| Meet the people who are on standby for your computer
crises. The OIT Help Desk fields an average of 400-500 calls
daily. They are frontline fighters in responding to the latest
computer viruses. Get to know the people who keep our campus
computers operating. |
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My typical day at OIT includes:
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Lots of coffee – Tim Byrne
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3-4 bottles of Pepsi and a microwave lasagna – Patrick “Computer
MD” Nemil
My favorite thing to do when I’m not at work:
• Go kayaking – Eric Byrd
• Write poetry or short stories – Stephen Dantona
• Enjoy good food with friends – David Arnold
• Walk in the park with my dog – Linda Rossi
• Play football – Steve Gunzburg
• Poker – Dave Talan
Items I can’t live without:
• Music, chocolate & sunglasses – Stephen Dantona
• Maryland athletics – Eric Byrd
• I would be bored out of my mind if I didn’t have my kitchen knives
and my cookbooks – Jeanne Gregor
Favorite technology:
• Internet – Jonas Amoonarqua
• Pyrex bakeware – Jeanne Gregor
• Everything Macintosh! – Fred Morris
• Remote Desktop – Dave Talan
• Whatever Under Armour is made of – Patrick “Computer MD” Nemil
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a:
• Minister – Kevin Hill
• Left Fielder for the Boston Red Sox – Tim Byrne
• Astronaut – David Arnold
• Politician – Fred Morris
• Cop – Steve Gunzburg
Food I most commonly eat:
• I love Caprese salad with roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese,
garlic and basil (from my garden!)
– Jeanne Gregor
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Chocolate or potato chips – David Arnold
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Peanut butter – Tim Byrne
One thing I’m proud of:
• I’ve never played Tetris – Patrick “Computer MD” Nemil
• My ability to perform jazz improv – Jonas “Cool Breeze” Amoonarqua
• My smart and beautiful daughter, Kathleen – David Arnold
My guilty pleasures include:
• Sleeping in – Steve Gunzburg
• Doodling on everything, eating candy, sarcasm – Stephen Dantona
• Ice cream – Tim Byrne
• Hot fudge – Linda Rossi
• Long, hot showers – Anonymous
Last great book I read:
• Purpose Driven Life – Kevin Hill
• Last Chance to See – Eric Byrd
• Gettysburg – Fred Morris
• Windows XP – Anonymous |
| Front Row (L
to R): Linda Rossi, Dave Talan, Kevin Hill, LaRonn Barnett, Eric
Byrd; Second Row: Kathy Campoli, Spence Spencer,
David Arnold, Stephen Dantona, Jonas Amoorarquah; Third
Row: Tim Byrne, Patrick Nemil, Sussan Kavoosi |
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Have you ever surfed the Web for information
and come upon a page you thought would contain the information
you needed but was too busy or flashy to be helpful? Want to keep
your Web pages from making  a list of those awkward
pages? Here
are some tips to keep your pages useful for everyone – the
general user and the user with special needs.
General Design Tips
• Use light colored, non-patterned backgrounds and dark colored text
for the best readability.
• Keep text simple and links obvious. Keep italics, boldface, and
text color changes to a minimum and use them only for emphasis.
• Organize information into short sections. Web users skim pages
to find the information they need in the fastest possible time:
they will not wade through screen upon screen to find what they
need.
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Be consistent – use the same logo placement, color schemes,
and navigational tools on every page of your site.
• Keep images and animations small for fast page loading on every
computer.
Design Tips for Accessibility
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Don’t use “click here” for link text – make
it meaningful and short (one to three words is best).
• Use alt tags for every image and animation on a page.
• Do not use frames to organize your site.
• For multimedia content (such as videos or sound files), provide
a transcript that includes all of the important information.
• Do not use blinking text; alternatively, offer users the ability
to turn blinking text off.
You can find links to other helpful tools for creating your Web
site at
www.helpdesk.umd.edu/documents/3/3810
and www.oit.umd.edu/WebDeveloper/webstyle.html.
Get more information about making your site accessible at www.w3.org/WAI and
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/web/index.html.
All University of Maryland Web pages should have the university’s
logo on them with a link to the UM Home Page (www.umd.edu). The
appropriate
graphics and guidelines for their use are available at www.trademarks.umd.edu.
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