March 28, 2011
Spring quarter begins today! This is traditionally one of the busiest times for our servers, and it appears they’re responding fairly quickly so far. I’ll update this as the day goes on if there are any slowdowns or further developments. If you notice any slowdowns or unexplained occurrences, please e-mail help [at] uw.edu. Update… Read More
March 24, 2011
Our streaming media service has undergone some significant changes and upgrades recently to improve functionality, compatability, and ease-of-use. This was a combination of three projects , and I was heavily involved in two of them. Helix Universial Server Upgrade We have upgraded the streaming media servers to version 14 of Real Media Helix Universial Server. This… Read More
March 15, 2011
If you run a WordPress site, you’ve probably noticed that there are quite plugins that you can’t live without. The following is a list of a few plugins that I recommend to new and experienced users. They’re made with an eye towards the academic and uniform access web publishing environments. * Google Analyticator This will… Read More
March 14, 2011
““I have some information that I want to put online and share with about ten users.” the Professor writes. “Normally I would use NetID authentication, but only five of our users have UW NetIDs. I could put up and maintain two separate folders of content: one protected by NetID authentication, and the other protected with basic password authentication,… Read More
March 11, 2011
The iSchool has been doing some nifty modifications and programming for their Drupal-based website. By using a “Locally Trusted Service” they’re pulling PWS and GWS data in a safe manner and then serving it to the Drupal application. You can find their modules and source at the following site: https://drupal.ischool.uw.edu/projects
March 11, 2011
At a UW Web Council meeting yesterday, one of the presenters mentioned in passing about how they don’t allow any of their site editors to use red text on a web page. This is a fairly common rule that I had forgotten about, so I thought it would be worth sharing. If you need to use red… Read More
March 10, 2011
Not really web publishing news, but we recently released the Android version of the m.UW application. Check it out and install it on your phone at the following link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.blackboard.android.central.uwash
March 8, 2011
A while ago I wrote a post about installing PostgreSQL on Dante. Recently I discovered that while no pre-installed PostgreSQL binary exists on Vergil, there is a version on Ovid. I was able to get it operational and running on my account, and put up a Drupal 6.20 install supported by PostgreSQL. My procedure is below.… Read More
March 4, 2011
We have a lot of really exciting and well-made websites based on both Drupal and WordPress. There are a few mailing lists on campus that are a resource for WordPress and Drupal developers and users alike that I thought I would share to readers. The WordPress mailing list can be found here: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/wordpress Whereas… Read More
March 4, 2011
Microsoft has started a campaign to drop Internet Explorer 6’s market share to below 1%, a goal to which I heartily subscribe. If you have any friends or colleagues who are still using IE6, it’d be a great idea to help them upgrade their browser. You can learn more here: http://ie6countdown.com/
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