Patrick Avella - Programming, the web, and stuff

Take a short survey about this blog

Patrick — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:36:28 +0000

Thank you to everyone who has come here to read my writing, see my projects, or leave comments. The blog is coming up on one year old, and I'd love to know how I'm doing so I can continue to improve....

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Increase Traffic to Blog

Patrick — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:30:19 +0000

There's no secret to increasing traffic to your blog. Just follow these five simple rules for blogging success. 5. Write Laser Focused Content It's important to remember that in order for someone...

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Does your website do these 10 simple things?

Patrick — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:55:03 +0000

The top ten simple things your website does, or can do. 10. Manage Email Lists for Free A website can collect user email addresses and arrange them into lists that you can email with information or...

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Responsive Wireframing with Omega

Patrick — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:06:07 +0000

Responsive themes let us build one design that looks and behaves correctly on all devices. We can reorganize content, hide or show things, and change how things work based on the size of the screen....

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DIWD in Review Day Three and Summary

Patrick — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:38:25 +0000

I found the third day the most useful. With sessions on things like performance, deployment, and mobile development the topics really helped round out what I knew of Drupal and how to leverage it...

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Day two of Do it with Drupal in Review

Patrick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:43:41 +0000

A lot like yesterday I came away with a good mix of feelings about the day's events. Ultimately the sessions definitely took a turn for the better. Most of the speakers were much more technical this...

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DIWD First Day in Review

Patrick — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:41:53 +0000

As I mentioned in my previous post, this is my first conference or formal training of any type since graduating college. I came here with some very high expectations. The free Lullabot videos are all...

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The night before DIWD

Patrick — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:14:30 +0000

I'm here at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott the night before the Lullabot "Do it with Drupal" conference. This is my first conference and first formal training of any type since graduating from SUNY...

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CPanel Online File Backup

Patrick — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:54:14 +0000

Backup-Smart is a cross platform software program that helps you back up and restore your sites faster. It runs on all major operating systems using Adobe Air. It complies with all CPanel security...

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Certified to Rock and the Cult of Drupal

Patrick — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:23:34 +0000

I seem to have a knack for taking unpopular positions. Part of me likes to believe it’s because I see the world differently than most people, part of my uncanny ability to see through the facade of...

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