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Acquia Podcast 37: Conflict Resolution in the Drupal Community
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Wed, Nov 16, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Wed, Nov 16, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
In any type of community - be it software or something else - with a large, diverse group of people actively participating and contributing, there is going to be conflict. An important thing to understand, therefore, is how to resolve conflicts effectively so that the purpose of the group is not adversely affected. In this episode I discuss conflict resolution in the Drupal community with Randy Fay and Greg... More
DrupalEasy Podcast: Randrew’s Open Source Socks
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Thu, Nov 10, 2011
by Acquia Inc.
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
by Acquia Inc.
Emma Jane Hogbin and Acquia's Erich Ludwig join Andrew Riley, Ryan Price, and Mike Anello in this super-sized podcast to discuss Emma Jane’s new book, “Drupal User’s Guide”, Acquia’s new “U”, and a bunch of other Drupal-related stories from the past couple of weeks. Read full article on Drupaleasy.com
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Acquia Podcast 36: Neil Hastings on Solr and OpenLayers in Drupal 7
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Thu, Nov 10, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Thu, Nov 10, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
With advances in Apache Solr and Drupal, it is easier to do some really neat things with geolocating search results and displaying those results on a map. In this episode I talk with Neil Hastings of TreeHouse Agency about the work they did with Solr and OpenLayers maps for the US Dept of Energy.
Show notes
Neil's presentation at DrupalCamp Indy... More
Show notes
Neil's presentation at DrupalCamp Indy... More
Acquia Podcast 35: Moshe Weitzman on Drush, Migrate and Moving To Acquia
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Mon, Sep 12, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Mon, Sep 12, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Moshe Weitzman is a very prolific and well known contributor to the Drupal community, both in the core and contrib areas, and is responsible for a couple very powerful Drupal tools that are used by many people in the Drupal community. In this episode we discuss the beginnings and current status of the Drush tool and Migrate module, as well as his new duties now that he is at Acquia.
Show notes:
Drush project page - http://drupal.org/project/drush... More
Show notes:
Drush project page - http://drupal.org/project/drush... More
Acquia Podcast 34: Alex Bronstein on the Media Module
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Mon, Sep 5, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Mon, Sep 5, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
One of the most commonly asked questions in the Drupal world is how to handle media - images, video, and audio - in Drupal. There are countless modules available to help you manage and display media in Drupal. The Media module is an attempt to create one module that can be used for managing all of your media. Join me as I speak with Alex Bronstein, one of the primary developers of the Media module, as he talks about the goals and status of the Media module for Drupal 7.
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Media... More
Show notes:
Media... More
Acquia Podcast 33: Interview with Angie Byron
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Thu, Jun 30, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Angie Byron, aka webchick, is probably the second most well-known person in the Drupal universe, between her awards, magazine covers, and role as the Drupal 7 co-maintainer. With her move from Lullabot to Acquia and her expanded role in the Drupal community, I caught up with her to find out what she's up to and what this move means to... More
Acquia Podcast 32: Marcus Estes on Donor Rally and Volunteer Rally
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Tue, Jun 14, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Two resources any non-profit organization needs assistance in obtaining and managing are volunteers and donations. In this episode I speak with Marcus Estes of Open Sourcery about Volunteer Rally and Donor Rally, two Drupal distributions designed to help non-profits accomplish those tasks.
Show notes:
Donor Rally project page
Donor Rally... More
Show notes:
Donor Rally project page
Donor Rally... More
Acquia Podcast 31: Barry Jaspan and Richard Jones on Acquia Dev Cloud
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Tue, May 31, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Tue, May 31, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Acquia's Dev Cloud platform is one of Acquia's newest offerings, and it offers a complete cloud based development platform for professional developers. In this episode we talk to people on both sides of this platform; the provider and the user. First, Barry Jaspan of Acquia talks about the platform itself, including its goals, components, and features, and then Richard Jones of i-Kos, a user of Dev Cloud, talks about how his company... More
Acquia Podcast 30: Lev Tsypin on MailChimp Module
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Wed, May 18, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Wed, May 18, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
One of the needs any large site has is to be able to send email to members using tools such as mailing lists. MailChimp is a service that allows you to do just that very easily, and the MailChimp module integrates the MailChimp service with your Drupal website. In this episode I talk with Lev Tsypin, author and maintainer of the module as we discuss everything... More
Acquia Podcast 29: Ben Finklea on SEO in Drupal
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Thu, Apr 28, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Thu, Apr 28, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
One of the strong points of Drupal is its built in search engine optimization capabilities right out of the box. Ben Finklea is the founder and CEO of Volacci, a firm that specializes in SEO for Drupal sites, and in this episode we talk about SEO in Drupal, the SEO Checklist module, the status of the Drupal 7 version of his book on SEO in Drupal, and some upcoming SEO training Volacci is doing with Acquia.
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Volacci web site -... More
Show notes:
Volacci web site -... More
Acquia Podcast 28: Leisa Reichelt on Design in Drupal
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Wed, Apr 13, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Wed, Apr 13, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Ever since her introduction to the Drupal community as part of the drupal.org redesign, Leisa Reichelt has been an active participant in the issue of design in Drupal. In this episode we discuss her involvement in the drupal.org redesign and D7UX projects, as well as the Prairie Initiative (including where the name Prairie comes from), her new project for improving the design of drupal.org to make it more useful and welcoming for new users.
Show notes:
Leisa's blog -... More
Show notes:
Leisa's blog -... More
Acquia Podcast 27: Ben Kaplan on the Janrain module
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Mon, Apr 4, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Mon, Apr 4, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
With all of the social networks out there that you want to integrate into your site, wouldn't it be nice if there was one central service that could integrate will all of them? Well, now there is. In this episode I talk with Ben Kaplan (aka BenK), one of the co-maintainers of the Janrain Engage module. Janrain Engage is a service that integrates with all of the... More
Drupal Adapter: A podcast about converting to Drupal
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Fri, Mar 25, 2011
by Heather James
Fri, Mar 25, 2011
by Heather James
Author: Heather James @learningdrupal
This is the first in a series of podcasts where I'll be talking to people who have converted to using Drupal. I've chosen to name it to 'Drupal Adapter' to extend the notion of plugging into Drupal from another system. It isn't always easy- let's share experience and help others find their way. Drupal wins when people bring their experience and knowledge to the project.
Are you coming to Drupal from another... More
This is the first in a series of podcasts where I'll be talking to people who have converted to using Drupal. I've chosen to name it to 'Drupal Adapter' to extend the notion of plugging into Drupal from another system. It isn't always easy- let's share experience and help others find their way. Drupal wins when people bring their experience and knowledge to the project.
Are you coming to Drupal from another... More
Acquia Podcast 26: Ryan Szrama on Drupal Commerce
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Thu, Mar 24, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
by Do Not CallSteve Edwards
Drupal Commerce, the logical successor to Ubercart, is the new e-commerce platform for Drupal 7. It has been completely re-written from the ground up to take advantage of the new Fields API in Drupal 7, and is incredibly powerful and flexible. Join me as I talk with Ryan Szrama of Commerce Guys, the driving force behind Drupal Commerce, as we talk about the development process and all the cool things you can do with Drupal Commerce.
Links mentioned:... More
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Gov embraces Drupal for web needs
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Wed, Mar 23, 2011
by Kyle McKay
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
by Kyle McKay
More government departments and agencies - including WhiteHouse.gov - are using content management system Drupal to build a web presence that aligns with their mission goals.
When he took office, President Obama called for more openness and transparency in government; Drupal allows agencies to put information online and incorporate social functions like Twitter and Facebook integration, blogs and forums.
With Drupal, agencies can add features to their website "without writing any line of code... More
When he took office, President Obama called for more openness and transparency in government; Drupal allows agencies to put information online and incorporate social functions like Twitter and Facebook integration, blogs and forums.
With Drupal, agencies can add features to their website "without writing any line of code... More
Acquia Podcast 25: Greg Knaddison and Ben Jeavons on Certified to Rock
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Fri, Mar 4, 2011
by Kyle McKay
Fri, Mar 4, 2011
by Kyle McKay
Certified To Rock has been a topic of much discussion in the Drupal community since it first came on the scene last year. In this episode I talk to Greg Knaddison and Ben Jeavons of Growing Venture Solutions, two of the driving forces behind CTR. We talk about how it came to be, what its purpose is, and future plans to enhance it even more.
Links mentioned in the show:... More
Links mentioned in the show:... More
Acquia Podcast 24: Greg Knaddison and Ezra Barnett Gildesgame on COD
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Fri, Feb 4, 2011
by Dave Myburgh
Fri, Feb 4, 2011
by Dave Myburgh
What is COD?
A fish
Cash on Delivery
A Drupal distribution for organizing conferences.
The correct answer is 3. In this "codcast" episode I talk with Greg Knaddison (aka greggles) and Ezra Barnett Gildesgame (aka ezra-g) of Growing Venture Solutions about their Conference Organizing Distribution, a Drupal distribution designed for organizing conferences, such as... More
A fish
Cash on Delivery
A Drupal distribution for organizing conferences.
The correct answer is 3. In this "codcast" episode I talk with Greg Knaddison (aka greggles) and Ezra Barnett Gildesgame (aka ezra-g) of Growing Venture Solutions about their Conference Organizing Distribution, a Drupal distribution designed for organizing conferences, such as... More
Acquia Podcast 23: Todd Tomlinson on "Pro Drupal 7 Development"
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Tue, Dec 14, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Customize Your Drupal Installation
Join me as I talk with Todd Tomlinson, author of the third version of "Pro Drupal Development" for Drupal 7, the Bible for Drupal developers. We talk about what's new in the book, what's changed, and new API changes for Drupal 7. Acquia podcast listeners can get a discount off of the e-book at apress.com by using the code 'PRODRUPAL7DEV25'.
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Join me as I talk with Todd Tomlinson, author of the third version of "Pro Drupal Development" for Drupal 7, the Bible for Drupal developers. We talk about what's new in the book, what's changed, and new API changes for Drupal 7. Acquia podcast listeners can get a discount off of the e-book at apress.com by using the code 'PRODRUPAL7DEV25'.
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Acquia Podcast 22: DevSeed On Mapping in Drupal
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Thu, Sep 30, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Thu, Sep 30, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Being able to display maps in Drupal is a powerful feature, and can also be confusing to implement. Join us as we talk with Ian Cairns, Tom MacWright, and Robert Soden from Development Seed about how it is done and the different options available for displaying great maps.
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Acquia Podcast 21: Brian Gilday on Drupal for Government
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Mon, Aug 16, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Mon, Aug 16, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Drupal has been making great strides in being implemented in national government agencies, but it is also popular with municipal governments. Join me as I talk with Brian Gilday of aHa Consulting about how he uses Drupal for local governments and plans for a Drupal distribution geared towards government use.
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Acquia Podcast 20: Jay Batson on Drupal Commons
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Mon, Aug 2, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Mon, Aug 2, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Drupal Commons is a new distribution from Acquia that is designed for organizations that want to create community websites with Drupal. Join me as I talk with Jay Batson of Acquia about how Drupal Commons started, how it works, and what the plans are for its release and future development.
Show notes:
Product Info: http://acquia.com/drupalcommons
Demo: http://commons.acquia.com
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Show notes:
Product Info: http://acquia.com/drupalcommons
Demo: http://commons.acquia.com
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Acquia Podcast 19: Stephanie Pakrul on Skinr And Fusion
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Tue, Jul 20, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Tue, Jul 20, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Join us as we talk with Stephanie Pakrul (aka stephthegeek) about Skinr, Fusion, and some new services from Top Notch Themes that allow people to implement, share, and test custom Fusion themes.
Show notes:
Block Class module - http://drupal.org/project/block_class
Skinr module - http://drupal.org/project/skinr
Fusion module - http://drupal.org/project/... More
Show notes:
Block Class module - http://drupal.org/project/block_class
Skinr module - http://drupal.org/project/skinr
Fusion module - http://drupal.org/project/... More
Acquia Podcast 18: Bill Fitzgerald on the Mailhandler and MIME Router modules
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Fri, Jul 9, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Fri, Jul 9, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Wouldn't it be great to have an easy and inexpensive way to upload content to your Drupal site via email or from your handheld device without a phone app? Join us as we talk with Bill Fitzgerald of Funny Monkey about the Mailhandler and MIME Handler modules that allow you to do exactly that.
Show notes
Funny Monkey post - http://www.funnymonkey.com/mailhandler-and-mimerouter
MIME Router module -... More
Show notes
Funny Monkey post - http://www.funnymonkey.com/mailhandler-and-mimerouter
MIME Router module -... More
Acquia Podcast 17: Interview with Todd Tomlinson, author of "Beginning Drupal 7"
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Tue, Jul 6, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Tue, Jul 6, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
In this episode, we talk with Todd Tomlinson about his new book "Beginning Drupal 7", which is a book geared towards new Drupal users.
Show notes:
Apress book page - http://apress.com/book/view/1430228598
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Show notes:
Apress book page - http://apress.com/book/view/1430228598
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Acquia Podcast 16: Robert Douglass on Apache Solr and other Search Back Ends
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Tue, Jun 29, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Tue, Jun 29, 2010
by Dave Myburgh
Apache Solr is a powerful and flexible mechanism for performing site search on a Drupal site. Join us as we talk with Robert Douglass about all things Solr in Drupal, including new features and functionality and future development plans. Also, as a bonus, you will hear Robert use the word "de-baconify" in the context of Solr and Drupal.
Show notes:
Apache Solr home - http://lucene.apache.org/solr/
Drupal Solr module -... More
Show notes:
Apache Solr home - http://lucene.apache.org/solr/
Drupal Solr module -... More
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