Wordle ‘word cloud’
While redesigning the Contacts homepage this morning I was looking for a background image to make the heading “A-Z” look a little more interesting. I searched iStockPhoto for a while with some success, but nothing…
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What browsers have our visitors been using this year?
The topic of which Web browsers are the most popular came up at our weekly Web team meeting this morning. So I went away and did a little digging in our Google Analytics account. (Bear in mind that I have no degree…
Advent calendars
I remember as a child during Advent counting down the days to Christmas: the excitement each morning of seeing the next door opened, wondering what would be revealed behind it, and sneakily trying to ‘accidentally’…
T44U – TerminalFour global user conference
Last week saw the annual T44U conference take place in Dublin. T44U is an annual event run by TerminalFour. It is designed to allow users of the content management system, Site Manager, to share their experiences with…
How to improve a web page in one simple step
When asked how one can improve a web page in one simple step it is the considered opinion of certain members of the Web team that this may be done by adding a photograph of a fire engine to the page. See, this page is…
Learn about writing for the web
The University’s Staff Development team is providing a course on writing for the web. It will take place 19 November from 1.15 pm to 4.30 pm at Seminar Rooms 3 and 4, David Russell Apartments. If you produce content…
Changes at web team HQ
The web team has recently gained a fifth member. Rich Gordon joined last month as Website Migration Project Officer. His focus will be on moving websites into the main content management system. It will be a big task!…
Web team drop-in clinic
This afternoon (12:00 – 14:00) the Web team ran our third monthly drop-in clinic. By popular demand here are some reflections on how it went. How it all began Every now and then I’ll be chatting with someone, usually…
Contacting the web team
To help us manage more effectively how we deal with support calls, we would like to encourage people to email support requests to [email protected] rather than directly to individual members of the web team.…
Drop-in clinics
The web team has begun to hold drop-in clinics for any users to ask questions, receive training or discuss any web-related topic. These sessions are held on the first Friday of every month. As such, the next one is…