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Tom Joad replied on September 12, 2009 02:59 to the problem "Zillow iPhone Application: Found an easy way to freeze up the iPhone application" in Zillow:

Tom Joad replied on September 12, 2009 02:58 to the problem "Zillow iPhone Application: Found an easy way to freeze up the iPhone application" in Zillow:

Tom Joad reported a problem in Zillow on September 12, 2009 02:58:

Zillow iPhone Application: Found an easy way to freeze up the iPhone application

Description:

Note: I wanted to log this for you, because I looked at your iPhone application and I asked myself how I thought it would break. This was the first thing I tried, and it worked. This is an easy way to freeze your iPhone application.

On the “List View” section of the Zillow iPhone application, there are featured homes. If the user selects any home, they are taken to a home’s “Detail” page.

From this “Detail” page, if the user gracefully presses the “List View” and the email buttons on the top of the screen at the same exact moment, the application will either:

1. Freeze on screen where the screen turns darker, and all buttons become unresponsive
2. It will present the option to “email” out the detail page, upon which if the user selects cancel they are returned to the iPhone’s home menu

This is difficult to describe, so there are screenshots attached.

Repro Steps:
1. Launch the Zillow application
2. Select the “List View” option
3. Select any featured home
4. From the Detail page of any home, press the “List View” and Email buttons simultaneously

Result: Pressing the “List View” and Email buttons from any home’s detail page will freeze the application

Expected: The Zillow iPhone application should not freeze after the “List View” and Email buttons are pressed simultaneously

A comment on the problem "09/10/2009 Lots of 500 Server Error messages today" in Brightkite:

I am getting lots of these screens today. – Tom Joad, on September 10, 2009 16:59

Tom Joad replied on September 10, 2009 16:59 to the problem "09/10/2009 Lots of 500 Server Error messages today" in Brightkite:

A comment on the problem "09/10/2009 Lots of 500 Server Error messages today" in Brightkite:

I kept running that place search, and I kept getting 500 Server Error messages. – Tom Joad, on September 10, 2009 16:59

Tom Joad replied on September 10, 2009 16:58 to the problem "09/10/2009 Lots of 500 Server Error messages today" in Brightkite:

Tom Joad reported a problem in Brightkite on September 10, 2009 16:58:

09/10/2009 Lots of 500 Server Error messages today

Date: 09/10/09
Time: 9:51 PST

Description:
Dear BK, several times this morning I have run into “500 Internal Server Error” messages after entering searching terms into the place search box on web.

This error message appeared for me several times:
“Status: 500 Internal Server Error Content-Type: text/html
500 Internal Server Error”

Repro Steps:
1. Navigate to brightkite.com, sign in
2. Run several searches (my messed up several times on "N 50th Street, Seattle, Wa"

Result: Numerous 500 Internal Server Error messages

Expected: No 500 Internal Server Error messages

Tom Joad replied on September 08, 2009 01:54 to the problem "Running a blank search leaves user on error screen" in zoecity.com:

NOTE: After playing with this further, I don't think it works as all.

I also ran searches of "%" and "Jim" and they lead to this error screen also.

Tom Joad replied on September 08, 2009 01:52 to the problem "Running a blank search leaves user on error screen" in zoecity.com:

Tom Joad replied on September 08, 2009 01:52 to the problem "Running a blank search leaves user on error screen" in zoecity.com:

Tom Joad reported a problem in zoecity.com on September 08, 2009 01:51:

Running a blank search leaves user on error screen

Description:

There is a search input box on the http://www.zoecity.net/dashboard screen, in the upper right hand corner. Clicking inside of this input box, pressing the <space> button, and running a search results in a crash/error message screen.

Repro:
1. Navigate to zoecity.net
2. Sign into account
3. From the http://www.zoecity.net/dashboard screen, click inside of the search input box in upper right
4. Press the <space> once, click on magnifying glass to run search

Result: Error screen after running a search of a single space (press of the <space> button)

Expected: Running a search of a single space (press of the <space> button) should not result in an error screen
</space></space></space></space>

A comment on the problem "Twitter Integration: I wrote a review, and tweeted it out, but it never went to Twitter" in UrbanSpoon:

I got this message saying that my review went through to Twitter, even though it didn't go through! – Tom Joad, on September 03, 2009 02:48

Tom Joad replied on September 03, 2009 02:47 to the problem "Twitter Integration: I wrote a review, and tweeted it out, but it never went to Twitter" in UrbanSpoon:

Tom Joad reported a problem in UrbanSpoon on September 03, 2009 02:47:

Twitter Integration: I wrote a review, and tweeted it out, but it never went to Twitter

Description:

PLEASE NOTE: Dear Urbanspoon, I am just telling you what I saw today.

Today, at just before 7:30pm, I wrote a review for The Monkey Bridge in Ballard.
I wrote the review from web, using FireFox 3 as the browser.

After I wrote the review, I clicked inside of the “Tweet this review” check box. I had already set this up (Urbanspoon/Twitter integration) before.

I clicked on “Add Review” and then I got the message, “Thanks for your review, and your tweet has been sent!” on the top of the screen.

I went over to my Twitter account and...it never went to Twitter. I waited, and waited, and waited. I refreshed and refreshed and refreshed Twitter. The Tweet for my restaurant review went off into thin air.

So, I thought that my Twitter integration wasn’t work. I went to a place in my hometown, wrote a review, and tweeted that review. That review went through to Twitter instantly.

As an end user, I just shook my head!

I wrote a review and used the "Tweet this review" for option for this:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/1/335652/...

and it did not go through to Twitter.

I wrote a review and used the "Tweet this review" option for this place:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/239/11320...

And the tweet went through.

Tom Joad replied on August 31, 2009 03:37 to the problem "Seattle’s “Eastlake / Montlake / Portage Bay” neighborhood paragraph has minor inaccuracy" in Not For Tourists:

Tom Joad reported a problem in Not For Tourists on August 31, 2009 03:37:

Seattle’s “Eastlake / Montlake / Portage Bay” neighborhood paragraph has minor inaccuracy

Description:

On the description for Seattle’s “Eastlake / Montlake / Portage Bay” there is a minor inaccuracy.

This paragraph has a sentence that states, “Being nuzzled up to Lake Washington makes the ‘hood that much more desirable”.

Not to quibble, but Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood does NOT nuzzle up to Lake Washington, it is nuzzled against a body of water called Lake Union.

If at all possible, you might want to simply amend the sentence to, “Being nuzzled up to Lake Union”.

Thank you.

Repro Steps:
1. Navigate to www.notfortourists.com
2. Select “Cities” then “Seattle”
3. From http://www.notfortourists.com/Seattle... select “Neighborhoods” then select “Eastlake/Montlake/Portage Bay”
4. From http://www.notfortourists.com/Hood.as... read the sentence
5. Note the sentence: “Being nuzzle up to Lake Washington”

Result: There is a minor inaccuracy in the paragraph that describes Seattle’s “Eastlake / Montlake / Portage Bay” neighborhood. The sentence states that Seattle’s Eastlake nuzzles Lake Washington, when this is incorrect. Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood nuzzles Lake Union.

Expected: The sentence “Being nuzzled up to Lake Washington” should be amended to “Being nuzzled up to Lake Union”

Tom Joad replied on July 12, 2009 07:22 to the problem "The "We'll be back soon" page has a big and blank empty box" in Brightkite:

A comment on the problem "The "We'll be back soon" page has a big and blank empty box" in Brightkite:

Or perhaps a bear, grabbing a wild salmon from a mountain river. – Tom Joad, on July 12, 2009 07:14

Tom Joad replied on July 12, 2009 07:13 to the problem "The "We'll be back soon" page has a big and blank empty box" in Brightkite: