Over the weekend, I updated the site to show the start time of each ride in the local timezone. Say, if you are based on Boulder, Colorado, and rode on Nov 9, 2008, Cyclogz will determine that, on the day of the ride, the local timezone is MST, and show the start time in that zone.
While testing, I noticed that, for some places, Cyclogz is reporting incorrect timezones. This is happening due to some errors in a third-party database that Cyclogz uses to determine the timezone a given place is in. I hope to refresh that third-party data during the coming weekend, and reset all local time calculations. This may fix most discrepancies.
If you find that your ride start time or timezone as reported by Cyclogz is incorrect, please email the URL to the ride, and I will investigate.
By the way, thanks to all the riders, Cyclogz logged the two millionth ft of cumulative climb over the weekend.
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By admin
November 10, 2008
Happy to announce that I finished some major data migration today. This process reduced memory/CPU consumption on the server, and increased page download speed, particularly for those pages that show charts and maps. Now on to other features.
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By admin
November 8, 2008
Cyclogz welcomes our first unicycle rider.
Welcome aboard.
See the profile and logs at one wheel tom.
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By admin
November 6, 2008
Here is a brief list of enhancements that I hope to launch by end of 2008.
- Performance: For obvious reasons, this is at the top of my list. I will be shuffling around some heavier pieces of data (such as log files) so that the server is able to serve them faster. I will complete these changes this week.
- Activity Classifications: While Cyclogz was originally written for cyclists, the infrastructure in place can very well serve runners and hikers. So, I will be expanding the site to serve those as well.
- Support broader range of Gargmin GPS devices: Currently Cyclogz supports Edge and Forerunner. Next on my list is to expand this coverage to more devices. Please watch out for details.
- Improve upload experience
- Implement all bug fixes and suggestions made by several Cyclogz users.
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By admin
November 6, 2008
Tonight, I updated Cyclogz to render mile markers beyond 100 miles and 100 km on all maps. Till today, due to some limitations with the icons purchased from a vendor, I was unable to render icons beyond 100. I managed to find an alternative today.
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By admin
November 4, 2008
Given that the days are getting shorter and rains are getting more frequent in the US Pacific Northwest, I will be spending less time riding, and more time developing Cyclogz during the next 3-4 months and make it better for the 2009 season. Based on some suggestions I received, I have a major overhaul in mind for the next season.
If you have suggestions, complaints, or feature ideas, please continue to email.
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By admin
October 11, 2008
You can now follow all latest logs on Twitter as well. Just follow user “cyclogz”.
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By admin
October 11, 2008
I am happy to announce that, Cyclogz just went around the earth. Yes. All the riders put together, the total distance ridden just went over the circumference of the earth at the equator, which is approximately 24,901 miles.
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This morning, I upgraded the servers. The new setup has twice the RAM and twice the CPU speed.
Posted in Cyclogz.
I am pleased to announce that Cyclogz can automatically geotag your ride pictures. Here is how it works.
- Before getting started, make sure that your camera is set to the local time.
- Upload your pictures to Flickr™. Cyclogz will only look for public images, so make sure to share your ride pictures with the public.
- After uploading your ride log to Cyclogz, click on the &Setup Photos" link. This will open up a new window.
- Enter your Flickr ID to get Cyclogz search your ride pictures. You can go to sites like idGettr to know your Flickr ID.
- Follow the rest of the instructions on that window to associate the photos you want with the ride.
That’s it. Cyclogz will then geotag your photos, and generate a slide show!
At this time, Cyclogz will not save the geotag data back to Flickr.
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