ITS News
ITS Coffee Break for 11/02/2007
In the 11/2 edition of the ITS Coffee Break podcast, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley review what they like and don't like about Mac OS 10.5 Leopard and remind folks that there will be planned outages around campus through Nov. 14 as the network upgrade continues. In Tech News, they review the Twitter microblogging platform and check out some innovative ways it's being used to spread emergency news and announcements; take a look at the Drupal-powered National Novel Writing Month; and look at a web application that correlates Wikipedia edits to a map of the world. Finally, Help News sees a review of text editors for Macs and Windows computers, as well as a rundown of upcoming workshops.
ITS Coffee Break for 10/26/2007
On this edition of the ITS Coffee Break, Ken Newquist and guest host Jason Alley talk about the HighEdWebDev conference and innovative ways that schools are using GIS on campus. In Tech News they discuss updates to the popular Quicksilver fast application launcher for Mac OS X and contemplate a CSI-spawned murder in Second Life. In Help News they offer suggestions for getting more out of search in Firefox and streamlining your Del.icio.us bookmarking experience. Listen in iTunes or download from Soapbox.
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ITS Coffee Break for 10/19/07
The network upgrade rolls through campus and hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley try out the second of three new microphones in this edition of the ITS Coffee Break. In Tech News, they discuss new apps for Apple's iPhone, how to collaborate with Google Docs and Sheets, and speculate on Microsoft's plans to offer DRM-free downloads through its Zune Music Store. In Help News they review ITS' web site update project and take a look at the upcoming program on Web and Video Conferencing. Listen in iTunes or download from Soapbox.
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ITS Coffee Break for 10/12/07
The ITS Coffee Break goes stereo as it tests out one of three new microphones recently purchased for podcasting. In Tech News, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about ways to spruce up your Facebook profile, discuss Berkeley's decision to upload 200 course lectures to YouTube, and speculate on Google's purchase of the microblogging platform Jaiku. In Help News, two new "Integrating Teaching with Technology" presentations are announced, as well as an ITS brown bag about getting started with Linux. Listen in iTunes or download it from Soapbox.
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ITS Coffee Break for 10/3/07
October's first edition of the Coffee Break leads off with news of Lafayette's implementation of Shibolleth and the recent Podcamp Philly event held at Drexel University. In Tech News, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley discuss the new Firefox Campus Edition, the Chronicle's new Tech Therapy podcast, and one professor's attempt to rate the trustworthyness of Wikipedia contributors. In Help News they review file compatibility issues with Office 2007, announce upcoming Outlook and NetStorage workshops, and offer a tip for quickly saving photos using Safari. Listen in iTunes or download it from Soapbox.
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ITS Coffee Break for 9/4/07
The ITS Coffee Break returns for the fall semester with news of bouncing e-mails, the switch to SFTP for accessing web sites on WW2, updates to the Lafayette Toolbar for Firefox, a discussion of the top ten Facebook apps for Librarians, and a look at the latest features added to Google Maps. Listen in iTunes or download it from Soapbox.
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Bourger Football House technology featured
Instructional Technology's installation of smart classroom technologies in the new Bourger Varsity Football House is a featured project on Vistacom's Web site.
Lafayette Toolbar for Firefox Updated to 1.2
A new version of the Lafayette toolbar for Firefox that incorporates links to Moodle and iTunes U is available for download from the ITS web site.
ITS Implements Shibboleth
Lafayette is an early adopter of and the first member of CLAC (the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges) to implement Shibboleth, a framework for security- and privacy-focused user authentication across and within institutional boundaries.
ITS Coffee Break for 7/12/07
The Coffee Break begins with introductions of the new Moodle Minute podcast from ITS and the department's new instructional technologist, Jason Alley, and is follow by announcements about upcoming network services disruptions. In Tech News, hosts Ken Newquist and Courtney Bentley talk about Linden Labs' decision to delete Woodbury University's virtual campus from Second Life, and look at some innovative science videos now available on YouTube. Finally, help news has a list of upcoming workshops as well as announcements of new email documentation. Listen in iTunes or download it from Soapbox.
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