Over the summer, my plan was to upgrade UCalgaryBlogs to WordPress 3. That’s been done. Now, we need to take steps to prevent further downtime on the virtual server we’d been using.
So, the TLC has scrounged up a new/used server for use in hosting blogs and wikis. It’s a shiny Dell Poweredge 2850, and should be more than enough horsepower to run the sites for the 2010-2011 school year.
The server will run the web apps for UCalgaryBlogs.ca and wiki.ucalgary.ca as well as hosting the data. I’ll start prepping the new server ASAP – installing Ubuntu Server 10.05 and getting it set up with all of the LAMPy goodness.
It looks like the University of Calgary is planning a series of TEDx events: TEDxUofC – the first one being next week, just days after the TEDxYYC event.
After previously saying I wouldn’t go to a TEDx event because of the way they’re set up, I’m happy to post that they don’t have to be that way.
Registration for TEDxUofC is open, and cheap. Students get in for $5. Everyone else gets in for $10. It doesn’t get cheaper than that. And there’s no “how awesome are you?” filter on the registration. You prove your awesomeness by showing up.
Now this is interesting. A series of focused events, each on a different topic, open to anyone who wants to come and make a difference. Sure, the speakers are selected ahead of time. Sure, the topics are selected ahead of time. That’s ok, and the way it’s set up looks like it could provide an interesting series of events.
Now, to try to arrange child care for The Boy™ twice a month, so I can head down to Hotel Alma (the new facility on the main U of C campus). Actually, I wonder if he’d like to go. He is a student, after all…
Posted in TEDx, TEDxUofC, TEDxYYC, calgary, campus, conferences, fun, general, ted, ucalgary, work
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I’ve updated, and re-enabled the sitewide tags plugin. This takes all posts on public blogs at UCalgaryBlogs and feeds them into a central site to generate a shared tag cloud. Does it work?
Posted in Uncategorized
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Tagged testing
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If you can read this, then we’re good to go…
does this work? is posting borked?
how about editing an existing post?
Twitter Tools failed with double posts to Twitter, so I’m trying WP to Twitter which could work as well.
this is a test. there is nothing to see here. carry on.
