tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26446957026460347472011-04-21T21:02:56.638-07:00alanhoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873262863358554375noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644695702646034747.post-38706990114181421012009-01-28T13:52:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:57:45.920-08:00<p>The spring 2009 semester got off to a clumsy start as ASU’s class registration system was, at times, not allowing any students to add, drop, or swap classes.  Some students, told by professors they had to add their class that day or be barred from attending, were observed to be in tears when finding they could not successfully register.</p><p>Would it have killed anyone to run a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_testing_(software)">stress test</a> to see how much traffic the class registration system could take?</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2644695702646034747-3870699011418142101?l=asubb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>alanhoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873262863358554375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644695702646034747.post-81883838285221423602009-01-26T21:35:00.001-08:002009-01-28T13:57:55.427-08:00<p>ASU incredibly has a School of Sustainability <em>and</em> entire buildings with no recycling bins.</p><p>If you agree this is a problem, <a href="http://fixasu.uservoice.com/pages/general/suggestions/67136-provide-recycling-bins-next-to-every-trash-bin">two clicks on FixASU.com</a> registers your complaint.</p><p>A big, big “BOO” to ASU!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2644695702646034747-8188383828522142360?l=asubb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>alanhoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873262863358554375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644695702646034747.post-70156072086948882432009-01-22T15:09:00.000-08:002009-01-22T15:12:41.906-08:00<p>There are now a number of laptop workstations in the Brickyard lab, which allow laptop users to grab a second, widescreen (1440 x 900) monitor (with DVI and analog inputs), plug in to Ethernet, and use a convenient powerstrip.</p><p>Bravo!  Now we only wish there were a few more!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2644695702646034747-7015607208694888243?l=asubb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>alanhoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873262863358554375noreply@blogger.com1