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Archive for October, 2008

[Friday Links] The Halloween Edition

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The day when the zombies and witches come out to play. They get there day but all other days you should be hustling to get noticed. Here is list of links from the week that share the common theme of hustling to get noticed. What are you waiting for? Get out there!

Validate an entire [...]

Tweaking the homepage for usability’s sake

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

You probably have not noticed but we made a slight change to the flash panel on wayne.edu. In the top drawer we place success stories from around campus. But before you get to the stories it was designed to display a branding image.

Why this made sense then
It made sense when we first launched because it [...]

[Friday Links] The Double Up Edition

Friday, October 24th, 2008

So last week I totally had a list of sites lined up to send out but then we got busy. So I was going to send it on the weekend, but then I was not on the computer much. Then during the week.. I think you can see where this is going. So here is [...]

TechTown Site Launches

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

We just launched the redesigned and realigned TechTown Web site. Although it is not a department of the university TechTown is closely tied to us and provides high-technology startups with the resources they need to be successful. They approached our department to raise the stature of their site to match what is deserves.
New Site Features
Compacted [...]

Blog Action Day: Poverty

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Today is a day to blog about poverty, to bring awareness to others, to inspire others to make a difference. Detroit is no stranger to poverty, it is all around us. I wanted to detail what our department has been doing to work simply and locally to help charity programs in and around Detroit.
In the [...]

Create a quick html form connected to a database

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Having a small staff and enormous amounts of work everything we can do to speed up tasks we take advantage of. We are asked all the time to create html forms for sites, its the only way to get users information, from RSVP’s to request information. Recreating forms is time consuming especially since most feed [...]

[Friday Links] The Resourceful Edition

Friday, October 10th, 2008

You want web resources? Well here they are, a whole week list of resources for your eyes and your brain.

HighEdWeb 08 Presentation Materials Now Available!
Do it yourself first
Grammar Tip: When to Use “We” or “Us”
25 Ways to Build Your Community | chrisbrogan.com
Yahoo! Web Analytics
Opera 9.6 released: Discover Opera!
NPR [...]

Refresh Detroit Meeting - October 15 - Coming to Wayne State University

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Join us for demo night on October 15, 2008 at the Wayne State University Undergraduate Library. Celebrate with us as we have our first Refresh Detroit meeting in the city of Detroit! Refresh Detroit is part of the Refreshing Cities, a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture [...]

[Friday Links] The Think Ahead Edition

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Thinking ahead can save a ton of time and money. Learning from others is the best free way to avoid mistakes before they’re made. Here is a list of articles from the week mostly related to thinking before doing. Enjoy.

Meeting: October 15, 2008 Demo Night - At Wayne State University
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