Fri, 07/30/2010
When LevelTen was introduced to Drupal back in 2008, I was pretty hesitant. Learning a new CMS is always tedious, but with words like "CCK," "Nodes," and "Modules" being thrown around the office, I thought Drupal was extremely complex. Soon, I realized these words are just fancy...
Tue, 07/27/2010
I am one of those people that gets really excited about something for a little while, then my passion slowly fades out (like getting all excited about scuba and ballroom dance classes, then realizing the time and money investment and losing interest). I seem not to have this...
Wed, 06/09/2010
With the rise of Augmented Reality, Microsoft Surface, and iPhone/Android, I think there is a clue where the future of the web and technology is headed. Our physical realities are becoming one with the digital. We, as a society, are learning to truly integrate digital...
Thu, 05/27/2010
Family and friends who know me the best, know that I have a really poor memory. My sister asked me awhile back, "Why don't you take gingko pills to help your memory?" and I replied, "Because I will forget to take them." It was very true. So then how am I able to function in...
Tue, 05/04/2010
At LevelTen, many of us would prefer to banish WYSIWYG editors from our existence, as it's often hard to maintain clean page markup and doing everything in code ensures we have that control over what's being entered. In reality, we use a WYSIWYG for every one of our client...
Wed, 04/14/2010
Drupal, by default, does not support automated logouts based on inactivity. Thankfully, there is the "Automated Logout" module, which allows granular control of automated logouts. And for browser exits, there is a value you can set in your settings.php file.
Fri, 03/19/2010
"When you fail, you've got to own it, feel the pain." In my personal life and relationships, I'm trying to become more aware of when I screw up and to be more capable of admitting when I am wrong. I think this is important in any personal relationship. So why would a business...
Thu, 02/04/2010
LevelTen has been practicing Scrum, mixed with other agile practices, for about a year and a half now. While we have solved plenty of challenges this past year on figuring out how to use the Scrum framework to fit our company, we still have a lot to learn on how to be truly...
Mon, 01/25/2010
There are a myriad of ways to improve Drupal site performance by tweaking your website's server settings, but what about websites hosted in a shared environment? The contributed module, named "Boost," may be the answer for performance improvements for Drupal websites hosted on...
Tue, 12/15/2009
Besides the obvious possibilities for a Drupal boom in 2010 (launch of Drupal 7), there are several other reasons that may spark an increase in popularity.
Government Interest
The fact that whitehouse.gov launched on Drupal was huge news in 2009, but with the recently published...
Thu, 11/05/2009
One of our clients was looking for a solution for their user base to purchase yearly memberships with Drupal. Members would be able to access additional sections of the website. After searches on the Ubercart website and Drupal.org forums, I found a pretty good solution....
Thu, 10/22/2009
Our species thrives on speed and efficiency. As James Gleick's book, "Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything," implies, we are "instant" addicts of the manic 20th century. The need for instantaneous transfer of information is in our veins and it translates to our...
Mon, 09/28/2009
Campaign Monitor newsletter service is, in my opinion, top of its class, so I became excited when I found two Drupal modules that use the Campaign Monitor API. One module gives you the basics for users to sign-up on your website, and the more advanced module allows you to map...
Tue, 08/04/2009
As web browsing on mobile devices is increasing in frequency and ease of use, the need for mobile optimized websites is pressing. The Drupal community has picked up on this need and have developed modules specific to the display of mobile websites.
Tue, 07/14/2009
Drupal and its contributed modules have proved to be a useful system for website SEO, making it clear cut and simple to configure and/or automate URLs, page titles, and meta data. Below are several contributed Drupal modules in order to jump on the Drupal SEO module bandwagon.
Mon, 06/29/2009
Activity Stream is a Drupal module that allows you and your users to aggregate social media feeds into one place. The default modules supports feeds from Twitter, Flickr, Digg, Del.icio.us, and Last.fm, as well as allowing users to enter a Feed URL for import.
Fri, 06/26/2009
Drupal 7 will bring about a new way of implementing user profiles with the integration of CCK in core & support for CCK fields for users. In Drupal 6, site builders rely on a core module called "Profile" or contributed module called "Content Profile" to create user profiles.
Thu, 06/04/2009
Drupal, and its contributed social modules, is the perfect system to create a powerful, feature-rich, online social community or networking website, while limiting development expenses and time to get up and running. Here are the best Drupal modules, default and contributed, for...
Tue, 05/12/2009
I just installed the Drupal module GCal Events, which pulls in a specified Google Calendar, and it's working pretty well besides a few "gotchas." First things first, read the documentation on this one. It's very important to know the extra steps needed to get this working and...
Wed, 04/29/2009
Drupal's core is a solid framework in which users with no programming experience can build a website, but there are some features you may need that Drupal core does not support. Before you consider custom development, try looking for a contributed Drupal module. Contributed...
