My Path to Metal Toad
My Path to Metal ToadMarch 11th, 2015Michael KrauseAn ancient adage says that all journeys begin at home….Well I guess I started mine in Washington D.C.. That’s where I lived when I decided to head...
View ArticleOur Interns Love Us Almost as Much as We Love Them
Our Interns Love Us Almost as Much as We Love ThemMarch 13th, 2015Randi KingMetal Toad's Internship Program has grown leaps and bounds since I arrived last year. I could not be prouder of all of our...
View ArticleThe Metal Toad Open Source Internship Model
The Metal Toad Open Source Internship ModelMarch 18th, 2015Joaquin LippincottAs Portland becomes the next international technology hub, technology companies must create the world’s best internship...
View ArticleUsing the Token module to enhance the Editor experience
Using the Token module to enhance the Editor experienceApril 6th, 2015Aaron AmstutzThe Setting: A planet far, far away. Our valiant heroine struggles to climb a volcano in time to rescue a darling...
View ArticleAngular JS Promises: From Service to Template
Angular JS Promises: From Service to TemplateApril 6th, 2015Cesar JimenezIn this blog post, we will learn how to request an HTTP GET call from an AngularJS Service and display the data in the template...
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Project Manager Hobbies: Managing Projects
Project Manager Hobbies: Managing ProjectsFebruary 16th, 2015Rhienna Renee GuedryThis year marked my 7th consecutive trip to Park City, Utah to volunteer at the Sundance Film Festival. In past many...
View ArticleiOS: A Quick Script to Retain Your Sanity With CoreSimulator Folders.
iOS: A Quick Script to Retain Your Sanity With CoreSimulator Folders.April 27th, 2015Sam IngleWhen Xcode 6 was released this past fall, Apple switched from a relatively sane folder structure to a...
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Autocomplete Using ActiveAdmin and Rails 3, Including Has Many Associations...
Autocomplete Using ActiveAdmin and Rails 3, Including Has Many Associations and Polymorphic ModelsMay 1st, 2015moof mayedaI love how easy ActiveAdmin is to use out of the box, but it can force you into...
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Amazon CloudFront with Drupal 8
Amazon CloudFront with Drupal 8May 14th, 2015Dylan TackSince I wrote my first review of CloudFront in 2012, Amazon has added support for three essential features:Dynamic content with POST, PUT and...
View ArticleConsultant Hobbies: Being Social
Consultant Hobbies: Being SocialMay 22nd, 2015Alex LaughnanHi Internets. This year marked my third consecutive trip to DrupalCon as both a developer and a volunteer social media-er (the millennial in...
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Use the Force Touch
Use the Force TouchMay 26th, 2015Robert LinnemannEvery once in a while, Mac OS X gains new features that require us to change code. It doesn't happen often. The last time was for retina displays. Now...
View ArticleHow to Change the World (in Your Underpants): Getting Started in the Tech...
How to Change the World (in Your Underpants): Getting Started in the Tech CommunityMay 29th, 2015Cesar JimenezEveryone wants to change the world, but in order to do so, you have to put on pants. I...
View ArticleMetal Toad Goes to San Francisco (Part 1)
Metal Toad Goes to San Francisco (Part 1)June 13th, 2015Sam IngleThis past week, a couple of us at Metal Toad traveled down to San Francisco for WWDC and AltConf. There were a ton of great sessions and...
View ArticleWhy Drupal 8 won't ship with REST content negotiation
Why Drupal 8 won't ship with REST content negotiation July 13th, 2015Dylan TackSome friends on Twitter were alarmed by this Drupal change record:Accept header based routing got replaced by a query...
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NFS Performance on AWS
NFS Performance on AWSJuly 27th, 2015Nathan WilkersonLast year, I wrote a blog about the performance of various NFS Solutions in AWS. Earlier this year, Amazon announced its own NFS Solution called...
View ArticleAngularJS Query String handling using $location.search()
AngularJS Query String handling using $location.search()August 11th, 2015Keith DechantMany times while developing an Angular app, you will find yourself displaying data in tables and filtering or...
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Portland Should Welcome Growth, Not Run From It
Portland Should Welcome Growth, Not Run From ItAugust 14th, 2015Joaquin LippincottMetal Toad recently shared an infographic on Facebook that illustrated the influx of people to Portland split by...
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Flying Toads!
Flying Toads!August 17th, 2015Nate RupertFor the second straight year, Toads filled the Oregon skies. Not like in P.T. Anderson’s award-winning film Magnolia, but more like tiny dots of bravery...
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Commitment to Diversity
Commitment to DiversityAugust 22nd, 2015Joaquin LippincottThis summer, Metal Toad signed up for the Portland Tech Diversity pledge along with 16 other companies here in town. This is a first step...
View ArticleOAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect: Now What?
OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect: Now What?August 25th, 2015Dylan TackA former Toad recently asked my opinion about this article:OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell The question is well-timed: I'm in the middle...
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