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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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Aug 15, 2013 • 53min
Talking Drupal #010 - Calendars
Show Topics Calendar Use Cases Dates in Drupal Date vs Date Time Multi Day Evetns Calendar Interface iCal Integration Module of the Week Fullcalendar Modules Calendar Date_iCal Job_Scheduler Feeds iCalCreator (php library) FullCalendar FullCalendar (Library) Links http://janepickens.com/calendar worcesterfencing.nlightened.net Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @jayrlee Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Aug 9, 2013 • 1h 9min
Talking Drupal #009 - Views
Show Topics - What is Views? - Installing Views - Basic Steps for creating a view - Some Advanced Settings - Features & Tips - Contributed Module - Resources Module of the Week - CDN Module - https://drupal.org/project/CDN Resources - Drupal 7 Views Cookbook http://www.packtpub.com/drupal-7-for-views-module-cookbook/book - Site Building with Views (subscription required) http://drupalize.me/videos/site-building-drupal-using-views - Views Askew (recorded webinar - free registration required) http://www.acquia.com/resources/acquia-tv/conference/views-askew-using-many-forms-drupal-views - Intro to Views for Drupal 7 Series - http://drupalize.me/series/intro-views-drupal-7-series (first two tutorials free) Modules - Views - https://drupal.org/project/views - EVA - https://drupal.org/project/eva - Views Bulk Operations - https://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations - Views Accordian - https://drupal.org/project/views_accordion - Views PHP - https://drupal.org/project/views_php - Views Data Export - https://drupal.org/project/views_data_export - Better Exposed Filters - https://drupal.org/project/better_exposed_filters - Viewfield - https://drupal.org/project/viewfield - Calendar - https://drupal.org/project/calendar - HTML 5 Tools - https://drupal.org/project/html5_tools - Fences - https://drupal.org/project/fences Hosts - Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @jayrlee - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental - John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi - Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Aug 2, 2013 • 1h 8min
Talking Drupal #008 - Responsive Design
Main Topics - What is responsive design? - Why does RWD matter? - Where does it fit in with mobile strategy? - Should every website be responsive? - Getting started with RWD - Drupal and RWD Modules of the Week - Stage File Proxy - https://drupal.org/project/stage_file_proxy - RespondJS - https://drupal.org/project/respondjs - Adaptive Image - https://drupal.org/project/adaptive_image Resources - Responsive Web Design - Ethan Marcotte - Implementing Responsive Design - Tim Kadlec - Responsive Design Workflow - Stephen Hay Links - One Day Conference - www.responsivebootcamp.com - Best Responsive Theme Thread - https://groups.drupal.org/node/175234 - Beep Edition - http://drupal.org/project/beep_edition Sample Sites - www.sailorsforthesea.org - www.newportfilm.com - www.disney.com - www.microsoft.com - www.marthastewart.com Hosts - Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental - John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi - Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Jul 26, 2013 • 53min
Talking Drupal #007 - Distributions
Agenda - What is a Drupal Distribution? - Who would use a Distribution? - Examples of Distributions - What can be done with a Distribution? - Problems with using a Distribution as a starting point - What makes up a Distribution? - Sharing a Distribution on Drupal.org - Using a Distribution for your own development Module of the Week - Fast Permissions Administration Links - Drupal Distribution Page - https://drupal.org/project/distributions - Open Public - https://drupal.org/project/openpublic - Commerce Kickstart - https://drupal.org/project/commerce_kickstart - Drupal Licensing - https://drupal.org/licensing/faq& Hosts - Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental - John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi - Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Jul 19, 2013 • 42min
Talking Drupal #006 - Context
Show Topics - What is the Context Module - Context conditions and reactions - Benefits of using context - Examples of how to use context module - Adding Body Class with context module (Theme HTML) - Background Images with context module - Context based on menu item and/or path - Combining conditions (and, or) - Page template context hook - Replacing block administration with context - Features module and context - Side Topic: Ordering Node Content Module of the Week - Context Get https://drupal.org/project/context_get Links - Context Plugin Extras https://drupal.org/project/context_extras - Nic’s Drupalcon Prague Presentation Proposal - https://prague2013.drupal.org/session/daap-drupal-platform-love-affair-automation Modules - Context Module - https://drupal.org/project/context - Context Get Module - https://drupal.org/project/context_get - Context Date Module - https://drupal.org/project/context_date - Context Breakpoint Module - http://drupal.org/project/context_breakpoint - Context Mobile Detect Module - https://drupal.org/project/context_mobile_detect - Context Block Classes Module - https://drupal.org/project/context_block_class - Features Module - https://drupal.org/project/features - Node Queue Module - https://drupal.org/project/nodequeue - Draggable Views Module - https://drupal.org/project/draggableviews - Views default argument from Context Module - https://drupal.org/project/views_arg_context Hosts - Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental - John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi - Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Jul 11, 2013 • 1h 6min
Talking Drupal #005 - Getting Started with Drupal
Show Topics Installing Drupal Pieces Key Concepts What are your goals? First Website Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Jun 27, 2013 • 49min
Talking Drupal #004 - DRUSH
Show Topics - What is drush? - Benefits of using drush - Installing drush - Security and Running at root - Where to run drush from - Useful drush commands - Site setup with drush - Scripts and Make files Links Drupal - Drush.org Drupal project - https://drupal.org/project/drush Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jason Pamental - www.designco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @jayrandolphlee

Jun 20, 2013 • 55min
Talking Drupal #003 - Drupal Development Environment
Show Topics - Design 4 Drupal - Working on local machine - Tools and software stacks - Update two Drupal systems (keeping things in sync) - Backup and Migrate - Team development - Source Code Management - Drupal configuration in dev environment - PHP Time Limit and Memory Size - Admin and test user accounts - Module of the Week - Devel Module - Drupal PVD - http://www.drupalpvd.org/ Hosts: - Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental - John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi - Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Modules: - Drush - https://drupal.org/project/drush - Features - https://drupal.org/project/features - Strongarm- https://drupal.org/project/strongarm - Backup and Migrate Module - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate - Boost Module - https://drupal.org/project/boost - Masquerade - https://drupal.org/project/masquerade/ - Devel Module - https://drupal.org/project/devel Links: - Design 4 Drupal - http://boston2013.design4drupal.org/ - Cygwin - http://www.cygwin.com/ - Virtual Box - https://www.virtualbox.org/ - MAMP - http://mamp.info - Coda - http://panic.com/coda/ - Tower - http://www.git-tower.com/ - Git - http://git-scm.com/ - Drush - https://drupal.org/project/drush

Jun 13, 2013 • 46min
Talking Drupal #002 - Choosing a Module
Show Topics: - Search for a Module - Searching in Drupal.org or Google (site:drupal.org keyword) - Criteria for choosing a module - Process for testing modules - Module of the Week Modules: - Views Conditional - https://drupal.org/project/views_conditional - Filter Module - https://drupal.org/project/module_filter Links: - Drupal IRC - https://drupal.org/irc - Nick Lewis - 40+ Essential Drupal Modules - http://www.nicklewis.org/40-essential-drupal-6-modules - Drush - https://drupal.org/project/drush - Comparison on Contributed Modules - https://drupal.org/node/266179 - MAMP - http://www.mamp.info/ - Trevor - @tdsportsfacts Module of the Week Filter Module - https://drupal.org/project/module_filter Hosts: Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @jayrandolphlee Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Jun 6, 2013 • 42min
Talking Drupal #001 - People Content
Topics include: User Account vs Content Type Handling First Name, Last Name and Title Handling E-Mail and Phone Number Drupal 7 RDF/RDFa Images Handling Addresses Handling Social Media Links Microdata Tips for selecting a module (more about this in Show #002) Modules: Auto Node Title Module - http://drupal.org/project/auto_nodetitle Exclude Node Title - http://drupal.org/project/exclude_node_title Email Field Module - http://drupal.org/project/email Phone Module - http://drupal.org/project/phone Image Editor Module - http://drupal.org/project/imageeditor EPSA Crop - Image Cropping Module - https://drupal.org/project/epsacrop Image Field Crop Module - http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_crop ImageField focus Module - http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_focus Twitter Module - http://drupal.org/project/twitter Social Media Module - http://drupal.org/project/socialmedia Microdata - https://drupal.org/project/microdata Location Module - http://drupal.org/project/location Address Field Module - http://drupal.org/project/addressfield Links: Drupal RDF/RDFa - https://drupal.org/node/574624 http://schema.org/ Hosts: Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jay Lee - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @jayrandolphlee Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan


