Resources

Hey all!

Need a down payment (partial payment) module developed for Ubercart for a couple clients. Posted on the Ubercart bounty forum:
http://www.ubercart.org/node/15764

Was working with a guy who has a number of Uber-modules under his belt, but he went MIA so now kind of in a crunch. Any recommendations of people who could knock this out?

Hey all! I really enjoyed this last meeting! Man, somebody sure gets around...I was searching for Drupal hosting and came across an old post from your Michigan days, Michael:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/5385

I'm looking for recommendations for Drupal hosting. I don't want to manage the server myself and ideally I'd like separate accounts for each client (ie shared hosting). However, a managed server would be feasible too.

Only two requirements:

I'm interested in compiling a list (and this may turn out to be a short list) of business and organizations in Iowa that have developed a team of in-house Drupal expertise.

I know we have our share of freelancers and contractors around. And I know there are pockets of Drupal in various organizations and universities. But are there any teams of designers and developers that would call themselves a bona fide "Drupal shop?"

Perhaps this could turn into a resource for people or organizations who are looking into Drupal and would like to know what sort of local support is available.

Hi, just saw this on the twittersphere and was intrigued. Michael, is this at all related to what you were working on a few months back?

http://groups.drupal.org/aegir-hosting-system

Aegir is a set of Drupal modules that helps you maintain your Drupal sites.
It does this by providing you with a simple Drupal based hosting front end for your entire network of sites. To deploy a new site you simply have to create a new Site node. To backup or upgrade sites, you simply manage your site nodes as you would any other node.

What do I need to run Aegir?

I'm curious how everybody keeps up-to-date with Drupal news and developments. Here's a partial list of my feeds.

The Planet Drupal aggregator.
New modules.
Twitter search for "drupal." Obnoxious volume but entertaining to skim.
Post installation support forum. Helping people is good for your karma. And educational.

Drush 2 is way better and usable than Drush 1.
http://drupal.org/project/drush

Drush is a command line tool for Drupal, it is not a module. I have found it greatly increases my Drupal development. It can download, enable, disable, uninstall and update modules/themes/profiles/translations. It is CVS, SVN and Rsync capable. It can execute SQL commands and many core functions like cron and clearing cache. But wait there's more ...

If you develop with Drupal I recommend loading it on your local environment with these commands. I do all my CVS checkouts/updates with it.

If you missed DrupalCon DC 2009 or missed a session, No worries! Most sessions were video taped and are already becoming available on Archive.org.

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=DrupalconDC2009%20AND%20collecti...

I'm going to watch the keynote now - http://www.archive.org/details/DrupalconDC2009-DriesKeynote

Yesterday, I received 3 copies of "Learning Drupal 6 Module Development". I requested these from Packt to entice new members (thank you Packt). So, if you have never attended a meeting and would like a free copy post a comment below briefly describing yourself, your Drupal experience (if any), other web development experience and a short plee why you deserve a book. The first 3 people to post a decent plea and attend a meeting will get a free copy at that meeting. If we have more than 3 people who qualify at the meeting, attendees will decide which 3 are the best. Lack of experience with good intentions and a plan seems like a decent plee to me.

So who wants a free book?

I registered our group with Apress Publishing. There are several benefits.

Dear Michael Hofmockel,

Thank you for registering Iowa Drupal Users Group with Apress!
In this message you will find:

1. Overview of Membership Benefits
2. Free Books for the Group
3. User Group Book Discount**

1. Overview of Membership Benefits:

• Free books in exchange for reviews.
• 25% off regular priced Apress and friends of ED titles.
• Free promotional items for user group raffles and events.