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Name:	Rick Overman
Date Posted:	Apr 22, 2005
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Google Mini Update: The mini just works! Leave it to Google to make something so complex, easy and do exactly what you expect it to. As I mentioned in my last post we are totally redesigning the container for the site and reworking of lot of navigation. We will be deploying the mini at the same time we deploy the new sever (and site code). The updated site code is FAST! But it did require large number of sweeping changes. So how do you validate 45,000 pages? you use a cleverly written php error handler and your Google Mini! heh heh yeah I have been using the mini to crawl the site and as it hits pages that produce errors it emits detailed context and stack dumps, very nice. Takes the fear out of making so many changes. Here is a screenshot of the mini indexing my internal test server (www.garagegames.i). Notice the page titles, very nice.

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Teck Lee Tan (Apr 22, 2005 at 18:50 GMT)

Aw, hell yeah! I can't wait to see the new site all rolled out. :)

KevinG (Apr 22, 2005 at 18:55 GMT)

Nice work guys!!
I cant wait to see the new, improved site!!

Josh Williams (Apr 22, 2005 at 19:31 GMT)

Sooooooooooo cool. Like we've been saying for a while, there are lots of web updates on the way. Better search, better organization, more docs and a dedicated site for 'em, and more. Progress on all fronts.

Rick rocks. :D
Edited on Apr 22, 2005 19:31 GMT

Frogger (Apr 22, 2005 at 21:56 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Ah, sounds like an interesting endeavour.

I was wondering, Rick, if you got my email?

Dreamer (Apr 22, 2005 at 22:44 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

Just curious, but what OS is that google mini running?

Matthew Langley (Apr 23, 2005 at 00:15 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

wow! Can't wait for this, along with all the other changes! Incredible job.

(my Physics Tutorial came up third, lol there's my vain moment for the day)
Edited on Apr 23, 2005 00:15 GMT

Vashner (Apr 23, 2005 at 01:00 GMT)

I noticed today that Macromedia is using a google box too. Neato!

Zach Gipson (Apr 23, 2005 at 01:25 GMT)

Did you hear that Adobe owns Macromedia now?

Rick Overman (Apr 23, 2005 at 13:11 GMT) Resource Rating: 5

The google mini is a sealed box, admined via a browser so I have no idea what OS ..although I would suspect some flavor of linux.

Phil Carlisle (Apr 23, 2005 at 13:30 GMT)

Google use a hacked linux dont they?

Adam deGrandis (Apr 23, 2005 at 14:12 GMT)

Very cool.

Joseph Euan (Apr 23, 2005 at 17:39 GMT)

Rick, will the new changes have a link checker? (there's some old resources with file links not working, be better if they were deleted)
Edited on Apr 23, 2005 17:39 GMT

Treb Connell (formerlyMasterTreb (Apr 24, 2005 at 19:44 GMT)

thats awesome!!!

Brian Ramage (Apr 24, 2005 at 20:03 GMT)

Nice, very nice.

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