LA Drupal User Group Meeting (August 25th, 2009)

I'd like to start a group discussion of mobile site development in Drupal. I don't have much to present on the topic at this point, but could use maybe 10-15 minutes to speak briefly about my own recent experience creating a mobile version of a site and find out what others in the group have done so far in this area. Ultimately, this would lead to a more in-depth presentation down the road on the current state of mobile development with Drupal: what tools/modules are available, what approaches work best in specific situations, what problems remain to be solved, etc.

I'm by no means an expert on the topic, but I think it's a timely topic that would benefit from some discussion by the group.

With a few enhancements, adding nearby parking lot locations,
where you may park, at your own risk, of towing, so do buy
something from them, eat a meal after the meeting, as Norm's
and Denny's are 24 hour restaurants.

http://pete.peterbenjamin.com/drupal/LA.Drupal.parking.jpg

There has been talk about the difficulty of finding parking, of
finding the front lobby, both are concerns of both men and
women, so I have done my usual in producing this map, and
the below directions.

See you at this Tuesday's meeting, August 25th.

Pete

LA Drupal User Group

Driving - Parking - Lobby Directions

LA Drupal User Group is hosted at http://www.Causecast.com's new facility

969 Colorado Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401

The building is just one tenth mile north of the 10 Freeway.

The closest 10 Freeway Off Ramp is Lincoln Blvd in either direction.
The building is a single story, but tall, white building, 1 mile from the ocean.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS - Freeway Access

Going West on the 10 Freeway

Exit Lincoln, going up a short hill at reduced speed, and at the top
of the hill, be VERY careful to "merge" to the right most lane
watching for fast moving cars coming from behind on the right.
Turn right from the most right hand lane onto Lincoln going north.

Make the next right hand turn onto Colorada Blvd. Go 1/10 mile.
The building is on your left, next to 10th Street.

Going East on the 10 Freeway

Exit Olympic to Lincoln, going up a long hill. Turn left onto
Lincoln Blvd. Go north across the 10 Freeway, moving to the
right lane as you can. Do not turn onto the Freeway Off Ramp.
Turn right at the next street, Colorado Blvd. Go 1/10 mile.
The building is on your left, next to 10th Street.

Online Maps:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?&city=Santa%20Monica&state=ca&address=969%2....

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=969+colorado+blvd,+santa+monica,+ca

PARKING

Parking is a Santa Monica close to your desired spot is tough.
You may have to park up to half a mile away. See the map URL below.

Metered Street Parking and Free Street Parking is in the immediate area.
Read the signs and do not park in "Permit Required" residential start parking.

They do ticket frequently (every 30 minutes, less often after 6 pm,
but not on weekends due to beach visitors).

The closest Public Parking Garage is beneath the Santa Monica Main Library
on 7th Street, north of Colorado, just north of Santa Monica Blvd, half a mile away.
It has 525 spaces. It is $1 per hour. http://parking.smgov.net/det_downtown.html

Von's Supermarket has a large lot, but only 1 hour parking before they tow.
It's at the corner of Lincoln and Broadway, just 1 block north of Colorado.

There are some hidden parking lots that would be acceptable to park in,
but we do not document them here, as they are private "business" lots,
unlocked at all times, but you would qualify for towing according to the
signs. I'm a registered Grainger.com customer, so I feel safe from towing.

Parking Map (Third Draft):

http://pete.peterbenjamin.com/drupal/LA.Drupal.parking.jpg

LOBBY Directions

The Lobby entrance is on Colorado Blvd near the middle of the building,
and has an indented entranced, with a separate security gate from the door.
It's not the corner, which is an architectural firm with an all glass door.

Upon entering CauseCast's front door, proceed to the left, 10 feet, to
the lobby open space, which looks like office space for programmers.
Make a right turn into the main area, and walk half the building
length to the seating area. You may wait in the lobby area.
Take a seat if you are early.

Volunteer by helping set up the chairs, tables, ice the refreshments in the sink,
or see one of the working volunteers to ask for the Volunteer Coordinator
to find out what is available to be set up, or tear down at the end. Thx.

While you may use the rear parking lot walk in entrance and go to

the far entrance door, closest to the alley, 1158 Colorado, Unit D, and
enter the building via the the kitchen area where free pizza and drink is
avialable, let it be known, the parking spaces are for employees, and
the walk in entrance gate locks automatically at 7 PM.
Walk around to the front of the building on Colorado Street.

For any more east LA people wanting to go to this via bike:

Meet at 6:00pm at Wilshire / Western Metro Station ( the same place the Los Angeles Critical Mass meets ).

We ride out at 6:20pm

I've posted this a few other places, midnightridazz.com, lafixed.com, and sent out a few emails.

Hope to see you there!

I can't make it out tonite due to work :( have fun, everybody!

Artisteer, is a great program, one in which I have looked at quite extensively for the past few weeks. It's major drawback is that it only does static widths and not liquid. However if you have ever designed for Drupal, I am sure that isn't a problem as you can rapid prototype with Artisteer, then modify the code and CSS files later to add liquid sizing. I haven't been with Drupal long enough to learn how to theme it yet, but would gladly love to hear from those that are good at making a static width to a liquid state as I could use your talent.

William Burdine
SoCalCreations.net
PrePaidLegal.com/hub/williamburdine, because bad things happen to good people. Life happens and you shouldn't pay for someone else's ineptness or mistakes.