In my search to learn more about Drupal I have run across some pretty good podcasts that help users learn how to take advantage of this great content management system. One of the ones that I have been going through recently is a Video podcast from Mustard Seed Media. This is done by one of the guys from Geeks and God and I really like it. He does short Video podcasts that show you how to work with drupal from a designer perspective and I am finding them very useful.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
New Web Development Tool - MAMP
For the last couple of years I have been doing all my Web development and testing using a Linux Virtual Machine that allowed me to setup a development image that was close to what my actual production environement was. This worked pretty good but I probably wasted quite a bit of time building the system and installing all the write tools. I found a new tool for my Mac called MAMP that is going to mean I won't have to waste that time in the future. This MAMP program installs the Apache, MySQL, and PHP environements on my Mac and the Pro version includes some tools to allow me plenty of control over virtual hosts, mysql databases, and the apache modules that are loaded. I wish had found this months ago. I have been testing this for a couple days now and it works great. The sites load and work locally just as they do on their hosts and I no longer have to keep Fusion running with a Linux VM all the time. The Pro Version is $58 and well worth the money in my opinion.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year
Well a new year is here and with it comes hope that 2009 will be better than 2008. I pray that each of you has a blessed 2009.
