I’ve been back from D.C. a couple weeks and I am still trying to distill everything I experienced at Drupalcon. With three days of intense sessions, Birds of a Feather gatherings, discussions and keynote speeches I have yet to find a way synthesize everything. In fact, I was so excited by some of the things I learned, I am frustrated by not bing able to implement them. OK, it’s only been 2 weeks, so...
One of the oddest things at this event is the constant search for power. All these people wandering around with laptops and netbooks, power cords in hand, clustering around outlets and power strips like animals huddling around watering holes in the dry season. it makes me wonder about all the power being sucked off the grid on a daily basis. This thirst so evident at Drupalcon is just a tiny manifestation of what happens...
My hotel is only 5 blocks from the Verizon Convention Center in Washington, D.C. So it’s an easy walk in the cold morning sun. But today, day 2 of Drupalcon, as I got to the Convention Center door I realized I forgot my pass to Drupalcon. So I hiked back to the hotel, and the back to the center. 15 blocks already today. So far this morning I’ve been to a session on the...
Just in time for Drupalcon D.C. where I am right now, we have finally launched our new web site at Morse Media, all done in Drupal, of course. This thing has been in the works for years. It’s such a relief to get it this far. Still some things to do, but I am happy overall.
Making money in the arts has alway been a challenge for most most artists, even in the best of economic times. So, it’s nice to see a group of artists using technology in trying to find ways to make some in spite of, or perhaps because of, the current recession. That’s optimism for you. My tip about this effort comes from Amy Stewart, whose accomplishments as a writer should be well known. But she...
