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Sun, 09/02/2012 - 17:44
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Exactly a year ago, at this time, I was offered a job to become a full time web developer at Quatrohaus. Back at the time, I was still finding my feet in web development, a process that is still ongoing, and I felt truly honored that...

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 13:10
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CSS is all about being specific. Styling the whole house white but window panes orange and leaving the kitchen walls somewhat italicised and looking wobbly. Many a night of grunting can be saved by knowing which elements to target and the right...

Sun, 04/29/2012 - 19:57
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Often times when creating custom modules for Drupal, we get confronted with the problem of setting friendly but useful breadcrumbs. The contribution a clearly set breadcrumb can make on a page can never be understated, it guides the user on where they're coming from and currently are...

Sat, 03/10/2012 - 15:03
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Disclaimer: this is in response to a post written by Sam Chipangura on his blog here:
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Sat, 03/10/2012 - 13:57
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As you may know by now, the Views module is a complex and powerful application that opens up a world of possibilities really. Using it in the last project, I was confronted with a dilemma, creating a simple, dynamic block that displays a...

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 08:30
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If you're new to Drupal, let me tell you something, the Date module is a must-install! It comes with some awesome functionality and a date API that enables you to add date fields to different content types, even entities in...

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 21:40
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It's a new year(!) and we all know what to expect, bigger things! 2011 was nothing but brilliant and I am 100% sure 2012 will be just as fruitful!

I feel it’s an interesting phase we are getting into as Zimbabwe, there are signs of life in the tech sector! 2011 was incredible...

Fri, 07/15/2011 - 14:18
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My Linux installation crashed this morning which got me thinking so much about doing regular backups and making sure everything is secure. It's been a weird week really, one of my mates got his website hacked too so I've had to think a lot on web security as well. I'm a Drupaler and he...

Tue, 07/12/2011 - 16:29
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I was recently asked by a friend how the output from Views can be themed easily. I'm going to show you an easy way for pure Drupal n00bs to control the look and feel of their website. This tutorial does not require much coding skill, just some CSS knowledge and the ability to use Views...

Mon, 06/13/2011 - 14:01
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Months ago I fell in love. In love with a total new way of web design. Minimalism.

Taking action.

After taking a leap from the “shallow” end of web design to trying and find my feet in minimalism design, I decided to take lessons in Drupal Theming. Armed...