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This is more of a resource question rather than technical one.
I am building a website for a client who needs to categorize photos (motorcycles) and I am looking for a database of models/years/production year.
If anyone knows where I can find such database please let me know.
Here is a database I put together for a Motorcycle website I was working on.
Motorcycle & Scooter Database, Years 1970-2010, 16,000+ records
Here is a link that I was able to find for you. From my experience, it's really hard to find anything free that deals with vehicle database references because of the ever changing makes and models.
DataOneSoftware.com
If the above website doesn't work out for you, then another possiblity would be to see if you can find some of the old VIN lookup books out there and see if there is someway to get a download link or a CD copy of their information.
Good luck on your project.
You can automate an image search (through google image for example) for every make and model you got in the database. This method is error prone and the images have to be checked also manually to see that they are correct. But its an idea.
Also note copyright material and other things like that.
I have found another make-model-year database from here: http://allmotodatabase.com
Not perfect, but very good if you need moto make-model-year DB for some project, plus it contains some additional info (not available for all models though)
This came up when I was searching for one, I decided to scrape bikez.com, it's not complete (atm) but the scraper can be found https://github.com/ibash/bikez_scraper
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The product I am referring to is src.sencha.io. You pass the path of your image into a src.sench.io url, pass some parameters and your image is resized dynamically. I have been receiving 503's inconsistently.
I have tweeted to Sencha, tried to write on their forums with no avail. I was hoping the community on StackOverflow could shed some light on the service. I am currently using the service in production, so you can imagine the amount of complaints received.
Will this service be maintained in the future and are there any workarounds at the moment? I would prefer not to pull the service entirely. You can imagine my frustration as a developer. I will be sure to never use any Sencha products in the future if this is how they choose to communicate with their developers, free or paid.
Are there any other similar services around that provide image resizing and retina support on the fly. I do not mind paying for the service.
I also use the service and have had this problem. I've written a graceful JavaScript fallback you may be interested in using:
https://github.com/ultrapasty/sencha-src-image-fallback
It falls back to local SRCs if src.sencha.io returns an error on the first request. Feel free to take, use, modify etc.
Thought I'd drop a message on here as it definitely adds value to the post for anyone looking at using ReSRC. If you fancy 50% off the first 3 months on a small or medium plan just enter 'halfprice-small' or 'halfprice-medium on checkout.
Cheers
Dom (ReSRC, Co-Founder)
In addition to my fallback answer which doesn't directly address the question, I haven't used it myself, but keep coming across ReSRC.
Another similar looking one is responsive.io.
This article also has a good write up of many possibilities, under Do I care about relying on third parties?
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I'm new to web developing and I want to make a web where the user fill in a few info and then get an answer from the backend. The info filled in is sent to the backend; the backend then process the info and send the answer back for display.
My question is how can I do it with the simplest possible framework? LAMP and GAE both seem ok to me in the long run, but is there any simpler framework good for my needs? I have also looked into LAMP provider like bitnami, however I can't find the application I need in the list of applications. If needed, I can program in Java.
Thanks! and please let me know if I need to clarify my question. I think what I'm asking is general guidance on setting up such a simple web.
Google AppEngine will work fine for your needs. You will need to program it, and Java works on GAE. Start with Java Tutorial and then gradually add your own server side processing. Of course many other web server platforms are possible, but users of GAE generally consider it to be very capable and easy enough to use. LAMP is likely to take you longer to learn.
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I am new to database schema design and I want to learn more about how a well-designed database scheme is implemented in the real world?
Is there any places to find those schemes? Or is there any book focused on explanation over examples.
DatabaseAnswers.org (unfortunately now defunct) but well-preserved in the Wayback Machine is a great source of example database schemas.
I can also recommend Beginning Database Design, published by Apress. I own this book and can confirm that it is of high quality. The book looks at a number of real world scenarios and explains the impact a certain design decision could have on the way the database works and the quality of the data and its output.
Finally I would advise building some small databases (E.G. contact management, Task list etc). Start by specifying some basic requirements and create some tables and queries. You WILL make some mistakes which is the best way of learning.
Here is a nice library of schemas to browse through.
http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models
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I'm storing a variety of variables containing statistics, items weapons, etc in a flash based game. Currently I'm using PHP and AMFPHP as a backend, calling services to pull the data. This is fine for my own machine, even my own website, however if I want to deploy the game to a site such as Kongregate or ArmorGames, what storage method can I use at that point?
I have a small preference of continuing to use a database such as MySQL because I spent some time designing the ER diagram and schema, but if I have to store in a flat file, I can do that too. I'm especially interested in others who have deployed games which have data storage (such as inventory, characters, classes, items, mobs) external to their game.
Edit: Looking for answers as to whether people use remote services or another solution for deploying their games to sites such as this.
Perhaps you should peruse the documentation of the respective providers:
http://www.kongregate.com/developer_center/docs/shared-content-api
Not sure if armor games has any of that type.
I asked within Kongregate's developers, the answer is yes, I can use remote web services. The API unfortunately had nothing in it dealing with this issue.
You could use our backend Flox http://gamua.com/flox/. It allows you to store your inventories, characters, etc. It's not MySQL but based on a NoSQL database. However, since you'd be using the AS3 SDK, you would not get in touch with the DB anyway.
Also, I should mention that I am the lead developer of Flox, which may make me a bit biased. ;-)
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I'm in the position of having to either recommend an existing or develop a custom news and forum module for a DotNetNuke installation. Both modules need to have the features you'd expect from such a module. Quite an open set of requirement, but that's all I have so far.
I've been brought in to rescue an Intranet redevelopment project which already uses DNN, so that's non-negotiable.
I've never developed for DNN before, so I don't know how easy module development is.
Those with experience in the area, please can you tell me:
The best news and forum modules you know of
How easy custom module development is
Would you recommend custom module development, or to use existing products.
Version 3 of DNN is currently in use, but a newer version can be installed if required.
"News module" is pretty open, but the best simple news module is probably Ventrian's News Articles module. My company, Engage Software, makes another article management system, Engage: Publish, that is more full featured in some areas.
Active Forums is generally considered the cream of the crop for DNN forums.
DNN module development takes a little getting used to, so that you're familiar with your options and what DNN offers, but it's fairly simple once you know what you're doing. Engage offers a number of training options if you end up deciding to go that route.
I think your best bet is to evaluate the existing modules, take them for a spin, and see if you can get them to meet your needs before you go creating something on your own. All of the modules I've mentioned will be able to support you if you run into any issues or need any help figuring out if they have a way to meet your needs.
If you are looking for a free news/article management system, try allnewsmanager.NET
A good forum that works in dnn is yetanotherforum.NET
Peter please list your client's requirements. Maybe you don't need a news module at all.
As for Forums, ActiveForum is good. The free DNN Forum module that comes with DNN is pretty good too.