Ad Astra per Aspera
It’s actually pretty easy to add a picture to the site with WP2.0, but I’d still rather have the Gallery2 plug-in working. In the mean time, here’s a blast from the past added using the built in support: Deb and Dennis at the Toronto Science Center in 1999
It’s actually pretty easy to add a picture to the site with WP2.0, but I’d still rather have the Gallery2 plug-in working. In the mean time, here’s a blast from the past added using the built in support:
Unfortunately, the old hacked style I was using didn’t make the grade. What I should do is actually design one of my own, but that will be a bit of a “learning experience” so it will have to wait. For now, this new style is quite pleasant — it just needs to integrate a picture … Continue reading “Conversion complete”
Unfortunately, the old hacked style I was using didn’t make the grade. What I should do is actually design one of my own, but that will be a bit of a “learning experience” so it will have to wait. For now, this new style is quite pleasant — it just needs to integrate a picture of the castle.
The next step is to install the new-and-improved spam filter, and then re-connect Gallery2 (which may be interesting).
Update: As I suspected, WPG2 doesn’t seem to work with the WP2. I know that ozgreg it looking at it, so hopefully the 1.1 version of WPG2 will make everything right again. For now, you will see a few broken image links. Oh well.
The first time I played Dungeon Siege, I found it to be too shallow as an RPG and gave up on it fairly quickly. This time, I decided to give it a bit more slack — basically, I treated it as an “RTS with only Heroes” and found it to be a lot more engaging. … Continue reading “Dungeon Siege (1)”
The first time I played Dungeon Siege, I found it to be too shallow as an RPG and gave up on it fairly quickly. This time, I decided to give it a bit more slack — basically, I treated it as an “RTS with only Heroes” and found it to be a lot more engaging. I played it right through to the end; my only complaint being that by the time I reached the end my characters were so uber that it wasn’t a big deal finishing off the end boss.
Oh well. It was a good waste of time while waiting for Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
I will probably take a stab at moving this site over on the weekend. Given how well it goes, there may be some downtime. (Yes, I’ll backup everything first.)
I will probably take a stab at moving this site over on the weekend. Given how well it goes, there may be some downtime. (Yes, I’ll backup everything first.)
Well, actually, they “classics!”, but that’s not so catchy. 🙂 Two more successful concerts under our belts. Friday was a better space to play in, but Saturday seemed to have better sound (despite my early misgivings about the hall having too much reverb). In particular, it was easier to hear how good the choir was … Continue reading “Divertimento rocks!”
Well, actually, they “classics!”, but that’s not so catchy. 🙂
Two more successful concerts under our belts. Friday was a better space to play in, but Saturday seemed to have better sound (despite my early misgivings about the hall having too much reverb). In particular, it was easier to hear how good the choir was on Saturday. Walter Babiak attended both performances, which was quite an honour. His Movin’ in My Heart was received well, given its complexity, and I do believe we may end up with a CD’s worth of music worth listening to. Well done everyone! As usual, I am in awe of the skills that our players have, and continuously surprised that they haven’t kicked me out for being such a duffer. <g>
The next concert will be a “Pops” concert, Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11, 2006. The program is still being discussed, but there should be lots of nice stuff, just in time for Valentines Day. 😉
After that, we’re playing Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, 2006. I’ve already got the music for that show. On the program is:
Time to start practicing!
As you’ve probably noticed, there is now a picture in the side bar. I’m using the WPG2 plugin to do this, but I don’t have many publicly visible pictures up yet, so if you aren’t a registered user on this blog, you’re likely to see a lot of puppies for a while. 🙂 As a … Continue reading “WordPress and Gallery2”
As you’ve probably noticed, there is now a picture in the side bar. I’m using the WPG2 plugin to do this, but I don’t have many publicly visible pictures up yet, so if you aren’t a registered user on this blog, you’re likely to see a lot of puppies for a while. 🙂
As a test, here is the puppy photo embedded in this entry:
The way this works is, if you are logged into this blog, you get admin rights into the gallery2 site, but if you’re not logged in here, you have the same rights as a guest at the gallery2 site. This rule is strict, and you can’t get around it by including direct links to things that a guest normally couldn’t see so, for example, unless you are logged into this blog, you won’t see a picture of Lucky and Sunshine here:
My dad has been working on the family history for several years now. Recently, I decided I wanted to help him with this, and went looking for some internet accessible genealogy software, on the theory that if it was net enabled we could share the work load. The program I ended up with is called … Continue reading “Genealogy”
My dad has been working on the family history for several years now.
Recently, I decided I wanted to help him with this, and went looking for some internet accessible genealogy software, on the theory that if it was net enabled we could share the work load. The program I ended up with is called “The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding” by Darrin Lythgoe. Despite the rather odd name, this seems to do everything we need, including supporting GEDCOM files, which means all of my dad’s existing data could be directly imported (yay!).
Well, I’ve now got the data all imported, and the site configured with some reasonable defaults, so if you are a member of my (or Deb’s) extended family and you want access to it, let me know and I’ll send you the log in information. I’ve set up a guest account which lets you see everything, but not edit it. If you do find something that is wrong, the program supports a simple mechanism for suggesting fixes that dad or I can make for you.
Now comes the interesting part: actually learning something about my family history.
Ok. I’m now running two blogs (one of them is this one), a genealogy site, and a wiki, in addition to a traditional web site on the G5. All seems to be going well, but I wonder if I really need that much capability for the little net presence that I actually have. Maybe I … Continue reading “Sites, Blogs and Wiki”
Ok. I’m now running two blogs (one of them is this one), a genealogy site, and a wiki, in addition to a traditional web site on the G5. All seems to be going well, but I wonder if I really need that much capability for the little net presence that I actually have. Maybe I should get rid of the main site, and just hang a few more pages off of this one.
One of the things I would need is some photo display capability. I have heard that Gallery 2 works well with both iPhoto and WordPress, so maybe I’ll try setting that up. Realistically, photos are the only thing left of interest on the main site.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had this vague recollection about a TV show about 3 people who had some kind of psychic powers that they used to fight crime. That was basically all I could remember, except that there was something about water shooting up into the air (like from a fire … Continue reading ““The Champions””
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had this vague recollection about a TV show about 3 people who had some kind of psychic powers that they used to fight crime. That was basically all I could remember, except that there was something about water shooting up into the air (like from a fire hose) in the opening credits.
Quite by accident, I ended up surfing to Clivebanks where I finally learned the answer to this mystery. The show is called “The Champions”. You can read about it and a host of other random old sci-fi/fantasy shows by following that link. Anybody remember Joe 90?
We ended up in the emergency room this morning at 5am. Deb is going in for an operation next Tuesday, but it looked for a while this morning like we weren’t going to make it that long. After three hours of sitting in a “gynee room” to get some blood results, they sent us home. … Continue reading “What a day.”
We ended up in the emergency room this morning at 5am. Deb is going in for an operation next Tuesday, but it looked for a while this morning like we weren’t going to make it that long. After three hours of sitting in a “gynee room” to get some blood results, they sent us home. Things seem to have settled down a bit now, but we’re still not happy campers. Tuesday is still on.