> From: Bong Manayon <[email protected]> >>> >> >>> Subject: PPG quota >>> >> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>> >> >>> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, >>> 7:44 PM >>> >> >>> After a long spell, I uploaded >>> >> >>> something in PPG and discovered that >>> we >>> >> >>> now have a quota of 1 upload a >>> week. 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