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Hello,
I just wondered if we are any closer to seeing a non Flash version of the e-junkie website? I know it works but e-junkie is the only site I use that frequently requires fresh logins on a regular basis because it fails to remember the details and it doesn't work with 1Password either. I seem to remember talk of the switch going back over a year ago.

Thanks

Ashley

Development is still working on it; that's all I can say for now, as they run the show here and keep their plans and progress pretty close to the vest. We'll admit the new Admin project has taken much longer than anticipated; indeed, the very same cruft and complexity that have made the current Flash-based Admin nearly impossible to modify readily without breaking it have also made for very challenging work in rebuilding a replacement Admin from scratch in DHTML, which will be much more amenable to ongoing modification.

A major aspect of the challenge has been that the current Admin is not "just" an interface; it also incorporates significant layers of ActionScript that control much of the logic of how our settings and features work and interact. Rebuilding a new Admin in DHTML also means reprogramming all of that logic from scratch in other frameworks, either in browser-side JavaScript or moving chunks of the logic from the interface to new server-side scripting such as PHP. However, once this is done, new features and functionality should follow quickly and more frequently.

Any updates on this? I'd really like to see a non-flash version!

Yes and it would have the major advantage that it could work with a smartphone, so users could make changes on the move without being chained to a computer and the internet.

We've been making steady progress on the new Admin project since last spring, after some false starts and unexpected setbacks in 2011. I've already built the HTML templates for all but a few screens myself, and we hired an experienced new Developer last year to write the scripting to make it functional with our existing back-end. I would anticipate we should have the new Admin completed sometime this year.

the sooner.. the better!