Both Dreamweavear and Contribute have methods to check out a file and leave a flag on the network that does not allow other users of this software to make edits while it being worked on. Unfortunately this flag file does not always go away when the content provider is done making the changes. Read the following email and response on how to deal with this issue. ....read more
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Dreamweaver and Contribute - files locked
Firefox is sometimes a pain with refreshing page content
I have my holiday animation up on a Web page. Internet explorer will refresh the animation, but Firefox won't. Any ideas why? ....read more
Internet scams - fradulent emails that affect the WOU community
The following is an example of the malicious intent of internet scams that surpass annoying spam and the way UCS web team assists individual areas within the WOU community. ....read more
Do you have access to your depts Web site
Do you need to update your departments's Web area and have had edited pages in the past or put in a request to the Web master or Web designer? Here is a quick test to see if you have access ....read more
Big push working with LAS and Education on updating the website
One of our biggest pushes is to work with LAS and Education to understand how and why to update the website in a way that provides good technical management and design integration along. These tools should then promote the creation and management of information specific to that area. ....read more
Organizing important information from multiple "big picture" people?
To many cooks in the kitchen - Managing emergency information. The desire to convey information in an emergency situation is very commendable. If this material is not managed properly sometimes the newest version is not easily located or related to other similar documents. Also if a site search engine is used pages with incorrect and out of date material can be damaging. Organization and cross departmental cooperation is highly recomended ....read more
What the UCS Web designer is allowed to do
Hello my name is Stewart and I am a Web designer. Hi Stewart. This is a short email that details what type of assistance that I can provide to the WOU community with Web sites ....read more
Floating through life - ditching tables to align text
I was working on my layout for the archives page today and did not like the stutter step of the date next to the entry. The following is and example of how styles were applied to the elements inside of the <li> tag to move the date to an exact spot that creates a nice clean alignment of elements in each row without using a table. ....read more
Video update and short definitions
The WOU flash server has started picking up some good momentum. I am also seeing more interest in posting video on the Web site. Like everything else their is no easy button ....read more
Working with the flash server
This entry was taken from an email detailing some of the assets available and the basic technical needs for building an a basic application housed on the flash server. ....read more
