MacRumorsLive Test Run - (done) [Archive]

arn

Jan 6, 2006, 10:26 PM

Hi all,

We're going to do a dry run of the MacRumorsLive system on Sunday, Jan 8th at 5pm EST. 10pm GMT.

The event will start at 5pm as if we were doing an actual transmission. We'll be transcribing an older Steve Jobs Keynote (MWSF 2005).

All we need are people to watch along, make sure it all works right.

http://www.macrumorslive.com

also we'll be testing the IRC system as well.

arn

Phat_Pat

Jan 6, 2006, 10:31 PM

sounds sweet

the link just sends me to the homepage?

is that right?

arn

Jan 6, 2006, 10:33 PM

sounds sweet

the link just sends me to the homepage?

is that right?

ya, for now that's right. We'll change it close to the time of the test event.

arn

Abstract

Jan 6, 2006, 10:36 PM

Ok, so I'll be around on Monday at 9am here near Sydney. Gotcha chief.

2nyRiggz

Jan 6, 2006, 10:37 PM

i'll be here, always happy to help

Bless

Kwyjibo

Jan 6, 2006, 11:38 PM

Love to help but right in the middle of pitt / cincy ... dreaming

mdavey

Jan 7, 2006, 05:35 AM

Can you remind us of the IRC details, please?

arn

Jan 7, 2006, 06:35 AM

Knox

Jan 7, 2006, 07:17 AM

The main thing that needs checked is to ensure that all the different methods of providing the information work ok, giving the same updates, and there are no problems with different browsers or computers. We won't be able to test how it copes with load unfortunately, due to the sheer numbers involved on keynote day.

There are two primary pages on macrumorslive.com - the web updates and the Java IRC page. People who know what they are doing can use the IRC servers directly using the info arn posted (but on the day of the keynote use irc.macrumorslive.com and not krono, mrlive can cope with a lot more users). Everyone else can have two browser windows open, one for the web updates and one for the Java IRC client. You don't necessarily need to watch all the time, but leaving the windows open will help.

How it works should be obvious once it's actually online :)

bigandy

Jan 7, 2006, 09:36 AM

i should be home by then, so I'll fire up all my equipment to sit on it for the test.

:)

EricNau

Jan 7, 2006, 02:51 PM

server: irc.macrumorslive.com
channel: #macrumors

or

(general IRC channel)
server: irc.krono.net
channel: #macrumors

both will be serving the live broadcast. so you can just pick one.

More details on IRC: http://guides.macrumors.com/MacRumors_IRCI read that article, but I still don't understand fully what it is, and what it'll be doing the day of the keynote. :confused:

Knox

Jan 7, 2006, 03:01 PM

I read that article, but I still don't understand fully what it is, and what it'll be doing the day of the keynote. :confused:

IRC is a chat protocol, allowing groups of people to chat online. It pre-dates MSN Messenger, AIM etc. and is slightly different, but the basics are similar. For the keynote you can join an IRC chatroom and see the same updates that will be posted to the website but in real-time, no reloading required.

If you don't know anything about IRC you can download the MRChat application (link on the Guides page), which is pre-configured to join the MacRumors chatroom, or use the Java applet that is on MacRumorsLive site. Or, just ignore it and look at the web page, you won't miss out on anything, it'll just be delayed very slightly. :)

trainguy77

Jan 7, 2006, 03:50 PM

I will do my best to be there, thanks for all the work arn.;)

EricNau

Jan 7, 2006, 04:22 PM

IRC is a chat protocol, allowing groups of people to chat online. It pre-dates MSN Messenger, AIM etc. and is slightly different, but the basics are similar. For the keynote you can join an IRC chatroom and see the same updates that will be posted to the website but in real-time, no reloading required.

If you don't know anything about IRC you can download the MRChat application (link on the Guides page), which is pre-configured to join the MacRumors chatroom, or use the Java applet that is on MacRumorsLive site. Or, just ignore it and look at the web page, you won't miss out on anything, it'll just be delayed very slightly. :)
So during the keynote, only those who are there will be posting? And the rest of us will just watch?

Knox

Jan 7, 2006, 04:42 PM

So during the keynote, only those who are there will be posting? And the rest of us will just watch?

There are two chatrooms, one is moderated which means that only one person can speak, and they will provide the updates, but there will also be a second channel where you can discuss what is happening.

MRChat can only view the updates, not the discussion, so you'd need to use a fully-featured IRC client or the Java applet (which isn't perfect either, but better than nothing).

arn

Jan 8, 2006, 04:28 PM

The test starts in 30 minutes.

Go to

http://www.macrumorslive.com

pknz

Jan 8, 2006, 04:29 PM

Done.

trainguy77

Jan 8, 2006, 05:03 PM

I get into the live site but not the IRC, i am using the macrumors app.:confused:,EDIT: and the website IRC does not work.

Phat_Pat

Jan 8, 2006, 05:07 PM

seems to be running great:) :cool:

edit: java irc seems to be down

edit 2: nevermind after a close of the window and a reload it seems to be working

Applespider

Jan 8, 2006, 05:11 PM

Not sure if having the other window open and auto-refreshing is leading to me getting lots of 'Failed to open page' messages. Link works as soon as I refresh it...

Safari can’t open the page “http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=171570”. The error was: “bad server response” (NSURLErrorDomain:-1011) Please choose Report Bug to Apple from the Safari menu, note the error number, and describe what you did before you saw this message.

iSaint

Jan 8, 2006, 05:12 PM

Just tuned in, I'm running fine!

trainguy77

Jan 8, 2006, 05:17 PM

seems to be running great:) :cool:

edit: java irc seems to be down

edit 2: nevermind after a close of the window and a reload it seems to be working

This is the problem i am having with the web IRC, i even loaded it in safari same problem. I will grab a screen shot of the MRchat client. A separate IRC works fine

Jaffa Cake

Jan 8, 2006, 05:18 PM

I'm tuned in and it's all working nicely for me. It all updates and everything. :)

iMeowbot

Jan 8, 2006, 05:18 PM

Not sure if having the other window open and auto-refreshing is leading to me getting lots of 'Failed to open page' messages. Link works as soon as I refresh it...
I get those fairly often in Safari, especially when clicking in from new posts. I think it's Safari being naughty. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the keynote thingy.

UberMac

Jan 8, 2006, 05:21 PM

Ran just fine for me in Safari! Now I just have to wait another *checks widget* 1 day 18 hours and 38 minutes :D

Hope the system holds up!

Uber

Knox

Jan 8, 2006, 05:22 PM

seems to be running great:) :cool:

edit: java irc seems to be down

edit 2: nevermind after a close of the window and a reload it seems to be working

That's fixed now, it was trying to connect to a server that didn't exist, so couldn't load the applet. When you reloaded the javascript pointed you at one that did work :)

Applespider

Jan 8, 2006, 05:22 PM

I get those fairly often in Safari, especially when clicking in from new posts. I think it's Safari being naughty. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the keynote thingy.

I've had them occasionally in the past but this was every thread I clicked on was coming up like that which I thought was very odd. All seems OK again now.

Mitthrawnuruodo

Jan 8, 2006, 05:23 PM

Didn't have any problems in Firefox 1.5. The presentation ran nicly while I surfed other places on other tabs (most of the time). :)

Hope there'll be more details come Tuesday... ;)

trainguy77

Jan 8, 2006, 05:24 PM

Here is the MRchat problem:

Phat_Pat

Jan 8, 2006, 05:26 PM

That's fixed now, it was trying to connect to a server that didn't exist, so couldn't load the applet. When you reloaded the javascript pointed you at one that did work :)
awesome thanks

Mechcozmo

Jan 8, 2006, 05:57 PM

Bah missed it... was eating lunch...
:mad:

But MacRumorsLive looks to be very cool. It seems to work, and if it does, it will change the way live news is delivered.

...what about an RSS feed?:rolleyes: :confused: :D That might be a good way to present summarization of everything...

SpaceMagic

Jan 8, 2006, 07:18 PM

Arn, do you have any idea of the load on MacRumorsLive tonight? As I'm sure it was only a small percentage of Tuesday's server load. This could be a biggest problem.

Knox

Jan 8, 2006, 07:24 PM

Arn, do you have any idea of the load on MacRumorsLive tonight? As I'm sure it was only a small percentage of Tuesday's server load. This could be a biggest problem.

Don't worry, managing the load on the servers has been my preoccupation for months :) Today's test was never going to come close to simulating the load - it was mainly to test whether the updates came through ok and there were no obvious problems. There were probably about 10 hits/second on MacRumorsLive today, I'm expecting that figure will be over 1,500 on Tuesday.

solvs

Jan 9, 2006, 12:32 AM

Sorry I missed it. Darn me and my having a life (occasionally). Hope all goes well tomorrow, even though I might miss that too. :(

Ah well, I'm sure Apple will release something cool. That everyone will complain about. Even though it's great. Plus a hundred dollars.

Chip NoVaMac

Jan 9, 2006, 07:31 AM

kretzy

Jan 9, 2006, 08:34 AM

I didn't realise MR has an IRC, is it frequented by members often?

Palad1

Jan 9, 2006, 11:06 AM

Thanks for the nice countdown to mwsf on the main page btw
1 day, 55 minutes until the Macworld Keynote.

solvs

Jan 9, 2006, 01:00 PM

Same here on both counts.
Except I meant Tuesday, not tomorrow. :o Got my days all mixed up. Ah well, it'll be tomorrow now.

Chip NoVaMac

Jan 9, 2006, 04:02 PM

Except I meant Tuesday, not tomorrow. :o Got my days all mixed up. Ah well, it'll be tomorrow now.

You and I were two peas in a pod. I got my days mixed up too. That happens when you spend the afternoon with my sister. :D

pknz

Jan 9, 2006, 08:18 PM

I have to wake up at 6am for this:( ! Must remember to set alarms.

Cooknn

Jan 10, 2006, 12:22 AM

So when all the Mac sites crash tomorrow will y'all be hangin at #Macrumors?

pknz

Jan 10, 2006, 01:52 AM

Anticipation is building. Will MacRumorsLive cope?

solvs

Jan 10, 2006, 02:18 AM

You and I were two peas in a pod. I got my days mixed up too. That happens when you spend the afternoon with my sister. :D
Morning with my Mom at her school. Her 4th graders are monsters. Here's hoping I can wake up in time tomorrow. :)