ITS Coffee Break #66: Digital Magazines, Delicious Ends

In this edition of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss long-awaited improvements to WordPress’ internal linking and discuss upcoming usability testing for the Lafayette College Web site. In Tech News they lament the end of Yahoo’s Delicious social bookmarking web site and then take a look at digital magazines on the iPad. In Help News they review the upcoming slate of iTech workshops, and offer a tip on how to make your WordPress web site respect Daylight Saving Time. Continue reading

ITS Coffee Break #65: Moodle Updates, nextWeb Launches, iPad Pilot

The ITS Coffee Break returns from its hiatus with Episode #65. In this episode, hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist look at the big technology changes that have happened at Lafayette over the last few months, including the newly redesigned Lafayette College web site and the ongoing iPad pilot.  They also announce when Spring 2011 courses will be added to Moodle and talk about the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Furman University.

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ITS Coffee Break #64: Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, Diaspora, iPad revisited, Steam

On this edition of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley take a look at NITLE Camp and Moodle Hack/Doc Fest, both occurring at DePauw University in June and then let new students know when they can expect to receive their Network IDs.

In Tech News they offer a hands-on report about the department’s new iPad, take a look at the anti-Facebook Diaspora project, and speculate on the arrival of the Steam game download service for Macs. Finally in Help News they explain how to get your newly-minted WordPress site linked to from the larger Lafayette web presence, and rundown a list of summer workshops.

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