Big Expansion in MilwaukeeThrough dilligent and long overdue research, we have expanded our Milwaukee section. The number of bars has already doubled, and we hope to triple it before the month is out. October 1, I will actually be in Milwaukee helping my sister move, so if anyone wants to meet me and discuss the page, or just wants to buy me a beer, feel free to email me at drinktown[at]gmail[dot]com.
Also we could use more staff, particularly people in Milwaukee willing to spend time each day updating the map for that city. If you are interested, please let me know.
Patrick
Improved LoadingDue to the size of the larger maps, the pages were recenlty slow to load, particularly in IE.
First let me say that the problem has been worked on, and we think we have an working solution.
Second let me recommend
Firefox to everyone. If you don't have it, you should. It runs most of the internet faster and more efficiently. The Google maps programs work much better in FF, and I generally use it when testing code.
The changes I made should work in both browsers. I streamlined some of the loading processes, and graphics, and I simlified what I could. I also added a status window that should pop-up during the initial load and tell you how many of the bars have been loaded to the map.
Patrick
Ignoring the blogSorry I've been ignoring the blog lately, but I've been writing so much code and doing so many design changes I forgot to update the blog as well.
As most users will have noticed most (but not all) of the page has undergone some serious design changes meant to improve the look of the page.
Additionally, Drinktown became the #1 response when googling: 'Chicago Bar Specials' or Chicago Drink Specials'. Thanks Chicago.
Patrick
