Talking Drupal

In episode #204 we talk about getting the most out of DrupalCon and expanding your toolkit. www.talkdrupal.com/204 Topics Drupal stories Getting the most of DrupalCon  Planning your trip Exhibit floor Social events Expanding your toolkit Resources Drupal accepted into Google Summer of Code 2019 #175 - Automated Testing with Oliver Guest Host Oliver Davies  @opdavies   www.drupal.org/u/opdavies Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #203 we talk about writing speaking proposals for Drupal conferences and camps.  www.talkdrupal.com/203 Topics Drupal Stories Monthly Update From the Tim at the Drupal Association Speaking idea Session Submission How important is experience? Shelf life of a presentation Challenges as a selection committee Tips for getting selected Resources The World Wide Web at 30: We got the free and open internet we deserve. Solid (web decentralization project) Beaker: the Decentralized Read-Write Browser  Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe Notis Help Me Abstract   Guest Host Chad Hester @chadkhester www.unleashed-technologies.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In this episode we talk about non-mainstream modules we have recently discovered or are using regularly.  www.talkingdrupal.com/202 Topics / Modules Google Commerce Tag Manager Simple XML Sitemap Views AJAX History Protect Pages Pathologic Csv Serialization Recreate Block Content SVG Image Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #201 we talk about Single Sign On with SAML and oAuth.  www.talkingdrupal.com/201 Topics What is Single Sign On? Single Sign On Protocols Single Sign On Terminology Recommended drupal modules SAML vs. OAuth SSO Brokers Issues with SSO Modules OAuth2 Client SAML Authentication Social API Nate’s SAML modules: Drupal 7 (Uses the OneLogin PHP Toolkit) Drupal 8 (Uses LightSAML) Resources Introducing the Quicklink Module for Drupal    Guest Host Nathan Dentzau - @NathanDentzau Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Topics Catching up with Jason Discussion with Dries Resources Web typography newsletter! Type Audits Guests Jason Pamental - @jpamental https://rwt.io Dries Buytaert - @Dries https://dri.es Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In #199 we get an update from the DA, answer a listener's question, discuss Google Analytics alternatives, Re-coupling Drupal and VS Code. www.talkingdrupal.com/199 Topics The Lost episode Stories Drupal Association Update Drupal Template VS Code Resources Announcing the New Lullabot.com It's not me, Google, it's you - from GA to Fathom Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Ever wonder how Talking Drupal is created? This episode is for you.  www.talkingdrupal.com/198 Topics Show prep Audio Mics Mixing board Digital Recorder Zoom  Post Processing Resources Mackie 802 Zoom H4nPro   Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Topics Stories What is contributing Direct and indirect contributions Ways to contribute Resources Lando is ready for the masses with RC2 release Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #196 we talk with Mike Miles about the skills you can develop to change directions.  www.talkingdrupal.com/196 Topics Drupal stories Upcoming NERD Summit  Non-Drupal work Skills that are valuable to go beyond Drupal Goal setting How to obtain new skills Resources European Commission will start offering bug bounties for Open Source software NERD Summit Developing Up Podcast Podcast Episodes related to Beyond Drupal: Using D.U.M.B goals and S.M.A.R.T goals to grow your development career. Developing The Why The three key phrases you need to know to be a great developer Drive to Work - Dream Job Mike Miles Genuine Guest Mike Miles - @smthomas3 www.CodeKarate.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #195 with talk about finding Drupal work with Shane Thomas. www.talkingdrupal.com/195. Topics Stories DrupalCon North America Linux on Dell Finding Drupal Jobs and Works Tactical Steps Strategic Steps Job Services Resources Stories DrupalCon North America Dell Shipped Linux On 162 Unique Platforms In Fiscal Year 2019 Indeed  Zip Recruiter Code Karate Guests Shane Thomas - @smthomas3 www.CodeKarate.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan    

In episode #194 we talk with Ashraf Abed and Kevin Thull about the inception and launch of Drupal.tv. We also talk about Drupal turning 18, Webform joining Open Collective and Drupal Mountain Camp.  www.talkingdrupal.com/194 Topics  Drupal Stories What is Drupal.tv? What is connection between Debug Academy and Drupal.tv short and long term? How did Drupal.tv come about? How to Add content? Who is developing? Feature Roadmap How to contribute Resources The Webform module for Drupal joins Open Collective Introducing the (unofficial) Drupal Recording Initiative A new beginning for the Drupal community! Drupal Recording Initiative Drupal.tv Guests Ashraf Abed - @ashabed www.debugacademy.com Kevin Thull - @kevinjthull www.bluedropshop.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

In episode #193 we talk about tasks for maintaining a Drupal website. We also get an update from the Drupal Association.  www.talkingdrupal.com/193 Topics  Update from the Drupal Association with Tim Lennen What do we mean by maintaining? Technology & Functionality Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Functionality Resources Log Noise https://www.loggly.com/ https://www.elastic.co/products/kibana https://newrelic.com/ https://sentry.io/welcome/ Link Checker https://www.drupal.org/project/broken_link https://www.drupal.org/project/linkchecker Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

For our first show recorded in 2019 we talk with Chad and Shelley, a husband and wife team in the tech field with Drupal.  www.talkingdrupal.com/192. Topics Introduction of guests Chad Hester and Shelley Goetz  What does Unleashed do? What does Tesserac UXD do? The Drupal journey The importance of UX Interesting Projects in 2019 Guests Chad Hester www.unleashed-technologies.com @chadkhester Shelley Goetz www.tesserac-uxd.com @ShelleyGoetz Resources  Information Architecture, 4th Edition](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920034674.do) Chad's Cocktail - www.chadkhester.com Wish List Module Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

In episode #191 we talk about gifts to give a Drupalist or technologist. Things we want or recently bought.  www.talkingdrupal.com/191 Topics John Eero - https://eero.com/ Wemo - https://www.belkin.com/us/Products/smarthome-iot/c/wemo/ Amazon Home Services - House Cleaning Hosting Stephen Nerd T-Shirt - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0771TC2J4/?coliid=I3MXPY3US3QB47&colid=2I5KF19OL90S&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Book/Magazine/Subscription (Linux Journal) - https://www.linuxjournal.com/ Finger knitting Raspberry Pi Dramble Parts Nic Raspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/ Aeotec Aeon Labs Zwave usb hub http://a.co/d/7kqsIHe Zwave smart switch or bulb https://www.amazon.com/Leviton-DZ1KD-1BZ-Decora-Dimmer-Technology/dp/B01MQX5L8P/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545242892&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=zwave&psc=1 The name of the wind - Patrick Rothfuss - https://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/index.asp   Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencr

In episode #190 with talk with Mike Anello, from Drupal Easy, about local web development and his new book. Topics Local development journey Benefits of DDEV Company behind DDEV The Book Drupal Easy Training Drupal Easy Podcast FL Drupal Camp Guest Mike Anello www.drupaleasy.com @ultimike Resources Local Web Development with DDEV Explained DDEV, Docksal, and Lando: A comparison  Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan  

Topics  How Automattic uses Slack Cesar's Interview process Synchronous and A-Synchronous messaging Internal and External Communications Managing Slack Helpful Add-ons Giphy :) Zapier Meekan scheduling Resources John’s DrupalCon Session Configuration Management A True Life Story Open Source Alternatives to Slack Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Cesar Abeid - https://cesarabeid.com/  @cesarabeid    

In episode #188 we talk with Brian Perry about tools for generating static websites.  www.talkingdrupal.com/188 Topics What does “static site generation” mean? Why would someone what to create a static website? Tools Jekyll Sculpin Gatsby JS With Drupal - Tome module Build process Dynamic and server side functionality Recommendations to get started Modules Tome Module Resources Jekyll Sculpin  Gatsby JS Netlify Contenta CMS    Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Brian Perry - www.bounteous.com @bricomedy

In episode #187 we talk with Dwayne McDaniel from Pantheon.  www.talkingdrupal.com/187   Topics NEDCamp experience Work life before Pantheon Role at Pantheon - what does a Developer Advocate do? Booth vs non-Booth What has it been like to be part of Pantheon during their successful growth? How many conferences per year Likes and dislikes about travel What are the differences between Wordpress and Drupal communities Non-Tech Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan Dwayne McDaniel - www.mcdwayne.com @McDwayne

In episode #185, we talk about tasks that need to be completed when a website launches.  www.talkingdrupal.com/185 Topics Why we have this list?  Do you have a list like this... Communicate date and time with client and host if applicable Have go no go meeting Search Engine Stuff Analytics setup XML Site Map Google Webmaster Metatag module - www.drupal.org/project/metatag Redirects Domain DNS Test www bare domain Setup SSL and Configure SSL redirect Check all content is being accessed via https (Avoid mixed content console error)  Security Lockdown Performance Testing http://talkingdrupal.com/088 Disable development modules Cron Database Log Files PHP Check Max Upload Files Check POST max size Check Max Max Execution Time Memcache   Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLighteneddevelopment.com @nicxvan

Live from New England Drupal camp, Stephen interviews 10 speakers, sponsors and the keynote presenter.  www.talkingdrupal.com/186 Topics Mike Miles - Geniune Interactive  Susan Krushinsky - William Ravis  Shane Thomas - Code Karate Jason Pamental - Responsive Web Typography Jeff Geerling - www.jeffgeerling.com Kirsten Burgard - Drupal GovCon Kelly Albrecht - Last Call Media Kevin Pugh & Kevin Thull - Open DevShop Patrick Corbett - Redfin Solutions  Kathy Beck - Oomph Inc Hosts Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross