User:Historybuff/to do

Here is my prioritized todo list:



Wow, time flies when your having fun. I've poked my head in a couple times, but not really done too much (and haven't edited since sometime in 2019). So, as of Nov/2020, one thing I have to do is let go of some clutter -- so I think I'll be doing some archiving. I'd also like to develop a new resource or two, but the proof is in the pudding. But this breaks the ice, and I'll see what might be a good area to add something in.

"New" stuff, or should I say current (as of Oct/2018):

Look into Big Data and DevOps. Check out Category:Computing. And, in the next few weeks, look at Fake news in Canada

Oh, and look into Education, eek. Yeah, and Raspberry_Pi too. And don't forget about Vision

Clean up that dreadful Talk page ... and get a bit organized (like archive Talk and maybe some TODOs)

Interesting - Cancore and Norm Friesen's connection to it.

Create a TODO list. :) (Or create a few, or a few dozen. Getting down to one is hard. :))

I used to have a weekly TO DO list. I'm not sure if that will be in the plans.

Maybe a resource on Time Management would be good.

Old stuff (circa 2015):

I'm looking to get started and get some stuff done; and then I'll start organizing. So, more TODOs to come. First, let's get some content generated.

Older stuff:

Looks like I'm top posting here again. Doesn't life suck. :P

Ok, after another extended break, I'm starting to prioritize a bit. One priority for me is to explore more learning/teaching things, and since my journey was inspired here, I'm back to push that forward. I guess I'll start editing and cleaning up this page relatively soon. The amusing thing is the last bit I wrote seems to be in 2010. Before today, I had a few edits in January of this year. Wow, time really does fly sometimes.

Something to check out -- My edits

Wow, how quickly time flies.

We're 6 months more into 2010, and I apparently had a large wikibreak. Unfortunately, I don't feel well rested. Ugh.

On tap now -- the Sandbox server looks to rise again. Someone has suggested Moodle, and I'd love to run some WCR sessions. A bit of Asterisk with a side of fun, perhaps?

Happy New Year 2010! :)

Back, and looking into e-learning. Isn't that what Wikiversity is supposed to be? Ok, so there is Moodle, which I've flirted with all too briefly. I'm going to look back at that, as well as:
 * http://www.omnovia.com/
 * http://www.wiziq.com/
 * http://www.lightspeedvt.com/johndavidesp/
 * http://www.teachanolddognewtricks.com/
 * http://www.dimdim.com/

Note, these are NOT endorsements or spam links, just a place to keep a few things I want to check out together. I don't have any idea on licences or fees or whatnot, or how good any of them are. If I get this organized enough, maybe I'll post some reviews.

I'm not going to revive targets of things quite yet -- I'm still quite busy IRL but I do intend to do more WV related stuff as time goes by.




 * Neat wifi hacking lab: http://antennablog.lbagroup.com/


 * Read http://www.infinitethinking.org/ (blog) (was linked from here
 * Check into Making nice maps
 * write a course on accounting/SQL-Ledger (check into Category:Accounting) (refer to http://dwmbeancounter.com/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=13)


 * Upgrade MW, or write an article about interwiki??

What was I thinking? Where did I go? :)

Okay, been far too busy for far too long. I'm not even going to update this list for a bit. I'm here to soak in for a little bit.

Not updating yet, but still doing some work. Ever increasing amounts, until when I can actually realistically re-order and tackle some of this.

More comments... what year was this "week ending"?? Wow, have I really been absent long enough that my todo list rolled all the way around to another year? Ugh.

Anyways, have a lot of project ideas now, and finally getting some time to do them. Yay me! :)

Check out this educational tool: http://www.techsmith.com/snagit/education.asp?CMP=KgoogleSctedu&gclid=CIeB8eCV6ZgCFROU7QodGnUc0w

To be completed in the week ending this Sat, Sep 20:
 * See if any response to talk page comment at Bachelor_of_Computer_Applications_(BCA)

To be completed in the week ending this Sat, Sep 27:
 * Review Time management
 * start software for openmoko
 * Review for inclusion in Asterisk
 * Figure out what is up at Wikimedia Canada
 * read better then free and blame the wayward worker

To be completed in the future: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ#How_can_I_create_Interwiki_Links_in_my_Wiki.3F
 * Do a bit on Mediawiki Wikis from http://wikidev.net/MediaWiki_skin_tweaks, http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Common.css and http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_user_styles.
 * Figure out easy to edit pretty tables (might need style-sheets) and add a lesson to Topic:MediaWiki
 * Schedule a recording session with User:Cormaggio for WCR that works (maybe using this?
 * bug JIRA/Toolserver people for key reset
 * Toolserver -- refine Timezone tool prototype
 * look at Open_Source_ERP
 * Review Research_grant_collaboration_group page
 * Check, for preschool project
 * Find out if we can use in a Wikiversity setting


 * Figure out how "½" got into my todo page, and how to do something like that when I mean to. :)


 * MediaWiki stuff - threaded output possible with http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Robchurch/Extension_output_handlers?
 * Category rationalization
 * Did Computer Programming (added Programming Languages).
 * In the middle of Computer Science
 * Notes on categories Help:Category
 * Fix http://toolserver.org/~gerald/edit_count.php?wiki=en.wikiversity&name=historybuff&count=count (form needed, pretty pages) and post changes here

Currently on hold (reason):
 * Apply for access to Grants Wiki http://grants.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (Wiki is frozen, with no co-ord)
 * Review/Beef up CS/IT area on Portal:Engineering and Technology (Need more content)

Needs Scheduling:
 * Check out Bloom Clock and http://healthyhousesystem.com/services.html
 * Check out
 * Financial stuff? http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/04/09/teens.money/index.html?eref=rss_latest
 * Help Cormaggio - http://wikindx.sourceforge.net/index2.html


 * Review Technology
 * Review User:JWSchmidt/Semantic_prosthetic


 * Openstreetmaps - []
 * Work on Remote Learning Development
 * check out resource Virtual learning environment
 * Identify courses related to CS
 * In progress at Category:Computer Science
 * Complete Introduction to Computer Science
 * Identify core courses
 * community based courses - interaction courses?
 * Wikiversity outreach
 * Figure out how Participants works on w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology
 * Review The_music_industry
 * Follow up on User:Joel_Lamoure
 * Check out http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Main_Page
 * piddle with http://www.openmoko.org/

Course Related

 * Survey courses - rate?
 * Survey wikibooks
 * Wade through b:Wikiversity:School_of_Computer_Science to see if there is anything useful
 * see if they have any useful texts
 * Wikibooks has no current versioning that we can use -- need the book to stay consistent (snapshots?)
 * Think about how Category:Game_Design] integrates with CS
 * look at Games in Development
 * check out Web related stuff, like Topic:Web Design
 * Think about Featured and putting features on the portal
 * Use Help_desk to help write lessons
 * Use Template:Learning project boilerplate to create courses
 * Don't forget Wikipedia .. like w:Category:Programming constructs

Policy and Admin Related

 * Recruit more wikiversitians
 * Talk about streams, and how streams fit together (course of study)
 * discuss the accredation issue

Tech related

 * learn wikimedia software
 * Installed a test wiki
 * Got pointers in #mediawiki for javascript stuff
 * Manual of config stuff at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings
 * Get [Test_and_Quiz] working in a general way
 * Fiddled with Template:HB-Quiz -- need to get it to send, not escape, HTML
 * looks like it might be possible through LocalSettings.php or Skins settings.
 * edit MediaWiki:common.js. Use addOnloadHook(yourfunctionhere) to add the hookd. (from #mediawiki)
 * check out Wikiquiz
 * Figure out how bots work
 * Got some good info from JWS
 * Write a magic agent that collects the names of contributers from certain areas (bwahahaha)
 * play with transclusion:
 * Wikiversity_Blog_howto
 * w:Template:user in

General Stuff

 * How are we doing? Quality and using Template:Quality0
 * Delete/merge duplicates
 * Topic:Quality Assurance
 * Topic:Computer_Science - is this needed anymore?
 * Check out
 * Bar Camp
 * Topic:Telecommunications
 * Topic:Internet_TV
 * Topic:Image processing and Machine Vision
 * Sonic user interface
 * Nerd_Project
 * School:Project Management
 * History_of_Quebec_and_Canada/Study_Guide
 * Introduction to GarageBand

Done (should go into an archive)


 * Move to a real todo list template:to do?
 * add a user page (needed to get todo to be in the "right" spot)
 * Organized and prioritized todo list
 * Complete Portal:Computer Science
 * WAV -> OGG codec translation for 2 sessions
 * Another WAV -> OGG codec translation
 * Numerous confrence calls
 * Push toolserver request []
 * Get the ball rolling on Wikimedia Canada
 * Chat w/ m:User:Eloquence and commons:User:Gmaxwell; follow up w/ Brion
 * Start moving on WM Canada
 * Brainstorm ideas for Grants -- pick one with good curb appeal
 * Chat w/ m:User:Eloquence; follow up w/ commons:User:Gmaxwell and Brion
 * Check about powerbook info for http://www.bitshuffle.org/wikicast/User:Mysid
 * Fiddle with Toolserver toys
 * installed (actually a more recent) image
 * Merge legal notes into the bylaws at meta:Wikimedia Canada