Dropbox used as a CMS for an image blog
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- ae_tm
http://xxx.aestheticallyloyal.co…
It uses a combination of Stacey (http://staceyapp.com) Hazel (http://noodlesoft.com/hazel.php... & Dropbox (http://dropbox.com). Check the information section more more detail on how it all works.
- meffid0
Nice post.
- benfal990
Ok, this is really AWESOME!
WANT!
- ben_0
yeah, rad.
- benfal990
I dont know how to make it work... no detailed instructions :(
- Iggyboo0
Clever. But why again bother?
- xcm0
this :
http://anoved.net/2008/03/macfus…
plus this :
http://staceyapp.cominstead of Dropbox
- TheBlueOne0
There's also this:
- dMullins0
Really awesome implementation, IMO. Drop photos in the folder, and walk away. Who cares even if it has a practical use for everyone, it's always refreshing to see someone trying new things.
But I can think of a few uses off the bat...
I would probably use this to get rid of my Flickr, FFFOUND, Imagespark accounts, etc. Just drag and drop inspirational JPGs into the folder and bam, captured for future reference.
Or it would also be a cool concept for an artist's website who produces shit tons of work, and doesn't want to bother with website maintenance. Sort of a stream of consciousness of their recent work.
- i'm convinced. I rescind my +1000 above and re-appropriate it here.d_rek
- logi0
if you want to drop images in a folder and see them online you can write a line of php that will query for what ever file types you specify and voila, the same thing... or use any of the numerous free scripts available already offering this simple output
- RIZ0
cool!
- logi0
I made this in the same spirit...
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.
- I see you got this domain the same day I got www.yeahyeahfuckyeah…...meffid
- fuck yeah twins?logi
- .com? .net? nothing is resolvinglogi
- dMullins0
Sweet! Don't know if the alternate is "hipsterish". Maybe just easier for most people to get setup and running. Seems like what you posted only works on PC's?
- animatedgif0
You could use an Automator folder action to automatically desaturate/filter/resize images on a Mac. If you wanted to do something similar to logi without messing with serverside scripts.
"Apply Quartz Composer Filter to Image Files" is the action to look into.
- you get the original image on click, would automator offer this?logi
- ESKEMA0
^^ cool!
- albums0
^^^ very cool, if you can upload to dropbox you can have a sitedrop site
- benfal990
Wow thanks! Will check it out at home