Technology Services

Year: 2007

  • Live Earth Concert on GusTV

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    doachs

    From Saturday July 7th at 3:00 am through Sunday July 8th at 1:00am the Live Earth concert will be broadcast over Internet2 and viewable on your computer. If you are interested in tuning in, I have added some links to the live video stream on our GusTV events page. I would like to thank MAGPI…

  • Gustavus Website Updates

    Gustavus Website Updates

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    jerry

    We’ve made some noticeable modifications to the Gustavus template recently. The changes were made to address various minor issues, the foremost being usability problems in the “seach/go quickly to…” area of the header. Simple, comprehensive searching Where once we had a “go quickly to…” menu, search box, and search menu, we now have one simple…

  • Fixing broken PNG uploads with MediaWiki

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    jlencion

    Our Technology Services wiki is powered by MediaWiki—the same software that powers Wikipedia. So far, most things have worked relatively well for us. Even a few upgrades have gone pretty smoothly. The problem However, when we moved to a new server last week, we were stuck with a puzzling problem. Any images in PNG format…

  • A world of new possibilities

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    jeremy

    This week, we were able to retire our old web servers and move to a new set. Since a server’s purpose is to serve content at all times, it isn’t something that you can just casually upgrade like you can a personal computer. It takes a great deal of planning, forcing you to consider how…

  • Improved File Not Found Error 404 Page

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    jlencion

    We upgraded our File Not Found Error 404 page today. This upgrade offers three exciting improvements that should help to eliminate confusion, calm nerves, and, in the end, improve the Gustavus website. Here’s a rundown of the three most significant new features: 1. Friendlier, more helpful error message We re-examined the text of the message…

  • hCards in the Footer

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    jlencion

    As part of our ongoing quest to incorporate useful microformats throughout the Gustavus website, we have added an hCard to the footer of every page within the Gustavus template. What does this mean? Now, visitors who use hCard aware technologies, such as the Operator extension for Firefox, will be able to add contact information for…

  • One Place to Submit Your News

    One Place to Submit Your News

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    jlencion

    If you have anything you would like to get the word out about, we have crafted a centralized news submission form. Are you looking to sell a puppy or are you helping the disadvantaged? Did you win a fancy award or just get published? Do you know somebody who knows somebody who knows something big?…

  • TPT HD added to GusTV

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    doachs

    Twin Cities Public Television’s High Definition channel is now available on GusTV. This station is the only over the air station in the area that broadcasts shows recorded in HDTV format 24/7.

  • Panoramas Get a Home

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    jlencion

    We gave all of our new 360° panoramas (previously) a centralized home today. We are kicking the new section off with 19 totally new panoramas and plan on adding more in the next few months. I think my favorite of the bunch is the panorama of a Ceramics class in session. We hope that this…

  • Commencement 2007 in time lapse

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    doachs

    To get a good sense of just how much work goes into setting up for commencement, have a look at our most recent time lapse video of commencement day, Sunday May 27th, 2007. If that does not work for you, try the youtube.com version. Or if you would like to see the entire weekend including…