Journal of Imouthes

January 19, 2010

Columbia Public Schools

Filed under: Job_Search — Tags: — admin @ 15:50

Called and spoke with Mr. Kessler brieflly slightly before 4pm. He informed me that they were currently conducting the first round of interviews. When asked if it was too late to place an application he replied that it wouldn’t hurt but my application would only be considered if there are second round of interviews.

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Position Summary:

To provide support for equipment consisting of personal computers, peripherals, and other related equipment and to provide software support and network connectivity to the overall goal of promoting the effective use of technology by students, administration and instructional staff.

Position Requirements:

Provide technical support for instructional and administrative microcomputers on site. Configure newly purchased PC’s to District standards. Load District standard software applications packages. Troubleshoot specified peripherals attached to personal computers. Perform bench repairs on specified computers and peripheral equipment. Evaluate parts inventory and initiate supply request. Provide assistance with scheduled equipment relocation/new equipment. Assist with internal training/troubleshooting techniques on hardware and peripheral basics. Troubleshoot and correct network connectivity issues. Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager of Network Infrastructure and Operations. Time clock, AS400 client installation and peripheral support.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or a combination of education, certifications, and related work experience. Strong communication and organizational skills. Strong working knowledge of Novell and Microsoft NT client environments. Demonstrated ability to learn new technical skills quickly and solve/address complex technical problems effectively.

Mandatory Criminal Record Check:

As of January 1, 2005, all new employees to public schools in Missouri must comply with Missouri law 168.283. This law requires completion of the FBI finger print criminal record check for search of the criminal history repository and the family care registry of Missouri and federal criminal history files before an employment offer can be Board approved. Job offers will be contingent on successful completion of this process.

Terms of Employment :

12 month position, (261 days), hourly

Salary: $13.86 – $16.77 per hour

Start Date: December 15, 2009

Application Deadline:

December 10, 2009, or until filled

Application Type:

Support Staff Application

Application Process:

Send a letter of interest indicating the specific position you are interested in and the date you will be available, to Dr. Mary A. Laffey, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, 1818 West Worley, Columbia MO 65203. Also include an updated resume, three current letters of recommendation, and the supplement forms that are required for that position. Current CPS employees applying need only send a letter of interest and an updated resume showing appropriate qualifications and experience.

You may download the application and required documents listed below. Right-click on the document's name and select “Save Target As…” to download the application.

Letter of Instruction (Support Staff)

Support Staff Application

Technology Skills

Contact Person:

David Kessler, Manager of Network Administration, 573-214-3999. dkessler@columbia.k12.mo.us

The Columbia Public School District, is approximately a 17,000+ pupil, PreK-12 district located in mid-Missouri (on I-70 midway between St. Louis and Kansas City). The district employs more than 1400 teachers with 19 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 junior high schools, 3 high schools, and an area vocational school providing educational opportunities for the Columbia community. Columbia is a progressive town with a population of 75,000 and living costs are 5-6% below the national average. Columbia's major industries include education and medicine (nine hospitals). Columbia is the home to two colleges, as well as the University of Missouri with a total student population of over 24,000. With the university atmosphere, Columbia has consistently been ranked as a desirable city in which to live.

This posting was created on: December 4, 2009 and is posting number 1029.

via Columbia Public Schools.

December 7, 2009

Review: Top 6 Free Linux (& Windows) HTML Editors (Open Source) & Recommendation

Filed under: software — Tags: — admin @ 16:45

Bluefish Editor

Bluefish is a nice, powerful, specialized non-WYSIWYG html editor and recommended for experts. It contains icons for common HTML tags and very customizable. It has excellent syntax highlighting.

It contains widgets for generating PHP, Apache & SQL code. It has built-in project management capabilities, spell checker, word count, form generators and lots more. If you are not hung up on WYSIWYG then Bluefish is an excellent editor. You may also use Bluefish in conjunction with a browser. Unfortunately I needed something to quickly churn HTML code. I needed an WYSIWYG with abilities to switch views to source mode. So the search was still on.

Quanta Plus

Quanta Plus is a nice WYSIWYG editor for Linux and has a mode (use F9 to activate) which closely mimics DreamWeaver. You can have source code view, WYSIWYG or both for rapid development. The source code view has nice syntax highlighting. It is targeted for KDE.

Quanta Plus is an excellent editor with one major problem. It frequently crashes! With all her capabilities Quanta Plus fails on stability and that to me is a big no-no. I really hope Quanta Plus fixes the bugs to become a great HTML Editor in the coming days. However today Quanta Plus should not be used on serious projects. Another major problem with Quanta Plus is its slowness in handling large files.

In case you are wondering I tested it extensively on Fedora Core 6 running on a Core 2 Duo machine with 2 GB of RAM, so resources wasn't an issue.

Nvu

Nvu was an excellent WYSIWYG editor in 2005. It is the descendant of Mozilla Composer. I used Nvu before and liked it. So it was the first one I tried after switching to Linux. However at this time it is unmaintained and has some teething problems including lots of unfixed bugs. At this time it is better not to use Nvu. The author is focusing his energies on the next version of Nvu dubbed Composer 2, which is hoped to be a significant step forward.

Meanwhile Kaze took the initiative and fixed the bugs in Nvu and released KompoZer which is today leaps and bounds ahead of Nvu is features and stability. I will discuss Kompozer next.

via Review: Top 6 Free Linux (& Windows) HTML Editors (Open Source) & Recommendation.

December 5, 2009

EVE Online | EVE Insider | Forums

Filed under: Games — Tags: , — admin @ 16:06

Originally by: Costas DecimiaGreat, I look forward to not having to readjust my settings, resave my bookmarks, and changing my overview four times per night.After a crash, having removed EVE cache and preferences and relog, make a folder on your desktop. Then, periodically quit out and drop in duplicates of the two folders:~/Library/Caches/com.transgaming.EVEOnline~/Library/Preferences/EVE Online PreferencesThat way, if you do get the crash and corrupted files, you just trash the original folders and replace with the duplicates. In this way you retain any changes you make over time and saves redoing them each time

via EVE Online | EVE Insider | Forums.

December 4, 2009

Installing wordpress plugins using wget and the shell

Filed under: Unix-noob — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 21:09

1. Obtain the link to the download file and copy onto your clipboard. For example, theTinyMCE Adv editor is a wordpress plugin used for editing web pages.
http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip
2. Login to shell account by typing the following in your best bud the terminal.
ssh username@myhost.com
3. use the cd command change to the directory that your wordpress resides in and use wget to obtain the file:

cd /home/marquis/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins
wget http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip
user1@host.com [~/www/wrprs/wp-content/plugins]# wget http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip
--20:02:00-- http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip
=> `tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip'
Resolving downloads.wordpress.org... 72.233.56.138, 72.233.56.139
Connecting to downloads.wordpress.org|72.233.56.138|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]

[ <=> ] 239,601 1.22M/s

20:02:00 (1.22 MB/s) - `tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip' saved [239601]

4. Unzip the file
unzip tinymce-advanced.3.2.4.zip
This will create a folder with the plugin.
5. Go to your admin and activate the plugin.

Your done. Easy as pie.

RecipeSource: Curry Masala Gravy

Filed under: recipes — Tags: — admin @ 20:39

Exported from MasterCook * CURRY MASALA GRAVY Recipe By : Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Spices Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method ——– ———— ——————————– —–GRAVY BASE—– 1/2 pt Ghee OR Vegetable Oil 5 tb Garlic Puree ( 5 portions) 4 tb Ginger Puree ( 4 portions) 2 1/2 pt Onion Puree (10 portions) 1 1/2 lb Canned Tomatoes and Juices 6 tb Tomato Paste 3 ts Salt 2 tb Sugar —–SPICES—– 4 tb Masala Mild Curry Powder 2 tb Paprika 1 1/2 tb Turmeric This stock is one of the keys to achieving the “restaurant curry”. 1. Mix the spices with water to make a paste the consistency of catsup. Let it stand. 2. Heat 5 to 6 tablespoons of oil in a 6-8 pint sauepan. Stir-fry the garlic puree for 30 seconds, then add the ginger puree and cook for another 30 seconds. Add 5 to 6 more tablespoons of oil and when hot addthe spice mixture and stir-fry for another 30 seconds. Add the remaining oil and the onion puree and stir-fry gently for about 10 minutes. 3. Puree the canned tomatoes in a blender then add with the tomato paste to the pan. Mix in well and add enough water to get a medium thick soup consistency. Add sugar and salt to taste. 4. Simmer gently for at least 30 minutes and at most 1 hour. Reduce to a thickish but easily pourable applesauce texture. If it starts to get too dry add a little water. 5. Separate into 10 equal portion and freeze in small freezer containers. Substitute this curry gravy for the individual garlic, ginger and onion purees in many recipes. This is just a mild base to which you can add spices as required. average yield ô 1/2 pints

via RecipeSource: Curry Masala Gravy.

How to make gravy with corn starch ? – Yahoo! Answers

Filed under: recipes — Tags: — admin @ 20:34

Gravy.

3 tbsp. butter

2 med. onions, thinly sliced

2 tbsp. corn starch

1/4 tsp. salt

2 beef bouillon cubes or envelopes

1 1/2 c. water

1 tsp. bottled sauce for gravy

In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot butter, cook onions until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in cornstarch, salt, bouillon, bottle sauce for gravy and 1 1/2 cups water and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until onions are tender.

via How to make gravy with corn starch ? – Yahoo! Answers.

30 Tutorials Combining Both Wordpress and jQuery : Speckyboy Design Magazine

Filed under: jquery — Tags: — admin @ 20:21

Display a Random Post (with AJAX Refresh)

Wordpress and jQueryView Tutorial »

In this tutorial you will learn how to display a random post with Ajax refresh, and you will be surprised at how easy this is to do. You are going to leverage some serious smartness from both WordPress and from the JavaScript library jQuery.

via 30 Tutorials Combining Both Wordpress and jQuery : Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Using jQuery with WordPress | Themocracy WordPress Themes

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 20:20

If you’re a theme developer, you’ll (perhaps) be looking at keeping up with the latest in javascript/AJAX and incorporating a few tweaks into your brand new theme – in some ways, it’s been made very easy for you (and in one or two ways it’s just a little tricky…)

So, assuming you have a basic knowledge of PHP, theme design and javascript, here’s how it works:-

1. Loading up jQuery

WordPress 2.7 arrives with jQuery already bundled, so this bit’s easy enough. But we need to get it loaded onto the page, which doesn’t happen automatically…

Each and every WordPress theme should have a call to the function wp_head() included in it, usually the last thing in the <head> of a page before the <body> output begins, and therefore in header.php of your theme.

This function loads up all the necessary to get a WordPress page on the road – so this is the logical place to do it all, and to get the job done we can make use of the WordPress core function wp_enqueue_script().

via Using jQuery with WordPress | Themocracy WordPress Themes.

jQuery’s document.ready(), What is it and Why is it Useful? | Think2Loud

Filed under: jquery — admin @ 20:18

The document.ready() function is the first thing anyone should learn about jQuery. This function will allow you to take all that ugly behavioral javascript out of your markup.

Lets face it, nobody likes all those javascript:void(0); in the anchors href. As for that body “onload” function call, can that too, its no good. All that ugly code in the markup is just plain bad news.

With jQuery and document.ready() you can put all your event driven javascript in one file, making it easy to maintain and upgrade later. The document.ready() function works just as the name implies. Document refers to the DOM, or Document Object Model, while in this case “ready” refers to when the DOM is registered by the browser.

Before we start, make sure you have jQuery included on your page. For a quick refresh on how that’s done, click here.

Using the document.ready() function is really easy. Check out this example:

$(document).ready(function(){

//insert code here

alert(“this will flre when the DOM is loaded.”);

});

As with most code, there is a shorthand version of the document.ready() function. In jQuery, any function passed to the jQuery object will be bound to the document.ready() function, as seen below.

$(function(){

//insert code here

alert(“this will work the same as the code above.”);

});

This is how you would add a click event to all the anchor tags on your page using the document.ready() function.

$(document).ready(function(){

$(&apos;a&apos;).click(function(){

alert(“you clicked me!”);

});

});

That’s all there is to it. Are you having an issue with jQuery, or any code you need some help on? Have an idea for an article you’d like to see? Feel free to leave a comment with any questions or suggestions.

via jQuery’s document.ready(), What is it and Why is it Useful? | Think2Loud.

Wordpress Sidebar Turned Apple-Flashy Using jQuery UI – Nettuts+

Filed under: WP-Plugin, jquery — Tags: — admin @ 20:17

Preface

This tutorial assumes that you have a wordpress engine running on a server that you have access to upload files, download files and browse to. If you want to run a local server on your computer with a wordpress installation, there is a tutorial on that here for Windows, and here for OS X.

via Wordpress Sidebar Turned Apple-Flashy Using jQuery UI – Nettuts+.

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