Just Science week is coming up, so time to try and clear up some backlog this weekend, so that one can focus on science for a few days. Lets start with some bbgm-related stuff.
You’ve already heard about skillbit and the BioBricks workshop at UCSF. I also hope to make it to the BIL conference in Monterey on March 2, but the logistics are going to be a little tough.
Some of you might have noticed the Wiki link up on navigation bar. It was supposed to go up some months ago, but I am running about 4-6 months behind schedule on a few things. A couple of things delayed the Wiki more than expected; choice of Wiki platform and how it was going to be used.
I tried out 5-6 Wiki platforms, and some of them were really good. I was really enamored by Deki Wiki, Social Text and PBwiki, and almost went with Deki Wiki, but in the end the OpenID and Creative Commons support on Wikispaces, and Jean-Claude’s successful use of the platform did the trick. I needed something simple, embedded media friendly, and capable of handling equations. Wikispaces did the trick.
For a long time I’ve used Backpack to capture thoughts and list projects, but some of those would benefit from being available in a Wiki format. Hopefully others can add material. The Wiki and blog should mesh well together as well over time, but we’ll have to see about that. For now, the security is tight, but that might change. If you’re a regular reader and want to contribute, just holler.
bbgm.tv now has it’s own domain (which resolves to a page in WordPress), and carries the Mogulus, Ustream and Kyte players. Based on experience, Ustream will be the preferred platform for casual live streaming, while Mogulus will be where I plan to carry any regular broadcasts. Still need to reconfigure hardware (going all Mac + the cloud), hence the delay.
I am slowly getting a little involved with the data portability project, for now as an evangelist, which pretty much means that I’ll be blogging about it and helping with looking at PR material etc. There’s lots of techies involved, but no science types, so I thought I’d see if I can contribute in any way. Web standards, interoperability and simple methods are all something that are important in these parts, hence the plunge. Lets see how it works out. For starters, bbgm now supports OpenID (WordPress always been XFN compliant) and now has a FOAF profile loaded too, just in time for Google’s social graph API.
Technorati Tags: Wiki, Data Portability, Wikispaces, bbgm.tv
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I think you’ll enjoy Wikispaces. Although the visual editor is pretty good for getting things done quickly, use the text editor to fix formatting issues. And the automatic CC license is very handy, especially if you don’t know how to include the required HTML so that Google will identify your pages with the correct license.
I think you'll enjoy Wikispaces. Although the visual editor is pretty good for getting things done quickly, use the text editor to fix formatting issues. And the automatic CC license is very handy, especially if you don't know how to include the required HTML so that Google will identify your pages with the correct license.
I am enjoying it already. As for the visual editor, pretty much the first thing I do with any service is turn of the WYSIWYG editor. Markup is so much faster and effective.
The CC and OpenID were key reasons. With exceptions, I am trying to avoid signing on to new services that don’t offer support for both.
I am enjoying it already. As for the visual editor, pretty much the first thing I do with any service is turn of the WYSIWYG editor. Markup is so much faster and effective.
The CC and OpenID were key reasons. With exceptions, I am trying to avoid signing on to new services that don't offer support for both.
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