Bad Marketing Slogans - part one

By jason
"Let Nerdy Dragon breathe fire into your business" Probably shouldn't use that one :) ... Read Full Post

drupal 7 - web server/hosting note related to aggreate and compress files setting

By jason
After all the hard work put into designing and developing a site, the final launch to the production hosting environment can get exciting. There are a variety of web server's out there - most common one being apache, however don't discount IIS, lighthttpd, and others. We ran into a situation on Network Solutions, where the Aggregate and Compress Javascript and CSS files settings were not working..actually, they were... Read Full Post

writing code today isn't quite like it used to be...

By jason
Some handy resources out there for software development, and google will get you in touch with them...I've never coded on puchcards, or relied on books for helping me code on projects, however I would like to appreciate those circumstances. I usually manage projects, clients, and focus my time and energy on business development tasks. It wasn't that long ago, that I actually had to code..like, every day. That was a g... Read Full Post

Clear Facebook Cache - Post and Share --developers tip

By jason
Sharing facebook content seems easy, and for the most part it is. If you're developing a web asset that is going to be shared on facebook, you want to take advantage of the open graph - and insert facebook open graph meta tags on your page, so you can specify the proper title, thumbnail, url, description, etc: http://davidwalsh.name/facebook-meta-tags - which is used when sharing url via facebook. When you're develop... Read Full Post

mon and tues of craziness, love the challenges presented by solid growth

By jason
when you're busy, and you're meeting with the bigs, then you've got a double edged sword of customer relations. On one hand, you have to be totally accessible to everyone, and on the other, you have to be solely focused on the time and attention you pay to your current commitments. We've had an amazing week. It's hard to believe the good fortunes and opportunities that we're a part of. Not to bore you, but here goes... Read Full Post

some dynamics behind a solid venture agreement conversation #startup #entrepreneurship #software

By jason
Had some fun meeting with a company, who started as a client, and have evolved into a more collaborative and entrepreneurial venture. The notes I took from the conversation that led us to an agreement in principle, are what you see. We love this stuff. The product is a communications app, involving the cloud and pure awesomeness. Stay tuned. ... Read Full Post

do you git it?! #boise #community #collaboration #startups #byp #ecommerce

By jason
jon: ok looking at the git stuff me: gonna git this git going jon: we'll git er done me: git yeah Not a bad evening conversation. Truth is, Jon and I are working on a pretty sweet project that just so happens to have been cultivated by an introduction made via the Boise Young Professionals organization, as well as a $40 million dollar startup failure (which also included a failed Haiti Mission/Kidnapping/Prison/NBC U... Read Full Post

RewriteRule ^subdirname/(.*)$ /$1 [R=301,NC,L]

By jason
yep, this is a handy statement for redirecting all requests from a sub-folder to the root of the site. Say, for example, you have originally built a drupal site in a subdirectory "/drupal" for example..then, say that some users used the ckFinder image uploader to upload files..and perhaps your designer used some references in the css and/or theme to /drupal/image.... Well, to save yourself from headaches, and buy som... Read Full Post

Epic, commerce configuration extraordinaire - showcasing the power of Drupal Commerce

By jason
Some e-commerce challenges are more involved than others. Anyone can plug some products into a pre-built shopping cart, although tailoring a cart to your needs is a much more involved proposition. Shipping, product attributes, configuration rules, constraints, inventory..the list goes on and on. While working on solving an intricate ordering challenge for a specific industry, we've come across an excellent write-up i... Read Full Post