How to Move a Drupal Site to a New Host Without Going Crazy
MondayMay 25,2009
Preparation
A. Upgrade modules and Drupal core code
Although it’s tempting to move your files and database quickly, I strongly recommend doing some preparation first. Before I move Drupal site, I always first check for any new Drupal core and module updates. If there are modules that need to be updated, I do the update before moving my site. The advantage of this is that it is easier later on to debug any problems that arise during the migration if you are already using the latest version of all Drupal code.
Drupal: A Love Story
ThursdayApr 23,2009
I presented on Drupal at UNC's An Introduction to Content Management Systems workshop last week. The presentation is geared to people trying to decide between Drupal, Joomla, and Wordpress. I hope that I swayed a few to the Drupal camp!
Taxonomy, Folksonomy, Linked Data Confusion
ThursdayMar 19,2009
How to Decide Between Using Taxonomy Terms and a CCK Field to Classify Content on a Drupal Site
ThursdayMar 19,2009
Adding a Drupal Recent Tweets Block
MondayMar 09,2009
These are the steps I took to add the recent tweets block you see on the right of my blog page.
1. Created a new block with the Title and Block Description, "Recent Tweets."
2. Pasted the following code into the Block Body. I originally found the code here.
<div id="twitter_div"> <ul id="twitter_update_list"></ul></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js"></script>
Adding Content Between Drupal Book Navigation and Content
MondayMar 02,2009
I recently wanted to add a variable to my book template with a list of contributors to a wiki page. My "wiki" is a node type and I am using the excellent revision moderation module to let users submit revisions to nodes. I really want to recognize those who submit revisions. To do so, I decided to add a list of revision authors on each wiki page.
Dish Alternatives: Evaluating Tivo, EyeTV, SageTV, and MythTV
SaturdayFeb 28,2009
Eric and I have been trying to save money and after Dish let us know that prices would be going up again, I started investigating alternatives. We both have realized that we can live without cable but not without DVR. Watching American Idol live is a painful experience. It’s must skip TV.
It seems like there are two big options. We can go with a bundled system or go with a combo of software and an HD tuner stick. I already have an unused Mac Mini available for DVR duties.
In no particular order, here are the options we’re exploring.
2009 Oscar Picks
SundayFeb 22,2009
For the past three years, I've run OscarFrenzy.com with my friend Dave. Since college, we've competed in an Oscar pool. There are my picks for this year, Dave and I also made official Oscar Frenzy picks.
Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director - Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor - Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress - Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Supporting Actor - Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress - Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona