http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak The Information Technology Services podcast at Lafayette College Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 The Information Technology Services podcast at Lafayette College ITS Coffee Break Podcast no The Information Technology Services podcast at Lafayette College http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/powerpress/coffeebreaklogo-466.png http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/vWFh5w0Sogg/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/18/its-coffee-break-69-moving-day/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:09:53 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=339 On Episode #69 of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about the ITS web site&#8217;s move to WordPress and the launch of the new help.lafayette.edu web site for help documentation. They also discuss the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College this June and the creation of Lafayette-centric &#8220;personas&#8221; that [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/vWFh5w0Sogg" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/18/its-coffee-break-69-moving-day/feed/ 0 adobe,calendar,flash,hackdoc,wireframes On Episode #69 of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about the ITS web site's move to WordPress and the launch of the new help.lafayette.edu web site for help documentation. They also discuss the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc ... On Episode #69 of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about the ITS web site's move to WordPress and the launch of the new help.lafayette.edu web site for help documentation. They also discuss the upcoming Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College this June and the creation of Lafayette-centric "personas" that can be used to test web applications. In Tech News they talk about tools for paper wireframing, the recent redesign of the Gawker family of blogs, and Adobe's new Flash-to-HTML5 export tool. Finally in Help News they announce the new ITS events calendar. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/03/20110318_ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast)(you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * Moving Day * its.lafayette.edu (http://its.lafayette.edu) upgraded to the nowWeb theme. * help.lafayette.edu (http://help.lafayette.edu) now contains all of our help documentation and instructions. * Hack/Doc Fest at Hampshire College * Monday, June 27 (Documentation Sprint!); * Tuesday, June 28 through Thursday, June 30, 2011 (Hack/Doc) * http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2011/ (http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2011/) * Creating Lafayette personas * Personas are fake people patterned after common roles at the college. They have group memberships, enrollments, etc. so that test out use cases -- e.g. we just upgraded Moodle, can our faculty persona see her courses? * Suggestions for personas? * students, faculty, parents, alumni, prospects? Tech News * Mobile Paper Wireframes from mStoner * "To perform paper wireframing (also known as pwireframing), you print out all of the components you’d need to wireframe a site, cut them out, and lock yourself in a room with the people you need to make a new site with." * http://www.mstonerblog.com/index.php/blog/comments/return_of_the_paper_wireframes/ (http://www.mstonerblog.com/index.php/blog/comments/return_of_the_paper_wireframes/) * Gawker redesigns web sites, earns wrath of users * The new site features independently scrolling content areas and a new "top stories" format that's more magazine like. Protests inspired the return of a blog format, but it's still awkward to scroll. * http://io9.com (http://io9.com) * http://lifehacker.com (http://lifehacker.com) * cnn: Adobe caves in to Apple -- fewer blank spots on i-devices? * Adobe releases Wallaby, a tool for converting flash to HTML5. * http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/14/adobe.flash.war/index.html?hpt=Sbin (http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/03/14/adobe.flash.war/index.html?hpt=Sbin) * http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/ (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/) Help News * ITS Calendar Page Moved * See upcoming workshops and events ... and sign up for them! * http://calendar.lafayette.edu/departmentsprograms/its (http://calendar.lafayette.edu/departmentsprograms/its) Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 18:23 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/18/its-coffee-break-69-moving-day/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/03/20110318_ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/FRY-Q7t-YD4/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/06/its-coffee-break-68-spring-cleaning-ipad-2-xoom/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 14:39:29 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=316 On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about an upcoming trip to DrupalCon Chicago as well as the return of the ITS Blog. In Tech News they look at a web-based scheduling tool called Doodle as well as two newly released tablet computers: Apple&#8217;s iPad 2 and [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/FRY-Q7t-YD4" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/06/its-coffee-break-68-spring-cleaning-ipad-2-xoom/feed/ 1 blogging,calendar,drupal,ipad 2,xoom On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about an upcoming trip to DrupalCon Chicago as well as the return of the ITS Blog. In Tech News they look at a web-based scheduling tool called Doodle as well as two n... On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about an upcoming trip to DrupalCon Chicago as well as the return of the ITS Blog. In Tech News they look at a web-based scheduling tool called Doodle as well as two newly released tablet computers: Apple's iPad 2 and Motorola's Xoom. Finally in Help News they explain how to work around a bug with Google Analytics and WordPress. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/03/its_coffee_break_20110304.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast)(you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * DrupalCon 2011 in Chicago * A week of Drupal in the Windy City. * We use Drupal for the college calendar as well as the library and special collections site. * Also powered Soapbox. * The ITS Blog Reborn! * Visit for quick updates about ITS as well as tips and tricks from the staff. * http://sites.lafayette.edu/itsblog/ (http://sites.lafayette.edu/itsblog/) Tech News * Doodle * Handy tool for arranging meetings. * Publicly accessible, so don't plan your world take overs here. * http://doodle.com (http://doodle.com/) * Apple iPad 2 * Dual-core A5 chip * HDMI out * Rear and front facing cameras (but low quality) * 33% thinner, slightly lighter * 0.7-megapixel rear and the front-facing VGA camera * iOS 4.3 * New air play option for photos * faster safari * local hotspot on iPhone 4! (http://www.apple.com/ios/) * http://www.apple.com/ipad/ (http://www.apple.com/ipad/) * Motorola Xoom * 10.1" display * Dual-core 1 GHz processor * 802.11 a,b,g,n * Micro USB; HDMI out * 5-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera * 720p HD capture and playback * Android (Honeycomb) OS * 4G LTE available * http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Tablets/ci.MOTOROLA-XOOM-US-EN.overview (http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Tablets/ci.MOTOROLA-XOOM-US-EN.overview) Help News * Fixing Google Analytics Profile Settings in WordPress * http://its.lafayette.edu/help/wordpress/analyticsprofile (http://its.lafayette.edu/help/wordpress/analyticsprofile) Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 10:33 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/03/06/its-coffee-break-68-spring-cleaning-ipad-2-xoom/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/03/its_coffee_break_20110304.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/l2Q5glzeYFA/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/02/25/its-coffee-break-67/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:39:44 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=305 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 [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/l2Q5glzeYFA" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/02/25/its-coffee-break-67/feed/ 0 apps,plugins,wordpress 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 pl... 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. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/02/20110225_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast)(you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * Talking mobile. How do you use your smart phone at the college? What things would you like to be able to do? * Scribe. Trying out a new WordPress plugin called "Digress.it" which allows for in-line, paragraph-level commenting. * http://scribe.lafayette.edu (http://scribe.lafayette.edu) * http://digress.it (http://digress.it) * Banner Self Services. Will soon use Network IDs. Tech News * Strange Rain * Interesting take on interactive fiction. Strange Rain operates in three modes: rain, words and story. In rain, it's just an app that let's rain drops fall onto your iPhone or iPad. With Words, the drops randomly transform into storm-themed words. In Story, the thoughts a protagonist drift across the screen; your goal is to tease out his story. * Created by Opertoon. * http://opertoon.com/2010/11/strange-rain-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch/ (http://opertoon.com/2010/11/strange-rain-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-touch/) Help News * IT Workshops are now on the Campus Calendar. ITS is piloting signups in the calendar. * http://calendar.lafayette.edu (http://calendar.lafayette.edu) * TNT sessions scheduled. Will be on the calendar soon. First is Lecture Capture on March 3 at noon. * Help documentation. How do you find documents on the help site: search, help topics, etc? Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 12:53 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2011/02/25/its-coffee-break-67/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2011/02/20110225_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/3jlalmsAiV0/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/12/18/its-coffee-break-66-digital-magazines/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:23:07 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=282 In this edition of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss long-awaited improvements to WordPress&#8217; internal linking and discuss upcoming usability testing for the Lafayette College Web site. In Tech News they lament the end of Yahoo&#8217;s Delicious social bookmarking web site and then take a look at digital magazines on [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/3jlalmsAiV0" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/12/18/its-coffee-break-66-digital-magazines/feed/ 1 bookmarking,delicious,diigo,ipad,magazines,wordpress 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 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. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/12/20101117_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast)(you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * WordPress Upgraded * We've upgraded WordPress on WWW, Depts and Sites. It was a maintenance release, so no big new features. But 3.1 is coming, and that will have a new feature ... internal linking! * WWW Usability Testing Resumes * We're going to be doing more usability tests of the Lafayette College Web site. Interested? contact us at itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu). Tech News * Delicious is no more * Yahoo is ending support for the social bookmarking site Delicious. * http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/12/rip-altavista/ (http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/12/rip-altavista/) * Should we switch to Diigo? * http://diigo.com (http://diigo.com) * Or Evernote? * http://www.evernote.com/ (http://www.evernote.com/) * Popular Science Magazine offers "Best of What’s New", adds enhancements to iPad edition * Spaceship railgun, extensive photo galleries * http://macmegasite.com/node/14508 (http://macmegasite.com/node/14508) * Flipboard * Build your own personalized magazine based on your Facebook and Twitter feeds. * Wired.com: How Flipboard Turned Web Noise Into iPad Gold * http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/flipboard-ipad-app/ (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/12/flipboard-ipad-app/) * http://www.flipboard.com (http://www.flipboard.com) * Why do electronic magazines on Amazon cost as much as the print version? * Analog Science Fiction and Fact ($2.99 an issue is the same as Amazon print cost) * http://www.amazon.com/Analog-Science-Fiction-Fact/dp/B000N8V3EQ/ (http://www.amazon.com/Analog-Science-Fiction-Fact/dp/B000N8V3EQ/) * Geeky Education Gifts? * Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share * Build  a LEGO lamp, fly LED-illumainted kites at night, construct ethernet cuff links * By the folks at Wired's Geek Dad blog (http://www.wired.com/geekdad/). * http://www.amazon.com/Geek-Dad-Awesomely-Projects-Activities/dp/1592405525 (http://www.amazon.com/Geek-Dad-Awesomely-Projects-Activities/dp/1592405525) Help News * Tech Tip: WordPress Timezones * Want to make sure your WordPress times are keeping up with daylight saving time? You can by going logging in and then clicking on the "Settings" link. This brings up an options page; change the timezone from manual offset to "New York". * This is a new option introduced in WordPress 3.0; new sites at Lafayette are created with the New York timezone, but older ones still use the GMT-5 manual offset. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 24:45 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/12/18/its-coffee-break-66-digital-magazines/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/12/20101117_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/kWQHj_GnRR4/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/11/22/its-coffee-break-65-moodle-updates-nextweb-launches-ipad-pilot/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:38:20 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=267 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 [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/kWQHj_GnRR4" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/11/22/its-coffee-break-65-moodle-updates-nextweb-launches-ipad-pilot/feed/ 0 goodreader,ibookshelf,idisk,ipad,kindle,moodle,pages,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, 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. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/11/20101119_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast)(you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * New Lafayette web site launched * Care and fed by the nowWeb committee, a joint ITS/CD committee. * http://www.lafayette.edu (http://www.lafayette.edu) * iPad pilot * http://sites.lafayette.edu/ipad (http://sites.lafayette.edu/ipad) * Apps we like: GoodReader, Pages, Marvel Comics, iDisk, Kindle, iBookshelf, Evernote * Moodle updates * Moodle course load for spring 2011 arrives Dec. 8. Winter 2011 enrollments coming then as well. * Moodle Hack/Doc at Furman University * The Moodle Hack/Doc Fest for Winter 2011 arrives Jan 2-6, 2011. * http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-winter-2011/ (http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-winter-2011/) Contact Us * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 17:15 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/11/22/its-coffee-break-65-moodle-updates-nextweb-launches-ipad-pilot/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/11/20101119_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/HVaSrkjFVyc/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/14/its-coffee-break-moodle-hackdoc-fest-diaspora-ipad-revisited-steam/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 17:04:23 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=219 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 [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/HVaSrkjFVyc" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/14/its-coffee-break-moodle-hackdoc-fest-diaspora-ipad-revisited-steam/feed/ 2 diaspora,hack/doc fest,ipad,moodle,portal,social media,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 Networ... 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. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/05/20100517-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast) (you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * NITLE Camp at DePauw University: NITLE's annual "Camp" event happens this June, including a day dedicated to Moodle. * Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at DePauw University (http://www.depauw.edu/) in Greencastle, Indiana * Learn more (http://blogs.nitle.org/camp2010/). * Moodle Hack/Doc Fest at DePauw University: The sixth Hack/Doc Fest takes place immediately after the Moodle component of NITLE Camp. * June  23-25, 2010 at DePauw University (http://www.depauw.edu/) in Greencastle, Indiana * Learn more (http://www.clamp-it.org/events/moodle-hackdoc-fest-summer-2010/). * New Student IDs and information: Letters should be arriving from the Dean of the College office and include Network IDs and passwords as well as Lnumbers and PINs. * Additional information in the Technology Guide for New Students (http://its.lafayette.edu/help/newstudent). Tech News * Diaspora Project: Building the Anti-Facebook: Four students at NYU are hoping to build an open source alternative to the social networking juggernaut. * Read the article (http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/diaspora_project_building_the_anti-facebook.php). * The iPad arrives: Our department iPad has arrived. It's shiny ... but is it useful? * Advantages: Text looks beautiful. Easy to read (most) PDFs with the right app, comics are beautiful, web browsing is easy (but social bookmarking is not). * App Suggestions * Apps we like: Goodreader. Marvel Comics. Pandora. Twitterific (lists are useful again!) * Apps we don't like: Gdocs. * Apps we want: MLB At Bat * Steam on the Mac * Valve has released Steam for the Mac. And while this may be of limited educational technology, it also allows you to download the excellent puzzle game Portal for free. Portal is a first person game in which you are given a gun that creates two kinds of portals: entrances and exits. This allows you to quickly and easily move around the map, but it also allows you to hack gravity (momemtum follows you through a portal, so if you "fall" into an entrance portal, but the exit portal is on a wall, you will shoot out across the room. Fun for the whole family. Help News * Getting your web site live and linked to from the college Web site * Academic and administrative web sites (http://depts.lafayette.edu/2010/04/05/getting-your-site-live-and-linked-to-from-the-college-web-site/) * For Student Organizations (https://opinio.lafayette.edu:443/opinio/s?s=2395) * Upcoming Workshops * Numerous workshops have been posted to the ITS web site on topics ranging from web editing to WordPress to Opinio. Check them out on the ITS web site: * http://its.lafayette.edu/pages/calendar (http://its.lafayette.edu/pages/calendar) Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 20:00 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/14/its-coffee-break-moodle-hackdoc-fest-diaspora-ipad-revisited-steam/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/05/20100517-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/dohuKbnbNTU/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/03/its-coffee-break-following-twitter/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 13:43:32 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=210 On this week&#8217;s episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss the Lafayette College web site redesign and give an update on the college&#8217;s WordPress migration. In Tech News they suggest some education-related accounts you may want to follow on Twitter, delve into Facebook&#8217;s big privacy changes, talk about Northern [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/dohuKbnbNTU" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/03/its-coffee-break-following-twitter/feed/ 5 facebook,ipad,privacy,twitter,wordpress On this week's episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss the Lafayette College web site redesign and give an update on the college's WordPress migration. In Tech News they suggest some education-related accounts y... On this week's episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss the Lafayette College web site redesign and give an update on the college's WordPress migration. In Tech News they suggest some education-related accounts you may want to follow on Twitter, delve into Facebook's big privacy changes, talk about Northern Arizona University's plan to use proximity ID readers to check attendance, and take a look at Apple's new iPad tablet. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/05/20100430-ITS-CoffeeBreak.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast) (you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) Show Notes ITS News * Project nextWeb * The Lafayette Web Site is being redesigned! Check out the progress and submit your feedback at the Project nextWeb site: http://sites.lafayette.edu/nextweb (http://sites.lafayette.edu/nextweb) * WordPress Migration * The WordPress migration is proceeding full steam ahead. Many sites from WW2 have been moved or will be moved in the next few weeks. Remember -- WW2 goes away at the end of June. * WordPress 3.0: It's coming, it's cool. Tech News * Follow Friday (Higher Ed Edition) * Bryan Alexander (@BryanAlexander (http://twitter.com/BryanAlexander)): Technology savant at NITLE; science fiction aficionado, best beard in Vermont. * Lafayette College (@LafCol) (http://twitter.com/LafCol): Yep, Lafayette's on Twitter now too. * Project nextWeb (@Project_nextWeb (http://twitter.com/Project_nextWeb)): Follow the progress of the Lafayette Redesign online. * Facebook Privacy Changes * You're opted into EVERYTHING so you can "like" the Internet, and it can "like" you back. * CNET: How Facebook is putting its users last * http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-20003185-256.html (http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-20003185-256.html) * High-Tech attendance system * Northern Arizona University set to install proximity ID reader systems in classrooms to check attendance. * AZCentral.com article (http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/27/20100427nau-student-attendance.html) * Apple iPad * Our thoughts on Apple's new tablet computer/appliance. * http://www.apple.com/ipad/ (http://www.apple.com/ipad/) Help News * Upcoming Workshops * Teaching with Concept Maps, 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m., May 5, 2010 * WordPress for academic and administrative Web sites, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., May 26, 2010 * WordPress for personal and organizational Web sites, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., June 3, 2010 * Registration required * http://its.lafayette.edu/help/workshop/registration (http://its.lafayette.edu/help/workshop/registration) ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 22:11 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2010/05/03/its-coffee-break-following-twitter/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2010/05/20100430-ITS-CoffeeBreak.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/SSZSoDWVUFE/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/25/its-coffee-break-wordcamp-mars-rover-blog-twitter-lists/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:19:07 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=186 On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss upcoming virtual Moodle brown bags being hosted by CLAMP and take a look at WordCamp NYU. They then delve into Tech News with headlines about the Unofficial Mars Rover Diary, Twitter&#8217;s introduction of a list tool, the social-network measuring tool [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/SSZSoDWVUFE" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/25/its-coffee-break-wordcamp-mars-rover-blog-twitter-lists/feed/ 1 droid,mars,nasa,nextgen gallery,twitter,wordpress On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss upcoming virtual Moodle brown bags being hosted by CLAMP and take a look at WordCamp NYU. - They then delve into Tech News with headlines about the Unofficial Mar... On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss upcoming virtual Moodle brown bags being hosted by CLAMP and take a look at WordCamp NYU. They then delve into Tech News with headlines about the Unofficial Mars Rover Diary, Twitter's introduction of a list tool, the social-network measuring tool Klout, Shazam's decision to charge for its music-identifying iPhone app, and a unique problem with the Droid smartphone's autofocus feature. In Help News, they take a look at the NextGEN photo gallery plugin for WordPress, and announce the ITS workshop schedule for December. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/11/20091125-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast) (you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette’s iTunes U (//deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * Upcoming CLAMP Moodle Brownbags * Code Development Overview, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 2 * Introduction to Redmine, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 16 * Introduction to Version Control, 12 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 23 * Register for the Brownbags (https://opinio.lafayette.edu/opinio/s?s=2458). * WordCamp NYC * Instructional technologist Jason Alley attended WordCamp NYC, Nov. 14-15, 2009 at CUNY Baruch in Manhattan. * Web: http://2009.newyork.wordcamp.org (http://2009.newyork.wordcamp.org) * Twitter: http://twitter.com/wordcampnyc (http://twitter.com/wordcampnyc) Tech News * Mars and Me: The unofficial diary of a Mars rover driver * Blog: http://marsandme.blogspot.com (http://marsandme.blogspot.com) * Twitter: http://twitter.com/marsroverdriver (http://twitter.com/marsroverdriver) * Twitter introduces Lists * http://blog.twitter.com/2009/09/soon-to-launch-lists.html (http://blog.twitter.com/2009/09/soon-to-launch-lists.html) * Klout * http://klout.com (http://klout.com) * A tool for assessing your social network on Twitter. * Shazam music-identification app no longer free on iPhone * NYTimes: Adding a Fee to the Shazam App Invites a Look at Competing Tools (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/technology/personaltech/19smart.html?_r=1) * Droid's autofocus problem is due to a rounding error * Wired.com: Verizon Accused of Remote-Controlling Droid, But Truth Is Stranger (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/verizon-accused-of-remote-controlling-droid-truth-somewhat-stranger/) Help News * WordPress at a Glance: NextGEN Gallery * A popular plugin for publishing photo galleries in WordPress. * Supports slideshow and thumbnail displays, both of which can be inserted into web pages. * Allows for bulk uploading through ZIP files. * Instructions on how to use NextGEN Gallery are available on Sites (http://sites.lafayette.edu/blog/2009/02/17/using-the-nexgen-gallery-plugin/). * Two potential gotchas: * Disable the Flash file uploader; it doesn't work with our secure admin setup. * Make sure you specify the location of the Image Rotator help app if you want to use the slide show option. * Workshops * Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: WordPress for academic and administrative Web sites * Monday, December 14, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. WordPress for personal and organizational Web sites * Register for the workshops (http://its.lafayette.edu/help/workshop/registration?workshop=457). Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 18:54 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/25/its-coffee-break-wordcamp-mars-rover-blog-twitter-lists/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/11/20091125-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/0ciUeae4O5E/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/03/its-coffe-break-for-11-4-2009/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:55:09 +0000 Courtney Bentley http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=160 On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Chris Phillips&#8217; essay &#8220;I Hear America Reading: Using Digital Audio to Teach American Poetry&#8221;, which appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Teaching American Literature and announce Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V, which will be held at Lafayette College. In Tech [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/0ciUeae4O5E" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/03/its-coffe-break-for-11-4-2009/feed/ 2 audio,Chris Phillips,CLAMP,droid,iTunesU,podcast,wave On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Chris Phillips' essay "I Hear America Reading: Using Digital Audio to Teach American Poetry", which appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Teaching American Literatur... On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Chris Phillips' essay "I Hear America Reading: Using Digital Audio to Teach American Poetry", which appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Teaching American Literature and announce Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V, which will be held at Lafayette College. In Tech News they talk about Windows 7 testing, the new Droid smartphone, and DARPA's new $40,000 balloon hunting challenge. Finally in Help News they take a look at the Powerpress plugin for WordPress and announce a new smartboard workshop being held in just-renovated Scott Hall. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/11/20091104-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast) (you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette's iTunes U (//deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * Chris Phillips' essay "I Hear America Reading: Using Digital Audio to Teach American Poetry" appeared in the Summer 2009 (Volume 3, Issue 1) of Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice. * Moodle Hack/Doc Fest V at Lafayette College * January 5-7, 2009 * The event will feature programmers and instructional technologists coming together to improve Moodle. We expect to continue work on CLAMP’s Moodle: Liberal Arts Edition project, fix outstanding Moodle bugs, and craft new training materials. We also hope to test drive Moodle 2.0, which is scheduled for a beta release at the end of 2009. * Windows 7 evaluation [Read the story] (http://its.lafayette.edu/node/675) * ITS is currently evaluating the Windows 7 operating system to make sure it is fully compatible with common campus applications and network services. Results of that evaluation will be reported here. Technology News * We have Wave! * and we have no idea what to do with it. * http://wave.google.com (http://wave.google.com) * Register.com: DARPA issues balloon-hunting challenge [Read the story] (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/30/darpa_network_challenge/) * To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Internet, DARPA's issued a challenge: find 10 red balloons hidden around the United States and win $40,000. * They expect social media to play a big role role in finding the balloons. * Google Droid * Featuring Android 2.0, the new Droid phones are expected to make a serious run at the iPhone's functionality. Help News * WordPress at a Glance: Powerpress * Powerpress is a plugin by Blubrry that supports audio and video podcasting. * Inserts an audio or video flash player on to the page so that people can listen to the podcast on your web site. * Tailors your podcast's RSS feed to meet Apple's standards for the iTunes Podcast Directory. * Incorporates stat tracking for downloads (but you need to sign up for a Bluberry account; note that Google Analytics can also track downloads. * We use Powerpress for the ITS Coffee break. * Visit the Powerpress home page (http://www.blubrry.com/powerpress/). * New Smart Board sessions in Scott Hall 104 - Check the ITS Calendar for session times and details. * WordPress workshops continue ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 15:16 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/11/03/its-coffe-break-for-11-4-2009/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/11/20091104-ITS-Coffee-Break.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~3/SqfNpyGJv_8/ http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/10/26/its-coffee-break-wordpress-launches-google-wave-nook/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:43:44 +0000 Kenneth Newquist http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/?p=123 On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Lafayette&#8217;s WordPress MU project, take a look at Bates College&#8217;s new WordPress-powered home page, discuss the Google Wave web application, debate the merits of Amazon&#8217;s Kindle vs. Barnes &#38; Nobles&#8217; new Nook ebook reader, and talk about an upcoming copyright [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast/~4/SqfNpyGJv_8" height="1" width="1"/> http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/10/26/its-coffee-break-wordpress-launches-google-wave-nook/feed/ 2 copyright,ereader,google,kindle,nook,wave,wordpress On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Lafayette's WordPress MU project, take a look at Bates College's new WordPress-powered home page, discuss the Google Wave web application, On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break hosts Courtney Bentley and Ken Newquist discuss Lafayette's WordPress MU project, take a look at Bates College's new WordPress-powered home page, discuss the Google Wave web application, debate the merits of Amazon's Kindle vs. Barnes & Nobles' new Nook ebook reader, and talk about an upcoming copyright webinar. Getting the Podcast * Download the MP3 directly (http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/10/20091026_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3) * Subscribe to podcast rss feed using an aggregator (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ITSCoffeeBreakPodcast) (you only need to do this once; subsequent shows should download automatically) * Subscribe to the podcast feed via Lafayette's iTunes U (//deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/lafayette.edu.1158285061.01173422681) ITS News * WordPress MU pilot concludes, production instances launch. * Official Announcement: * http://its.lafayette.edu/node/670 (http://its.lafayette.edu/node/670) * The instances: * sites.lafayette.edu (http://sites.lafayette.edu) * depts.lafayette.edu (http://depts.lafayette.edu) * WordPress Help Documents * http://its.lafayette.edu/help/wordpress (http://its.lafayette.edu/help/wordpress) * Need a conventional shell account? We want to hear from you. Technology News * CollegeWebEditor.com: New Bates College home page powered by WordPress [read the story] (http://collegewebeditor.com/blog/index.php/archives/2009/09/21/bates-college-goes-beyond-the-usual-homepage-redesign-with-home-4-running-on-wordpress/) * Bates has launched a redesigned home page powered by WordPress. They're also using WordPress MU for other sites at the college. * Google Wave in Beta [Read the story] (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/went-walkabout-brought-back-google-wave.html) * Wave is a social media aggregation point, pulling together email, chat, photos, whatever. * Quick Explanation of Google Wave - Video (http://minutebio.com/blog/2009/10/02/quick-explanation-of-google-wave-video/) * B&N Nook vs. Amazon Kindle Help News * Advisory about Upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard * http://its.lafayette.edu/node/656 (http://its.lafayette.edu/node/656) * There's an issue with Cisco's Clean Access Agent and Mac OS X Leopard. They're aware of the problem and are working on a solution, which should be out in November. We'll be testing it as soon as we get it; in the meantime, if you have Snow Leopard and need to get on the network, contact the Help Desk. * Webinar: Apply Fair Use to Music, Movies & Online Media: Clear Up the Confusion * Presentor: Kevin Smith, Scholarly Communications Officer at Duke University * When: 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Monday, November 2, 2009 * What: The application of Fair Use in the college and university setting is often confusing and difficult to determine. The increased use of music and movies for educational purposes can make these determinations even more confusing. Workshops * Numerous WordPress Workshops are scheduled throughout the Fall 2009 semester. We'll also be posting more for the January 2010 Interim session. * http://its.lafayette.edu/pages/calendar (http://its.lafayette.edu/pages/calendar) Contacting the Show * We’re always looking for feedback. You can send a comment to itsblog@lafayette.edu (mailto:itsblog@lafayette.edu) or post a comment below. ITS Coffee Break Podcast no 21:40 http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/2009/10/26/its-coffee-break-wordpress-launches-google-wave-nook/http://sites.lafayette.edu/coffeebreak/files/2009/10/20091026_ITS_Coffee_Break.mp3 ITS Coffee Break PodcastnonadultThe Information Technology Services podcast at Lafayette College