Month: July 2009

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Twitter Live Search Widget Released, Is Way Cool.

The widget, found here, allows you to enter any search query, along with a title and a caption. The widget will then be built next to the input fields so you can see what it looks like. You can also edit its color and dimensions. If you like it, you simply grab the code and put it on a webpage. From there, it will continuously update in real-time with new results from the query you set.

via Twitter Unveils A Live-Updating Search Widget .

Set this up on Teknoids to try it out using AALL2009 as a relevant search and it works well. The code produced was easily inserted into a Drupal 6 block and added to the site. It will certainly provide an excellent way to leverage twitter on your site.

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links for 2009-07-23

  • Application Bar | drupal.org
    This module provides a toolbar at the bottom of the window, like Facebook's Application Bar, which shows links (from a menu) on the left and notifications (from system messages and/or other modules) on the right. It is meant to provide an easy way for users to see alerts or get to certain parts of the site.
    (tags: drupal module)
  • Link Weights | drupal.org
    Link Weights is a utility module that allows you to rearrange the order that links display in the links section of nodes. For example, with this module you can display flags and commenting links before sharing and printing links.
    (tags: drupal module)
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MSFT 2nd GPL Release is a Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Today, Microsoft announced the Live Services Plug-in for Moodle, a free download released under the General Public License v2 that integrates Microsoft’s Live@edu services such as email, calendar, instant messaging and search directly into the Moodle experience.

What’s even better is that this new, integrated experience is accessible via a single sign-on, which lets teachers and students access the resources and services they need to efficiently communicate, collaborate and learn.

via The Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle Debuts – Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft .

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It’s Here: MSFT Windows 7 Hits RTM. Are You Ready?

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing milestone. OEMs can get their hands on it this Friday, while MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to get it on August 6. Consumers will have to wait until October 22.

via Microsoft: Windows 7 is done, on its way to manufacturers – Ars Technica.

Hey, who knows, it may start turning up on law student laptops this semester:)

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New Drupal Theming and Design Resource: design.acquia.com

It is so amazing to have a great, global community of passionate Drupalists. It usually means that you can quickly find people who are of like mind that want to help the Drupal world grow in ways that are new, unique, and useful. Today is no exception: I’m happy to say that Jeff Burns and Acquia have partnered to merge his 3rd World Themes project into Acquia’s design-oriented microsite design.acquia.com.

via A great kickoff of design.acquia.com as a design-focused Drupal resource | Acquia.

Looks like this will become an excellent resource for the Drupal theming and design community and a major contribution from the Acquia team. Focus is on porting existing themes from other systems.

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Delta Adds $5 Surcharge for Bags Checked at Airport

Delta currently charges domestic passengers $15 for the first checked bag and $25 for a second bag. For flights starting Aug. 4, passengers who check bags at the airport will pay $20 for first checked bags, and $30 for the second bag.

Fees for bags checked in online remain the same, Delta said.

via Delta announces $5 surcharge for bags checked at the airport – Atlanta Business Chronicle: .

I hope they fixed online checkin. The last 2 Delta flights I had I couldn‘t check-in bags online.

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Acquia Picks Up $8 Million In Series B For Drupal Development

Acquia, a startup that commercially develops and distributes open source content management system Drupal, has raised a whopping $8 million in series B funding led by North Bridge Venture Partners with Sigma Partners participating. This bring Acquia’s total funding to $15 million.

Acquia, whose co-founder and CTO Dries Buytaert created the Drupal platform in 2001, tells TechCrunch that the company will use the funding to help create and expand the market for Drupal in the enterprise world. Drupal hopes to expand its existing base of 200 subscription customers.

via Acquia Finds $8 Million For Development Of Publishing System Drupal .

Looks like Acquia is headed in the right direction.