DMCBeats.com.au

Post by **lynt** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:09 pm

Some of you know I've been working hard getting the new DMC Beats website up. Well, it's almost ready to roll so sign up and get notified.

http://www.dmcbeats.com.au/

Any ideas, comments, questions etc about the site, I'd love to hear it.

Post by **system** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:14 pm

whoa. go our kid.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:26 pm

Are you guys the only DMC Beats?

As in do any other DMC's have branded "Beats" sections?

Post by **lynt** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:33 pm

jbs wrote:Are you guys the only DMC Beats?

As in do any other DMC's have branded "Beats" sections?

Who knows!

betson · Post by **betson** » Tue May 16, 2006 12:51 pm

Cool,
One thing that would be handy, if an email was sent out after buying online with a list of what was bought, rather than just the confirmation from the bank.

Other than that, it's an easy site to check out toons and buy em.

Keep up the great work!!

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 1:16 pm

betson wrote:One thing that would be handy, if an email was sent out after buying online with a list of what was bought, rather than just the confirmation from the bank.

an account (purchase history, shipping details) that was viewable online would be good too.

sternumbreaks · Post by **sternumbreaks** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:08 pm

Yeah, vinyl warning have one similar as mentioned.
Is great for ease of catalouging music

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:28 pm

1) Clearer catalogue search from index page and perhaps top of every page.
2) style sheet

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:34 pm

So that I can add to cart and then press back and not go back to teh start of all the records.

This prevents me from spending

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:34 pm

universal sea wrote:2) style sheet

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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
	<title>DMC Records - Online Record Store, Breaks, Drum & Bass, Tech-House, House, German Minimal, Technics, Pioneer</title>
	<LINK REL="StyleSheet" HREF="style.css" TYPE="text/css">

I'd say clean markup with tables used appropriately, but I know that Lynt will be all over that already.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:38 pm

I meant do more with the style sheet. Right now Times New Roman as a starter, I dunno.

Verdana 10pt man!

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:39 pm

Clean as whistle.

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
~~~
	<style type="text/css" media="screen">@import url("style/dmcbeats.css");</style>
	<style type="text/css" media="screen">@import url("style/dmclist.css");</style>
	<style type="text/css" media="screen">@import url("style/dmcnews.css");</style>
~~~
</head>

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:40 pm

universal sea wrote:I meant do more with the style sheet. Right now Times New Roman as a starter, I dunno.

Verdana 10pt man!

all good, just stirring. points are a print-based measurement unit, BTW. em and en all the way!

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:42 pm

em & en .... hmm, maybe if the pages were consisted of parapraphs and required extensive readability. I'm happy with pt's for simple write ups and links.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:43 pm

yeah I meant px

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BODY,TD{
color: #eeeeee;
font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size: 11px;
line-height: 16px;
scrollbar-face-color: #131313;
scrollbar-shadow-color: #444444;
scrollbar-highlight-color: #777777;
scrollbar-3dlight-color: #444444;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #444444;
scrollbar-track-color: #232323;
scrollbar-arrow-color: #9999cc;
}

though I've stopped using scrollbar CSS as Firefox doesnt do it naturally.

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:44 pm

px?... mmmmm, not for text!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:45 pm

Can you have some flashing graphics?

Or at least flashing text?

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:49 pm

I cried when <blink> was discontinued.

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:50 pm

lynt wrote:px?... mmmmm, not for text!

if the textual content is being displayed on screen, then you shouldn't be using points as a unit of measurement.

even Lucas' employer tells you not to use them.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:50 pm

BLINK HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED!!!

OH MY GOD!

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:50 pm

you guys can stick <marquee> up your khybers as well!

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:51 pm

Mwahahah, clients request, you understand.

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:52 pm

system wrote:
lynt wrote:px?... mmmmm, not for text!
if the textual content is being displayed on screen, then you shouldn't be using points as a unit of measurement.

even Lucas' employer tells you not to use them.

Lucas's employer doesn't employ me!

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:52 pm

our kid.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:53 pm

And they say the internet is progress.

This is regression plain and simple.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:53 pm

let us compare approaches.

two pages.

one in px:

www.studioum.com/sea/pxvspt.php?pxpt=px

one in pt:

www.studioum.com/sea/pxvspt.php?pxpt=pt

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:57 pm

lynt wrote:
system wrote:
lynt wrote:px?... mmmmm, not for text!
if the textual content is being displayed on screen, then you shouldn't be using points as a unit of measurement.

even Lucas' employer tells you not to use them.
Lucas's employer doesn't employ me!

no, but they're telling you to keep your 'pt's in your @media print declaration - WHERE IT SHOULD BE!

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:57 pm

system wrote:
betson wrote:One thing that would be handy, if an email was sent out after buying online with a list of what was bought, rather than just the confirmation from the bank.
an account (purchase history, shipping details) that was viewable online would be good too.

Already implemented, plus notes from staff to let you know what what's going on.

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:58 pm

system wrote:
lynt wrote:
system wrote: if the textual content is being displayed on screen, then you shouldn't be using points as a unit of measurement.

even Lucas' employer tells you not to use them.
Lucas's employer doesn't employ me!
no, but they're telling you to keep your 'pt's in your @media print declaration - WHERE IT SHOULD BE!

Hey, if it sells records, I might consider it.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:58 pm

Porn popups?

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:59 pm

jbs wrote:Porn popups?

See DMCBeats on Myspace....

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:00 pm

jbs wrote:And they say the internet is progress.

This is regression plain and simple.

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:03 pm

lynt wrote:
jbs wrote:Porn popups?
See DMCBeats on Myspace....

and talk to Tom?

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:05 pm

system wrote:
lynt wrote:
jbs wrote:Porn popups?
See DMCBeats on Myspace....
and talk to Tom?

No-one gets to talk to Tom.

Post by **system** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:08 pm

lynt wrote:
system wrote:
lynt wrote: See DMCBeats on Myspace....
and talk to Tom?
No-one gets to talk to Tom.

go nuts! -->

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:11 pm

Tom is a dick. He rents out massive baseball stadiums to throw parties with thousands of hotties. Dickhead.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue May 16, 2006 5:31 pm

universal sea wrote:Tom is a dick. He rents out massive baseball stadiums to throw parties with thousands of hotties. Dickhead.

As if you wouldn't

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:19 pm

When I throw my first baseball stadium hottie party, by all means please do call me a dickhead.

until then, I'm an asshole on a mission.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:47 pm

- No hidden links at footer, search engines can pick them out and penalise sites for that. I have footer links on all my sites, they're a good idea, particularly when at the bottom of a longer page and not wanting to return to top.

I'm sure Lynt's latest creation will be smashing.

Post by **lynt** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:51 pm

universal sea wrote:- No hidden links at footer, search engines can pick them out and penalise sites for that. I have footer links on all my sites, they're a good idea, particularly when at the bottom of a longer page and not wanting to return to top.

I'm sure Lynt's latest creation will be smashing.

Footer links also help gain points with search engines as they can pick up "textual" links on your site, incase you use a lot of images / drop-downs etc. Read that at ALA, if memory serves.

Worked for Nice.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:01 am

For sure... just don't make them hidden is what I'm saying, as it appears DMCrecords.com's links are hidden for me in Firefox on WinXP. Footer links are huge in my books.

Snowie · Post by **Snowie** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:02 am

Is it possible in the payment process to have the option of beening able to purchase without payment, on pick at store orders only. Eg, i choose the records i want to buy, confirm my order via the website ans select that it is a pickup order, and when i come in to the store i pay you then. That way i don't have to put my credit card details into the net, which from a consumer point of view is more preffered method. just a suggestion.

Tom@MySpace · Post by **Tom@MySpace** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:03 am

lynt wrote:
system wrote:
lynt wrote: See DMCBeats on Myspace....
and talk to Tom?
No-one gets to talk to Tom.

I'm here for you, Lynt. Wanna go stadium hopping with me?

Post by **system** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:03 am

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:14 am

Snowie wrote:Is it possible in the payment process to have the option of beening able to purchase without payment, on pick at store orders only. Eg, i choose the records i want to buy, confirm my order via the website ans select that it is a pickup order, and when i come in to the store i pay you then. That way i don't have to put my credit card details into the net, which from a consumer point of view is more preffered method. just a suggestion.

this is a good idea that could be initiated if you set a hold period. No point holding something indefinitely, if other people want the items. Maybe orders can expire?

I pitched something similar to outdoor gear companies in Canada. They complained that so many people would put items on hold and not show up. I suggested customers pay $5 for your hold through desired method (credit card, paypal, echeque, bpay, etc), it comes off the price when you pick it up. If they're profiting off these people, it wouldn't be such a big deal to them.

Post by **lynt** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:52 am

universal sea wrote:For sure... just don't make them hidden is what I'm saying, as it appears DMCrecords.com's links are hidden for me in Firefox on WinXP. Footer links are huge in my books.

They're not hidden, I just haven't changed the colour of the links for the footer. :lazy:

Post by **lynt** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:54 am

universal sea wrote:
Snowie wrote:Is it possible in the payment process to have the option of beening able to purchase without payment, on pick at store orders only. Eg, i choose the records i want to buy, confirm my order via the website ans select that it is a pickup order, and when i come in to the store i pay you then. That way i don't have to put my credit card details into the net, which from a consumer point of view is more preffered method. just a suggestion.
this is a good idea that could be initiated if you set a hold period. No point holding something indefinitely, if other people want the items. Maybe orders can expire?

Phones and email are good for that exact reason.

Post by **lynt** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:54 am

system wrote:OMG!

Haha, you're crazy.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:58 am

lynt wrote: Phones and email are good for that exact reason.

ok, I call you up, I ask for something to be put on hold, you hold it for me, I don't show. meanwhile next day Dickie Bobbins walks in, wants same thing, but you're holding it, more more stock.

how long do you hold for, and what do you tell Dickie Bobbins?

Post by **lynt** » Wed May 17, 2006 1:01 am

universal sea wrote:
lynt wrote: Phones and email are good for that exact reason.
ok, I call you up, I ask for something to be put on hold, you hold it for me, I don't show. meanwhile next day Dickie Bobbins walks in, wants same thing, but you're holding it, more more stock.

how long do you hold for, and what do you tell Dickie Bobbins?

My system works like this:

You give me a day you're coming to collect. If you don't come, I frown upon thee with much eyebrow hair.

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