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2/28/2006

Jane Kolodinsky’s honors class

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:33 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Video and Audio)

One hour iMovie workshop.

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2/27/2006

debateoneworld rolls on

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 4:21 pm
(filed under category Blogs=> Projects)

Spent a bunch of time touring Mambo and figuring out what it does and what it doesn’t.
Installed Wordpress 2 in debate web space. Fixed a bit of "broken" code that affects file uploads in PHP "Safe" mode (added a touch command in admin-functions.php line 752. Waiting for feedback from Tuna..

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2/24/2006

broken parrot calendar

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 4:06 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Scripts - Programming)

The interface between our UVM web pages (and iPods) and Oracle Calendar broke witgh the move to parrot. Apparently a known problem with ugly workaround. Toook frank and I a couple of days to track it down and find a (temporary) solution. See

Example of the calendar script
The particular error condition — CAPI_STAT_API_POOL_NOTINITIALIZED — is not [...]

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2/23/2006

Pharos printing in Library

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 4:21 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Video Labs)

Trying to get Mac-to-Pharos-print-server printing set up in Library. Here’s what Kor told me:
The server is faros.uvm.edu.  The queues are:Reference Printer – Lexmark T634   bw_cash_queue   bw_catscratch_queueLibrary Cyber Cafe Black and White – Canon iR6570   CafeBWCash_queue   CafeBWCatscratch_queueLibrary Cyber Cafe Color Printer – Canon iR C2620   color_cash_queue   color_catscratch_queueCIT – Apple LaserWriter 16/600   CIT_queueNursing – HP Laserjet 4000   [...]

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2/22/2006

LRG Meeting

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:05 pm
(filed under category Overhead=> Projects)

Discuss media support

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Landscape Change Project: meeting

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:04 pm
(filed under category Landscape Change=> Projects)

Weekly meeting with guest to evaluate new site changes

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2/17/2006

broken parrot

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 3:18 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Scripts - Programming)

migrated scripts.uvm.edu alias from warthog to parrot. problems thus far:

somebody forgot to move FormMail.pl from warthog to parrot. Fixed
I edited the SOIT test generator soit_test.pl script for parrot, but apparently skipped the soit_answers.pl script. Fixed. And updated documentation, since Leonord Perry said they were so great.
The CT_Cal.pl script was producing unsightly calendars, needed to edit [...]

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missing and broke media

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 2:43 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Video and Audio)

Ran around in circles with others tracking down broken/missing media files in somebody’s online Jazz course. I think we found a solution. More here.

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2/9/2006

debateoneworld

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 12:03 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Scripts - Programming)

On Feb 8, 2006, at 10:03 AM, Alfred C. Snider wrote:
Part 1 is a blog for debaters, localized, for specific organizations, etc. Can we also do some videoblogging here?
Video PodCasting? Piece of cake.
Part 2 is a wiki for putting together a giant debate text with many authors.
I know how to install wiki software (see http://www.uvm.edu/~waw/mediawiki [...]

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2/3/2006

Added new database table fields, new table

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:20 pm
(filed under category Landscape Change=> Projects)

For Landscape Change, I added a few new fields to our test databas and created a new table named items to store metadata for linked items (sounds pdsf, et.c associated with a single image)

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2/2/2006

Generated Python Image Library for Zoomify

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:11 pm
(filed under category Landscape Change=> Projects)

The "zoomify" utility wanted by Paul Bierman needs the Python Image Library module, which wasn’t building on zoo. Had TSG update python installation on zoo servers, now build OK. verified it would work with zoomify, passed it off the Ben Fenster to work out details.

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CVS Server

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:03 pm
(filed under category Landscape Change=> Projects)

Built and populated a CVS server on Badger for the GLCP project. Now need to develop a plan to us eit.

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2/1/2006

Socwork problem

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:13 pm
(filed under category Projects)

Helpline wrote me:
Entered on 02/01/2006 at 10:42:58 by Mike Kontrovitz:Judith called back regarding this. Can someone please give her a hand?Entered on 01/30/2006 at 11:36:00 by Zak Brown:Client needs to update the Social Work training signup page/database.http://www.uvm.edu/~socwork/projects/register/login.phpShe was told that she needed to download and install MySQL Connector to be able toaccomplish this. That piece [...]

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Videos for Admissions

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 5:04 pm
(filed under category Projects=> iPods)

Jen Francouer asked about making admissions videos available for easy iPod downloading. We’re meeting next wednesday, but i preparation I

ensured that Current new admissions videos will indeed play with  iTunes, Mac and OC (they do using high bandwidth versions already available)
ensured that Current new admissions videos will indeed play on iPod (they do using [...]

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Updated Perseus account creation script

Wesley Wright (Grand High Wizard of Blogsalot) @ 12:14 pm
(filed under category Projects=> Scripts - Programming)

Doug Varney needed this converted for use on parrot. Apaprently, it missed the queue this summer. Script updated, all is well.

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