Switchback CMS
At Switchback, I worked primarily as a Drupal API developer, implementing custom functionality for clients and contributing back to the open-source community.
Scrapwalls.com
Scrapwalls.com is a photo collage web application. After users have uploaded photos and chosen a shape and a format, the application arranges users’ photos into the shape that they requested. Once they are satisfied, they can order a print of their collage.
Dynamically creating views in Drupal
The Views module can be broken down into three main parts: the query builder, the display builder and the user interface. Usually, we use the interface to control the other two parts, but sometimes situations call for query and display logic that the interface cannot provide.
A good introduction to dynamic views is the function views_embed_view(). [...]
Should I use Drupal 7?
There are a lot of things to consider when making the decision to go with Drupal 7 or Drupal 6. I will provide some general advice, but many factors will be specific to your project. So my first piece of advice is to do a lot of research on what modules are available. This means [...]
Use the output buffer to debug a SOAP server
I’m working on a Quickbooks module for Drupal Ubercart. By implementing a SOAP server, it is possible to allow the Quickbooks Web Connector (QWC) to pull down XML snippets representing store information. We’re using the SOAP server module for Drupal, which extends services.
Quickbooks is the event horizon – you have know idea what it does with [...]
Figuring out the Facebook API
A lot has been said about Facebook’s service oriented API, most of it bad. Recently I used the PHP Facebook SDK to make an app that gathers Facebook photos from users who want to make an online collage. The project is scrapwalls.com, and the Facebook import feature is now live. Anyway, I didn’t think the [...]
JSON output from Javascript
Have you ever wished that html forms could send more than just key value pairs to the server? While working with the Facebook API, I found that I needed to send an array of objects back to the server for processing when the user submits the form. JSON was the ideal solution, but I soon [...]
Understanding Cogito Ergo Sum
If one’s goal is to build up a valid understanding of human experience, one may begin by assembling the set of propositions that will serve as building materials for the foundation. Descartes believed that he could justify and vindicate our entire ontology in such a way, provided he could establish a foundational truth. “I think, [...]
Want to run xDebug? MAMP is the easiest way …
Just got through an epic struggle with Xdebug. It ended in victory! Some one had demonstrated this software at the last Ann Arbor Drupal Users Group meeting and it looked sweet. Xdebug provides a standard set of debugging features, like breakpoints, watch expressions, step into/through/over/out, etc. It integrates well with Netbeans and one of my co-workers [...]
Scrapwalls.com Launch!
We are excited to present Scrapwalls, a web application that lets you make shape collages out of your photos!