Open Source

Getting Started with Eclipse PHP Development Tools (PDT)

Eclipse Splash ScreenAre you ready to take a step beyond writing code in a text editor like UltraEdit, BBEdit, or TextMate? Would you like to see those PHP and JavaScript syntax errors in the editor, without transferring files to the server or opening a browser? If so, then you're ready to jump into the world of the IDE — Integrated Development Environment. I'll compare the free, open source Eclipse IDE to a few of its commercial competitors Then we'll go through the steps to install Eclipse PDT All-In-One, the Zend Debugger, JSEclipse, and Subclipse.

Wordpress to Drupal migration, one way to do it

DrupliconAfter thinking about doing it for many months, I finally converted 2tbsp.com from Wordpress 2 to Drupal 5. I didn't make this move because of anything wrong with Wordpress. Wordpress worked great for the past few years and is an excellent application. The truth is that I am working with Drupal too much now to not use it to power 2tbsp.com.

My goal was to do the migration as quickly as possible with few additions or changes. With the migration now complete, I thought I'd share the basic process I went through.

Firefox Flix entries: Browser humor for all

Firefox Flicks: Wheee!It's rare that I'm able to stay up late enough to see Conan O'Brian, and we don't have the Tivo thingy, but this makes up for a little of what I'm missing.

2 tablespoons contributes to Gallery 2.1

Gallery 2.1 (blackjack) was recently released and sports some interface enhancements and additions contributed by 2 tablespoons.

Gallery 2 Released, New Gallery Web Site

Congratulations to the Gallery Team on the final release of Gallery 2! Gallery 2 is the culmination of thousands of hours of developers' work over the past 3 years and is the best online photo album manager available today.