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This Drupal-based website is where I rant about my interests (see the topics menu on the right) and essentially anything else that was worth my time to read or laugh about. It's also a work in progress for me as I use it to continually sharpen my Drupal web development skills and explore the power Web 2.0. In case you're curious, here's a list of things I've been working on for this website.
WARNING: It's technical and geek-oriented...
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Start | Finish | Notes/To-Do |
| x | Install Facebook Status block |
09.05.08
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09.07.08
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- Installed Facebook Status mod - Defined $status in line 104 fbstatus.module - Added $status and [feed] link in line 108 fbstatus.module - CSS and favicon background |
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| x | Install FancyBox (runs on jQuery) |
09.07.08
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09.07.08
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- Replaced Lightbox2 mod - Add support for flickr stream - 10/4: Reverted back to Lightbox2 due to Fancybox IE bugs |
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| x | Add datestamp and tags to blog teasers |
09.16.08
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09.16.08
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- Created node-blog.tpl.php - Added taxonomy-teaser CSS class |
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Develop videos subsite w/ video node CCK fields and Views interface
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09.04.08
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ongoing |
09.04.2008: 09.07.2008 - 10.06.2008: 10.03.2008: 10.06.2008: Fix Imagecache alt/title bug (#) 12.08.2008: x Video-specific search options |
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| x | Redesign custom pager arrows |
09.19.08
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09.19.08
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jCarousel ie7 theme nav arrows | |
| x | Fix TinyMCE rich-text toggle |
09.20.08
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09.20.08
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ToggleTinyMCE.patch | |
| *** |
Design new theme (Marinelli variant) |
09.21.08
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ongoing |
09.21-29.2008: 10.12.2008: 10.15.2008: Themed blockquotes 10.23.2008: Theme comments 01.12-13.2009: Themed search input form 01.23-24.2009: |
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| *** | AJAX/jQuery-based site conversion and theming |
09.21.08
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ongoing
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09.21.2009 - 12.25.2008: 10.14.2008: Installed Facebox 01.12.2009 - 01.14.2009: Implement AJAX modular popups for contact and email forms 01.24.2009: Enabled AJAX-powered frontpage w/ Views |
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| x | Create Activity Stream redesign w/ jCarousel |
09.22.08
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09.23.08
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Created Lifestream widget w/ Activity Stream mod & jCarousel | |
| x | Create Flickr-based photo gallery |
09.24.08
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09.24.08
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- Tried dfGallery -> scrapped b/c buggy w/ Flickr - Installed/configured Cooliris Embeddable 3D Wall - Debug IE7 FancyBox + SWF compatability |
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| x | Retheme blocks w/ Block Class mod |
09.26.08
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09.26.08
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- Modified/simplified theme containers CSS - Modified block.tpl.php |
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| x | Fix Reptags mod SiteWide tags |
09.28.08
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09.28.08
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Updated mod to latest dev | |
| x | Create jQuery frontpage tab block |
10.04.08
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12.25.08
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10.04.2008: 12.25.2008: |
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| x | Install Fileframework and themed attachments "block" | # | 10.12.08 | 10.12.08 | - Setup Fileframework, Bitcache, and RDF mods; themed attachments CSS - Uninstalled Transliteration to allow spaces in file names |
| x | Add blog archives views | # | 10.12.08 | 10.12.08 | Added Page front page Block views |
| *** | Site performance optimization | # | 10.13.08 | ongoing | - Used FF Firebug + YSlow for Firebug to debug - Decreased HTTP Requests with JS and CSS aggregation (enabled CSS optimization; JS optimization disabled until TinyMCE JS bug resolved) - Aggregate JS w/ Javascript Aggregator mod - GZIP components: Enabled normal page caching and compression - Put JS at bottom of page.tpl.php - Reduced DNS lookups and URL redirects - Disabled ETags - Added PHP buffer flushing - Site now loads < 6 sec instead of 10+! - Fixed TinyMCE JS optimization bugs (used WYSIWYG mod instead) - Optimize ShareThis mod performance (CSS positioning & DNS lookups; fixed in v1.4+) x Continue reducing HTTP Requests, DNS lookups, URL redirects, and CSS background images |
| x | Add links CCK fields for blog content nodes | 10.17.08 | 10.17.08 | - Elsewhere on the Web Link field - Related posts Node Reference field |
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| x | Setup web-based upload utility | # | 10.17.08 | 10.17.08 | Installed WebFM mod |
| x | Install site counter | # | 10.19.08 | 10.19.08 | - Installed Counter mod - Customized CSS for footer block |
| x | Add YouTube to Activity Stream mod | 10.19.08 | 10.19.08 | Added custom feed: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/users/USERNAME/favorites | |
| x | Theme online video pages and related links blocks | # | 10.21.08 | 10.22.08 | - Custom styled online videos page w/ Contemplate mod template & CSS - CSS styled online video nodes - Created related links block w/ Link mod - Created related videos block w/ CCK Node Reference mod |
| *** | Site monetization and traffic optimization | 10.29.08 | ongoing |
10.17.2008: Setup RSS feeds 10.18.2008: Implemented Google AdSense Ads w/ Adsense mod 10.29.2008: Added dynamic custom ad block 12.12.2008: Added Google Adsense search 12.23-24.2008: Created frontpage RSS subscribe block 12.24.2008: Added node pingback/trackback 12.25.2008: Create XML sitemap for search engine optimization (increases traffic) (p) 12.25.008 - ?: Implement Tipyjoy popout ad widget 01.12-14.2009: Create topic-specific RSS feeds to accomodate user preferences |
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| x | Add embedded video thumbnail support in Recent Videos block |
11.24.08
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12.25.08
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- Tweaked Views settings and CSS - Need to fix CCK empty field issue to allow proper display of video node titles |
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| x | Create Video node teaser custom template | 11.26.08 | 11.26.08 | Used Contemplate mod & CSS | |
| p | Create Digg/Google News styled auto-updating social news site | 11.23.08 | pending | Currently 50% done; Developing w/ the following mods: - The Engine: Drigg, FeedAPI, FeedAPI Mapper, Websnapr (modifed for image thumbs) - Content Display: Panels, CSS, jQuery stuff |
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| x | Add blog topics menu | 12.03.08 | 12.03.08 | Improved usability by moving Lifestream block to tab; made CSS tweaks. | |
| x | Theme Video: Game nodes | # | 12.05.08 | 12.05.08 | Lots of CSS coding; uploaded a few trailers. |
| x | Fix FlashVideo-File Framework incompatibility issue | # | 12.08.08 | 12.17.08 | - Upgraded to latest FlashVideo mod (batch video import feature now works almost flawlessly) - Re-created older FlashVideo nodes and video file structure |
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Develop music subsite | # | 01.06.09 | ongoing | - Customized imeem playlist embeds - Themed w/ Quick Tabs - Mini SearchMe Widget as coverflow |
| x | Theme printer-friendly pages | 01.25.09 | 01.25.09 | - Recoded print.css in Print mod - Ensure DiggThis widgets and node blocks are hidden - Restyled blockquotes |
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Resolve freetagging/primary taxonomy term issue for video nodes | # | 12.25.08 | pending | http://drupal.org/node/332423 |
| p | Create personal publications page | Upload and use Scribd embeds | |||
| Create piano/guitar sheet music database page/subsite | Upload my sheet music library. |