Website Information

ASQBALTIMORE.ORG Website Information

Version 3.2 - 2006 August 25

Website has been streamlined further. Graphics have been removed to make loading of the website quicker. A number of pages have been added, as well as updates for the new program year.

Version 3.1 - 2006 February 2

New "blogging" format has been introduced. This new format will allow the "history" from the last year be available to our members, therefore, there is no worry of missing any information if you are unable to look at the website for some time. The latest information is at the top of the page, and entries go back in time until the bottom of the page. Archive pages for the entire year are available if you wish to go back to review them.

Version 3.0 - 2005 November 1

Complete revamping of the website by Eric Finegan. Thanks to Tom Stewart for all of his work on the website and getting it to the point it has been.

Version 2.0 - 2003 January

Tom Stewart took over the maintenance of the website, established the asqbaltimore.org domain and added online reservation functionality to the website.

Version 1.0 -

Mel Alexander.

Website Browser Usage Notes

Technical information:

HTML / CSS

Written in standard HTML/CSS so that it renders properly in multiple browser types. It does not require nor will it install any third party software package on the user's computer.

Display resolution

Although it will display in screens smaller than 1024 pixels across, the pages will render properly in screens that are at least 1024x768 or wider. It has been decided that this will allow the font sizes to be adequate for displaying the information, and yet the layout of the site will still be functional.

Javascript / Active X

This website does not use Active X. This website does use Javascript, but will function correctly without it. The javascript will make some of your browsing experience more enjoyable.

Cookies

The website does not use cookies at this time.

File Formats

Many of the files linked to on this site may be large, and will require external software to be able to be viewed. Currently the formats include Adobe Portable Document format (PDF), MS Word (DOC), MS PowerPoint (PPT), MS Excel (XLS) and HTML files. There are a number of the viewers available on our Tools / Utilities web page.

This website (including the online reservations page) has been tested under the following web browsers. Any issues or comments are specified below.

MS Internet Explorer (v5.0 through 7.0)

This seems to be the most common browser used at this website. The website looks slightly better in MS IE than Firefox, although it loads slower in MS IE.

Minor issues have occured using the Reservations page, but at this time, we have been unable to track it down. This problem has occured in <1% of the users using the Online reservations systems (and those users have been able to use the email address to reserve).

Another oddity that only seems to impact MS IE (although it may be a configuration issue), is that it caches the website so that sometimes when the website is opened, you see the version that was open last time, not necessarily the most recent one. Not everyone sees this, and refreshing the web page from the browser solves the problem.

Mozilla Firefox (v0.9 through v2.0.2)

This is the webmaster's preferred browser, although the page renders slightly better looking in MS IE and looks nicer in Safari. This browser does render the website faster, and there have been no complaints lodged by users using the Firefox browser.

Safari (v3.155)

The website has been tested and works well under Safari. The only unusual renderings are the same ones that appear under Firefox, but do not detract from the browsing experience. Actually, of the three browsers that the website is tested under, the webmaster likes the look of the site best using Safari.

Netscape (used, but not tested/confirmed)

Opera (used, but not tested/confirmed)

The software / utilities that can be used for viewing the files on this website (or for other uses) may be found on the Software / utilities page.

Error Codes

ASQBALTIMORE.ORG Error Codes

Many errors you may experience at any website on the Internet are caused by simple typing mistakes. The second most common cause for an error is a link may be outdated, i.e. the page you're asking for may have been removed from the site or was moved to a different area of the site. Listed below are some common errors and descriptions of what they mean:

File Not found (Error 404)

The browser can't find the page you have requested. If you typed in the URL (or location) yourself, please double check the location you typed in the browser. Otherwise, go back to the main page (www.asqbaltimore.org) and navigate to where you want.

Server Error

The server is the computer where the ASQ Baltimore website is stored. If you get a "server error" message, our service provider is most likely are aware of the problem and is working to correct the problems you are experiencing. We apologize for the outage and hope to have the problem fixed as soon as possible.

Document Contains No Data

This error is caused by either a mistake in the link or a problem with our server generating the page you have requested. Try reloading/refreshing the page.

Timeout

A timeout error occurs when your web browser is waiting for a page to be sent from a server and the server has not responded in an acceptable amount of time. This may occur when the site or your internet service provider is very busy or having problems. If the problem persists, contact your service provider.