Archive for 2006Page 2
Adobe GoLive CS2 Documentation and Screencasts
Since Ryan has been working hard over the past couple of weeks to develop some rock-solid documentation for GoLive CS2 in the GTS Wiki I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that there are now a number of helpful screencasts to help you get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with some of the most-used and […]
What microformats mean to you
Recently we’ve highlighted a few instances where we’ve incorporated microformats into web applications and websites (e.g. faculty schedules and the 2006 Nobel Conference site). We’ve even hinted that more microformat-enabled goodies are in the works, yet we’ve only given very cursory overviews as to their purpose, importance, and usage. Rather than embark on our own […]
Why we changed the desktops in labs
Have you ever wished that you could stay more informed with what is happening at Gustavus? Have you ever wished that there was an easier and quicker way to access Gustavus events and news? You are in luck Well, if you use a Windows computer or kiosk in one of the labs, you are in […]
Chapel Podcast Is Back
School is now back in session after the summer hiatus, and things are in full swing—including the Daily Chapel Podcast. In the past year, the Daily Chapel Podcast has garnered some attention. It was even mentioned in “Podcasting Into the Future” by Robb Murray from the Mankato Free Press and “Big Podcasts on Campus” by […]
Birthday Wishes
On this day in 1930 the 3M Corporation began selling Scotch tape. 36 years later the first episode of Star Trek, entitled “The Man Trap,” aired. 18 years after that, a young man named Ryan “Rudi” Rud was born. Today we celebrated all of these things, but Ryan’s birthday was the only one to warrant […]
Gribly Feature From User Feedback
We received the following feedback today from the five star rating system regarding the new Gribly: “Missing a link to email the class from this list. A few of my faculty have asked where the link to send an email to this group was. We think it would be very functional if that could be […]
English Department Blog Now Online
The English Department joins the MCS Department today by launching their brand new blog with some shiny new content. Their first few entries deal with alumni updates, the upcoming Lefler Lecture, and Senior Seminars for 2006-2007. They plan on updating it with interesting new content throughout the year. If you are/were an English major, are […]
Wiki Search Cloud and Blog Aggregation
The GTS Wiki received a couple of new features on its main page recently. Search Cloud Like the previously mentioned search cloud on the main search page, the wiki now sports its own search cloud built from queries within the GTS section of our web tree. We hope that this will not only help visitors […]
Gribly now online!
The Gribly, Gustavus’ campus directory, is available online for the first time since its inception in 1966. This is exciting. We have been given the opportunity to take something that was well done and improve upon it. And I think we have. We’ve taken all the data from the printed version, added a search engine, […]
Christmas in Christ Chapel Tickets
Registration for “Christmas in Christ Chapel 2006: An American Odyssey” can now be completed online. Services are scheduled for various times from Dec. 1 through Dec. 3, 2006. More information about the event will be made available on the Christmas in Christ Chapel website.