I’ve been feeling pretty listless when it comes to programming and web development but I continue to make progress on various projects. I have not been learning much of anything lately. Instead I am focusing on a few projects.<\/p>\n
Elgg<\/strong> is beginning to look more promising for vlogging because I found a Kaltura Video Plugin<\/a>. It eliminates the need to store the video files, convert the video, or stream the video. The file storage and bandwidth costs for running a video sharing site are a major concern so this makes the whole project more practical. I’m putting more time into studying Elgg and recently examined the database schema. I figured out how to retrieve blog posts using the Elgg entity objects. Now I am exploring its code used to present different views of the data in formats like; HTML, RSS, XML, and JSON. I copied and modified the RSS view to create an ATOM view.<\/p>\n I finally finished reading the “GarageBand for Dummies<\/em>” book. Yesterday I spent some time adding material to my notes on GarageBand<\/strong>. I have ordered a book on drum programming to continue my study of Electronic Music. I don’t expect this to serve any real purpose but it helps to make me feel like I’m making progress in my creative pursuits. <\/p>\n The day before Christmas I installed some eBook software from Fictionwise<\/a> onto my iTouch. Since my iTouch is such a lousy MP3 player I decided I may as well use it for something else. I then bought the eBook version of Caitlin R. Kiernan’s<\/a> novel “Murder of Angels<\/em>“. I already had the paperback version and the eBook cost just as much but now I can read the book on various devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been feeling pretty listless when it comes to programming and web development but I continue to make progress on various projects. I have not been learning much of anything lately. Instead I am focusing on a few projects. Elgg … Continue reading