Managing News - Revolutionaryânot EvolutionaryâStep for Drupal
I noticed a post from the excellent folks over at Development Seed in the drupal.org Planet feed on a new Drupal installation profile they've been working on called Managing News . Having tried (and loved) their Drupal-based installation of Open Atrium (a great package for quick Intranets), I had pretty high expectations.
Those expectations were pretty much blown out of the water; this install profile basically sets up a Drupal site (with all the Drupal bells and whistles) that is focused on one thing,
Observations on Italy
My observations about Italy / Rome, so far:
- "Everything is in its place, but nothing is in order" <-- < li so true.>
- Hot Chocolate is very thick here - it's like molasses!
- Unlike St. Louis, a rainy morning on Monday does not mean a cloudy, muggy week
- Italians talk very fast - multo veloce
- Italians have one rule when parking: park wherever there is space.
- You can easily spot a tourist. Just look for someone with a map. (Without one, good
Dr. Scott Hahn - Apologetics for the 21st Century
Dr. Scott Hahn, a distinguished professor, father, husband, and convert to Catholicism, is arguably one of the greatest apologetical Catholic writers of the late 20th and early 21st century. Practically every book authored by Scott Hahn has been listed in the bestseller lists for Catholic books,
At the Salesianum Outside Rome
The Redemptorist's XXIV General Chapter is being held this year at the Salesianum, a retreat house / hotel/resort / convention center that is owned by the Saletians. The Salesianum is located about 30 minutes west of Rome's city center, and is set between some hilly farming areas and a major highway.
Many beautiful Palm trees surround the Salesianum.
Also on the property is a beautiful field/hillside of olive trees; pictured below is a single olive on one of the trees. I spotted a pretty
Touring Roma (Day 2)
Photos : View a gallery of photos from my 2nd day touring Roma .
Yesterday I again ventured out into the many streets of Rome, this time focusing on the Southeast corner of the city, and most especially the area surrounding the ancient Roman Forum and Colosseum.
But first, an image to show the craziness that is Italian power:
These crazy little buggers are everywhere. It's always an ordeal to tell which way is on, and which is off, because in Italy, I don't know if
Review: Canon PowerShot G11 - Digital Camera
tl;dr : Is this the SLR owner's dream pocket camera? Almost! It will do for now, but a tiny bit better lens and image sensor would make it perfect.
The Canon PowerShot G11 comes from a long line of G-series advanced-amateur digital cameras, and is very much like the most recent PowerShot G10 in all the best ways, but differs a little bit by improving on one of the G10's
SSH in a Locked-Down Network
Recently, during one job for a client, I needed to work for a length of time in a location that had quite severe network restrictions—in addition to a proxy server, the location blocked every port besides 80, 25, 443, and 8080. In order to use secure shell (SSH) to login to my work web server, I needed to use one of those ports (I used nmap to find open ports on my end).
Luckily, I gained access
Touring Roma (UPDATED)
[ UPDATE : All the pictures from Day 1 have been posted to a gallery.]
Saint Mary Major Basilica.
Fortune smiled upon me today, and I was able to travel to many destinations in Rome, mostly around the Vatican. After walking past Saint Mary Major Basilica (picture above), I walked to the Trevi fountain (a nice place for a pickpocket, I would think), progressed to the Triton fountain, and then hopped on the Italian subway (the Metropolitana, or something like that).
The Salesianum (Rome, Italy)
After a couple days in the Salesianum, a retreat house / hotel / resort-ish place located 30 minutes west of Rome, I've been able to explore most of the main areas, and have been impressed and unimpressed... 'whelmed' and 'underwhelmed,' as it were.
Sign for the aula magna (grainy due to iPhone picture taking in the dark).
Starting with some of the best... most of the General Chapter will be held in the 'aula magna,