I was recently talking with the fine folks at UCSF.edu and they mentioned that they do updates of giant Drupal multisites.  I asked them how they manage that.  The answer: a script!  So of course I wanted one too.

Here are my steps:

At work we're still stuck on IE9.  We just started the discussion of upgrading our web browser, and Project Spartan came up.  As a web developer, there's only one thing I care about: is it compatible?

So, I made the leap from shared hosting to a virtual private server.  Why?  A few reasons:

1. You'll never get great performance from shared hosting
2. I've gained confidence in my own ability to devops
3. I'm trying to improve my skill set
4. It's actually cheaper; $7/mo for Hostgator shared hosting vs. $5/mo for Digital Ocean
5. It's fun!  (I need to get out more.)

My first reaction?

This is a problem I've solved many times, but I keep forgetting to write it down.  The problem is: You install Drupal on a new Linux server running Ubuntu.  Clean urls don't work.

This is a rant about the best-constructed website on the internet: Google.

I've received this question a lot lately so I thought I'd put it on the blog.  The question is: Why is Drupal the best web app platform?  Here's the answer.

If you're a startup or already running a small business, you need a website.  You know that already.  Here's a primer on how to do it right.  (Spoiler: It doesn't involve hiring me.)

A couple weeks ago, Linus Torvald's dad revealed that the NSA had asked his son to build vulnerabilities into Linux, but his son had refused.  The article then points out that it wouldn't have worked anyway, because Linux is open source.