http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource Just another blogs.cornell.edu weblog Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:01:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today marks the start of something new and exciting: interactive maps of campus and other Cornell-related sites. Using Google's maps API, we now offer a dynamic view of the Cornell campus and its environs, as well as off-campus locations such as Geneva, New York City, Qatar, and Arecibo. In addition to ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2009/01/20/get-where-youre-going/ Lately, there has been a strange convergence in my work life. I find myself going to a series of three standing meetings. This, in and of itself, is not at all strange. The longer I work for Cornell, the more meetings I seem to attend. (Back ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/07/21/if-we-build-it-will-you-come/ The Lab of Ornithology is entering a redesign for the site and has started a blog to chronicle the process. we have recently re-vamped the Student Life, Alumni, and Outreach sections of cornell.edu with new photos and features. Carrie tells me that the President's section is on deck. We also added ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/06/23/drive-by-blogging/ I know. I know. I have no excuses. Well, no good ones, anyway. Instead, I offer some brief updates about what's been going on lately. Events Calendar Upgrade I wish I had better news, but the truth of it is that the project is delayed. As you may recall, our ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/06/06/long-time-no-blog/ Earlier this semester, we had a CU Web Forum Meeting about Social Networking (scroll down to February) and how people were experimenting around campus. One of the many things that came out of it was a request from my boss, Diane, for me to draft a position statement about ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/05/14/superpoke-lc-norfleet-has-solicited-your-opinion/ As you may recall, my last post made passing reference to the launch of Safety Zone on CUInfo. Since then, we've had the chance to gather some (not a lot) of feedback from the community. But, you know me. I'm all about the feedback. And it does say ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/05/01/dont-learn-safety-by-accident/ Okay. I admit it. I have been doing a piss-poor job at blogging, lately. There are lots of excuses, but none of them are really any good so let's just skip all that and move right to the content part of today's program. Some Things of Note from the OWC: Bonnie, ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/04/11/catch-up-isnt-just-for-fries-you-know/ Two entries into the University Events Calendar project and I am already having trouble coming up with good quotes for my post titles.  This does not bode well for yours truly.  (The above, by the by, can be attributed to Charles Schultz.) The calendar project, I'm pleased to note, proceeds apace.  ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/03/17/dont-worry-about-the-world-coming-to-an-end-today-its-already-tomorrow-in-australia/ Here's what's going on in and around cornell.edu: The Panos you all had a sneak peek at a couple of weeks ago went live this morning! Speaking of panos...did you catch the one for our basketball victory? Another "Just In Time" pano is planned for Dragon Day next week. CornellCast has launched ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/03/05/there-is-no-shame-in-bulleted-lists/ A Brief History Lesson First, the earth cooled. Then, Joel Seligman (former director of Campus Information and Visitor Relations), Chris Manly (former Nexus of All Things Cornell (TM)) and myself (former youngster) sat down in the Day Hall board room and hammered out a requirements document for the very first ... http://blogs.cornell.edu/viewsource/2008/02/22/q-what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-kangaroo-with-a-calendar/