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Blog entry by Martin Sojka posted 115 days ago 1802 reads 0 times favorited 34 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Long time, no post… anyways I’d like to keep you updated about the latest updates on the site. Support and maintenance is taking more and more time because your activity grows leaps and bounds so these upgrades are not huge nor revolutionary. Anyways I’m sure that you’ll find them interesting because most of them were requested multiple times in the past. So here they are:

  • New Events Calendar features a monthly view of all important LJ picnics and meetings. These local events are getting so successful and frequent that they deserved a special spot on the site. At the bottom of the page you can find instructions for adding your planned LJ events to this calendar. As you can see there I’m also planning to add sponsored event listings in the future.
  • It’s a good habit to wear a classy LJ shirt or cap on the LJ meeting ;) You can find a quick link to our LJ merchandise store at the top of the Events page for easy access. I also updated the selection of LJ products – new shirt styles, buttons, stickers and more.
  • Personal Favorites pages are now showing your favorited projects, blogs, reviews, forum topics and workshops in the standard view with titles, thumbnails and descriptions. I’m sure Dan is going to love this new style ;) You can access your personal favorites by clicking on MY LUMBERJOCKS → MY FAVORITES.
  • Plain textual subnavigation links have been restyled and look bold and fancy now (same style as the original navigation on the Pulse page).
  • Number of the latest projects and blog entries featured on the home page has been increased from 15 to 30.
  • Pages with the project thumbnails and member icons should be loading faster due to improved caching logic under the hood.

Enjoy LumberJocks and have a great weekend everybody!

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka


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a1Jim

23526 posts in 547 days


posted 115 days ago

Hey Martin
Thanks for all the help you have given me and all of your upgrades. It’s got to be really challenging to keep up with all the questions and request you get. Thanks so much for this great site

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, http://www.heirloomwoodshop.com/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7209 posts in 1270 days


posted 115 days ago

Thank you Martin!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Timbo

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posted 115 days ago

Thanks Martin for all your hard work on LJ site. Much Appreciated!

-- Tim: The most dangerous tool is the one you use next.

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Damian Penney

1053 posts in 962 days


posted 115 days ago

groups?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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patron

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posted 115 days ago

thank you martin ,
this is the best place on the web !

i hope you enjoy it as much as we do .

if you get bored looking at computers ,
i’m sure you will be welcome to relax in any shop on this site ,

maybe make a box or something ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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lew

4917 posts in 726 days


posted 115 days ago

Martin,

The new layout in “My Favorites” is SUPER!!

Thanks,

Lew

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Karson

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posted 115 days ago

Some very nice enhancerments, Thanks for your hard work.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Occie gilliam

335 posts in 267 days


posted 115 days ago

You are doing a great job Martin, I’m going now to become a donors.

Thanks again for making this great web site
Occie

-- Occie down in Costa Rica. come down and see us some time. I'll keep the light on for you Occiegilliam@yahoo.com

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DaN

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posted 115 days ago

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Rustic

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posted 115 days ago

Thanks Martin

-- Put the mouse down and step away from the computer----Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

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Gary

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posted 115 days ago

Fantastic additions. Thanks

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill

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lumberdustjohn

156 posts in 137 days


posted 115 days ago

Thanks Martin, How about a mossy oak cap with the Lumberjocks logo?

-- John Stoler Apple Creek Ohio

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pommy

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posted 115 days ago

Thanks Martin

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

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CessnaPilotBarry

1428 posts in 673 days


posted 115 days ago

Thanks again for running such a great site.

-- - Please help keep Lumberjocks an enjoyable escape by refusing to participate in political discussions. Simply choose to ignore the thread...

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reggiek

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posted 115 days ago

Thank you Martin…and thank you for your great job at providing such an informative and addictive site.

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 115 days ago

I always appreciate the hard work that you put into the site. The results really show.

Thanks.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 115 days ago

thumbs up!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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HeirloomWoodworking

171 posts in 710 days


posted 115 days ago

Martin

Like others have stated, THANK YOU for all of your work on this site. It is truly apprecieated.

This is my favorite site on the web. I get so much inspiration here from my fellow Lumberjocks!

Trevor

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

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jockmike2

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posted 115 days ago

Thank you Martin, you da best!!!

-- Mike from Michigan - mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 114 days ago

Woo hoo!! Thanks, Martin. The changes ar appreciated.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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nmkidd

500 posts in 143 days


posted 114 days ago

Super upgrades!! Many thanks.

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

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Blake

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posted 114 days ago

Thanks Martin. Any chance a “chat” feature is on the horizon for Lumberjocks?

-- Check out my website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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huff

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posted 114 days ago

Thanks Martin for all your hard work. You’ve made this the best site by far.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

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cabinetmaster

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posted 114 days ago

Thank You Martin. Great job on this site.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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rtb

910 posts in 683 days


posted 114 days ago

I agree with everybody

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

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GMman

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posted 114 days ago

A million thanks for all your work Martin

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

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Ed Elizondo

76 posts in 493 days


posted 114 days ago

Martin, thanks for all of your hard work. I hope you know how much your dedication has meant and impacted all of the thousands of Lumberjocks on the site. Your work has not gone unnoticed. I now have my son looking at the site. Woodworking has never been one of his favorite things to do, but I hope that a fourth generation of woodworkers has come about because of this site. Thanks again.

-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "

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scrappy

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posted 114 days ago

Thanks Martin for all you do to keep this site growing. Your hard work is greatly apreciated.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

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stefang

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posted 114 days ago

Thanks Martin for all the work you do in improving and maintaining this site we all love so much.

-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way

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DTWoodknot

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posted 101 days ago

Thanks Martin

-- Dave, I wood if I could but I can't so I woodknot

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TheDane

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posted 97 days ago

Martin: First of all, thanks for all of the work you do to make LumberJocks such a top quality site. I work in the software business and part of my job is creating and maintaining the company’s websites, so I have a sense of the amount of effort you put into it.

I don’t know about anybody else, but one of the things I like best is Workshop tours. I have a shortcut to http://lumberjocks.com/workshops/list, which works for me, but I have often thought it would be nice to have a tab on the top menu similar to Projects, Forums, etc.

Again, thanks … and keep up the good work!

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi

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Barto

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posted 97 days ago

Thanks Martin

-- Bart, Waimauku NZ

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dustygirl

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posted 97 days ago

Thanks Martin.All changes are appreciated.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

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Grumpy

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posted 82 days ago

Thanks Martin

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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