http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp My Professional Journal Wed, 16 May 2012 11:43:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/whats-my-favorite-os/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/whats-my-favorite-os/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:43:10 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=688 Someone asked me an interesting question yesterday; “Do you prefer Mac or Windows?” The question engages me because I want to give an hour-long dissertation on the relative advantages of Mac, Windows and Ubuntu. Knowing that my self-indulgent filibuster will drive my friend to tears of sorry boredom, I gave the classic consultant answer; “It [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/whats-my-favorite-os/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/drupal-6-token-filter-and-footer-message/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/drupal-6-token-filter-and-footer-message/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 10:52:32 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=683 The Token Filter is a great way to insert variable data, e.g., current year: “Copyright 2012″, without enabling the php filter. And, we all know, enabling the PHP Filter is a Very Bad Thing©.  However, getting Token Filter to work as expected is challenging, and the current maintainer is taking a curiously hands-off approach to [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/05/drupal-6-token-filter-and-footer-message/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:03:10 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=676 Recently I offered to give a presentation to my local Drupal user’s group (TriDUG) on MAMP-style solutions. I left home earlier than necessary with the plan of simply referencing my Android LG Optimus for directions while en-route. As I would find out out, this would be a colossally bad decision. I use my phone for navigation all [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/im-giving-a-12-noon-drupalmamp-presentation-today/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/im-giving-a-12-noon-drupalmamp-presentation-today/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:11:26 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=674 I’ll be presenting today to the TriDUG group at 12 noon; “M/W/XAMPP Solutions for Local Development” at the Kadampa Center in Raleigh. I would love it if you can join us. The TriDUG community is a great community to meet.    ]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/im-giving-a-12-noon-drupalmamp-presentation-today/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/drupal-syncing-winscp-on-a-winxpxampp-vps/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/drupal-syncing-winscp-on-a-winxpxampp-vps/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:56:40 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=671 The good news for me is that I’ll be turning off this Windows Server 2003 VPS shortly. However, until then, I’ve been using WinSCP to sync my Win/XAMPP based environment with a genuine LAMP environment. WinSCP is an excellent file transfer utility for that platform that doesn’t talk “rysnc” for whatever reason. WinSCP allows you to [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/04/drupal-syncing-winscp-on-a-winxpxampp-vps/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/old-again-new-again-irc-and-the-drupal-community/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/old-again-new-again-irc-and-the-drupal-community/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:31:20 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=669 In the tussle among the many Content Management Systems (CMS)  communities who are vying for more users is what might be the most common brag; “Our community is the most helpful!” As someone who works within three CMS platforms, i.e., , WordPress and Umbraco, I have found the Drupal community to be by far the most [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/old-again-new-again-irc-and-the-drupal-community/feed/ 0 http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/easy-website-home-page-updates/ http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/easy-website-home-page-updates/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:59 +0000 Kyle Skrinak http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/?p=646 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a funny thing. Most of our B2B customers are ambivalent about SEO during our specifications phase of development. “We’re word of mouth” is a common sentiment, a largely rational response. SEO is a great marketing tool, especially when well integrated, rather than being thumb-tacked on as an afterthought. However, for [...]]]> http://www.skrinakcreative.com/wp/2012/01/easy-website-home-page-updates/feed/ 0