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Oct 31

Parenthood and Unplugging

Starting November 1st, I will be unplugging from the web. My wife and I are expecting our first child December 4th, and I can think of no better reason to spend some time away.

I'm going to start a month early because unplugging is going to be hard, and I want some time to practice.

I will continue working, Crowd Favorite is wonderfully busy, and we're hiring. Please understand if I do take more time to respond to work requests.

Starting November 1st, here's what will change:

  • I won't be checking email regularly. If you email me and I don't respond, please be patient. I will be trying to keep up.
  • I won't be on any Instant Messanger network.
  • I won't be tracking any of the social networks I'm involved with, including Facebook and MySpace.

This is an exciting time for me and I appreciate your patience as I shift my focus away from the online world.

Jun 27

QDrupal Beta Update Posted

Url:
http://drupal.org/node/275641

Based on a few bug reports from the QDrupal release earlier this week, I've fixed, tagged and cut a new release of QDrupal for Drupal 6. Thanks to everyone who has submitted bug reports!

Jun 26

QDrupal for Drupal 6 finally sees a BETA release

After several months of development, I'm excited to announce that QDrupal for Drupal 6 has just gone into BETA. You can find the download on the new home for QDrupal at Drupal.org.

http://drupal.org/project/qdrupal

This release is the culmination of effort from several people, specifically Cliff Meece.

As this release settles, I will begin work on documentation for this release. Here's a quick overview of some of the exciting new features:

  • QForms are now Drupal Node's
  • QApplications now provide a way to define QDrupal settings right through your browser
  • You can codegen right through your browser

http://drupal.org/project/qdrupal

Jun 24

jQuery Plugins Site Updated - Added a new Search Feature

Url:
http://plugins.jquery.com

I definitely want to build some sort of general announcement system into my blog next go around ... for now, I'll put it here.

Jun 16

Attention management starting to go mainstream?

43 Folders had a great post this morning about an article from the New York Times regarding email overload.

What I find interesting is that this idea is just now going mainstream. Having listened to Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero mantra for a while now, and Timothy Ferriss' opinions about attention management, I am glad to see this catching on. Email overload is one of the biggest sources of lost productivity to businesses today. Thankfully, it's an easy problem to fix.

Jun 11

Total Leadership and 4-way wins

Tim Ferriss of the 4-hour Work Week published a great article this morning surrounding the subject of Work-Life balance and Psychological Interference. I've enjoyed following Tim's adventures after reading his book last year, and this latest article really stands out.

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Mar 31

Zcodo Launches

I've got some exciting news. Over the weekend, Zcodo officially launched! Zcodo is a PHP5 framework built for rapid prototyping web applications that is based upon the Qcodo framework.

The motivation for creating Zcodo could more than fill this blog post. Suffice it to say that contributing to Qcodo was becoming difficult and my efforts for the last year to change this were uneffective.

Additionally, the future of QDrupal will be based upon Zcodo, so stay tuned for exciting news in that area.

http://zcodo.com

Mar 19

Open Source GIS maps for old skool games like Super Mario and original Zelda

Url:
http://tilecache.org/demos/

I came across these demo's of TileCache, a component in an open source GIS application I'm working on. If you've ever wanted to see maps of all 32 original Super Mario Bro's levels, this site is for you.

BONUS: It's also got maps for The Legend of Zelda, Zelda a Link to the Past and a few others! So cool.

Mar 17

Backup Gmail with Getmail

Url:
http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/backup-gmail-in-linux-with-getmail/

I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Having used Gmail for 4 years now, I've accumulated around 20k emails and used 1.5Gb.

Mar 17

Freshly Minted Design Challenge

A Mountain Top has been privileged to work with Minted, a new online store. Built on Drupal and QDrupal, Minted will be offering fresh, modern custom stationery and invitations.

In preparation for launch, Minted has announced their first Freshly Minted design challenge. The challenge is to design a sophisticated and modern "Save the Date" card for engaged couples. Cash prizes are being offered for the top 5 designs.

Details are available on Minted.com.

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