Secure FTP on hostgator using Dreamweaver
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure this out! To use secure FTP (SFTP) with a hostgator account on a shared server, simply use port 2222. Here’s an example of how
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Decision support tools, performance support systems and just-in-time learning
Where is the best spot for an educational (or other) intervention?
When there is a workforce performance or knowledge gap to fill, trainers understandably think first of using training to fill it. But is more training really always the best answer? Depending on the skills involved and the characteristics of the audience, process improvement, usability improvement, training or performance support may all be worth considering.
Advanced interfaces, “Smart Ecosystems” and performance support systems in the workplace
“A civilization without instrumentalities? Incredible.” –Forbidden Planet
Although it often seems that computers and communication devices have been growing smaller and smaller with no end in sight, for some purposes, they are still far too intrusive and unintuitive. There are many workplace scenarios where data and communication services would be very beneficial as performance support systems, but the constraints and awkwardness of existing computer interfaces would interfere with the task at hand.
Fortunately, researchers have been working steadily for decades to make computers and communication devices nearly vanish by embedding them into our surroundings and networking them so they can sense the environment and interact with us in a manner that would integrate better with our living and working situations.
Early research groups developed scenarios to demonstrate the utility of these systems, which included independence support for the elderly, meeting facilitation, augmented driving and enhanced social interaction.
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On installing the OAuth module in a Drupal site, this error appeared: fatal error: class ‘OAuthCommonHooks’ not found in [path] Fatal error: Class ‘OAuthCommonHooks’ not found in /drupal-6.13/sites/all/modules/oauth_common/oauth_common.module on line 58 Apparently you can fix
Continue readingDrupal: increase upload file size limit
By default, Drupal enforces file-size limits on uploads. Although there is a place in Drupal’s File Upload settings to alter the maximum file sizes (/admin/settings/uploads), chances are your PHP settings limit file size to 2MB
Continue readingDrupal: set up a draggable card sort view – Part 1
Drag and drop your items into order
Drupal’s Draggable Views module makes it possible to create tables with Ajax-style drag and drop rows. Each row has a “handle” that makes it possible to drag it up or down to change the order of the items in the table. Draggable views are perfect for making “To-do” lists, outlines, and any kind of list where you need to constantly reorder individual items. I recently used it to build a draggable “card sort” view for research cards. This enables a researcher to enter cards in no particular order, then organize them when it comes time to write up the research. It would work just as well for organizing a novel or script.
The problem with the Views module is that there is sort of an irreducible complexity to designing a view, and it can be quite difficult at first to figure out all the steps involved in getting the outcome you want. There are so many options and settings and a few minor usability issues which make it all quite confusing at first. This tutorial will give you an introduction to the concepts and walk you through building an idea organizer using draggable tables.
Here’s a closeup of a Draggable table. Each row has a cross-shaped “handle” that enables you to drag the entire row up and down the table at will.
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Eclipse CVS for beginners: How to switch workspaces
You can set up multiple workspaces in CVS. This is useful for maintaining DEV, TEST and PROD environments, syncing them all to the project in the CVS repository, or it can be used to maintain differerent projects. You can also have more than one project folder in a single workspace.
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Beginning Eclipse CVS – Basics 3: Import an existing set of project files into CVS
<= Back to previous section “Create a Project from Scratch”
- Once you have created a workspace, you need to add files to it somehow. If you already have existing files that you want to use in your project, you’ll need to import them. You can also check out an existing project from CVS or import files from a zip archive, among other possibilities.
Beginning Eclipse CVS – Basics 2: Create a new project from scratch
<= Back to previous section “Getting Started”
- Eclipse Terminology-“Perspective”:
The word “Perspective” is used to denote a window panel in Eclipse with a specific purpose. There are Eclipse perspectives for different functions, like the Resources perspective for viewing workspace assets or resources, the Team Synchronization perspective for viewing CVS synchronization information, and the CVS perspective for viewing CVS Repositories, to name a few.