UA Mobile Web Templates

As mentioned in our announcement of UA Mobile Web, resources on how to get started designing and developing your own mobile site are now available on UA Web Guide.  Currently, this documentation provides themes for the iPhone and Blackberry devices.  As UA Mobile Web expands functionality to other devices, so too will Web Guide’s resources.
The [...]

Announcing the launch of UA Mobile Web (beta version)

As part of an ongoing strategic process to optimize our web presence for all users, the Office of Web Communications has completed the initial development and rollout of a UA Mobile Web site for The University of Alabama.  This site is a custom web site and suite of applications which deliver top-level content, services, and [...]

Strategic iPhone/Mobile development for key UA web sites

I’d like to share the outcome of a project we’ve been working on that positively impacts our top-level strategic web sites.  Below is a high-level summary of the project.  If you have any questions about this, please ask them in the comments section and we’ll be glad to answer.
Background/Challenge
We have recently been working to optimize [...]

How to Test Websites for Mobile Devices

Developing for the mobile web is a mixed bag and with new phone technologies coming out frequently, it’s hard to stay ahead of the game.  Unless you have an eclectic group of cell phones lying around, it’s hard to test your site against their browsers.
This is where emulators come into play.
By installing a few pieces [...]