Switch to Gutenberg block editor
In 2018, WordPress released the Gutenberg block editor, which allows provides predefined blocks to allow users to build custom page layouts and content without any coding knowledge. What is Gutenberg? WordPress…
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Progressive web applications
What exactly is a progressive web app (PWA)? Google defines a PWA as being: “built and enhanced with modern APIs to deliver enhanced capabilities, reliability, and installability while reaching anyone, anywhere, on any…
What is a minimum viable product?
We recently read a great article from Paul Boag on this topic, which inspired this post: Minimum viable product (MVP). What is it and why should you care?.
Accordion icons
An accordion is a content block that can be expanded to reveal hidden information, usually to shorten the length of a page that contains large amounts of text. Accordion icons differ greatly across the web, either in…
IT security event
We were pleased to attend the IT Services security event on Thursday 8 November 2018, which hosted a number of interesting speakers from different IT security specialisms. The event provided a deeper awareness of IT…
UniDesk house rules
UniDesk is the system we use to log and progress incidents, more commonly known here as calls. This can be used by University and non-University members alike to submit their problems and then follow their progress. As…
Spotify and the cloud
We all love to listen to music, whether that be at work or at home. And for most people, Spotify is their go-to app for music streaming. Today, I would like to share with you a helpful tip so you can get the most out…
Audit of support calls
Earlier this month my colleague Duncan and I conducted an extensive audit of our support calls from January to July 2015. Over these six months there was exactly 600 support calls, which we split up into three main…
T4 training
This post will explain the training process that is undertaken when trying to access our most prized possession, TerminalFour (T4) Site Manager. This is the content management system that sits behind our University…
How we manage support calls
All of our help and support requests are handled through a system called UniDesk, which logs information on who spoke to who and distributes email notifications to the relevant people. UniDesk calls these requests…