Is your site mobile friendly?
Be warned! Google is about to shake things up for you, and you may not like it. Starting April 21st, 2015, the mobile readiness of your site is going to affect your search engine rankings. Sadly, many are not taking this seriously. Even though Google has been very clear on its intentions. Starting April 21, […]
Install Drupal 7 With a Foundation Sub-Theme Using Drush
Drupal 7 is by far my favorite CMS to date and Zurb Foundation is currently my go-to theme. Although, I wouldn’t really call Foundation a theme, but more of a responsive front-end framework that you can use to build your themes. Here is how to set up a fresh copy of Drupal 7 and configure […]
Quick look – Cheeky Monkey Media – Spring 2015
I can hardly believe that we are through the first quarter of 2015 already. It is crazy how time really does fly when you are having fun! Cheeky Monkey Media is off to a great start for the year. Sales have been brisk, requests are sky high and the dev team is firing on all […]
5 Signs You May Be Addicted to Xdebug
Just a few warning signs to tell if you may be addicted to using xdebug: When you are checking out at a grocery store, you wish you could freeze time and see how your yogurt is ringing up so high You feel guilty after using xdebug when you really didn’t even need it You need […]
Lets talk Basecamp
Project Management tools are a necessary, and often evil, part of our business. With so many choices and so many things to consider, how does one choose the best, most effective one? One of my favorite forums is Basecamp. It is incredibly simple to use, and an efficient way to keep all communications, files, and […]
Designing With Sketch 3 – A New And Better Workflow For UI Design
Back in August of 2014, I wrote an article Web Design Without Adobe Photoshop where I finally decided to put the graphics giant, Photoshop, to the side and try some different tools for working with UI and Web design. I didn’t do this to be different, I really and honestly needed a more efficient way […]
Importing and Exporting Databases with Drush
A few weeks ago, I was pulled into a Non-Drupal project. As I was configuring the site to run on my local computer, I realized that I have been taking advantage of Drupal and Drush. I forgot how easy it was to import and export MYSQL databases for Drupal web development. If you’re a Drupal […]
Ways to use Drupal
We like to say that we can build anything in Drupal. But, is this really true? Let’s find out. Agency Websites This one is fairly easy since Cheeky Monkey Media is built using Drupal. Media Websites One of the largest is Virgin.com. But there are plenty of others, check out this crazy long list on […]
Flexible Schedules
One of the grooviest things about working in the tech industry is the ability to work from almost anywhere. Your home, the office, a coffee shop, perhaps warm tropical places. All we need is access to the Net (we would take the fishing kind too), and we are good to go! For those of us […]
3 Tips For Dealing With Writer’s Block
When Writer’s Block Happens Ugh – some days, it’s easier to put words on paper than others. As a person that spends much of his professional time writing (proposals, website content, marketing documents, ad copy), there are far fewer things more frustrating than the dreaded Writer’s Block. Sometimes, it’s unavoidable – for whatever reason, your […]
