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    Author: Rod Martin

    Rod holds two masters degrees and has been training people how to do "things" for over 25 years. Originally from Australia, he grew up in Canada and now resides just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He has worked in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds, in small companies and large corporations. His extensive open source experience includes WordPress, Joomla and Drupal and he really knows how to help you get the most out of the system you chose. Rod plays ice hockey a couple of times a week and rides his Goldwing motorcycle pretty much everywhere he can.
    Drupal Drush

    Learning Launch: Drupal Drush Training

    Drush is one of the most powerful tools in Drupal. Drush is a command line interface that allows you to do anything from site-building to maintenance.…

    Rod Martin August 28, 2013
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    OSTalks

    OSTalks #9 with Diana Dupuis from DrupalCon Austin

    Welcome to the ninth episode of OSTalks, our video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around the…

    Rod Martin August 27, 2013
    3 Comments
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    Come to DrupalCon Prague With Us

    Are you looking for a good excuse to get out of the office, head somewhere interesting and learn some new skills? DrupalCon Prague is in…

    Rod Martin August 11, 2013
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    Re-write Output from the Drupal Media Module

    Re-write Output from the Drupal 7 Media Module

    One of the great things with Drupal is the ability to over-write just about anything! We had a question in our support forums this week…

    Rod Martin August 5, 2013
    7 Comments
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    OSTalks #8 with Andy Miller from RocketTheme

    Welcome to the eighth episode of OSTalks, our video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around the…

    Rod Martin July 9, 2013
    8 Comments
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    Learn Drupal at CapitalCamp in Washington D.C.

    If you can make it, we’d love to meet you at Capital Camp in Washington D.C.. The Drupal community is holding Capital Camp during the…

    Rod Martin July 4, 2013
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    J and Beyond

    My Trip to J and Beyond 2013

    On May 31st, I began the 11 hour (door to door) trip to Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands for the 2013 installment of JandBeyond, the international Joomla…

    Rod Martin June 10, 2013
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    Michael Lopp’s Keynote from DrupalCon Portland

    Steve and I are sitting in the ballroom at the Oregon Convention Center enjoying the Thursday morning keynote: The Engineer, the Designer and the Dictator…

    Rod Martin May 23, 2013
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    Keynote by Karen McGrane at DrupalCon Portland

    It’s day three for Steve and I at DrupalCon Portland (we taught the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Drupal on Monday). This morning’s keynote is by…

    Rod Martin May 22, 2013
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    Drupal 8 WYSIWYG Editor at DrupalCon Portland

    When Drupal 8 launches sometime in early 2014, one of the many new features built into the core will be a WYSIWYG editor. In our…

    Rod Martin May 21, 2013
    2 Comments
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    OSTalks #7 with John and Linda Coonen from CMSExpo

    Welcome to the seventh episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin April 9, 2013
    1 Comment
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    OSTalks #6 with Ryan Szrama from Commerce Guys

    Welcome to the sixth episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin March 18, 2013
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    OSTalks #5 with Paul and Dave from Mediacurrent

    Welcome to the fifth episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin March 11, 2013
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    Advanced WordPress Class in Progress

    I’m in Grand Rapids for three days with a group of WordPress site designers and developers enjoying a fantastic course being taught by Topher DeRosia.…

    Rod Martin March 8, 2013
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    OSTalks #4 with Cory Webb from Manos Crafted

    Welcome to the fourth episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin February 26, 2013
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    7 of our Favorite Presentations from DrupalCon Sydney

    At the beginning of February, Australia held the first ever DrupalCon outside of Europe or North America. All of the DrupalCon Sydney sessions were taped…

    Rod Martin February 26, 2013
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    OSTalks #3 with Anthony Olsen from JoomlaBamboo

    Welcome to the third episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin February 18, 2013
    5 Comments
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    OSTalks #1 with Peter Bui from PB Web Development

    Welcome to the first episode of OSTalks, our new video podcast series. Our aim with OSTalks is to present conversations with interesting people from around…

    Rod Martin January 29, 2013
    1 Comment

    Watch Out, Munich. Here Comes OSTraining!

    OSTraining is going to be providing the pre-conference beginner Drupal training at DrupalCon Munich. We’ll be teaching the Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Drupal, which we…

    Rod Martin May 30, 2012
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    Closing Keynote for DrupalCon Denver 2012

    We’ve had a great week at DrupalCon Denver and its just about over now. I’m sitting in the theater waiting for the closing session where…

    Rod Martin March 22, 2012
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