Category: Refresh

Our Refreshed Heading, Still Not Posted Online

August 06, 2008

Boy, do I have blog post on my face. Last time I posted, I said that I was going to have an update for you by last friday with the newest version of our heading in it. Well… That didn’t…

Our Refreshed Heading, Version Two

July 29, 2008

As much as I have been keeping track of time, it’s unbelievable how quickly this summer is flying by for us. When time flies, updates walk, which means the latter get later and later. There is a good reason for…

Refreshing News

June 24, 2008

There are a few big news items to report as we forge ahead on our refresh of the Buffalo State Web site. First, Aaron Knoll, our intrepid Web Applications Developer, has left Buffalo State to return to school. As sad…

New Views

March 31, 2008

“Presto chango!” What an expression, what a concept. Too bad reality doesn’t allow for radical change with the mere utterance of a phrase or pressing of an “easy button.” Still, sometimes transformations do happen quickly with dramatic results. Case…

The Size of the fight in the dog?

March 20, 2008

“The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson I love new technology. We all do on the…

There’s No Place Like Home, There’s No Place Like Home…

March 04, 2008

During our extensive research, we received a few comments from users who didn’t know how to get back to the homepage. This situation never occurred to us as an issue. It has been standard industry practice for quite some…

The Deceptive Calm of the Blog vs. The Exciting Reality of the Refresh (plus general updates)

February 27, 2008

As you may have noticed, last week was a little quiet here on the blog. Even though we urge bloggers to post at least once a week, sometimes the Web team also encounters issues on the road to happy posting….

Thinking Outside the (Takeout) Box

February 14, 2008

We were concluding a recent dinner of Chinese takeout. Tasty, satisfying. And now it was fortune cookie time. The best part! I opened up my cookie: “Joy comes from adventure today. Time to shake the world up.” Ooohh. Exciting. Lost…

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

February 13, 2008

A Web refresh, that’s who. How do we do what we do? How do we approach a site refresh? It’s really funny, but when I was thinking about how I would tell you all of this, I was reminded…

Refresh and Remodel

February 11, 2008

So far, we’ve talked about our philosophies and views on the refresh. What’s worth noting is how we got to where we are so far. That is the point of this blog, after all: to shed more light on what…

Keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times!

February 08, 2008

Embarking on a refresh for the college site sounds daunting, even to me. But it’s not really that crazy of a thing, this refresh. It’s like going out and getting some new accessories for your little black dress. It’s…

Buffalo State Web Refresh 2007-2008

January 28, 2008

In the world of Web technology, a few years is a very long time. The main Buffalo State site was launched in 2004 and has become a comfortable, efficient, and familiar presence for the campus community. The main college site…