We still live in Covid-land so we talk about haircuts, Covid trackers that our schools are using or building, and what it will look like to come back to campus. We also sprinkle in a bit of Apple to try and add a positive spin.We all ha

HEH 61: Covid Doldrums and Man Buns

Jun 18th, 2020 1h 8m

We’re still figuring out this quarantine thing. Many of us need a haircut! We go over reopening plans and talk through what other schools have announced before going into how we list areas of study and majors on our websites.The state o

HEH 60: How to Open After a Pandemic

May 20th, 2020 55m 51s

Our various states are starting to open up and our schools are starting to discuss opening in the fall as well. What does that look like? Is it too soon? How do we make that happen?Arkansas is opening the state again! Yay?Iowa will be o

HEH 59: High Ed Global Pandemic Edition

May 7th, 2020 1h 7m

The global pandemic has just begun, and we’re all adjusting in different ways. We talk about how we’re handling things personally, and how our universities are handling things (via policy and technology).Waiting on Spillers…Talking abou

HEH 58: Mama See Cow Mama Show Cow Mama see-coo-sah

Apr 6th, 2020 57m 36s

It’s the first HEH of 2020! Grand Valley State is moving to PHP, so we chat with Daniel about the best way to make that move. We also chat about hidden nav menus and UX decisions for a university homepage. GVSU wanted to switch to PHP (

HEH 57: High Ed Holiday Hangout (HEHH)

Dec 23rd, 2019 41m 53s

Happy holidays loyal HEH listeners. We have a holiday-themed episode for you. We ring in the holidays (all of them!) with festive beverages and the tech items on our own Christmas lists. HEHH to all!Holiday-themed drinks celebrating all

HEH 56: 6 Months Later…

Dec 9th, 2019 59m 4s

It’s been 6 months since you’ve heard from us… we’re back! In this episode, we’ll catch you up on what’s happened the past 6 months and take a look at the new WT.social.Daniel had to move away when a tree blew into his houseScott went t

HEH 55: Goodbye ColdFusion

May 2nd, 2019 56m 41s

We take a trip down memory lane to some old PBS shows and transition to GVSU’s choice to put ColdFusion out to pasture. We look at the positives and negatives to alternatives for them.Ken remembers the PBS Zoom intro song (1999 version)

HEH 54: The Ominous Backtick Character

Apr 24th, 2019 1h 17m

Daniel has a work emergency and joins us late. We take a look at our top podcast downloads and dig into details about Daniel’s plans for showing/hiding audience content on the UALR website.Admissions scandalThe history of Founders Beer

HEH 53: I’m Working the Oak Lawn Booth at the Big Buck Classic

Apr 10th, 2019 1h

We get into our experiences with working remotely and how we like it, GVSU’s new president, our beards, and the Ooopsie Poopsie podcast is finally coming soon!Remote working? Good? Bad? Who does it?GVSU got a new presidentCommon App Cha

HEH 52: Ingesting Alcohol and the Gutenberg Controversy

Mar 25th, 2019 1h 18m

The conversation starts with different (interesting… disgusting) ways to ingest alcohol. We chat a bit about new MacBooks before transitioning to conference that (Dave is speaking at a few. Daniel talks about his experience at WordCamp National

HEH 51: Poopin’ Balls

Feb 26th, 2019 1h 6m

It’s been a while since we gathered to record, so we reminisce for a bit before talking about poop (in relation to Andre’s upcoming podcast “Oopsie Poopsie”). We hit on recent travels, and then before concluding quickly mention websites.

HEH 50: The Big 5-0!

Feb 13th, 2019 51m 33s

Two of us have moved into a new house and one of us has returned from a vacation in Greece. We catch up a bit and chat about a WordPress conference and home networking equipment.It’s our 50th episode (gold is the gift to give us). Only

HEH 49: #Nevernote

Feb 4th, 2019 1h 3m

Beer + Yogurt = yuck, a report from WPCampus (project Gutenberg), and a discussion on WWDC updates.Does yogurt plus beer work?Is there a git for audio editing?Daniel and Ken going to WPCampus (schedule)Excited about hearing

HEH 48: I’d Rather Mail Merge

Dec 10th, 2018 1h 4m

We spend a lot of time going down the wormhole of old Tweets this episode, which leads us to all of our old internet posts (and some embarrassment).Dave teaches us about birding (cuz he’s and old man).Dave’s Twitter cover photo is famo

HEH 47: Tornado Warning

Oct 4th, 2018 44m 21s

We share some of our favorite web tools again before tornado sirens go off in IowaHighedWeb vs. Wp Campus Conference (Ken and maybe Daniel going)Google IO Extended local conferencesDon’t say dub-dub-dub for “WWW”The semester is almost over

HEH 46: Is Ron Bronson Presenting?

Aug 29th, 2018 55m 43s

What’s the structure of our university systems? What are our favorite university websites? Academic logos vs athletic logos. Dave’s dog joins in on the conversation.How are your state universities structured?Iowa is in a Regent system (but

HEH 45: Dan is Dunky

Aug 16th, 2018 51m 8s

Dan has had a bit to drink tonight so we get to hear a few funny stories from him. Dave tells us about his trip to Austin for SXSW Edu.Ken has a New Mac Smell candleDave went to SXSW EduA lot about equality and movementsFirst gen student

HEH 44: What’s the Weather Like Down There?

Jul 26th, 2018 54m 18s

Tonight we talk about how far back we support certain browsers, whether iOS will someday merge with MacOS, and list our favorite note-taking and weather apps.Audio Drive in ZencastrDave will be at SXSW Edu next week (Dan will be in Jamaica)

HEH 43: GD GDPR

Jul 10th, 2018 50m 44s

Dan is drinking the best wine ever, Dave is moving, Daniel is going to Greece. Everything is going great… until GDPR hits. What is it? What are we doing about it? We end on a lighter note and talk about the shows we are watching.The best win

HEH 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

Jun 20th, 2018 57m 53s

We talk about beers, dumplings, things-a-changin’ and bring back the Urban Dictionary Word of the Day.Beer (like usual)Dumplings (not like usual)How often do things change?The web changes quickly and regularly? What else changes?What kee

HEH 41: The Search Search

Apr 25th, 2018 1h 2m

The HEH dudes talk about what they got for the holidays, any new conference attendances and then dig in on a new site search tool for GVSU, who needs to move away from the Google Appliance.Google Home tricks and gamesAkinatorWhat did we g

HEH 40: If you sell alcohol… please sponsor us!

Apr 16th, 2018 1h 4m

Dan got a new phone (cheap!), Dave got rid of Facebook, Daniel updated WordPress, Scott likes Reply All Podcast, Ken is scared of browser fingerprinting… and MORE!Dave deleted his FB account. There’s a place where FB shows you what it knows a

HEH 39: Wet Nun Smell

Apr 4th, 2018 59m 8s

This week’s chat is about security. Dave went to a conference and wants to disconnect and move to the woods. We mess with Ken’s new Google Home. Dan is just sort of with us this week due to some technical issues.Ken got a Google Home… so we p

HEH 38: Pajama or Pa-jah-ma?

Mar 30th, 2018 1h 14m

Should Daniel get an iPhone X? We all weigh in on his tech purchase. We also chat about the Digital Summit Conference, how the new GVSU Admissions app is going and password vaults – is the cloud safe for your passwords?Thoughts on the iPhone