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Large scale Drupal project guide

This is a really good guide to building a large scale Drupal website.

https://www.drupal.org/resource-guides/launching-government-website

Author ghostyPosted on March 12, 2015March 12, 2015Format LinkCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Large scale Drupal project guide

Mailcatcher – debug email development

I have blogged in the past about a good way to catch email in a dev environment. Well I have found a better way.

Check out the awesome MailCatcher that runs as an smtp service on your setup and then presents the mail through a simple to use web interface.

Author ghostyPosted on February 16, 2014Format LinkCategories Coding, WebTags debug, development, email, mailcatherLeave a comment on Mailcatcher – debug email development

Placeit – Realistic Product Screenshots

Ever wanted to have one of those images that show your product on some stylish computer or phone, but not got the skills in photoshop or time to do it?

Problem solved.  Head over to Placeit to create them really easily!

placeit

Author ghostyPosted on January 6, 2014January 6, 2014Format LinkCategories WebTags placeit, product, screenshotLeave a comment on Placeit – Realistic Product Screenshots

Check SSL Certificates for expiry

Check SSL Certificates for expiry

Prevent those embarrassing support queries from your customers saying that your site in down due to SSL errors by monitoring the certificates you have installed.

Use this script from Prefetch to check validity.  Run it as a cron and get an email warning you expiry is close.

Author ghostyPosted on December 15, 2013December 15, 2013Format LinkCategories WebLeave a comment on Check SSL Certificates for expiry

Worried about your privacy on the Internet?

Then stop posting private stuff…..

http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2013/11/18/the-social-media-experiment-invading-strangers-privacy-with-the-help-of-social-media-video/

Author ghostyPosted on November 19, 2013Format LinkCategories thoughts of the dayTags privacy, social mediaLeave a comment on Worried about your privacy on the Internet?

Writing Drupal Context conditions plugins

Fantastic guide at http://dtek.net/blog/extending-drupals-context-module-custom-condition-based-field-value on how to write a context condition for drupal.

Author ghostyPosted on October 18, 2013October 18, 2013Format LinkCategories DrupalTags condition, context, drupal, pluginLeave a comment on Writing Drupal Context conditions plugins

puPHPet

Just came across this site to help you build a Vagrant LAMP stack really easily.  Check the options that you want, download the file, and vagrant up

https://puphpet.com

Author ghostyPosted on October 6, 2013October 6, 2013Format LinkCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on puPHPet

The Band Company

If you are after a band for your event, be it Wedding, Graduation, Prom, Christmas Party, or a good old fashioned knees-up, then I highly recommend you check out the fine people at The Band Company.

They offer an excellent service for all your live music needs in Kent & Sussex.

Author ghostyPosted on October 3, 2013Format LinkCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on The Band Company

New Site

I have been working on a new site for some friends who are heading off to go skiing for 6 months renting GoPro’s to fellow snow goers

check them out at http://YouGoPro.co

Author ghostyPosted on November 13, 2012October 5, 2013Format LinkCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on New Site

Cool particle/flame effect using canvas

http://thecodeplayer.com/walkthrough/html5-canvas-experiment-a-cool-flame-fire-effect-using-particle/

Author ghostyPosted on July 6, 2012July 6, 2012Format LinkCategories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Cool particle/flame effect using canvas

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