I didn't get enough Turkey!  Every year I'm leaving my friends house and they ask if I want turkey to take, and me trying to be a good guest always say "No".  What an idiot I am!  I love turkey and next year I'm definitely getting another meal to take home!!!

Tongiht we had sonya Zhang present on her eporfolio software that she modified for her PHD work.  The program works.  It does however look like different pieces of software that are patched together, mainly due to esthetics.  Nothing a good designer (artist) can't fix.

Next looked at B2evolution.  This seems like a very nice blogging program.  The administration seems easy enough.  This somehow seems more complete or expansive than other blogging programs.  It also takes advantage of tabs like you're on a website.  This essentially makes the program easier to use.

Hands-on Activities:

b2evolution (Week I):

(b2evolution homepage:   http://www.researchapplication.com/b2evolution/)

1. Visit the individual demo blogs listed on the main page.

Done.

2. Create a new user account.

 Done.

3. Post a sample message to Blog A.

Done.

4. Does b2evolution's default configuration allow users to embed videos from online video-sharing sites (e.g., Google Video, YouTube) into their posts?  If so, embed a sample video into a post.

Yes, it is part of b2evolution.  I embedded a video from youTube.  for some reason I keep wanting to use the embed url provided by YouTube instead of just the ID tag from the URL of YouTube.  aaargh!

5. Can a user create a file folder for himself or herself by using b2evolution's interface, upload files to that folder, and then attach them to his or her blog postings?  If so, what are the supported file formats?

Yes, a user can create a folder.  I created the folder and then copied a .jpg into the folder.  I then went back to my original post and embedded the image into that post.  The actual task of embedding that image is kinda convoluted.  You have to click the file button then navigate to the file, then select it, then scroll down on the page and then click the image button and Presto you're done!  I like using a BROWSE feature and then navigating or even entering the path to the file as a better mthod.  There are many supported formats.

6. Can a user create static pages?

No.  There is no way to create a page like in WordPress.

7. Can a user post a message to multiple blogs at once (crossposting)?

I see a post that is in Blog A and Blog B, but I can't figure out how to do it.  There is a greyed out comment when creating a post that says that crossposting is disabled.  I think someone figured it out, enabled it, posted, and then disabled crossposting again.

8. Is it possible to highlight a computer code in a post?

 Yes, use the codeblock tags to do so.