RinkAtlas Blog http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/ News and information about RinkAtlas.com en Copyright 2011 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:09:54 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RinkAtlas Database Corrections for FMC-Managed Rinks Throughout Massachusetts We updated the RinkAtlas database this morning to reflect changes to the home pages for 22 rinks in Massachusetts that are managed by FMC Ice Sports.  If you are a RinkAtlas user in Massachusetts, then this may help you to get more information about the rinks that FMC manages for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation from Plymouth to Greenfield.

]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2011/02/rinkatlas_database_corrections.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2011/02/rinkatlas_database_corrections.html Database Coverage Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:09:54 -0500 RinkAtlas Is Now Part of After6 Services It's my pleasure to note that RinkAtlas is now officially part of After6 Services, a new company that I officially started in January.  We just pushed a few minor changes to the RinkAtlas website that can be seen by our customers, one of which is the inclusion of "After6 Services LLC" in the Copyright notices.


We don't expect there to be any significant changes to the way that RinkAtlas operates, except that we hope that rink database additions and corrections get made faster.


If you notice that a rink in North America is missing from RinkAtlas, or that the information we provide about a rink is incorrect or out of date, please let me know by sending an email to daiello [at] rinkatlas.com.


Thanks,


Dave Aiello
Founder
RinkAtlas.com

CEO
After6 Services LLC

]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2011/02/rinkatlas_is_now_part_of_after.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2011/02/rinkatlas_is_now_part_of_after.html About RinkAtlas Announcements and Status Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:53:25 -0500 RinkAtlas Adds Three Community Rinks in Philadelphia to Our Database Once in a while, RinkAtlas discovers new rinks that never made it into our database of U.S. ice facilities. Today we discovered three rinks nearby in Philadelphia that don't appear in most rink directories:

We found these rinks because of an announcement by The Philadelphia Flyers and The City of Philadelphia that The Ed Snyder Hockey Foundation will take over hockey programs at these rinks originally slated for closure due to anticipated city budget cuts.

The Ed Snyder Hockey Foundation is one of the things that makes The City of Philadelphia a great city. It helps underserved youth in this area learn how to play hockey while instilling life-enhancing values such as teamwork, positive self-esteem, the importance of hard work, and respect for themselves and their teammates.

We're glad that The ESHF and The City of Philadelphia made this deal. It's a win-win situation. We're also glad to put three more Philadelphia area rinks on the map.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/11/rinkatlas_adds_three_community.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/11/rinkatlas_adds_three_community.html Database Coverage Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:52:15 -0500 RinkAtlas Restored After Another Server Crash It's hard to believe that RinkAtlas was down again on October 28 and 29, 2008. The server we run on, which is conservatively managed and sits in a Tier I hosting facility had it's second major hardware problem in less than four months.

It takes a bit of time to restore RinkAtlas because some of its functions depend upon PHP modules which are in a public code repository, but are not part of the default installation of PHP. We are documenting the restoration process more completely in case we ever need to use it again.

Sorry for the inconvenience.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/10/rinkatlas_restored_after_anoth.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/10/rinkatlas_restored_after_anoth.html Announcements and Status Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:59:13 -0500 Server Crash Took Down RinkAtlas on July 6 and 7, 2008 The server where RinkAtlas is hosted experienced a pretty serious hardware problem early on Sunday, July 6, 2008. The server was restored late last night, but some additional tweaking had to be done to the LAMP stack on the restored server.

Everything seems to be running well now. If you notice any issues that you'd like to report, please email me at daiello [at] rinkatlas.com.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/07/server_crash_took_down_rinkatl.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/07/server_crash_took_down_rinkatl.html Announcements and Status Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:07 -0500 RinkAtlas Supports Social Bookmarking Through "Bookmark & Share" Toolbar Button RinkAtlas now supports social bookmarking through our "Bookmark & Share" button on the toolbar. This feature allows you to bookmark rink locations in Digg, Del.icio.us, Facebook, MySpace, and about 30 other sites.

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This feature is made possible through AddThis, a company that specializes in social network integration tools. AddThis is a local company in my area, and I've met with two of the company's executives in recent weeks. I like what they're doing, and I think it provides real value to RinkAtlas users.

If you think the Bookmark & Share button is helpful, drop me an email at daiello [at] rinkatlas.com and let me know how you are using it.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/05/rinkatlas_supports_social_book.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/05/rinkatlas_supports_social_book.html Announcements and Status New Features RinkAtlas Partners Fri, 02 May 2008 08:50:02 -0500 2008 NCAA Frozen Four Takes Place This Weekend The NCAA Men's Hockey Division I National Championship is taking place from April 10 - 12, 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.ncaa.com/icehockey-mens/.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_ncaa_frozen_four_takes_pl.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_ncaa_frozen_four_takes_pl.html Special Event Spotlight Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:34:25 -0500 2008 USA Hockey Youth Nationals Taking Place in Williamsville, NY The USA Hockey Youth National Championship for the 16 & Under and 18 & Under age groups is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Amherst Pepsi Center in Williamsville, NY.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1856&Type=EV.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_youth_national_1.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_youth_national_1.html Special Event Spotlight Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:16:22 -0500 2008 USA Hockey Youth Nationals Taking Place in Hackensack, NJ The USA Hockey Youth National Championship for the 12 & Under and 14 & Under age groups is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Ice House Skating Rinks in Hackensack, NJ.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1857&Type=EV.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_youth_national.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_youth_national.html Special Event Spotlight Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:07:53 -0500 2008 USA Hockey Girls' Nationals Taking Place in West Chester, PA The USA Hockey Girls' National Championship is taking place from April 2 - 6, 2008 at the Ice Line in West Chester, PA.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1859&Type=EV.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_girls_national.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/04/2008_usa_hockey_girls_national.html Special Event Spotlight Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:57:17 -0500 2008 NCAA Men's Hockey Division I Regionals Taking Place This Weekend The NCAA Men's Hockey Division I Tournament begins this weekend with Regional Tournaments in the following locations:

For more information on this round of the tournament, visit our friends at College Hockey News or US College Hockey Online.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_ncaa_mens_hockey_division.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_ncaa_mens_hockey_division.html Special Event Spotlight Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:00:50 -0500 2008 USA Hockey Women's Nationals Taking Place in West Chester, PA The USA Hockey Women's National Championship is taking place from March 28 - 30, 2008 at the Ice Line in West Chester, PA.

For more information about the tournament, visit http://www.usahockey.com/Tournament/TournamentHomePageEndUser.aspx?EventID=1860&Type=EV.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_usa_hockey_womens_nationa.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_usa_hockey_womens_nationa.html Special Event Spotlight Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:21:08 -0500 2008 USA Hockey Tier III Junior Nationals Taking Place in Marlboro, MA The USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship is taking place from March 25 - 29, 2008 at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Massachusetts.

For more information about this tournament, visit http://www.easternjunior.com/tourney_info.php.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_usa_hockey_tier_iii_junio.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/2008_usa_hockey_tier_iii_junio.html Special Event Spotlight Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:02:44 -0500 Fixed the "From Here" Directions Bug I finally fixed the bug in the web version of RinkAtlas that reversed the endpoints of your trip if you asked for directions "From here", meaning from a rink in our database to another address.

If you tried this feature before and weren't satisfied, now it works.

Please let me know if you see any other problems with RinkAtlas or you have a feature suggestion. Send me email at daiello [at] rinkatlas.com.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/fixed_the_from_here_directions.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/03/fixed_the_from_here_directions.html Announcements and Status Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:25:50 -0500 Rink Atlas Adds Rinks from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League I'm pleased to announce that the RinkAtlas database now includes all of the arenas in The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). This is the Saskatchewan-based member league of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.

We can now move on to the leagues in Alberta and British Columbia to complete our Canadian Junior Hockey rink database.]]> http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/01/rink_atlas_adds_rinks_from_the.html http://www.rinkatlas.com/blog/2008/01/rink_atlas_adds_rinks_from_the.html Database Coverage Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:58:07 -0500