Inspirations

DrupalCon 2016: Caryl’s Highlights

Caryl J Westerberg — Tue, 31 May 2016 23:54:52 +0000

DrupalCon (Drupal Conference) 2016 marked the 3rd DrupalCon that I attended. With Drupal 8 released, I felt it was time to go to the conference and kick the tires.

Held in historic New Orleans, I not only learned more about Drupal 8, but I learned about the beignets, cemeteries, and handgrenades. But that’s for another story.

An Open Source Moment

Shea Ross McKinney — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:20:46 +0000

There are times where I curse open source software but those times are far outweighed by the times that I am reminded why I love it so much.

Normally my blog posts are on the technical side because that is where I feel safe and comfortable writing in a public space but I felt compelled, okay, urged by the boss and team, to write about a moment that I gushed about during a recent staff meeting.

Update status for your custom features

Shea Ross McKinney — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:14:57 +0000

Not all modules belong on Drupal.org

My Time at Stanford Web Services

Johan Baath — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:15:47 +0000

Even though it feels like I have known the SWS team for years, the truth is that I have only been here for two months. The reason it feels that way might be because of the amount of things I’ve learned from my colleagues over the past 8 weeks could be compared to an intense 4-year combined degree in Computer Science/Customer Relations/Project Management. Another reason could be that the amazing people that comprise this team make you feel at home right away.

Habit Summit 2015: a Silicon Valley product design conference

Linnea Ann Williams — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:00:18 +0000

This last week I attended the Habit Summit, a day-long conference here at Stanford where industry leaders in software and app development get together to talk frankly about how to make engaging customer experiences and get people hooked on their tools and games.

Designing With Emotion and Personality in Mind

Joe Knox — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:50:40 +0000

In this post, I'll share one of my take-aways from reading A Book Apart's Designing for Emotion, highlighting how infusing personality into the things we create can help produce emotionally engaging experiences that make long-lasting impressions on our audience.

Top 6 things to do while your cache clears on its own

Linnea Ann Williams — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:05:39 +0000

Caches are a great tool, they store your website's database and code information in a way that loads much faster. But they DO mean that your changes don't appear right away.

Where are my changes?

One of the things we here at Stanford Web Services get emailed about most frequently is, "Why did my changes disappear when I logged out?" The answer is that the site caches haven't yet been updated, but they will if we wait a little bit (sometimes a few hours or so).

Cynthia's BADCamp Wrap-Up

Cynthia Mijares — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:01:30 +0000

Better late than never for a BADCamp wrap-up! This year I was able to attend both the Higher Ed Summit on Friday and conference sessions on Saturday at Bay Area Drupal Camp. My personal highlights are below.

OpenWeb Conference 2013

Caryl J Westerberg — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:07:02 +0000

Over a weekend in mid-July several members of Stanford IT Services turned up at the OpenWeb conference held at the Paypal Town Hall in San Jose. This conference, the brain child of John Foliot, had its roots at Stanford. Although a variety of sessions were available, this conference seemed to concentrate on accessibility.