Dropbox used as a CMS for an image blog

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    I made this in the same spirit...

    http://fuckfuckyeah.com/

    not sure what i'll do about images, that was crap i had already found

    here's what i did (presuming you already have a domain/host with ftp and ssh access to)

    1.
    i mapped a network drive to my host via ftp. i have a shortcut on my desktop directly to the folder i'll be placing images.

    when i'm on my computer or browsing the internet i can drag/drop into that folder and add the files via ftp to my host server.
    ala: http://cybernetnews.com/cybernot…
    osx can't do this http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21…
    though once it could
    http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/ft… (dead link)

    2.
    i use php to query the directory for jpg or png files then list them out.
    similar to: http://mgccl.com/2007/04/27/scri…

    3.
    i'm using cachecrop which i installed on my server to handle cropping/coloring the images on the fly.(this is where you need ssh) i could also scale them if i chose by simply changing the word crop to scale in the code once.
    via: http://cachecrop.stolen.la/

    what i love most about this solution/configuration is that it's old technology. I've been using cachecrop for years for clients. FTP, though it is slow to use, via the explorer window is, and has been totally possible(maybe not practical) for years.

    i feel like the dropbox hazel stacey thing is convoluted modern hipster-ish and my solution is simple atari-ish but that could be the smoke and the emulator talking. excitebike ftw.

    i hope you liked the links dmullins.
    i expect to see a benfal version soon.

    so yeah, image blog cms dump site thingy

    and if cachecrop is too much for you to get your head around, css can treat images the in a similar way regarding sizing though the larger images will load each visit and be squished or clipped into a container, where cachecrop is using the cached file that is set to your specific dimensions to load faster for new visitors and save bandwidth.

    tomorrow, i may add an image upload to it so everyone can add to the mess or i may just take it all down, either way, i hope it's inspirational on some level to put your own thing together.

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