Jump to content

Main Page: Difference between revisions

5,478 bytes removed ,  1 August 2024
no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Redbrick Feeds}}
<div id="mainpage"></div>__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
{{Blur}}
<!-- about & categories -->
{| style="border:0; margin: 0;" width="100%" cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="60%" |
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0;margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| align="left" width="90%" style="padding:7px 0px 7px 7px" |
{{MainPageAbout}}
| style="width:5%;font-size:95%;color:#000;white-space: nowrap;vertical-align:top;padding:7px 0px 7px 0px" |
{{MainPageCategories}}
|}
</div>
|}
<!-- featured, popular & updated -->
{| style="border:0; margin: 0;" width="100%" cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="70%" |
<div style="font-size: 95%; padding:0.4em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align: left;">'''This Week's Featured Article'''</div>
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0; margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" | 
{{Featured}}
|}
</div>
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="30%" |
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0; margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" |


==Rbwiki Help==
{{MostPopular}}<br>
* [[Help:Contents|Help Section Contents]]
{{RecentUpdates}}
* [[Help:What is a wiki|What is a Wiki?]]
|}
* [http://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/Help:Contents#I_can.27t_login.21 Having problems logging in?]
</div>
|}
<!-- helpdesk -->
{| style="border:0; margin: 0;" width="100%" cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="60%" |
<div style="font-size: 95%; padding:0.4em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align: left;">'''Redbrick Helpdesk'''</div>
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0; margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" | 
Among other things, the Redbrick wiki is home to the Helpdesk tutorials. These guides detail how to use all the features of Redbrick.<br><center>[[Intro|Introduction]] | [[Connect|Connect to RedBrick]] | [[IRC|Chat / IRC]] | [[Hey|Hey]] | [[Screen|Screen]] | [[Redbrick_Newsgroups|Message Boards]] | '''[[Helpdesk|View All Tutorials]]'''</center>
|}
</div>
|}
<!-- Community links, special & help -->
{| style="border:0; margin: 0;" width="100%" cellspacing="10"
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="70%" |
<div style="font-size: 95%; padding:0.4em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align: left;">'''Redbrick Community Links'''</div>
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0; margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" | 
{{MainPageLinks}}
|}
</div>
| valign="top" style="padding:0; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; margin-bottom:5px;" width="30%" |
<div style="font-size: 95%; padding:0.4em; border-bottom:1px solid #aaaaaa; text-align: left;">'''Wiki Help'''</div>
<div style="padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.2em 0.4em;">
{| style="border: 0; margin: 0;" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" |


==Redbrick Services==
{{MainPageHelp}}<br>
* [[Web chat|Redbrick Chat]] : Talk on redbrick via your web browser. [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/chat/ Go]
|}
* [[Redbrick Jabber/IM]] : Instant Message people on Redbrick! [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/jabber/ Go]
</div>
* [[Redbrick Gallery]] : Host your photo gallery on Redbrick [http://gallery.redbrick.dcu.ie Go]
|}
* [[Redbrick Radio]] : Regular podcasts with a selection of tunes from our members. [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/ Go]
* [[Planet Redbrick FAQ|Planet Redbrick]] : A collection of Redbrick members' blogs. [http://planet.redbrick.dcu.ie Go]
* [[Redbrick Pligg]] : Our own version of digg.com or reddit.com. Submit and vote on stories from around the web! [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~cammy/pig/ Go]
* [[Redbrick Web Forums]] : Web Forums accessible only to Redbrick users. [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~cammy/v/ Go]
* [[Redbrick Newsgroups]] : Read the Redbrick Newsgroups online! [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~link/news Go]
 
==Redbrick Community==
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~magluby/pics/ Pictures of Redbrick users]: Mugshots of many Redbrick users. Powered by magluby.
* [[Nation States]]: ... is a free online political simulation game. A few Redbrick Users are playing. Why not join them?
* [http://www.bebo.com Bebo] - There's a Redbrick group on bebo, just register as a DCU student/alumnus to see it.
* [http://www.last.fm/group/redbrick Last.fm] - The Redbrick group on Last.fm (i.e. what music Redbrick members are listening to!)
* [http://scoreboards.hotornot.com/?groupname=redbrick hotornot scoreboard] if you're bored and feeling vain, see how you compare
* [http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=43166 Redbrick Folding@Home team] - so far only a few people using their spare CPU cycles for a good cause
* [[Redbrick Companies]]: Companies that Redbrick people are involved in or started.
 
==How-Tos==
* [[Unsubscribing]] : You're not on redbrick, but still get those pesky emails!
* [[Bike Locks]]: You've bought a bike - now to secure it. How to pick a good lock.
* [[DCU Proxy And Scripts]]: Getting Python scripts to use the right proxy.
* [[End of the MovableType Saga]]: A solution to the [http://www.movabletype.org/ MovableType] saga on Redbrick
* [[Espresso Machines]]: A guide for the coffee-addicts who have far too much money.
* [[DokuWiki on Redbrick|Installing DokuWiki on Redbrick]]: How to install [http://wiki.splitbrain.org/wiki:dokuwiki DokuWiki] on Redbrick.
* [[Installing Gallery On Redbrick]]: How to install [http://gallery.menalto.com/ Gallery] on Redbrick.
* [[Installing Wordpress on Redbrick]]: How to install [http://www.wordpress.org Wordpress] on Redbrick.
* [[Vanilla on Redbrick|Installing Vanilla on Redbrick]]: How to install [http://getvanilla.com/ Vanilla forums] on Redbrick.
* [[Instant Messaging]]: A guide to enabling instant messaging (i.e. not hey but other messaging services such as MSN) on Redbrick
* [[MovableType To Wordpress]]: An article on how to migrate from a MovableType blog to a Wordpress blog on your Redbrick website.
* [[PC Disposal]]: How/where to dispose &amp; recycle your old PC junk!
* [[PubCookie on Redbrick]]: How to make a webservice on Redbrick only avaliable to other Redbrick users.
* [[Redbrick Radio Podcasts]]: How to make a podcast for Redbrick Radio.
* [[System Administration Guide]]: General guide &amp; advice.
* [[Why Cant I Get Emails From Hotmail On Redbrick]]
* [[Your Webpage Stats]]: How to get and analysis statistics on your redbrick webpage.
* [[Contracting]]: The basics of working as a Contractor.
* [[Mass Renaming Files]]: How to rename a bunch of files all in one go
* [[How-To:Port Forwarding| Port Forwarding]]: Tunnelling traffic through [[RedBrick]]
* [[K750i Upgrade]]: Flash upgrading your K750i to a w800i. Warning ! Voids Warranty
* [[Digital SLR Cameras]]: Buying a Digital SLR camera?
 
==Articles==
 
* [[Academic Research]]: Info on Postgraduate study/Academic research
* [[In Jokes]]: A guide to the numerous in-jokes of the Redbrick boards.
* [[Jobs]]: Information on where to look for jobs, how to make a nice CV, how to do well at interviews.
* [[Coders on Redbrick]]: A list of coders on redbrick and what langauges they use.
* [[OSs used by Redbrickers]]: A list of Operating Systems used by redbrick users.
* [[Software on Redbrick]]: A list of software for and by Redbrick Users.
* [[Top Ten Redbrick Arguments]]: Recurring debates we've had many times on the boards. 
* [[Why Did You Choose Your Username]]
* [[Mindless Coding Music]]: Non-intrusive music, might help with concentration while programming. Music nazis will forever mock you. :(
* [[Learning CSS Layout]]: Info on learning to use CSS to layout your webpage.
* [[IPod Debate]]: The IPod debate is often regurgitated on the boards. This article is a summary of the different points of views.
* [[Places to Eat]]: A list of places to eat in various areas, as recommended by brickies.
* [[Cycling]]: Cycling around Redbrick and Dublin.
 
==Projects==
 
* [[Distributed Computing]]: Join the Redbrick team for different worldwide Distributed Computing projects!
* [[Cluster Computing]]: Beowulf Linux Cluster @ School of Computing, DCU (2001).
* [http://c-hey.redbrick.dcu.ie C-Hey]: Command line instant messaging.
* [[IBMS390|IBM S/390]]: Proposed projects on an IBM S/390 mainframe @ School of Computing, DCU (2001).
* [[Newsgroup Reorganisation]]: A working document detailing the proposed changes to the redbrick and intersocs newsgroup structure.
* [[Open Labs]]: Hosted lab sessions for school children (DCU Access Office, DCU Community Office).
* [[Redbrick Wishlist]]: A list of projects Redbrick sorely needs (code them to get paid money!).
* [[Clubs and Socs Alumni]]: A project aiming to keep DCU alumni involved
* [[Website To-Do List]]: Bugs and suggestions for the new Redbrick website design
* [[Redbrick Hardware]]: A list of Redbrick Hardware and their Specs
 
==Events &amp; History==
 
* [[A Brief History]]: A loose overview history (incomplete!)
* [[Bertie Ahern Visit]]: When Bertie visited Redbrick.
* [[Best Society]]: Best DCU Society, Best National Society (2000/2001)
* [[Justin's Article]]: Justin Moran (cain)'s article in An Tarbh
* [[Redbrick Anniversary]]: To discuss and organise our 10-year anniversary! (event/book)
* [[Redbrick Logo]]: The history of Redbrick logos!
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~semnet/ SemNet]: A once-off tech seminar day (2003).
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/events/reviews/2004-2005/techweek.shtml Tech Week]: A week long series of tech events at DCU.
* [[Timeline]]: Redbrick Timeline.
* [http://wavehunt.redbrick.dcu.ie/ WaveHunt]: Wireless network tracking competition in Dublin.
 
==Links==
 
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/recent.cgi A reloadable map of who is heying who on Redbrick, right now!]: Written by Phaxx and Shadow.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~shadow/ Login times for all Redbrick users]: Written by Shadow.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~thayl/mt_saga.html MovableType saga on Redbrick]: Thayl has a summary of the problems with using [http://www.movabletype.org/ Movabletype] on Redbrick.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~wishkah/code.html Redbrick Code]: The Redbrick Code, by wishkah
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/about/admins/diskhog/ Redbrick Diskhogs]: Whos hogging all the disk space on Redbrick?
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~doc/reviews/ Reviews of books, movies and music by Redbrick users]: Powered by DoC
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~yosarian/mud/ Stuff on Redbrick Muds]: Yosarian has some useful FAQs, stats and other stuff on using MUD on Redbrick.
* [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~thayl/headphones.html Redbrick Headphones FAQ]: Thayl collected responses from what Redbrick people think are decent headphones.
 
==Special Pages==
 
* [[Special:Specialpages|List of all Special Pages]]
* [[Special:Popularpages|Popular Pages]]
* [[Special:Statistics|Site Statistics]]: They do seem to be a little 'broken' though.
* [[Special:Newimages|Uploads in thumbnail format]]
* [[Special:Allpages|All pages on this wiki]]
* [[Help:Contents|Help Section Contents]]