Comments for Ryan Collins http://ryancollins.org Educational Technology Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on I’ve been hacked and you can learn from my mistakes. :-) by Ryan Collins http://ryancollins.org/2011/08/28/ive-been-hacked-and-you-can-learn-from-my-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-27110 Ryan Collins Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:17:00 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=725#comment-27110 An update: I just did a fresh install of WP 3.2.1, and it asks you what username you want to use as the admin user, it doesn't default to admin, which I thought was a nice touch! An update: I just did a fresh install of WP 3.2.1, and it asks you what username you want to use as the admin user, it doesn’t default to admin, which I thought was a nice touch!

]]> Comment on I’ve been hacked and you can learn from my mistakes. :-) by John Schinker http://ryancollins.org/2011/08/28/ive-been-hacked-and-you-can-learn-from-my-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-27109 John Schinker Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:20:00 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=725#comment-27109 Huh. I would have thought you would have to hack core to move wp-config.php, but it looks like they've already coded (in wp-load.php) for the possibility that it may be one directory up. So much for my comment about this being detrimental to the automatic update process... Huh. I would have thought you would have to hack core to move wp-config.php, but it looks like they’ve already coded (in wp-load.php) for the possibility that it may be one directory up. So much for my comment about this being detrimental to the automatic update process…

]]> Comment on I’ve been hacked and you can learn from my mistakes. :-) by Ryan Collins http://ryancollins.org/2011/08/28/ive-been-hacked-and-you-can-learn-from-my-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-27108 Ryan Collins Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:40:00 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=725#comment-27108 That would be a lot simpler! Thanks! That would be a lot simpler! Thanks!

]]> Comment on I’ve been hacked and you can learn from my mistakes. :-) by Wesley Fryer http://ryancollins.org/2011/08/28/ive-been-hacked-and-you-can-learn-from-my-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-27106 Wesley Fryer Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:35:00 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=725#comment-27106 Instead of deleting your existing WP "admin" user account you can also change the login name using phpMyadmin. This page in the Wordpress Codex explains how to use it to reset a password, but the process is the same to change the login userid. http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password Thanks for sharing these great suggestions. I'm going to implement several of them. Instead of deleting your existing WP “admin” user account you can also change the login name using phpMyadmin. This page in the WordPress Codex explains how to use it to reset a password, but the process is the same to change the login userid.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password

Thanks for sharing these great suggestions. I’m going to implement several of them.

]]> Comment on 21st Century Learning – Return of the Jedi #oetc11 by Taste of Tech » The Empire Strikes Back http://ryancollins.org/2011/02/05/21st-century-learning-return-of-the-jedi-oetc11/comment-page-1/#comment-27092 Taste of Tech » The Empire Strikes Back Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:23:40 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=630#comment-27092 [...] successful implementation of 21st century skills, and suggestions for overcoming them. We recruited Ryan Collins to tackle the third part of the triology, and we were ready to go. Fortunately, eTech scheduled all three sessions back-to-back in the same [...] [...] successful implementation of 21st century skills, and suggestions for overcoming them. We recruited Ryan Collins to tackle the third part of the triology, and we were ready to go. Fortunately, eTech scheduled all three sessions back-to-back in the same [...]

]]> Comment on Distraction free writing with JDarkroom by Mr.Rcollins http://ryancollins.org/2011/01/21/distraction-free-writing-with-jdarkroom/comment-page-1/#comment-27090 Mr.Rcollins Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:21:47 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=611#comment-27090 I just learned that JDarkroom can export your Markdown formatted text file as HTML! That's pretty awesome! I just learned that JDarkroom can export your Markdown formatted text file as HTML! That’s pretty awesome!

]]> Comment on Checking out Android by Mr.Rcollins http://ryancollins.org/2011/01/19/checking-out-android/comment-page-1/#comment-27089 Mr.Rcollins Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:35:46 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=599#comment-27089 I've found I rarely use my iPad now that I have a MacBook Air. The problem with the current tablets is that you have to hack them to gain access to the Android market. And I've heard good things about the Tegra2 chipset. I'm assuming in a year this will be an entirely different conversation! I’ve found I rarely use my iPad now that I have a MacBook Air.

The problem with the current tablets is that you have to hack them to gain access to the Android market. And I’ve heard good things about the Tegra2 chipset. I’m assuming in a year this will be an entirely different conversation!

]]> Comment on Checking out Android by John Case http://ryancollins.org/2011/01/19/checking-out-android/comment-page-1/#comment-27088 John Case Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:08:32 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=599#comment-27088 I use a Moto Droi2 and an iPad on a regular basis. Have you looked at the Viewsonic Android tablet with the Tegra2 processor? I've heard that if you clean off their bloatware, its a great device. I use a Moto Droi2 and an iPad on a regular basis. Have you looked at the Viewsonic Android tablet with the Tegra2 processor? I’ve heard that if you clean off their bloatware, its a great device.

]]> Comment on Checking out Android by John Rundag http://ryancollins.org/2011/01/19/checking-out-android/comment-page-1/#comment-27087 John Rundag Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:01:15 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=599#comment-27087 I use a Droid X and an iPad when I am away from the office. They have replaced a Blackberry, netbook and an iPod Touch. I use a Droid X and an iPad when I am away from the office. They have replaced a Blackberry, netbook and an iPod Touch.

]]> Comment on FIrst impressions of the MacBook Air 11″ by Kathy Schrock http://ryancollins.org/2010/10/27/first-impressions-of-the-macbook-air-11/comment-page-1/#comment-27040 Kathy Schrock Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:07:26 +0000 http://ryancollins.org/?p=563#comment-27040 I agree with almost everything Ryan says. I love the new MBA, and, as an added plus, I found out today that the TSA says it does not have to be taken out of the bag during security screening! Apparently, it meets their size limit for netbooks and the SSD helps, too, I am sure! I do notice the hinge is a little loose...actually the screen half seems to weigh more than the keyboard half, so, if you push the screen backward too far, it actually feels almost top-heavy and wants to "tip over" backward. However, I have only noticed that when using it on my lap...not when on a table or desk. It is SO fast and does everything extremely well! I would suggest, for anyone considering one, to at least spring for the 4GB RAM. I bought the same model as Ryan and do not regret it at all. My work laptop, a unibody 13'3" MBP, is sitting around, feeling forlorn and abandoned..... I agree with almost everything Ryan says. I love the new MBA, and, as an added plus, I found out today that the TSA says it does not have to be taken out of the bag during security screening! Apparently, it meets their size limit for netbooks and the SSD helps, too, I am sure!

I do notice the hinge is a little loose…actually the screen half seems to weigh more than the keyboard half, so, if you push the screen backward too far, it actually feels almost top-heavy and wants to “tip over” backward. However, I have only noticed that when using it on my lap…not when on a table or desk.

It is SO fast and does everything extremely well! I would suggest, for anyone considering one, to at least spring for the 4GB RAM. I bought the same model as Ryan and do not regret it at all.

My work laptop, a unibody 13’3″ MBP, is sitting around, feeling forlorn and abandoned…..

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