What's the deal with MACOS Lion and SMB?

posted by admin on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 08:24
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The new Lion OS release is terrific, lots of new features (and likely plenty of under the hood fixes we'll never hear about from Apple). But there is one glaring issue that has had a severely negative effect at our house, thie change to handling the SMB protocol. Read more »

Just launched another site for Columbia; Drupal 7 this time

posted by phil on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 14:08
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After completing the EPIC site, Jon and I had the opportunity to build another Drupal site for Columbia University. There's a bit of a technical description of it on my portfolio page. Here are a few implementation notes. Read more »

We remember the Wild Man

posted by phil on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 06:24
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Rest in peace, Larry Fischer. One of the most extraordinary outsider performance artists, the original Wild Man was true to himself, and dedicated to his art. Mentally ill? Sure, that's what cynical reviewers would say. But could it be that he understood something that most would never see? Even the great Frank Zappa revered him. He was also the impetus behind the creation of Rhino Records. Read more »

file_directory_path() doesn't exist in drupal 7 - except under certain conditions

posted by phil on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 09:38
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I was just about to release the Drupal 7 version of Development Banner a few days ago, I got an error trying to install it on a local site during final testing:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function file_directory_path() in /var/www/html/sandbox/public/7.x/sites/all/modules/cowork/dev_banner/dev_banner.module on line 83 Read more »

dev_banner comes to Drupal 7

posted by phil on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 07:37
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I just released a Drupal 7 port of the Development Banner module. It was an illumiating experience, learning of some of the subtle changes required to go to D7. I'm liking 7 more and more, as a dig around under the hood with a source debugger. It is easier now to have a pretty complete separation between code and presentation, which has always been a kind of hold grail for web developers.

Special thanks to bocaj for his excellent suggestions and help with testing.

SWOC relaunched last week

posted by phil on Sun, 03/20/2011 - 17:15
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I've been working on the SWOC site recently, creating some custom theming and redesigning some of the Drupal architecture. The site was originally created by MentorNet, and they hired designer Micah Kasman to create an exciting new look. It was a fun challenge to realize some of his design concepts in a new theme. Read more »

Electronovelty moves to Drupal 7

posted by phil on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 08:34
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I've been following the progress of Drupal 7 for the last few years, doing an install every month or so and watching all the pieces come together. Since its official release, I've been itching to make a real live site with it, so I rewrote my business site, electronovelty.com, in D7. And you know what? I really like D7 and hope to do as much future work I can with it. Read more »

drupalchi wrapup

posted by phil on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 18:11
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I've been reflecting on Drupalcon11 - just when I though the events of previous years couldn't be topped, I was pleasantly surprised (but not too surprised) about what a trip this was! Congratulations to the Chicago User's Group for pulling off such a magnificent accomplishment. The idea of Chicago in early March wasn't too appealing at first, but having the convention in a great hotel made a big difference. I didn't have to ever leave if I didn't want to. The weather wasn't too bad, and the Loop was a ten minute walk away. Read more »

Louvin -> Everly -> Beatles

posted by phil on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 07:17
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I heard today of the passing of one of my favorite singers, the highly influential Charlie Louvin. He and his brother Ira were one of the top brother harmony groups of all time, and he later went on to a solo career. Their impact on country music of the fifties was tremendous, directly influencing the Everly Brothers, who were the models Lennon and McCartney used for much of their harmony work with the Beatles. Read more »

A few more subversive movies

posted by phil on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 12:03
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As Samuel Goldwyn put it about why propaganda films are usually not good entertainment, "if you want to send a message, call Western Union." But that doesn't mean films can't have a strong political influence, especially if they are a comedy. Kings long had a tradition not to kill the jester, and this holds true in modern times, with skilled filmmakers slyly sending a message of rebellion against the dullness of straightlaced society. The films mostly were made to entertain (and the more overtly political ones seem to do so less). Read more »

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