I‘m Andrew.  I’m CTO and core team leader of concrete5, and I write articles about it. I also make music, which you should listen to, and create random web projects, most of which are open source. I participate in several forms of social media. You can also contact me directly.

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Basic MVC in concrete5

August 16, 2010
concrete5's friendliness toward developers extends beyond blocks and add-ons. An easy-to-understand but very useful MVC syntax powers concrete5's single pages and page types, allowing for helpful separation between code and content.
Posted in concrete5.

concrete5 and the Zend Framework

June 23, 2010
Learn how concrete5 makes use of the Zend Framework, and why.
Posted in concrete5, PHP and Web.

concrete5 Add-On Developers: Create Your Own concrete5 Demo

May 27, 2010
This article provides guidelines and code to let concrete5 add-on developers or anyone setup a concrete5 demo, complete with a limited administrative user, auto-installed packages, and locked down permissions. The demo can easily be reset at any time.
Posted in concrete5 and Web.

Review: Das Keyboard Professional

May 27, 2010
I get down and dirty with my latest purchase, a keyboard I grew enamored with at SXSW. Full review with audio, screenshots, and (non-scientific) results.
Posted in Reviews.

JavaScript, jQuery and concrete5

May 20, 2010
An introduction to integrating a wide variety of rich JavaScript functionality into the front-end of your concrete5 applications and blocks.
Posted in concrete5 and Web.

polr.pngThe Path of Least Resistance

In 2009, I tried to write and record one song every month. I failed to keep pace, but I did release something. 

Listen to The Path of Least Resistance.

 

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I highly recommend a slower upgrade cycle; going from an original edge iphone to iPhone 4 has been revelatory

September 6, 2010

Btw : a new beta of concrete5 5.4.1 is now available from http://j.mp/cfY5SA. Don't let the version number fool you, there's a lot here

September 4, 2010

CSS3 lets me remove at least 12-15 images for each concrete5 edit UI load in 5.4.1. Excellent. #concrete5.

September 3, 2010

Epic Citadel on #iphone4 is freaking amazing. It's like holding TES: Oblivion in the palm of your hand.

September 2, 2010

Note to self: don't read wrong-headed reviews of your software before your first cup of coffee.

September 1, 2010

Emails containing two passionate and diametrically opposed positions hit your inbox in the same day #signsyouropensourceprojectispopular

August 25, 2010