We now have a method for registered users to upload photos and have them displayed along with their Bio’s. Here is the scoop:

• You must be a registered user with a password.
• Passwords were introduced on March 7, 2006. If you registered before then, you need to obtain a password. Go to the FAQ section for more info how to do this.
• Click on Login/Update from the Top menu.
• Once logged-in, you should see a new link in the Top menu to Add Photo(s). Click on that.
• You will see a form to allow to browse to a photo stored on your computer. The title, description, and alt-text are optional, but obviously help classmates know what they are looking at, and help with searches.
• Images must be .jpg, .png, or .gif format. Most digital cameras save as .jpg
• There is a limit on how large a file can be uploaded. It’s around 1 or 2 MB, not sure off the top of my head. An error message should tell you if its too large.
• If you know how, please resize you images before uploading. Modern digital cameras over a couple of megapixels are much larger than required for web viewing. They also take up space on the server. 600-800 pixels wide is fine for web viewing in most cases.
• Uploaded pictures show up in your Bio. If you don’t have a Bio, please add one, even just a couple words, to be able to view pictures. This may be changed evntually, but it is how it is right now.
• The little camera icon in the Alumni Directory still functions as it has, it will display a single photo that a user has previously sent. This may be changed in the future.

With any luck, this will work smoothly, but you never know. If there are any serious problems, I may have to disable the feature temporarily, but will get it restored ASAP.

To check out what this looks like, visit either Troy Aman’s 1980 Bio, or Brian Donovan 1974 Bio. You don’t need to be logged in to view photos.

That’s all I can think of right now. I will post more about this in the Site Weblog for anyone interested in the boring details.

I will also make this info a permanent page somewhere in the next few days. Maybe the FAQ page.