VCU Keywords & Short URLs
At the November Web Users Group meeting, we introduced a new feature we were planning for the VCU Keywords application. The new feature we originally envisioned would enable temporary, randomized URLs that would expire after 60 days of non-use. After our discussion at the Web Users Group meeting, we’ve decided to change the feature somewhat […]
Web Users Group – November 3
There will be a web users group meeting on Tuesday, November 3 from 10:30 am to noon in Cabell Library, room B-35. Here’s what we are planning to discuss: Updated web standards & guidelines: We would like your feedback about the newly revised web standards & guidelines. Feel free to look them over ahead of […]
WUG Update: Fall 2009
As the fall semester starts up, I wanted to let you know about some of the new tools we’ve made available over the summer: The new myVCU portal The new Technology Services website The Central Authentication Service Social availability We will also have more details coming in the next week about our fall Web Users’ […]
Meeting Minutes: March 6, 2009
We posted a video of the meeting in a previous post on this blog. Topics for this meeting included: Movable Type Blog Upgrade Events Calendar Feeds Flash Streaming Server Web Content Management System Security & Vulnerability Scanning Preview of the Liferay Portal & CAS
Video: March 6, 2009
A video from the Web Users Group on Friday, March 6 using the new Flash streaming server
August Meeting Overview
We met on August 12 to discuss some of the new projects and applications available to campus webmasters. We also touched on the status of some of our ongoing projects. Here’s the powerpoint from the meeting. Web CMS Since our last meeting, we have hired a full-time support administrator for the Web CMS, Tiffany France. […]
February Meeting Overview
We covered a lot of new projects, services, and news in today’s meeting. Here’s the powerpoint along with a summary of everything we covered. Movable Type 4.1 We will be upgrading to MovableType 4.1 during the spring semester. This new version of MovableType has a brand new interface and sports quite a few useful new […]
October Meeting Overview
iTunes University iTunes University is now live and ready for your content. The website is http://itunes.vcu.edu. You may request space for content at http://itunes.vcu.edu/addcontent.shtml. Once your space has been allotted, you can login directly using the Full Access link on the itunes.vcu.edu homepage to begin uploading your content. There is also an iTunes U weblog […]
VCU purchases the Reddot Content Management System
After a rather lengthy process, VCU has purchased the Reddot Content Management System. Over the next month or so, the system will be installed. By mid-summer we expect to allow areas that have contributed toward the purchase of the system to begin to access the Web CMS. Later this summer and definitely in the fall, […]
February Meeting Overview
iTunes University iTunes should be in place for public use by the Summer of 2007. There will be two types of content (specified at the folder level): 1. Content available to the public 2. Content available only to the VCU Community (requires login) We are currently in a pilot program for Faculty and Staff who […]