== Announcements ==

== Announcements ==

 

* The Microsoft Excel portion of the ID investigation protocol has been added to the wiki: [[Using Microsoft Excel to Compare ID Lists]]. The link has also been added to the course schedule below for Week 9.

* The Microsoft Excel portion of the ID investigation protocol has been added to the wiki: [[Using Microsoft Excel to Compare ID Lists]]. The link has also been added to the course schedule below for Week 9.

:Please note that this version is similar, but not identical, to the process shown in class ([[User:Dondi|Dondi]] misremembered the function to use; it was supposed to be <code>match</code>, as shown in the wiki page, and not <code>lookup</code>). Furthermore, instructions for exporting from PostgreSQL (you might recall that the numbers did not match there either) are included. —''[[User:Dondi|Dondi]] ([[User talk:Dondi|talk]]) 18:49, 29 October 2015 (PDT)''

:Please note that this version is similar, but not identical, to the process shown in class ([[User:Dondi|Dondi]] misremembered the function to use; it was supposed to be <code>match</code>, as shown in the wiki page, and not <code>lookup</code>). Furthermore, instructions for exporting from PostgreSQL (you might recall that the numbers did not match there either) are included. —''[[User:Dondi|Dondi]] ([[User talk:Dondi|talk]]) 18:49, 29 October 2015 (PDT)''

* An initial round of feedback to the [[Week 6]] assignment has been posted to your respective user talk pages. The database part is not finished, but I figured some feedback and basics on the best practice stuff will be useful as you prepare your [[Week 8]] work (as in, get used to making the best practices routine so you can avoid nagging deductions week after week). —''[[User:Dondi|Dondi]] ([[User talk:Dondi|talk]]) 21:30, 25 October 2015 (PDT)''

* An initial round of feedback to the [[Week 6]] assignment has been posted to your respective user talk pages. The database part is not finished, but I figured some feedback and basics on the best practice stuff will be useful as you prepare your [[Week 8]] work (as in, get used to making the best practices routine so you can avoid nagging deductions week after week). —''[[User:Dondi|Dondi]] ([[User talk:Dondi|talk]]) 21:30, 25 October 2015 (PDT)''-->

* To report issues with the configuration of the computers in Seaver 120, please record it on [[Talk:Software_Configuration | this wiki page.]]  The complete list of software that should be installed for this course is found [[Software Configuration | here]].  Note that this configuration is Windows-specific.  Some software may not be available for a Mac or may look differently.

* To report issues with the configuration of the computers in Seaver 120, please record it on [[Talk:Software_Configuration | this wiki page.]]  The complete list of software that should be installed for this course is found [[Software Configuration | here]].  Note that this configuration is Windows-specific.  Some software may not be available for a Mac or may look differently.

=== Upcoming Seminars ===

=== Upcoming Seminars ===