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ToadCast 016 - Home Brew edition
DownloadToadCast 16! A very special episode all about home brewing. Joining me on this episode are three Metal Toad employees with a lot of brewing experience - Dylan Tack, Peter Bliss, and Tyler Ward....
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 1: What is a Digital Project Manager's Role?
Project management. Is it a dark art? Is it science? Probably some combination of both. Across the web/app/software development industry, consensus seems to be that finding project managers is easy,...
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Passing Page Arguments to View Panes
Recently I was faced with the task of passing off multiple page arguments to a view pane, which seems simple enough after you have done it once, but the first time around I found myself wading through...
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How (not) to think about Responsive Design.
The most important question we should ask is, "to what are we responding?" It's not too far to jump from that question to the point I want to drill in: we're thinking about the wrong kinds of...
View ArticleDrupalCon Pre-Show and announcements
DownloadHere we go! Portland's Drupalcon is here. Here is a quick update about some of the exciting things that Metal Toad is bringing to the event. Stop by our booth (#207) and come party with us...
View ArticleSite Administration: Remember the Admin
Meet Jake. Jake administers a Drupal site. Jake is not a developer, nor does he want to be. Jake does not care about field formatters, image styles, or even draggable views. What Jake cares about is...
View ArticleSound Bytes from Drupalcon Portland
First off, yes, I realize it's "sound bite", but given the context, "byte" sounds more applicable.The Toads have been at Drupalcon Portland this week in force! With a sponsor booth to manage and two...
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Programmers: To be considered a professional, you need to act like one.
Being a programmer is a profession. It is a high-skill job that demands a large initial investment of time as well dedication to continuing education to stay at the top of your game - much like a...
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 2: Self-Process
Here is part two of my multi-part post on what it takes to be a successful digital project manager. In part one, I covered the vast responsibilities of most project managers at web agencies and what...
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Knowing Enough Programming to be Dangerous is Not a Good Thing.
First, let me start be saying I believe that everyone should learn how to program, the same way everyone should learn to read and write. In today's world programming is the new literacy, so everyone...
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The Successful Digital PM, Part 3: Traits
Here is part three of my multi-part post on what it takes to be a successful digital project manager. Previously, I covered the responsibilities of project managers and the self-processes of good PMs....
View ArticleMetal Toad Game Night
Come join your fellow Drupalers at Metal Toad Media for a night of competition and camaraderie. We will provide beverages, pizza, and games. Please let us know you're coming by doing the Eventbrite...
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 4: Knowledge
It's time for part four in my multi-post series on the makings of a successful digital project manager. I previously covered the role, PM self-process, and traits to look for. This post covers some of...
View ArticleDrupal Debugging: Clues from the Database
Disclaimer: This is for people comfortable working with databases and local/development environments only. If you do not know SQL - you can do a lot of damage really quickly.Have you ever chased a bug...
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It's still not a F&*$ing iPhone.
So here it is, the post about why I am switching from an Android to an iPhone. First let me clarify something: I am a fan of Apple products, but I love Google more. I have been using Android phones for...
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 5A: Hiring
Now that I've outlined the major areas to look for in a great Digital PM in previous posts, this post focuses on something equally important: finding those great PMs and getting them on board! Hiring...
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 5B: Professional Development
Following parts 1-4 on what makes for a great digital PM, part 5A covered finding and hiring those great project managers. Part 5B gets into some strategies that we employ for professional development...
View ArticleAlways Learning, Always Sharing
It's always been my motto to never stop learning. I also think it is important to share what you've learned with others. I don't think this could be more important then it is as a developer.The...
View ArticleThe Successful Digital PM, Part 5C: Retention
The final post in this series was both the trickiest to write and the one that has been the most eye opening as I've written it. Retention of all employees is critical to keeping an organization...
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Samsung Music Chooses Drupal
SamsungMusic.com (formerly Samsung Music Hub) launched earlier this year pushing the boundaries of HTML5 and responsive web design. It was designed to work (obviously) across a large number of Android...
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