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  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 5 February 2011

Last CMS Standing: The Promise of Drupal Versus WordPress and Joomla

Screenshot of "Last CMS Standing..." article

1550-word article for Peachpit Press.

This article compares the three CMSes in terms of user base, code maturity, richness of plug-ins, and business acceptance. Commissioned by Peachpit Press to support…...

  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 16 January 2011

Brass player? Going to DrupalCon?

If you're a strong brass player and want to take part in a secret project at DrupalCon on Monday and Tuesday, please write to me…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 16 January 2011

Drupal 7 Essential Training released, with free videos

My Drupal video courses on lynda.com are mostly available on a subscription basis, starting at $25/month. But I realized that few readers of my blog…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 10 January 2011
  • 4 Comments on The challenge of opportunity

The challenge of opportunity

All signs say that Drupal is booming. Job listings on monster.com went from 65 in October 2009 to 120 a year later; DrupalCon has likewise…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 7 January 2011
  • 4 Comments on “Drupal Gardens Essential Training” video series released on the same day as Drupal 7

“Drupal Gardens Essential Training” video series released on the same day as Drupal 7

In the hubbub of Drupal 7's release, you might have missed this announcement from lynda.com that they released Drupal Gardens Essential Training, a 5-1/2 hour…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 5 January 2011

New book! Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide

I'm pleased to announce that "Drupal 7: Visual QuickStart Guide" is available and has a supporting web site at drupalvqs.com. (You'll be able to buy…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 10 October 2010
  • 11 Comments on Free pass to check out “Drupal 7 New Features”

Free pass to check out “Drupal 7 New Features”

I forgot to mention in my post about the "Drupal 7 New Features" video series: You can check it out for free with this free…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 7 October 2010
  • 4 Comments on Timing! (Also: “Drupal 7 New Features” video series released by lynda.com)

Timing! (Also: “Drupal 7 New Features” video series released by lynda.com)

The same day that Angie Byron (webchick) announced the release of Drupal 7 Beta, my Drupal 7 New Features course comes out. Syncronicity! It's 2-1/2…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 7 June 2010
  • 25 Comments on Packaging a Drupal site — possible for under $10,000?

Packaging a Drupal site — possible for under $10,000?

I'm currently developing some Drupal 7 instructional videos for lynda.com. The company likes to offer "exercise files" for their courses so folks can jump in…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 2 June 2010
  • 13 Comments on Will Drupal 7 fulfill Dries’ wishes?

Will Drupal 7 fulfill Dries’ wishes?

In preparing a "Drupal 7: New Features" video series for lynda.com, I decided to go waaaay back to when we were just starting to plan…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 17 April 2010
  • 1 Comment on Quick and Dirty DrupalCon schedule in iCal format

Quick and Dirty DrupalCon schedule in iCal format

"Scratch your own itch," they say. When I couldn't find a version of the DrupalCon session schedule in iCal format, I converted the Excel schedule…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 13 April 2010
  • 8 Comments on Map of cheap eats near DrupalCon San Francisco

Map of cheap eats near DrupalCon San Francisco

View Good cheapish eats near DrupalCon SF 2010 in a larger map I once heard that San Francisco has so many restaurants that the entire…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 15 March 2010

Seminar discount for readers of this blog

If you're thinking of taking my online seminar, "Setting Up, Customizing Drupal" on 29 March, use the discount code "DRUPALTOMG10" to get 10 percent off!…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 5 March 2010

Online seminar, 29 March: “Setting Up, Customizing Drupal”

I'm pleased to announce that I'll be teaching my first live telecourse on Monday, 29 March, "Setting Up, Customizing Drupal", for Environments for Humans. My…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 3 March 2010
  • 11 Comments on Preparing for the huddled masses from Drupal’s success

Preparing for the huddled masses from Drupal’s success

A recent CNet article notes that such shops as AF83 have been turning away business because they can't keep up with demand. That's a familiar…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 18 January 2010
  • 16 Comments on Drupal runs three times as many top sites as the next CMS

Drupal runs three times as many top sites as the next CMS

Here's a statistic I haven't seen bandied about much. Drupal runs three times as many of the Alexa 10,000 top sites as the next CMS,…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 5 January 2010
  • 2 Comments on New article: “Top Ten Changes That Make Drupal 7 the Best Version [Ever]”

New article: “Top Ten Changes That Make Drupal 7 the Best Version [Ever]”

Peachpit just published my article, "Top Ten Changes That Make Drupal 7 the Best Version". Peachpit is a publisher of a wide range of technology…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 18 December 2009

Quick hit: List of Drupal books

Just want to point people at a terrific new resource maintained by a "Seattle Drupal Beginner" group: a list of Drupal-related books, with bonus links…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 27 October 2009
  • 18 Comments on What the Drupal 7 release date means

What the Drupal 7 release date means

Regular readers know that I've been working on a Drupal 7 book for beginners. We -- meaning Peachpit Press and myself -- are now faced…...

  • Tags Blog, Professional, Web development
  • Post author By tgeller
  • Post date 27 October 2009
  • 2 Comments on Error in “Drupal Essential Training” regarding settings.php file

Error in “Drupal Essential Training” regarding settings.php file

Lynda.com subscriber Sarah Faraud uncovered an error at the 2:12 mark of the "Downloading and installing Drupal on a Mac" video in Drupal Essential Training.…...


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