Drupal
Drupal's Big Data Problem
Scaling Drupal: Addressing the challenges of managing large datasets in Drupal, including practical solutions for developers to enhance performance...
Blog
Project Management
Agile Resource Planning at a Fixed-Bid Drupal Dev Shop
AI-driven agile resource planning at Metal Toad Media optimizes workflows and maximizes efficiency using customized Google spreadsheets for dynamic...
HTML & CSS
ToadCast 006 - Google Fiber, OOCSS, and some nostalgia
ToadCast #6, I was joined by Dan Linn to discuss Google Fiber, MTV (unexpectedly), personal audio devices, cool javascript projects, and CSS.
Drupal
How I got Twitter, UNIX Timestamps, and Drupal 7 to all play nice
Fixing Twitter OAuth in Drupal 7: Discover how we resolved authentication issues caused by unsynchronized server time and missing exception handling...
Drupal
How to Write Drupal Update Scripts
This is the second part in my two-part series about Drupal update scripts, specifically focusing on using update scri
Drupal
Creating a Custom Panels Layout in Drupal 7 (Video Tutorial)
There are a lot of great tutorials on the web and, as Chris pointed out, Drupal is a pretty developer friendly pla
Drupal
Why You Should Spend the Extra Time to Write Drupal Update Scripts
Learn why investing time in writing Drupal update scripts can enhance quality and serve as a valuable learning tool for developers.
Business
How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home
So you want to work from home? Well, you have to convince me first. Ok. Maybe not me exactly, but I am a business owner and for years I successfully...
Mobile Development
ToadCast 005 - We'll Do It Live
Join us for ToadCast #5, our first live podcast, featuring discussions on Facebook privacy, mobile apps, hackable media centers, and more.
Drupal
How Drupal is more welcoming than WordPress
I think we've all heard a few things about how Drupal and WordPress compare to each other.
Project Management
Staying Organized – Tools of the Trade
Learn essential tools and techniques for project managers in digital strategy agencies to stay organized and efficient, featuring insights.
Design
PhoneGap Day! Michael Brooks on Contributing to Apache Cordova
Join Michael Brooks as he discusses the Apache Cordova, the importance of open source designers, tech writers, and how join the PhoneGap community.
Git
PhoneGap Day! Patrick Mueller on Weinre
Learn insights from PhoneGap Day 2012, featuring discussions on Weinre, PhoneGap 2.0, and PhoneGap Build from Patrick Mueller and Pamela Fox.
Artificial Intelligence
Phonegap Day! Pamela Fox on Phonegap Pain Points
Pamela Fox - @pamelafox She used to work for google, was on the Wave project.
Artificial Intelligence
Phonegap Day! Fil Maj on what's new in PhoneGap 2.0
We have two toads at PhoneGap Day here in Portland - you can follow the conference on Twitter #pgday. I'll be live blogging the event.
Artificial Intelligence
PhoneGap Day! Andrew Lunny and Hardeep Shoker on Phonegap Build
Andrew Lunny @alunny & Hardeep Shoker @hardeepshoker
Drupal
Learning the Metal Toad Way
Stay current with front-end development trends using these recommended blogs, podcasts, and newsletters from Metal Toad experts.
The Toadcast
ToadCast 004 - Everyone Wins
Join us on ToadCast 004 as we discuss Google IO announcements, HTML5 app tools, and answer listener questions with Aaron Amstutz and Slavko Pesic.
SaaS Application
ToadCast 003 - Retina, Web Audio, and Surface
Join us on ToadCast 003 as we discuss Retina displays, Microsoft's Surface tablet, the Web Audio API, and more with guest Aaron Amstutz.
SaaS Application
ToadCast 002
Explore our second ToadCast episode discussing browsers, HTML5 boilerplate for Drupal, user experience, and modern web development with Dan Linn.
JavaScript
ToadCast 001 - Hello World!
Check out the first episode of Metal Toad's Toadcast, a weekly podcast diving into web tech, JavaScript, and more. Join us on this exciting journey!
Business
Using Twitter Effectively
You may have noticed Metal Toad has been expanding our scope when it comes to blog content – namely a lot of interviews, event coverage, and (soon) a...
SaaS Application
Parse / extract server settings from your Capfile
One interesting thing that has evolved from our use of Capistrano is the configuration files have become the de-facto documentation hub for a...
Artificial Intelligence
WebVisions PDX Interview Series 2012
The WebVisions Conference came through Portland last week - and Metal Toad was there to capture as many interviews as we could.