Sessions were timing out causing errors if you were logged in too long

Sessions were timing out causing errors if you were logged in too long

By using the magic that is jQuery, you should now stay logged in while on the site and not time out. Previously, if you were on the site and sat idle for 5-10 minutes (which is strange since the default timeout for Asp.Net is 20 minutes) and tried to do something, you would get that error. Now I simply refresh your Session after a period of being idle if you are still on the site; a warning will pop-up notifying you if the refresh did not work.

How it was done

Wrote up a simplified version of how this was done here: Automatically refresh your user's Session behind the scenes using jQuery and Asp.Net.

If you want them to, every email you send will include a link to pay you with Paypal

Now on the My Stuff page, if you check the 'integrate' box under 'Paypal Integration' and fill in the blank with your Paypal address, email nudges will be sent with a link that will direct the debtor to Paypal with your info already in there. The link will have the recipient (you), the amount, and a note already populated; they just have to click and give you their money! Also, remember your Paypal account must be able to accept payments in order for this to work.

Now I know that everyone is not a fan of Paypal, but it is the most ubiquitous online pay method out there, and it is ridiculously easy to use, so I used it... quit your whining.

Thanks RJ for this idea, I think it's great.

In an effort to speed up the site before I try to draw in more users

Using Google App Engine and this amazingly simple tutorial on how to use it as a CDN, I am able to use Google's bandwidth and speed to save my server from getting murdered if this site ever picks up a lot of traffic.  Also, I found out that because of this, if your firewall blocks Google App Engine (which mine does) the site will not work as you can't get any scripts or style; I am going work on getting around this (or at least an explanation why it isn't working), but no promises.