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Basics of making a mobile website with Drupal

twom — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:59:06 +0000

Going mobile is gaining importance and increasing numbers of users are accessing your website through their mobile devices. Still little amount of sites are prepared for this behaviour and offer non-optimal experiences.

With a few simple steps this experience can be optimized, and this is where this session will be about! How to go mobile with your existing Drupal installation, or design your Drupal site specifically for mobile.

The session will guide you through the basics of making a mobile website, the tools, pitfalls, etc...

Speaker bio:

Tom is software architect at the open source company Siruna. After having worked as a project and research coordinator at the Interdisciplinary Institute for BroadBand Technology with a focus on interactive television, recommender systems and mobile user experience, Tom joined Siruna. He has been working on the open source parts and integration with Drupal.

How To: Install, Upgrade, Backup, & Migrate

Slurpee — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:29:16 +0000

Live demonstration of how to setup a Drupal site, upgrade to the newest version, backup the site, and migrate to a new server.

Experience the "Drupal Test Drive". If you are interested in a testing Drupal site to use during this presentation please comment below. We will configure your site prior to the presentation. This will enable you to get into the driver seat and go for a Drupal Test Drive. We will cover all of the basics to have you installed, securely up to date, backups running, and the ability to move your site from server to server.

Speaker bio:

owner at DrupalAdmin.net and posses extensive experience working at an ISP. Long history of dealing with critical open source systems 24/7. Currently traveling the world spreading the word of Drupal full time by taking care of Managed Drupal Services. Favorite hobbies include Drupal, organizing DrupalCampChicago.org, and managing the Chicago Drupal Meet Up Group (cdmug.org).

What's new in Panels 3

merlinofchaos — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:50:47 +0000

Panels 3 was an unexpected but necessary major overhaul of Panels 2. In fact, it should probably not really be called Panels, as it is just a tiny piece of it. Instead, Panels 3 is really a Page Manager and it gives you vast amounts of control over your site.

See how this works, how Panels is extended, and how this is really just the tip of a very large iceberg.

Speaker bio:

Earl Miles is well known within the community for his contributions to the Drupal projected, particularly Views, Panels and improvements to the theming system in Drupal 6.