Re: [CODE4LIB] php and email

2016-02-26 Thread Mark Pernotto
Do you have the ability to specify an SMTP mail server? http://php.codeindepth.com/php-sending-mail/ .m On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Park, Sarah wrote: > Did you try PhpMailer? It includes SMTP functionality. > > Sarah Park > > -Original Message- > From: Code for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Responsive website question

2016-02-05 Thread Mark Pernotto
Kyle, Looking at the inspector in Chrome, it's trying to load this JS file: http://www.ubalt.edu/_resources/js/2015/build_old/main.js Which doesn't exist (takes it to a 404 page). However, you're loading the 404 page, and it's causing an error, possibly disrupting the CSS structure somewhere.

Re: [CODE4LIB] replacing deprecated PHP code throughout website

2015-04-29 Thread Mark Pernotto
Ken, I've used both PDO as well as mysqli. My preference is mysqli over PDO. Mysqli is almost identical to the mysql in syntax, in terms of how you call the functions, but it is a bit different in other areas. The PHP docs should point you in the right direction. Not to beat a dead horse, but

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommendations for places to advertise for a library systems guru?

2015-04-22 Thread Mark Pernotto
What all does this position entail? I've seen a lot of 'systems' jobs that require software development. Possibly consider posting in the appropriate Stack Exchange / Stack Overflow Careers site? On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 7:39 AM, Stephen Schor stephensc...@nypl.org wrote: Consider going through

Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

2015-02-23 Thread Mark Pernotto
Having recently read both proposals, my only concern is that SLA is in Philadelphia in 2016. I like traveling east, but twice to Philadelphia within 6 months of each other is a bit much for me. I realize not everyone is in SLA, or coming from the west, just wanted to point it out. I do like the

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Mark Pernotto
Fun question - thanks! In no particular order: *What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by Randall Munroe - *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.* *Two Scoops of Django 1.6* - *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

2014-12-09 Thread Mark Pernotto
On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The

Re: [CODE4LIB] Drupal question

2014-11-06 Thread Mark Pernotto
...@chillco.com: It is amazing to me that a question about media management through Drupal has morphed into a WP WSOD question. Once again, Drupal has strong, well-supported and proven media tools. Cary On Nov 4, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [CODE4LIB] LibraryLearn was RE: [CODE4LIB] Drupal question

2014-11-06 Thread Mark Pernotto
morphed into a WP WSOD question. Once again, Drupal has strong, well-supported and proven media tools. Cary On Nov 4, 2014, at 10:03 AM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: Sergio, If you can't login to WP at all, there's possibly bigger issues

Re: [CODE4LIB] Drupal question

2014-11-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
Sergio, If you can't login to WP at all, there's possibly bigger issues at play here. Try this: put: define('WP_DEBUG', true); in your wp-config.php file; you probably already have the definition, just change it to *true*. No parentheses. I'd normally never suggest that for a 'live' site, but

Re: [CODE4LIB] Stack Overflow

2014-11-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
I think all of this is really useful. I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a lot of great ideas and results from StackOverflow. However, I've been burned quite a bit as well - deprecated code, inaccurate results, or just the wrong answer gets accepted. There seems to be such a push to 'accept as

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-15 Thread Mark Pernotto
Alex, On the WP front, I've used this plugin on small personal projects with success: https://wordpress.org/plugins/spider-event-calendar/ Are you selling tickets to these? This looks like it could possibly be a good fit as well: https://wordpress.org/plugins/event-registration/ Hope that

Re: [CODE4LIB] online payment system for libraries?

2014-07-11 Thread Mark Pernotto
you mean by a pre-packaged solution?? Thanks! Bohyun On 7/10/14, 11:20 AM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: From a development standpoint, I have really enjoyed using Stripe ( https://stripe.com/). They offer some great hooks to get done anything I've ever wanted to do

Re: [CODE4LIB] online payment system for libraries?

2014-07-10 Thread Mark Pernotto
From a development standpoint, I have really enjoyed using Stripe ( https://stripe.com/). They offer some great hooks to get done anything I've ever wanted to do, and the payment processing is all done on Stripe's servers - no PCI/DSS compliance issues to worry about! I've implemented instances

[CODE4LIB] Wolfram Language

2014-07-07 Thread Mark Pernotto
I wanted to write and see if anyone has planned to, or expressed any interest in implementing the new(ish) Wolfram Language within their library/services. How you're using it (or how you would use it), scope of services rendered, potential road blocks or side effects (other than purchasing

Re: [CODE4LIB] Barcode scanner

2014-07-01 Thread Mark Pernotto
I was thinking about this in Craig's line of thought as well - would it be plausible to just use your phone, a little code and develop your own scanning software? I can't speak much on Android development, but there are established libraries in iOS7 you could program/plugin/develop to read

Re: [CODE4LIB] Barcode scanner

2014-07-01 Thread Mark Pernotto
to make us switch to USB scanners that emulate keyboard entry. On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.com wrote: I was thinking about this in Craig's line of thought as well - would it be plausible to just use your phone, a little code and develop your own

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Mark Pernotto
I mock that objection. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: I object to your mocking. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: No, it's cool. I've learned about mocking objects since then. -Ross. On Wed,

Re: [CODE4LIB] pdf2txt

2013-10-11 Thread Mark Pernotto
Very cool tool, thank you! Putting my devil's advocate hat on, it doesn't parse foreign documents well (I got it to break!). I also got inconsistent results feeding it PDF files with tables embedded (but haven't been able to figure out what it is about them it doesn't like). Just from a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks

2013-06-03 Thread Mark Pernotto
/ For Learning, For Leisure, For Life. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Pernotto Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 12:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks Thanks to everyone for their replies

Re: [CODE4LIB] Email Forwards to Database

2013-05-08 Thread Mark Pernotto
If a PHP form is being used to post a question, and the action on that form is going to an e-mail, why not change that action to a PHP page to populate the database there? Send out a mail function or something like that to alert employees that a new question/comment has been submitted by a

[CODE4LIB] Question About Job Postings

2013-05-08 Thread Mark Pernotto
This isn't directed really at any particular job, but more about how the jobs.code4lib.org board works. I can see where I can search for jobs via the tags, employers and the like. I notice on the individual job postings themselves, it's noted as to whether or not the employer would accept a

Re: [CODE4LIB] test

2013-05-06 Thread Mark Pernotto
I've never seen this before On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 6:57 AM, Michel, Jason miche...@miamioh.edu wrote: Schofield - I was gonna say that! I'll just show myself to the door. On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: Quoth the raven, Nevermore!

Re: [CODE4LIB] ADVICE: Applied Computing Program at Tulane

2013-04-22 Thread Mark Pernotto
It's not immediately clear to me if you're more interested in Content Strategy and UX or programming/coding, as I don't see them as synonymous careers. If it's the former, I'd suggest seeking a more focused HCI program. If it's the latter, then I'd focus probably more on Integrated Application

Re: [CODE4LIB] A newbie seeking input/suggestions

2013-02-21 Thread Mark Pernotto
I second Paul's suggestion. All due respect to the institution you work for, but this doesn't sound like a problem best solved with software. If I'm the backup help, and I'm talking with a colleague in their office, or making another pot of coffee, I won't get your notice on my computer until I

Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?

2013-02-18 Thread Mark Pernotto
First, I have not been programming nearly as long as any of you - just shy of 20 years now. I learned to program in C++ first. Then Java. Then Assembly. I use none of them now, but I still implement some habits and principles I learned from those in the languages I use now. It probably isn't

Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks

2013-02-11 Thread Mark Pernotto
before investing in a new piece of furniture. http://www.bohyunkim.net/blog/**archives/2407http://www.bohyunkim.net/blog/archives/2407 Cheers, Bohyun -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.**EDUCODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Pernotto

[CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks

2013-02-07 Thread Mark Pernotto
Despite my best efforts of sitting up straight, getting an ergonomic chair, making sure my desk is a proper height (I'm a tall guy, so my desk is 'modified' to reflect this), and I make sure I stand up and at least stretch every 30 minutes (or so), my back still bothers me some days. I saw a

Re: [CODE4LIB] directing users to mobile DBs, was RE: [CODE4LIB] Responsive Web Site Live

2013-01-02 Thread Mark Pernotto
I'd be curious to hear the response to Jonathan's question. For the longest time, I used to determine mobile displays by browser, but it just got too cluttered. Now I detect browser width to determine mobile versions. This little trick doesn't play nice with all frameworks, however, so it's

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

2012-12-05 Thread Mark Pernotto
test it out for you before merging. -Shaun On 12/4/12 5:45 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: I'd check out the links under Bootcamp here: https://help.github.com/ On 12/4/2012 5:18 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: As I'm clearly not well-versed in the goings-on of GitHub, I've 'forked' a response

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

2012-12-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
If I recall correctly, there were some noticeable differences in the way Wordpress would be willing to work with jQuery ajax requests, even as recently as 3.1 to it's current state 3.4.2. I do quite a bit with Wordpress professionally. I'd be willing to help/work on either upgrading the plugin

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

2012-12-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
Tom, Yes, I can confirm that I'm willing to work on this issue. However, if a solution works better through Shaun's github solution would work better for the group, I say go that routewhatever is best. Thanks, Mark On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu wrote:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

2012-12-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
So, I have a solution - well, at least to what I think is the problem. It looks like the im_admin_main.php file made a reference to a depricated 'categories.php' file in the admin section. There were a couple other query string parameters that weren't quite correct. I'd love if someone else

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

2012-12-04 Thread Mark Pernotto
As I'm clearly not well-versed in the goings-on of GitHub, I've 'forked' a response, but am not sure it worked correctly. I've zipped up and sent updates to Tom. If anyone could point me in the direction of a good GitHub tutorial (for contributing to projects such as these - the 'creating an

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery Set data-mini Attribute For All Form Inputs

2012-11-30 Thread Mark Pernotto
Technology Librarian Chesapeake College On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Mark Pernotto mark.perno...@gmail.comwrote: This looks more syntactical than anything else. Try: $('input').textinput({mini:true}); This hasn't been tested. Thanks, Mark On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Gavin

Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder?

2012-11-29 Thread Mark Pernotto
On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 6:04 AM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: Dude, I'm positive I'm a coder because I spend a whole lot of time coding, and I think I do it pretty decently -- and search in Google is a key part of my workflow! So is debugging. Hopefully

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery Set data-mini Attribute For All Form Inputs

2012-11-29 Thread Mark Pernotto
This looks more syntactical than anything else. Try: $('input').textinput({mini:true}); This hasn't been tested. Thanks, Mark On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Gavin Spomer spom...@cwu.edu wrote: Hello, I'm almost done developing my custom theme for when I migrate our Greenstone digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Advice on a class

2011-07-26 Thread Mark Pernotto
I think that by taking the C class, it will start you on a long road towards programming - some of the topics you may encounter may not be immediately applicable to your RoR or PHP learning experiences, but it should provide you a nice foundation in problem solving (from a programming perspective)

Re: [CODE4LIB] It's cool to love milk and cookies

2010-05-02 Thread Mark Pernotto
I like heavy whipping cream and Oreo Double-Stufs dipped in natural creamy peanut butter. On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: I prefer hot chocolate. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Simon Spero s...@unc.edu wrote: I like chocolate milk.