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Browser Support

CloudJetty is built using modern web development techniques. While we try to maintain backward compatibility as best as possible, there are some older, unsupported browser that just cannot do a decent job presenting our web pages properly.

In particular, this means Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 do not work very well — we recommend taking the time to upgrade your browser to one of the modern products such as Firefox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer 7 or 8.

Not only will this make your experience on CloudJetty much more pleasant, but many of the services you can find through CloudJetty will only work well if you have a newer browser. It is worth taking the time to upgrade.

If you are subject to a Corporate policy that dictates older IE browsers for use with company applications, you can still install Firefox or Chrome separately and still use your version of IE when required.

How do I register and sign in?

It is important to realise that there isn't really a separate "registration" process for CloudJetty. You just need to login. If you've never logged in before, CloudJetty treats you as a newly registered user, and you are off and running.

How does that work? Well, we use the RPX service, which lets you sign in with any existing credentials you might have - for example, your twitter, facebook or OpenID credentials. If you haven't already got a login with one of the supported services, you will need to register with one of these first in order to use CloudJetty.

The main reason why we use RPX is to avoid having to ask you to create yet-another login, and remember yet-another password. We think by now, most users already have way too many logins to keep track of, and we'd prefer to let you use one of your existing credentials rather than have you create a new one.

Pinning services

Once you have signed into CloudJetty, each user has their own personal "pinboard".

This is basically a memo pad for remembering services of interest you might find as you search and browse through the site.

What are 'bundles' and how do I use them?

Bundles are collections of services that have been put together by other users for a specific purpose. The intention is to provide an easy reference to "best practice" or otherwise proven combinations, to save others time in mixing-and-matching services for their needs.

you create a bundle by first pinning all the relevant services to your pinboard. When ready, you save you pinboard as a "bundle", giving it a suitable name.

Marking services as 'used'

By marking a service as "used" you are indicating to the community that the service is something you have personally used before. It is useful for other users to get a sense for how many other people are actively using the service (and not just talking about it).

Recommending services

By marking a service as "recommended" you are indicating to the community that the service is good enough to earn your recommendation. Treat this as an endorsement over and above simply voting. It is useful for other users to get a sense for how many other people would go out of their way to recommend a service.

Adding new services

You are most welcome - in fact, explicitly invited - to add new services to CloudJetty. Use the button that appears on every page. Don't worry if you don't have all the information - it can be added and built up over time.

Reporting offensive content

CloudJetty is a community-maintained resource, so it is possible that from time to time someone may post material that you find objectionable, or that is in violation of CloudJetty's terms of use.

Since most materials on CloudJetty are community-maintained, we hope you will take the time to just go in and edit out the objectionable material. If you find you need administrative intervention (for example, to avoid an edit-war with another user), or if the material cannot be edited (for example, in another user's bundle or profile) you can use the "offensive?" link associated with each object to make a report. When we receive the report, an administrator will assess the situation and take appropriate action.