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How-to for the new Vixia HF M500 camera

2013/10/26 Leave a comment

Here it is, and available for checkout per instructions here. Also see the video size considerations.vixia-hfm-500

Step-by-step for Basic Recording:

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The Parts and Controls of the Camera:

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Categories: audience-is-students, e-infrastructure, Film-studies, hardware, Institution-is-University-of-North-Carolina-Charlotte, step-by-step-guides Tags: , ,

Switch to Color Scheme Basic not working for students

2013/10/25 Leave a comment
    1. Works for me: CAM03648
    2. Does not work for students for whom it primarily has to work: CAM03640
    3. Strangely, student seems to be not stuck on the original, but on an unsaved theme:

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Categories: e-infrastructure, Institution-is-University-of-North-Carolina-Charlotte, Student-Computers Tags: , , , ,

How to bypass error 442 when trying to connect to your office network with Cisco VPN Client 5 from Windows 8

2013/10/25 Leave a comment
  1. Problem: image
  2. Solution:
    1. in [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\CVirtA]
      "DisplayName"="@oem25.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;Cisco Systems VPN Adapter for 64-bit Windows"
    2. remove: “@oem25.inf,%CVirtA_Desc%;”.
Categories: e-infrastructure Tags: , , ,

Best way I found to merge WordPress.com tags

2013/10/22 Leave a comment

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I am talking about merging spurious variant tags into one canonical form. This is a workaround for the fact that you cannot just update when the update could require wordpress.com to merge the article set form the old tag into an existing article set under the new tag. The work around involves accessing  the spurious tags from the admin / tags interface (window on the right); then opening the "posts" for each spurious tag in a new window. In the posts window to the left, do the "quick edit". I tried saving myself some deleting in the left window by, after opening the left window, deleting the tag in the right window; but the old tag has already been preloaded for the Quick edit into the left window . Well, Quick edit makes it pretty painless. Is a global search/replace for wordpress.com conceivable? Warning: Don’t hit "Edit" after deleting  the tag and try to go back – you will have to hunt for your posts manually.

Categories: e-infrastructure, service-is-documenting, websites Tags: , ,

A checklist for our late hires in the LRC

2013/10/09 Leave a comment
  1. With the help of your colleagues at the reception desk, sign up for your work schedule by sending  meeting requests from NINERMAIL to lrcassistant@uncc.edu,
    1. Plug any holes/weaknesses in the schedule Reception Staffing
    2. Uf you have $2000 FWS, not more than 10 hours /week even if you start late.
    3. Final approval from LRC coordinator required.
  2. Whenever starting/leaving your shift, log in at the reception desk computer, allow all windows to open, then  clock in by entering your code for checkin/out from the spreadsheet checkoutin.xls  into the meeting request (series) on your NINERMAIL calendar.
  3. Read/listen to the training materials you received –
    1. Word (goo.gl/5hgr7Y) printout : contains a checklist for your responsibilities during your shift.
    2. PowerPoint:
      1. Deck (goo.gl/OV45aF) printout explains how to help with booking LRC equipment and rooms using NINERMAIL meeting requests (which will constitute e most of your work at the help desk).
      2. Video of training session: goo.gl/nWDDro.
    3. NOTE: After your first 2 weeks at work, there will be a Moodle quiz (TBA) that you need to pass!
  4. Questions?
    1. First and foremost, follow the instructions and helpful hints of your more senior colleagues at the reception desk.
    2. Bring further questions to the LRC coordinator or director.
    3. If no one is available for questions: post questions in the LRC Moodle Forum.
    Categories: audience-is-language-learning-center-staff, audience-is-language-learning-center-temp-staff, e-infrastructure, Institution-is-University-of-North-Carolina-Charlotte, Reception-desk, service-is-hr-managing, training

    How to retroactively remove comment option from WordPress posts

    2013/10/07 Leave a comment
    1. Unchecking “Allow comments” does not affect past posts (you had better find that out early in your blogging career – I did not …)
    2. To disable comments for past posts, you have to uncheck “Allow comments”in each one of them.
    3. To even show “Allow comments” in the post editing interface, do this:  image
    Categories: audience-is-teachers, documentation, e-infrastructure, Screenshots Tags:

    Use Moodle 2 Forums’ Mail Now Option to speed up communication

    2013/10/04 Leave a comment
    1. The “Mail Now” checkbox is still there, just the location has changed, compared with Moodle 1..9.: image
    2. Even without “Mail Now” checked, your post goes immediately to the forum – but on the forum, you can still edit it (if you didn’t proof read etc.).
    3. Email, however,  you cannot recall after sending it (well, MS-Exchange email you can, but not Moodle email). That’s why “Mail Now” tries to provide  a safety net for emailed forum messages.
    4. That Forum messages are emailed (“notifications”) is a function of the subscription of users to a forum, which is (“force subscription”) the default, but can be changed in the forum settings.
    5. If you try to use the Moodle forum as a mailing list and/or real-time messaging system (like we do with the LRC Moodle as groupware for LRC staff), checking “Mail now” is recommended.
    Categories: audience-is-language-learning-center-staff, audience-is-teachers, e-infrastructure Tags: ,

    Don’t worry about uppercase letters when logging in to post an issue to the online Helpdesk

    2013/10/03 Leave a comment
    1. The username input for our helpdesk system login is set to write uppercase letters, and this cannot be changed: image
    2. Once you have made sure that your keyboard is indeed not set to uppercase (caps lock on, see light in upper right), which it most ikely is not, you can ignore the uppercasing, proceed as normal with entering your password.
    3. If you get a login error, it is not because of the uppercasing. Rather, you may have mistyped something else. A good strategy (when nobody is looking over your shoulder, that is) is to type your password somewhere else (word, notepad, google search box) where is it visible and copy/paste it onto the Password field.
    Categories: audience-is-IT-staff, audience-is-language-learning-center-temp-staff, audience-is-students, audience-is-teachers, e-infrastructure, Institution-is-University-of-North-Carolina-Charlotte Tags: ,