Friday, March 28, 2008
Slides and Audio for Achieving Optimal MySQL Performance For Drupal | groups.drupal.org: Drupal Performance Agency | Tag1 Consulting, Inc.:
- Performance checklist: The performance checklist is designed to help you define an effective strategy for scaling your Drupal powered website.
- Page Load Time Worksheet: The page load time worksheet will help you to isolate and fix bottlenecks affecting your page load times.
- MySQL Tuning Worksheet: The MySQL worksheet will help you to monitor your MySQL database to isolate and fix performance bottlenecks.
- InnoDB Performance Worksheet: The InnoDB worksheet will help you to improve performance of MySQL's InnoDB engine.
- Load testing worksheet: This worksheet examines some of the popular methods of load testing Drupal installations.
- Optimal MySQL Performance for Drupal: Slides from an online presentation. (Audio available in [ogg] and [mp3] format)
Why can't I find my Outlook mail?: "Google Desktop should automatically find your mail. If it's not, here are a few possible explanations and solutions:" & Why can't I find all my .pst files or archived mail?: "To index additional .pst files, you need to first open them within Outlook and then re-install Google Desktop."
Moving Fast: Messaging and Notifications | Development Seed: "Some time ago we released the Notifications and Messaging packages as two handy and flexible frameworks to handle user subscriptions, notifications, and multiple messaging methods."
News tastes better when mapped | Development Seed: "Using fresh, quality ingredients to geocode, geotag, and geoviews your news" - COOL GIS TIP!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Yahoo to Support OpenSocial: "Two weeks ago, MySpace launched a gallery for OpenSocial apps, hi5 will officially open its platform on March 31st, while orkut has delayed the launch."
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Google Code FAQ - Using Google Base and Google Gears for a Performant, Offline Experience: "Like the other Google data APIs, the Google Base data API has a JSON output option, in addition to standard XML. The output for the feed we saw earlier in JSON format would be at this URL. JSON is a lightweight interchange format that allows for hierarchical nesting as well as various data types. But more importantly, JSON output is native JavaScript code itself, and so it can be loaded into your web page just by referencing it in a script tag, bypassing the cross-domain restriction. The Google data APIs also let you specify a "json-in-script" output with a callback function to execute once the JSON is loaded. This makes the JSON output even easier to work with, as we can dynamically append script tags to the page and specify different callback functions for each." & Official Google Maps API Blog: Creating Dynamic Client-side Maps Mashups with Google Spreadsheets: "Below is an example of a map based on a JSON feed from a spreadsheet of my favorite Seattle restaurants." & Comparing Mashup Platforms Using JSON & MySQL - Part 2 - Process JSON « Matt Priour : Dot Net Without a Net & What's new in PHP V5.2, Part 3: Using the new JSON extension: "PHP just added a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) extension to PHP V5.2, which was previously only available as add-on framework classes. This addition provides PHP developers with better support for Ajax applications using JSON. This article, Part 3 of a five-part 'What's new in PHP V5.2' series, shows how to use this application effectively" & Parsing Yahoo Pipes JSON Feeds with jQuery: "To learn more about Yahoo Pipes and how to create them you can watch this video on how Yahoo Pipes work. This first thing I did was to create a Drupal News Pipe that aggregates 5 Drupal related RSS feeds. This Yahoo Pipe is derived from Harry Slaughter's pipe called Drupal News but uses less and partly different data sources and does not exclude feeds based on word filters."
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Upgrading from Drupal 4.7 to Drupal 5 - Google Search leads to: Customization - Tutorials, HowTo and Snippets » Videos and slides » Drupal 5 - Overview, Installation & Upgrading: Upgrading to Drupal 5 | drupal.org, ... & AOL Videos: Video: Upgrading from Drupal 4.7.x to Drupal 5.x , Upgrading from Drupal 5.x to Drupal 6.x & Upgrading from Drupal 4.6.6 to Drupal 4.7
Drupal Podcast No. 56: DrupalCon Wrap Up | Lullabot: Drupal MAO - videos from Drupal community & south by southwest festivals + conferences - 2008 Coverage Podcasts & Drupal Modules - Search, Rate, and Review Drupal Modules & Drupal Testing & State of Drupal presentation (March 2008) | Dries Buytaert as PDF & The documentation March 2008 Archive by thread: #drupal-docs on freenode is new IRC channel for docs
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Parsing Yahoo Pipes JSON Feeds with jQuery: "This first thing I did was to create a Drupal News Pipe that aggregates 5 Drupal related RSS feeds. This Yahoo Pipe is derived from Harry Slaughter's pipe called Drupal News but uses less and partly different data sources and does not exclude feeds based on word filters."
Writing geocoded distance queries » Jonas Maurus’ maurus.net: "So, for the sake of your convenience I'll post my code for accessing the Google Geocoder API from PHP. For my convenience, I opted to use JSON output, using the excellent PEAR Services_JSON-library to quickly parse Google's answer in PHP. If you're a bit sadistic and loathe yourself, you can also use the great abomination that is PHP's XML support... This has been discussed in detail on the excellent MySQL performance blog..."
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Add Data to Google Spreadsheets Using Forms: "You can create forms from spreadsheets or using this URL. To keep track of your forms, add this gadget to iGoogle. I created a form that lets you add your favorite Google service (the form has a public page that I embedded below) and here's the entire spreadsheet with all the answers."
Monday, March 17, 2008
SAMIE - Simple Automation Module For Internet Explorer (S.A.M. for I.E.) is a Perl module (SAM.pm) that allows a user to automate Internet Explorer. This free tool is designed for quality assurance engineers that need to run automated tests for their browser applications.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Google Directory - Computers: Internet/E-mail/Spam/Filtering (see Internet/E-mail/Spam) & Software/Internet/Servers/Mail/Spam Filtering & Software/Internet/Clients/Mail/Windows/Tools/Spam Filtering (POPFile) & Software/Freeware/Internet/E-mail (older but still good: SpamBayes)
While surfing the Web my TV was on and I saw P90X infomercial. Couldn't resist no to Google for it, and here is what I found on Amazon: Customer Reviews: P90X Extreme Home Fitness with Tony Horton - Set of 13 DVDs
Drupal for Facebook | drupal.org: "This set of modules and themes turns Drupal into a platform for developing Facebook Applications... Check out the screencasts of Drupal for Facebook to get some idea of what it does and how to set it up." & Drupal for Facebook (fb) | drupal.org
Piwik : Open Source Web Analytics Challenges Google: "Similar to Google Analytics, Piwik uses a simple javascript embed to collect data and can be hosted independently on a separate server." - COOL
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Friday, March 07, 2008
“Google Calendar Sync” Lets You Sync with Outlook Calendar: "Once installed, you’ll be able to set options, such as the sync frequency and the direction of information flow. You can have either a two-way sync whereby the two calendars sync with eachother, or a one-way sync for either Google to sync with Outlook or Outlook to sync with Google."
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
US FDA/CFSAN - Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages: See also Data on Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages, including product names and benzene levels.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Google Code FAQ - Creating a User-Contributed Map with PHP and Google Spreadsheets & Developer's Guide: PHP - Google Spreadsheets Data API - Google Code & Exhibit/How to make an exhibit from data fed directly from a Google Spreadsheet - SIMILE & Google Spreadsheets Data API - Google Code: Tasty Data Goodies - Swivel & YouTube - GoogleDevelopers's Channel
Monday, March 03, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Selecting Your SEO Competition : Thinking Young: "To find those new sites with great potential I search Google and analyze the results using SEOquake FireFox plugin. This tool lets me see all necessary information within Google results page and what is more I can sort results by any of the set parameters..."
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Hackers Release Google Vulnerability Scanner: "The Goolag Scanner is a standalone Windows GUI-based application, and is grounded in Google scanning technology developed by a well-known hacker that goes by the name “Johnny I Hack Stuff.” Goolag is open-source and freely available for download under the GNU Affero public license."
Monday, February 25, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Email Newsletter Software for Web Designers - Campaign Monitor: "Campaign Monitor is built for designers who can create great looking emails for themselves and their clients, but need software to send each campaign, track the results and manage their subscribers." & Campaign Monitor and Drupal start hanging out - Campaign Monitor Blog: "For those of you familiar with the incredibly popular Drupal content management system, Campaign Monitor customer Alexis Bellido recently put together a free Drupal module that makes it easy to integrate Campaign Monitor into any form on a Drupal managed site. Install the module then drop in your API key and List ID and you're done."
Holiday cottages on Drupal - Dan Karran's blog: "with the addition of the image module, a customised version of the zen theme and a heavily customised availability module to drive the calendars. Also featured is a location map thanks to data from the OpenStreetMap project."
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Content Network Exposed: Unofficial Google Analytics Blog: "The report is called Placement Performance and it is an invaluable tool to help you get the most out of the content network. It reveals which sites are making you money and which sites are costing you money. The AdWords Help Center outlines exactly how to create this report. You should create a Report Template so it's easy to run again..."
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Yahoo Releases Zimbra 5.0 Featuring BlackBerry Support: "Yahoo’s open-source alternative to Microsoft Exchange Server - Zimbra - has just released version 5.0 of their collaboration suite. If you recall, Zimbra was acquired by Yahoo in September 2007. This latest release includes some much-needed upgrades, including support for RIM’s BlackBerry devices, and improvements to their browser-based email client... BlackBerry addicts out there may be especially pleased with this last improvement: Zimbra has now released a version of their server that works with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, making them only the fourth company to develop compatibility with the BlackBerry server. Even more impressive is that Zimbra is the first one to do it without direct help from RIM."
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Introducing the ApacheSolr search module | Drupalcon Boston 2008: "Drupal’s interface to the Java based Solr search framework. Solr search will blow your mind. Not only is it faster than Drupal core search, it has more features. Features include faceted search, spelling suggestions, and in the near future keyword extraction."
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Google Advertising Professionals: Program & Support - What are the exam specifics? & AdWords Learning Center & Re-Upping Your Google Adwords Certification | WebProNews: "Some of the things I learned while studying in the Adwords learning center and taking practice quizes:... Secondly, take all the practice quizzes... More resources for learning about effective PPC marketing with Google Adwords:
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Friday, February 01, 2008
Yahoo Opens to OpenID Beta Testing: "Yahoo’s OpenID Provider service lets all 250+ million global Yahoo Network members sign into any site which offers OpenID 2.0, simply by using their Yahoo ID." & OpenID Site Directory
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The ZendCon Sessions Podcast Homepage:
- Episode 007: High Performance PHP & MySQL Scaling Techniques
- Episode 006: Project Management Methods to Maintain IT Standards
- Episode 005: PHP and E-Commerce: More Than Just a Shopping Cart
- Episode 004: IBM DB2 with PHP 5.2 and AJAX
- Episode 003: PayPal: New Solutions for PHP Developers
- Episode 002: Best Practices for Sending Mail from PHP
- Episode 001: The State of PHP Security
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
ISP had updated PHP from 4 to 5: How to fix Drupal "Access Denied" for admins and Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string - in Related links drupal module?
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Create a Module Release | Lullabot: "This video walks through creating a new release on drupal.org for a contributed module."
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wearing Many Hats in Your 50+ Business without Losing Your Head: "You may have heard that in order to become a successful business owner, you must learn to become a “jack of many trades”. But what specific management tasks must you be able to handle? Below, I’ve detailed each of the most crucial business management activities you must become somewhat competent at administering..."
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
GoogleRankings.com - Check Google™ page ranking - free search engine optimization tool & Free Keyword Density Analyzer Tool & Search Engine Optimizer - Keyword Density Tool ... Google for more. All via The Smorgasbord | Drupal SEO Search Engine Optimization Tutorial Tips and Help: "Now, back to my question a bit ago “How much is too much”? Nothing is permanent, the rules change all the time, and google does not publish information regarding what techniques will get you first page search rankings every time. Having said that - if you do a little reading it’s not to hard to find out. I find that the best source (of current) SEO information are the best webmaster forums and groups. I’m going to give you three references to do your research at. The first research reference is the Webmaster World Forums. You can browse, read, and research for free, but I believe to post questions you have to get a paid subscription (well worth it). I have found tons of answers here to my google (and other webmaster) questions. The second is the world reknowned Digital Point Forums. Most of the true experts in the SEO field use this as a major resource and to keep in touch with new or recent developments in the SEO (and all webmaster) areas. The last is the Google Webmaster Help Group itself. Sometimes it’s a bit harder to get help if you post questions due to the sheer volume of people and lack of experience with many of the posters. However, if you search you can find some great bits of advice you might not find other places. I find myself searching posts here a lot. OK - now that I’ve given you the references let me give you one of the best (current) nuggets I’ve found in these forums regarding keywords and density. This post at webmaster world about acceptable keyword density has some of the best advice I’ve seen in awhile..."
100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes | Developer's Toolbox & Dilectio: A Smashing Wordpress Theme | Design Showcase: "fresh, clean, user-friendly and playful Wordpress theme “Dilectio” — a smashing Christmas present for Smashing Magazine readers."
I am 43 years old and I haven't been drinking wine because it gives me heartburn. Then in November last year I discovered Two Hands Gnarly Dudes Shiraz, thanks to the tip from Keith from LCBO store on Yonge & Hiway 7 in Richmond Hill. Thank you Keith :-) This wine will give your mouth and nose a fresh burst of flavour that can be compared only to sushi! But don't listen to me, read what real wine lovers said about it:
- Two Hands, “Gnarly Dudes” Shiraz: "Two Hands is a single-minded effort to produce the best Shiraz made in Australia. Since starting only seven years ago, this winery has made some of the most celebrated Shiraz in the world and, if this tasting is any indication, their reputation is very well earned."
- Two Hands Gnarly Dudes Shiraz 2005: "If you like big, bold and intense - you'll immediate fall in love with this wine. It's a punch of incredible flavor that provides a wonderful explosion of flavor for your palate. I've purchased cases of it and can't get enough of it."
Friday, January 04, 2008
Awakened Voice Learning Center Videos (mostly Drupal) & eBook Welcome To The Beehive » Ten Lessons: "A Beginner’s Guide To Conquering The World Of Business"
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Subscribing To Podcasts With iTunes : Awakened Voice Learning Center video & Using iTunes to subscribe to Radio Lingua Network | Learn Spanish online with free podcasts
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Podcasting With Drupal : Newer Modules: "Audio and video are modules that have been around for a while. I recently noticed a pair of modules that can make podcasting with Drupal quite a bit easier. The RSS Remote Enclosure Module allows you to provide a link to a file that will then be placed in your RSS feed for that content type as an enclosure tag. So this allows you to write a post using the core blog module and then add a link which can be downloaded by any podcast subscription application, including iTunes. And although this does not help you with your iTunes tags you can use this module to create podcasts very quickly using Drupal. I am using this module on a feed generated by Drupal here. It works very well. The Views Podcast module allows you to create an iTunes directory compliant podcast feed from any view. You can learn more about how to use the view module by watching my video tutorial on the subject. This module appears to be a little more complicated than RSS remote enclosure but provides flexibility and the much desired iTunes directory support for power users..."
Weight Watchers: Fitting in Fitness at Christmas: "It's at this time of year when we're overindulging in so many ways, that we should make time to burn off the excessive partying. In order to stay actively on track during this busy season, we asked our Community Users for some fitness inspiration?"
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