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Strategic Management of Multiple Concurrent Projects (aka Project Whispering) at DrupalCamp NJ

Amy Cham — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:31:22 +0000

Wish you knew a better way to manage your concurrent Drupal projects? Check out this intro to program management and project portfolio management, presented by Nicole Lind at DrupalCamp NJ:

Let's Be Upfront About Performance at DrupalCamp NJ

Steven Merrill — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:37 +0000

I just presented "Let's Be Upfront About Performance" as a session at the inaugural DrupalCamp NJ.

My presentation is embedded below. Go forth and make fast websites!

On the road: SANDCamp!

Amy Cham — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:11:40 +0000

As I write this, Friday's weather forecast for NYC calls for a high of 47 degrees and rain. For San Diego, it's expected to be 69 and sunny.

Hmmm.

This week, Mike (Caccavano), Joe (Caccavano) and Nicole (Lind) are off to San Diego for the four-day blow out that is SANDCamp!

Keep an eye out for them at the Distro Summit, Business Summit, and the camp itself.

Loosely-coupled module integration

Roger Lopez — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:15:43 +0000

Drupal often makes certain things so easy to do, that we as developers don't take the time to consider the alternatives. Lately I've been giving a lot of thought to the module dependency system and possible alternatives. The main reason for this is that dependencies create a more brittle overall system which in turn makes the code more difficult to maintain and re-use.

Scenario 1

3 Drupal Modules to Show Your Content Managers You Love Them

Amy Cham — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:19:18 +0000

Hey Drupal developers and site administrators! Ever spend your time handling things like block placement and microsite deployments at the request of your content editors?

Hey content editors and managers! Ever wish you could just do this stuff without relying on your developers and administrators--or becoming a de facto site administrator yourself?

This one's for you.

Three of our modules from 2011--co-sponsored by Energy.gov--empower content editors with greater independence and more effective execution tools.

Using HipChat through an IRC client with BitlBee

Steven Merrill — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:19:52 +0000

Here at Treehouse Agency, we love IRC, as does the rest of the Drupal community. Still, IRC ports are often blocked, and not everyone is comfortable using IRC. We've recently been using HipChat to set up chat rooms for certain new clients.

I already route most of my AIM and GTalk interaction through an IRC gateway using BitlBee, and I wanted to hook HipChat up to an IRC client as well. Here's a guide on how to do this.

Building Mobile Apps With Drupal @DCNYC10

Taran Rampersad — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:59:54 +0000

The Building Mobile Apps With Drupal, DrupalCampNYC Mobile Apps How to was co-presented by our own Roger Lopez and Lullabot's Eric Duran. The slides are below.

Build a Better Drupal Agency Presentation @DCNYC

Taran Rampersad — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:19:31 +0000

The slides for the panel, Build a Better Drupal Agency Presentation @DCNYC, are below. We expect to have more on the business discussions had during the panel in the near future - feel free to ask questions in the comments.

Steven Merrill's "Better QA Testing With Vagrant and Puppet" at DCNYC10

Taran Rampersad — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:36:26 +0000

Steven Merrill presented Better Local QA Testing with Vagrant and Puppet at DCNYC10 - his presentation is below. Feel free to ask questions or comment!

Energy.Gov Case Study by Roger Lopez at DCNYC10

Taran Rampersad — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:03:52 +0000

Roger Lopez presented the Energy.gov Case Study at DCNYC10. His presentation is below; feel free to comment or ask questions below.