June 17, 2009
Drupal: Easing Content Type Proliferation
In this blog post we will show you how to allow content editors to edit similar but different "pages" in Drupal, all based on a shared content type without confusion, by hiding the unnecessary form elements. There can be times when you wish to create several similar content types that only differ slightly from one another (perhaps by a field or two). Let’s take a website that posts environmental warnings on different types of pollution as an example. The site could report air pollution, water pollution and ground pollution warnings. One option is to create 3 separate content types, one for each type of pollution. Air pollution may have an air quality index field, while ground pollution may have a...read more
Categories: Web/Tech
June 4, 2009
Canada 3.0 - Defining Canada's Digital Future
A few months ago at Communitech's Techworking breakfast, I had the opportunity to see Tom Jenkins, Executive Chairman, and CSO of Open Text share a little about Open Text's Enterprise Content Management Solutions, and how they are working with clients to manage their digital assets. Jenkins also discussed the Canada 3.0 Forum that will be held in Stratford, Ontario on June 8th & 9th. My initial reaction was "3.0? Really?". Many are still trying to figure out 2.0 as others have moved on and begun to argue 3.0... Is 3.0 the semantic web, a mobile web, or digital media? While others argue that technology is moving so quickly right now it is impossible to wrap up in a tidy little...read more
Categories: Conferences, Events and Associations , Film , Games , Music , Sports , Television , Web/Tech
May 28, 2009
A Wrap on Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference
This past Thursday, Pat and I attended Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference, where we were a Silver Sponsor, and came away with a lot of great ideas. Jeremy Gutsche, founder of Trendhunter started the day with a very entertaining talk on innovation. Some key points were have a methodology on how you innovate - break out your steps. I would add that not only is it important to do this, but ensure that your team can talk about your methodology with people outside your company. Seth Godin focused on the concept of ideas that spread win. It makes me wonder if too many companies and individuals are complicating things by trying to be all things to all people. This idea was...read more
Categories: Conferences, Events and Associations
May 11, 2009
Proud to "Buck the Trend" at Communitech's 2009 Tech Leadership Conference
Codesta would like to announce our participation as a Silver Sponsor supporting Communitech's 2009 Tech Leadership Conference in Waterloo on May 14th. This promises to be a full day with Seth Godin, Paul Kedrosky, and Jeremy Gutsche establishing the focus on innovating to buck the trend of the current economic downturn. We renewed our membership with Communitech earlier this year, and are excited to move from attendees at the Techworking Breakfasts, plus Sales and Agile P2P groups, to the role of sponsor. Although this is our third post in a row announcing a sponsorship, the common theme amongst each of the sponsorships is the spirit of entrepreneurship. Iain Klugman and his team at Communitech have done a tremendous job in...read more
Categories: Conferences, Events and Associations
April 22, 2009
Codesta Sponsors Toronto Product Management Association
Codesta is happy to announce our sponsorship of the Toronto Product Management Association (TPMA). We've been regular attendees at association events over the last year, and we've always been impressed by the organization, its membership and topics they cover. Events have ranged from ProductCamp, to the challenges faced by Product Managers trying to roadmap product plans in the enterprise (a great session delivered by Chris Draper, Rogers Cable), to our very own Robert Osborne participating in a panel discussing on Web 2.0 and 3.0 technology updates. We're very excited to contribute to this community and support the TPMA's growing membership base. In particular, we look forward to helping the TPMA develop new software tools and services to enable an even...read more
Categories: Conferences, Events and Associations