Unstandardized Design

I get asked about hosting all of the time, and the simple answer is this: most websites can run fine on a shared host, and shared hosting is CHEAP! So, who is the best shared host?  Short answer: I don't know!  But I've got some experience to draw from. (more...)

I had a friend ask me for some tips on using Panels with Drupal. I pointed him to a number of videos (that admittedly I got through a simple google search).  Later he came back to me and said that he figured Panels out, and he said that this video really helped.  I just thought I'd share my recommendation with the world.

Sometimes good ideas are so obvious that its painful.  Well, this wasn't exactly one of those times, but it was pretty close.  During the session on process (that is, the process of building a website, from conception to completion) at DrupalCon, I had an enlightened moment. (more...)

Thanks to Barrett, my notes from DrupalCon 2009 are available online.  Check them out at Barrett's Geek Notebook.

I'm writing live from Mark Boulton's presentation on the redesign of Drupal.org.  I don't know about anybody else, but the chance to listen to a world-class designer has got my full attention.  Anything interesting I learn will be posted here, LIVE (assuming I can maintain my internet connection!). (more...)

Wow, this was an information packed session, crammed perfectly into the time slot.  Definitely the best presentation I saw today, in terms of having engaging presenters and being on point.  Lots of notes to follow. (more...)

Yeah, this was another good one.  Too much to note or even try to list, just check out Josh Koenig's notes, or watch the video.  Definitely worth a look!

This presentation, called Totally Rocking Your Development Environment literally inspired me to change the way I work.  I'm not even going to bother with my notes, just check out these tips.

This morning, I went to the Themer's Toolkit session at DrupalCon.  I didn't learn what I expected to learn - new things to use for theming, but I did find out about some sorely needed and interesting tools that I will document here. (more...)

I've just returned from day one of DrupalCon, the conference for everything Drupal, and I must say - it rocks way the f out.  In the first day, I've met a ton of people that not only speak my language, but do what I do.  I've learned a whole bunch of new tricks and techniques.  I've been inspired to revamp my development environment.  And I've gotten some free t-shirts!  How much better does it get? My next few blog posts will be summaries of the tips and tricks that I'm learning at the conference.  I'm hoping that some of this stuff can be useful to people out there.  If so, leave a comment!