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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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 Mon Dec 08, 08 1:31 pm everybodies favorite local kite manufacturer |
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has just updated their website....
looks really good 
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
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East Po
KGB
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 1:43 pm |
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Does that mean you have some free time to hit the mountain now? 
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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Hood River
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 1:46 pm |
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I just went to the Slingshot website and couldn't notice a difference!
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tstansbury
Since 06 Jun 2006
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Rowena and P.C
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 1:59 pm |
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then he must mean wind wing 
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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da Hood
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 2:03 pm |
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| genek wrote: | | Does that mean you have some free time to hit the mountain now? |
haha, i wish, no i can't take credit for the new site, i have nothing to do with it. I just work at the hosting company and changed the DNS records, so i knew about the new site going live. i actually knew about the new website quite a while ago, i just kept my trap shut until it was ready for launch.
| Inept_Fun wrote: | | I just went to the Slingshot website and couldn't notice a difference! |
start -> Run -> ipconfig /flushdns
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
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East Po
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 2:06 pm |
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Shouldn't Shift-F5 reload a fresh copy of the website too?
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 2:46 pm |
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my understanding was that shift-F5, on a windows box, tells your browser to force a refresh with the web server, this is different than clearing the local DNS cache.
altho i guess i could see IE doing a new DNS lookup, on a Shift F5 as well.
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shymac
Since 20 Jul 2005
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Home Valley, Wa.
Bigfoot
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
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Hood River
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 3:56 pm |
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I see it now. Good shit boys.
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shred_da_gorge
Since 12 Nov 2008
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 5:08 pm |
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Wow - it even displays on my Linux box running Firefox 2! That's a rarity in this IE/Flash-laden world.
Smart move on brighter boards this year too. Black can be a bitch to find in choppy water.
Great site, now I have something to keep me busy at work... 
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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Blue
Since 03 Jul 2007
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I used to be
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| Mon Dec 08, 08 10:42 pm |
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| pkh wrote: | Hey where do I get this tshirt!?
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LMFAO, YOu can't have it. Yours must say Lackey
TS is gold though 
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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genek
Since 21 Jul 2006
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East Po
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| Tue Dec 09, 08 9:47 am |
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Haha, nice find Brett. I actually know some of the guys that started Zazzle.
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tekko
Since 20 Feb 2006
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| Tue Dec 09, 08 10:00 am |
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Wow!
SS coming out strong with a full- direct buy online feature.. ala BEST...( but without the savings)
and yet, when you go to check out their dealer locator.. and enter in a Gorge Zip Code.. it's astonishing to see that according to SS- you can buy SS at many spots in the Gorge.. including Big Winds?? Which receives the top listing?? Then you click to their website from the listing.. and there is no SS products listed... Just Naish, North and Cabrinha?
I guess, if you were looking for SS products and used their dealer locator, maybe you'd just get frustrated enough to buy direct from SS. Why support a local retailer?
Windance doesn't even get listed on the first page, when searching for dealers... don't they have more SS in stock than Big Winds?! I mean, they're an actual SS dealer. They must love the buy online direct!!
Gorge Performance isn't even listed in their dealer listings... and yet I know GP sold more REV's than any other kite in 08.
Great for SS... bummer for the local kite shops that have been making commitments, stocking products and supporting them for years... while being the local resource open and available 7 days a week to provide info, parts, support, etc.
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
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| Tue Dec 09, 08 10:28 am |
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| tekko wrote: | Wow!
SS coming out strong with a full- direct buy online feature.. ala BEST...( but without the savings)
and yet, when you go to check out their dealer locator.. and enter in a Gorge Zip Code.. it's astonishing to see that according to SS- you can buy SS at many spots in the Gorge.. including Big Winds?? Which receives the top listing?? Then you click to their website from the listing.. and there is no SS products listed... Just Naish, North and Cabrinha?
I guess, if you were looking for SS products and used their dealer locator, maybe you'd just get frustrated enough to buy direct from SS. Why support a local retailer?
Windance doesn't even get listed on the first page, when searching for dealers... don't they have more SS in stock than Big Winds?! I mean, they're an actual SS dealer. They must love the buy online direct!!
Gorge Performance isn't even listed in their dealer listings... and yet I know GP sold more REV's than any other kite in 08.
Great for SS... bummer for the local kite shops that have been making commitments, stocking products and supporting them for years... while being the local resource open and available 7 days a week to provide info, parts, support, etc. |
internet stores will eventually bring down a lot of local shops. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does hurt local economy. It's no different than doing your Christmas shopping online, or buying a book (or anything else) from amazon.
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
895 Posts
da Hood
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| Tue Dec 09, 08 11:29 am |
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I dont think slingshot is trying to bring down any of their dealers as pretty much everywhere on their site where there is an option to buy it also has an option to locate a dealer.
thanks for pointing out some of the problems with the dealer locator, i'll make sure the info gets to the correct people so it can get fixed. 
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