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April 30, 2008
Dream weaver
So, I was recently asked by a department to setup a tutorial on how to login to a WOU Terminal Server and use Dreamweaver to build a website. No sweat.
The day before the presentation, I was asked by the department if I wanted them to make photocopies of my handouts. Handouts.....hmmm.... I remember those...yeah.
So then I decided I probably should have handouts. Having *ahem* not yet created the tutorial (or learned to use Dreamweaver myself yet) I decided that I could do more than handouts, and make a powerpoint. Then I had the fabulous idea of making the presentation INTO a webpage - and build it using Dreamweaver - two birds with one stone... and all that.
For the record, I hand-code all my HTML. Some people would call that being 3l33t, but really I'm just a huge fan of having absolute control.
Anyway, for those interested, I posted the Dreamweaver Tutorial to my P Drive. Now any WOU campus member can follow the instructions, login to a WOU Terminal Server from anywhere in the world, use Dreamweaver to build a page and post it to their P Drive.
On a personal note: I was driving to work recently and heard a song by Gary Wright called Dream weaver. That was super creepy. I wasn't around in the 60's or the 70's, so folks my age constantly hear 'new' things for the first time (which have been around for decades). I hadn't really heard the word(s) Dream-weaver until Macromedia used it for the name of a program. But it was a song LONG before. Interesting how life is cyclical, eh?
Posted by ellism at 4:12 PM | Comments (0)
April 29, 2008
Nonpartisan
I'm genuinely nonpartisan, but it must be mentioned that someone came to campus this last Saturday and created quite a stir.
This person could be described as either famous or infamous.
It's not my job to pass judgment, and by no means am I political. But someone mentioned that they saw this and I had to blog it:
I'm really not sure if they are in support or not. But it's the funniest thing I've seen all week.
OK, I lied. I will get political for a minute.
You know what I'd like? I'd like someone to run for President who hasn't been bought (and sold) by "Big Oil", the Detroit Three, the NRA, and every other lobbyist group out there with money and an agenda.
Demo-licans
Republi-crats
Wow are we confused...
I'd like a president who can balance his/her own checkbook.
I'd like someone who loves their spouse and takes good care of their kids.
I'd like someone who has personal integrity and does what is right when no one is looking.
I'd like someone who understands how this country was founded, why and understand the terrible price we paid to keep it.
I'd like someone who was more willing to use money to feed children, the needy and helpless - instead of maintaining status quo with the Fat Cats.
I'd like someone who would take care of our country first, before trying to save other countries.
I'd like someone who could give our youth a hope and a future.
I'd like someone who is more concerned with our economy and the environment than our standing army.
I'd like someone who will keep the government out of my house, let me raise my kids the way I think is best (within appropriate moral law), and not try to dictate every action, thought and desire I have.
I'd like someone who doesn't think that legislating the majority to fix the tiny percentage of the minority is the perfect solution to every problem.
I'd like someone who isn't so concerned about Political Correctness that they are scared of their own shadow.
I'd like someone who is offended by people cowering to the vocal 1% who are 'offended' at EVERYthing and can't seem to get along with ANYone.
I'd like someone who know that the official language of the United States is America (not to be confused with English), and that the US is a melting pot of cultures, but that we have our own culture here. Feel free to join in, but expect to learn English, to celebrate Thanksgiving & Christmas and watch baseball on TV. Eat an apple pie - it's good for you!
I'd like someone who says that right is right and wrong is wrong.
So maybe I'm young and idealistic. Maybe more of us should be.
Anyone wanna comment?
I dare ya ;)
I've never seen a candidate like this. It's too much glitz and glam. Too much dump poop on the other guy. It's suits and limos and Secret Service.
Really? Does anyone of US live that way? Why can't the president be one of us? Someone who understands the lower class, the middle class AND the upper class? Wouldn't that be weird?
I'm ready for weird.
Posted by ellism at 7:36 PM | Comments (0)
April 14, 2008
Keep moving forward
Ever see Meet the Robinsons? Basic premise: Boy is kidnapped by a timetraveler and taken to the future where he eventually learns that his inventions have formed the future. His motto was "Keep moving forward", which was an excerpt from a quote by Walt Disney. Whoever did the advertising and promotion for this movie, should be court-martialed. The movie is excellent and great for all ages.
But I digress. The point is that UCS has undergone many many changes. Travis left, leaving a vacancy. We hired Clayton to do the sysadmin work, and he has been great! I took the managerial roles that Travis preformed by recently assuming the Assistant Director role here in UCS. We have kept moving forward. Joe left, but Brian has taken his position and is moving forward, full steam ahead.
I guess I'm just really pleased to see that we can lose a good deal of our technical expertise, and maintain working systems and processes. Now we've turned a corner. We can start building, and the future is bright. I foresee us taking larger and better steps, allowing us to do more with less than ever before. The programming team is working on some new topics, which will allow us to function more efficiently than ever.
This is probably one of my more inane blogs, but much has happened, and I haven't written much lately. Hopefully I'll get back into the habit soon.
Posted by ellism at 11:19 PM | Comments (0)