I was escorted into the world of computing when my parents purchased a Commodore Vic20 in or around 1982. Typically quite frugal, my father understood the power of computers (at least for his kids, he still won't mess with them) and upped the antie by purchasing an Apple IIc for me in 1984.
I became interested in static HTML in '97 and a few years later became a big fan of WYSIWYG editors (GoLive and Dreamweaver) after using them for several employers as well as freelance work. As the web developed it became clear that I needed additional functionality and I started investigating open source web frameworks. Drupal made the most sense to me and since then I've become active in the Chicago Drupal community as an attendee of the Chicago Drupal Meetup Group and an Assistant Organizer of the Fox Valley Drupal Meetup Group. I run GoGrow.org and build Drupal sites for churches and other Christian ministries.
I'm married and have three small children. We attend and volunteer at a Vineyard church here in Aurora. I am quite interested in how church and tech can be better integrated.
I am a Geek. I love God.
Has anyone heard of the Gurus of Tech?
From their site:
This tutorial will explain how to pass a default image to View Slideshow based on taxonomy or content type. It's in response to the post Views Slide Show - Need help with a strategy
Here is an export of the View to get you started:
$view = new view;
$view->name = 'slideshow';
$view->description = 'Every View wants a description!';
$view->tag = 'default';
$view->base_table = 'node';
$view->human_name = 'Slideshow';
$view->core = 7;
A fun read about how getting the Bible onto digital devices has become a publishing phenomenon.
D4D. THE THIRD ANNUAL DRUPAL DESIGN CAMP BOSTON, THE DRUPAL COMMUNITY'S FIRST CAMP DEDICATED TO DESIGN, IS TAKING PLACE AGAIN ON SAT AND SUN JUNE 25-26 AT THE MIT STATA CENTER. EACH YEAR, 315+ DRUPALISTS GATHER IN CAMBRIDGE TO DISCUSS IDEAS AND TAKE PART IN INTERACTIVE SESSIONS ON THE FUTURE OF DRUPAL, FOCUSING ON EVERYTHING FROM USABILITY TO TECHNOLOGY FROM A DESIGN PERSPECTIVE.
I'm going...anybody wanna meetup?
How many from the G&G community are planning on attending DrupalCon Chicago? Please add a comment and hopefully we can arrange a meetup sometime during the conference.
Also, who has submitted a session proposal? I know of:
Matt Farina: Making the Front End of A Website Faster
Mine: What Your .PSD Won't Tell You: A Designer Looks at Drupal Theme Development