Archive for September, 2009

iPhone iPod touch VPN Guide

Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch can connect to Marist’s wireless network. In order to do this, they must be running software/firmware version 2.0 or higher—this includes the Cisco IPsec VPN client. The VPN client ensures that only authenticated users are using the wireless and protects your data and privacy by encrypting the transmission. This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to connect your iPhone or iPod touch to the wireless network so you can browse the web, check email, view YouTube videos, et cetera.

All current models of the iPhone & iPod touch come with version 2.0+ software/firmware preinstalled. Older models of these devices may not. Version 2.0 was released in the summer of 2008. This is a free update for the iPhone and costs approximately $10 for the iPod touch. The first step before connecting is to make sure you’re running at least version 2.0.

Using iPod as a Tour Guide

Overview
Using any iPod with a dock connector, you can create and display text content, create and organize custom menus, and link to other text and audio clips. You can set iPod so users see only the menus and text notes you want them to see, without having access to other iPod functions.

These features make up an elegant solution for tour and teaching environments. For example, an astronomy student using an iPod prepped for class could scroll through the names of Jupiter’s moons, choose Europa to read about it, and then choose a link to hear a description and see a telescopic photo.

Creating and Organizing Notes
You can create text notes, and you can set iPod so users see only your notes without having access to other iPod functions. You can also customize the iPod interface to display categories that users navigate to view notes.
Tip: For best performance, make sure each iPod you’re using has the latest iPod software. Go to www.apple.com/ipod/ to download the latest iPod software.

iPod nano Features Guide

To use iPod nano, you put music, photos, and other files on your computer and then download them to iPod nano.

iPod nano is a music player and much more. With iPod nano, you can:

  • Store songs and digital photos for listening and viewing on the go
  • Listen to podcasts, downloadable radio-style shows delivered over the Internet
  • View photos as a slideshow with music on iPod nano
  • Listen to audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Music Store or audible.com
  • Store or back up files and other data, using iPod nano as an external disk
  • Synchronize contact, calendar, and to-do list information from your computer
  • Play games, store text notes, set an alarm, and more

Using iPod nano Controls
The controls on your iPod nano are easy to find and use. Press any button to turn on your iPod nano. The main menu appears.

Moodle Manual

If you were a computer programmer the term “Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment” (Moodle) might make your heart skip a beat. If you were a teacher you might recognize the word as a verb that describes the process of lazily meandering through something, doing things as it occurs to you to do them, an enjoyable tinkering that often leads to insight and creativity.

As such it applies both to the way Moodle was developed, and to the way a student or teacher might approach studying or teaching an online course. Anyone who uses Moodle is a Moodler. The Australian developer of Moodle (Martin Dougiamas), is both an educator and computer scientist. This combination brings unique qualifications to the art and science of using technology to reach learners in the 21st century.

Moodle Guide for Students

What is Moodle?
Moodle is a course management system used by Mount Saint Vincent University and thousands of other institutions worldwide. Faculty may use Moodle to distribute course notes, communicate with students, set and grade quizzes, create assignments, discussions, and much more.

What does Moodle mean?
Moodle stands for Modular ObjectOriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

When can I get access to Moodle?
If your professor has requested a Moodle site, you will usually be able to access it a few days before the official start date of class, provided you have registered and paid for your course. After that, you will gain access the day AFTER you register.

How do you connect to Moodle?
You may connect in two ways.
Log into the MSVU homepage at http://www.msvu.ca -> hold your mouse over the Current Students link -> select Connect to Moodle.
OR
Type this URL into address field of your internet browser: http://moodle.msvu.ca (note: this link may change)

CoreMP7 Quickstart Guide

Actel offers the latest and best-in-class tools from leading vendors, such as Mentor Graphics, Synplicity, and ARM. These tools, combined with custom-developed tools from SynaptiCAD,

Actel, are all integrated into a single CoreMP7 development package. The development package consists of three major components:
CoreConsole

  • GUI-assisted creation of CoreMP7 systems
  • Easy configuration of sub-blocks
  • Automatic testbench generation

Actel Libero® Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

  • Powerful project and design flow management
  • Schematic and HDL design capability
  • Automatic core generation (non-CoreMP7-related cores)
  • RTL behavioral, post-synthesis, and post-layout simulation capability
  • RTL synthesis
  • Physical implementation, floorplanning, and place-and-route
  • Timing and power analysis

ARM RealView® Development Kit (RVDK)

  • Complete CoreMP7 software development kit
  • Easy-to-use project management
  • Compiler, linker, and assembler
  • Code simulation using RealView Instruction Set Simulator (RVISS)
  • Software or hardware debug using RealView Debugger

Download CoreMP7 Quickstart Guide