Author Archive

‘Create duplicate’ feature

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Many of you have written in asking for a feature to allow you to create copies of panels. Well, you know what happens when you write in and ask for something! You can now duplicate sticky note, links and news feed panels by clicking ‘duplicate panel’ from the edit menu. Sticky notes will also now […]

Compact display mode

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

We’re making it easier for you to pack more information into your Protopage. News feeds and email inbox previews will now automatically display in a smaller font. You can now also select ‘compact’ mode for your weather widget. Please keep sending us your feedback – we’re listening!

Email inbox widget

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

You can now see a preview of your email inbox on your Protopage. The contents will automatically update every 5 minutes, unless you press the ‘check now’ button to force an immediate update. This widget is compatible with Gmail, POP3 and IMAP mail providers. Unfortunately, Hotmail, Yahoo mail and other web-only email providers do not […]

Data center relocation completed

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Protopage has been successfully relocated and we’re now running on two additional processor cores. Now, back to work on new features… (Gmail / POP3 / IMAP support is imminent)

4 hour relocation window announcement

Monday, February 6th, 2006

We will be moving the Protopage server cluster to a new, state-of-the-art data center on Sunday 12th February. We are making this move because one of our core priorities is to provide you with excellent uptime so that you can rely on Protopage being there when you need it. We will also be adding hardware […]

Weather widget

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Use the new widget button on the toolbar to add weather to your page. As always, use the edit button on the panel to choose your city! Expect more widgets, and send us your suggestions…

Four sided shadows

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

You can now overlap Protopage panels to your heart’s content. You can also turn off shadows by clicking ‘Colors/Settings’ on the toolbar, and then unticking the ‘Enable panel shadows’ box.

RSS indexing upgraded

Monday, January 16th, 2006

We’ve just upgraded our RSS/Atom news feed indexer – this should solve the ‘We are currently indexing this feed. Please wait…‘ issue where custom feeds were taking some time to index. Feeds should now always complete their initial indexing within a few seconds.

Panel detailing and color balancing

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

We’ve made a few minor alterations to the color schemes with today’s maintenance release. You’ll notice the new ‘stitching’ styling, along with color balancing that will make your Protopage look better when you combine panels of different colors on the same page. We’ve also made some assorted bug fixes including further improvements to the scrollbar […]

How to put videos on your Protopage

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

You can put all sorts of custom content into your Protopage using the Edit as: HTML option in your sticky notes. To see what is possible, take a look at our demo page. To get started, go to YouTube.com and find a video clip you like (or upload your own). Then, copy the code listed […]