Some of you may have noted some brief outages of [steem.supply](http://steem.supply) during the day, as I deployed the latest version, 0.1.8 beta. The main improvement of this version is the ability to lookup a user by entering `@username` in the URL, the same way it's done in the main Steemit app. With this improvement, Steem.Supply serves content under the same schema as all the other established apps in the Steem ecosystem: steemd.com/@username, steemdb.com/@username, etc (feature suggested by @ervin-lemark).

I also added a few minor improvements in the UI, like basic input checking and an improved workflow. Both of them are briefly described below:

## When accessing the app for the first time, you're given the option to query the blockchain by using the form, or by using the `@username` segment in the URL
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![Screen Shot 2017-06-29 at 9.52.39 PM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmd1MH23Et53f8RzbRPkv6PSJUzVLZ1rqcZ4xwGmGEAWub/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-29%20at%209.52.39%20PM.png)
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## If the user is not found, a proper message is displayed (until now, the app was still querying the blockchain for rewards in the same loop)
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![Screen Shot 2017-06-29 at 9.53.09 PM.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXAkYGpSYzPghx58C3WBoTmQwb9CkCWhmpG1GnkWiDdFH/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-29%20at%209.53.09%20PM.png)
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All in all, these improvements should bring more stability and better standardization for Steem.Supply within the Steem ecosystem of apps.

As always, please let me know your suggestions, criticisms and feedback.
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_If you're new to Steemit, you may find these articles relevant (that's also part of my witness activity to support new members of the platform)_:
* [Rewards: Were Does The Money Come From?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-rewards-were-does-the-money-come-from)
* [Netiquette: How To Avoid Being A Steem Douche?](https://steemit.com/steem/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-netiquette-how-to-avoid-being-a-steem-douche)
* [Witnesses: What Are They And Why Should You Care?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-witnesses-what-are-they-and-why-should-you-care)
* [How Can I Mine Steem And What CPU / GPU Power Do I Need For That?](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/steemit-newbie-faq-how-can-i-mine-steem-and-what-cpu-gpu-power-do-i-need-for-that)