Sorry we haven't posted in a while. We've been focused, in the past couple of weeks, on finalizing the design, architecture and content of the site and on getting some final user testing and feedback in, and so we haven't had a chance to muse.

This is the third iteration of the Dartmouth home page in which I've been involved, and it's been the most satisfying. Of course, you never get everything you want, and we've had to make some compromises along the way in several areas. But, in the end, we believe we've got a site that will serve Dartmouth, and the site's visitors, well.

I want to acknowledge the help of many people along the way, especially Alan German in Dartmouth's Web Publishing Services, who developed the customizable QuickLinks feature that's been so well received, and Susan Warner of Publications, who's come aboard in the past two weeks to give us a fresh editorial eye. And, of course, the many, many people who've offered feedback, participated in user testing and focus groups, and our Web town meetings; all of whom have been so valuable in helping us remake this site. We couldn't have done this without all of you. Thanks.

And so, back to the tweaking. Watch for the new site tomorrow morning ...