FileDrop, WordPress, A-Z unavailable due to system maint on 12/9 from 6-7am
On December 9th, between 6am and 7am, the following systems will be unavailable due to necessary system maintenance: FileDrop, WordPress, VCU A-Z list, VCU A-Z list manager. While blog.vcu.edu will be available, the Movable Type system will not so one will not be able to update their blog.
Inactive Movable Type Blogs To Be Deleted
On December 15, we will take the first steps toward removing Movable Type, the backend of blog.vcu.edu, by permanently deleting inactive personal blogs from the system and the server. Departmental and organizational blogs — as well as any WordPress blog hosted at wp.vcu.edu — will be unaffected. To learn more about the criteria we used […]
New version of VCU Mobile for Android devices
The newest version of VCU Mobile for Android devices is now available at the Android Marketplace. This version includes 4 new modules (Dining, Ask VCU, Alumni & Give Now) as well as one update module (Library).
Web User’s Group Oct 2011 Meeting Minutes
About 30 folks attended the Oct Web User’s Group (WUG) meeting held in Cabell Library. Some of the meeting highlights included the upgrade plans for the Web Content Management System, Web Statistics (new version of Urchin and JetPack for WordPress), new modules for VCU Mobile and the mobile strategy for VCU. You may download […]
VCU Mobile (iOS) has 17 modules
The newest version of VCU Mobile for iOS devices now has 17 modules with the addition of four new modules, namely Dining, Ask VCU, Alumni, and Give Now. Dining – Get menus, Meal Exchange options, hours of operation and more for your favorite VCU Dining Services locations. AskVCU – Got a question? Simply type your […]
Google Urchin upgraded to version 7
Urchin, VCU’s self-hosted webstats software, has been upgraded to version 7. The new version of this Google product includes a number of added features as well as some improved ones, including a user interface that will be familiar to users who’ve used Google Analytics. We also took the opportunity during this upgrade to change the […]
Filedrop sets record of 176 Gb
During the month of September 2011, VCU Filedrop (filedrop.vcu.edu) was used by VCU faculty, staff and students to transfer a record 176.05 gb worth of data. On September 29th, the individual day record of 18.39 gb was set. For folks who are not familiar with VCU Filedrop, it is a VCU-created application that allows the […]
VCU Mobile Android version gets a major update
Last night, the newest Android version of VCU Mobile was released. Three new modules were added and one was fixed. First, the Learn module, which was not allowing access to Blackboard, has now been corrected. Second, the following modules were added to the Android version of VCU Mobile: Events [access to VCU Events Calendar], Images […]
Accessing Blackboard from VCU Mobile
Recent back-end system changes caused the launching of the Learn module from within VCU Mobile to no longer work. This weekend an update to the iOS version of VCU Mobile was released that fixed the issue. So far, over 1,500 VCU Mobile customers have the updated version. We expect an update for the Android version […]
Web CMS turns 60
The VCU Open Text Web Content Management System (CMS) is now managing 60 production web sites. Today, the VCU Office of the Provost (http://provost.vcu.edu) became the 60th Web CMS managed web site. In total, there are 391 web authors managing the content for these vital VCU web sites. Other Web CMS managed sites include Technology […]