Please Review - Maxotek

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

Its been a while since I got a domain but I haven't managed to get the designs going; thanks to frequent unsatisfactory results. This time, though, I am taking it slow and building it from the scratch. I am focusing on consistency in the interface and logical arrangement of the back-end files.

The site is aimed at being the hub for the distribution of my softwares. I am planning to build a customized CMS for my site so that I don't have to rely on Dreamweaver for the regular maintenance work.

Right now, the main Dreamweaver template is complete. But I have only wrote the main Index page along with the AJAX back-ends for the Pika Bot widget. Another thing that I worked on, is the image previewer which can be seen by clicking on the images. The design is more-or-less to my satisfaction. But, I wouldn't like to head on creating other pages until I get the expert opinions from you guys.

Here goes the link: http://maxotek.net/

[jimmy89 0]

I like it! Its nice and simple and works well on my screen resolution (1280 x 1024). One suggestion, the labels for the chat box on the right, maybe change the text colour to a darker colours so they are easier to read. Otherwise, its looking good! Keep up the good work!-jimmy

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

Thanks for the review Jimmy. I changed the color for the labels to good ol' black.

[jimmy89 0]

looks much better! keep up the good work and I cant wait to see it when its done!-jimmy

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

looks pretty good, Pika Bot doesn't really work for me. The CSS and XML are great, nice interaction. However, a lot of links lead to nowhere except empty folders. I think that needs to be fixed first.Other than that, it looks like the website is shaping up fine.xboxrulz

[jimmy89 0]

the dead links are because he hasn't finished any other pages - hes getting the template right on the index page before using it on all the other pages!

[xboxrulz1405241485 0]

that's true, but as a reviewer I must review down to the smallest detail right?xboxrulz

[jimmy89 0]

you've got me there! and i would have made that point too, but after reading the initial post, decided that it was already an obvious fact! -jimmy

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

Pika Bot did have some problems responding to messages. Thanx for reporting it. It should work now. As I mentioned before, I am emphasizing on the design and aesthetics before porting my existing site located at http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ to http://maxotek.net/ . So, only a few pages have been developed.

For the last few days, I have been busy developing another one of my scripts that would come in handy - Sitemap Generator. It can be found at http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

The following is the list of the features in the current version:-

> Spider pages based on a site based on any starting page.
> Multi-threaded for faster crawling.
> Shares Processing Time between the client and server to maximize speed.
> Live statistics to keep you informed.
> Comprehensive Crawl Log with HTTP Status to allow debugging of Broken Links.
> Allows saving/loading of the sitemap to/from the database.

Features Comming Soon:-

> XML Sitemap Output
> Configurable Crawling
> Custom Filtering of Web Pages

[jimmy89 0]

I really like to the sider tool. How long did that take you! It works well for your site, and then you use the output from the spider to fill your sitemap page - great work!

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

Well, it was done in like 4 or 5 days. I guess I should thank m^e for throwing me the basics of AJAX. This is my second successful script after the Unofficial Astahosted Members Directory

[jimmy89 0]

Thats great work! I liked the members directory - that was a good one too!

[turbopowerdmaxsteel 0]

The site is pretty much up and running. As of now, I've released two products and in the comming weeks more will be added. Please drop by and have a look on the site at http://maxotek.net/

Regards,

Max.