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WordPress Theme Development RFP for Brescia University College
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We have just issued a WordPress Theme Development RFP, and would be happy if any of you would like to pass the links on to any WordPress developers you have worked with recently on higher ed projects…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dan Bashaw Mar 10.
Conference web sites - Which tools and services do you use?
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I have a project that started as a request for an online registration form, but has now morphed into a typical full conference web site: Schedule, presentations, registration with online payment…Continue
Tags: conferences, system, management, conference
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kevin Hanselman Jul 17, 2013.
Migration to WordPress
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Several of us are currently migrating sites from various CMS's to WordPress. Let's use this discussion thread to share our tips and experiences with WordPress at the departmental and institutional…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cara Peckens Jul 15, 2013.
What tech do you use for remote presentations?
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A former intern and I will be doing a conference session on 'Getting Started in Chinese Social Media' at #PSEWEB in Vancouver on June 25th. We'll be presenting from London Ontario, using a mix of…Continue
Tags: hangouts, skype, distance, virtual, presentation
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dan Bashaw Jun 27, 2013.
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Dan Bashaw replied to Michael Carpenter's discussion Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation 2014"That concern makes"
Dan Bashaw replied to Michael Carpenter's discussion Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation 2014"Hi Michael -- Do you have any links to recent articles, posts, or PSE policy documents that put CASL in the PSE context?
I find that when I discuss CASL with various departments, a common first reaction is that it 'doesn't mean us'.…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Emily Gravell's discussion What CMS are you using?"Drupal has some strengths for larger sites, and has a strong a code-centric culture that seems to be a good fit for many universities looking at open source. I especially like the 'Types and Views' approach to displaying content chunks,…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Loren Leonard's discussion Commercial Hosting""just kidding about the tears" Still... I feel your pain! :)"
Dan Bashaw replied to Emily Gravell's discussion What CMS are you using?"Interesting question, and I'll kick off with the first open source option – there will no doubt be others put forward as well.
We are migrating from static HTML to WordPress.
Responsive. Check.
EMS Integration... Sorta. (via…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Loren Leonard's discussion Commercial Hosting"Hi Loren,
My tendency is to avoid shared hosting arrangements, and go for one of two alternatives:
For experimental or short-term projects, a cloud server like DigitalOcean (I'm just starting using them now) or Bitnami running on AWS…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress Theme Development RFP for Brescia University College"Hi April -- We are into the first round of production, which is going well. Feel free to contact me at dbashaw@uwo.ca with any questions you have."
April Taulbee replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress Theme Development RFP for Brescia University College"Thanks very much for the update, Dan. I had a look at your RFP a while ago and wondered how your search went. I hope to be able to contacted you off-list at some point for a few specifics as we're looking to do something similar.
Best…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress Theme Development RFP for Brescia University College"Just as a follow-up, we completed the RFP project and have selected a proponent from the pool of seven applicants.
One interesting challenge of this RFP process was finding a development-focused shop... most respondents were design/development, and…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress theme developers you'd recommend? in the group WordPress"Just as a follow-up, we completed the RFP project and have selected a proponent from the pool of seven applicants.
One interesting challenge of this RFP process was finding a development-focused shop... most respondents were design/development, and…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress theme developers you'd recommend? in the group WordPress"We have just re-issued the WordPress Theme Development RFP, and would be happy if any of you would like to pass the links on to any WordPress developers you have worked with recently on higher ed projects and would recommend. (Or feel free to…"
Dan Bashaw posted a discussionWordPress Theme Development RFP for Brescia University College
We have just issued a WordPress Theme Development RFP, and would be happy if any of you would like to pass the links on to any WordPress developers you have worked with recently on higher ed projects and would recommend. (Or feel free to respond yourself, if you are with a development shop.)The RFP submission process for proponents is pretty streamlined, as we did not want to bog developers down in proposal writing:The RFP document is here…See More
Dan Bashaw replied to Sharyne A. Miller's discussion Website Hosting"Just as a quick response, to start the conversation: I think you will likely find managed hosting for windows-based servers somewhat more expensive than for equivalent LAMP servers. Managed hosting for LAMP typically starts around $100 a month and…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Matt Herzberger's discussion Org chart tools"Hi Matt -- Did you come up with a solution for this?
I did not respond because all I have bookmarked along these lines are general drawing tools, along the lines of Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) and Cacoo (https://cacoo.com/). Your need for…"
Dan Bashaw replied to Dan Bashaw's discussion WordPress theme developers you'd recommend? in the group WordPress"Note to Proponents,
Based on proponent feedback and relatively low uptake of the RFP as currently drafted, we have decided to temporarily withdraw the RFP.
We will carry out additional design work, and will re-post the project with an…"
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