[MCN-L] Wordpress plugin extinction
Hi All, Timthumb is a script used by themes and plugins to resize images. It's very popular on themes by WooThemes. http://www.woothemes.com/2014/06/timthumb-vulnerability-protect-website/ There have been several security issues with timThumb so many hosts and developers stopped supporting it, though it's still widely used by people like me. As long as you're running the most recent version of timthumb, your plugins are updated, and you're running the most recent version of WordPress, you should be good. Replacing timthumb usually requires rewriting part of your theme. This can vary from a few hours of work to a few weeks, depending on how the theme was built. The best way to get an accurate quote is to work w a web shop, agency, or freelancer on a retainer or consult. I'm not sure what exactly timthumb does or did, but we use Post Thumbnail Editor for creating thumbnails and other sizes of pictures to be used on our site. Maybe it can work for you too? Regards, Daniel -- Daniel Noesgaard Senior Curator MS Medical Museion University of Copenhagen Fredericiagade 18 1310 Copenhagen K DENMARK TEL +45 35 32 08 74 dnoes at sund.ku.dk www.museion.ku.dk On 14 Oct 2014, at 20:50, TAMSEN YOUNG TAMSEN_YOUNG at exchange.fitnyc.edu wrote: Hello, We had a custom Wordpress theme designed and one of the plugins used is no longer supported. As a result the site is not rendering properly on all browsers. We can obviously reach out to the original company that designed the theme, but I am wondering if that is our only solution? Perhaps the collective wisdom of the MCN community might have additional advice? Ideally I would like to get a sense of how much the fix will cost to know whether we have to bid out the job. (for those interest, the plugin that needs replacing is timthumb) Many thanks! -- Tamsen Young Museum Digital Media and Strategic Initiatives Manager The Museum at FIT, Room E116 Seventh Avenue at 27th Street New York, NY 10001 212~217~4547 ** 212~217~4561 fax www.fitnyc.edu/museum Visit our collections online at fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/ Find us on Facebook:facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT Follow us on Twitter @Museumatfithttps://twitter.com/museumatFIT ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Cisco VOIP/networking consulting in New England
Hi David - I'd suggest getting in touch with Michael Spadaro, from Profound Cloud. http://profoundcloud.com They offer all kinds of IT Services and implementation solutions, including a dedicated Helpdesk and tech planning projects. They are fantastic partners for short term or long term projects. Hope that helps! Jaki On Tuesday, June 4, 2013, David Dwiggins wrote: We may need some assistance with planning and documentation on our network, focusing initially on changes to our VOIP phone system to accommodate a shift of staff to a new location, but possibly also including some higher level network architecture work. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for individual consultants or organizations with expertise in this area. Expertise with SonicWall would be a bonus. We would probably prefer someone who was located in New England if possible. Thanks in advance, David - David Dwiggins Information Technology Officer, Historic New England 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 994-5948 / ddwiggins at historicnewengland.org javascript:;mailto: ddwiggins at historicnewengland.org javascript:; -- web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410
[MCN-L] Managing Museum Sites on WordPress
Hi Everyone - This is turning out to be a really fun project - I've gotten some nice results from folks across. Thank you. As part of this research project, I also started looking into what CMS's Museums are using. Is this kind of data already available? Here is some data I've collected initially : http://www.arrowrootmedia.com/2013/01/22/what-kind-of-cmss-do-museums-use/ Quick bullet points : - Out of 500 museums I reviewed, over 50 of them use WordPress, and 46 use Drupal for their main sites - Very few are using Blogger, SharePoint, Joomla, Expression Engine - A majority of museums don't have their code documented in a way that could have a CMS detected In any case, if anyone has run a research project like this, or is interested in helping collect this data, organize survey results, or simply participate in this data collection project, please do feel free to reach out. I'm thinking this could definitely turn into a nice MCN presentation. If not, at least we'll have more data. And who doesn't love *more data?* :-) Sincerely, Jaki web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410 On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Jaki Levy jaki at arrowrootmedia.com wrote: Hi Everyone - I'm looking to talk to museums running WordPress sites. I've seen lots of WordPress sites getting hacked because they're not getting updated, on unmanaged servers, or other common IT mistakes. I've also seen folks lose data because there was no redundant backup service in place. Fyi - There's a nice article on common WordPress malware issues here : http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2012/10/09/four-malware-infections-wordpress/ If you're really into surveys and data sharing, you can fill this out http://arrowrootmedia.com/mow-survey I'm happy to share all my data anonymously. But for now, I'm mainly looking to have informal conversations. So - if you've got a WordPress site (or multiple WordPress sites), please do reach out/reply off-list. And fill out the survey : http://arrowrootmedia.com/mow-survey Thx! Jaki PS - if this data is already out there, please do share. -- web : http://arrowrootmedia.com cell : 646-339-9410
[MCN-L] Managing Museum Sites on WordPress
Hi Everyone - I'm looking to talk to museums running WordPress sites. I've seen lots of WordPress sites getting hacked because they're not getting updated, on unmanaged servers, or other common IT mistakes. I've also seen folks lose data because there was no redundant backup service in place. Fyi - There's a nice article on common WordPress malware issues here : http://wp.smashingmagazine.com/2012/10/09/four-malware-infections-wordpress/ If you're really into surveys and data sharing, you can fill this out http://arrowrootmedia.com/mow-survey I'm happy to share all my data anonymously. But for now, I'm mainly looking to have informal conversations. So - if you've got a WordPress site (or multiple WordPress sites), please do reach out/reply off-list. And fill out the survey : http://arrowrootmedia.com/mow-survey Thx! Jaki PS - if this data is already out there, please do share. -- web : http://arrowrootmedia.com cell : 646-339-9410
[MCN-L] Server advice requested
Hi All - Robin - it's not clear to me what kind of servers you're looking for. That said, I wanted to make sure people knew about Pantheon for Drupal hosting. They provide you with great setups for dev, staging, and production. They also make migration code VERY easy. Their servers are running on Rackspace so their service is more of a managed dashboard for solid architecture. Regardless, they are just as reliable as Acquia. You can try a free plan here - http://getpantheon.com On Thursday, December 6, 2012, Josh Goldblum wrote: hey Robin Meant to jump on the last post. We do a ton of work with Drupal work. Drupal and Expression Engine are both really fantastic CMS solutions; we usually lean towards Drupal 7, since its open source, has a large dev community, etc. I would definitely try and host this on a MediaTemple (Dreamhost we've been really unhappy with) or a similar hosting platform. Cloud hosting via Amazon S3 is great, but does involve some real heavy lifting on the server side to install and maintain the codebase. You might also consider hosting with Acquia: http://www.acquia.com This is a great cloud hosted solution that also provides robust support, will keep your modules and security patches up to date, etc. It's not super cheap but it probably the best long-term hosting solution for Drupal. Feel free to hit me up for more info. We've hosted Drupal on a range of hosts and definitely have our favorites. As a general rule don't cheap out on hosting, since migrating a Drupal site is none too easy once its up and running. Hope this helps Josh Josh Goldblum Founding Principal Bluecadet Interactive www.bluecadet.com w. 267 639 9956 c. 267 226 3521 twitter :joshgoldblum On Dec 6, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Robin White Owen robin at mediacombo.netjavascript:; wrote: Hello all, First, thank you to the people who got in touch with examples of on-line learning platforms built in Drupal. Now I have a request for completely different kind of information. We need to spec a computer to act as a server for a Linux based (LAMP) project and would greatly appreciate recommendations for what to buy. It seems unnecessary to buy a Dell and pay for Windows when we won't be using it. But, maybe I'm wrong about that. Any advice based on your experiences would be helpful. Thank you, in advance, Robin Robin White Owen M: 917/407-7641 T: 646/472-5145 robin at mediacombo.net javascript:; www.mediacombo.net http://mediacombo.net/blog twitter.com/rocombo ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu javascript:; To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410
[MCN-L] LA contract photographer
Hi All - I've worked with Kristofer Dan-Bergman before - he's great, and a pro. http://www.kristoferdanbergman.com/ He's mainly based in NYC but does work in LA quite a bit. web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410 On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Eve Sinaiko evesinaiko at earthlink.netwrote: Here are three who were recommended to me by museum folks (Getty, Norton Simon, and MOMA). I have not used them myself (ended up not needing the work done). Regards, Eve Sinaiko The Jewish Museum NYC Douglas Parker FranSalomonDMPS at aol.com (Douglas Parker?s wife) 323-660-6145 (business) 213-706-8102 (mobile) 818-507-4747 (fax) Susan Einstein seinstein at sbcglobal.net Peter Lynde plynde at gmail.com -Original Message- From: Images Images at vanartgallery.bc.ca Sent: Nov 21, 2012 1:17 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] LA contract photographer Does anyone in the LA area have any fine art photographer recommendations? We're looking for someone to shoot a small three-dimensional mask/frontlet in a private collection. I'd be grateful for any leads. with thanks, Danielle Vancouver Art Gallery ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] [DM SIG:]2013 MCN Presentations from DMSIG
Not quite sure of the title - but I would add something like Emergent [or experimental] Media. During the closing of MCN2012, we broke out into mini groups and discussed a few topics. One of the topic areas that I sat in on was Emerging Hardware (think 3D Printing and Augmented Reality). See wiki for discussion : http://www.mcn.edu/3d-printing-and-emerging-hardware Personally, I'd like to see a discussion around RD of FabLab (fabircation lab) type spaces in museums, centered around the question How can museums facilitate innovation? I did a brief presentation re: networks (presentation here : https://www.dropbox.com/s/plf2myrziaktxkf/artsTech-mcn2012.pdf) that touched on this idea, but there's more room for discussion. When Facebook and Twitter were first emerging as viable communication channels, we were seeing a good deal of innovation in how we were communicating with the public. Here's an event we did in 2010 that looked at how artists are using social media to create new work : http://www.arrowrootmedia.com/2010/02/02/social-media-week-nyc-2010/ I'm curious how this practice of innovation can continue in our community and beyond. web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410 On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Edwards, Chris chris.edwards at yale.eduwrote: Thanks for everyone's interest! So far heres what we have: Proposed topics for MCN 2013 1.3D Imaging 2.Partnering with Conservation for imaging 3.Panel discussion by institutions doing multi/hyper spectral imaging 4.Open Access technical Infrastructure 5.Digital preservation strategies for both still and moving images ? Chuck Patch 6.Stitching for preservation imaging oversize materials (apertures to algorithms) 7.Lossless, Visually lossless, Perceptually lossless, and Lossy JP2 profiles, compression schemes, color management, and digital preservation 8.Panel on studio production management: techniques, tracking systems, metrics, cost control, etc. Again, these are mostly only proposed, not actual so lets keep discussing and refining. Any other ideas would be most welcome! Chris. -- Chris Edwards Digital Studio Production Manager Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University Tel: 203.436.4690 chris.edwards at yale.edu On 11/15/12 12:46 PM, Chuck Patch chuck.patch at gmail.com wrote: I'd be willing to pull together a session on preservation strategies. I'm hardly an expert, but there's a year to do it and it's an area that interests me. Also, although not in the realm of digital imaging, I'd like to see audio preservation added to the mix. Chuck On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Jana Hill jana.hill at cartermuseum.orgwrote: Hi Chris et al., In addition to those ideas, DM SIG table #2 at the luncheon was very interested in seeing some presentations on digital preservation strategies for both still and moving images. Jana Hill Collection Information and Imaging Manager Amon Carter Museum of American Art 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 t: 817.989.5173 f: 817.665.4336 www.cartermuseum.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Edwards, Chris Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:12 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] [DM SIG:]2013 MCN Presentations from DMSIG To everyone I saw at MCN this year, it was great spending time with you in Seattle! We had a really good time. However One of the largest issues I had with the conference this year was the total lack of presentations on imaging. This clearly puts the ball in our court and Id like to have us as a group come up with several proposals to submit for next years conference. Since we are all extremely busy, it is entirely appropriate to begin these discussions now. As chair of the Digital Media SIG I will do my part in officially underwriting proposals emanating from this group to aid in their acceptance. A few back of the envelope ideas that were tossed around at the conference for topics for next year were: 3D Imaging, Partnering with Conservation for imaging (which would be a good way to draw more conservation talks into the mix), and a panel discussion by institutions doing multi/hyper spectral imaging. These are by no means exhaustive as a list of possible topics but rather a way to get the conversation started. Please reply to this thread with any other ideas you may have and Id like to get some of them pinned down and get them pitched for the conference. If you need any incentives, the conference next year will be in Montreal, home of poutine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine and Molson. I look forward to good presentations on digitization and artery hardening fare! Another piece of business was a proposal to change the name of our SIG from the Digital Media SIG to the Digital Imaging Group SIG as this
[MCN-L] [DM SIG:]2013 MCN Presentations from DMSIG
Hi Liz - yes - the work Dale and Liz did was fantastic!! They were one of the topics of discussion here : http://www.mcn.edu/3d-printing-and-emerging-hardware web: http://arrowrootmedia.com cell: 646-339-9410 On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Elizabeth Neely eneely at artic.edu wrote: Hi All, It's so exciting that you are already working on next year's topics! Dale Kronkright and Megan Jacobs did an excellent session this year on capturing one-to-one 3D imaging that can be used for research (as opposed to the 123D Catch quick approximations.) Dale showed how this is being used to monitor shifts and changes in the Georgia O'Keeffe Abiquiu home. They also walked us through RTI capturing techniques using pretty accessible equipment. Looking at the topics below, it might be good to keep them in the loop. Dale Kronkright conservator at okeeffemuseum.org Megan Jacobs mejacobs at nmhu.edu Thanks, Liz On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Edwards, Chris chris.edwards at yale.edu wrote: Thanks for everyone's interest! So far heres what we have: Proposed topics for MCN 2013 1.3D Imaging 2.Partnering with Conservation for imaging 3.Panel discussion by institutions doing multi/hyper spectral imaging 4.Open Access technical Infrastructure 5.Digital preservation strategies for both still and moving images ? Chuck Patch 6.Stitching for preservation imaging oversize materials (apertures to algorithms) 7.Lossless, Visually lossless, Perceptually lossless, and Lossy JP2 profiles, compression schemes, color management, and digital preservation 8.Panel on studio production management: techniques, tracking systems, metrics, cost control, etc. Again, these are mostly only proposed, not actual so lets keep discussing and refining. Any other ideas would be most welcome! Chris. -- Chris Edwards Digital Studio Production Manager Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Yale University Tel: 203.436.4690 chris.edwards at yale.edu On 11/15/12 12:46 PM, Chuck Patch chuck.patch at gmail.com wrote: I'd be willing to pull together a session on preservation strategies. I'm hardly an expert, but there's a year to do it and it's an area that interests me. Also, although not in the realm of digital imaging, I'd like to see audio preservation added to the mix. Chuck On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Jana Hill jana.hill at cartermuseum.orgwrote: Hi Chris et al., In addition to those ideas, DM SIG table #2 at the luncheon was very interested in seeing some presentations on digital preservation strategies for both still and moving images. Jana Hill Collection Information and Imaging Manager Amon Carter Museum of American Art 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107 t: 817.989.5173 f: 817.665.4336 www.cartermuseum.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Edwards, Chris Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 12:12 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] [DM SIG:]2013 MCN Presentations from DMSIG To everyone I saw at MCN this year, it was great spending time with you in Seattle! We had a really good time. However One of the largest issues I had with the conference this year was the total lack of presentations on imaging. This clearly puts the ball in our court and Id like to have us as a group come up with several proposals to submit for next years conference. Since we are all extremely busy, it is entirely appropriate to begin these discussions now. As chair of the Digital Media SIG I will do my part in officially underwriting proposals emanating from this group to aid in their acceptance. A few back of the envelope ideas that were tossed around at the conference for topics for next year were: 3D Imaging, Partnering with Conservation for imaging (which would be a good way to draw more conservation talks into the mix), and a panel discussion by institutions doing multi/hyper spectral imaging. These are by no means exhaustive as a list of possible topics but rather a way to get the conversation started. Please reply to this thread with any other ideas you may have and Id like to get some of them pinned down and get them pitched for the conference. If you need any incentives, the conference next year will be in Montreal, home of poutine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine and Molson. I look forward to good presentations on digitization and artery hardening fare! Another piece of business was a proposal to change the name of our SIG from the Digital Media SIG to the Digital Imaging Group SIG as this was perceived to be more appropriate to the group. Please respond with your thoughts. Thanks Chris. -- Chris Edwards Digital
