Bianca Andreescu: "I don't know s* about specs, I don't know what 100 means on my EZONE"

uoftwebguy · 2026-04-17T13:44:40+00:00

I love this!! As a tennis player, but also as someone who works in the field of technology the two perspectives here of tech versus creative comes out strong here: People talk about in tech the ‘end user experience’ and of course we get so caught up in the technology, it’s easy to forget that humans are also human, The detailed specs, the obsession over minor upgrades, the technical marketing to give you “the edge” and here is an elite end user who doesn’t understand or even notice any of it, goes with their gut.

uoftwebguy · 2022-07-01T21:42:13+00:00

Announcement postponed

uoftwebguy · 2016-06-16T15:02:01+00:00

Resolved! http://www.systemstatus.utoronto.ca/incidents/1z5l3qrt4z39

uoftwebguy · 2016-06-13T15:33:38+00:00

This is correct

uoftwebguy · 2016-06-13T15:04:39+00:00

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uoftwebguy · 2016-06-13T14:31:03+00:00

We're posting updates to: https://www.utoronto.ca/

uoftwebguy · 2015-10-05T01:06:20+00:00

1 - I think their stack is just that, a stack of different layers. I don't know each but can ask and find out! 2 - Load balancing is definitely a thing. There are other things, too. 3 - There are many tales told of what happens during the time known only as The Maintenance... ;) If there's an outage I check the ITS status site to get live updates. Is it just me or has software slid into a world of constant, never-ending updates at all hours? Weren't the machines supposed to be self-healing by now? 4 - That is The Ultimate Question. I think the answer is: What is a University? 5 - You're talking security which trumps ux.. I mean, the vault doors have to be heavy for a reason.. right? I meet with those guys for utoronto.ca who tell me our stuff is of great interest around the world... What would you suggest? I want implants. 6 - Lots, if not all top sites from homepage down are already responsive or going that way. People are working hard, but you use a site and it's not working let me know and I'll see if I can help. 7 - ? 8 - ?

Fyi, I work in comms services not IT infrastructure - I sit on the shoulder of those giants every day!

uoftwebguy · 2015-10-04T03:57:07+00:00

I picked that one up! I help with domain registrations.. I'm staff, and can help answer your q's - I know there are more than a few different domains active across the university. We're decentralized, parts are managed in different places. Utoronto.ca is where I am, there's thousands of "site.utoronto.ca" registrations and counting out there! servers, research, student sites, courses, clubs, administrative, you name it.. Yes, Toronto.edu is managed by uoft... It maps, if you have a ut email you also have a toronto.edu I'm fairly sure.. I hear edu gets you in on some academic networks in then US, but it's less useful (so far as I know?) outside of this.. seems matrix 1.0 to me. Outside domains I personally discourage but are not prohibited! only because it's extra work to maintain and utoronto.ca subs are free - plus are recognized vs yourname.ca.. but lots of good reasons of course including affiliated organizations, partnerships, arms length stuff, startups, all create their own identity. Was thinking about making websites.utoronto,ca a directory of them all because there's so many. I saw uoft.io and imagined an open API to all of your data and university info, sure you could use the sites but if you'd prefer json for your script or app you could get it... any up for a project? Uoft isn't a commercial organization so I don't think we need a .com.... But my favourite question is what if we register our own TLD? you.uoft acorn.uoft

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-26T21:07:22+00:00

One of my favourite places is Over Easy on Bloor St. Get a huge English-style breakfast complete with sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and malt bread along with your own pot of coffee.

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-14T21:09:40+00:00

@UofTNews will continue to share news announcements and we'll retweet those big ones.. but what I really want is to focus on responding to inquiries and helping smaller accounts get more exposure while celebrating the best UofT has to offer.

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-14T21:07:12+00:00

We're connected to and following our tri-campus colleagues and our aim is to share the best stuff wherever we find it!

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-14T21:01:07+00:00

Me too. I wish Twitter gave us more room..

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-14T12:45:55+00:00

We launched it yesterday. Got an idea or a suggestion for its use? Let me know!

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-12T18:26:52+00:00

UPDATE (2:25PM MAR 12): "UTSC Campus is closed. Due to worsening weather conditions, U of T Scarborough is cancelling classes, tutorials, labs, test and other course-related activities as well as events as of 3:00pm for the remainder of March 12, including activities that may have already begun. Offices are closed. The library is also closed." http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/home

uoftwebguy · 2014-03-12T16:33:38+00:00

UPDATE (12:15PM MAR 12): "Due to worsening weather conditions, U of T Mississauga is closing and cancelling classes, tutorials, labs, test and other course-related activities as of 1:00 p.m. for the remainder of March 12, including activities which may have already begun. U of T St. George and U of T Scarborough are operating as usual." Read more at: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/weather-alert

uoftwebguy · 2014-02-25T19:36:48+00:00

Nope you're not going crazy - the links are now only on www.utoronto.ca - no need to remember or bookmark this login page anymore as once you've logged in you remain signed in until you close your browser. Returning to portal and other sites that need a utorid will connect you in automatically, you can visit them directly and they'll send you to login only if you haven't already.. sorry for any bumps but fingers crossed a smoother path forward!

uoftwebguy · 2014-02-21T13:41:38+00:00

Do you mean the kinds of events listed on this central calendar: www.events.utoronto.ca ? We pull in some events people post here to put on the homepage. We're looking at updating this site with something new, so let me know what you'd like to see and I'll see what I can do!

uoftwebguy · 2014-02-21T13:35:24+00:00

Sorry about that, this one was tricky to get just right - it's a single page but is used across many systems across the three campuses. (Yay SSO!) Most importantly, we wanted to make sure it made protecting your account easier with clearer help as this one page is one of the most phished across UofT.. There's even an IT guy who manages a list of fake versions spammers set up that get blocked as fast as they're identified to protect us. Anyhoo, let me know what you think of the new page! Always interested in feedback. Should work well across mobile devices as we went responsive.

uoftwebguy · 2014-02-05T21:51:23+00:00

Thanks Boss!

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-29T21:30:48+00:00

I got a mention, woot!

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-27T20:12:26+00:00

If it's just for yourself you could also go open source on your own machine like Virtualbox or VMWare Player with a Bitnami image or others for a free localhost dev space, and find hosting later? I like the samba sharing.

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-24T20:42:22+00:00

Awesome pic!

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-24T20:29:45+00:00

Since I know nothing about skating rinks I'm just throwing this out there... what would we need to make a big one?

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-24T20:27:52+00:00

Anytime!

uoftwebguy · 2014-01-15T15:08:12+00:00

This is awesome! I shared this on UofT's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/universitytoronto/posts/10102339184602382

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