Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Outlook 2007 emails rendered by Word 2007

January 10th, 2007 by jasonpearce

Microsoft published two articles describing the support for HTML and CSS in Outlook 2007. The news isn’t good. Instead of using Internet Explorer 7 to render Outlook 2007 emails, Microsoft decided to switch to the Word 2007 engine:
“Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 uses the HTML parsing and rendering engine from Microsoft Office Word 2007 [...]

TV Guide Moves Online, Eh?

October 25th, 2006 by jasonpearce

In Canada, TV Guide will discontinue all printed formats of its magazine on November 20 by moving all distribution to electronic formats. Here’s a blurb about the move in the NY Times.
NY Times: The familiar logo of TV Guide will disappear from Canadian supermarket check out lanes next month, after a dramatic decline in the [...]

Focusing on IT

October 18th, 2006 by jasonpearce

CFEA recognizes the increased focus on electronic communication and distribution within fraternal organizations.
Writers and editors once responsible for printed mediums are now responsible for the electronic complexities of websites, podcasts, video, and bulk email campaigns. Some are even responsible for the servers, networks, databases, and the information technology infrastructure that supports these new methods of [...]

Cross & Crescent Podcast

January 25th, 2006 by jasonpearce

This month, Lambda Chi Alpha added a podcast/audio version of its magazine to the existing lineup of web, RSS, email, and PDF mediums.
Though it is a great accessibility enhancement for our visually impaired members, its a fun feature for the rest of us.
A podcast is basically a subscription to a regularly published audio file. [...]

Chapter News Importance

December 5th, 2005 by jasonpearce

Just how important is the Chapter News department of your magazine? It’s very important, and I’ll show you why.
Two months ago, Lambda Chi Alpha stopped printing and mailing its magazine the Cross & Crescent.
The magazine is now released only online in three formats (XHTML, PDF, RSS) on the second of every month at www.crossandcrescent.com. [...]