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February 19, 2010

How many photos can I upload? You decide!

There has always been an un-enforced 5,000 photo limit on Divvyshot accounts (that's effectively 4,800 more than on flickr!).  We will begin enforcing that limit next week when we release our paid accounts.

Here's the good news: If you sign up and use Divvyshot before 2/22 then you can effectively set your account's photo limit.

That's because we're going to reward our users by "grandfathering" everyone once we begin enforcing the limit.  We will set your limit to the larger of:

  • 5,000 photos
  • The number of photos you've uploaded plus 1,000 photos

If you've uploaded 20,000 photos your free account limit will be 21,000.  If you've uploaded 1,000 photos your free account limit will be 5,000.

 

A note about photo sizes

Right now users can upload photos up to 30MB in size (Flickr's limit is 10MB, Picasa's is 20MB).  This limit will change; we expect to increase it as camera resolutions increase.

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December 9, 2009

Divvyshot now has an iPhone app!

We've been working for months on our new iPhone app, so I'm excited to announce that we've finally launched it.

The video best explains how we're different, but here are some highlights:

  • Shake to transfer thousands of photos in seconds.
  • Easily export to Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.
  • Out with friends? Everyone can now add photos to one place.

Interested? Learn more at Divvyshot.com or download it from the app store:

 

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September 5, 2009

Divvyshot events now support passwords

Several users have requested that we allow password protected albums.  I threw something together to pacify everyone until we release the new version of the site.

 

You can try it out on one of my events:

Page: Photos from around the house

Password: "open simsim" (without the quotes)

 

PS: Do you have a divvyshot feature request?  We respond to them! Email me (so -a t- divvyshot.com) or post it on our uservoice page: http://divvyshot.uservoice.com/.

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July 18, 2009

The Divvyshot "Joel Test"

Joel Spolsky has a 12 question test that's intended to measure the quality of a software team.  I've found it pretty interesting so I thought I'd post our results.

Do you use source control?
Yes.  We use SVN and will probably switch to git in the next few months.

Can you make a build in one step?
Yes (Capistrano).

Do you make daily builds?
Yes.

Do you have a bug database?
Yes (Pivotal).

Do you fix bugs before writing new code?
Yes.  The entire team receives an email on any 500 error and they receive priority attention.

Do you have an up-to-date schedule?
Yes, we use Pivotal tracker for scheduling & planning.

Do you have a spec?
We just made one! (We should probably get a 1/2 point for this...)

Do programmers have quiet working conditions?
Yes.  We currently share office space with Disqus at 589 Howard St, SF, CA.

Do you use the best tools money can buy?
Yes.  We'll gladly provide you with a MacBook Pro, a 30" LCD screen, a kinesis advantage keyboard, and pretty much anything else you need to be productive.  We'll even get you an Aeron chair if you really want one.

Do you have testers?
Kind-of.  Divvyshot doesn't have the staff to employ full time testers so we've come up with an alternative:
- We test each other's code
- We have automated code testing
- We respond to any server 500 errors within 12 hours with a bugfix and appropriate unit test (to ensure the problem does not happen again).

Do new candidates write code during their interview?
Yes.

Do you do hallway usability testing?
Yes.  Mostly by my girlfriend.

Result: 11.5 out of 12.  Not bad.

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July 13, 2009

Shout out to everyone who's worked on Divvyshot.

I've received a lot of support with Divvyshot over the last several months.  I'm preparing for a big release in the next few weeks so I'd like to take this opportunity to recognize everyone who's contributed to the project.

 

Omar Bohsali (omarish.com) - Omar you blow me away.  Thanks for flying out to San Francisco for a week to develop the python API client and embeddable javascript widget.  What's even cooler is that you're going to open source these projects.

Users everywhere will praise your coding prowess.

Dan Grover (dangrover.com) - Dan you've done an amazing job with the Divvyshot iPhone app (http://divvyshot.com/iphone).  Everyone keep tuned on this project...we'll be releasing it in the next few weeks.

John Devor (johndevor.com) - Thanks for helping shape Divvyshot's vision.  You brought this project from concept to reality.  Without you, Divvyshot probably wouldn't exist.  You've been a great friend and a patient teacher (you know what I'm referring to).  You laid the foundation for our Mac desktop client and I'm looking forward to the day when it comes to life. 

Scott Vann - You made me realize Divvyshot needs to love PCs too.  However, it is ironic that you now develop for a Mac. :)

Asheley Walker - You've been tremendously supportive and provided the inspiration for Divvyshot.  Fundamentally, most of Divvyshot was your idea.  You also pushed me to challenge myself, take a risk, and work towards a worthwhile goal.  Because of this pursuit, I'll die happy even if I accomplish nothing more.

Daniel Odio (danielodio.com) -  While you haven't directly contributed to Divvyshot, your impact on the project has been enormous.  I'll always remember November 5th, 2002.  It was the day you sat me down and helped me incorporate my first company.  I was 17.  

The lucky entrepreneurs among us have a mentor to guide them through the long and difficult startup journey.  I'm even luckier: my mentor is my brother and he's been there for me my entire life.

       
Click here to download:
Shout_out_to_everyone_whos_wor.zip (1201 KB)

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July 11, 2009

New feature: Import from your Gmail address book

Divvyshot can now import your Gmail contacts. Check out the feature here: https://divvyshot.com/secure/contacts/import/gmail/

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June 25, 2009

Divvyshot rewrite complete!

I've finally completed rewriting all of Divvyshot's code. It wasn't fun - but if I was ever going to do it now was the time.

 The codebase should now be significantly faster and more flexible. This is very exciting because we're beginning to enter into the second stage of the project. We'll be releasing numerous features over the next few months. Stay tuned for details!

 -Sam

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