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Written by John Speck
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
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It all started when I decided to drag Michelle to one of those
Providence Geeks lunches back in January. Nobody showed up except for
us and a woman named Sara Streeter who was running something called
NewB Camp.
She said it was an unconference. Michelle and I looked at each other and said, "What the heck is an unconference?"
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thinking behind an unconference goes like this: like all of us, you've
been at a conference of some sort having an enlightening conversation
over coffee when it's suddenly time to go to a session. Five minutes
into the session, you realize that hallway conversation was MUCH more
interesting. And more valuable. (read more here on wikipedia: Unconference )
Unconferences basically throw away the "boring sessions" part of
the conference, leaving just the wonderful conversations. In practice,
a group of participants get together around a particular topic and
decide, on the spot, what the sessions should be.
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Written by John Speck
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
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New Commons has had a long relationship with the Information Technology people at Providence College. We've worked with them directly and we've worked with them as part of OSHEAN .
But our latest project has taken the "what's possible" at PC to a whole new level.
In the spring, several members of the PC IT group attended my Web 2.0 for Non-Profits seminar. One of them, it turns out, is a longtime online pal of mine from the Urban Planet forums. Apparently, he had been agitating internally to implement some web 2 tools to help the Help Desk run more smoothly. After the seminar, they invited us to embark on a project that has been more successful than I could have imagined. And I have a pretty good imagination.
The project began as a simple discussion forum for Help Desk techs to log their calls and share information. We also added what we thought would be a small wiki to let students, faculty and staff try to solve their own computer issues BEFORE calling the Help Desk.
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Written by Amanda "funkEpunkEmonkE" Suzzi
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
On August 15th, 2008 we will begin phasing out support for Internet Explorer 6. In order to continue using the products without any hiccups, Internet Explorer 6 users should upgrade to a newer browser:
Download Internet Explorer 7
Download Firefox
Download Safari
The Internet Explorer 6 browser was released back in 2001, and Internet Explorer 7, the replacement, was released nearly two years ago in 2006. Modern web browsers such as IE 7, Firefox, and Safari provide significantly better online experiences. Since IE 6 usage has finally dipped below a small minority threshold of our clients, it's time to finally move beyond IE 6.
What are the implications of this transition?
As of August 15th, 2008, future features and any improvements made to existing features may not work with IE 6. If you are using IE 7, Firefox 2 or 3, or Safari, you don't have to do anything — everything will continue as is for you. However, if you are using IE 6, and you want to make sure everything works, you will need to upgrade your browser to either IE 7, Firefox, or Safari. All of these browsers are free and all of them will deliver a much better overall experience. The web will be a lot better for you.
Why are we making this change?
IE 6 is a last-generation browser. This means that IE 6 can't provide the same web experience that modern browsers can. Continued support of IE 6 means that we can't optimize our interfaces or provide an enhanced client experience in our apps. Supporting IE 6 means slower progress, less progress, and, in some places, no progress. We want to make sure the experience is the best it can be for the vast majority of our clients, and continuing to support IE 6 holds us back.
Thanks again
Thanks again for your continued support. We look forward to dropping the rusty weight of IE 6 and improving the overall client experience moving forward.
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Written by Amanda "funkEpunkEmonkE" Suzzi
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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If you are a partner of New Commons, you can add content very easily:
To the right, you will see the Site Admin Menu.
Click Log in.
Enter your username and password. If you don't know them, contact Amanda or Michelle.
Look at the Site Admin Menu again to see all of the cool options available to you.
- Clicking 'Edit Profile' enables you to edit your information viewed on the "People" page
- You can change your profile picture
- You can add an event to the public calendar. If it is a paid event, please contact Michelle to set up payment options.
- You can Post to the Blog.
- You can Add a Publication that will show in the library and on your profile page.
- You can Add a Project that will show in the Project Index and on your profile page. Please do not include yourself as a collaborator - you will be listed as the project lead.
- Clicking 'Project Management' will bring you to our task management system.
Make sure you select an appropriate category or contact Michelle or Amanda to add additional Categories for each item.
When you submit content it will go to the administrator for approval first.
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Written by Michelle Gonzalez
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
John “Frymaster” Speck gave his second presentation about the phenomenon and tools of Web 2.0: Blogs, Discussion Forums, Wikis and Social Networks. Remember what John said if you are creating a website or any online presence go to and read Jakob Nielsen’s Website UseIt.com
If you attended this session on July 23, or even back in April, tell
us what you think of the program, what you learned, and how you want to
apply what you learned or have applied. Just click on the comment
button below and get started today!
View the presentation here if you missed this, but you have to attend next time to hear and take in the ethos and interactive component.
 July 23, 2008 Presentation - Web 2.0 for Non Profits (467.67 kB)
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