Mon, 05/09/2011
Monday night LevelTen kicked off our Introduction to Drupal Workshop here in our training room! It was a great success and we are already looking forward to the next session! For those of you who are unaware of this course please see the description below! We would love to have...
Fri, 04/29/2011
The universal reality that appearance is important remains just as prevalent in blogging as it does in other sectors. Here are some tips on how to not drive readers away by utilizing the best practices for blogging:
1) Use minimalist styling - Don’t overcrowd your pages with...
Thu, 04/28/2011
I read a really interesting article about Twitter this week: Trouble @Twitter
The article speaks about the leadership woes and lack of vision Twitter has dealt with since its inception. While there were several parts of the article that entertained and enlightened, there was a...
Wed, 04/27/2011
If you've ever been part of a site migration project, then you probably understand the challenges that come with moving a large amount of data. Now, for the sake of comparison I'm going to assume that you've already cleaned up your data and have it ready to import from...
Tue, 04/26/2011
Fields provides a system for extending content in a very elegant way. Drupal 7's core provides a set of basic, yet highly adaptable field types. However, it can be daunting, especially if you are new to Drupal, to wrap your head around all the different types and when to use...
Mon, 04/25/2011
I've spent some considerable time researching video for Drupal the last couple of weeks, specifically the transcoding and hosting options. For Drupal 6 I knew there were lots of options but really needed to know what was quickly available for Drupal 7. Here is what I found....
Fri, 04/22/2011
One of the biggest challenges front end developers face is having different browser versions on different operating systems display the page consistently. Even if you build your page with Firefox or Chrome on Windows, the page may display differently on those browsers with the...
Thu, 04/21/2011
Translating Drupal websites into multiple languages is very similar to visiting a foreign country. You have to spend time and money properly preparing documents, it's easier if you know the language and culture and you may find yourself stepping out of the comfort zone you are...
Wed, 04/20/2011
It's been over a week since the 2011 Museums and the Web conference wrapped up and since then I've referred to Kristen Purcell's opening plenary several times. She presented research from several Pew Internet & American Life project reports on the societal impact of...
Wed, 04/20/2011
Integrating user added images to a website is a nifty trick for a CMS. Drupal provides several different ways for users to upload images using their web browser and integrate them into content. The most common way to do this is using an image field.
Image fields give you a...
