July 2008

The GroupWise Powerguide – a book review

For many people at WVU, GroupWise is just the name of the email program that they have to use — sometimes grudgingly. The true strength behind GroupWise is that it is actually something called an “integrated collaborative environment,” which includes not only email but also calendaring, instant messaging and document management. It is software designed [...]

Accessing the Intranet from Off-Campus

Much of the work-related software that you use at WVU is restricted to the campus-wide LAN, known as the Intranet.   There are times, however, when it can be really handy – or even essential — to get to the Intranet from somewhere off-campus.  Unbeknownst to may people, there is a way to do this.  It’s a web-based [...]

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Facebook Applications and Third Party Ads

I recently read about the issue with Facebook’s social gaming applications, such as Farmville and Mafia Wars. Facebook has a partnership with companies who advertise on these applications. From what I’ve read, people are persuaded into signing up for credit cards and other subscriptions in exchange for game credits. Some are also attracted to surveys [...]

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