I just checked. On a computer that's never visited the PPG before, so there's no local cache.
12 seconds. I expect it will vary through the day, though. Jostein 2009/8/31 Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com>: > What I was clumsily trying to say, the TOTAL time needed from clicking on PPG > to the opening of a selected artist's image is 'prox 4 - 6 secs. > > Jack > > --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: PPG quota >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 9:54 AM >> Jack, >> I'm paying for a premium ATT broadband connection here. >> The initial splash page takes 5 seconds or so to load. >> I brought up 10 recent additions in 32 seconds, one after >> another. >> It gets me impatient to see the little loading bar... >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Jack Davis<jdavi...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> > IF I interpret your experience with the PPG correctly, >> I feel it's safe to say that I don't have the same >> experience. From the time I click on PPG, select an "artist" >> (myself..of course), choose a photo and have it come up is >> something like 4-6 secs. >> > Comcast cable connection. >> > >> > Jack >> > >> > --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >> From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> >> >> Subject: Re: PPG quota >> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> >> Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 6:37 AM >> >> Jostein, >> >> On occasion, somebody here will link to the >> gallery for a >> >> photo. >> >> I watch it post a gallery header page then spin up >> more >> >> internally. >> >> Finally, it will look like it is going to open >> something, >> >> but no, >> >> wait, just kidding, not yet! >> >> When a picture opens it is nice. >> >> I went thru all 100 of yours and they are >> beautiful (and a >> >> major >> >> accomplishment). >> >> But I'm on a high speed line in the USA suburbs >> and the >> >> gallery is too slow. >> >> It's in the design on the Pentax side, not in the >> internet >> >> distribution side. >> >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 1:25 AM, AlunFoto<alunf...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> > Rick, >> >> > >> >> > You're not connecting via dialup or mobile 3G >> by any >> >> chance? I really >> >> > don't recognise your description... >> >> > >> >> > I didn't join the foray until half a year >> after the >> >> first invitations >> >> > went out. I had read a lot of bitching from >> many on >> >> this list over the >> >> > interface, and was very skeptical to begin >> with. In >> >> fact, I wrote to >> >> > Pentax and suggested some improvements, both >> on the >> >> gallery display >> >> > and the voting page. A few were incorporated >> too, >> >> along with other >> >> > changes to improve the interface speed over >> time. I >> >> joined in June, >> >> > btw, and the beta stage ended in September >> 2007. >> >> Further improvements >> >> > were made later that autumn, and I don't >> think it's >> >> that bad anymore. >> >> > I may have grown used to it too, of course. >> >> > >> >> > Last Thursday, btw, a colleague at work >> praised the >> >> site's convenient >> >> > interface for browsing images. Without any >> >> encouragement from me >> >> > except providing the link. >> >> > >> >> > Jostein >> >> > >> >> > 2009/8/30 Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com>: >> >> >> <rant on> >> >> >> >> >> >> I filled in the data form for a PPG >> account >> >> shortly after it opened a few years ago. >> >> >> >> >> >> Then, I read here and elsewhere about >> the >> >> ridiculous review system, which has only gotten >> more >> >> ridiculous. >> >> >> >> >> >> I tried to look at people's photos, and >> found the >> >> interface to be slower than an Apple II in Job's >> garage. >> >> >> >> >> >> "Screw this", I said, and have never >> uploaded >> >> anything. When the very few PDMLers who post >> things to the >> >> PPG post PESOs there, I usually run out of >> patience wth the >> >> incredibly slow interface long before I've seen >> the photos. >> >> >> >> >> >> <rant off> >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Bong Manayon <bongmana...@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> From: Bong Manayon <bongmana...@gmail.com> >> >> >>> Subject: PPG quota >> >> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> >> >>> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, >> 7:44 PM >> >> >>> After a long spell, I uploaded >> >> >>> something in PPG and discovered that >> we >> >> >>> now have a quota of 1 upload a >> week. 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