micah
Real Name: Micah Webner
Davisburg, Michigan (United States)
Network and Systems Administrator
Twitter Status
@Rob_Feature And how many of the people you know frequent the library? Maybe if they did, they'd cook more?
Biography
I've been a computer hobbyist since learning BASIC from the kid who sat next to me in ninth grade French class. With 20 years as an IT professional, I currently work as a full-time contractor at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan. My tasks include network and Linux server administration, development and administration in the college ERP system, and management of several websites. Given my choice, I'd play with VMware and Drupal all day.
I'm also the volunteer head of the sound and lighting team at Cornerstone Church in Highland, Michigan, where I also dabble in network consulting and manage our Drupal websites.
I am a Geek. I love God.
Latest Contributions
Call to Action: The FCC Needs Your Comments By March 1st
In their January 14 ruling on microphones in the 700MHz band (detailed in this post) the FCC proposed changes to the rules for operating wireless audio devices in the "white spaces" between TV channels 2-51. Several organizations who did not win space in the 700MHz auction want to use this space for TV Band Devices (TVBD) to provide wireless Internet access.
If you use wireless microphones in your church, the FCC needs your comments by Monday, March 1st.
FCC Rules on 700MHz Microphones - Stop Use by June 12, 2010
On January 14, the FCC released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band.
Building a Custom Media Page in Drupal
Submitted by micah on December 18, 2009 - 1:45pmCornerstone Church Media Creating a simple Drupal Module page_example.module Lullabot Drupal API Reference How To: Embed a ViewTutorial Links
This tutorial explains how I used a custom Drupal module to create a richer user experience for the Cornerstone Church Media page. It builds on my earlier tutorial on Creating a Simple Drupal Module and does not require advanced PHP skills. This technique could also be used to build a custom front page for a site.
SSH Key-Based Authentication using PuTTY
Submitted by micah on March 2, 2009 - 7:10pmTutorial Images
In the comments for Episode 108, I posted some information about using key-based authentication for SSH. Here is a tutorial for setting this up from a Windows client using PuTTY and its related tools.
Begin by downloading the PuTTY binaries. At a minimum, you will need PuTTY, Pageant, and PuTTYgen, but you may want to grab the files for PSCP and PSFTP if you want to do quick command-line file transfers.
Selecting LED PAR Cans
I'm looking to add some DMX controlled LED PAR 64's to our lighting arsenal this year. I started hearing a lot of good things about them at the end of last year, including the fact that good ones can be found for around $200 each, so I budgeted for four of them. The problem is, I don't think I've heard anybody mention good brands and models. Most of what I'm finding online is DJ gear.
We're looking for these both for effect and to add some red/blue color contrast to our stupid lights for TV.
