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Print Hello World In A Drupal 7x Module

Ed Walsh — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:16 +0000

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Mon, 06/02/2012

This tutorial shows a simple first steps of setting up a Druapl 7x module, if you have ever created Druapl 6x modules this is a useful start to show the differences in creating the files.Read more

A Safe Procedure For Upgrading Drupal In A Production Environment

Ed Walsh — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:05:04 +0000

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Tue, 17/01/2012

This general process for an upgrading can be used for security updates to Drupal core, upgrading contributed or customer modules, or migrating theming and other changes from a development or test environment to a production environment.Read more

Create A Simple JavaScript window.open Popup

Ed Walsh — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:56:46 +0000

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Tue, 20/12/2011

Do you need to create a simple pop up window that is centred for your site? Here is some simple JavaScript that you can in bed in your site that uses function popUp(URL) and window.open.Read more

Microsoft Finally Will Auto-Update Internet Explorer

Ed Walsh — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:46:03 +0000

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Fri, 16/12/2011

Microsoft has said this week it will begin auto-updating Internet Explorer (IE) to the latest versions of the browser, a situation that will vary somewhat according to which Windows version they're using. This is similar to how the Chrome browser works, though Microsoft is of course also providing workarounds should they wish to remain on their current IE version.Read more

How to Use RSS Feeds With Android And What Are They?

Ed Walsh — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:58:08 +0000

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Fri, 18/11/2011

I was asked today what an RSS feed is? I take for granted using RSS on my phone and computers and use a lot of site feeds for my favourite subjects to give me instant information no matter where I am. This got me thinking that there is a lot of non technical people out there who dont really use RSS feeds and do not know what the benefits of using RSS feeds can bring.Read more

Drupal Cron Failed How? To Remove A Database cron_semaphore In phpMyAdmin

Ed Walsh — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:49:05 +0000

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Mon, 14/11/2011

If you getting errors like the one below then you will likely need to find the source of the issue and then use the SQL queries to remove it.

Cron Failed Attempting to re-run cron while it is already running. Read more

Flash Is Not Dead Yet

Ed Walsh — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:43:48 +0000

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Tue, 08/11/2011

I had been thinking about making this post for a while now and with the news in the head lines today about Adobe stopping support for Flash on mobile devices, I think that its all the more relevant I make this post.

"Steve Jobs wins! Flash being phased out from mobile devices"Read more

Android 4.0 Unveiled By Google Today

Ed Walsh — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:35:01 +0000

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Wed, 19/10/2011

At last the long awaited release of Ice Cream sandwich the latest update for Android and successor to : 'Gingerbread' version 2.4, and 'Honeycomb' version 3.0. Gingerbread has been released today.

I have yet to watch the YouTube video so unsure of the details yet, but news from feeds are coming in fast.

Google chef Andy Rubin has wrote in a blog post..Read more

Views 2 Taxonomy Term Jump Menu

Ed Walsh — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:03:13 +0000

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Wed, 12/10/2011

I thought it would be useful for me to put this down for others and my self to use as reference. The point of this is to create a jump menu to pick a taxonomy term from a drop down list to jump to the category. This can be used in a number of ways but for the purpose of this we are jumping to the taxonomy url. Read more

Goodbye Steve you were a genius

Ed Walsh — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:19:00 +0000

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Thu, 06/10/2011

That's been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
– Business Week 1998

Well...Read more

Changing the Search form in Drupal 6.0

Ed Walsh — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:23:14 +0000

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Mon, 03/10/2011

To override the search form in Drupal 6 you need insert the code below and edit the PHP Template file in your theme.

You will need to change the YOUR_SITE_NAME for the preprocess and the image file path.

function YOUR_SITE_NAME_preprocess_search_block_form(&$vars, $hook) { // Modify elements of the search form unset($vars['form']['search_block_form']['#title']);Read more

Low Key studio Lighting

Ed Walsh — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:39:27 +0000

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Fri, 23/09/2011

The parts that come together to create a low key image are a black back ground and dark clothing, although I personally find that dressing my subjects in white or black has great impact.

There are three type keys High Key, Middle Key and Low Key.

Fig.1Read more

Todays date Php

Ed Walsh — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:29:16 +0000

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Tue, 11/10/2011

I did this in a current site today and thought it was worth jotting down. Its a really good start point in learning Php as it can be displayed using one line of code below.

This will only work on pages if your file is PHP is enabled .php, you can change a HTML page to have a .php extension

 <? print(Date("l F d, Y")); ?>

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Facebook and the confession of the Google smear

Ed Walsh — Fri, 13 May 2011 20:54:18 +0000

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Fri, 13/05/2011

Wow this is embarrassing for facebook the company said it had taken on an a PR agency Burson-Marsteller to try to place negative stories about Google.Read more

Android is taking over the world

Ed Walsh — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:02:49 +0000

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Mon, 21/03/2011

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IE9 release candidate

Ed Walsh — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:12:54 +0000

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Sun, 13/02/2011

Well finally internet explorer 9 has arrived into release candidate

Like Firefox the new release candidate adds a new Tracking Protection feature and an accompanying Microsoft system which aims to give users the capability of blocking snooping on browsing habits via the use of tracking codes.Read more

The last blocks of IPv4 addresses are assigned

Ed Walsh — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:37:28 +0000

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Fri, 04/02/2011

In the same way your phone is associated with a unique number, your computer is assigned a unique Internet Protocol (IP) address when you connect to the Internet. The current protocol, IPv4, allows for approximately 4 billion unique addresses—and that number is about to run out.Read more

How to make a scroll bar with CSS

Ed Walsh — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:34:39 +0000

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Sat, 22/01/2011

A frequently asked question is how to make a scroll bar for displaying content on a box with CSS. Try adding the code below to your style sheet.

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Humiliated by a fox

Ed Walsh — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:15:07 +0000

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Sat, 15/01/2011

This is great story, I am not sure if the hunter feels like it is after not only being humiliated by a fox but also in massive pain after a fox managed to shoot him with his own gun.

The stricken animal somehow pulled the trigger of the man’s shotgun with its paw, hitting him in the leg.Read more

Drupal 7 is a launched! This is exciting

Ed Walsh — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:17:22 +0000

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Wed, 05/01/2011

With the release today of Drupal 7 it has given me time to reflect on how far things have come and changed, I have been lucky to be part of the Drupal Community for many years now since Drupal 4. So much has changed with in Drupal it self complex processes have become easier to create for clients, which in times past have meant a lot of development to get your desired results.Read more