http://isdx.instantspot.com the InstantSpot design exchange blog en-us This work is Copyright © 2008 by isdx RSSVille ColdFusion FeedMaker, version 1.0 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:31:35 GMT http://isdx.instantspot.com/blog/2006/12/29/InstantSpot-Design-Exchange--Now-Open I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new site, the <a href="http://isdx.net" target="_blank">InstantSpot Design Exchange</a>. isdx.net is a place where <a href="http://instantspot.com">InstantSpot</a> users can go to upload/dowload custom Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) files for use with their Spot. Registration is simple, just pick a username and password, then enter your email and your InstantSpot name and you&#39;ll receive a simple verification email. That&#39;s it! Login and you can begin uploading designs! Registration is not necessary to download designs, but if you do register you&#39;ll get the added bonus of being able to preview any design in <a href="http://isdx.net/index.cfm/start/1/end/10/sortBy/mostPopular">The Exchange</a> live on your InstantSpot before you download it. How cool is that? Other features of isdx.net include: <ul> <li>Previews - Each design has a snapshot taken of it in live action when it is uploaded. This snapshot is prominently displayed with the design in The Exchange.</li> <li>Design Tagging - Tag your CSS with a few keywords to help other users know what your design is all about.</li> <li>RSS Feeds - The top 10 most recent designs are available in an RSS feed so you can always check out the latest! Individual RSS feeds by tag are also available.</li> <li>Search By Tag - Just enter a tag to quickly find designs tagged accordingly.</li> <li>Much More Coming Soon!!!</li> </ul> I&#39;d like to thank a few folks for helping make this possible. Below is a reprint of the <a href="http://isdx.net/page.cfm/page/credits">Credits</a> over at isdx.net, but I wanted to personally thank them here as well. <blockquote> isdx.net is powered by the greatest language in the world - ColdFusion.<br /> I&#39;d like to thank the following people/sites for their code, help, ideas and assistance in developing this site. Without them this site would not be what it is.<br /> isdx utilizes the makePassword udf available at <a href="http://www.cflib.org/udf.cfm?ID=437">cflib.org</a>. <br /> isdx banner created by <a href="http://ev.instantspot.com">Ryan Everhart</a>.<br /> Many thanks to <a href="http://ajlcom.instantspot.com/blog/index.cfm/">Aaron Lynch</a> and <a href="http://www.daveshuck.com/blog/">Dave Shuck</a>. First of all, for creating <a href="http://instantspot.com">InstantSpot</a> and continuing to enhance and support it. Secondly for being cool enough to work with me to roll this site out. I appreciate it guys!<br /> isdx utilizes some source code from the ColdFusion Jedi Master <a href="http://ray.camdenfamily.com">Raymond Camden</a>. In particular, Textblock code, parseSES and RSS functions. Also many thanks to Raymond for answering questions and sharing knowledge. <br /> isdx uses <a href="http://www.websitescreenshots.com/">WebShot</a>to create jpg previews of each design in The Exchange. Thanks to Ben Nadel for his <a href="http://www.bennadel.com/snippets/27-Creating-Web-Site-Thumbnails-Using-ColdFusion-And-WebShot-v-1.htm">demo</a>!<br /> <br /> </blockquote> Don&#39;t have your free InstantSpot yet? What are you waiting for! <a href="http://www.instantspot.com/index.cfm/event/Join">Go get one now!</a> Then go to <a href="http://isdx.net">isdx.net</a> and check out The Exchange! Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:39:18 GMT http://isdx.instantspot.com/blog/2006/12/29/InstantSpot-Design-Exchange--Now-Open isdx