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For the Dartmouth Redesign, I wanted a way to turn the DiD (a seven character alphanumeric that identifies you) into an attractive QR code. This got me wondering into how QR codes work. Turns out, there are very few easily accessible...
Now, I've done a fair amount of work in regards to the Dartmouth ID, but mainly in terms of duplicating/replicating it. I've made a fair amount of progress, and you can see some of the early work and the updates by clicking on the links....
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Dartmouth currently uses an Ellucian product called Banner for the 'Student Information System'. From a UI standpoint, it's a nightmare. From a UX standpoint, it's even worse. First of all, the URL. The URL to access banner is...
The way that I use my router is basically as an ethernet splitter, and to make my own wifi signal. In case anyone else has multiple devices in their room that need ethernet, this is a rough guide of how to set it up. These instructions...
The site where you can get information on meal swipes and that information has transferred from ManageMyID to CBORD's GET, along with the laundry machines. I've accordingly updated the Python script for scraping it, and it's accessible...
It seems like it would be pretty easy to make the ID's. The first thing you would need is a printer that has a CD/DVD printer tray. The Canon PIXMA MG7520, available here on Amazon for $200 would probably do. Then, you need an ID tray,...
Some of the things stated in the Dartmouth article I cited in the Dartmouth ID post weren't entirely accurate: it's not a 125kHz RFID tag in it, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. It's a bad thing in that I bought a RFID reader...
The app "The Ropes" for Dartmouth displays the swipes remaining and DBA on your account if given your ManageMyID information. I was curious as to how easily that could be replicated in Python, and then in my own app.
I was researching some aspects of RFID technology, when I wondered how the Dartmouth ID cards worked. They clearly have some sort of RFID tech in them, because they open up the doors to the buildings just by holding it near the reader....
Finally got around to buying some ethernet cables from The Computer Store. Now everything's wired up! The XBox, my computer, and the Raspberry Pi that hasn't been doing anything productive for the last month. The wireless network is...
Got the network set up. The router is jacked into the ethernet port, and then rebroadcasts the network as "Butterfield Secure". This is WPA2 secure, which XBox happily handles. Despite the slight drop from ethernet, this is fine in terms...
The first thing I realized when connecting to the secure internet network "Dartmouth Secure" was that it used WPA-Enterprise authentication, meaning that it needed a username and password combination (your school ID and the password you...