Cape Town Meeting
I would like to follow a similar approach to meetings as that of the Johannesburg meetings (http://groups.drupal.org/node/23663). We will have 2 sessions, the first a planning, non technical session where we will chat about group stuff such as the format of the next meeting.
The second session will be technical where we will chat about some issues that people are having etc ... I would like to create an agenda, so if you would like to have something on it post a comment with what is hassling you and I will add some of them to the agenda.
Location: Sinns Restaurant, Wembly Square, Cape Town (map: http://www.sinns.co.za/directions.htm)
Planning session: 18:30 -> 19:30
Cover group stuff
30 minutes of chit chat
Tecnical session: 20:00 - 22:00
Discussions:
-- Roger Saner:
installing and configuring drupal (using the Acquia stack installer)
views + CCK
-- Jonathan Wagener
Useful modules that should be installed by default
site theming tips and tricks.
The content for the technical discussions has not been set yet. If you have something to present or would like to discuss something please either leave a comment or contact me via the personal contact form.
I will be updating this post with an agenda as it is set up.
Great!
Thanks for keeping the momentum going, Jonathan - I'll be there! I'm going to the Jozi meetup this week on the 8th, where they're using the same format, so I can give some input in CT as to what I've learnt from that. I like that the meetup is on a Wednesday night - works better than giving up a Saturday, methinks.
In terms of the technical stuff, I'd be happy to do any one of the following:
- installing and configuring drupal (using the Acquia stack installer)
- views + CCK
Alternatively, we could pick one of the videos from the last DrupalCon that we really like, watch it, and then workshop the content afterwards (I don't have many of those videos - maybe someone with unlimited bandwidth (like Adriaan) has copies?).
Meetup content ideas (when we help new new guys)
Hiya! Very keen for next meet-up in Cape Town. See you Wed 22nd.
Thanks for making it a date I can be there! Also, oaks, don't park outside, use the parking in Wembley Square. Willem got a horrid carbreak-in welcome to Cape Town at the last meetup! Rental car insurance?
As a young drupal developer, I'd love to learn EVERYTHING. lol, breaking that down:
1.1 Installation tips: (Ok, so I've got this right already on WAMP, but are there any things I should know about security, first installations, user accounts - I hear Drupal has quite advanced users permissions?)
1.2. Then more specifically multisite installations (so one can just update one core system, instead of many sites' cores)
1.3 Best practices for setting up your new site...first steps and on...
Theme-ing for a more "designers" approach to a site, and then fitting in the drupal backend into that design...or does it work the other way round? I bought a cool Drupal plug in for dreamweaver which adds in the required drupal code to your design...etc
Essential modules you'd recommend for the key functions such as if you're site is going to have a blogging, e-commerce or portfolio etc.
I know this is all probably all basics...If I think of more stuff I'll post it. Then obviously the hard core stuff you guys are doing, would love to see how you do it, so we can see what is possible and move towards that
Rock on
Stewest
hiya
Hiya I will def be there once again.
I have a load of these videos http://drupal.org/node/385952 if thats what you referring to?
Anyone specific you want?
or send me a link and I will get it.
Thanks
Tyrone
I have updated the meeting
I have updated the meeting content with a few discussion topics.
does anyone have anything that would make a nice presentation?
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
Drush
Having just discovered Drush yesterday... http://drupal.org/project/drush
Would have to recommend this as a more advanced but absolutely essential tool to Drupal developers looking to cut down the time spent deploying sites.
I know Adriaan was one of the main contributors to this module, maybe he would be interested to give a proper run through of it?
If not, I dont mind giving a bit of a run through what I have learnt to do with it so far, although I am only just scratching the surface with what it can do. Still scratching the surface already seems to be saving a lot of time.
Thanks
Gregg
http://www.iaminawe.com
http://www.animationsa.org
http://www.designindaba.com
http://www.twitter.com/skabenga
yeah drush is a really
yeah drush is a really useful module.
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
ubercart
Hiya
Anyone attending the meeting use Ubercart.
Got some questions? Still having problems integrating with Paypal?
Anyway would love some Ubercart help/discussion
Thanks
Tyrone
i use it, but have not
i use it, but have not worked with paypal.
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
could everyone that is
could everyone that is coming please signup for this event so that we can see how many seats we must book.
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
New CTN Peep
Hey all
I moved to CTN in Feb, so this will be my first meeting. Looking forward to meeting you all - assuming I can find it of course ;)
B
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Bryan Gruneberg
Chief ninja in charge at Perceptum Thought Squad
Google Talk bryan@perceptum.za.net
Skype perceptum-ts
hehe :) -- Jonathan
hehe :)
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
I'm there
Hey there
I will be there...(think I signed up,.... yes....)
Rockin
Hiya all
Hiya all
I loved the last meeting, as I am doing all I can to learn Drupal and the meetings are very helpful to me. I have just been told that I will have to work late tomorrow night. The one night of the meeting. There is nothing I can do. Its all very ironic, and sucks, as it is the one time a month there is a meeting and I hardy have to stay late. I will try pop by but all pls accept my apology and know that I am very keen to keep learning Drupal.
I just want you all to know how upset and sorry I am.
Tyrone
Trying my luck
Hiya again
I know its a huge ask but if someone is able to record (video/audio) the meeting it would help me a lot.
Just trying my luck thanks.
new to meetups - but unable to attend this one
hi guys,
Had hoped to join you guys for the meetup - but have another prior engagement. Will try my best to join you guys next time.
Carey
Deadlines wooshing by...
I too would love to be there too but I need to be burning the midnight oil tonight instead... sorry.
Will be there next time too.... for sure.
Sorry ...
Sorry but have to opt out at the last minute. Urgent crisis :-(
really cool meeting. nice to
really cool meeting. nice to see old faces and meet new ones.
I will be summarising the meeting in a new post sometime during this week so look out for that.
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
Fun!
Great, thanks for a fun night. I got home and my voice was cracking - I tried to talk as loudly as I could, but I don't know it was loud enough? Anyway, it was stretching my vocals! Next time hopefully we'll have more laptops so people can follow along in their own environments.
The Acquia stack installer is here and you can also download Acquia drupal on that page.
My Views + CCK demo is covered very well by the Lullabots who have published Free Drupal CCK & Views Video Chapters on their site.
Other modules mentioned last night:
http://drupal.org/project/cck
http://drupal.org/project/views
http://drupal.org/project/drush
http://drupal.org/project/admin_menu
http://drupal.org/project/module_builder
Thank You!
Definitely agreed, that was a great meeting. Thank you Jonathan for organizing this so well, with monitor and all, beautifully done.
Maybe in our next meeting the more experienced users to split up for 1 hour with a beginner each to walk through the basics?
Thank you Roger for all your input :)
Looking forward to the next one.
Lilian
CheckBoxMate
Thanks Lily - a challenge for us will always be to cater for a wide variety of experience - from people who've never heard of drupal before, right through to developers. One way is to partner experienced people with less experienced, or to split the room into two groups each time, where one group does a "how to install and configure" talk each time, and the other does something more advanced.
That firefox extension I use that allows for the simultaneous selection of multiple checkboxes is called CheckBoxMate: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9740
Uber Cool
Hey all
Thanks for the uber cool time on Wednesday night. It was great to meet some CTDrupalers!
CYA all @ the next meetup.
Peace
B
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Bryan Gruneberg
Chief ninja in charge at Perceptum Thought Squad
Google Talk bryan@perceptum.za.net
Skype perceptum-ts
photos
i took some photos of the meeting, here they are: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theamoeba/sets/72157621680064919/
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw
Thanks belatedly
thanks for the meeting.
Been playing with Calais and Ubiquity...
Have about 1% understanding of what they do and about 1% of that 1% how they work but they are cool.
~D
very cool :) -- Jonathan
very cool :)
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Jonathan Wagener
Lead Developer at Amoebasys
http://amoebasys.com
http://espresso-online.info (blog)
http://twitter.com/jonathanw