/~gb/blog Geeks making the world a bit better. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:43:34 GMT Blogofile hourly 1 /~gb/blog/2017/09/06/web-dev-fridays Wed, 06 Sep 2017 10:56:00 EDT /~gb/blog/2017/09/06/web-dev-fridays Web Dev Fridays I'll be hosting a series of meetings on Friday afternoons to discuss modern web development. My primary goal is helping the students who are working for me to get started with web development but I'm happy for others to come along for the ride.

]]> /~gb/blog/2016/02/02/maze-day-2016 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:47:00 EST /~gb/blog/2016/02/02/maze-day-2016 Maze Day 2016 Maze Day will be Thursday 28 April 2016 from 9AM until 2PM in Sitterson Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus.

]]> /~gb/blog/2015/05/15/links-for-maze-day-2015 Fri, 15 May 2015 09:00:00 EDT /~gb/blog/2015/05/15/links-for-maze-day-2015 Links for Maze Day 2015 Here are links to the books and a few of the games developed by my students for Maze Day 2015.

]]> /~gb/blog/2015/02/03/maze-day-2015 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:43:00 EST /~gb/blog/2015/02/03/maze-day-2015 Maze Day 2015 Maze Day will be Wednesday 29 April 2015 from 9AM until 2PM in Sitterson Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus.

]]> /~gb/blog/2014/02/07/maze-day-2014 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:23:00 EST /~gb/blog/2014/02/07/maze-day-2014 Maze Day 2014 Maze Day will be Wednesday 30 April 2014 from 9AM until 2PM in Sitterson Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus.

]]> /~gb/blog/2013/12/07/configuring-unc-vpn-on-ubuntu Sat, 07 Dec 2013 10:52:00 EST /~gb/blog/2013/12/07/configuring-unc-vpn-on-ubuntu Configuring UNC VPN on Ubuntu Our campus help page on installing the VPN on Linux describes a fantastically complicated multistep process that begins with downloading some Cisco tar ball . I've found a much simpler way on Ubuntu using software from the standard repositories.

]]> /~gb/blog/2013/06/14/stateless-server-idea Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:11:00 EDT /~gb/blog/2013/06/14/stateless-server-idea Stateless Server Idea I'd like to make a web application that will enable teachers to create simple "books" with hot spots on each page. The hot spots might play a sound or do some other action like changing to another page. Really simple stuff.

]]> /~gb/blog/2013/03/09/musical-game-idea Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:11:00 EST /~gb/blog/2013/03/09/musical-game-idea Musical Game Idea It's spring break and 50 days until Maze Day ! I'm thinking of a new musical game but I need help with the music . My hidden agenda is getting samples of the sounds children make when they are imitating music instruments. I'll use the samples as a training set for a system to allow spoken input of music but I need a fun activity to motivate kids to give me the samples.

]]> /~gb/blog/2013/01/24/help-test-the-new-tar-heel-reader Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:11:00 EST /~gb/blog/2013/01/24/help-test-the-new-tar-heel-reader Help test the new Tar Heel Reader The new edition of Tar Heel Reader is ready for testing. Please give it a try and report any problems you see. Also, tell us ways we can improve it to meet the needs of your students.

]]> /~gb/blog/2012/11/04/maze-day-2013 Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:47:00 EST /~gb/blog/2012/11/04/maze-day-2013 Maze Day 2013 Maze Day will be Monday 29 April 2013 from 9AM until 2PM in Sitterson Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill Campus.

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