Thursday, April 9, 2009
While reading sfgate.com today in an article called Pull Out And Pray (Bristol Palin still practices abstinence, while the rest of us softly weep) by Violet Blue, I found an error—the spelling of a talk show host named "Jerry Spinger." Spelling errors are common in sfgate.com, aka The San Francisco Chronicle, sometimes even on the home page. (Patrick and I noticed one on the sfgate.com home page the other day, and I didn't bother to record it.) Cardio warm-up: 6 minutes. Usual oatmeal breakfast. DAL phone meeting. Chatted with Jeffery L. Granted David H permission to use one of my photos for a neighborhood newsletter. Checked in with JWG regarding the entering students mailing list. Checked in with DLS to confirm that Shirin was on our billing. Helped student GL with a question about data recovery. (We don't provide that service.) SSL certificate ordering trouble. Will resolve tomorrow. Followup with JWG about "your message has been delayed" errors. Sent Shirin Outlook Tip #9. Helped 2 drop-in students today. One needed help with using VPN over UCSFnet wireless on a cellphone, and the problem was easily solved (use the VPN address bar to enter URLs, not the browser address bar). The other needed help activating ActiveSync and had everything configured correctly but neglected to submit the ActiveSync activation request. We did that and the student's email address was not found in the system. I called it in to OAAIS and talked with Jonny who found a spelling error in the address in Remedy. Once he fixed that, the request submitted successfully—problem solved. To home. BTS web edits and followup. Dinner at home with Patrick: hoisin cashew chicken. Ran out of disk space on the iMac, so I deleted a bunch of software installers—I can probably always download the latest versions when I want. Watched Wallace & Gromit in Three Amazing Adventures "A Grand Day Out" and "A Close Shave" on Netflix DVD with Patrick. Worked more of a solution for being out of disk space on the iMac. Cardio warm-up: 15 minutes. Late snack: leftovers. Hid presents for Patrick to find in the morning.