We have something fun coming up soon and as a precursor I have rewritten the way we upload images on the Whiskey Media sites. For as long as these sites have been around, we've used flash to upload images. I deployed a change today that allows you to 'opt-in' to using a new uploader built in good old HTML and JavaScript. This will allow us to do some neat stuff in the future. As it is, the changes I've made so far are mostly behind the scenes. The only visible difference is we replaced the huge buttons with slimmer ones.

If you want to try out the new uploader you'll need to know how to open up your console in Firebug (Firefox), Web Inspector (Webkit), or something similar in whatever browser you use and type in the following:

Cookie.write('s3uploader', true, {duration: 365});

You'll know if it works if the next time you go to upload something you get spinners after it uploads to 100%. If you want to go back to using the flash uploader just type the following in console or clear your cookies:

Cookie.dispose('s3uploader');

Like I said, this is just a precursor to some fun stuff coming down the line. Let me know if you decide to take it for a spin and something horrible happens.