Writings on web design and higher education from Missoula, MT

Sorry I haven’t been very active blogging as of late, it’s the end of summer, and working in higher ed, that means crazy busy.

Between all the printer woes and other side projects, I’ve been working heavily on the first major overhaul of the UM Admissions website since I started my position on their team. Today I finished the core of the work and sent it around the office for feedback. I hope we get all the little bugs out by the Tuesday launch.

Perhaps this weekend I’ll work on a writeup of what all went on for this project. In the meantime, why don’t you check out our universities dabbling in the YouTube craze with two characters named Josh and Noah.

I spotted this one on the interwebs today and thought I would share…

Old Unix joke:

Newer Windows version:

(via Digg)

When I went into my local print shop to ask them if they could do a letterpress project for me, they asked me what it was. I wish I had this great news segment about letterpress printing to show them a month ago. Anyone who is interested in classic design will enjoy this video, and perhaps be able to relate to it.

I heard this joke today listening to the Boag World Podcast. (A great resource that you should really check out if you are involved in the web.

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me,
can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I
don’t know where I am.”

The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 40 and 41 degrees
north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.”

“You must be in IT,” said the balloonist. “I am,” replied the woman,
“How did you know?”

“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is, technically
correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information, and the fact
is I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything,
you’ve delayed my trip.”

The woman below responded, “You must be in Management.” “I am,” replied
the balloonist, “but how did you know?”

“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re
going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.

You made a promise which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people
beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same
position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”

My old home of Minneapolis just had a disaster. The major interstate bridge I 35-W just crashed into the water. The Star Tribune has much more info than CNN or the New York Times.