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reinstalling drupal, preparing for live & dev sites

Ok, I'm archiving my current dev install of drupal (which is bloated with modules, some of which have altered the mysql database) and starting with new install of 5.1. Once I have just the right constellation of modules locally, I'll copy them over to our live site (parts.mit.edu/igem07). ...

setting up parts.mit.edu/igem07

Also see the earlier post on setting up drupal 5.0 in osx 10.4.Fixed permissions on settings.php:chmod 755 sites/default/settings.phpsetup crontab (also see here):crontab -e# m h dom mon dow command55 23,5,11,17 * * * /usr/bin/wget -O - -q http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/cron.phpSetup files directory (Note: on osx apache runs as user ...

Building Blocks

To summarize the Features of iGEM2007.com:Rich user & team profiles; Team blogs, Forums, Wiki; Team-centric user access control; Google maps + teams mashup; RSS for everything; Limited, distributed (amongst team leaders) user registration; Feedback & submission of team application; Help docs based on Books, oh yeah, and tagging and digging, ...

Help develop iGEM’s drupal-powered site!

Hello, are you experienced with building sites based on drupal and/or knowledgeable of PHP and not averse to learning about drupal? If so, join us!The International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition is now entering its third year and is expecting an increase in participation from 34 undergraduate teams from around ...

Diving into Drupal, or, List ‘o’ Modules

This post of links should help me dive deeply into drupal.First, getting started with content in Drupal: Node Types.Also see the docs on Drupal's Taxonomy system.Also see the great IBM intro to developing a collaborative web site.Most of the non-essential core modules listed here will be useful (comment, forum, node, ...

Installing Drupal 5.0 on OS X 10.4

Lullabot.com video podcast of the install was handyAlso the official install instructionsThese Mac OS X-specific guidelines are also helpfulI started by archiving and emptying /Library/Webserver/Documents (I'm using OS X), then unpacked the drupal-5.0 archive there (without the containing drupal-5.0 directory).I couldn't find the .htaccess file mentioned by Lullabot. I ...

October 17th 2008
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Cuchi Cuchi 1

Thai cocktail It's like an effervescent thai foot massage... For your tongue. It even taste a little gingery, but it lacks Ginger. A syrupy lime kick transitions into basilness, somehow ending with licorice. Yum! Caip They say it's been made impure with all the extra ingredients.. But it's like ...
August 1st 2008
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Eastern Standard Cocktails

Notes from my exploration of eastern standard's cocktail menu: Old Cuban: reminds me of a mojito + champagne - it's very tasty. Periodista: "rum for the intrepid reporter" - a little more than simply a mojito in a cocktail glass (with delicious ice crystals), the periodista is a citrusy drink with a ...
July 14th 2008
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DIYbio 3 - Gel Electrophoresis

Thanks to everyone for a great meeting: Michael, Jason, Sophia, Benny, Topher, Ricardo, Alex, Alec, nublabs, and everyone else. Overview: DIYbio 2 & 3 were focused on gel electrophoresis - we started by researching all the amateur gel protocols we could find online (notably the MacGuyver Project and the MAKE protocol, ...
July 9th 2008
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RubyU class 1 setup notes

My notes for getting all the prerequisites for Matt Knox's 1st RubyU class (hosted by Sermo) set up on my MacBook Pro (10.5).  Also see the friendfeed RubyU room. == getting prereqs installed == ruby > anvil:rubyclass macowell$ ruby -verison > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [i686-darwin9.2.2] gems See http://www.rubygems.org/read/chapter/1 > anvil:rubyclass macowell$ gem environment > - ...
June 11th 2008
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DIYbio in 5 minutes - O’Reilly Ignite Boston 3

DIYbio in 5 minutes - O'Reilly ignite Boston from mac cowell on Vimeo. Here is an overview of DIYbio in 5 minutes - recorded at O'Reilly's Ignite Boston 2008.

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