Daily Dilbert Updated

I've updated my Dilbert Image Service to handle the redesign of the Dilbert.com site that broke it today.  It's nice to have a portal with good content, but it's better to have a portal with a today's Dilbert comic!  Nothing brings users to your portal like Dilbert.  I hope you enjoy the updated service.

Published Friday, April 18, 2008 11:04 PM by brian_ritchie
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Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:33 AM by Rob

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

Thanks for the update! The new flash overkill Dilbert home page is terrible. :(

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:53 PM by Dileep

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

It seems that Dilbert.com has updated the website and your service only displaying image of 16 May 2008 today. Could you please post a solution for this. I was using your service in one of my application.

FYI:- I tried their RSS fees and its only returning data till May 16 2008.

Thanks,

Dileep

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:58 PM by Mary

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

I've been using your daily dilbert but noticed it hasn't changed in the last week. Do you plan to continue to update or do I need to link to another site.

Thursday, May 29, 2008 12:11 AM by brian_ritchie

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

I'm using the Dilbert RSS feed to get the URL of the latest image.  It appears the feed may have had a problem. However, today the feed is returning the same image as the dilbert.com home page.  

I was also caching the images for an entire day, which could cause problems.  I've shortened this to 1 hour.  Hopefully this will solve the issues.  Let me know if you have further problems.

Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:42 AM by Rene

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

Hi, when I go to www.dotnetpowered.com/dailydilbert.aspx it's still showing the May 16th comic.

It's the same for our portal as well.  If I add a RSS Viewer web part and specify the Dilbert RSS feed URL I only get the May 16th comic too.

It's strange because if I specify the same feed URL in NetVibes it works with no problems.

Anybody have a solution for this yet?  It's bringing down morale at my office! :)

Thanks,

Rene

Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:33 PM by brian_ritchie

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

I pushed another update to the service tonight.  It is returning the correct image tonight...hopefully it will pull the right one in the morning.

Sorry for impacting everyone's morale.  ;-)

Monday, June 02, 2008 9:57 AM by John

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

We still seem to be having problems with the feed.  Instead of showing an old one now it just shows nothing again.  Anyone have a resolution?  You would be surprised how protective people get of their daily dilbert fix!

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:35 AM by lu.mota

# re: Daily Dilbert Updated

Seems to be working successfully today. Thanks for getting this fixed Brian. Appreciate your work =)

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