Ok, progress is coming along quite quickly now! I've written the main classes for accessing the database and even got the 'recent additions' box working a treat. Now I just have to write the pages that process the information & show the data and we'll be sorted!

I think I might bite the bullet and actually write the 'new images' page first. Wish me luck! I'm hoping to have all this content out into public beta in the next few weeks.

PS. If you want a look at...

For my next Biorust-related project I am hoping to develop a 'recent additions' box. This will fit in at the top of the screen and function much like the one in Deviantart. This will be distinct from the one in the current 'sidebar' in that it will only show things that relate to YOU (or your friends as approproate). Stuff like:

• A listing of all new comments on your gallery submissions since your last visit.
• New blog entries by your friends
• New Images submitted to the gallery

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Sorry guys, but it appears that I will be unable to offer automatic PDF downloads after all. I tried several free server-side scripts, all of which have one fatal flaw - they don't 'float' content & images. This may seem a minor problem, but nearly all our tutorials have images in the middle of text, and the result of this when its uploaded to the PDF scripts is HORRID! There are, of course, commercial scripts that don't have this flaw... but the cheapest is £1500!!!!

If you still...

As promised a while ago, I am now working hard on making automatic tutorial PDF downloads available for premium subscribers. The option *IS* now enabled on the tutorials screens, but whilst some of them display beautifully in PDF, others have a complete flidd and look terrible. Just bear with me... I'll get it all fixed soon.

PS. In other news, all members should now have access to 'printer friendly' layouts from the tutorials pages with a much cleaner layout. Hope you like!...

Hey peeps! As you may have noticed, I am currently giving Biorust a bit of an overhaul prior to the introduction of subscription services in 2009. The main aim of these improvements is to allow core features to stand out better, and enable more effective use of our resources. In the next two weeks I'm hoping that I can:

1. Further refine blog listings on the main Biorust index page. At the moment the HTML is dynamically generated each time, but I could easily code a 2 minute...