Drupal

In a word ... wow! The theme was effortless to purchase and a snap to install. Plus, since I used the City Magazine installation profile it literally took minutes to have a fully-functioning attractive Website. There are so many positive things to say about this theme it is hard to know where to begin. The theme is built on the base theme Fusion, which means you can control some important design and layout elements from the back-end.

Ingrid, Mike, Doug, and Chris are members of a well-balanced development team that created a stimulating, functional, and beautiful Drupal site. Let me walk you through some of the attributes of the AHML development.

Have you seen the Drupal® purchased theme providers (aka clubs) that are starting to emerge on the horizon? I am delighted to see growth in this under-developed segment of the Drupal® landscape. As we all know, Drupal® is known for it's brains and brawn and not for it's good looks. Great! Looks are much less important to the core of the program than aesthetics.

Module Madness is my way of getting Drupal users involved in some exciting modules that add tremendous value to Drupal core. At Drupal Camp I will demonstrate and discuss 10 modules, followed by user demonstrations of their favorite "must have" modules.

Here are my favs:
1. Admin Menu
2. CAPTCHA
3. CCK and Date and Link
4. Events
5. FAQs
6. Image and Image Assist
7. Pathauto

I recently received a question from a professional in Long Beach California who asks "Can I use a CMS like Joomla or Drupla to make a site searchable and easily updatable? Any suggestions?" My answer is YES! Drupal and Joomla are clearly great programs that make a site easy to update and search.

Here are some thoughts.

If you are considering a new Web site and are looking for a way to make your site interactive and media rich, you may have heard of Drupal, Joomla, and Moodle. These are a few of the open source programs that can help you create and manage your Web site at an affordable price.

I am excited to announce that I've been invited to speak at Drupal Camp LA 2008. This is the second annual DrupalCampLA and last year's event was fantastic. If you are a Drupal developer, designer, or end user this event is for you.

If you've never been to a DrupalCamp here are a couple of pointers:

My first Linux Expo was informative and easy to navigate, much like a good database. I arrived in Los Angeles early Saturday to a full parking lot. That is usually a good indicator that an expo is going to be successful.

BADCamp 07 took place on the UC Berkeley Campus last weekend and it was incredible. The fantastically cool Tao Starbow and lovely wife Jasper helped create a format that attracted a diverse and talented crowd.

Beverly Hills, California (September 8-9, 2007) - Laura Scroggins, the owner of lauramba! Web Development and Training announced today at DrupalCampLA at AOL in Beverly Hills, the introduction of Project Manager Site. This installed and configured web solution brings together the best in technology and business best practices.