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Naomi Jimenez
Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute/OTXWest
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March 9, 2007 - 6:35pm
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What I've been up to

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I've been in California for a month and a half now and I love it! I found a place to live in Alameda which is just outside of Oakland where I work. Alameda is really nice and safe. I love my job and the people I work with are really cool!

I have been busy with a few projects at work. I developed an addition to their 3 hour Take Home Computer Class (THCP). This class provides Oakland students in grades 6-12 with basic computer training along with training on the Open Source software (OpenOffice, The Gimp, Audacity, typing tutors, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc.) that we install on each computer. Once the students take the class, then they receive a free refurbished computer with free life time tech support.

Comment from Jessica McCoy on March 9, 2007 - 8:58pm

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Hey Naomi,

I've been meaning to call you so we can find a time to get together. I'm thinking that next week I'll finally have the free time for a meeting. Let's talk on Monday and figure something out!

--Jess

(VISTA at Center for Digital Storytelling)

Comment from Ben Sheldon on March 10, 2007 - 2:57am

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Naomi--Thanks for bringing it to my attention that we don't have the upload file types allowed for ODF documents.

Now you should be able to upload extensions with .odt, .ods, .odp, and .odg. I'm happy to hear you're using them.

Also, for anyone on a Mac, NeoOffice is a great port of OpenOffice.org.

Also, my favorite open source drawing app is Inkscape, a vector drawing program somewhat similar to illustrator, but easier to use.

Comment from Naomi Jimenez on March 12, 2007 - 6:07pm

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Thanks Ben! I just uploaded the OpenOffice copy of my slide show.

I forgot to mention Inkscape in my blog. My organization also uses it in their digital storytelling workshops and I have been learing it as well.

Later,

Naomi

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brittney fosbrook
Homeless Prenatal Program
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November 2, 2006 - 5:53pm
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Reworking old websites

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I am currently reworking an old website for HPP, Helping-SF.  This website is meant for low-income families and case managers.  In it's current form, the website is very disorganized both in terms of content and also in terms of pages and locations.  There are numerous broken links, orphaned pages and older versions housed within numerous local locations.  Although I have some experience with dreamweaver, I have never moved an existing site to a new location.  I am not sure if it would be better to work with the existing local files and reorganize that way or whether I should migrate the site to a local folder and start fresh.  Any suggestions? 

Comment from Aliya Abbasi on November 3, 2006 - 6:03pm

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i would suggest, you start with an analysis of the current site and make lists of it's plus points and minus points. then talk with others in the organization and make lists of must-haves, like-to-haves.

site migration should be easy enough - it is usually just copying the files to the new location. i would strongly recommend that you divide the project into parts so it is easier to handle and don't forget to save a copy of all the old files (just in case to a cd). i've waded thru a couple of site migrations and i'd be happy to help; let me know via email or phone.

Good-Luck!