Archive for January, 2010

• Success: optimizing the Etherpad Java VM

  Date: 2010.01.21 | Category: etherpad | Response: 1

  After weeks of tweeking i finally found an environment that works smoothly
  2GB VM
  I kept my ${MXRAM} at 1800M
  $JAVA -classpath $CP \
  -server \
  -Xmx${MXRAM} \
  -Xms${MXRAM} \
  -Djava.awt.headless=true \
  -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=500 \
  -XX:+UseParallelGC \
  -Dappjet.jmxremote=true \
  $JAVA_OPTS \
  net.appjet.oui.main \
  –configFile=${cfg_file} \
  “$@”
  Note the lack of logging etc.

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• Is it wrong to finger yourself?

  Date: 2010.01.20 | Category: autocomplete, e safety, eSafety, google, ICT | Response: 2

  Google auto complete (even with safe search on) returns some pretty eyebrow raising results.. Are these results really appropriate for a classroom?

  
  
  
  
  If you are looking for the same functionality as google safe search without the auto complete and adverts visit Safe Search

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• Rebranding Etherpad

  Date: 2010.01.20 | Category: etherpad | Response: 0

  Changing the logos & brand name from Etherpad to your own requires modifying the following files:
  (Images)
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/static/img/jun09/pad/protop.gif
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/static/img/jun09/pad/padtop5.gif
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/static/img/pro/header/pro-header-logo.png
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/static/favicon.ico
  (Text)
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/templates/main/home.ejs
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/templates/html.ejs
  /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad/src/templates/pad/create_body.ejs

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• My Etherpad start up script

  Date: 2010.01.20 | Category: etherpad | Response: 0

  I like my etherpad to run in a screen so I can jump in and out:

  I know it’s messy but it’s all I have. I recommend not using this on a box running anything other than etherpad.  I paste this to /etc/init.d/etherpad and chmod it

  
  /etc/init.d/nrpe start
  
  killall java -9
  
  killall soffice.bin
  
  /usr/bin/soffice -headless -nofirststartwizard -accept="socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.Service"  &
  
  cd /usr/local/etherpad/trunk/etherpad
  
  screen bin/run-local.sh
  

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• Educational Images

  Date: 2010.01.19 | Category: ICT, images, primary pictures | Response: 0

  
  One of my favourite websites that I’m not directly involved with (although I helped them out a few times) is edupics

  Edupics is basically searchable pictures to use in education.
  Good on the green issue.
  Fast. Easy and really nice people :)

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