Web and Technology Coordination

I’m currently looking for a good way to implement preview functionality in our Web Form app. Google has created something really cool called Fast Flip, which is exactly the kind of thing I want to do. Unfortunately, after looking into it a bit, I’ve discovered that Google implements this by actually taking... »

I recently discovered an XSS vulnerability in some of our apps (which I have now fixed), and I thought I’d talk about it briefly since it is a less known class of security vulnerabilities. Essentially, you are not done development when you have escaped all the data going into your database, you also... »

After some conversation with ITS, the PHP mysql module has been enabled on the Unix box.  This is a good thing because it allows departments to utilize their current departmental directory to run Wordpress, using the SAF Virtual Server to host the MySQL. »

I’m in the process of migrating the Student Affairs Divisional websites to Wordpress, and I thought I’d share this upgrade insight. The Web and Tech instance was Wordpress 2.7.  I had become comfortable with 2.7 and the use of a particular theme, Magazine Basic, by c.bavota.   It’s a great theme in that it has several... »

As a member of a cross-divisional committee, the Administrative Systems Technology Group (ASTG), which only meets once a month, I have struggled to keep informed and collaborate.  The call for agenda items is cobbled together via email and Minutes and project documents are posted deep with the Novell network drive. As part of my recent... »

Most UNCG staff are aware that students now use Google’s GMail.    However, UNCG’s use of GMail is actually only one part of Google suit of collaboration tools, collectively know as Google Apps for Education.  This suite includes GMail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites.   While at this time, faculty and staff are... »