Summer Break
Finally summer break, and I'm done with my freshman year. There's a bunch of projects that I've started but then pushed off, and now's the time to start kicking them into gear.
Banner Security Hole - Fixed!
Right after I made the post I got in contact with the school in regards to fixing it. After 5 days, the problem is solved! Yay!
Update on DartmouthRoomSearch.com
This is just a quick update on where DartmouthRoomSearch is. It finally comes up on the first page of Google when you search "dartmouth room search"! And it's first! I've been using Google Analytics to track hits, which has been interesting.
Banner Security
There's a security problem with Banner. It's not huge, and the system does have safeguards against it, but they aren't tailored to the problem. The problem comes about with "Request an Unofficial Transcript - PDF version". The web version is fine: you need to be logged in to access that. The PDF version, however, sends a copy to your email. Seems okay, right? Wrong.
Kinect for XBox One (v2 SDK)
I recently got my USB adapter for the Kinect in the mail. I set it up, and the USB device wasn't recognized. I downloaded the SDK 2.0 from here and got to work. You have to unplug the Kinect, run the software, and then plug it back in. Now it recognizes as a Kinect (note that I had to use a USB3.0 spot for it).
Making an Avatar with Kinect
Using an XBox One Kinect and the adapter for USB, you should be able to take a mapping and use the SDK to make a 3D model of you. I'll get it and see if it's possible.
Game Idea
There's a fantastic book called Snow Crash written by Neal Stephenson. It touches on a ton of subjects including history, linguistics, religion, and computer science. The main part of it that I love is the idea of the 'Metaverse'. Basically, there's a publicly accessible virtual world. Anyone with a computer can access it. When you log in, you're represented by an avatar. This avatar you have to either script yourself or purchase from some other place.
Pong Line App - Part 1: Definition
The first part of solving a problem is clearly defining it. For the app, I needed to make it clear what the app was going to do, and what it wasn't. This is also an easy way to think up new features. I brainstormed on a sheet of paper until I had a clear idea of what the purpose of the app was.
Lone Pine Logo
Weirdly, there's no vector graphic or even large version of the Lone Pine logo at Dartmouth. I made one, so you can download either a black and white png or the original Illustrator file.
CBORD Laundry
Whelp, the laundry swipers aren't working. Again. Apparently, CBORD released an app that works with our brand of laundry controllers (the ever so fancy LR 3000). But has Dartmouth implemented it? No...that would be too technically progressive. Sigh.