Web Site Focus

It may not look much different, but the CMPG web site has just undergone some significant upgrades. The three-hour-process included replacing and/or updating virtually every file associated with the CMPG web site, as well as restructuring the two MySQL databases that hold the site data. None of this will mean much to our visitors, except that [...]

Written on January 5, 2010 | Posted in News | 6 Comments

Image Copy Protection Enabled

“Right-click downloads” of images from the CMPG web site have been disabled, including images displayed “full size” or in slide shows. This should discourage casual copying of member images. Of course, there are still ways to defeat any copy protection scheme, this action should deter most casual image grabbers. In addition, the ability to copy [...]

Written on December 1, 2008 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

onOne Software Announces Genuine Fractals 6

The industry standard for resizing images to any size adds several new features and includes support for Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, today announced Genuine Fractals 6 Professional Edition and Genuine Fractals 6 Standard Edition. Genuine Fractals 6 adds several [...]

Written on November 25, 2008 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

Online Purchasing Now Available

It is now possible to purchase a new or renewal CMPG membership or pay for admission to CMPG events (such as the upcoming Tony Sweet seminar) right on the CMPG web site. Payments are collected through PayPal, which has proven to be a reliable method of collecting funds for the CMPG. For those who do [...]

Written on October 15, 2008 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

Member Classified Ads Available

CMPG Members may now place free classified ads for photo-related items right here on the web site. Please make your listings as complete as possible, and place contact information within the body of the ad. Note that the “mail to friend” options are not yet working with the classified ads pages.

Written on October 14, 2008 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

The Pieces are All In Place!

All of the major components of the new CMPG web site are in place and seem to be working. Now, it’s time to remove the “test” content, populate the site with “real” content, set up the empty forums and galleries, and define all the security aspects of the site. If all goes well, the new [...]

Written on September 7, 2008 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

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