Hey!
It’s been the hardest few days. After being featured on Safari’s Extension Gallery the traffic surged again. I thought I was ready, but my coding skills are way too amateur for this kind of deployment.
I seeked help to fix this. Big thanks to @jimiray, @wmoxam and @j_dan_williams for the big help they’ve been into fixing my server and making me a better developer overnight!
Changelog:
- It works. (this joke is getting old, but it’s true)
Why the 0.2.2.1? Just some clumsiness, happens with almost all releases and takes about 2 minutes for me to realize I forgot to change a setting. Maybe because of the countless hours it took to fix this big problem in the last 2 days.
Thanks for sticking by!
(For the technically curious, ping me on twitter or email me jerome@ostrichapp.com and I’ll tell you how the server works now.)
Since the fireballing and the blogging/retweeting that followed, Ostrich’s server was on its knees (or small cringing wheels). As I pulled my hair out with one hand and tweeted with my feet, I also happened to call my sales rep at iWeb to get a brand spanking new server.
While I had the excuse of the server being down for all those errors, I think there’s a big part where it was actually my fault. The extension has its bugs. I put on the time required to make it work and now I think it’s much more reliable/stable. I’m also quick on fixes so if you find a problem with this one, don’t hesitate to tell me.
You may not see this update just yet. I have updated the DNS entries for Ostrich to point to the new server, but it might take up to 24 hours depending on your ISP/dns provider. I recommend using Google’s DNS Servers.
When the DNS are propagated to your ISP, you’ll see the Ostrich dialog advising you to update your extension. I hope this all goes well. Another way to figure out if the DNS are propagated is by visiting Ostrichapp.com and checking if it’s snappy!
Changelog:
- Overall stability and performance upgrades;
- Ostrich should not be greyed out anymore if it’s available. If it’s greyed out then there’s a problem, something didn’t load yet or you’re on a blank tab;
- Disabled showing more favorites until I figure it out.
Upcoming:
- Server improvements in terms of caching. “Performance” as they say;
- Getting back on track with the development of 0.3.
Thanks for sticking by these rough times.
