Launching a new community site soon!
Published 16 October 9 12:48 PM | William Bruce
I have been pleased with the use that this site has seen as a test project. I know that we have been slow to update the site from time to time, but we've been working hard on sorting out ways to improve on the ways that the site can be used. Very...
Taking business meetings online...
Published 6 September 8 2:4 PM | William Bruce
This week we procurred licenses for Microsoft LiveMeeting Professional. This is an online meeting system that will allow the APA to host meetings over the Internet. Presenters will be able to share meeting materials such as files from Word, Excel, PowerPoint...
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Every cloud has a silver lining. (or so it is said)
Published 28 August 8 1:55 PM | William Bruce
One thing that the IT industry excels at is finding new meanings for old words. Over the past few years, the term "cloud computing" has been popping up with an increased frequency. Cloud systems are essentially distributed applications provided...
MacAttack at Microsoft's TechMentor and VSLive events...
Published 12 May 8 11:16 AM | William Bruce
Among the many regular events that I find myself attending are Microsoft's TechMentor and Visual Studio conferences. These are usually held in wonderfully tropical cities where you can be cruelly trapped in windowless conference rooms for hours on...
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What's that? A Mac at the APA?
Published 24 April 8 3:28 PM | William Bruce
Yes, it is true. I have been using a Mac for a couple months now. Those of you who know me well enough will be familiar with my long held disdain for many Apple products, but over the past year, I have been (finally) won over. I started with the iPhone...
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Upgraded to Community Server 2008 and other news...
Published 23 April 8 12:28 PM | William Bruce
As you may see from the look of the site, I have completed the upgrade of the system to Community Server 2008 from 2007.1. The site is also now living on its own hardware and in its own environment. We are getting closer to closing the pilot phase and...
The quest for DB websites: SharePoint, Joomla and LAMP...
Published 28 February 8 1:59 PM | William Bruce
For well over a year we’ve been working on finding ways to help our district branches with website hosting. Initially, we sought out to develop a lightweight content management system for smaller branches who have limited or no websites. What we come...
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Working on moving this project out of pilot status...
Published 21 February 8 11:10 AM | William Bruce
Now that our website has been updated and we are passed our recent planned power outages, I am focusing more time on getting this community project into full production. Currently, this system is running in a virtual environment (emulated hardware) and...
Psych.org was completely updated this week...
Published 7 February 8 10:59 PM | William Bruce
After nearly fifteen months of planning and development, the joint project between Information Technology and the Office of Communications and Public Affairs is finally out of the box. The APA now has a new website and for the first time in its history...
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www.psych.org is getting a much needed update...
Published 4 February 8 2:11 PM | William Bruce
We have been working hard over the past year on updating our primary website. Many have noted the site's various shortcomings and we have gone to great lengths to provide a fresh image and new features to the website. From the Office of Communications...
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Announcing psych:Communities
Published 7 January 8 5:42 PM | William Bruce
After many months of evaluating different systems, I decided to go with Telligent's Community Server as a platform for the American Psychiatric Association's online community system. This platform is quite versatile for hosting multiple discussion...