October, 2008

Drupal 6 Dynamic Content - CCK, Views, and Panels

The Mission:
To create a site that sports a sortable and search able knowledge base, FAQ, Video feed, and podcast.

Drupal 6 Modules Used:
cck
getid3
panels
views
advanced_help
dhtml_menu
imce
pathauto
audio
fckeditor
link
token

Main focus of this tutorial:
Content type creation and CCK
Sorting the content via Views
Presenting the Views with a panel

The Goods:

Linux Basement News:

OLF is over and it was a great time. I'll be talking about it later in the show.

I put a paypal Donate button on the site. Fab inspired me.

As always, you can check out the user articles, submit one, and contact me at chad@linuxbasement.com

Special Report:

OLF Recap.

Reviews:

FreePBX review. Check out the tutorial I used at http://colt45.chemlab.org/?p=55.

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well I'm drivin late at night contemplating life
E E/A
and the meaning of what has been said
E A
And I see a light flicker over a yield sign
E E/A
and I think of reckless abandonment
B A E
and I realize I don't want to be locked down no more

B A E
and I'm ready to go through that door.

E E/A
So I turn at the next light and pull over the car
E A
look up on gps where is the nearest bar
B A E
and I wonder what life will bring

and in my head, I begin to sing

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What mass linux deployment tool (i.e Mandriva pulse) do all of you use to mass deploy linux. I ahve used ghost, but I want something opensource if possible.

Finux Student Hackers Guide to Linux

Well hi guys, and welcome to another Finux's Student Hackers Guide to Linux.  My name is Arron, But as usual you guys can call me finux.

You can find the HPR episode that goes along with these show notes from http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr0215.mp3 and there is also some slides you can download from a talk i did recently on this here http://thelinuxsociety.org.uk/content/rainbow-tables-slides-from-talk

Hi I'm on Debian ppc and there is not flash player for it. While gnash is an option it can make some sites a royle PITA.  A download link or theora  would be great. I hear ogg support  is going to be built into firefox by default soon.  Cheers.

And now what you have all been waiting for... Dann's Ass. As you probably know, Dann from TLLTS drove up together and had a great time talking tech and trying to keep eachother awake. Dann is a great guy. Funny thing though, when you get him drunk, he does interesting things, like well, show his butt. Dann's ass really overshadowed the rest of the conference. No, really, literally.

Jono Bacon is a good speaker. Very funny. I also got to talk to him several times throughout the conference, and he seems like a pretty nice guy. Here is a small excerpt from his talk.

This was easily my favorite presentation of the day. The depth of knowledge and wisdom just oozes from Maddog. I hope to get to see him speak again someday. I wish I had caught there part where he talks about giving wifi to small tribes in africa. They get offered a solor panel, or a bike. They almost always to choose the bike to power the battery. When asked why, they said that if the solar panel broke, it could take months to get it repaired, but they have bikes and alternators around if they need parts.

The Zenoss guys were really cool. I hope to get them on the show next season.

These guys did a great job. The Ubuntu booth was one of the busiest all day.

The first 3 minutes of 20 minute argument, where people were trying to tell me that Apple promotes freedom. I actually went outside and smoked crack after this video just to feel like I fit in.

Yes, I talk too much. But the fact that I could complete sentences that morning is actually quite amazing.

Ladies and Gentlemen. I give you Pat Davilla, and Dann Washko from TLLTS!

i expected this young thin blond guy, what a surprise, but you do look like the tradtional it guy. It's true you can not judge someone by the voice.

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Linux Basement News:
The new Video feed is up at http://www.linuxbasement.com/vlog and it can also be subscribed to with http://www.linuxbasement.com/vlog/feed. There will be OLF videos up on this feed!
OLF is here baby! Keep close tabs on the site, as I will be uploading information as much as possible.
As always, you can support the show by writing user articles, buying t-shirts, and spreading the word. Thank you!

** Issues with the feed should now be resolved. Please contact me chad@linuxbasement.com if you have further problems***

Linux Basement News:

The new Video feed is up at http://www.linuxbasement.com/vlog and it can also be subscribed to with http://www.linuxbasement.com/vlog/feed. There will be OLF videos up on this feed!

OLF is here baby! Keep close tabs on the site, as I will be uploading information as much as possible.