Drupal Atlanta is growing briskly. Join us and grow with us. This group can be beneficial to business users, consultants, nonprofits, etc.
Atlanta User Group April 2008-- Theming using Firebug and other Tools
Kent Lester will do a presentation on theming Drupal using Firebug and Dreamweaver on a Windows WAMP server. He will also cover some of the newest Drupal themes that allow easy customization. Meeting attendees are encouraged to share their theming ideas and methods.
As always:
The location and time are the same: 7-9pm, 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400 off of exit 10.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
Come out and join us on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, as we explore Drupal.
Read moreAtlanta Meeting: March 2008
This next meeting will be in a new format, where we work in small groups on individual projects of interest. Many have expressed interest in having a hands-on meeting where we actually play around with Drupal.
If you are new to Drupal, this is the meeting where you can get some hands-on assistance.
If you are experienced with Drupal, this is the meeting where you can team with other experienced Drupal hacks to experiment.
There should be something of interest for all!
Read moreIN-DEPTH DRUPAL: ARCHITECTURE AND DEBUGGING
Mike Schinkel of NewClarity and Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs will be killing two birds with one stone by demonstrating:
1.) The underlying architecture of Drupal including CCK and Views, and
2.) How to debug Drupal 5.x using PhpED from NuSphere.
Drupal Atlanta's November Meeting
This month's meeting will focus on adapting Drupal to mobil devices--i.e. cell phones, PDAs, pocket computers.
First we will discuss the topic at an architectural level, and then depending on questions, we will drill some into the details. This discussion is based on a project that is currently under development. The project has required some key module customization, as well as multisite implementation. It seems like a meaty project, containing information of interest to each member.
Andrew Lunde will lead this discussion.
Read moreAtlanta's October's Meeting
This month's meeting will focus on Google Apps, and integrating External Web Services in Drupal.
Allow ½ hour to 1 hour. First we will discuss Google Apps (Excel, Calendar, Email, etc. ) from the business perspective (why it's important). We will then discuss Google integration from the technical angle (how you do it).
These will be short mini presentations, with the remainder of the meeting devoted to individual project/problem solving and Q & A.
Doug Bock and Zack Harkey will lead the discussions.
Read moreDrupal Atlanta Meeting: Theming Your Site
This month's meeting will focus on Theming your Drupal site. Theming has been a long awaited topic. Although Drupal is rich with functionality, it has a fairly plain (out of box) user interface. In order to create a truly usable site, Drupal developers need to know how to design an attractive user interface for Drupal. I'm looking forward to this session because I have a few sites on the www which have not yet been themed, and for me, that's the next step in the development of these sites.
Kent Lester will lead this month's session on Drupal theming.
Read moreDrupal Atlanta: Podcasting via Drupal
The location and time are the same: 7-9pm, 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400 off of exit 10.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
Rusty Tanton of Georgia Podcast Network will demonstrate how to upload video and audio podcasts to Drupal.
He will discuss:
The configuration of the appropriate Drupal modules
The process of prepping and uploading Podcasts
This will be a step by step demo. Bring your laptops with Drupal installed so you can follow along.
Read moreDrupal Atlanta Meeting--August 21 2007
The agenda for this next meeting is a continuation of a previous meeting agenda:
A hands on workshop for building Drupal -powered sites.
Location: 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA. Located on Old Milton Pkway about 1 mile east of hwy 400 (exit 10).
Recent meetings have focused on a hands on approach to teach Drupal to new learners, and assist intermediate learners advance their Drupal knowledge. These have been smaller meetings with around 10 attendees. We'd like to grow this number and diversify our attendee base.
Please feel free to attend.
Read moreDrupal Atlanta Meeting Tuesday 7/17/07
Last month we had a great meeting where we discussed the installation of Drupal on a USB Thumb drive for site development purposes. Many Thanks to Ben Benone for an informative presentation.
This month's meeting will take the next logical step and demonstrate how to migrate the site from the laptop server (Xampp) to the live server in the WW Web.
Tomorrow's Agenda
Drupal: From Development to Business
Moving a Drupal site from a Development environment to a live (business) site.
Read moreInstalling Drupal to a USB Key
Here are the step by step instructions from my demo the other night, as promised. They are posted here as well as at http://www.drupalatlanta.com/. They are here as a wiki-- feel free to correct anything I messed up.
Installing Drupal onto a Thumb Drive
Step 1) Download Necessary files.
Download the XAMPP ZIP archive (NOT installer) from:
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#641
Download latest version of Drupal from:
http://drupal.org/
Step 2) Place XAMPP on USB Key.
Read moreDrupal Atlanta Meetup Tomorrow--Tuesday
Next Meeting--Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Mon, 06/11/2007 - 00:10 — mal
This is a roll up your sleeves, working meeting. Bring your Drupal projects to the meeting. Show others what you are doing. Bring your Drupal questions and get them answered. Keep your Drupal projects moving along.
The location and time are the same: 7-9pm, 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
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Any plans for a Drupal presence at the US Social Forum in Atlanta June 27 - July 1?
Drupal Atlanta Meetup Next Tuesday
The Atlanta Drupal User's group meeting is approaching.
The date is June 19, 2007--thats next week on Tuesday.
Our meetings are normally on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Bring your laptop, with thumb drive
This will be a hands on working session to put Drupal on a thumb drive
The goal is to eventually develop a portable Drupal configuration that you can reuse for multiple web sites
The location and time are the same:
Time: 7-9pm
Drupal Atlanta Meeting TODAY!
Same time and location 5 seasons restaurant. If you'd like to order a meal, please arrive before 7pm.
Presentation begins at 7:15pm.
Get ready to learn about theming Drupal sites.
Plus the steering commitee will announce some organizational enhancements that will increase your Drupal learning value.
Bring plenty of business cards.
See you there!
-mal
Read moreReminder, Drupal Meeting Tomorrow--Volunteer Needed
Just a reminder. The May meeting is NOT this evening, rather it it tomorrow evening. However, it will be at the same time and location.
We have two presentations planned, but only one presenter. It seems that at the last meeting, someone volunteered to present the beginners' workshop, but must have forgotten. So at this late date, we need a presenter for the beginners' workshop.
The topic is : "A review of interesting Drupal Web sites".
Read more***CHANGE: Drupal Atlanta Next Meeting--May 23 (Wednesday)
The date for the Atlanta Drupal User's group meeting has changed.
The new date is Wednesday, May 23, 2007--thats next week on Wednesday.
The location and time are the same:
Time: 7-9pm
Location: 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
This change was necessitated because our usual meeting room was not available next Tuesday.
The Steering Committee thought it better to change the date, rather than the location.
Read moreNext Drupal Atlanta Meeting--OOps, My Mistake.
Well it turns out that this month has 5 Tuesdays instead of 4. So my usual method of selecting the next to last Tuesday of the month for meeting date, backfired and landed us on the 4th Tuesday this month.
Even today, I still hadn't noticed until Kent pointed it out.
So I hereby notify everyone that this month's meeting is NOT tomorrow (5/15/07), rather it is next Tuesday, 5/22/07. I hope that doesn't throw anyone off who wanted to attend, but can't attend on the 4th Tuesday.
Revised topics for presentation:
Read moreCHANGE--Drupal Atlanta Monthly Meeting--Wednesday, May 23 2007
The date for the Atlanta Drupal User's group meeting has changed.
The new date is Wednesday, May 23, 2007.
The location and time are the same:
Time: 7-9pm
Location: 5 Seasons restaurant in Alpharetta, GA., on Old Milton Parkway, about one mile east of GA 400. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
This change was necessitated because our usual meeting room was not available on Tuesday.
Hereafter- the meetings will revert to the normal 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Read moreNext Drupal Atlanta Meeting - Networking + Two Drupal Presentations
Drupal Atlanta Meetings take place on the third Tuesday of every month, so our next meeting will be on April 17 at 7:30p. Meeting location is at the 5 Seasons North restaurant and brewpub. You can find a map here: 5 Seasons North:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3655+Old+Milton+Pky,+Alpharetta,...
Presentations include:
Drupal 101: So, you've installed Drupal 5. What happens next? We'll cover frontpage design, taxonomy, Drupal specific terms, and optional modules.
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Drupal training in Nashville?
Does anyone know of any companies, individuals or groups offering Drupal training of any kind in the Nashville area? Tennessee? Kentucky? Southeastern US? I would like to present various training options for my employer. I am aware of the workshops that Lullabot puts on, but I would like to see if there are any options within driving distance of my day job in Nashville.
I am most interested in theming, design tweaking, and understanding the inner workings of the Drupal framework as a whole. In the future, I would like to be able to assist with module development.
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