

Talking Drupal
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Talking Drupal is a weekly chat about web design and development by a group a guys with one thing in common, we love Drupal. With hosts Stephen Cross, John Picozzi and Nic Laflin.
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Apr 30, 2014 • 1h 3min
Talking Drupal #047 - Backups
Topics Backup horror stories or success stories Personal development backup Server backup Code and files backup Database backup Modules Backup and Migrate - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate Backup and Migrate Files - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files Resources Node Squirrel - http://www.nodesquirrel.com/ Jason’s upcoming book - typeresponsively.com Module of the Week Shiny Theme - https://drupal.org/project/shiny Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com t@johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Apr 23, 2014 • 59min
Talking Drupal #046 - Create a Blog with Drupal
Topics Blog Module (core 7) Roll your own Organizing blog posts Commenting - internal and external Search Additional modules and considerations Share on Social Media Setting customer expectations Modules Blog Module - https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/blog Facebook Commenting - https://drupal.org/project/facebook_comments_box Disqus Module - https://drupal.org/project/disqus Pathauto - https://drupal.org/project/pathauto Honey Pot https://drupal.org/project/honeypot Mollom https://drupal.org/project/mollom Metatag Module - https://drupal.org/project/metatag XML Site Mamp Module https://drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap Module of the Week Big menu https://drupal.org/project/bigmenu Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com t@johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Apr 16, 2014 • 1h 8min
Talking Drupal #045 - Module Development with Chris Shattuck
Topics Module Development - what does this topic encompass? When is the right time to create a module? What to consider when building a contrib module Best ways to get started with module development Modules that never get to a release Importance of using IDE and Debugging What is BuildAModule.com Module of the Week Coffee - https://drupal.org/project/coffee Resources Build a Module - http://buildamodule.com/ Drupal Front End Developer - https://drupal.org/sandbox/johncionci/2221539 Creating a Sandbox - https://drupal.org/create-sandbox Promoting sandbox projects - https://drupal.org/node/1068952 Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com t@johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental Chris Shattuck - www.buildamodule @buildamodule

Apr 9, 2014 • 1h 7min
Talking Drupal #044 - Twitter
Topics Review of current security issue Heartbleed How can twitter be used on a website Twitter the module Setting up Twitter Twitter Rules Other ways to use Twitter Modules Twitter - https://drupal.org/project/twitter Resources Heartbleed - https://drupal.org/news/2014-04-08-security-update Register Website (App) with Twitter - https://twitter.com/apps/new Module of the Week Mail Redirect - https://drupal.org/project/mail_redirect

Apr 2, 2014 • 1h 17min
Talking Drupal #043 - Web Fonts
In episode #043 we talk about Web Fonts. Our resident expert, Jason, leads us through the world of Web Fonts answering questions like “What are web fonts?”, “Is it better to server them from my server or user a service?”, “How does the licensing work?”, “what are tips for choosing fonts?” Topics What are web fonts? What is the difference between web fonts and sage fonts How web fonts have advanced the industry How web fonts work and different formats Is javascript required to use web font? Licensing options for web fonts Choosing to host or use a service Should the developer or customer own the web font service account Tips for choosing a web font Font Services - see links below What is FOUT and how to deal with is Web fonts and Drupal Module of the Week Search Config - https://drupal.org/project/search_config Resources TypeKit - https://typekit.com Fonts.com (Monotype) - http://www.fonts.com/ Google - https://www.google.com/fonts Fontdeck - http://fontdeck.com/ Hoefler & Co - http://www.typography.com/ WebINK - http://www.webink.com/ Modules FontYourFace Module - https://drupal.org/project/fontyourface Rabbit Hole - https://drupal.org/project/rabbit_hole

Mar 26, 2014 • 51min
Talking Drupal #042 - Search
Show Topics Search Options Out of the box Solr Google Custom Search Search Modules Custom Search Faceted search Module of the Week Expire - https://drupal.org/project/expire Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental

Mar 19, 2014 • 1h 21min
Talking Drupal #041 - Drupal Mistakes
Drupal hosts discuss common mistakes they have made with Drupal. Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental

Mar 12, 2014 • 1h 3min
Talking Drupal #040 - E-Learning with Bryan Ollendyke
Show Topics Drupal at Penn State E-Learning ELMS Links Penn State - http://psu.edu ELMS Learning Network: Design Philosophy / Theory - http://btopro.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/elms-learning-network-design-philosophy-theory/ Understandind ELMS - http://elms.psu.edu/blog/post/elmsln-doodle-series Module of the week Profiler builder (https://drupal.org/project/profiler_builder) Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental Bryan Ollendyke - @btopro

Mar 5, 2014 • 1h 26min
Talking Drupal #039 - Performance
Show Topics Performance inside and outside of Drupal Authenticated users vs Anonymous Caching Boost Module Views Content Caching (module) Better markup APC (Alternative PHP Cache) needs a php module Memcache - requires a Drupal module and php module Varnish - requires more work in Drupal and Apache CDN Module of the Week Node Page Disable - https://drupal.org/project/node_page_disable Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental

Feb 26, 2014 • 1h 6min
Talking Drupal #038 - Talking with Dries
Show Topic How Drupal got started Some key moments for Drupal Open source and core developers Drupal 8 Acquia Lift Module of the Week Project Module - https://drupal.org/project/project Links Dries's Blog - http://www.buytaert.net Acquia - https://www.acquia.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental Dries Buytaert - buytaert.net @dries


