ITS Coffee Break #67: Digress It, Talking Mobile, Strange Rain

On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss college mobile strategies, announce a change to authentication with Banner Self Service, and review Scribe, a new WordPress installation that uses the Digress It plugin for collaborative editing. In Tech News they take a look at Strange Rain, an interactive fiction app for the iPhone and iPad while in Help News they look at upcoming workshops and TNT sessions.

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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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