Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication

By Adrian HirtThu, 07/29/2010 - 13:23

Other great quotes by Leonardo da Vinci...

"As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself."

"Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."

"The faculty of imagination is both the rudder and the bridle of the senses."

"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."

"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala post-installation

By Adrian HirtTue, 11/24/2009 - 11:33

The Ubuntu distribution of Linux has been making it easier and easier to get going with this operating system for 5 years now. With the recent release of Ubuntu 9.10 I was delighted to find there were no driver issues or tweaks needed to get it to run on the Toshiba Satellite A135 or the Acer Aspire One. The only issue is with Skype. The 2.0 version didn't seem to work properly and kept hanging or crashing after talking for a few minutes with people. No good.

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How to Create a Drupal 6 Module

By Adrian HirtThu, 10/08/2009 - 17:22

A basic Drupal 6 module requires three things:

  1. A folder with the module's name to contain the files,
  2. An info file that describes the module, and
  3. A module file that contains the php code.
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The CSS reference list that goes on and on...

By Adrian HirtThu, 06/25/2009 - 12:52

CSS is all about standards, and I'm all for that. It's an organized approach to web design that separates the visual aspect away from the functionality and content. If you haven't learned it yet, it's probably time to warmly accept this beautiful way of development. Here's some excellent resources to get you on your way or improve on what you know:

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some great PHP references to read

By Adrian HirtThu, 06/25/2009 - 11:42

PHP is a server-side scripting language that enables you to create dynamic web pages and applications. It is one of the most popular used by developers today. Like any language, there is always something new to learn and master.

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Drupal SEO modules

By Adrian HirtSun, 01/18/2009 - 12:00

Here are some modules that will help optimize a Drupal site and make it search engine friendly.

Path Redirect module: http://drupal.org/project/path_redirect
Global Redirect module: http://drupal.org/project/globalredirect
Page title module: http://drupal.org/project/page_title
Related links module: http://drupal.org/project/relatedlinks
Pathauto module: http://drupal.org/project/pathauto
Meta tags module: http://drupal.org/project/nodewords
XML Sitemap module: http://drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap

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Some Useful Web Development Resources

By Adrian HirtTue, 12/16/2008 - 17:39

www.w3schools.com - All the basics, beautifully organized.
www.scintilla.org - SciTE - a nice text editor with a small footprint.
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net - The notepad to use if you are still using Windows.
www.geany.org - A little more advanced use of scintilla. (a current favorite)
www.netbeans.org - The best coder. (bested Dreamweaver CS4)
www.wordpress.org - The best blogging platform. Extremely easy to use.
www.drupal.org - The CMS powering this site. When you need limitless power.
http://cufon.shoqolate.com/generate/ - Javascript font replacement

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