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The gents chat about current books they are reading and then talk about what (non-computer) hardware they use for home, media, health and more.
HEH 20: 4 + Joe: The Podcast Podcast
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This episode is the podcast podcast (how meta!). The gang shares their favorite podcasts that span the gamut on topics. Tune in, and you might just find something new to listen to.
HEH 19: Present-day Screwups and Misspent Youth
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A site gets destroyed (temporarily), and how we all test our sites and prepare for the worst. We also talk about our favorite childhood games.
HEH 18: Is This Good for the COMPANY?
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The gang talks about the what new strategies and goals they have for their schools/sites. It covers speed, new applications, and updates to the CMS. They also look into web boot camps for new hires.
HEH 17: Dang It the Cat Threw up… Hold On
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For some reason throw-up is a common thread to kick this one off. Dan’s cat throws up, and Dave and Dan take a trip which involves a (rather humorous) throw-up story as well involving an airplane barf bag. We also chat about web infrastructure in other parts of the world, and how much we hate (HATE!) mobile ads.
HEH 16: Ken Got Hitched!
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Ken goes to an island and gets married. GVSU looks at taking over web representation of grad programs, We talk about staff training opportunities and communities that our individual universities provide.
HEH 15: HighEdWeb Memphis
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We delve a bit deeper into Daniel’s trip to the HighEdWeb conference in Memphis. He shares the take-aways, and we chat about how all of us can implement some of the things talked about (centralized web support across campus – pay vs. no-pay).
HEH 14: The Conference on Conferences Conference (RIP SXSW)
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This episode is all about conferences. How do we get funding? How often do we get to go? How do we select a conference? We also reminisce (again) about how great SXSW used to be.
HEH 13: How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?
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How do we social? What channels do we all use personally and what do our universities use? How do we keep up on the current social trends and use social in a way that is befitting to an institution of higher education?
HEH 12: You’ve Got (Custom HTML) Mail!
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HTML emails are hard to make! We chat about the process we use to build and send email as well as how we track our users and advertise our schools. We also look into using students and classes for help.
HEH 11: Talkin’ About Our Tools
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We list the tools we use on a regular basis for various development tasks and general use, including coding, password management, utility/productivity, package management, and image optimization.
HEH 10: Controlled Release
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We talk about languages, which are the most popular, and which ones we like the best (and why). Iowa launches a new admissions website. How we use content types, and ways we could use them better.
HEH 9: The Protein Situation
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GVSU launches their new site and get a lot of comments (some good, some not). We talk about what went into the new site, and the process taken to launch. We also discuss how we use our CMS to assign rolls and edit across different audiences.
HEH 8: FIEEEEEEENNNNNEN!!!
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We add our comments to an article criticizing university websites, and then add even more comments to a response from Michael Fienen to the original article.
HEH 7: All the Link Colors of the Rainbow
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School colors and how they’re used on the website. What does that mean for link colors and accessibility? What sort of branding policy is in place? How does it work. The guys take different stances on the best way to brand a university website.