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How an open source engine assesses damage to NZ homes from natural disasters
02 Apr 2025, 12:24 PMDiscover the award-winning platform that provides detailed insights into the potential impact of natural hazards like earthquakes, floods and cyclones in Aotearoa.
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Koha tips and tricks 4
Jan 8, 2019, 9:00 AM
Koha tips and tricks 3
Jan 8, 2019, 9:00 AM
Mahara Hui DACH18: Something for every educator
Dec 19, 2018, 9:00 AMMahara Hui DACH 2018 was an unconference held in Vienna, Austria, that looked at portfolio practices with Mahara and providing engaging learning activities in general.
Flash Apocalypse: A new Moodle report plugin released
Dec 6, 2018, 8:00 AMPrepare for the Flash Apocalypse in Moodle. Learn how to identify and replace outdated Flash-based SCORM content before support ends.
From designer to developer: Recognising a new career path as an intern
Nov 21, 2018, 9:00 AMInterview with Roisin Pearson, a young developer, about her time at Catalyst working on the open source ePortfolio platform Mahara.
Kohacon 18 : Portland - Coffee, Candy, Code, and Community
Sep 24, 2018, 9:00 AM
Agile and Test-Driven Development
Jul 19, 2018, 9:00 AM
Haere ki te wharepukapuka o Toi Ohomai
Jul 6, 2018, 9:00 AMThe longer you stay at the Toi Ohomai library, the more you realise how special it is.
Web Analytics: A new plugin for Moodle
Jul 4, 2018, 9:00 AM
NZCIO Summit reflections
Jun 19, 2018, 9:00 AMWhy Catalyst is a great place to start your career as a new tech graduate
May 16, 2018, 9:00 AMStarting out as a full-time employee in the tech industry is an exciting transition for anyone, the old certainties of study life are swept aside and in their place, you must adapt to an entirely new working environment and new technologies.
Koha tips and tricks - Part 1
Mar 26, 2018, 9:00 AMLearn the latest Koha tips and tricks.
The perfect place to start as a woman in tech – the Catalyst Academy
Mar 21, 2018, 9:00 AMAleisha Amohia shares her experience attending the Catalyst Open Source Academy.
Why world's largest radio telescope is an opportunity for NZ
Mar 15, 2018, 9:00 AM
Learning to code with Mahara
Feb 9, 2018, 9:00 AMGetting started to contribute to an open source project is easy. Recently, a 9-year-old student contributed to Mahara making her the youngest contributor so far.
How to refresh your IA
Feb 9, 2018, 9:00 AMLast month we refreshed the information architecture (IA) on our own website. This blog shares the steps we took.
On the importance of upstreaming
Feb 9, 2018, 9:00 AM
Congratulations Brimbank Libraries! Welcome to the Koha Community
Jan 19, 2018, 9:00 AMLate last year, Brimbank Libraries undertook a major upgrade to their library software system. With the support of Catalyst IT, Brimbank replaced their 20 year old library management software, with the free and open source Koha integrated library system.
Spectre and Meltdown
Jan 8, 2018, 9:00 AMTwo new security vulnerabilities, which affect most modern processors. We are treating these issues as high priority.
Serverless Computing in OpenStack
Nov 24, 2017, 9:00 AMQinling delivers Function as a Service (Serverless Computing) in OpenStack clouds.