First-Time Presenting at Drupal’s “Show,” but Prepared to Swing for the Fences
To paraphrase John Fogerty, “Put me in coach, I’m ready to play [clap, clap-clap] today. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today. Look at me, I can…
A Fate Worse than Death? Conquering Public Speaking at Camps, Conventions
Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a number of events. Some, I've been just an attendee, soaking up the information as it's presented…
Reviewing, Reporting, Communications - Six Foundational Items that Transcend All
A few weeks ago, I had the honour of teaching a class at Western's Faculty of Information & Media Studies. The instructor, Dan Brown, is a friend of…
The Many Strengths of Diversity
Today is Canadian Multiculturalism Day and it marks the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. And, as one who believes in our…
How to Succeed in Editing without Really Trying: A Primer in Surviving (and Thriving in) the Approval Process
There are three words that make business writers cringe. More than “ Can you spin this to make it sound good?”; more than “We really need a blog post…
It's time to focus your marketing efforts
Social media is undoubtedly the ‘buzzword’ of the year so it’s no surprise that when you start think about marketing your brain quickly turns to…
Celebrate Drupal 8
Today we celebrate the launch of Drupal 8 -- the newest version of the world's premiere content management system. We're happy to join the rest of the…
The Eyes of the Drupal Community Are Pointed at Toronto for Drupal North
I’m on my way to Ontario’s capital this week! Why? Because all eyes of the Drupal community will be on Toronto, ON as we prepare to host Drupal North…
When I Upgraded To Drupal 8, This Happened
Years ago when I first started working at Digital Echidna, we updated this stand-alone blog site, Thoughts On All Things Digital, to Drupal 8 from an…
How to satisfy users and internal stakeholders
One of the biggest challenges we face in projects is balancing the needs of the users with those of internal stakeholders. In an ideal world, we’d…