Top 10 Favorite Drupal Modules

Here in the NJI Media development shop, we heart Drupal. Our experience has proven Drupal to be an exceptionally reliable and robust platform, which is both friendly to our client content needs and adaptable to our development requirements. In recognition of this, we’d like to share with top 10 favorite Drupal modules with you.

 

1. Views

Drupal 6, Drupal 7

What: The Views module generates dynamic listings of content (called views), which can be displayed as pages, blocks, or RSS feeds. When you create a view, you’re able to configure what types of content to retrieve, how much content to retrieve,

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Converting PDFs to EPUB and MOBI Formatted E-Books

Here in the NJI Media development shop, we wear many hats. From web apps to interactive dashboards, we stay sharp in a wide spectrum of digital skills. A little-known segment of our skill-set is digital publishing: the process of taking a regular document (such as an InDesign file or a .pdf) and transforming it into a e-book.

This week, the dev shop would like to share some of that knowledge with you. In this post, we'll walk you through the process of converting .pdf files into .epub and .mobi files, making them accessible on devices such as Kindles,

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6 Things We Like About Mac OS X Lion

Yesterday, Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X Lion, was publicly released.

Although it’s been met with a decent amount of backlash (mostly in regards to compatibility and integration issues), the general experience is a step up from Snow Leopard. Lion’s feature set offers noticeably improved organization and usability with functionality that’s sure to appeal to both casual and power users. Without further ado, here’s a list of six OS X Lion features you’re sure to enjoy.

1. Full screen views. Many native apps (along with a select handful of third party applications) now sport

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