Build a Module.com Mobile plus 12 new videos on custom blocks and Image Styles

Jul 26, 2011

We've always had a fair number of mobile users on Build a Moudle.com, and this week we've rolled out a new mobile version of the site to make watching videos on the go a whole lot easier.

The mobile site has a limited set of features to make it simple to use and to really focus on the most common task of our on-the-go users, including:

Browse the full video library through simple, nested lists
Search for videos by video title or a transcript match
Completed videos will get marked as viewed (so that you can still keep track of your progress)
Switch to the full version of the site as needed.

We'll be rolling out updates to the mobile version as we learn more about what our mobile users need, so if you have any feedback, please sent it our way.

Check out the mobile site (works on desktops, too) at http://buildamodule.com/mobile

12 New Videos on Working With Custom Blocks and Image Styles

A new chapter in the "Build Your First Drupal 7 Web Site" collection focuses on creating blocks with custom content and displaying them only in certain places. We also look at Image Styles, a Drupal feature that allows you to automatically crop, resize, or perform other modifications to images on the fly. If you've never seen Image Styles in action before, this will be a lot of fun.

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Welcome! If you are here to confirm that I'm a real person with verifiable skills, you may want to look at my projects. If you're curious about my Drupal work, one good example is Build a Module.com, the 50+ hour collection of original Drupal videos to help up and coming site builders, developers and themers learn Drupal. If you're looking for signs of my recent engagements with the world, I occasionally post updates to my blog and Twitter.

I have been a Drupal freelancer for the last several years, though I've recently been focusing my full-time efforts on Build a Module.com. I conducted a highly rated training at Drupalcon 2010 with an associate, and am now focusing on virtual training through concise video tutorials. I'm passionate about learning from those around me (as you'll find out if we chat), and oddly enough I find that training is one of the best ways to learn from others.

I often do presentations, in a large part because I enjoy the process of boiling down ideas into their most essential components. That same practice also draws me to usability and understanding the impact of simple, effective design. I'm a huge fan of improving productivity and getting the most out of life, be it through GTD, jogging or quiet contemplation. When I'm not plugging away at some venture or another, I write electronic and acoustic guitar music. I also once ran a relay across the USA.

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