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- Drupal Themes Explained
- In this chapter, learn how to change your Drupal theme and change your site’s design and layout. You'll also learn how to distinguish between the administrative theme and the site theme, install a theme from Drupal.org, turn on and setup a theme, and configure a theme that utilizes modules to provide features.
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- By Stephen BurgeMar 21, 2013
- Secure Communications on the Cloud with a SOCKS Proxy
- IBM Senior Software Engineer Alexander Amies and Advisory Software Engineer Qiang Guo Tong, co-authors on Developing and Hosting Applications on the Cloud, discuss how to use the SOCKet Secure (SOCKS) protocol, working through the cloud to access resources on your local virtual machines and VLANs, even if they're protected by firewall.
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- By Alex Amies, Qiang Guo TongFeb 21, 2013
- Creating a DNS Service on the Cloud
- IBM Senior Software Engineer Alexander Amies and IBM Software Engineer Pan Xia Zou discuss how to configure and use a DNS server for management of virtual machines on the cloud. This is described in the context of a cloud-based virtual local area network and scripting to automate network configuration of virtual machines. One of the architects of the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise platform, Alex is a co-author of Developing and Hosting Applications on the Cloud.
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- By Alex Amies, Pan Xia ZouJan 28, 2013
- Workload Migration for the Cloud
- IBM Senior Software Engineer Alexander Amies and IBM Technical Solution Architect Nathan Gibbs discuss various aspects of workload migration and share some case studies that reveal techniques for such migrations. One of the architects of the IBM SmartCloud Enterprise platform, Alex is a co-author of Developing and Hosting Applications on the Cloud.
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- By Alex Amies, Nathaniel GibbsDec 19, 2012
Blogs
- The Laid Off IT Guy! Conducting the Phone Screen Interview
While, in general, I’d prefer to interview face-to-face, the phone screen interview does have its place during the initial selection process. Here is how to use the phone screen interview process to your advantage as the candidate.
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- By The Laid Off IT Guy!CommentsFebruary 22, 2013
- Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Software Development & Management,Programming,Web Services,Graphics & Web Design,Networking,Engineering,Web Development,Certification,Security,Operating Systems, Server,Process Improvement,Business & Management
Thank You from InformIT #17DaysofGiveawaysThe 17 Days of Giveaways ran each weekday July 9-31. We gave our fans eBooks, Amazon gift cards, and more. Thank you to our fans, old and new, for participating. We hope that you had fun. Thanks for all the retweets, blog posts, and Facebook likes. We’re so sad we couldn’t give everyone a prize! Please sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on our latest news and product offerings, and maybe some upcoming contests with more opportunities to win!
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- By Rachel BaylessCommentsAugust 3, 2012
- Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Programming,Open Source,Web Services,Graphics & Web Design,Engineering,Web Development,Databases,Operating Systems, Server,Business & Management
Day 15 of #17DaysofGiveaways - Mobile Programming WeekWe have reached the end of yet another week of InformIT giveaways. We're wrapping up Mobile Programming week with a $25 Amazon gift card, which three lucky winners will receive! For our winners who missed out on this week's other giveaways, you might want to use that gift card for:
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- By Rachel BaylessCommentsJuly 27, 2012
- Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Programming,Web Services,Graphics & Web Design,Engineering,Hardware,Operating Systems, Server,Business & Management
Day 12 of #17DaysofGiveaways - Mobile Programming WeekFor the twelfth day of giveaways, we are giving three winners an eBook copy of iOS Prgramming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, 3E by Joe Conway and Aaron Hillegass. These two instructors from the Big Nerd Ranch lead you through the essential concepts, tools, and techniques for developing iOS applications in this version updated and expanded to cover iOS 5 and Xcode 4.3.
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- By Rachel BaylessCommentsJuly 24, 2012
- Topics: Home & Office Computing,Information Technology,Software Development & Management,Programming,Web Services,Graphics & Web Design,Engineering,Web Development,Databases,Hardware,MAC OS X/Other,Operating Systems, Server,Process Improvement,Business & Management
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