Thursday, January 10, 2013
I logged in to Apple Bug Reporter for the first time in a long time and found that on September 19, 2012 they resolved the problem I reported (#8869612) in which iCal alarms interrupt the playing of movies in DVD Player. Sam happened to stop by this morning and Ihe and Patrick and I chatted about old laptops, iPads, mifi, and cellphones. Breakfast: small bowl of fruit and nut granola with soy milk. Rode Muni to work. There was a higher-than-normal percentage of dressupedness today, probably due to the all-faculty meeting this afternoon. Linkchecking, kiosk work. Calendar management. Forwarded a LexiComp request from student SL to Rodney. Followup with student MZ about a reported problem with RIO, the system I had never heard of before. Had a fantastic 4-minute chat with Ian G about our telephone system. Ian responded to my request in the Chat with the CIO group in Chatter asking why the red light on my phone doesn't light when I have a message waiting. Ian explained that I am currently using a digital feature set for my phone and that the red light message waiting feature is included only in the analog feature set. If I were to switch from the digital feature set to the analog feature set, I would lose these three main features: (a) the ability to have additional lines on my phone which permits me to listen in on that other person's line and see when it is in use, (b) the ability to see the caller ID name in the LCD display, and (c) the forwarding feature would be less easy to use—instead of a single keypress I'd have to remember to dial 5 1 before the number to which to forward. I didn't care about any of those features. Regarding (a), I have never had a reason to listen in on someone else's line. I have never had a reason to make a call pretending to be on someone else's line. I have never needed to know when someone else's line is in use. Regarding (b), most of the time the feature doesn't work anyway because many people have requested caller ID privacy or there is some other reason why the name doesn't appear in the display. Regarding (c), I have never used the forwarding feature. I forgot I could even do it. The only thing I was worried about before switching from digital set to analog set was the blink rate of the red light. He told me that it was definitely blinking and not solid, so I told him my concern ("I don't want it to be too Vegasy") and he said he would check and get back to me. Minor website update to announce the new website for Office of Career and Professional Development. This office's acronym is OCPD, and whenever I see it I think "Orange County Police Department." Chatted with Joel and Shirin about iMacs, forthcoming new computer upgrades, Keynote, Macs, PharmAdMIT for Mac, iPads, iCloud, MacBook Airs, appleinsider.com. Within minutes I took a lot of notes about what we talked about. Answered a question for student TN about Microsoft Office licensing. 1-on-1 with Michael. Tried renaming my Windows XP VM and failed, reported the problem to Tran. Chatted with Eric about various issues. Followup with Michael about a message delivery failure related to Acquia and Genomics Core Facilities. Updated a meeting invitation with a link provided by John K to maps he created of the Acquia infrastructure from his perspective. Followup with Erika L from Hastings. Followup with Cindy and Susie about CPFM moving hardware between Laurel Heights and Parnassus. Sent my documentation of the monthly pcard procedure to Susie and Cindy. Completed pcard paperwork. More followup with student SL and LexiComp. Responded to a request from La'Trece for a group breakdown of recent hardware purchases. (This took a lot longer than I thought it would.) Downloaded VMware Fusion 5.0.2 (light)—successful. Adjusted keyboard shortcuts in VMware Fusion. Clinical Pharmacy faculty meeting. Quick lunch from Courtyard Cafe: tuna salad sandwich on toasted rye with a side pickle wedge. All faculty meeting. Much detailed discussion surrounding the curriculum and accreditation requirements. Chatted with Eric lateish about various issues. Web update: graduation ceremony date, time, and location. Followup with Tran about his response about hard drive encryption. Submitted a request to CPFM to move computer hardware between Laurel Heights and Parnassus, then sent messages to keep everyone informed. Followup with Jo Anna G to ask what does CTA stand for and to confirm that I'm supposed to be at the meeting to which she invited me. Followup with Walter S about pharmchem server and websites migration. Followup with Sara G about a recent request for new news to be published. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Jitra Thai: yellow curry tofu, steamed rice, sticky rice, bbq pork, mango with sticky rice; green tea. Played with Dictation and Speakable Items in OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2. It didn't work very well with voice commands. Followup with James and Joel about Chris C's recent request for sample applications. Followup with student MZ about RIO. Followup with Mayene at FontShop about a recent experience trying to use fonts purchased from them. Downloaded and installed VMware Fusion 4.1.4 (light)—successful. Late small meal: leftovers from dinner.