Archive for December, 2002

Back in '98, when we started implementing AICC interoperability into our LMS at DiscoverWare, the specifications were rather incomplete, and the documentation was rough. They've been working on them pretty intensely, and they've expanded to cover a lot of new ground. It's gone much farther than just metadata and content packaging. I've been reading through the... »

So, we desparately need schools in Tuscany. Multiple schools, not just one. We figure 4 elementary schools could be filled. Easily. The only problem is that there isn't any provincial cash to build them. We currently bus about 1000 kids out of the community, which costs a fortune in time and money, but there's no... »

I'm just working on building an interface to allow admins to edit and manage the html fragments that make up a theme in the repository. Ideally, it will be a web-based solution similar to MovableType or PMachine, where you can edit fragments of HTML directly in the repository. That does expose a risk, though.... »

Tired. So very tired. Projects and baby are finally catching up with me. Feel like a zombie, going through the paces. Time for a vacation, but that's just not going to happen for a while. And to top it off, Socrates is pushing for some more time. Don't have any more to give, though. Maybe my 2... »

I've been trying out a bunch of weblog software packages, because they seem to handle themed interfaces pretty well. I'm trying to get a better grasp on what I can do with the theming engine for CAREO. Anyway, I came across PMachineFree. It has a whole article in the dead-trees version of MacAddict. My dad... »

I've been playing around with some of the community's contributions to Blosxom, and it looks like they're going to fill in the "missing bits" I've added the active category list on the right side, thanks to Michael McCracken, who posted instructions. I've been trying to get searching and comments, but neither appear to be working correctly.... »