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How to install the Belgian e-ID on Ubuntu 12.04

Drupal's file handling capabilities keep getting better. Beyond the core upload module, the filefield module for CCK has enabled us to build sites with all sorts of files; documents, images, music, videos, and so forth.

Submodules in git are commonly misunderstood in various ways, and although the explanation in the official manual is clear and pretty easy to understand, I thought that a different treatment here might be useful to someone.

Ubuntu 10.10 Vanilla Kernel Build and Installation

One of the biggest changes at the architecture level of Drupal 7 is the introduction of entities as an abstraction for content. In these series of blog posts I take a look at how Entities came to be, what are they exactly and how they can be used in modules. This first post goes looks at how entities landed in Drupal 7.

Creating a Drupal based website with a blog on a page other than the front page can be frustrating and a bit confusing. By default, when Drupal is installed it has two content types, Story and Page, and lists on the front page any stories or pages you create and mark as Published and "Promoted to front page". However, many sites want their front page to be a static or semi-static Page and a blog in a different section of the site.

Normally when you want to install a new operating system on a computer, you either burn a CD or use a USB key with the installer for that operating system and make the computer boot from that media. There's another device you can boot your computer from: the network card.

This page gives brief, visual reference for the most common commands in git. Once you know a bit about how git works, this site may solidify your understanding.

"I've spent a couple days worth now trying to figure out the best and most complete approach to font embedding using @font-face. It really is a dark art that must be mastered. It is by no means a straightforward process."