• Reflections on DrupalCon Denver 2012

    4.2.2012
    DrupalCon Denver
    Having just returned last Saturday from a trip to the annual North American DrupalCon in Denver, I wanted to reflect a bit on the importance of the events of the week.  First of all, I'm...
  • CSS and Javascript Theming Functions

    1.23.2012
    In the last article, CSS in Drupal 7, I discussed ways of incorporating CSS/Javascript smartly in a Drupal theme.  Specifically, providing alternatives to the standard .info file method, which...
  • CSS in Drupal 7

    12.8.2011
    I have always been impressed with Drupal's ability to handle and aggregate CSS/javascript files "out-of-the-box."  After all, I can just add those files to the .info file and my theme and be up-...
  • The Web is Now Mobile

    11.10.2011
    Every industry has its buzz words, and the web is not immune.  Lately, it seems you can't go three clicks as a developer without running across these two: responsive design and mobile first....
  • Drupal Nodes & Google Maps: Let Users Share Their Stories

    10.18.2011
    Dierks Bentley's Home Stories Map
    As a newb in Drupal a few years back, Views, Gmap, and Location were very intimidating to me.  I knew these 3 modules enabled me to show users and/or nodes on a Google Map, and I even had some...
  • AJAX and AHAH for Drupal themers.

    10.5.2011
    Harnessing the Power of Drupal.behaviors and Drupal.attachBehaviors One of the most frustrating situations I've run into in Drupal has been how to make use of jQuery AJAX/AHAH calls in a...
  • Finding the Proper Tool(box) for the Job

    9.2.2010
    My dad had an unusually good knack for building and fixing things. When I was a kid, we would regularly take trips down to our unfinished basement to work on a project - one of the most common...
  • Who Needs a Website?

    6.2.2010
    The other day, I got a call from a client with a nearly decade-old static HTML website asking why he pays for monthly hosting.  I believe his words were, "I pay you every month, and I...
  • Drupal Workflow

    3.10.2010
    While Drupal has become a strong contender in the open-source CMS world, it still faces its share of criticism.  And while some of these complaints may be valid, I take issue with one in...
  • Relationship Advice for Clients & Designers

    2.15.2010
    In my experience, almost all design frustrations boil down to the same issue - the relationship between the client and the designer.  Oftentimes, this tension arises from the relationship...

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