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Kinda sorta

If you’re poking around the site, you’ll notice I turned off a few things.  Well, it seems like a tradition that a new year brings a new set of interesting server issues.  I don’t really mind all that much – it gives me a little break to learn some new things, improve a few things, and get stuff working again.

Anyhow, if you stopped by the site, why not take a second to say “Hi!” or send a few words of appreciation/encouragement?

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What in the world is happening?

I suppose could dazzle you with some technobabble about realigning the flux capacitors, but that’s not my style. ((Well, actually now that I think about it, this really is pretty on-brand for me.)) I took down the calculators this past weekend so I could perform some long-overdue upgrades and updates to the entire site.

You know when you take something apart, then put it back together again, and then you’ve got a pile of extra parts and then you have some ‘splainin’ to do? Yeah, this is pretty much exactly that.

I was hoping to have the calculators back online before 2AM on 8/31/2021, but now that the minute hand has started another revolution, this is clearly not happening.

When are they going to be back online? Soon – maybe tonight. But, I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up.

In the meantime, feel free to send me some words of encouragement or let me know what you think about the new layout. If you do send me an email, I’ll let you know as soon as everything’s ready to start cruising at 88 MPH again.

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Wordpress Upgrade
WordPress Upgrade

Since updating this website to WordPress v2.8 in the middle of June they’ve released two additional security updates.  Unfortunately, the latest update also required a little extra tinkering and work on my part.  I look on constant security fixes for this fantastic (free!) open source software as a small price to pay for increased security.

Again, the calculators should all be completely impervious to changes in the WordPress program itself.  However, its theoretically possible you might notice a little weirdness in how the website looks/acts.  If so, please drop me a line and let me know so I can take a look.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled rating…

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Thank you for the feedback!
Thank you for the feedback!

I was recently sent feedback about the Ogilvie DFEC rebuttal calculator on this website.  ((Photo courtesy of biketrouble))  Here’s how I’ve incorporated that feedback:

  1. Inputs. The calculator results repeats the inputs with the results.  This ensures that the answer provided gives you enough context when showing the calculation to the other side or when you go back to review your file.
  2. Email. You can now e-mail your calculations to yourself.
  3. Links. I’ve added a link to the various Employment Development Department and U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics inside the calculator itself.  It doesn’t automatically obtain the information, but hopefully you will find this helpful.

There are two other issues I’m thinking about:

  1. An easy way to pull up the FEC rank of a particular body part.  Its kind of a pain to look up the body part, find the FEC rank, and then enter that into the calculator.  I’m thinking ways to simplify this process.  This shouldn’t be too bad to write.
  2. Rating using the Ogilvie DFEC adjusted whole person impairment.  This one will prove to be a difficult one to write in an intuitive fashion.

How would you change these calculators?  What else would you like to see?  What do you hate about them?  Shoot me an e-mail or leave a comment!

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Getting an upgrade!
Getting an upgrade!

Late last week a user asked for a new feature. ((Thanks Dennis!))  He wanted to be able to perform the Ogilvie DFEC rebuttal calculation and have the results e-mailed to him. ((Photo courtesy of Vernhart)) Well, I built it! ((Why, what did you do with your Saturday morning?))

To e-mail yourself a calculation, perform the calculation as normal.  When the website returns your calculation, it will say “E-mail Me!”  Just click that button and it will send an e-mail to the address you used to register for this website.

However, here’s the cool part:  I’ve installed this new e-mail system into every calculator!  ((I haven’t installed it in some of the EAMS lookup functions)) No more having to copy and paste!  Just click one button and your calculation will show up in your inbox! ((If you filled in the boxes for Applicant, WCAB #, and File #, it will include this information in your e-mail as well.  This is only for your convenience and not a requirement.))

Although I intend this to be a paid-subscription-only feature, I am going to leave it open for all users while I get some feedback.  So, what do you think?  Please leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail!