Alan Dyck was called a “Renaissance Man” by his high school principal, but prefers to call himself “a jack of all trades and master of none.” With a degree in graphic design, he made a career in software development. Never content to over-specialize, he developed multimedia educational products, enterprise web applications, and games. Moving on, he served as a project manager and systems analyst. What ties it all together? For him, it's all about communication. Start with great ideas. Then communicate them clearly. When he is not helping libraries communicate through their web catalogs, you will find him coaching youth soccer or capturing stories in photography and video.
Well, the IUG conference makes us all busier than usual, but it’s an exciting time too. I’m finishing presentations on best practices for WebPAC design, getting started and more with Web Access Log analysis, accessibility, and a showcase of how libraries call attention to their special collections using the WebPAC. Okay, let’s be honest, some […]
February 26, 2009 :
Podcast: Introduction to customizing WebPAC
I recently sat with Spenser Thompson from our Marketing department for an interview on customizing the Millennium WebPAC. I like to share what I know from inside the WebPAC; and it sure is different when somebody else is thinking of the questions! I hope you will listen, especially if you are new to customizing your […]
I didn’t get to post something here for a couple of weeks. I have been busy with a new set of features for Innovative’s AirPAC product. I can’t help but feel like I’m spilling the beans on this, but everybody who sees the new AirPAC on an iPhone gets excited. Several of my colleagues have […]
There are many tools for editing your WebPAC html files and putting them in your screens directory. I like to use Dreamweaver, with a few friendly helpers.
Firefox: Rapid previewing of html and style changes.
Web Developers Toolbar: Editing styles and HTML on the fly.
Fangs plug-in: Reality-check of accessibility for screen readers.
Dreamweaver: Looking up style declarations and […]
“Do not use Dreamweaver. It will make a mess of your code.”
We have all heard this warning. You may have heard it just now for the first time, but you are sure to hear it again. And in fact, there is some truth to it. If you use Dreamweaver’s visual editor, it will write HTML […]
Hello, blog readers. I am the Product Manager for WebPAC at Innovative Interfaces. A quick word on web log analysis. You may have already seen the link on CSDirect, our customer service portal. If not, I would like to call attention to it:
http://csdirect.iii.com/documentation/cir/weblogs.shtm (password required)
Many people here at Innovative worked hard to make […]
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