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Generating styled images programmatically 18 Nov 2012 | 07:45 pm
Drupal 7 ships with image handling in core, which is two tons of awesome. How the system works is that site builders create different image styles via the UI specifying the required processing, the mo...
Prepopulating and hiding entityreference fields 17 Nov 2012 | 09:38 pm
One of the most powerful features of Drupal is the ability to build out your data model via the UI. In addition, modules such as Entityreference allow site builders to establish relationships between ...
Bye Bye, Search Lucene API! 30 Sep 2011 | 07:38 am
Tags: Search Lucene API Search has been a passion of mine for some time now. In many ways the Search Lucene API module was my introduction to Drupal and helped me understand and love the platform. ....
What is Drupal? 16 Sep 2011 | 01:25 am
Excellent video by Steve Purkiss explaining what Drupal is. What is Drupal? from Larchmont Films on Vimeo.
Why Drupal Projects Fail: Breaking Down Barriers to Successful Drupal Adoption 29 Aug 2011 | 01:12 am
Tags: Drupal Project management Best practices My presentation from Drupalcon London.
Switching Positions 6 May 2011 | 02:53 pm
Someone once told me that 70% of all technology projects fail. Regardless of whether the statistic is true, it stuck to me like glue. As an engineer I always asked myself what I could have done diff...
Move over, "Kitten Killers" 23 Mar 2011 | 07:40 am
Move over, Kitten Killers. Drupal has a new anthem.
Programmatic Document Conversion with OpenOffice 23 Feb 2011 | 01:39 pm
Tags: OpenOffice python Microsoft Word OpenOffice is a free and open source productivity suite that is capable of reading and writing a majority of common document formats. One of its hidden feat....
Hudson Presentation at Western Mass Drupal Camp 24 Jan 2011 | 06:31 am
Hudson and Drupal View more presentations from Chris Pliakas.
Walk Left, Stand Right 20 Jan 2011 | 04:12 pm
As a member of Acquia's Professional Services team, I am constantly on the road helping customers succeed with Drupal. This week I am back in Washington DC, and one of my favorite aspects of the city...
