User:Woozle/to-do

Woozle: To-Do List

"What a to-doooo!" -- Glimfeather, The Silver Chair

Introduction

I keep my to-do list here in the wiki, for all to see, for the following reasons:

• <insert sad violin> so people can see how terribly I suffer under the yoke of overwork etc.
• So Harena can keep tabs on it, add stuff, etc.
• So others can offer suggestions, etc.
• Perhaps the public display of the list will encourage me not to abandon it, etc.
• etc.

Related Pages

• Harena's To-Do List
• Current events - The Hypertwin Calendar

The List

current high-priority

• contact tree person
• ship other stuff
• contact Sears about washer being wimpy
• call Wild Cotton about placing an order

done

• call HP customer service - call took 11 minutes 47 seconds, plus two false starts
• call customer about extra shirt
• ship correct shirt to customer

in general

• User:Woozle/Pinecrest Tasks
• VBZ To Do
• Other:

1. (us, 8/16) Consolidate email accounts:
   • Harena's POP should be @ownedbycats.org
   • One POP for Woozle
   • Figure out where everything is being redirected -- redhouse.com, vbz.net, ownedbycats.org, hypertwins.org, etc.
   • Move ownedbycats.org to TheRealms and turn on spam filtering
2. (VBZ Urgent, 2003 and again 4/?) Get email-importing-and-management thing (needed for RDA Dispute and for organizing VBZ customer emails) working
3. ($, 4/27) Continue working on Mayhall installation issue (I tend to squeeze a few hours in per week on this)
4. (me, 3/?) Send Anna an email with Thoughts in it.
5. (me/VBZ) Set up regular backups for Camilla & Bunsen
6. (me/Harena, 6/17) Alternative to PaperPort's image-annotation program - type up specifications, to start with

In-Between Tasks

tasks not requiring much thought, so they can be done while waiting for computers etc.

On Hold

items scheduled or awaiting resources that are currently unavailable

1. (VBZ 3/22 from neglected email of 3/18) Formally send in dispute of $60 chargeback (grr... sent it via email... but they want it faxed or something) -- need signed statement from Tene as proof
2. (VBZ, 3/25) Email F1741, F1746, F2092, F2163, F2312, F2344, F2355, F2419, F2477, F2500: do they still want the stuff they ordered? -- need to import F1xxx order emails, which needs email importer thingy (HyperMail) because I'm tired of importing folders piecemeal

Long-Term

1. (VBZ, 2003) rewrite shopping cart software to use mySQL
2. Projects

Done

1. (Harena, ~3/20) email Jackson's mom about possible playdate(s) for Benjamin Abandoned
2. (VBZ) Desperately need mailing list sub/unsub web script so VBZ can have a mailing list with multiple categories Update: can use wiki for now
3. (VBZ/me 5/28) Documents to send to lawyer, round 2
4. (Harena, 3/22) email Mitsumi webmaster about missing driver for Rev M card-reader/floppy drive Update: works well with Linux w/out extra drivers
5. done 2006-01-21 (VBZ, 8/2) Move all vbz-related to-do items over to vbzwiki; create separate page for vbz to-do items
6. No longer relevant, or perhaps done:
   • (VBZ, 4/26) Update LB catalog
     • (7/24) ...and SD catalog. Lotsa new items there too.
   • (VBZ, 5/27) (Ship LB stuff - done 5/31) and notify customers of unavailable items
   • (VBZ, 4/11) create new images for new ZR items (now part of larger Process Them Images task)
   • (VBZ, 3/20) Finish entering Mountain catalog (children's, longsleeve, etc.) 2006 MT catalog arrived in the meantime...
7. (VBZ 7/1; done 9/7) Delete LD's dad's hosting account, if he hasn't paid yet.
8. (me; done-ish) Revise Issuepedia to be more intuitive (not sure when this task was set, but issuepedia has gradually improved to the point where this is more or less no longer an item)
9. (VBZ; done 8/13 or so) put tags on loose inventory and put it in proper boxes
10. (me; done 7/31 or so) Create wiki page(s) specifically for Pinecrest Rd. and surrounding area; notify pinecrestrd mailing list.
11. (Hypertwins 3/22; done mid-July) add more blockage to half-door so Benj can't unlock it
12. (VBZ, ~3/1; effectively done 7/27) migrate VBZ from shared hosting to dedicated server (hopefully before next billing cycle) (Note: ended up moving to cheaper shared hosting on fast machine)
13. (VBZ, 3/20; done mid-July) Move all discontinued MT cat#s to "Discontinued" section. Add redirects for all old MT catalog #s. Delete old pages.
14. (VBZ, 7/11; done 7/27) THE BIG ONE: Get vbz working on new server
15. (VBZ/me, 7/1) Prepare for Athens trip
16. (VBZ, 6/1; done 6/2) Ship available items to Australia. Don't forget free shirt.
17. (Harena, 3/26; done 6/2) Write generic credit-card-account-closing letter
18. (Harena/me, off-list; done 5/30) Wrote CFS_Wiki_Proposal as part of CFS application form essay writing for H
19. (me, 5/7; done 5/29) Back up this wiki. Really. Before something bad happens.
20. (VBZ/me 5/?; done 5/28) Documents to send to lawyer (round 1)
21. 6/2 Done earlier:
    • (VBZ, 3/?) Set up HappyLife items in database
    • (VBZ/me) Begin posting info on lawsuit, and discuss pros/cons of publishing more than just the public documents
    • (me) either get sound recording working on Linux {nope}, or move multitrack audio card over/back to Win98 {yep}
    • (me/Squad) Java client for SluggySquad -- Aero did this, yay
22. 5/16 done since last update:
    • lots of run/find-bug/fix-bug cycles on HyperMail (import routine); still not working 100%, but only because it keeps running into exceptions for the formatting rules
    • several hours of stuff on the Mayhall project (as well as associated FormTool wiki documentation
    • new statement for Harena's mom
    • miscellaneous legal back-and-forth
    • (me, 5/11; done 5/11) Get SquadWiki back up.
    • preliminary design for front hallway shelf units
    • mowed front & back yards (2 separate incidents)
23. Done earlier, but I forgot to make note (they were listed in the Low Priority or Long Term sections):
    • (me, low-priority) Add GA Dispute information to wiki
    • (me) Create tech wiki -- this was done set up first in SquadWiki 1.0 and then revived and moved to Hypertwiki when SquadWiki died; the project now is to make SubWikis possible so that the TechWiki can stand on its own
      1. (Harena, 4/1) Lower H's monitor arm thingy (5/17 apparently it needs to be lower still, and this can't be done without a major rearrangement)
24. (me, 3/28) Create neighborhood wiki -- much like the tech wiki, this has now been started but needs SubWiki capability to be really effective. I also need to set up a neighborhood page specifically for the Pinecrest Road area, and alert the people on the pinecrestrd mailing list to its existance (re-added to list with new description)
    • (VBZ) investigate state of mySQL on dedicated server -- did this some time ago; it was found to be functional, and the HyperTwiki was then created.
25. (me, 4/19; done-ish 5/6) Finish moving stuff off old 20GB HDs so they're available for "new" Win98 system (one HD has only extra copies of some email DBs; the other is now D: on Mokey, so if there's anything important...)
26. (vbz, 4/28; done 5/5-ish) Enter Liquid Blue 2004 Winter catalog, as it seems to have been... not entered. o.O
27. (me, 4/27; done 5/3-ish, as modified) find some sample images for Kitten to process. Upload them, with instructions. (Actually: found web site for Kitten to download images from. Gave instructions.)
28. (vbz, 4/26; done 4/29) Process orders for SunDog shirts that came in, and any others for in-stock items.
29. (me/VBZ, 4/24; done 4/28) Take notes on documents from Them in preparation for Thursday's phone call (Phone call moved to Tuesday as a result of notes, yay)
30. (me, 4/25; done 4/26) Get Mokey set up with software to investigate FormTool issue for G. Mayhall
31. (me, 4/19; done 4/25) Get Win98 workstation (Mokey, old Kittenmaschien) going
32. (me, 4/22) fix old Kittenmaschien system board so it will boot without requiring alligator clips, and install in chassis.
33. (VBZ, 4/8; hold until 4/13) submit MT restock order (2nd Day Air) (Did this, but can't remember exactly when. It's in the DB.)
34. (me, off-list; done 4/20) Set up issuepedia.org wiki (all but a few details done, e.g. logo image and of course recreating content)
35. (me, off-list; done 4/15) Set up Hypertwin Wiki to accomodate most urgent stuff from SquadWiki (mainly this to-do list)
36. (VBZ, 4/13; cancelled 4/13) call ZR to confirm they got the order sent 4/11 -- never mind; got confirming email 4/13
37. (Harena, 4/12; done 4/13) Update Perlman statement
38. (Harena, off-list; done 4/13) Emailed Arc of NC back about calling
39. (VBZ, 4/4; done 4/11) Place ZR order, if nothing more urgent has come along
40. (Hypertwins, off-list; done 4/11) Mowed lawn
41. (VBZ, 4/10; done 4/11) Rebuild ZR pages (now need to do new images)
42. (Hypertwins, 3/26 (revised); done 4/9) Put up whiteboard for use as Harena's to-do list
43. (VBZ, 4/8; done 4/9) Send bill to LD's dad
44. (VBZ, 4/7; done 4/9) ship in-stock order(s)
45. (VBZ, 3/?; done 4/10) Enter new Zion Rootswear catalog
46. (VBZ, 4/8; done 4/8) Checked for additional orders; put MT restock on hold until next Wednesday
47. (Harena, escalated 4/7; done 4/7) Compose letter to send Verizon giving permission for me to make changes on her accounts
48. (Harena, off-list; done 4/7) processed more Josh forms
49. (me, 4/6; done 4/6) make techwiki index (was techwiki on SquakWiki)
50. (me, 4/6; done 4/6) move & re-link issuepedia (now encyclopinion) pages
51. (me, 4/2; done 4/3) Wrote analysis of first 3 sections of OSC article; had to postpone the rest because it was taking too long. (Note: this got deleted in the Great SquadWiki Deletion of 2005)
52. (VBZ, subtask; done 4/2) unpack old problem orders which have been sitting around since the millennium
53. (VBZ, 3/30; done 4/2) Create an "I spoke with the customer" document for Tene to examine and maybe sign
54. (VBZ, 4/1; done 4/2) Ship SD order which arrived 4/1
55. (VBZ, 3/29; done 3/30) ship LB order which arrived 3/29
56. (Harena, 3/30; done 3/30) Sent email to Central Park School. Received phone call, making it unnecessary for me to call them.
57. (Harena/general, off-list; done 3/30) bury internet cable where it crosses walkway
58. (VBZ, 3/30; done 3/30) Place another order (probably SD)
59. (Harena, off-list; done 3/29) chopped up fallen tree in back yard
60. (Harena, 3/24; done 3/28) Fix scans of Arc forms so H can fill them out
61. (Harena, off-list; done 3/28) fix scans of Josh Summer Camp forms for processing
62. (Harena, off-list; done 3/28) scan Josh forms for summer camp
63. (me, off-list; done 3/28) Revised Issuepedia GWB pages to be more intuitive; added Peace Amendment issue
64. (me, 3/27; done 3/28) send JERS invoice/receipt for repairs
65. (me/VBZ, 3/27; done 3/27) repair stupid laptop
66. (relatives, off-list emergency; 3/26-3/27) repair JERS's computer network & internet
67. (relatives, 3/22; done 3/26) Send Harena's crocheted blanket to Jess, with picture.
68. (family/Harena 2/?; done 3/25) Fix image of baby-blanket so H can print it and we can send blanket to Jess
69. (Harena, 3/24; done 3/25) Email Melissa Bent @ The Arc
70. (VBZ, 3/24; done 3/25) Ship Mountain shirts
71. (Harena, 3/25; done 3/25) fix Bunsen's network problem (was dead onboard network hardware; added PCI net card)
72. (VBZ, 3/25; done 3/25) place LB order (before noon)
73. (VBZ, 3/24) process credit cards for MT order just arrived
74. (Harena, off-list; done 3/24) letter revision, icky phone call, Josh IEP meeting
75. (VBZ, 3/22; done 3/24) Belatedly process order with corrected credit card (forgot)
76. (Harena, 3/23; done 3/24) lots of scanning (and a letter to Hope Valley)
77. (VBZ - 3/20; done 3/22) ship that in-stock order that came in (another one also came in, but ccard was mis-typed... emailed customer)
78. (Harena - 3/22; done 3/22) email Central Park School to ask same questions as phone call, and be prepared to call again on 3/23 if no answer.
79. (Harena - 3/22; done 3/22) Call Central Park School to ask if possibly Benjamin can start early, since he's been accepted there and we've withdrawn him from Hope Valley (and also find out what's happening with the registration paperwork)
80. (Harena - 3/22; done 3/22) Email Peter Perlman to cancel for Wednesday

Links to Check Out Later

• 2005-09-24 Siobhan Fahey (formerly of Shakespear's Sister): re intentional community, internet musical collaboration
• 2005-09-14 CGI-IRC: CGI-based IRC client
• 2005-08-30 Eclipse: open-source, multi-language, multi-platform software development
• 2005-07-10 Template Toolkit: nifty web-scripty thing
• 2005-07-04 WikiPedia:Lambsquarter - for when I find the picture of same taken at Spence's Farm
• 2005-06-04 Eric: Python IDE
• 2005-05-28 FreePascal: open source TurboPascal/Delphi-ish compiler with IDE
• 2005-05-27 Manitou Mail: open-source multi-user email handler centered around a db engine
• 2005-05-26 Article mentioned on the Independent intro page 2005-03-23
• 2005-05-20 G System shared simulated universe
• 2005-05-17 Asterisk: open-source Linux PBX
• 2005-05-16 k9copy front-end for DVD-9 to DVD-5 transcoder
• 2005-05-11 Something about legal threats to OSS (long)
• 2005-05-10 Kexi - another DB manager
• 2005-05-10 GwenRename - GUI-based renaming tool
• 2005-05-07 Knoda: reads MS Access files