http://andrewmallis.com/blog this is the personal blog for Andrew Mallis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:29:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MYTIME was recently featured on SPACETV's The Circuit. Many people have reported difficulty viewing the show online, so I've pulled the stream down and re-encoded it here for convenience. You can download the video in .mov format or watch it here. http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/11/21/mytime-on-space-tv theRetailSaver.com was built and deployed on Drupal 5.x. When I started development, I think Drupal was at 5.4, but with the flurry of recent updates, we're up to 5.10 as of this writing. The site is a business listings site, intended to partner with a mail print product put out by ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/09/30/launching-theretailsavercom westqueenwest.ca was built for the West Queen West BIA (Business Improvement Area). BIAs are associations of commercial property owners and tenants within a defined area who work in partnership with the City to create thriving, competitive, and safe business areas that attract shoppers, diners, tourists, and new businesses. Toronto's BIAs play ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/09/11/launching-westqueenwestca DrupalCamp Toronto 2008 took place on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 2008 at the Bissel Building at U of T. Thanks to organizers André Molnar, Alan Dixon, Jane Zhang, Jamon Camisso, Dan Kurtz, myself, and William Roboly (last-minute chauffeur extraordinaire), the event went off pretty well, in my ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/05/27/drupalcamp-toronto-2008-a-success I've recently started using Rimuhosting's VPS services. The server is running CentOS 5 and bundled with a bunch of goodies. A VPS offers more control, but is also more susceptible to hacking attempts, and requires a bit of preventative medicine. This is just a log of my experiences setting up ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/03/18/securing-ssh-under-centos-5 I have a piece in the upcoming Framework Foundation Timeraiser. It's a great cause and concept. In a nutshell it's an art auction. Bidders bid their time as professionals. It isn't a statement about how time is money. Rather, it's a great way to get new people involved with worthy ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/02/26/piece-in-framework-foundation-timeraiser   After 5 months, my residency at the CFC Media Lab has come to a close. It's been an extremely rewarding experience. It was beyond a doubt the best thing for me to do at this time in my life. It was quite a leap from full-time employment to full-time ideation. There ... http://andrewmallis.com/blog/2008/02/24/cfc-residency-complete