NOTE!!!! Google has deprecated this feature as of 8/31/2015. Hosting services via Google Drive will be disabled on August 31, 2016 I had a web server crash and needed a place to store some web pages before I migrated them to another platform. I did a little research to see what my options were and…Continue Reading Hosting a Web Page on Google Drive
WOLFERIZE!
WOLFERIZE! Based on the Raptorize Code available here: http://zurb.com/playground/jquery-raptorize Using Jquery 2.0.3 through the code here: https://github.com/acrogenesis/raptorize Wolfie image from SBPress Activate Wolfie on your web page and listen as he howls across your screen. Or, activate Wolfie using the Konami code, using your keyboard: UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B…Continue Reading WOLFERIZE!
Changes to YouTube RSS Feed API
If anyone uses YouTube’s RSS feed feature, I discovered that YouTube’s API changed recently (4/20/2015). I was previously loading an RSS feed of my seminar video recordings using this feed: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/PL73209708FA681CD7 That link no longer works. Instead, you have to change it to the following format: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist_id=PL73209708FA681CD7 This is an RSS feed of videos contained…Continue Reading Changes to YouTube RSS Feed API
SBU Event Calendar in Google Calendar
Updated with new URL for Stonybrook.edu calendar of events. If you want to add the Stony Brook University Event Calendar to your Google Calendar, click on the carrot icon next to “Other Calendars” and choose “Add by URL” In the URL field, paste the following URL (NOTE, STONYBROOK.EDU changed the calendar source, the URL has…Continue Reading SBU Event Calendar in Google Calendar
Google Apps SBU Syllabus Generator
What do you get when you combine the SBU Syllabus Template with a Google Form with some Google Apps Script? A syllabus generator that fills a template with your form responses, creates a Google Doc and emails you a PDF of your responses! The syllabus generated through this form creates the first page of the…Continue Reading Google Apps SBU Syllabus Generator
The SoMAS Website (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of my write up on the SoMAS Website. This post discusses the history of the website. One of my tasks at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is that of webmaster for the school’s website. I have discovered that SoMAS has a mountain of history that has been documented in…Continue Reading The SoMAS Website (Part 1)
Connecting to Juniper Network Connect (Work-At-Home) on a Mac
In an effort to prevent exploits, the new versions of Java on the latest Mac OS X system have higher security settings than previous versions. These higher security settings can prevent Java software applications from installing unless you add website URL exceptions to the Java Control Panel. To get to the Java Control Panel on…Continue Reading Connecting to Juniper Network Connect (Work-At-Home) on a Mac
About the Braindump
My name is Mark Lang and I am the Computer Support Specialist for the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, located on the South Campus of Stony Brook University. I was previously a Programmer Analyst at the Division of Information Technology – Client Support in the Melville Library on the Main Campus of Stony Brook University.
This site will host long rambling content that is really too long to be sent via email, but is important enough to share with the public and those brave (or desperate) enough to wade through it.
Topics will primarily focus on my efforts to deploy websites into SB You! but may also include other topics, such as Share Point, WinPE, and Windows Operating Systems. When necessary, this site may also host content migrated from other systems that are going offline….Continue Reading About the Braindump